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It's become a long-recognized fact in boxing, 'You can run, but you can't hide'.
Giuliani found this out the hard way when he was served papers for his treasonous behavior when he tried to have Trump installed as President despite losing the election.
Now the rest of the chickens are coming home to roost.
One by one the despots of Arizona and their co-conspirators are being dragged into court to account for their crimes --trying to overthrow the government of the United States -- and so the judicial process continues.
These seditionists ran and hid behind lawyers, hid behind MAGA in the House of Representatives, hid behind the very tyrant, Trump, but to no avail.
There is no hiding from justice,
See below -- italics mine.
© Provided by The Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges stemming from their roles in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani also is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, though it’s unclear whether he’ll seek a postponement. Arizona authorities tried unsuccessfully over several weeks to serve Giuliani notice of the indictment against him. Giuliani was finally served Friday night as he was walking to a car after his 80th birthday celebration.
Arizona authorities unveiled the felony charges last month against Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring Trump, a Republican, had won Arizona. The defendants include five lawyers connected to the former president and two former Trump aides. Biden, a Democrat, won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes.
The indictment alleges Ward, a former state senator who led the GOP in Arizona from 2019 until early 2023, organized the fake electors and urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to declare them to be the state's true electors. It says Ward failed to withdraw her vote as a fake elector even though no legal challenges changed the outcome of the presidential race in Arizona.
Last week, attorney John Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election, was the first defendant in the case to be arraigned, pleading not guilty to the charges.
Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator.
Arizona is the fourth state where allies of the former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election.
The 11 people who claimed to be Arizona’s Republican electors met in Phoenix on Dec. 14, 2020, to sign a certificate saying they were “duly elected and qualified” electors and asserting that Trump carried the state. A one-minute video of the signing ceremony was posted on social media by the Arizona Republican Party at the time. The document was later sent to Congress and the National Archives, where it was ignored.
Of eight lawsuits that unsuccessfully challenged Biden’s victory in the state, one was filed by the 11 fake Arizona electors, who had asked a federal judge to decertify the results and block the state from sending its results to the Electoral College. In dismissing the case, the judge concluded the Republicans had “failed to provide the court with factual support for their extraordinary claims.” Days after that lawsuit was dismissed, the 11 participated in the certificate signing.
Those set to be arraigned Tuesday are Ward; Tyler Bowyer, an executive of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA; state Sen. Anthony Kern; Greg Safsten, a former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party; Robert Montgomery, a former chairman of the Cochise County Republican Committee; Samuel Moorhead, a Republican precinct committee member in Gila County; Nancy Cottle, who in 2020 was the first vice president of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women; Loraine Pellegrino, past president of the Ahwatukee Republican Women; Michael Ward, an osteopathic physician who is married to Ward; attorneys Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb; and Michael Roman, who was Trump’s 2020 director of Election Day operations.
Arraignments are scheduled for June 6 for state Sen. Jake Hoffman; on June 7 for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows; and on June 18 for Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn and for James Lamon, another Republican who claimed Trump carried the state.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-arizona-gop-chair-kelli-ward-and-others-set-to-be-arraigned-in-fake-elector-case/ar-BB1mKOp8?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4e39c0e10de34740b2b3ded29dd45a85&ei=16

I have been talking with a girl in my college for 2 years and we both had a deep crush on each other, however this year(our graduation year), she started acting suddenly very distant, that was after I gave her a birthday gift (which I did Because she also gave me one on my birthday, so I just reciprocated the interest). Now she acts like she doesn't even acknowledge my existence.
I tried my best to get to know what happened and 'fix things' , but she always turned me down replying with one sentence. I know something may have happened that changed her mind or she 'got bored', and I respect her decisions although what she did is rude and she hurt me a little bit (we were literally couples but unofficially, and we both knew that. The circumstances we live in just didn't allow it to be official).
Long story short, the graduation day is not far away, and now that we don't talk to each other anymore, I don't want to end the year in the situation we are within because I know deep down we both still have little feelings for each other, and her existence had a positive effect on my life although she hurt me. And I'm sure I'll give her a show she will enjoy of what she have missed out on based on what kind of man I'll be in the next 5 years
(not to be cocky, but I'm putting in the work and I'm always trying to become better. She actually has been seeing that since day 1, she even acknowledged it subtly several times,)
So I'm planning on telling her that it was a pleasure to know her and wish her best in her life. Just that. But I'm not sure if it's a good idea, will that make me seem needy or something as now we haven't been talking for so long then suddenly I say those two sentences? Or is it a good idea?
Any suggestions or opinions would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance for reading my post.

I have been talking with a girl in my college for 2 years and we both had a deep crush on each other, however this year(our graduation year), she started acting suddenly very distant, that was after I gave her a birthday gift (which I did Because she also gave me one on my birthday, so I just reciprocated the interest). Now she acts like she doesn't even acknowledge my existence.
I tried my best to get to know what happened and 'fix things' , but she always turned me down replying with one sentence. I know something may have happened that changed her mind or she 'got bored', and I respect her decisions although what she did is rude and she hurt me a little bit (we were literally couples but unofficially, and we both knew that. The circumstances we live in just didn't allow it to be official).
Long story short, the graduation day is not far away, and now that we don't talk to each other anymore, I don't want to end the year in the situation we are within because I know deep down we both still have little feelings for each other, and her existence had a positive effect on my life although she hurt me. And I'm sure I'll give her a show she will enjoy of what she have missed out on based on what kind of man I'll be in the next 5 years
(not to be cocky, but I'm putting in the work and I'm always trying to become better. She actually has been seeing that since day 1, she even acknowledged it subtly several times,)
So I'm planning on telling her that it was a pleasure to know her and wish her best in her life. Just that. But I'm not sure if it's a good idea, will that make me seem needy or something as now we haven't been talking for so long then suddenly I say those two sentences? Or is it a good idea?
Any suggestions or opinions would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance for reading my post.

