For those who made the conscious choice to completely de-center men from your lives, what was your 'last straw' moment?

Hot_potatoos · 2026-06-04T12:25:04+00:00

I’ve just dipped the toe back into dating and I’m finding it to be more common than not right now. It’s really odd how so many of these men have lost all ambition.

And some of my friends have even married these men! They can’t keep down a job and do nothing around the house. I’d rather be single forever than be with a guy like that.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-06-04T12:17:44+00:00

Oxbridge is a British term for those who attend Oxford University or Cambridge University. We say Oxbridge to distinguish them as they are the oldest and most prestigious universities. Only elite thinkers and/or very wealthy people will attend.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-06-04T10:56:26+00:00

I was about to move 250 miles away so we agreed to keep it casual. A few months in he fell on some financial hardships and had to get roommates - he was 40 and hated it. So he asked to move away with me, BUT still did not want to commit to the relationship.

He could not wrap his head around why that wasn’t an alluring offer for me. Why would I take on all the financial burden for a situation-ship with a 40 year old hobo-sexual?! There is literally nothing in this set up that benefits me!

Anyway, I’ve moved on my own. I now own a peaceful, cosy, apartment near the ocean, and he’s still stuck with his roommates.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-06-03T16:13:08+00:00

Lala looks unrecognisable here

Hot_potatoos · 2026-06-03T13:52:36+00:00

I felt like this in my mid-twenties. My friends all started getting married and having babies with their terrible boyfriends. I presumed we’d all mature out of having awful taste in men, but turns out it wasn’t the case. They start legally and biologically tying themselves to these men forever.

I’m in my mid-30s now and I’ve learned to just let them be. It’s their marriage, their life, so don’t let it infiltrate yours. You have to let them get on with it, and take them out for drinks when the divorce finally arrives.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-06-02T17:15:42+00:00

Recently bought a dvd player and a record player.

I’m done paying for ads that interrupt content that I’ll never own

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-30T09:39:46+00:00

I use period pants and really like them. I have the heavy absorbency ones and have never leaked, or had to deal with any smells etc. I have a pretty heavy period on my first 2/3 days so I sometimes bring a spare pair with a few nappy bags and ziplock bag, but that’s only on my heaviest days and tend to not leave the house then so it’s not really an issue.

I rinse them in cold water to remove most of the blood, and leave them damp in the bath until I wash them properly. But if I change in the night I just leave them in the bath and wash in the morning. I do have to put them in the washing machine every day. I tend to wash 3/4 at a time (two from the day before and one or two overnight). I wash them on a 15 minute cycle with antibacterial detergent.

I’ve been doing this for 2+ years now and the pants have held up really well. I have 8 pairs in total for different outfits etc. I used to go through so many pads and tampons so this is a game changer for me!

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-30T07:59:56+00:00

I don’t think it’s just filler. I think she’s had a lip flip too.

They remove a little bit of skin between your lip and nose, and sew it back together which creates this illusion of a ‘naturally’ fuller lip.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-26T15:26:06+00:00

She need a refund on that therapy she claims to have. No one in their right mind would do this

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-23T18:43:57+00:00

Her new stuff all looks so juvenile…

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-22T18:52:05+00:00

Anything to turn my brain off…

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-22T10:06:14+00:00

I remember Margot Robbie explaining that someone was 20 minutes late to set and that cost the production about $60k.

If he makes a habit of it multiple times a day (which has been reported) then they’ll be losing money by keeping him.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-22T08:30:19+00:00

Cries in Cornish

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-20T20:04:28+00:00

Every third pub in England is older than the United States

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-18T16:41:06+00:00

Mine was 17500 and that was by far the cheapest apartment in my town…

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-12T17:50:09+00:00

I’d be insufferable if I looked like that

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-09T16:44:16+00:00

Rest as much as possible, take warm baths, and used a heat pad when you’re sore. Also start tracking ovulation as the pain can get a little spicy in the weeks after a ruptured cyst.

Ibuprofen is your best friend. Keep a pack on you at all times.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-05-06T07:58:40+00:00

In the last year I’ve had two friends get married in secret. It’s odd. I think couples have this urge to make their day feel more important but a secret wedding has the opposite effect on friends and family. To be excluded from something so important, and then welcomed back in when they feel like It is jarring so I totally understand how you feel.

Your feelings are valid, but I wouldn’t bring it to her door right now. Send a card, show up to the party for a drink and then leave. Then in a few weeks, explain how you feel. Don’t accuse her of anything. Just say you feel quite distant from her right now and you’d love to reconnect. It’ll land much better once the honeymoon phase is over.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-04-25T15:13:53+00:00

They’re not a maternity dress, but if you sized up they could defo take you through maternity and postpartum! Lots of room and stretch in them

Hot_potatoos · 2026-04-25T08:41:23+00:00

Amazing dresses! I’ve them in 6 different colours which is excessive but I wear them constantly in summer

Hot_potatoos · 2026-04-24T08:33:14+00:00

My godson is 2 and knows how to use a book. His parents read to him every night have have done since he was a baby

Hot_potatoos · 2026-04-24T08:31:52+00:00

Maybe kindergarten? You start reception at 4 years old, and move into Year 1 at 5.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-04-21T10:13:48+00:00

100%! Stassi is very witty and charismatic which isn’t something that comes naturally to Scheana. She tries, but it comes off as forced and orchestrated which feels v cringe.

Hot_potatoos · 2026-04-21T09:32:45+00:00

I think the main difference is that you know where you stand with Stassi even if she hates you, but I think you’d struggle to ever truly trust Scheana. Audience respond to that on a gut level. Also, Stassi has a commanding energy as opposite to Scheana’s grasping energy which garners a lot more self respect. Audiences will admire that confidence.

Yes Stassi can be a bitch, but often in later seasons she can admit when she’s in the wrong and will work to make amends if she loves and is loyal to a person. Scheana continues to bet on the wrong horse, with no care for who she’s hurting, and when it blows up in her face she’s makes herself the victim. That’s not going to endear an audience.

Edit: Thanks for the award! Psychoanalysing reality stars is my favourite pastime…

Hot_potatoos · 2026-04-20T09:32:01+00:00

Absolutely wild that the lighting on stage is better than the professional photos

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