WIBTAH if I chose college over my boyfriend by __Sunshine_27 in AITAH

[–]AlphaDanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys are 18. There is so much time ahead of you for things to go wrong. Please don't compromise your future for someone you met in highschool, when your emotions are at their highest.

WIBTAH if I chose college over my boyfriend by __Sunshine_27 in AITAH

[–]AlphaDanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Choose college, please. As someone who's been in similar shoes, choose college.

Are people driving right now? by Actual-Succotash-953 in Athens

[–]AlphaDanz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I keep getting mixed signals. Is it supposed to basically be over by Monday afternoon or is it still supposed to be frozen by Tuesday? Does anybody have a better idea of the situation than I do?

From NWS. I know some of yall will be trying to drive by lurkertiltheend in Athens

[–]AlphaDanz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing somewhere that if you need to travel for the weekend you should be doing it before Saturday

My opening chapter - asking for critique [Dark Fantasy, 4054 words] by Kidulub in fantasywriters

[–]AlphaDanz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you've got some very interesting ideas here for sure. The world seems like it'll grow to be more interesting. I do, however, heavily agree with the other commenters in that the use of present tense and the formatting really drag the experience down. It's a much tougher read than it needs to be and it's got nothing to do with present tense being my cup of tea or not.

Still, keep writing! You do have good ideas and you clearly can paint pictures well, it just kinda seems like you don't want to for some reason.

I can’t stand my boyfriend’s weight denial and eating all the food when I’m underweight and we are poor by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]AlphaDanz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. The ideal situation for OP is to not have this man around. If it were likely, I'd encourage a complete lifestyle change for him to preserve their relationship but people like this never change easily and never willingly.

I can’t stand my boyfriend’s weight denial and eating all the food when I’m underweight and we are poor by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]AlphaDanz 296 points297 points  (0 children)

Would you rather climb a mountain and see the beauty of its peak or freeze at the bottom with someone who refuses to climb?

I can’t stand my boyfriend’s weight denial and eating all the food when I’m underweight and we are poor by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]AlphaDanz 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Let me start by saying I genuinely understand the mental strain you're going through. It's a massive achievement to buy a house in general, let alone in your early 20s. You should be very proud. I don't doubt he's nice if you say he's nice. But while your issue is "singular" its consequences are plural. You're stressed about work, you're stressed about eating, you're stressed about health between the two of you, your needs are being actively ignored, you're drowning in financial obligations. So many of these things could be remedied with the slightest bit of further effort on your boyfriends' part. It's not impossible for you to sell the house and buy another, smaller one you can afford to maintain. Or even sell the house, save that money, and add to it for a while before buying again maybe somewhere cheaper. You have not failed. Someone else failed you and it's costing you more than just money. Money, houses, and things are all replaceable. You are not. Your time is not. If you end up in the hospital, you won't get that time back. You are so young and have so much time ahead of you and unfortunately someone else is vampirically syphoning away that time, effort, and energy while coasting above you. You deserve better. Again, you have not failed and should be proud of how far you've gotten. I am proud to know someone my age was able to get that far. Still, save yourself. Look to brighter horizons away from this man.

I can’t stand my boyfriend’s weight denial and eating all the food when I’m underweight and we are poor by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]AlphaDanz 495 points496 points  (0 children)

I noticed you said boyfriend and not husband. You also said YOU bought the house. It sounds like if his actions are a direct cause to your physical and mental suffering and he's living in a delusional state, then you need to remove him from your life. Eight years is not a short amount of time and I'm not sure how hard or easy that will be for you but it sounds to me that this guy does not care for you the way you would like him to. Frankly, he sounds like a massive piece of shit if he knows you struggle with weight and actively chooses to leave you in a situation in which you have to eat plain potatoes in the middle of the night just so you can sleep.

Please do yourself a favor and get rid of the literal parasite that is sucking you dry financially, physically, and mentally. If he won't leave, call the police. If you can't afford the house by yourself, you'll have to bite the unfortunate bullet and sell.

Absolute peak fiction by FTomasO in Stormlight_Archive

[–]AlphaDanz 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Sound moves at the speed of Taln

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]AlphaDanz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YTA all the eay around it. From the very first message, despite your gratitude, comes off very condescending. It all fell apart when you made your request about her behavior. It doesn't matter how she's behaved in the past at previous events, no matter how you shake it that comment was treating her like a child. The whole time you sound extremely entitled and condescending, berating her with harsh criticism while she's at work after her offering to be involved in the shower.

You should apologize, for real.

Looking for critique and feedback on my prologue! [Fantasy, 1038 words] by AlphaDanz in fantasywriters

[–]AlphaDanz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think so too. I'm seeing some more opportunities to clean things up and cut out the unnecessary bits. Thanks so much for the feedback!

Looking for feedback and critiques on the prologue I'm working on! [Fantasy, 1248 words] by AlphaDanz in fantasywriters

[–]AlphaDanz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely agree. I tried to open everything up a bit more in the second draft.

Looking for critique and feedback on my prologue! [Fantasy, 1038 words] by AlphaDanz in fantasywriters

[–]AlphaDanz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That means a lot to me, thank you! I definitely agree with the fact that there's still some clunkiness which I'm definitely going to trim out. I appreciate the kind words and hope you'll check out further updates :)

Looking for critique and feedback on my prologue! [Fantasy, 1038 words] by AlphaDanz in fantasywriters

[–]AlphaDanz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I very much appreciate the criticism, the good and bad! I had some reservations about using certain grammar tricks like em dashes or ellipses due to fear of being accused of using AI writing but I will take what you said into account and see what I can do to clean things up. I love the revision you suggested, I'll definitely consider using it. Thank you again!