It's become a long-recognized fact in boxing, 'You can run, but you can't hide'.
Giuliani found this out the hard way when he was served papers for his treasonous behavior when he tried to have Trump installed as President despite losing the election.
Now the rest of the chickens are coming home to roost.
One by one the despots of Arizona and their co-conspirators are being dragged into court to account for their crimes --trying to overthrow the government of the United States -- and so the judicial process continues.
These seditionists ran and hid behind lawyers, hid behind MAGa in the House of Representatives, hid behind the very tyrant, Trump, but to know avail.
There is no hiding from justice,
See below -- italics mine.
© Provided by The Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges stemming from their roles in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani also is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, though it’s unclear whether he’ll seek a postponement. Arizona authorities tried unsuccessfully over several weeks to serve Giuliani notice of the indictment against him. Giuliani was finally served Friday night as he was walking to a car after his 80th birthday celebration.
Arizona authorities unveiled the felony charges last month against Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring Trump, a Republican, had won Arizona. The defendants include five lawyers connected to the former president and two former Trump aides. Biden, a Democrat, won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes.
The indictment alleges Ward, a former state senator who led the GOP in Arizona from 2019 until early 2023, organized the fake electors and urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to declare them to be the state's true electors. It says Ward failed to withdraw her vote as a fake elector even though no legal challenges changed the outcome of the presidential race in Arizona.
Last week, attorney John Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election, was the first defendant in the case to be arraigned, pleading not guilty to the charges.
Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator.
Arizona is the fourth state where allies of the former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election.
The 11 people who claimed to be Arizona’s Republican electors met in Phoenix on Dec. 14, 2020, to sign a certificate saying they were “duly elected and qualified” electors and asserting that Trump carried the state. A one-minute video of the signing ceremony was posted on social media by the Arizona Republican Party at the time. The document was later sent to Congress and the National Archives, where it was ignored.
Of eight lawsuits that unsuccessfully challenged Biden’s victory in the state, one was filed by the 11 fake Arizona electors, who had asked a federal judge to decertify the results and block the state from sending its results to the Electoral College. In dismissing the case, the judge concluded the Republicans had “failed to provide the court with factual support for their extraordinary claims.” Days after that lawsuit was dismissed, the 11 participated in the certificate signing.
Those set to be arraigned Tuesday are Ward; Tyler Bowyer, an executive of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA; state Sen. Anthony Kern; Greg Safsten, a former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party; Robert Montgomery, a former chairman of the Cochise County Republican Committee; Samuel Moorhead, a Republican precinct committee member in Gila County; Nancy Cottle, who in 2020 was the first vice president of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women; Loraine Pellegrino, past president of the Ahwatukee Republican Women; Michael Ward, an osteopathic physician who is married to Ward; attorneys Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb; and Michael Roman, who was Trump’s 2020 director of Election Day operations.
Arraignments are scheduled for June 6 for state Sen. Jake Hoffman; on June 7 for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows; and on June 18 for Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn and for James Lamon, another Republican who claimed Trump carried the state.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-arizona-gop-chair-kelli-ward-and-others-set-to-be-arraigned-in-fake-elector-case/ar-BB1mKOp8?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4e39c0e10de34740b2b3ded29dd45a85&ei=16

It's become a long-recognized fact in boxing, 'You can run, but you can't hide'.
Giuliani found this out the hard way when he was served papers for his treasonous behavior when he tried to have Trump installed as President despite losing the election.
Now the rest of the chickens are coming home to roost.
One by one the despots of Arizona and their co-conspirators are being dragged into court to account for their crimes --trying to overthrow the government of the United States -- and so the judicial process continues.
These seditionists ran and hid behind lawyers, hid behind MAGa in the House of Representatives, hid behind the very tyrant, Trump, but to know avail.
There is no hiding from justice,
See below -- italics mine.
© Provided by The Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges stemming from their roles in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani also is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, though it’s unclear whether he’ll seek a postponement. Arizona authorities tried unsuccessfully over several weeks to serve Giuliani notice of the indictment against him. Giuliani was finally served Friday night as he was walking to a car after his 80th birthday celebration.
Arizona authorities unveiled the felony charges last month against Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring Trump, a Republican, had won Arizona. The defendants include five lawyers connected to the former president and two former Trump aides. Biden, a Democrat, won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes.
The indictment alleges Ward, a former state senator who led the GOP in Arizona from 2019 until early 2023, organized the fake electors and urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to declare them to be the state's true electors. It says Ward failed to withdraw her vote as a fake elector even though no legal challenges changed the outcome of the presidential race in Arizona.
Last week, attorney John Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election, was the first defendant in the case to be arraigned, pleading not guilty to the charges.
Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator.
Arizona is the fourth state where allies of the former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election.
The 11 people who claimed to be Arizona’s Republican electors met in Phoenix on Dec. 14, 2020, to sign a certificate saying they were “duly elected and qualified” electors and asserting that Trump carried the state. A one-minute video of the signing ceremony was posted on social media by the Arizona Republican Party at the time. The document was later sent to Congress and the National Archives, where it was ignored.
Of eight lawsuits that unsuccessfully challenged Biden’s victory in the state, one was filed by the 11 fake Arizona electors, who had asked a federal judge to decertify the results and block the state from sending its results to the Electoral College. In dismissing the case, the judge concluded the Republicans had “failed to provide the court with factual support for their extraordinary claims.” Days after that lawsuit was dismissed, the 11 participated in the certificate signing.
Those set to be arraigned Tuesday are Ward; Tyler Bowyer, an executive of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA; state Sen. Anthony Kern; Greg Safsten, a former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party; Robert Montgomery, a former chairman of the Cochise County Republican Committee; Samuel Moorhead, a Republican precinct committee member in Gila County; Nancy Cottle, who in 2020 was the first vice president of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women; Loraine Pellegrino, past president of the Ahwatukee Republican Women; Michael Ward, an osteopathic physician who is married to Ward; attorneys Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb; and Michael Roman, who was Trump’s 2020 director of Election Day operations.
Arraignments are scheduled for June 6 for state Sen. Jake Hoffman; on June 7 for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows; and on June 18 for Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn and for James Lamon, another Republican who claimed Trump carried the state.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-arizona-gop-chair-kelli-ward-and-others-set-to-be-arraigned-in-fake-elector-case/ar-BB1mKOp8?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4e39c0e10de34740b2b3ded29dd45a85&ei=16

