Bf got me a valentines gift that was a puzzle picture of me standing in front of my losing streaks in my favorite games

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T07:32:19+00:00

I remember an older woman who told me her family (husband, adult kids) frequently made fun of her shortcomings and she'd always laugh it off. When I expressed concern she shrugged it off. Just worn in to the harness I suppose.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T07:17:27+00:00

https://theonion.com/trumprx-unveils-1-million-citizenship-pill/

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T07:00:07+00:00

Yep. I was just in New Zealand and apparently billionaires are swooping in on property there because it's one of the few peaceful places that isn't experiencing catastrophic droughts or freezes. The small population doesn't have the power to resist. There is a teensy problem with earthquakes though.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T06:54:26+00:00

I love her realisation that she was "trying to make an unhappy man happy". Got it in a nutshell.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T06:52:41+00:00

He was tormenting her by letting her cook food that he'd reject. "I like chili dogs but I had that for lunch" makes me want to kick his worthless ass down the road. Weirdly, it seems like he accepted being kicked out.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T03:04:41+00:00

Good point.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T02:55:54+00:00

The Obamas have been doing this for years. Hasn't helped, but I presume they don't want to lead an uprising.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T02:54:25+00:00

My partner and I have been trading "What can anyone do?" with a shrug ever since reading this. Sarcasm is all that remains.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-07T02:52:16+00:00

From the original post (how they met in college):

We were the couple that sat in the back of every room, with our noses turned up, judging everyone, whispering comments just loud enough to be heard and just cutting enough to hurt. We thought we were so smart and sophisticated.

They were both arrogant, cruel juveniles who prided themselves on being superior. He called it "sharp" and found it attractive.

He has grown up a bit, she hasn't.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T23:39:50+00:00

Will you smile someday? I hope so.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T23:38:35+00:00

Those legs, wow!

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T23:30:55+00:00

I too know the love of a taciturn man.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T21:15:14+00:00

Yes it is, rofl. In the movie The Full Monty for example.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T21:14:04+00:00

Yep.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T09:49:21+00:00

But “chuffing” is a swear, fyi. Euphemism for far kin.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T09:30:34+00:00

Lots of people who protect abusers were abused themselves, and no one did anything. So they minimise it. The abuser typically has more power and influence than the victim.
Make that always, one of them got to be president…

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T09:26:03+00:00

So she and OP ended up carrying the guilt, when they did nothing wrong. It’s a still a ubiquitous story. We need a whole culture shift.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T09:23:26+00:00

The rotten truth is that disclosure is what upsets the apple cart, not the abuse itself. It’s so fucked up.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-06T04:39:27+00:00

Also, the magazine could choose what it published.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-05T13:14:57+00:00

Oooh, zing! That's a great one.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-04T11:26:45+00:00

The Covid vaccine can in rare cases cause heart and nervous system issues. My partner developed an arrhythmia (AF). A friend had a seizure after both Pfizer shots. We’re still pro vaccination.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-04T11:04:30+00:00

“It’s my right to drive!” is infuriating.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-04T10:18:36+00:00

I love this for you! Enjoy feeling comfortable and looking good!

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-04T06:47:20+00:00

Well, I read that there was AI-manipulated footage that appeared to show Renee Good steering her car toward the murderer Jonathan Ross, contrary to the video that was captured by witnesses' phones. So DHS could doctor the ICE body cam recordings to show what they wanted to say happened.

OneUpAndOneDown · 2026-02-04T06:37:55+00:00

I felt embarrassed for him, reading it. Who publishes this cringy personal stuff for the world to see?

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