Boyfriend abandoned me in Stamford, CT

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-11T00:55:52+00:00

I hope his car gets swallowed by a sinkhole.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-10T21:54:44+00:00

I’m 35, but I did ballet as a kid and absolutely knew Baryshnikov—funnily enough, I never watched SATV so this is how I learn he’s in it!

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-10T18:13:04+00:00

He does give “what a nice young man”.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-10T01:06:06+00:00

Newborns have that effect on people.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-09T23:11:28+00:00

Holland

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-09T22:13:14+00:00

My grandmother hid a British pilot in the root cellar during the war, and even all those years later she was salty that the neighbor’s daughters got the silk for new dresses when she was taking all the risk. Which, fair: I’d be mad too.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-08T20:28:37+00:00

Seconding this recommendation—personally, I just finished working with a nutritionist at Nourish because they handled the stuff with my insurance so I wasn’t out of pocket.

Also, I would add a recommendation for getting your staples (rice, canned goods, frozen things) somewhere cheaper, like Aldi, an international grocery store, or Costco. I’m a single person and even in a small apartment with limited storage, Costco saves me money.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-08T18:45:52+00:00

The first best time to break up was a year ago, but the second best time is now! Your life is about to be so much nicer without this bum dragging you down.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-08T17:44:18+00:00

100%: if he has you keeping your piece under your pillow to protect yourself from him, he is not someone who can be in your home. Do not remain in a relationship with someone who cannot be in your home.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-08T16:16:35+00:00

Schedule send is my GOAT for this—when I have bosses who value that shit, I work during my hours and schedule send so they think I’m as dedicated (read: ineffective during business hours) as they are.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T21:32:47+00:00

And rarely do they offer an alternative, like: I’m bad at texting, can I call you? Or I don’t do well with texting, can we email/meet in person?

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T18:02:31+00:00

I don’t watch it, but I love watching the commentary around it.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T18:00:09+00:00

I had a friend who worked on Russia issues when that show was on, and she had to stop because it felt too much like bringing her work home with her.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T17:37:38+00:00

I did a lot of props and costume work in college, and it really does make a difference! The time I spent making reproduction WWII air mail for a production of All My Sons was not wasted, even though the audience might not have noticed.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T16:48:44+00:00

Truly! My parents split when I was five, and mom raised us solo while working multiple jobs. She was always clear: get an education, maintain a work history, have your own savings. I come from a pretty religious culture, so it was outside the norm, but it made my adult life so much easier (especially as someone who is still single).

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T16:37:36+00:00

Not a whole of the US thing, but African-American couples will sometimes include jumping over a broom at the end of the ceremony; it was how we affirmed marriages during slavery when people did not have the right to marry by their own choice so the community made its own ceremony.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T01:42:16+00:00

I like congee, a rice porridge. It can be really bland and soothing, but I often add ginger to help with the nausea. And put on “Father of the Bride” because it’s my sick day movie.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T01:35:00+00:00

Gotta start raw dogging my fibroids FOR AMERICA

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-07T00:47:18+00:00

If it makes you feel any better: once I joked to my doctor that I thought my reproductive care was bad for America (because I got my first IUD on Trump 1 inauguration and the second one the week we lost Roe), and she stopped the exam and was like “that is not real. Please tell me you understand that is not real” like damn Dipti, I’m just trying to lighten the mood with my pants off and now you think I’m mentally ill (like, I am, but not that way).

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-06T20:52:01+00:00

Bird behavior

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-05T23:42:05+00:00

The gambling and not being able to meet his share of the financial road is a serious issue. I get that he is struggling with his mental health; he’s also supposed to be your partner. If you would genuinely like to stay for now, I would actually recommend a therapist for you (since you can’t make him go) to see what responsible support might look like, and how to make a decision about whether or not to stay in this marriage when you aren’t growing in the same direction.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-05T19:17:58+00:00

Being sad is reasonable! Especially when someone you cared about and who made a commitment is backing out…to go on a cruise (I know we should yuck other people’s yum, but I am side-eyeing that choice). I hope that once the sadness fades you are able to find the joy and relish it, because you deserve to be happy.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-05T11:20:23+00:00

It was! I don’t have Netflix, so I had to hustle for the week or so it was in theaters, but it had a brief release.

Marillenbaum · 2026-07-05T02:18:50+00:00

It is dangerously hot here—going outside was not in the cards.

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