And was diagnosed with autism instead.
As the title says, the psychologist said that the psychological evaluation did not show that I had ADHD, primarily because of the aforementioned indices. I can easily distract myself and immerse in my thoughts.
I struggled with learning to drive, although my ability to drive a car per se was allegedly "advanced". I had difficulty paying attention what's going on the road, perceiving the things around, but always reacted quickly to unforeseen events, such us when someone almost hit me, but I was eager to react quickly and initiated an evasive maneuver. But paying attention to the signs was hell.
Socially I'm clumsy, very much so, but I can read body language. I can simply read people and their emotions, it seems natural to me, I'm just too "unconventional" and I react very impulsively, which I later regret. I don't have any rage meltdowns or anything like that, I can raise up my voice at someone, but I rarely get angry. I've never broken anything even when playing games.
I forget a lot, even though it may sound it contradicts my WMI, I forget dates and time. I normally have a great memory for events and conversations from past years and remember them photographically, but I wouldn't remember my birthday if someone didn't remind me of it.
I personally think I have ADHD-PI, but the psychologist understood it a little differently. I didn't make eye contact then because I was talking like crap.
I underwent the evaluation 3 years ago, hence here is going to be a discrepancy between me then and the status quo because I did development but wanted to crack if my problems are adhd rather than autism.
Not native, so forgive me my incoherent speech.

Hi,
I'm Daniel from Spain, and I'll be turning 15 this month. With my birthday coming up, I've been thinking a lot about my future. Like many others my age, I don't really have any clear ideas about what I want to be when I grow up, and I know very little about financial matters. For example, I'm unsure about things like banks, credit cards, interest, rent, and managing money.
In school, I'm taking a course called "Informatik" (Computer Science). I'm interested in it, but I'm not sure if I'm creative enough to pursue a career in this field. I also play football as a hobby, but I don't think it’s a viable career path for me.
I moved to Germany three years ago and have learned the language quite well. I'm currently attending a Realschule, and if everything goes well, I have two more years to go. I know I need to decide what kind of place I want to study at next, but I’m not sure about my options and what they involve.
My main goal is to have a stable life. I don’t aspire to be a millionaire, but I definitely don't want to end up homeless. This is why I need to understand financial matters better. My parents say that many parents expect their children to start living independently once they turn 18. I want to be prepared for that.
My parents, who are from Africa, didn't have the same educational opportunities that I have. I don’t want to work extremely long hours just to make ends meet. I also don’t plan to have a partner right now, as I’ve heard that can be expensive.
So, if anyone reads this, could you please give me some tips on choosing a career and managing finances effectively? I’d really appreciate any advice.
Thank you,
Daniel

