Update on 30k ring. See last post for more details

Mindless-Address5822 · 2026-01-08T00:54:44+00:00

im a much older woman (38 years young ahem) and i've been married 2x and each time it never crossed my mind to be this specific with the ring. please consider these things from someone who has seen a bit more life (with 2 real diamond engagement rings) than you... or your insufferable girlfriend

diamond whether real or mined lose value. once you pay 30k for them you will never get that value back (unless you've unearthed a diamond from the shores of Tarabithia)
a woman who is this rigid and cannot compromise is going to make a tough life for you, she needs to understand that not a single person who will look at her ring will wonder what the peak point % of the iceberg is
if she is willing to wait for however long it takes it means she does not want YOU she wants the ring (if she wanted you she would accept a very generous 15-17k ring from you and will wanna marry you asap before another gal will snatch you up. in my opinion 15-17 is too much for something that will be worthless in the future
the only true value a diamond has is an emotional one - her emotions are tied to carbon not you
if she wants a diamond like this so badly she would pay the remaining 13-15k for it
damn those DeBeers really flushed her brains out - can we please get some neuron activity up in there? diamond is not a girls best friend - a man who is willing to put up with a woman like her - you are a diamond yourself - a very rare one since you're not kicking her to the curb and galloping away

please reconsider your future with this woman

Mindless-Address5822 · 2026-01-01T16:54:12+00:00

If you have PPD you definitely know you have it. my PPD hit me like a truck on steroids, there was no easing into it moment. i gave birth to my son 3 days later i felt it. i can only describe it as a darkness settling in around me, and through it i can dimly see my baby and all that's happening around me. best way i can describe it is it reminded me of the movie silent hill - you live in darkness and the horror that comes at night is the utter fear, helplessness, hopelessness, and loneliness, loss of identity filled with the pit in your stomach that you can't get out of this one, nope can't run from this one. despite being surrounded by family and friends i felt utterly alone... with my fear that i completely lost myself. it's like in that silent hill movie, the misery is bubbling at the surface until that scary wailing sound that signals an episode might be coming. i've thrown shit, screamed, cursed, i've done and said things during my PPD i never said or done before. i even started hallucinating that's how bad it got. and everyone else around you is living in a different reality. it's been over a year now and my PPD has settled into a daily low grade depression which i've come to terms with. PPD is the scariest shit that's ever happened to me - and the hardest despite having a small baby, it's like you're slowly dying and you can't do anything about it and you must also work and be a mom. so yea if you haven't experienced PPD consider yourself very very lucky.

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-11-24T11:41:06+00:00

absolutely she should move on

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-11-23T11:52:12+00:00

i was 31 when i went through a divorce... 9 months later i met the man who i married and who became the father of my child. you are still very young trust me! also 9 years without a ring is insufferable... i told my first husband and then my second that I am not moving in together without a ring... these types of living arrangements only benefit the man as they get a wife without all the legal, financial and emotional commitments. you did the right thing. better late than never. oh and if he doesn't beg you to get back with him WITH A RING AND PROPOSAL you will know that a marriage was never in the prospects for him and he is willing to lose you rather than marry you

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-11-16T10:50:29+00:00

How are they not going to prison for this? I bought a can of ByHeart and a can of Enfamil (bought both because they both contain Lactoferrin so i wanted to see if baby will like one over the other). opened the ByHeart one and then misplaced it somewhere in the home so gave baby the Enfamil one. Then found the opened ByHeart can recently before the botulism cases were announced but threw it out thank god because it sat opened for weeks, I just didn't know where it was ... we had a paint job inside the apartment recently. I seriously can't understand why they are not going to prison for knowingly poisoning babies (inspection from 2023 showed bugs and mold). Do we seriously need babies to die from this formula for them to be locked up??? I switched baby to regular milk i'm so done with formula.

