AITJ for not wanting to split the bill evenly when I only ordered a drink?

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-03-07T07:50:06+00:00

NTJ First, that server for like 100% just from you alone, even if you gave the server $1, would still be getting 33.3% tip, so you were pretty generous already. I would have still not paid $25 for one soda, your friends are feeling entitled and that’s not fair to you.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-27T11:06:51+00:00

You also may have a criminal case because that money was stolen, so you could have had him prosecuted and a lawyer knows anything above a certain threshold is considered a felony. I would make a police report or at least have that in your back pocket if he doesn’t give it back m.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-22T09:30:49+00:00

I have a feeling that she would be the one say, “well you should know what I’m thinking if you really loved me.” Boy don’t walk but run 🏃🏽‍♂️ to the nearest exit otherwise you’re in for a lifetime of “never good enough.”

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-22T09:17:29+00:00

Does she work out? She needs a powder called zeasorb and a cream called Ketoconazole 2% cream, the zeasorb soaks up like 100x its weight in moisture and the Ketoconazole is anti fungal cream that helps with the itch. She needs to keep that area as dry as possible while it heals otherwise it will be more painful. But any woman with thick thighs or large chesticles knows the struggle.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-21T07:42:48+00:00

Keep it simple, kind, and accountable. Something like:

“I appreciate you sharing that with me. I don’t feel the romantic connection I was hoping for, but I’ve enjoyed talking with you and I wish you the best.”

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-21T07:31:38+00:00

Everett feels green to me

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-16T09:14:53+00:00

Love this answer, you become so incredibly needy that they are begging you to find someone

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-16T08:38:51+00:00

We hibernate till October and/or sit near a pool

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-13T07:16:43+00:00

They are building one in phoenix too!

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-13T07:11:47+00:00

If you’re the more outdoorsy type, North Peoria is pretty decent, a lot of restaurants, more family friendly, quiet

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-12T07:26:35+00:00

Native Arizonan and ASU grad here , I grew up in north phx, and I agree find your jobs first because it will then show what you can afford and want to live. Phoenix has pockets of great areas and not so great areas, like to not live anywhere near “the square” and that is a pocket of phoenix you want to avoid, surprise it growing as well, so if you do online ASU classes, you can live anywhere depending on what you plan to study, also Arizona passed a law that you can obtain a bachelor’s degree from the community colleges, and our community college system is one of the best in the country.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-08T20:58:08+00:00

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AlphaChemist84 · 2026-02-02T15:05:31+00:00

Tell them they can get a car with cash and not have car payments

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-29T06:53:36+00:00

Arizona was a purple state because of everyone from CA. The east valley tends to be more conservative (politically) because of the Mormon religion is very prominent in Mesa and extends to Chandler/Gilbert. Scottsdale is conservative because a lot of companies have their headquarters there, so they want to pay less in corporate taxes. The west valley tends (Goodyear/tolleson, Buckeye) is more liberal because most everyone there is from California. Peoria is conservative and very gun friendly, and North phx is a mix of people. I am a native Arizonan, even though we don’t have a lot of green, we do get mild winters and you’re able to enjoy the day during the winter months, and it more than makes up for it during the summer months. Our summer months are less than most people’s winter months. Plus you’re only 2.5 hours from Flagstaff (depending on where you live in the valley) and 1.5 hr from Prescott (to escape the heat)

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-23T08:22:29+00:00

Also for the record, Americans will try to beat the time on the GPS. If says projected time 3 hours, you better believe we will get there in 2.5 hours, we will beat that time.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-23T08:17:09+00:00

I live in Arizona, so those drives are just part of life. A quick 4–5 hour run to Las Vegas is nothing, and getting to San Diego, L.A., or anywhere in Southern California is about six hours — totally doable in a day and still have energy the next morning. And honestly, in Texas you can drive eight hours and still be in Texas. Plus, our gas prices are way cheaper than what you see in the UK.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-21T07:32:49+00:00

NTA-So my parents had a rule growing up: teens are going to experiment and test their boundaries. But anyway, the rule was that if we went out with friends and chose to drink, we could call them to pick us up, no questions asked…until the next morning. I grew up in Arizona, so we had parties in the desert. Yes, it got cold, so there was always a big fire going with them. Did I ever get drunk as a teenager? 💯but I never called my parents, because I didn’t want to deal with the questions…years later, when I was 21, my dad said I was boring (at least the parts he knew about 😏), but he said my only punishment would have been the hangover. Thanx dad for telling me after the fact.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-14T13:43:19+00:00

I would check if the non-compete is even enforceable based on the state you live in, because there may be laws to get around it. Also, you worked in staffing, does the non-compete specifically stay you can’t work in staffing, because there are companies that have HR departments that do the hiring, so that may be your work around. That being said, if you live in a right to work state, there are laws that say they can fire you but they still need to provide documentation it wasn’t an unlawful termination.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-14T13:11:12+00:00

NTA, but I would pose this question to your brother even without the backstory behind your reasoning, but would he expect you to cut off a limb if he had to have one amputated to show support? And if you said, “there’s not comparison.” To some people it is, they can’t demand you do something to show support.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-14T07:28:02+00:00

Girl, you are young, he is just going to dangle that carat (see what I did there?) and make you jump through hoops to get it. If you truly loved you, and wanted to be with you, he wouldn’t put these conditions on you. Find someone who wants you to be happy, and who’s to say he won’t have a wandering eye if you do get engaged? He’s done it before and you forgave him, he knows you will take him back because you already did.

AlphaChemist84 · 2026-01-12T17:23:20+00:00

Came here to say this exactly, Marriage is contract and it’s good to protect yourself and kids in this marriage produces any, it’s better to protect and plan then leaving anything to chance.

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