It's become a long-recognized fact in boxing, 'You can run, but you can't hide'.
Giuliani found this out the hard way when he was served papers for his treasonous behavior when he tried to have Trump installed as President despite losing the election.
Now the rest of the chickens are coming home to roost.
One by one the despots of Arizona and their co-conspirators are being dragged into court to account for their crimes --trying to overthrow the government of the United States -- and so the judicial process continues.
These seditionists ran and hid behind lawyers, hid behind MAGa in the House of Representatives, hid behind the very tyrant, Trump, but to know avail.
There is no hiding from justice,
See below -- italics mine.
© Provided by The Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges stemming from their roles in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani also is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, though it’s unclear whether he’ll seek a postponement. Arizona authorities tried unsuccessfully over several weeks to serve Giuliani notice of the indictment against him. Giuliani was finally served Friday night as he was walking to a car after his 80th birthday celebration.
Arizona authorities unveiled the felony charges last month against Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring Trump, a Republican, had won Arizona. The defendants include five lawyers connected to the former president and two former Trump aides. Biden, a Democrat, won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes.
The indictment alleges Ward, a former state senator who led the GOP in Arizona from 2019 until early 2023, organized the fake electors and urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to declare them to be the state's true electors. It says Ward failed to withdraw her vote as a fake elector even though no legal challenges changed the outcome of the presidential race in Arizona.
Last week, attorney John Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election, was the first defendant in the case to be arraigned, pleading not guilty to the charges.
Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator.
Arizona is the fourth state where allies of the former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election.
The 11 people who claimed to be Arizona’s Republican electors met in Phoenix on Dec. 14, 2020, to sign a certificate saying they were “duly elected and qualified” electors and asserting that Trump carried the state. A one-minute video of the signing ceremony was posted on social media by the Arizona Republican Party at the time. The document was later sent to Congress and the National Archives, where it was ignored.
Of eight lawsuits that unsuccessfully challenged Biden’s victory in the state, one was filed by the 11 fake Arizona electors, who had asked a federal judge to decertify the results and block the state from sending its results to the Electoral College. In dismissing the case, the judge concluded the Republicans had “failed to provide the court with factual support for their extraordinary claims.” Days after that lawsuit was dismissed, the 11 participated in the certificate signing.
Those set to be arraigned Tuesday are Ward; Tyler Bowyer, an executive of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA; state Sen. Anthony Kern; Greg Safsten, a former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party; Robert Montgomery, a former chairman of the Cochise County Republican Committee; Samuel Moorhead, a Republican precinct committee member in Gila County; Nancy Cottle, who in 2020 was the first vice president of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women; Loraine Pellegrino, past president of the Ahwatukee Republican Women; Michael Ward, an osteopathic physician who is married to Ward; attorneys Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb; and Michael Roman, who was Trump’s 2020 director of Election Day operations.
Arraignments are scheduled for June 6 for state Sen. Jake Hoffman; on June 7 for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows; and on June 18 for Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn and for James Lamon, another Republican who claimed Trump carried the state.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-arizona-gop-chair-kelli-ward-and-others-set-to-be-arraigned-in-fake-elector-case/ar-BB1mKOp8?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4e39c0e10de34740b2b3ded29dd45a85&ei=16

I F28 met this guy M38 at a pool party. We had conversation about our tattoos or mostly his. Quite flirty or just like that with everyone, not sure. He was decently drunk when we met, but when he found out I was vegetarian, he insisted that he wanted to take me out for a dinner to this vegetarian restaurant as he barely meets any vegetarians in the country we are in (both expats). He said he lived 10 years in India (but later in our sober conversation I found out that he lived in an ashram in Brazil 🙄). Since I am a Hindu, there is definitely intrigue there. He asked for insta but since I don’t have insta, we exchanged numbers and didn’t interact much through the night. He seemed like a social butterfly, probably flirting along the way. Then he texted me a day later, and we did meet. It was nice. The next day we went to a music event with one of his friends where he suggested that my texts are quite straight forward (🤷🏽‍♀️) and then he would like to be my friend and that we could build a friendship slowly slowly. This was probably a response to me suggesting that it takes me a long time to consider someone my genuine friend beyond casual / situational friends. I left the country for a bit after but we have been texting on and off since then. I am not sure if he is being nice / flirty or is he actually interested. He initiated conversation and asked me to take pictures of every part of my life back home and send them to him asked things about me, and says things like “get back here soon” and checks in on me after a few days. He has asked for a birthday gift (I left on his birthday) when I am back next week, and would like to meet me for another dinner. I sent him a lot of pictures (which I took specifically for him) and he said he will look at them and get back to me. This was 4-5 days ago, but no response since then. I am just very confused if he is a h*e, wants to be friends, or interested in more? Also, he broke up with one of his ex because he wants to be with someone vegetarian. When he was drunk, he kept insisting that I must want to build a vegetarian family. 🤣 During our first dinner, he has also mentioned he wants to have a partner. I am very confused because I feel like there is a lot of mixed signals.

Yesterday was my grandmas 100th birthday and we had a party for her with friends and family. My uncle wrote to the Bills saying my grandma LOVES the Bills and watches every game every season and was wondering if they would be willing to send a card to her.
They ended up sending an entire care package t my uncle for her to open during her party. They gave her a couple banners, some towels, a flag, a signed Josh Allen photo, and a signed Micah Hyde football as well as a hand written card.
She was beyond excited and she loves everything they gave her. A huge shoutout to their office for sending all the stuff!

So I (26F) have sister who is (28) , I love my sister with all my heart. And really would love to be closer to her. We are actually really close we share with each other almost all details. But my sister has a habit of belittling me and being extremely irritated by me. She treats me like I'm so dumb. She'd help me with certain things and then act resentful about it. So I make sure to not ask for any help from her. We live apart but whenever we see each other, the way she treats me breaks me sometimes. She will say belittling comments, comment about how I don't put and effort with myself simply because I hate wearing makeup etc. when I'm with her the day is just terrible because she will be so mean to me, and just bully and belittle me all day. Then wonder why I'm quiet and don't want to spend more time with her. Every single time I see her I just can't wait to be alone, because of how she treats me. My birthday is coming up and the thought of spending time with her is haunting me because I know she's just gonna make the day depressing, it seems I just really irritate her. Like everything about me seems to bother her.
I'm tempted to spend my birthday by myself.
Also tempted to just start keeping a distance between us because she just drains me,
What advice would you give me

