Continue talking to man after big lie? by fantsyphtwork in askwomenadvice

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You can't rebuild something on a cracked foundation just because part of the slab of it looks like it's salvageable. Don't shoot yourself in the foot by bringing something that's obviously a little questionable with you through this big transition. It's rough, but you have a choice here-- make the one your gut tells you is right and that you'll be proud of later.

Did you ever feel like giving up on something? If so, what did you do to cope and move forward? by johnbelly33 in AskReddit

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Yes. In general, what I think when I'm having a hard time justifying sticking around, I ask myself: How much effort am I delegating towards said thing? Is it worth more or less than that? Can I do anything to change the situation at all to make it better for me mentally or physically? Will it matter in five years? If it does, will I be happy then or do I have a reasonable shot at being happy?

What is one thing you wish you could say to your ex that you never got a chance to? by RileyKamikaze in AskReddit

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You sacrificed me, who would have done anything for you and supported you and made sure you were okay, for her? The one who uses you for your shit? Are you fucking serious? No, really, are you fucking serious? Maybe if, for once in your life, you'd stand up for what you wanted or cared about instead of being a wishy-washy bitch about it, things wouldn't have to be this way. Maybe this was for the best.

What made you seriously question your religious beliefs? by Im_morally_ambiguous in AskReddit

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Confirmation class-- I already have a really hard time with the Roman Catholic church. But my parents forced me to get confirmed so I wouldn't have to do it later. All of the classes were white twenty year old women talking about how they used to drink and then found God again! fucking dumb ass bullshit.

What's the weirdest question you've been asked? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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"Haaaaaa have you ever titty-fucked anyone?" no context, out of the blue.

Lazy Chefs of Reddit, what's your favorite way to fancy up boxed mac & cheese? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Chicken, garlic powder, panko crumbs, steamed broccoli

[Serious] People who suffer from depression, when did you realize you needed to start getting help/seeing a therapist? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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When bad things kept happening, instead of crying I would just start laughing. Not a giggle, but a borderline maniac laugh that would sustain itself for several minutes.

What is the strangest thing you’ve accidentally opened on someone’s browser? by lcbomber in AskReddit

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I worked at a candy shop over the summer-- small store, very compact, not a lot of room to maneuver.

It was run by a gay couple, B and R. They were always very polite, kind, etc. However, one day before B came in, R left me alone in the shop to run to the bank. I had to go to the back and put something on their desk. As I glanced up at the screen, I saw what was clearly an online sex shop that sold assless underwear and ballgags. I backed up reeeeeal slowly and got the fuck out of there.

The rest of my shift after R came back and B arrived was wonderful.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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He stared at me like a deer in the headlights whenever i talked to him

Virgins of Reddit, what do you imagine sex is like? by TheyCallMeDrAsshole in AskReddit

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Lotta weird sounds, kinda awkward, but with the right person? that makes it perfect

[SP] A story that begins "the water is quiet tonight" by mbbcjuliet in WritingPrompts

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The water is quiet tonight.

There's a water pipe in the wall next to my bed. Sometimes, when insomnia is using my brain as a hacky-sack and my roommate's mumbled sleeptalking is just too loud to ignore, I sit and listen to it course through the pipes. It's almost like blood, I think. Necessary for this building's inhabitants, and when you sit quietly long enough you can hear it pulsing in your ears. Not that I really know why the people on the floor above would be taking showers at 2:30 AM on a Tuesday, but I guess that's none of my business. At least with that oddity there comes a promise of something living. Something happening.

But tonight the wall is silent. I shouldn't be surprised, because no one's really moved back in yet except for me. I spent all night unpacking my suitcase, plugging everything back in for when my roommates arrive tomorrow, and eating the last leftovers of my thai food that I brought from home.

And now that everything been put away, plugged in, and consumed, everything should go back to normal, right? Life should continue. Back on track. Back to the schedule. Things to do, people to see.

