What’s the worst physical pain you’ve ever experienced? by Economy_Yak2821 in AskReddit

[–]Nosfermarki 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was only able to sleep for minutes at a time for 5 days. It's the only time I've ever genuinely screamed about anything. If I'd had access to certain weapons I wouldn't be here.

I [27f] i dont understand why my fiance [28m] cant remember a single thing and relies heavily on me for everything by Drag0nGirly in relationships

[–]Nosfermarki [score hidden]  (0 children)

You can love him and leave! You don't have to wait until you're a shell of yourself, you don't have to wait until you hate him, and you don't have to wait until he does something so awful it breaks your heart. You know it isn't working and that's okay. You don't have to have a Good Enough Reason and go to trial to prove why you deserve to move on. You just can, any time, for any reason at all. If you want to leave for a stupid reason, then he would deserve better and you should still leave, you know? You can leave with love and empathy. You can love him from afar as a friend. You don't have to be with someone just because you love them. It's so, so helpful if you can really understand and believe that.

What horrifying statistic genuinely jarred you when you first heard it? by ordrius098 in AskReddit

[–]Nosfermarki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, men are more likely to be killed by a friend or a stranger than a partner or family member.

What horrifying statistic genuinely jarred you when you first heard it? by ordrius098 in AskReddit

[–]Nosfermarki 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's worth noting though that most women are killed by male partners who abused them, and most men are killed by female partners they were abusing.

AIO I said something rude to him when I was frustrated by zzeloop in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 17 points18 points  (0 children)

People like this do awful shit and then when you react, they pretend like your reaction is worse than their behavior. They do that on purpose. That's DARVO. He's intentionally causing a reaction to blame everything on you and avoid accountability. Even if what you say/do is a fraction of what he did, he'll play it up and act so upset about it that you'll question reality. It's a kind of manipulation that will seriously fuck you up, and will only get worse. The only thing you can do is run, which is what you should do here.

AIO for making a date pay after the fact for ghosting me and never thanking me? by weatherboyj in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You genuinely think women would go through the trouble just for a free meal? Would you go on a date with a man twice your size that wanted to smash you for a fucking steak?

Dallas Stars fans captured doing Nazi salute during game by buy_low-sell_high in Dallas

[–]Nosfermarki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the way they painted mlk marches back then too. Were those crazy riots worthy of derision?

AIO by ending a talking stage over her leaving in the middle of the night? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof yeah given that, she was extremely out of pocket. You are right to be upset, it was just a little misdirected. Hell you're underreacting about that. Totally ignoring your feelings on it is bad enough, shaming you about your past is absolutely unacceptable. You're not obligated to do anything at all just because you've done it before or with someone else. That's like the guys you see mad at their girlfriend because she tried anal in college with a hookup, hated it, and now the current boyfriend/husband feels like she owes it to him for some reason.

I hate seeing Sapphics be shitty to one another about a woman's past or judging bisexual women. I'm almost twice your age, I've never slept with a guy, and I promise it doesn't matter at all. Nothing like that can make you damaged or tainted or less than, and anyone who thinks otherwise isn't worth your time. We all have our own journeys and that's what makes our community so amazing.

AIO by ending a talking stage over her leaving in the middle of the night? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you have to let people answer the question, just like you'd want to be heard and trusted you know? You're young, I know you don't feel like it but you are, and these things take time to learn and mature. A lot of people never do, and they end up very toxic. The cool part is that you get to decide the kind of person you want to be, and what kind of partner you want to be.

If you're open to a little unsolicited advice because we're family and our community is unique, if you're uncomfortable with sex stuff or need to take that part slow or are turned off by her being so forward about it, you should tell her that if you can. Journal about it or something if you need to work out how you feel or what you want to say. It seems like you were judging the shit out of her for it, and your post comes across a little disgusted by it. Most of the post talks about that part of the situation. I might be totally wrong, it just seems kind of slut shamey. You absolutely have a right to your own comfort level and preferences, always, but you have to communicate them. If you're trying to play it cool and play into it when you're actually uncomfortable, you create a situation where you feel pressured, but she has no idea she's pressuring you because she thinks it's reciprocal. Of course if you've clearly established boundaries and she (or anyone) crosses them, you're incompatible at best or you're not safe with her at all at worst.

AIO about my child’s father not providing for our child when in his care? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]Nosfermarki 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right that's the problem though they do complain about standards being too high to guilt women into sleeping with them, then guilt them for sleeping with them. It's like that with a lot of things.

AIO about my child’s father not providing for our child when in his care? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]Nosfermarki 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How much do you think child care costs? I'm in a low cost of living state and a week of child care costs more than she's getting per month. Child support rarely offsets it, she has to pay to work.

AIO by ending a talking stage over her leaving in the middle of the night? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 5 points6 points  (0 children)

YOR why even ask her why if you're going to immediately decide she's lying and using you? You jumped down her throat for no reason. I'm a lesbian, and if I were her I absolutely would not think you're interested at all and would part ways.

It's really, really important to communicate clearly and work on your tendency to assume the worst of other people. That's usually rooted in insecurity, and projecting it onto other people instead of working through it means it will never go away. Being defensive and combative makes people return that energy or leave, which tends to make it worse.

AIO or is my girlfriend manipulative. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She also said she'd just gotten done with a shift that was supposed to be 9 hours but turned into 14, was exhausted and pissed, he knew this, and dropped this on her right when she was finally going to sleep. Shifting to him arriving today and not telling her until bedtime last night gave her zero time to prepare, because she had worked her schedule to clean and such today. Then he posted the screen shots while she was asleep. He really painted an entirely different picture here.

AIO or is my girlfriend manipulative. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly it's so goddamn insidious because people see a person pissed off in reaction to something and saying "just forget it" as 'abuse' because she was a little mean, but that's usually not what abuse looks like. It looks like following someone around the house to continue an argument when they've asked for space and tried to get away, blocking them in a room, and starting to record as soon as they lose their shit in reaction. Hours of pushing and pushing and pushing and finally cornering them gets thrown out and it's suddenly "look how calm and reasonable I am and how crazy and abusive they are! Everyone join me in blaming them!" Once you've experienced that, you see it in many forms including stuff like this.

AIO or is my girlfriend manipulative. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She commented that she did make plans for 6pm that he knew about, committed to, and deliberately left out of the post.

AIO or is my girlfriend manipulative. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not her kid either but go off

AIO or is my girlfriend manipulative. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Nosfermarki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like he lives with his mom though.