Okay, so I need help because I've been driving myself insane. I (17 F) have been with my boyfriend (17M) for 1 year now, and everything has been fine up until this past February. I have noticed how he hides his feelings from me. For instance, I was at a party and he acted weird, and I asked him about it, but he shrugged it off. He left, and I genuinely thought maybe I was just imagining it, but then, after about 5 hours, he told me that he didn't want me drinking or partying because he doesn't do it. Long story short, we argued, but we never really got into an agreement.
Fast forward to March, when I found out I am going to Spain for vacation in July, but he insisted that I ask my parents to leave me so I could be with him. We got into an argument, but as before, we never got into an agreement. This happens a lot - he starts something, and it always circles back to me, and all of a sudden, it's my fault.
What really ticked me off was when I was planning what to do on my birthday, and I told him I'll go eating with my mom, but he started all, "Oh, but I wanted to be with you, but never mind..." and I told him about how it made me feel like he wanted me to cancel the dinner date with my mom, but then he started to get so defensive, saying that I'm always starting an argument when I just expressed my feelings.
Lately, I feel like when he expresses his feelings, they are 100% valid (which they are), but when I do the same, I'm starting an argument. And he really started questioning me, like, "I already said sorry, why are we still talking about this?" and this argument, as you guessed it, never got to an agreement.
I feel very frustrated, and my love for him is starting to end, but I don't know if it's okay for me to break up with him. Please help!

19,f never went out with friends. not that im not an outspoken or friendly person, got a pretty good friend circle extremely talented supportive and hardworking people. they go out all the time and dont have to constantly update their parents on slightest minute plan changes.
first time getting along with people and them instanly making plans of going out was weird but in a jealous weird and questioning. it was later i figured their parents do not ask every detail of their day, who they met, what they had, why were they 5 min late. they dont pick and drop them everywhere they have schedules. and it was after a week or hanging out that i realised, it was me living a diffent life than everyone out there. and it broke me cus that was the point i realised that in the name of protectiveness and security and ease in commutation, they just snatched my independence from me.
they provide for me and i cannot begin to thank them enough for it, pursuing a professional study and doing good at it, always supportive. but that day i sat down and got to a conclusion that if i were to upset my parents or do not do things how they want me to do, i'd lose everything. and that has happened. asked to go out with friends, note that all of my friends come from dignified background humble and kind and educated and themselves are pursuing professional studies. never asked them before so expected there wont be a problem. was in dilemma that i dont go out cuz i dont ask to go out. often picture myself as a bird in cage unaware that shes trapped unless she tries to get out. yea so access to outside without them denied. reasoned a bit on why not. they got mad and yelled and said pretty harsh things. i was in school then and it was for the teacher's birthday. we loved her dearly and she was moving out of country. i was sure they'd let me so made plans and everything cancelled last minute cried whole evening and night. that was when it started. when the bird realised she isnt in a room but a prison.
gave a couple more tries here and there. same answers. silent treatments. refused to enroll me in the course im currently pursuing initially, calling it a financial issue. and yea there were and are financial issues but hey, grasped what was going on and did everything their way. cut ties with everyone except two friends who theyve met plenty more times than others and did as they said. regular classes, not questioning them, spending time with them. enrolled and in classes after six months.
met a guy and he was good. wanted to take me on a date. i knew they wouldnt let me go. took it slow and introduced him as my friend. asked me to cut ties with him. i kinda liked him. we had good undertanding he's help me with studies and confide about his family and life in general and i thought i can date. i wanted to date him. see where it goes like every other teenager who go out on dates after classes and study and support each other. they didnt wanted me to see him or anyother guy even as a friend. deleted every guy friend of mine's contact. we still were seeing each other until i got so burnt out of the constant watch and professional studies and competitive exams also all while managing a degree. had to break ties with him for a couple while and i admittedly couldve done with proper explanation but it was a panic attack, yeah i did starting having them right after school when everything crashed down, so panic attack with all tears and snot and heavy breathing i leave him a text that i cant do this.
fast forward today. exams done. some professional practical work everyone has to take up and my father as usual would pick me up and drop me. yesterday a friend of mine suggested we buy new books and get some food after work was done which is 1:30. i thought now that im old enough, cus the last time i tried asking was 16, maybe i can go. they said yes when asked in morning. 1:45pm text comes in. where u at. when will you be back. gave a location where he'd pick me up after we're done with books things. im at metro station, shaking, holding that ticket beacuse it was all over that again. they let me go but did they? call comes in when i dont reply in 5 minutes. he asks when will i be back upto. on saying by 4, he went why books need so much time. denied that i ever mentioned lunch too. i remember saying lunch and books. couldnt argue, not used to, dont want to upset them. two of my friends waiting for the metro so we go grab lunch and spend some time for the first time in about a year since we met, and im shaking cus its so humiliating and like. this close to crying when he hung up without saying anything further and mum texts in 2 mintes asking me to come back home rn this instant. manage to apologise and run through the station, get a cab and run home in 20 min. 2:20pm. at home. i dont if im though. in my bathroom. crying shaking of embarrassment, humiliation, guilt, frustation, anger. and hunger.
also, crossed path with the guy i was seeing. he had his guitar, he used to play for me after completing studies. killed me to pass by with just a hey and by the looks of it, he was upset about it too. everything keeps falling apart everytime i accomplish one thing.
i dont know if this is how parenting is supposed to be done because none of ppl i know have such parents and controls. so its not normal but is it abusive? i question and then go to sleep cus the obvious answer would disrupt the peace im holding on to. the good side of them keeping me sane.
if you've taken much time to read it through. thank you. i dont have anyone to share this with and im so lonely at times like this

