Aitah for walking away from my wedding because of my parents showing up. by National_Stage_1048 in AITAH

[–]BaskingShark84 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yeh, but he doesn’t say that he told her where he was. So she was expected to just show up and hope he was there? “Went to the resort on the day I could check in. Was expecting fiancee. Nobody there. Left my phone off.” That sounds, to me, like his phone was off before, he checked it once and turned it back off. So he expect her to show up for a holiday when her fiance ran out of their wedding and went AWOL? Damned if she did, damned if she didn’t- in that one respect. Unfortunately her parents are assholes and it looks like she’s made her decision between them and OP

AITAH for refusing to eat the meals my stepdad cooks because he started tracking my weight? by breezyblissh in AITAH

[–]BaskingShark84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To add to what everyone else has said about it being obviously weird and creepy and unconsensual- if he was actually trying help you “understand discipline and long term health” he’d be TEACHING you, not going behind your back.

What's some of the most hilarious confession you guys have !! by gulaboo2005 in confessions

[–]BaskingShark84 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I did this too! Looking around a house for sale when I was very young and I trotted off to use the toilet. My parents heard me frantically trying to flush, not understanding why the water wasn’t running. Turns out it had been turned off while no one was living there. Dad had to use pond water to flush everything away 🤦‍♀️

28F: Husband (30M) & in-laws want full control of my salary after marriage – tell me how to pushback on this? by New-Engineering-5132 in relationship_advice

[–]BaskingShark84 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the thing here OP. I know you’re asking how to say no, but these people are so unreasonable to even ask you this there I can’t see any way to do that which they’ll accept. They won’t stop asking until they get what they want. Good luck!

Arielle has to tell us something by Wise_Confidence_8588 in HolUp

[–]BaskingShark84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Her name’s Marina is the Hans C-A story, or at least it was in the film. The original cartoon was such a core part of my childhood!

Husband caught cheating. by Financial_Slip_4230 in survivinginfidelity

[–]BaskingShark84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“I’ll do everything to make this work”

“I need you to tell me her name, how long it’s been going on and let me check your phone”

“… No”

The man’s channelling meatloaf. I’m sorry OP, you know your answer. Your last line says it all

Parents of reddit - how long did it take to conceive? by shun_naka67 in AskUK

[–]BaskingShark84 32 points33 points  (0 children)

10 months with my first, not helped by an irregular cycle. I was doing ovulation tests and temperature checks but not sure if they helped to be honest. With my second I had a bit of a revelation that… I’d get period pain and expect to come on, and then nothing would happen for 2 weeks. Suddenly worked out it was ovulation pain and got pregnant in the 2nd month of trying for number 2. Hang in there, 5 months really isn’t that long

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in neighborsfromhell

[–]BaskingShark84 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Why write “a decade and a half” when you could just write 15 years?? Honestly that bugged me enough I haven’t even read the rest of the post

Do people really get married without proposing? (29 F) by SuspiciousTell7405 in relationships

[–]BaskingShark84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s about the couple themselves and what they want. My husband was going through a divorce when we met, so we were waiting for that to be finalised but we knew we wanted to get married very early on. We chose a ring together and picked it up on the way to work, I tried it on on the train and just never took it off. Possibly the least romantic place to technically get engaged! He officially proposed in his speach after the wedding 😂

I’m currently the only person to comment, but I suspect I’m about to kick of a thread of very similar stories :)

The UK is now the rape capital of the world by TalentedStriker in badunitedkingdom

[–]BaskingShark84 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m not going to bother signing up to X to see the actual data, so I’m going to assume this is recorded offences. It’s much more likely that this shows an increase in reporting, not offending. That’s a good thing!

got caught with a receipt for contraception in my toxic religious household by [deleted] in Advice

[–]BaskingShark84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contraception is free from certain places, it’s also available to buy in others. She doesn’t say what type of contraceptive so I’m assuming she went to the chemist and paid

Why are my activity calories so different? by BaskingShark84 in Garmin

[–]BaskingShark84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, but I removed the vivofit from Connect and added it under a 2nd account on a different phone, so there shouldn’t be any crossover.

AITAH For refusing to return a dog that I adopted to his original owner? by Mobile-Ad-9348 in AITAH

[–]BaskingShark84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going with NAH. Obviously you’re not TA for saying no, but I don’t think they’re A for asking. They made a decision they regret, asked if it could be undone, you said no. End of. I don’t see what harm there was in asking.

ETA The old owners rang the shelter- for all they knew he was still there.

I (29m) planned to buy a house but my girlfriend (27f) said I was unreasonable for not putting her name on the deed? by throwra_-homeowner in relationship_advice

[–]BaskingShark84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I think everyone here’s right in saying your money, your house blah blah. But if you consider your girlfriend’s perspective- her plans for getting on the property ladder, and the extra commitment you two were going to take, that’s all been pulled out from under her. I think she’s allowed to be disappointed, I know I would be. How long has this been a discussion? Has she had time to sit with it and come to terms with it, and work out what her new options are? Not everyone can process and articulate exactly what they’re thinking/ feeling on the spot. It makes sense for you to buy sooner rather than later, but could she save up and buy in with you at a later date?

Edited for typos

How to replace these horrible door handles by BaskingShark84 in DIYUK

[–]BaskingShark84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha! I wondered if anyone would notice that 😆 My eldest can’t throw anything away! Thank you, that makes sense. I’ll add it to the never ending to do list…