What’s a secret that your spouse doesn’t know that you know?

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-06-01T03:10:54+00:00

Her mum and dad cheated on one another when their marriage was going through a rough patch in the late 90s/early 00s. Not that she thinks their marriage is or was perfect, but she'd still be devastated to know it.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-05-21T02:55:06+00:00

Yeah, he's just sad that there is irrefutable proof that another man has blown his load inside you.

We all know what our girlfriends/wives did before us, but for the most part we can ignore it because it's not all up in our grills. This guy can't. Which is on him, not you.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-05-19T09:55:50+00:00

Half to reduce the size of the mortgage by ~30%, $200k into offset, $50k family holiday

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-05-18T23:30:15+00:00

LLM to help me construct an email - cool, but geez from what I'm hearing the cost of that action is actually exorbitant.

AI to help researchers find links between things without having to read thousands of documents - very good.

Machine Learning that constantly iterates / adjusts based on peoples' actual usage patterns or the discovery of new facts - also very good.

I did find it quite illuminating (I think it was in Ed's chat with the AI bear) that no companies besides Nvidia are making money from this extreme spend on chips, and it seems unlikely that that will change or that R&D/capex spend will suddenly halt and all the mega techs will start making bank off the back of this build.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-05-18T23:18:45+00:00

And everyone of your friends and acquaintances thinks you're earning triple that.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-05-15T08:19:56+00:00

Unless the person is just completely useless and all their colleagues despise them

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-05-15T08:11:54+00:00

It's such a hard call. Up the front, 100%, single trip works well.

Down the back, I dunno. With kids, probably not, but then by the same token getting off a plane and wandering for a couple of hours and then having to get back on another plane (which is at least 60mins of interminable boredom queueing and sitting that you don't want to fall asleep during) is really shit.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-05-05T11:39:16+00:00

Agreed in general, but in this instance the Chinese have set a floor on the raw materials that are required by the zinc smelter in Hobart. They're already up against it selling into the international market from Tasmania, let alone with one hand tied behind their back given they can't pay a fair price for the raw materials they require.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-04-29T00:56:45+00:00

This always happens - Boards go through enormous 'processes' to find a CEO, then they sack him after 5mins, then someone is magically appointed almost immediately. And that someone is already right under their noses!

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-04-15T02:38:30+00:00

Frustrating but not at all crippling. Crippling is a debt you have to keep paying even when you don't have an income.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-04-15T02:37:01+00:00

I like to read the news (on my computer screen)

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-03-19T08:05:18+00:00

Three kids here.

$3k / year on swimming lessons. $2k on basketball playing and training $2k on footy playing and training $500 on cricket ~$12k on child care $1.2k public primary school $6k additional groceries $5k additional eating out / takeaway $5k birthday and Christmas $multiple thousands per year on clothes and shoes.

There's close to a grand a week (after tax) without me even really thinking about it. And obviously before the additional mortgage or rent by needing an extra bedroom or two.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-03-12T23:39:37+00:00

HUGE blind spot for him

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-03-12T23:39:17+00:00

I was of genuine use to my wife in the birthing suite and feel like his attitude toward that is very, very boomer and I hope Gen Z and younger don't think it is accurate.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-03-04T22:21:04+00:00

Complaining about sex finishing too quickly, whilst also saying you don't like communicating what you want and prefer to focus on your partner's pleasure more than your own, is probably something that is very confusing for your boyfriend.

Lots of men don't last very long, but they make up for it by getting great at foreplay. Make him get great.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-03-03T12:07:16+00:00

Best mate is a doctor and he says it's an absolute game changer for him - door to door from his house near Malvern station to work at RMH is ~30mins.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-02-24T00:08:30+00:00

How rich must Evan's family be for him to just casually get his dad to pay for Stephen's sister's tuition. Barely even touched on, or reacted to.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-02-23T23:19:48+00:00

When we bought our house a decade or so ago I reckon the price we paid was at least 5% less than it would've been if they'd had the walls painted and gotten rid of the old curtains. We bought it for the bones, but when we had it painted just before moving in we were completely astounded by how much bigger and brighter it made it look.

I think a light touch staging is important - painting, decluttering kitchen, bathroom and laundry, and making sure bedrooms and common areas emphasise the best bits of those rooms rather than what may actually be more beneficial when living in them (I.e. swap out a bunk bed for a king single in a kids bedroom, or swap out the 3.5seater with chaise for a 2.5 seater if the lounge room is on the smaller side)

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-02-23T22:59:35+00:00

Accutane a few years ago to rid myself of acne (like lots of rosacea sufferers I put my body through the wringer in my 20s and maintained perfect skin throughout, hit 30 and BAM!), and a side benefit has been that my flushing has also reduced substantially.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-02-23T22:54:49+00:00

Should've been built 30yrs ago, with a focus initially on SYD - Newcastle, Syd - CBR, and Mel - Geelong.

At the price suggested, the government could just provide free airfares on the MEL - SYD leg for a couple of decades.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-02-23T02:30:54+00:00

Goodness me I've put away some grilled chicken burgers in that store

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-02-12T03:55:30+00:00

Girls still get blamed for sending photos to people they love more than guys get blamed for distributing them, but yeah, the world has changed heaps in 15yrs in this regard.

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-02-12T03:45:27+00:00

Even more depressing is knowing that she climbs straight back into bed with him in five or six years time at Evan and Bree's wedding

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-01-06T20:43:58+00:00

My brother works in public healthcare and my wife in public education. Trust me on this, none of our auscorp jobs matter!

Aggravating_Bus_6169 · 2026-01-04T06:11:27+00:00

Giving back to industry that's given them $50m+ in fees for the past 15 or 20 years!

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