Hi! I (bi 20f) am dating a (straight 22m) person I met online 3 years ago. For context, in the whole time we’ve known each other, I have only met him in person once and it cost over 1K. When we met, I was grieving my late fiancé. I had met her (let’s call her R) when I was 10, and we both had a crush on each other. We started “dating” in 5th grade and never broke up. We were together for just short of 8 years and she had proposed to me when we were 16. Our wedding was planned for Aug 19th, 2023, the day we met. On Feb 1st 2022, she was it by a drunk driver and died in a hit and run. My now bf helped me grieve in health ways and called everyday to make sure I got out of bed to eat. A year ago, he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes. Well, R’s birthday was last week and I had a breakdown about it, and bf got upset. Saying things like “so I’m not enough to make you happy?” And “it’s already been 2 years, get over it”. I told him it’s not that easy and I lost someone I thought I was going to be with forever. This made him even more angry and he stormed off. He hasn’t returned my calls or texts since then and I don’t think I did anything wrong. Should I apologize or wait for him to come to me? I really like him but I’m not sure I LOVE him after this.
TLDR: fiancé of 8 years died and bf is mad at me for being upset on her birthday 2 years after she died.

So one of my best friend’s (let’s call her A) brother’s is getting married. My best friend (A), our other best friend, and I (24F) are all a long time trio. We have been a close group of friends for more than 10 years.
We are all from Southeast Asia. However, A has been living in the US since 2017. She moved there for college and has been working there ever since. She visits from time to time, usually during Christmas, and we all hang out. I’d say we video call more frequently, but since the pandemic, we only see each other in person twice a year.
A has been telling us about her older brother’s wedding for a long time. Her older brother is marrying a woman who comes from a pretty well-known family. Majority of his fiancée’s relatives are popular actors and actresses or married to them, to the point where one of her non-celeb uncles married a popular actress and ran for a high political position using that, and won.
Because A’s older brother’s wedding is in July, she is flying home to attend it as a bridesmaid. She discusses the wedding with us from time to time.
I am not actually sure if A will invite us or not, and I don’t want to voice anything because I don’t want to invite myself. Plus, the bride and groom (her brother) might want a small wedding. However, I made the mistake of telling my mom—“It’s fine if she doesn’t invite us, though I would really like to see X.” X is a popular and handsome actor; he’s the bride’s cousin, and he got pretty famous due to a Netflix show. Now, he even has an international fanbase.
My mom is now insisting that I have to jokingly tell A— “Hey, if you have extra seats, we’re willing to go! We want to catch a glimpse of X.” She says that it’s culturally acceptable in our region to voice these things out (she’s kinda right, this is an Asian wedding), and everyone in my region invites their close friends to their siblings’ weddings. My mom also said that cost won’t be an issue (A’s dad is a billionaire).
Although my friend and I do want to go, the fact that A hasn’t really said anything about inviting us probably means she’s not in charge of the invite list. Besides, July is right around the corner.
My mom keeps saying that if I don’t voice it now I’ll regret it, and that A probably wanted to invite us anyway but forgot due to her scatterbrained nature (she is pretty forgetful, one time she almost forgot to invite us to her own birthday party when we were the only non-relative guests on her list). I’m putting my foot down and told my mom I won’t be asking for an invite just out of common courtesy, and now my mom is mad.
WIBTA if I jokingly ask A for invites to her brother’s wedding? (ADDENDUM: A once said we were all invited to her brother’s wedding, but this was in 2018–she mistakenly thought he was proposing that year).

Relationship struggles: Should I break up with him?
Okay, so I need help because I've been driving myself insane. I (17 F) have been with my boyfriend (17M) for 1 year now, and everything has been fine up until this past February. I have noticed how he hides his feelings from me. For instance, I was at a party and he acted weird, and I asked him about it, but he shrugged it off. He left, and I genuinely thought maybe I was just imagining it, but then, after about 5 hours, he told me that he didn't want me drinking or partying because he doesn't do it. Long story short, we argued, but we never really got into an agreement.
Fast forward to March, when I found out I am going to Spain for vacation in July, but he insisted that I ask my parents to leave me so I could be with him. We got into an argument, but as before, we never got into an agreement. This happens a lot - he starts something, and it always circles back to me, and all of a sudden, it's my fault.
What really ticked me off was when I was planning what to do on my birthday, and I told him I'll go eating with my mom, but he started all, "Oh, but I wanted to be with you, but never mind..." and I told him about how it made me feel like he wanted me to cancel the dinner date with my mom, but then he started to get so defensive, saying that I'm always starting an argument when I just expressed my feelings.
Lately, I feel like when he expresses his feelings, they are 100% valid (which they are), but when I do the same, I'm starting an argument. And he really started questioning me, like, "I already said sorry, why are we still talking about this?" and this argument, as you guessed it, never got to an agreement.
I feel very frustrated, and my love for him is starting to end, but I don't know if it's okay for me to break up with him. Please help!