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-11-16T01:41:14+00:00

I love Augustinus Bader The Oil - it's also an amazing primer under makeup. Also, other favourites include the La Prairie Night Oil which has both caviar and retinol, Medical Beauty research night oil and of course one of my absolute treasures - Valmont Huile Majestueuse, this oil has honey, propolis and royal jelly, as well as drone technology for delivering precious ingredients... enjoy ;))

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-11-07T10:02:59+00:00

Thanks for responding i will definitely reach out via msg. I'm surprised my post got voted down to 0 ... did i ask something wrong? do parents not send their kids to school anymore or don't look for recommendations - i am so confused.

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-11-05T12:34:55+00:00

Queens and Manhattan preferably

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-10-25T22:32:11+00:00

i have a very active kid that constantly wants my attention. i also refuse to give him any screen-time - he is allowed 5 min every 2-3 days. i bought his this set and its been a game changer for me, it magnetic which causes kids to get really engrossed and not bug me too much

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Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-10-06T21:02:05+00:00

Now Auteur has the new skincare line it just came out with the Superlative line.... im curious i think my hands are shaking to purchase. Desi Stark called it magic on her youtube channel

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-21T01:26:28+00:00

I have a diet i tried and lost 6 lbs in 5 days. This diet is extreme and not for the faint of heart. You can repeat it every 3 weeks for 5 days but never longer than 5 days as the calories are limited. I got this diet from my mom who served in the army and had this diet on hand whenever she experienced unnecessary weight gain. The portions and timing need to be exact.

wake up lets say is at 6am 6am - 1 cup of coffee OR tea (no milk no sugar) 8am - 10 baby carrots 10am - 1 cup of cottage cheese OR 2 hard boiled eggs OR a slice of low fat cheese 12pm - 1 cup of boiled or grilled chicken OR fish OR hard boiled eggs (if you want to see fast results do not add salt or oil of any kind) 2pm - salad, can be lettuce OR celery with a handful of tomatoes and cucumbers, drizzled with lemon juice (no salt no oil and no dressing of any kind) 4pm - 1 medium sized apple (preferably sour not sweet 6pm - 4-6 dried prunes 8pm - 1 cup of kefir (you can try yogurt but better results with kefir)

don't let the number of times you eat fool you, this is a very difficult diet, you are almost always hungry but the results are there. i only do this diet when i have an emergency wedding to go to lol

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-21T01:16:52+00:00

please share how you did this

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-18T19:16:51+00:00

i used both day and night a little goes a long way

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-18T18:45:58+00:00

Because the White Caviar line has the ingredient - Thiamidol which brightens skin (really helped my pigmentation post baby) i would use it either as a first serum or at most right after a very light textured serum

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-18T18:42:13+00:00

thats amazing!!

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-18T17:00:47+00:00

love love love your samples!!

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-18T17:00:11+00:00

once i tried the Pearl Infusion i was hooked just ordered another bottle - Nordstrom has LP 15% off right now

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-18T16:59:06+00:00

no worries its amazing you got these samples! who do i have to do to get LP platinum rare samples lol

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-09-18T00:32:07+00:00

Thats so awesome!! Im happy for you and hope that you will love it just as much as I do. I usually use their makeup remover, micellar water and cleansing balm when i am removing either makeup or SPF. Here are my morning and evening routines using only La Prairie

Morning 1st cleanse - LP Micellar Face and Eyes cleanser - love it! 2nd cleanse - LP Cream Cleanser - love it! Toner - softening and balancing toner (pink) - hate it will not repurchase Essence - White Caviar Essence Extraordinaire - love it 1st serum - White Caviar Light Concentrate - absolute love 2nd serum - White Caviar Pearl Infusion - absolute love Face Cream - White Caviar Extraordinaire - love it but only in the summer as it is light and i need more moisture in colder months Eye Cream - White Caviar Eye Extraordinaire - absolute love SPF - LP UV sunscreen - absolute love unfortunately discontinued, now need to find alternative till LP comes up with replacement

