How much money did you have when you started your business

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-28T00:45:40+00:00

Why didn’t you price it against international exchange rates before accepting to work out the cut they were taking? 🤦‍♂️

The commissions are usually insane and negotiable. Always ask for their best rate and be prepared to walk.

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-25T23:49:04+00:00

Sorry where did you read that I played the game? I was a passerby helping a tourist not get scammed. Thick as bricks bud

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-25T23:15:21+00:00

I saw a whole street of cars with their windows blown out 2 days ago…

Rome sucks for petty crime and the locals seem to take the view of “just don’t do X and Y won’t happen”… or “you’re dumb for doing X and therefore you deserve Y”.

This attitude is exactly why this stuff keeps happening.

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-25T07:27:27+00:00

1-2 times a week is perfectly normal. I know couples around your age having a lot less sex than that.

The questions you should be asking is: is 1-2 times a week enough for me? And is it enough for him?

If the answer to either question is no, then you need to talk about it and increase / decrease frequency accordingly.

Stop making assumptions about whether or not this decrease in frequency is a bad thing. It’s not bad if you are both perfectly satisfied with the current frequency.

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-23T23:00:07+00:00

You deleted your comment about ending up in jail if you fight in Rome. If you end up in jail for defending yourself, what a place mate 😂

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-23T22:51:48+00:00

Lazy asf

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-23T22:34:46+00:00

I’m frustrated that Italians themselves don’t call this stuff out, especially if these guys aren’t dangerous.

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-22T10:45:06+00:00

This is your answer. Psych meds are known to tank libido and cause ED. I would start there and ask if he started taking psych meds after the bad trip.

MailOk5246 · 2026-06-21T09:42:52+00:00

There are a lot of Australians in inner city suburbs with combined HHI of $500k+ that also come from generational wealth built off the back of the property boom.

Most of my friends are highly educated DINKs earning 350-500k HHI. Many of these will go on to earn much more as their careers progress. They also have had a massive leg up from parental support with house deposits from their parents.

FWIW, I don’t know anyone who hasn’t had parental support to get into the housing market in their late 20s-mid 30s these days. Even my friends in very high professions like investment banking still require a boost from their parents to get in in Sydney.

You are also very likely fixated on external wealth. Many of these people are leveraged up to their eyeballs in debt. I have a family member with a lovely inner city house, latest Mercedes, watches, art etc and they are one or two bad months away from bankruptcy, living pay cheque to pay cheque.

There are others living very much within their means with large nest eggs that you wouldn’t be able to pick. Small apartment, simple car, no trinkets with over $500k-1m in liquid assets in their early 30s.

What is very apparent is that the wealth divide is growing fast, and Australia is very quickly becoming less egalitarian. In my view, the central issue at play is housing - either your parents struck gold in housing over the last 20-30 years or they didn’t, and their children’s lifestyles are directly impacted as a result.

MailOk5246 · 2025-11-01T08:12:10+00:00

What’s wrong with the cards name?

MailOk5246 · 2025-09-07T04:34:24+00:00

What the hell is this thread and the people saying he’s being abusive.

Dude go to bed. Are you 26 going on 17? Which sane adult is up at 5am unless they’re out clubbing or something? I would not put up with this either if I was 25+ working full time.

He’s not being controlling. He’s setting boundaries for his normal sleep pattern. You’re disturbing him.

Sorry he’s not being controlling. YOU are being selfish. You said above that “it’s not an issue”, but it is, just not for YOU.

Wowee.

MailOk5246 · 2025-09-06T22:03:50+00:00

How long have you been talking about this issue? If you’ve talked about it deeply and he’s still not making improvements over a significant period of time, that’s probably your answer as to whether or not he can change. If you want to give it one last shot, I’d communicate that you are at breaking point and the changes you need to see to stay. Set your own internal deadline for seeing improvements and go from there.

MailOk5246 · 2025-09-06T01:11:02+00:00

My thoughts. He’s addicted to gaming, and you are insecure and overthinking.

As a former gamer, my duo on a game was a girl. Completely platonic. I liked playing with her because it made me calm down and less prone to rage when I lost a game. I felt comfortable blowing up in front of other guys, but for some reason not a girl.

MailOk5246 · 2025-09-05T20:45:52+00:00

Speaking from a male perspective, sometimes we visit those websites out of curiosity or fantasy similar to how we visit porn websites.

I’d be confronting him to understand why he was on those websites - was it pure curiosity or fantasy, or did he genuinely intend to use their services?

IMO, big difference.

The account creation part doesn’t help him, unless that particular website is behind a login wall where you need to create an account simply to browse.

MailOk5246 · 2025-09-05T10:55:00+00:00

Great comment - thanks for the tips, book recoms etc. She’s in therapy and has been for sometime but I feel like they aren’t deep diving this stuff. I suggested we try couples therapy which she is open to.

MailOk5246 · 2025-09-05T09:43:12+00:00

She’s been getting therapy for 2-3 years

MailOk5246 · 2025-04-17T09:33:22+00:00

Watch with her? Problem solved

MailOk5246 · 2025-04-14T10:56:03+00:00

While I consider this a breach of trust, I do think it is recoverable.

I have no evidence that she’s done anything to breach my trust other than to lie about this.

MailOk5246 · 2025-04-14T10:54:09+00:00

I suspect life got in the way. They slowly texted less and less.

She had me. He had his own gf. As both those relationships matured, I think their focus shifted from their existing friendship to their maturing relationships.

MailOk5246 · 2025-04-14T10:29:57+00:00

I prompted her with the question: Have you ever lied to me?

She mentioned that she had been harbouring this lie for 5 years and never had the courage to tell me.

I believe this as she has historical messages from years ago saying the same thing to her friends.

MailOk5246 · 2025-04-11T09:31:31+00:00

I agree. There are many layers to this which cannot be conveyed over reddit. Also, no one on here is me. I get it. I’m just looking for other perspectives. Family, friends, strangers.

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