I’m a pretty reserved single guy, the kind that doesn’t really warm up to people easily. I have a decent group of 10+ close friends I keep in contact with, and I’m comfortable coming out of my shell around them. I’m basically the center of the group (which is basically several few sub-groups that I merged together). My coworkers all like me and I generally make an effort to be liked by people.
That said, I struggle with sympathy and empathy. People can tell me the best/worst thing happened to them and I’m just going “o shit” and “damn that’s crazy” as I try to look like I care. I’m not saying I don’t care exactly, but it didn’t happen to me and it’s hard to relate to.
My friend group has had some drama a couple times in the past. Each time, I wasn’t directly involved in the beef but the conflicting parties each kept me updated (probably since I’m the center of the group). In most cases, I’d try mend the situation. Not because I wanted their friendship to survive or anything, but because I just don’t want any negative energy in my friend group and don’t want to lose any of my own friends.
Also, I’m very fair yet very greedy. I hate it when a friend buys me something because I would never do that. If they treat me to something I’ll refuse, pay them back, or make sure to treat them next time, but I’d never be the one to initiate. And I hate the idea of “keep it going and you’ll lose track of who owes who!” specifically because I’m afraid of losing track and being either the debtor or the indebted. Birthday gifts would be fine because it’s a structured once-per-year exchange, but I’m terrible at thinking of gifts so I typically don’t bother. Which makes me feel guilty when someone does decide to get me a gift.
Another minor one is that I don’t say “bless you” when someone sneezes. On my end, I don’t like sneezing and see it as somewhat embarrassing for me, so it makes me feel self conscious when someone blesses me. When someone else sneezes, it just feels superficial to say it. It doesn’t actually do anything and the custom itself doesn’t make much sense in the first place. If I say it, I feel like I’m being superficial. If I don’t, I feel guilty because the sneezer probably expects it.

TF2 used to be my life
I originally created a steam account back in 2016 because my best friend wanted to play TF2 with me. I had barely touched FPS games, much less any PC game to begin with because I grew up a sheltered kid from a poor family. My mom subscribed to the whole "FPS causes violence" philosophy and would get mad at me for playing phatom forces on Roblox when I was 13-14 years old. Needless to say, I wasn't supposed to be able to play TF2 or much of anything violent for that matter, but nonetheless I continued.
My dad had a shitty old macbook pro that he had as a work laptop for years and years. The thing finally gave out and was decommissioned and he "disposed of it" and brought it home to use as a family computer. This thing could barely run flash games, but I downloaded tf2 anyway and struggeled through the 10 minute load times and the 20-30 fps on a good day to play. The allure of the game and the characters helped me push through the buggy laggy mess.
When I got to high school I got another shitty laptop, this time for school. This one could TF2 albiet not much better than the first and I spent hours of my life watching tf2 youtube videos and playing the game. I was so into it my sophomore year that I almost failed multiple classes in school because I engaged with the game so frequently. It was one of the few games I could play (I used to watch let's plays of games I couldn't run so I could still experience them) and I loved tf2 to death. I played sitting criss cross on the couch because I didn't own a desk, and used the cushion space next to me as a mousepad. None of my friends played it but it was my personal escape from the world.
Right as covid started I scored my very own gaming laptop. Lenovo had a discount on laptops for school, my parents were more well off than they had ever been, and I managed to sweet talk my dad into getting me something nice for my 18th birthday. The FIRST game I put on that thing was TF2 and I practically cried because after years I finally had something that could run it. By this point I was better at the FPS genre and the bump in computer specs made it even easier to excell. My mother wasn't ecstatic that I was playing FPS games but she let it slide because I was getting older. About that same time my friends got me into Apex Legends and because of years of trial and error with TF2 I was actually not too bad at the game. I even competed in some minor tournaments and won a hat from an Apex competition, proving my mom wrong and showing that what I enjoyed wasn't a complete waste of time, and I credit TF2 with both my teacher for FPS and my passion for the genre. Several years later I even saved the money from my first job to build my own PC.
I was there for Rick May's death, I was there for the begining of the botting of casual servers, and when I say it wrenched me to my core, I mean my teenage high school self cried as I deleted and redownloaded my favorite game mutliple times over several months. I never really did experience the hype of new updates as I only truely got into the game post jungle inferno. But I've been here for the slow rot and decay that has taken place over the past seven years as the game has faded from an old glory, to a rotten corpse.
The game in it's current state is barely playable, there are workarounds for it, but it's insulting to watch the thing that really started my passion for PC gaming and really gaming in genral get repeatedly kicked to the side. I realize that "Valve as a company works differently" is an excuse that gets thrown around a lot but I know I'm not alone in saying that this is not the end TF2 deserves. Its been SEVEN FUCKING YEARS since we got any kind of real attention from Valve and while it probably doesn't men shit I love this game and I don't want to watch negligence to consume the thing that has given me so much joy.
I love TF2 and I don't want to watch it die, not like this...

