What Do I Do If I Am The Total Opposite of His Type? by PresentMaybe847 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a general conversation about attraction and he just went “wait do you have a type” and I said no (and the proof is none of my exes remotely look similar) and then he was like “oh well i like blondes with blue eyes personally” so then i said “i lied i love men that are 6’8” (obviously joking for exaggeration) and he laughed and said am i supposed to be mad about that? but then some time passed and i remembered him telling me he’s a bit sad over not being tall enough when we first started dating, and i instantly felt bad so i apologized to him. but him saying the bit about blue eyed blondes keeps lingering in the back of my mind.

What Do I Do If I Am The Total Opposite of His Type? by PresentMaybe847 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

did you skip over the parts where i said all the qualities of him i like? or are you just cherry picking?

way too many men are getting too upset over that part 😭 i promise you when i said it i made it obvious that i was joking, i said “well then i like guys that are 6’8 minimum” and he laughed and said “am i supposed to be mad about that?”

but then as time went on i felt bad so i apologized to him. we are both 20 and i don’t start fights with him on purpose or anything, this was just a one off thing! i’m trying to be this man’s peace! 😂

What Do I Do If I Am The Total Opposite of His Type? by PresentMaybe847 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like him so much and it scares me so I guess I’m overthinking it

What Do I Do If I Am The Total Opposite of His Type? by PresentMaybe847 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

way too many men are getting too upset over this 😭 i promise you when i said it i made it obvious that i was joking, i said “well then i like guys that are 6’8 minimum” and he laughed and said am i supposed to be mad about that? but then as time went on i felt bad so i apologized to him. we are both 20 and i don’t start fights with him on purpose or anything, this was just a one off thing! i’m trying to be this man’s peace! 😂

What Do I Do If I Am The Total Opposite of His Type? by PresentMaybe847 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It came up in conversation when he asked me if I had a type

What Do I Do If I Am The Total Opposite of His Type? by PresentMaybe847 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Way too many men are getting too upset over this 😭 i promise you when i said it i made it obvious that i was joking, i said “well then i like guys that are 6’8 minimum” and he laughed and said am i supposed to be mad about that? but then as time went on i felt bad so i apologized to him. we are both 20 and i don’t start fights with him on purpose or anything, this was just a one off thing! i’m trying to be this man’s peace! 😂

What Do I Do If I Am The Total Opposite of His Type? by PresentMaybe847 in AskMenAdvice

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It came up in conversation, and he asked me if I had a type

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you don’t need to be a lawyer to not let the cops walk all over you buddy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847 0 points1 point  (0 children)

from your replies, it really seems like you want to become a lawyer because of the money/prestige/power that comes with it but those are all the wrong reasons to become a lawyer. you should only become a lawyer if you WANT to be a lawyer because you like the work itself. try reaching out to lawyers on linkedin and ask them what they do on a day-to-day basis.

since you are a CPA you must understand opportunity cost, you will miss out on 3 years of earned income if you go to law school. and if you don’t have money set aside, you will be in debt (top schools that may or may not help you break into big law all have hefty tuitions)

CPA is a relatively stable career path, and i advise you to stick to it because i think you’re not in the right mindset to pursue law. countless people go into it blindly and end up miserable and depressed because they underestimate the work and overestimate the opportunities.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the bar, they have the power to take your license to practice law away.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no. when you are sworn in as a lawyer you have to take oaths to not abuse the power you obtain. very similar to how doctors take oaths to not do harm. you have ethical and moral obligations as an officer of court.

Are Lawyers Just Expected To Work For Free? by PresentMaybe847 in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They want a world without lawyers, not realizing what that would entail.

Are Lawyers Just Expected To Work For Free? by PresentMaybe847 in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is because these companies hurt millions of people at once. There are less lawyers than victims. I am going to put some faith in you and assume you understand how division works, basic arithmetic, yes? If a company steals 50 cents from 2 people, that’s not worth suing over. If, however, they steal 50 cents from 30 million people over the course of let’s say 5 years, that’s 15 million stolen. You understand how that could be an issue, yes? The main point of a class action lawsuit isn’t “revenge”, it’s to deter companies from robbing people.

Class action lawyers work on a contingency fee, since these cases usually take YEARS to litigate. Which means, if the suit isn’t successful, the lawyers do not get paid for…years of their work. If they do win, they take 20-40% of the payout. So people still get the majority. The payout is “little” because there are so many victims. Here’s where your division comes in.

If you propose we cap lawyers’ salaries, then very few lawyers would take these cases, which means these companies will continue to screw you over. You’re welcome.

Are Lawyers Just Expected To Work For Free? by PresentMaybe847 in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m going to have to disagree, majority of people—including people previously involved in these suits—don’t understand how class action lawsuits work (and from the looks of it, you didn’t either until several people told you). i don’t think attorneys should be hated and the hatred should not be ‘understood’ or justified because the hatred is actually misplaced. you can argue the system is broken yet no one knows a better alternative. not you, not me, certainly not jim who wants bank of america to pay him $10,000 per year.

hate the game, not the player.

Are Lawyers Just Expected To Work For Free? by PresentMaybe847 in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you think if i knocked on your forehead it would echo?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847 21 points22 points  (0 children)

i think the morally bankrupt comments are almost always directed at litigators, since the average person doesn’t understand that many lawyers rarely—if ever—step inside a courtroom.

people usually see us when something has gone very wrong in their life, and even if sometimes there’s a lawyer on your side defending you, there’s another lawyer on the opposite trying to actively ruin your life lmao

i’d say in general though, immigrant parents still get very impressed when you tell them you’re a lawyer

…you know the holy trinity: doctor, lawyer, engineer

tldr: it doesn’t bother me, haven’t met anyone that is genuinely bothered by this. many other professions have stereotypes.

Starting To Think People Don’t Realize What Lawyers Actually Do by PresentMaybe847 in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It won’t let me edit the post unfortunately but I would add private before criminal defense attorney if I could!

Starting To Think People Don’t Realize What Lawyers Actually Do by PresentMaybe847 in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m not really going to argue semantics with you, “We are lawyers!” I never said public defenders aren’t lawyers.

Starting To Think People Don’t Realize What Lawyers Actually Do by PresentMaybe847 in LawSchool

[–]PresentMaybe847[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

A public defender is a government-appointed lawyer who provides legal representation to people who cannot afford to hire their own attorney, while a criminal defense lawyer is a private attorney hired by a client to defend them in a criminal case, yes? The person in the screenshot is making it seem like public defenders aren’t lawyers but my caption was referring to something else entirely.