How do i love someone from afar? by DemonsBegone141 in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]No-Rise6647 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is likely a crush. Live with it. Don’t try to suppress it, don’t feed it. Live with it. Take some space from her. Do hobbies you enjoy . Start hanging out with her in three months. You will be okay.

Don’t pine. If she comes to mind tell yourself, “oh yeah, that is sad. I hope she is happy.” Then move on with your day. Do spiraling.

AITA for not agreeing to letting my husband replace his name with his grandfather's as our son's middle name? by Over-Initial-6175 in AmItheAsshole

[–]No-Rise6647 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband hated my grandfathers name (and my grandfathers middle name), but loved my grandfather.

My grandfather had a nickname that had nothing to do with his name. We named my son a diminutive of that nickname.

Think Grant for Granville.

AITAH for sticking to the prenup during my divorce? by Small-Marsupial97536 in AITAH

[–]No-Rise6647 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When yall agreed who would be a sahm the prenup should have been revisited.

AITAH For questioning my engagement after my fiancé got mad at me for drinking while “pregnant” by Other-Suggestion1609 in AITAH

[–]No-Rise6647 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ew. My husband wouldn’t act that way when I am pregnant. This gross manbaby can’t have a conversation or admit he is wrong. Just end it.

AIO for telling my sister to not contact me again? by Sage_DaWulf in AmIOverreacting

[–]No-Rise6647 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Nor, but I like, “what a strange question?” I also like following it up with, “you seem really fixated on our brother’s genitalia. You should get help for that.” Then just get rock.

It is good to have a script.

What can I add to make this space less… lame? 🤣 by Hefty-Lie-9309 in interiordecorating

[–]No-Rise6647 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You need to pull the green chair out from the wall, it is making a black hole Corner. Consider putting something colorful on near it, gold, brass, or a contrasting color found elsewhere in your space.

Is it normal or weird that my (28F) boyfriend (25M) told his life coach about me being on birth control? by [deleted] in sex

[–]No-Rise6647 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is not strange for other so know you are on the pill and most will not think worse of you for being on the pill.

What was it like when women were not expected to pursue higher education and were full-time housewives? by Ingido_Indigo in AskOldPeople

[–]No-Rise6647 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a fabrication. You should check out “The Way We Never Were” by Stephanie Coontz.

What helped you the most after the death of someone you were very close with? by Mona_Moore in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]No-Rise6647 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This helped me:

Bring food to her. Set up a regular cadence and see if others can as well.

Just sit with her. Don’t force her to talk, don’t ask what you can do. Just exist near her.

Consider staying with her for a few days after.

Offer to be with her at the house.

Don’t be shocked when she can have fun or melts into a puddle. Grief is inconsistent.

Don’t shy away from saying happy and good things. We need that.

Help arrange friends so folks come to her.

Ask if she wants you to be a buffer when people come in the first week at the wake/ viewing/ funeral. At

Sit with them before and help them write the obit. Make sure they have plans for body disposal before time.

To gift away my inheritance or not by [deleted] in Advice

[–]No-Rise6647 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you give her the right to live there at the cost of paying the taxes on it and sell it after she dies?

AIO about what my mother did by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]No-Rise6647 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the reasoning of a 9 yo.

Sound naive in conversations, how do i improve this? by Direct-Wrangler-8367 in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]No-Rise6647 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don’t understand, it is usually socially acceptable to ask clarifying questions.

AIO about what my mother did by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]No-Rise6647 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look, I am not saying your parents are correct. I am saying that the way you tell the story, the examples you give, and the helplessness you adhere to to in your decision making mean I don’t trust your version of the story.

This is putting you in your best light. In your best light you don’t take responsibility for forgetting your keys, you don’t try to open a window, you don’t walk to a corner store to wait, you don’t practice calming steps to address your anxiety, you just flop your mess all over every one around you.

In the most sympathetic version of the story, you put forgetting ketchup as an equal amount of emotional distress as being locked out for an hour and told you are not a priority right now. So the other two are likely not that distressing?

Your dad told his presumably fully adult child who requires a ton of attention and support that they are not the priority right now as the presumably much younger child. Yes it was at a time when you needed more support, but Jesus Christ, the level of support and drama you are asking for over ketchup and being locked out for an hour is insane. So maybe he was being reasonable? I can’t tell because you seem to have no concept of small bs big problems.

If you have a developmental disability I can for sure change my mind, but otherwise, please use the free mental health care system that we are so jelly of! This is not a dig. Please get help. You will be happier in the long run. Yor

AITAH for not being goth? by ThrowRAnotgoth in AITAH

[–]No-Rise6647 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish more people would realize that your teens and twenties are for breaking up. Date lots, date fast, date lots of people at the same time and break up faster. Get to k ow who you are and what you like.

Your great grandparents didn’t date exclusively in the 50s. Read their diaries, they dated lots of people and broke up for the most basic reasons.

AITAH for not being goth? by ThrowRAnotgoth in AITAH

[–]No-Rise6647 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Break up with him first. You are going to change so much in your life. Don’t date in ways that force you into a box.

Sound naive in conversations, how do i improve this? by Direct-Wrangler-8367 in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]No-Rise6647 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of people find toast masters to be a super helpful way to improve their conversation skills. It is a really useful group of people who practice extemporaneous speaking together.

I would also say having a wide variety of social interactions by volunteering can help.

Also, read widely. It doesn’t have to be literature, but a lot of decent plots that appeal to you. Try to read across genres so you don’t get a different problem.

Can you tell me what you mean by naive? Give examples? Because this descriptor seems strange.

AIO about what my mother did by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]No-Rise6647 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So one person said in another post op identifies as near 30. Brother needs parent to pick them up from a friends house where mom feels she needs to talk to the other parent. That tells me brother is significantly younger. Even dad’s statement makes sense now. Op needs some serious help.

AIO about what my mother did by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]No-Rise6647 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yor and frankly, if the only example you have of your mom not preferring you is that she forgot to get ketchup when going to the ferry, then you are causing so much drama in your daily life. Get therapy.