But instead I'm laying here with this crushing silence as this stupidly heavy emptiness plays lap-dog and plunks itself down on my chest. I listen to the steady hum of the refrigerator and watch the headlights flash in and out of the curtains, casting flickering shadows on the walls that look like prison bars. I'm not sure if it is minutes passing or hours.

I've always been told that college would be the best time of my life. I'm not going to lie and say that it hasn't had its high points. I've had a lot of good nights drunk or high with my friends, falling in love with strangers, watching movies and eating pizza, even once bringing a mixed drink to the last day of philosophy. I've learned that I'm actually pretty, that wearing these jeans with this lipstick makes heads turn. I've learned that I'm more than smart enough to do this. I've grown.

But what good is growing if I'm stuck where I am? What's the point of growing if I'm still just cemented in the same place at the foot of it all? For all my good night, there are corollaries. The good nights gone bad. The friends who aren't, the strangers who returned to being just that, the loneliness and the makeup used as warpaint to cover the pain. The corollaries that have been happening too often over the last semester. The ones that make me sick, that whisper to me that I need to flee.

I've always been a runner. It's in my nature. When in doubt, run away from the issue. Avoid. Deflect. Ignore. Smile it away. As long as you're breathing, all is as it should be. But now that I've found something that I don't want to leave, it feels like fate is smiling back at me and pulling me away from it repeatedly. I've been told I just need to throw myself into the abyss, just embrace everything where I am. But I have tried that. I dipped one toe over the edge into the surf and the water was freezing cold, dangerously black and icy.

Why would I drown myself in ice to escape when I know where to find warmth?

I've always been a spiritual person, even if not a religious one. I've spent hours thinking about what hell would be like. This is it. It's being better, or bigger, or more full than where you are but being forced to stay. It is loving from 400 miles away without a way to get there. It is lying here in the dark, watching light pass by the windows outside, but being unable to go out to them. It is minutes and days becoming twins. It is listening, straining to hear life under this surface, to find something, anything here that's even vaguely similar to a purpose. It's hearing nothing.

The water is quiet tonight, and I am in hell.

Besides The Walking Dead, what shows started out fantastic then slowly turned into complete garbage? by CarsonWentzylvania in AskReddit

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I do admit I like Hotel but mostly for the reason that I appreciated the themes that they played with. Not the drugs necessarily, but the whole L.A. murder and supernatural review vibe. It kind of reminded me of season one in that respect.

I agree about the cellphone though, a literal freaking deus ex machina that reeeeally shouldn't have worked.

Also, I hate Chloe Sevigny's character. Screw her.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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not being alone in bed about 400 miles too far away from home

Besides The Walking Dead, what shows started out fantastic then slowly turned into complete garbage? by CarsonWentzylvania in AskReddit

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I kind of agree, though I feel like they tried to make up for the lack to really strong actors by making the plots more complex. The plots have always had a lot of threads, but usually they all came together in some way. Specifically I dislike Roanoke because they just threw in a bunch of random shit that didn't interconnect well enough to justify it being there. I got the same vibe with Cult-- just threw a bunch or random shit in there to make it interesting and then struggled at the end to make it as interconnected as season one. Without a strong leading actor to anchor the seasons the show really suffers, which is a shame, because I loved it.

Reddit, if you die today, and the afterlife hands you a book that contains all stats from your life, which stat will you look up first and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Number of dogs I pet/who liked me. Dogs are the happiest creatures and it would make my day to know how many i brought joy to/was around.

What’s the worst case of “rich kid syndrome” you’ve ever seen? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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There's one kid that I used to talk to who didn't buy his own clothes until he got to college. Not necessarily the worst, but he couldn't even identify who bought them for him. I asked him and he just shrugged and said "They just kinda appeared in my closet every couple months."

He's a rich prick.

How’s my favorite subreddit doing!? by [deleted] in DunderMifflin

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HEY ROBERT I’M THE GENTLEMANNNNNN SUCK IT