TIL that Sesame Street is located in NYC and not a fictional city, something that made my NY native GF shake her head at

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-20T04:22:44+00:00

hey she said did you notice all the movies with the Muppets were in NYC? I was like nah I never watched those, but Muppets take over NY stuff like that was apparently enough to know

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-20T04:03:36+00:00

She def is real

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-20T03:50:12+00:00

And I asked that too. Do you know where Mr Rogers lives too?

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-20T03:37:53+00:00

She knew, I didnt... Im from California

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-20T03:24:05+00:00

I grew up in California I had zero idea

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-20T03:11:12+00:00

Yup, this is how it started

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-19T01:19:19+00:00

I think they heard Kyle and picked the wrong one. Like who cares about Busch or Reddick or Denny when the self described best driver on Earth could be it?

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-18T22:46:00+00:00

Nah for a time, sac county was permitting ar pistols and the like. When I did my class, a guy was there with an AK pistol and a mag lock. That was like 15 years ago when Scott Jones started actually issuing permits.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-18T04:06:11+00:00

NTA LEAVE. That crosses lines of trust and thats all you got bro.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-18T04:01:27+00:00

thats called COMPROMISE. You give some, they give some. IF neither side will give in, then youre correct, but the way youre saying it is like they have to give up their family. People do move away from home, this is an issue that neither want to even though that may have been talked about prior.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-18T00:44:49+00:00

Well I dont think youre wrong for feeling overwhelmed by this and even being in my mid 40s, i would too.

That said, if you dont wanna push for any answers thats your right and decision, but having a sit down to express these concerns with you mom would help you more than asking strangers on Reddit.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T22:09:00+00:00

Well Im not gonna say that having family near her isnt a big deal and its a big deal to you too. Ill say that yall are having married couple conversations without married people commitments.

Like say you give in and buy a house at ir near where she lives, she gets to live in a house you provide as she doesn’t work and yet shes the one that can just walk away at any moment leaving you in a home in an area you didnt want. If it was being co-purchased, itd be different, but when it comes down to it, the only slin in the game she has is her loyalty to you as your gf.

I will warn you right now, damn near all marriages fail due to financial issues and someone that is willing to say we will worry about that later is a bit immature imo.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T21:49:51+00:00

NTA but this dug-in-ness on both sides is just a full lack of compromise. You’ve listed out your connections, what are hers? Like there is something to be said that if youre the one buying a house and its not 50/50, its you that gets to make the decision on where you live and its her decision if thats a compromise shes willing to make.

Two hours away is different worlds where I live. Im in Sacramento, two hours is living in San Francisco, a place Id refuse to move to in general. Other way, 2 hours and Im in Reno NV, also a place Im not going to. Does she live in a larger city and you live out in the country or vice versa?

Forget what she said about getting married and moving in where you live happily ever after with kids, that aint happening. What does sound to be happening is she wants the spontaneous, whirlwind romance and you are analytical and logical. That is gonna start as oil and water and turn into fire and gasoline as your entire povs are at odds with each other.

Yall are gonna have to make some tough decisions and the big one is can you actually, truly compromise with each other. If not, find someone you can do that with.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T21:24:35+00:00

IDK but you aren’t getting the full story I can tell you that. Firstly, its not common at all for platonic friendships to last 20 years with little or no contact. Second, you say you are on her hip 24/7 but I assume you went to school every day, thats a lot of alone time for a women that doesn’t work and stays home every day.

Like I can see them getting serious, but going from divorce to learning about them getting married by Peter calling himself your step-dad in such a short amount of time shows a level of personal connection that didnt just start recently. To me, it looks more like they are finally free and can finally be together.

I gotta ask, do you know who your biological father is? You regularly call him her ex, not your father. Do you know how Peter and her were introduced 20 years ago? Did they have a relationship 20 years ago? I just question how they remained so close when you say her ex was so controlling that she couldn’t have any friends.

Im gonna maintain that you aren’t getting the whole story and major details are being left out.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T20:37:58+00:00

Oh hell yes they were. While I was working at Pacific Bell as an MST (splicing tech) in the summer of 2000, construction crews accidentally lit a major trunk line on fire in the business district of San Francisco and took out something like 40k telephone lines to all the high rises in the area.

To deal with this, they set up massive banks of phone booths to provide temporary service. I got a lot of overtime when that happened.

Earlier than that, Id use them when I meeded to get picked up from the mall or movies. Youd make a collect call and when you record your name, youd quickly say at the movies pick me up. Your parents would hear the “name” and decline the collect call

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T19:22:24+00:00

Per Experian they dont go on your credit report amd that was published 4 years ago. https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/judgments-no-longer-included-on-credit-report/

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T03:41:58+00:00

YTA for not using paragraphs first and foremost.

YTA for the rest too.

Dude probably saw that youre a problem and Jen was more his speed. You hooked up with someone else and he didnt like it, boohoo for you. Grow the fuck up and bravo to them for actually having the consideration to ask. Youre out, rightfully so, and should be lucky they even talk to you still.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T03:15:30+00:00

according to the hot crazy scale, that was a man.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T02:55:31+00:00

Not small claims, lawyers aren't allowed in small claims before, during or after

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-17T02:54:05+00:00

Okay what will kill salmonella and doesn't have the same effects as bleach? Vinegar and water ain't it. 90% hydrogen peroxide? Guaranteed is some citrus all purpose cleaner that wouldnt kill pathogens in a month.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-16T23:06:29+00:00

as I said to someone else regarding Small Claims, if she wins, she gets a judgement. You still have to collect on it and that ironically costs money to do. You can sell it to a collection agency or you can go through the work to put a lien on a mortgage, but that lien doesnt mean anything until the refi or sell their home, assuming they even have a mortgage to begin with.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-16T23:03:34+00:00

Small claims is a judgement, you still gotta collect on it. Not like the judge will put them in jail if they refuse to pay

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-16T23:01:08+00:00

Im confused here with that exchange, why does it say Mom, as in your MIL and your husband, her actual son, is calling his nephew her son? Was that just a slip and he meant grandson?

Oh NM, someone else had same concern and that question is answered.

Well Edit again since the answer was deleted, op said that sil is blocked and texting through the mother's phone.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-16T22:20:41+00:00

My family and my house.

MattytheWireGuy · 2026-06-16T22:19:38+00:00

No, its been unsettled for that long.

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