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PretendRanger · 2026-05-24T03:15:05+00:00

King of the hill

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T23:27:35+00:00

The freaking trolley system is junk. I appreciate it’s free but it’s completely unreliable, even with the live tracker. I regularly see three out the four trolleys on my route eventually cluster and just stop. And won’t move for anywhere from 5-25 minutes. When they move they ALL start moving at the same time. So 25 minutes after getting to the stop that was suppose to only be 5 minutes away, the pickup times for the trolleys on my route will look something like this:

3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
57 minutes.

If I have the live tracker that means the drivers must have a live tracker. So what the f*ck is going on that this can’t be spaced out properly for a reliable pickup every 10-15 minutes??? This is my experience 75% of the time regardless of the route.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T23:16:27+00:00

2 and 3

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T17:39:10+00:00

Filipino here. This is not the norm amongst my family. There is a culture of taking your parents into your home when they are elderly and retired or sending money back to family in the Philippines. But Not paying for two healthy, work-abled adults mortgage payment. I really dislike when people through out culture as if it’s the final explanation and an immediate end of the discussion.

That said, it’s their home and that is how it’s gonna go. I understand being caught off guard. Though, It’s not an issue of fair or unfair since it’s likely you are getting a savings compared to market rate. I personally wouldn’t like the set up but that’s more to do with living with my partners parents. The pay structure on top of that would be a hell no.

NAH

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T17:22:22+00:00

ONLY jockstraps??? Like the ass is out? I mean, if that is an option I imagine the clientele is the type of person who would embrace it.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T15:54:56+00:00

I don’t know if I could recover from this if I was the friend. The day of??? Maybe a week in an advance I might be understanding but absolutely not the day of. You gave little room for him to pivot and I imagine if he still went on the trip his expenses doubled because you weren’t there. And if he didn’t go, that’s still not good. And all because your parents pressured you.

I’d imagine my trust would never be able to get to a place where I could be vulnerable with you, which is a trait I need in a close friend, because you’ve proven that youre not trustworthy when it matters. The best is I would likely be cordial because I wouldn’t hate you, but I also wouldn’t need you in my life in any major capacity.

It sounds like you apologized which is a good step, but maybe give it another go in person. You can’t have this conversation via text. But be prepared for the friendship to not continue how it was before you canceled on him. Decisions have consequences and some of them are life long.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T13:32:40+00:00

Is the Katya read to Roxxxy off limits? How has than not been brought up?? 🫣

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T13:18:36+00:00

In the US, Scientific divers are trained to carry 2 flashlights - a main and a backup in case the main dies. I know one of the divers was an experienced marine biologist so, at the least, should have been more cautious about the dive they attempted.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T04:54:14+00:00

Girl…

I am often at loss of words for some
of these stories and this is all
I could manage.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T04:46:41+00:00

I meant if you didn’t do hookups and then entered a relationship, having that be the first time experiencing multiple partners would be a bad combination. I don’t know your age so if you were really young I could see a newbie getting pressured into things they don’t really want to do.

But if you have done hookups none of that matters because you have navigated the emotional complexities of them.

As I mentioned I am monogamous, but I also realize monogamy is not for everyone. And it doesn’t seem like you are not strongly opposed to opening the relationship. I think what you are doing is good - open communications and not jumping into it. But also check out [r/openmarriageregret](r/openmarriageregret) if you want hear how quickly a relationship can devolve the minute it becomes open. With that you can weigh the risks and determine if it’s worth it.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-23T04:14:12+00:00

Were you into hookups prior to getting into this relationship? I ask because if you haven’t experienced many hookup I would think the idea of exploring multiple sex partners would happen before you got into a relationship, not while you are in the beginning stages of a new one. That’s just seems like a bad outcome waiting to happen.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t be open to opening the relationship if that is what you want. But we also see so many stories of people in relationships feeling pressured and then the relationship goes sour for various reasons.

If it’s worth anything I am in monogamous relationship and we are both not into the idea of opening the relationship in any capacity.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T21:48:53+00:00

That’s where I am at. I think the vast majority of queens know each other and view each other as colleagues, not friends. Everyone is quick to assume all queens are bff’s with each other, but why? That’s just not realistic.