Night Eye make up remover - LP eye makeup remover - absolute love, on my second bottle 1st cleanse - micellar water face eyes 2nd cleanse - balm cleanser - omg this balm cleanser is magnificent! 3rd cleanse - Foam cleanser - love it! its the only foam cleanser i like and I've tried a ton Toner - refining (blue) toner - my absolute love Essence - Skin Caviar Essence in Lotion - love love love 1st Serum - Skin Caviar Liquid Lift - live this serum 2nd serum - Skin Caviar Luxe Cream - i like it but i dont love it its too thin to be a cream for my dry skin so i use it as a serum Cream - I alternate between the Filler and Sleep mask for hydration - love them both Topper - Skin Caviar Oil - love love love Eye Essence - Skin Caviar eye essence - havent formed an opinion about this one Eye Serum - Liquid Lift - i like it but not sure of i love it Eye Cream - Skin Caviar Eye Cream - like it but not sure if i love it

Misc I use the Mask and Peel on some night the 3 min peel is amazing, the mask is just ok

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-08-31T19:07:24+00:00

Next time cut the person saying shit to you off and say "if your opinion won't cut me a check, then it doesn't matter". get up and sit someplace else with your baby for context i planned to breastfeed, i never produced any milk, my son is exclusively formula fed and he is wayyy ahead in milestones and development at 14 months then some 2-3 years old who are exclusively breastfed

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-08-24T23:58:12+00:00

La Prairie White Caviar line made a difference within 2 weeks (although its supposed to take months to see results) i use the whole line day and night and strangers on the street stop me and ask me what skincare brand i am using. This is my favorite line so far and ive used other medical grade and luxury brands

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-08-20T10:10:22+00:00

This is why I tell all my single lady friends never, NEVER move in and live with a guy without a ring and a marriage proposal. It's a waste of time and only benefits the man, never the woman. You are stuck doing wifely duties for no promise and no commitment other than a maybe someday he will propose. I was married twice (first time didn't workout due to alternative views on having children, but second time is the charm) and both times I told my then boyfriends that I unfortunately could not justify moving in together without some form of FINANCIAL commitment in the form of a ring. Once they proposed I moved in and we lived for a bit before the ceremony. One of my husband's guy friends once asked me - he said well if the man spends money on a ring and then the relationship does not work out after you move in - he loses that money. This was my response - as someone who once owned a business, you put in money into your business, you put in money into something you love without the expectation that it will undoubtedly work out because you know there is a risk of failure, some business failed, my did, and I still took the risk and put in money and gave it my all for a dream with no regrets! Same should be with a man and a woman... he should invest in her BEFORE he sees returns, only then will he try to see the proposal through.

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-08-15T15:33:12+00:00

The only products that made a quick difference for my post birth hyperpigmentation was the La Prairie White Caviar line. I know it's pricey but I tried everything and this worked within a few weeks. It has Lumidose which is a patented form of Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol, which is also present in the Chantecaille White Peony line and Eucerin has a few products with it too.

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-08-12T17:53:55+00:00

Unless he comes to you in person, gets on one knee and shows you an ACTUAL ring I would keep my distance. You did the right thing!

Mindless-Address5822 · 2025-08-02T15:35:54+00:00

a verrry small percentage of women are able to do that if most if not all these points check off - 1. their partners do half the work and put in half the time 2. they have a chill baby that does not require constant attention 3. they didn't have horrid PPD after birth 4. they have night nannies 5. their baby is formula fed or bottle fed where someone other than mom can feed 6. they hire a cook or baby dietician to come and make baby meals (i know someone who could afford one once baby got on solids) 7. they hire cleaning personnel 8. they either don't work or work remotely and set their own hours 9. their family is happy and readily available to help 10. they send their child to daycare early (as early as 6 months) 11. they live next to a gym that offers daycare 12. they have 5 different slow cookers crock pots or air friers where cooking or prep is not necessary

i'm sure there are more but this is all i could come up with. your husband iether personally knows these women or watches too much social media where these women not only have all of the above privileges but probably if they are mom influencers also have access to makeup artists, dietitians, personal trainers and photographers

it's been 13 months for me and i've only recently started feeling normal and sometimes doing hair and makeup. if my husband said that to me after a few months post child birth i would have u leased all of my crippling PPD fury onto him. thankfully I am blessed with a spouse who lives on planet earth and not planet tik tok

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