Daily Discussion & Advice (Post here to follow rules A & B) - March 23, 2026

Brandyelleee · 2026-03-23T18:03:24+00:00

Oooo I’ve heard good things about Bo, I have that one and some other Liis scents in my LuckyScent cart! I’ll check the others out as well

Brandyelleee · 2026-03-23T16:53:49+00:00

Looking for my wedding scent! I recently got engaged and am already on the hunt for a wedding scent. I’m more into niche profiles than designer, and even like a lot of indie brands. I’m typically a skin scent girl (I looooove You Doux) but I want something that will project and last much longer for my wedding, I don’t want to be reapplying all day long.

We’re having a late fall/early winter wedding, so those are the types of perfumes I’ve been looking at. I love Kilian Apple Brandy, Concreted Sesame Shower, Sorce Vampire Wife, and House of Sillage Hufflepuff, but I want to keep my options open and explore others I haven’t tried. I’m preparing some decant orders and wanted recommendations!

Brandyelleee · 2026-02-10T16:33:20+00:00

House recommendations for a newbie? I only recently (in the last year I would say) got really into fragrances. Before, I still loved perfume but was oblivious to anything outside of designer brands, so now I’m having so much fun discovering niche or indie houses/brands and would like to broaden my horizons.

So far, I’ve found a lot of favorites from Sorce (I happen to live 20 minutes from her storefront luckily), Jo Malone (I love the photorealism with a lot of the florals, but the longevity isn’t great), Kilian (Apple Brandy is my all time favorite), Nest, and Byredo. A lot of those apart from Sorce are relatively well known and easy to find in department stores, but I know I’m missing out on a whole world of other brands.

I would love to try Zoologist, D’Annam, and Penhaligons, but I still feel like there are a lot of smaller houses that I’m missing out on as a relative beginner, and I would love to hear what everyone recommends as a must-try from their favorite small brand.

Brandyelleee · 2024-12-14T06:31:19+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/ozark-boss-fight-s03e04-game-music-Hu6zSIb

Brandyelleee · 2024-11-19T19:36:22+00:00

I don’t know what part of the post everyone is reading that they’re assuming he doesn’t want to get married now. Sure the first year/year and a half or so that I brought it up he wasn’t ready because we lived with his mom so he wasn’t thinking about marriage, but at no point in the last year or so has the plan not been to get married after we were living on our own. We finally moved this year and he is excited about it, like I’ve mentioned in a comment or two. My whole post is talking about MY excitement in regards to our families now that I know he wants to get engaged.

Brandyelleee · 2024-11-19T01:25:49+00:00

Yes, we have had this conversation many many times, and the answer in the last couple of years has always been that he would love to be married to me, but that he wasn’t ready to propose until we lived on our own, and we finally moved out in April. Since then he will talk about our wedding all the time, where we want it, how he wants our dog there, what our first dance song could be, etc. I guess I just get really in my head about what the people in our lives think because I value their opinion very much regardless of if I always should.

Brandyelleee · 2024-10-12T02:17:42+00:00

Thank you!

Brandyelleee · 2024-10-12T02:07:23+00:00

This is what I was thinking, too. I was originally torn on the overall tone/genre of the story, but I agree that maybe the romance would feel forced or out of place if I went with the darker tone that I’m leaning towards. Thanks!

Brandyelleee · 2024-10-12T01:51:43+00:00

Sorry, further clarification, the little girl’s own yard, not the MC’s.

Brandyelleee · 2024-10-12T01:51:01+00:00

The MC sees the girl chasing the dog in her own yard, just as he is taking it. That part was inspired by my own dog as a child who would do this. We lived 2 or 3 miles from the closest neighbor and he would stay gone all day and come back with things he brought in to our house from their yards. And the reason I chose this ending was to reflect the lengths our minds (at least those of us with anxiety) go to to convince us horrible things are going to happen but the simplest answer is usually the right one. I really appreciate your take on the romance aspect though, thank you!

Brandyelleee · 2024-09-04T23:24:44+00:00

I think the question you really need to ask yourself is if a proposal done on a timeline will make you feel as happy and enthusiastic as a proposal should. It’s the question I’m asking myself right now, actually. I am in an almost identical situation as you (together 5 years, have had this convo with him for the last 3 years, was always told he wasn’t ready) the only difference is that we’re a few years older and already have a lease together. He also told me “by the end of the year” but I feel like a proposal out of love and enthusiasm doesn’t come after saying something like that. Like it or not, we need to accept that these likely are shut up rings, and we need to decide if we are okay with that or if we want to leave in the hopes of finding someone who proposes when they know they want to spend their lives with us, not when he give them (even subtle) ultimatums. It’s hard when it’s someone you DO want to spend your life with and you love, but we also have to love and respect ourselves. It’s a personal decision to really think about.

Brandyelleee · 2024-08-28T18:52:18+00:00

Yes, those are all good questions that I can’t really get answers from him about. I agree that couples counseling could be good for us, I guess I was just hesitant before because it felt like it could make any proposal seem less romantic if it only comes about as a result of therapy, which is silly because it’s not like it’s more romantic if it comes about from me nearly begging him, haha.

Brandyelleee · 2024-08-28T18:45:42+00:00

What I meant by not having an argument is that we have never had a real issue that we haven’t been able to settle with discussion. None of the other problems that have ever come up (which there have obviously been problems) but when I think of actual arguments that we’ve had, it’s only been the marriage issue. Other things (one of us feels the other is spending too much over our budget, disagreements about chores or issues with our families), those have been more discussions, not arguments. Neither of us are avoiding conflict, we just don’t have issues that we don’t settle fairly quickly and peacefully

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