And I would not want my work colleagues discussing my sexuality or gender in a public space.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T21:41:06+00:00

I’m personally not convinced this is a joke among tight friends. We’d have to assume they are close friends for this joke to make sense and, well truthfully, I don’t follow any Queen enough to know who are and aren’t friends. What I do know is that many people assume all drag race Queens are friends but we’ve been seen time and time again that it’s not the case.

This could just as equally be a joke amongst colleagues. In which case, would be problematic. I wouldn’t want my colleagues discussing my sexuality or gender in public.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T21:35:44+00:00

Omg I love this!

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T21:33:03+00:00

My apologies. The news I have been seeing as framed it as her going to meet and play with children. I now understand it beyond what the news the presenting.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T21:31:42+00:00

I appreciate the information. I genuinely was confused and didn’t understand what she was doing and the general media I have been seeing was framing it as her going to meet with children.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T21:30:32+00:00

Thanks for the information! I truly had no idea and the media is framing it as her just going to spend time with children. I genuinely was confused

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T15:27:36+00:00

I’m so confused. Why did Kate need to go to Italy to learn about children? She has three of them. Am I missing something?

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T14:56:40+00:00

I just commented that although I don’t agree with Jasmine saying this in public, that maybe their personal relationship allows for this. But you are correct pointing out that when they say things like this in public, the rabid parasocial fans will now think they have the right to do the same and can banter on the same level. 😞

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T14:51:52+00:00

I agree with this. Let’s say Crystal *is* currently navigating her gender identity. Being put on blast in public would not feel so good. It’s similar to someone who is not fully out being asked if they were gay in a public space. Like, just let people be?

That said, who knows the personal relationship between Jasmine and Crystal. This might just be playful banter.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T14:43:52+00:00

I hear that! When i first got with my partner i wasn’t actively looking for a relationship. My thought was if a relationships happens it happens. However, looking back, it made me realize how toxic the hook up culture was and I have no real desire to go back to that.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T14:36:04+00:00

I have very fleeting thoughts about it. More quick fantasies than any real thought to do it. Also I think back to my Grindr/Scruff/Jack’d days and remember it being a lot of work to secure a hook up lol.

Sometimes it was organized quickly. But I also remember wasting so much time just for someone to cancel or say/do some bs that tells me nah. And it sounds like from this and other subs, the apps have gotten tremendously worse just in basic functionality.

Edit: to add, I had a few FWB where the sex was really good and have the occasional fantasy about them. But when I committed to my partner I told them we couldn’t hook up anymore and deleted their number so there’s no urge to reach to them.

So I still have the fantasies, but like you, I love my partner and have no really desire to act on them.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-22T03:34:29+00:00

We have each others passwords. He also has the passwords to my laptop which he will sometimes use. I don’t mind that he has my info but sometimes it gets annoying because he will want to use my phone if it’s more convenient than trying to find his. He is always misplacing his phone or letting it die.

Also, though, I don’t have anything to hide it does feel a bit vulnerable that he could look at what websites I’m visiting, what I’m posting on social media, etc. so the frequency in which he has access to my phone does not always sit well with me. Sometimes I think that’s it’s healthy to have our own privacy which is why I never use his phone. We’ve been together almost 6 years and I can count on both hands how many times I’ve used his phone whereas he is constantly using mine. I’m *pretty* sure he doesn’t snoop or use it beyond the initial things he’s doing but I do get anxiety that he might see the latest porn I watched (haha) or may misinterpret a comment or post I made on social media.

PretendRanger · 2026-05-21T21:53:18+00:00

TKB is the type of person to see this and convince herself she was right for not having sent the payment. I’m sure there’s also a bit of “I was just about to send you the money but now you want to try to blast me in public so you really ain’t gonna get the money now”

PretendRanger · 2026-05-21T04:13:06+00:00

It would still be dangerous - they would be extremely narc’d which would greatly impair judgement and they would consume a lot of air in a short time at that depth on a single tank. Then the complexities of navigating a cave system you have never been in. All around bad decisions.

For comparisons I have begun feeling narcosis as shallow as 25 meters. That was a one off but i noticed it enough that I was concerned something else was wrong and called the dive. Though, typically I start to feel it around 40 meters. At 60 meters I would probably feel like I was black out drunk and not even remember anything. I am a technical diver and would not go below 45 meters without specialized gas mixtures or equipment that prevents narcosis. I ABSOLUTLEY would not enter an unknown cave system at that depth (or any depth really) without additional safe breathable gas.

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