So this time last year (May ‘23) I went to see HR regarding a hiring committee I was a part of and the favoritism they showed a candidate. The Director of HR, granted she was the only HR employee at the time, is this beautiful African American woman with big, bright eyes and a gorgeous smile. We talked about my committee and then we just talked about life. She was going through hard times. We ended up becoming fast friends. I would go and check up on her.
Fast forward to August, I went to go see her again. Just dropped in as a quick hello and was reminded how beautiful she was. The next week I saw her. She stopped by where I was standing in line for food and touched my shoulder, finger to skin, and I literally felt a spark go through me. She just stopped to say hi. I think that was the moment I couldn’t stop thinking about her. From that moment forward I started to go to her office once a week. We had great conversation. I was learning more about her. We had astrology in common. We learned about each other’s families. We both were having problems as she was on the edge of divorce. My love life at the time was nonexistent with my wife and crumbling. However I started to enjoy her company way more than expected.
Because of our interest in astrology I knew her birthday was coming up in October. I decided to buy her a birthday card with a gift card for a restaurant. Before I got out of the car I said to myself ‘I think I’m in love with her’. That’s when I knew I was in trouble. I had began to write poems about her (which seem to be therapeutic) and having non stop thoughts of her. Mind you I’m still going to her office once a week. I gave her the card. We are still talking. She’s still going through shit with her husband. I’m talking about her to select coworkers. I offered to buy her lunch, another way to spend time with her. Well turns out she had a meeting with our CEO and we would have had less than 10 minutes. I was devastated. Like seriously heartbroken. Thus began my limerence. I still went to see her every chance I got. Probably too much. She never told me to not come and see her. In fact it became ‘You should come by more often’. I did.
A conference that both of us and several other employees attended happened in late November to December. We were very connected at the hip. She flashed me her room number without saying a word. I chose not to go. Literally the week before during Thanksgiving two things happened. 1) I ran into a psychic who gave me a reading and told me not to sleep with her. 2) My wife and I had a devastating argument about the state of our marriage. It had went to shit when we started therapy. Skipping the fact that I didn’t go up that night we had a great time together. We spent an incredible amount of time together. It was fun. I felt incredibly refreshed having spent time with her. The one downside to the entire trip was that she told me she was reconciling with her husband.
I asked her out twice for a meal in December. She never gave a direct no, but created excuses. January came and she got sick. I texted her a lot checking in on her. When she came back I asked her if I texted her too much. She said yes. I completely stopped. I think my poetry ramped up more because of that. She also reminded me she was trying to reconcile with her husband. In the same breath she asked me how I was doing as I was newly separated. It became emotional.
The next event per se happened in February. After Valentine’s Day I went to see her. I asked how things were going with her and her husband. She said they went well. I had started talking with people on dating apps. I mentioned this to her and she seemed a bit bothered. I was surprised. Somehow my wife came into conversation and I told her that I talk to her more than my wife. She blushed! Despite having good moments with her I was heartbroken that her and her husband were doing well.
I didn’t go see her for two weeks. There was a function midday. She waved at me and I was excited to see her. When I started to walk towards her she turned around and ignored me. This hurt me severely as I have trauma from people ignoring me. I stopped going to see her again. She texts me for my birthday, granted it was a week late, but I was excited. This was the first time we had a text conversation in over two months. She mentioned that she had to take medical leave. Needless to say I was devastated. I went to see her and she was very sad. She started telling me about her family life as a child, but we were interrupted.
While she was out, a coworker started a meal train account for her so she wouldn’t have to cook. There was an area where you could buy DoorDash gift cards. I bought $200 worth and also sent $300 in visa gift cards via a coworker who would see her.
When she comes back to work she tries to give one of the gift cards back. I told her I wouldn’t accept it back.
I’m very in love (or limerence/infatuated) with her. I’ve tried dating other people, but that doesn’t help as I end up talking about her when asked is there someone else.
I want to ask her what her thoughts are about me, but I’m horrified that she thinks I’m a creep.

Okay, so I need help because I've been driving myself insane. I (17 F) have been with my boyfriend (17M) for 1 year now, and everything has been fine up until this past February. I have noticed how he hides his feelings from me. For instance, I was at a party and he acted weird, and I asked him about it, but he shrugged it off. He left, and I genuinely thought maybe I was just imagining it, but then, after about 5 hours, he told me that he didn't want me drinking or partying because he doesn't do it. Long story short, we argued, but we never really got into an agreement.
Fast forward to March, when I found out I am going to Spain for vacation in July, but he insisted that I ask my parents to leave me so I could be with him. We got into an argument, but as before, we never got into an agreement. This happens a lot - he starts something, and it always circles back to me, and all of a sudden, it's my fault.
What really ticked me off was when I was planning what to do on my birthday, and I told him I'll go eating with my mom, but he started all, "Oh, but I wanted to be with you, but never mind..." and I told him about how it made me feel like he wanted me to cancel the dinner date with my mom, but then he started to get so defensive, saying that I'm always starting an argument when I just expressed my feelings.
Lately, I feel like when he expresses his feelings, they are 100% valid (which they are), but when I do the same, I'm starting an argument. And he really started questioning me, like, "I already said sorry, why are we still talking about this?" and this argument, as you guessed it, never got to an agreement.
I feel very frustrated, and my love for him is starting to end, but I don't know if it's okay for me to break up with him. Please help!

I'm pretty close to my parents, I'm 20 and still live at home and my parents feel like people I'm friends with, we do stuff together. Especially my mum. But we aren't the type of people to really show affection or crazy amounts of emotion, in anyway. For example, I don't think I've EVER heard my mum say "i love you" to me, my siblings, my dad, to anyone. And I don't think it's that she doesn't love us, she just doesn't say it, none of us say it to each other tbh, so whatever. We also don't say "happy birthday!" or "merry christmas!", you know? I guess it's just the way my parents were raised, but it makes saying these sorta things very awkward.
This is why it's hard for me to come out as trans to my family, not because I don't think they'd be supportive, I'm not sure they would be entirely supportive, but they're definitely not the types to kick me out or force me to detransition or anything, it's just that we've never really had a "we need to talk, can you sit down?" conversation before. It's awkward and difficult for me to say anything remotely serious without it being wrapped in 16 layers of irony in this house lol. Can anyone relate to this?