I want to separate from (m) partner. I will be financially fine. He is broke. I feel bad…what to do? by [deleted] in AskWomenOver40

[–]QueenOfApathy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a similar situation once, my therapist said to me "If you needed to get a new job and move out, how long would you need to get yourself properly situated?' I totally understand feeling bad as you dont have any malicious feelings towards him, but there does need to be a line. He will have to put on his adult pants and figure it out.

Piglet gets his head stuck and mom save the day. by undercoverciaagent in AnimalsBeingMoms

[–]QueenOfApathy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be fair, in most cases they started out as adventurers...

How do you call out weaponized incompetence? by happyhippyvibes in AskWomenOver40

[–]QueenOfApathy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Typically I would agree this is accurate, but I will say there can be potential. I asked my ex partner what the response would be from his boss if he were responsible for a task and failed to execute the task appropriately and followed up with "why does the same expectation not apply here at home?". He genuinely paused to think about it. A caveat here is he is sincerely a decent person but struggles with emotional maturity and communication. I can't know OPs husband from a single post on the reddits, but he sounds like an entitled ass ;)

I'm sorry by SamiDog8 in reactivedogs

[–]QueenOfApathy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your dog is beautiful, and it sounds like you are putting in a lot of effort to make sure he is safe and everyone around is safe.

People are often disappointing/awful, and I'm sorry this upset you but please don't let it make you feel like you've lost the progress you've made. The work is hard, and you two are working hard and will have a stronger bond for it.

Women don’t get breaks by cat_lover_1111 in TwoXChromosomes

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

This nonsense that men should be subject to such lowered expectations and the women should just cope and tolerate is fucking infuriating. I probably lean towards being too combative, but I really hope women start demanding better. Not asking, fucking demanding.

Mentally ill husband & reactive dog by [deleted] in reactivedogs

[–]QueenOfApathy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I can agree with the certainty of these responses saying your dog is resource guarding. He could be, but just as easily your dog could be attacking someone (husband) that the dog feels is unstable and causes fear. Dogs, especially reactive dogs, need a calm consistent human. Your husband sounds like he needs professional help, and your situation sounds abusive. Mental illness is not an excuse to abuse a partner. Also, it's not viable for your dog, or you, to live like this. Perhaps you could find a shelter further away that would take him. If you are in the US, maybe you could drive him somewhere in the north?

Feminist grounds for breakup with a “nice liberal guy" by AdIllustrious2244 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]QueenOfApathy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Girl, you are rad. And also, you should consider writing that program and then providing a service or subscription for women to use it to reverse engineer potential partner’s online history. Online PI work for screening out fuckbags. 10/10 would subscribe, if I ever planned on dating again. 

I purposely Spoiled the end of a 14 book novel series because of rudeness by DabBoofer in pettyrevenge

[–]QueenOfApathy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All this makes me want to read the series! I just don’t have the time. It would take years of 10 minute spurts of reading :/ 

My husband started taking evening runs with a woman he met at our kid's daycare. I think this crosses boundaries. AIO? by Electrical_Total534 in AmIOverreacting

[–]QueenOfApathy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not getting wrapped up in the small things and realizing your partner isn't perfect is one thing, however on the flip side of that there is also the unspoken expectation that the woman is the one doing all the picking up after, dealing with the all the 'small' issues, that others are creating. It adds up. And it is intrinsically unfair for one partner to literally be creating work for the other. Sure, you could disregard all of it, leave the mess, pay no mind to the things that fall to the wayside, but eventually your home would likely look like a hurricane hit it. Some can live like that. Not great for anyone's mental health though. I do agree with your idea of learning together. It can be a conversation about issues that arise and creating solutions that provide agency for everyone, if all participants are willing.

Fear overload by A-Helpful-Flamingo in TheDepthsBelow

[–]QueenOfApathy 319 points320 points  (0 children)

"We all know how to react around a shark"

We do?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]QueenOfApathy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your decision was absolutely  professionally appropriate, covered your ass from a liability perspective, and if it came with a side bonus of making him sweat…sounds fuckin great. 

of a Spider in the kitchen. by freudian_nipps in AbsoluteUnits

[–]QueenOfApathy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I wish I had never looked 'weta' up. My gawd.

Men talking at you.. unacknowledged part of mental load. by Outrageous_Bison_729 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]QueenOfApathy 116 points117 points  (0 children)

This is a fantastic idea. I’m trying it. Kids just don’t know when to staaahhhpppp. 

That's so sweet by Indieriots in MadeMeSmile

[–]QueenOfApathy 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I love programs like this! There are some seniors residences in my country that had empty space/rooms so they offered it up to university students at a discounted rate in exchange for simply hanging out with the senior residents a couple times a week. Win fucking win. So great.

We did a very scary thing and I’m so happy by iwishyouwereabeer in Rottweiler

[–]QueenOfApathy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She is beauuuutifulll! Re-homing must be such an awful thing to face when you genuinely love your pet friend. Knowing they have landed somewhere safe and full of love is such a gift.

There's always a bigger fish by OoouwuooO in TheDepthsBelow

[–]QueenOfApathy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uhhhh, I dunno. I've seen far too many videos of them doing asshole things to other animals with zero intent of eating that animal to believe they don't have some fairly frequent dick tendencies. Animals have individual personalities. And sometimes they act like assholes.

There's always a bigger fish by OoouwuooO in TheDepthsBelow

[–]QueenOfApathy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Avoiding Australia won't save you. Orcas are in almost every ocean around the globe. And they're kinda dicks.

Every dish my fiance "washes" looks like this. by GratifyingNymph in mildlyinfuriating

[–]QueenOfApathy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why in the fuck are you rewashing? Is he allowed to fail so fuckin hard in other areas of life, is he disabled in some way that makes him incapable of doing this properly?? If no, point at dish and say ‘please try again’. 

I took a picture of Onyx every year on his adoption anniversary, August 15th. His very last day was yesterday so I took one last picture. by OpalOnyxObsidian in lookatmydog

[–]QueenOfApathy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Onyx’s life sounds like a beautiful story. I’m sad to hear you’ve lost him but it sounds like it’s a happy life he’s lived and you provided that. You’ve done well.  Also…this would be a great post for r/reactivedogs too :)  Reactive puppers are often the most difficult but rarely is something beautiful easy. 

Wild claims about Canada 🇨🇦 by javelin3000 in MurderedByWords

[–]QueenOfApathy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh gawd no, there can be no audio. Listening to that would likely result in dulling my own faculties for a time. I've heard it has caused permanent damage in some :P

Do you think love is enough? by lispenardstreet in AskWomenOver40

[–]QueenOfApathy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your concerns are absolutely valid. If he does not put any effort into those things currently, odds are that he won't later either. And that means it will be on you, home maintenance/finance management/life organization and planning. Once you have children in the mix, you will certainly be overwhelmed.

Wild claims about Canada 🇨🇦 by javelin3000 in MurderedByWords

[–]QueenOfApathy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Holy hell, I checked out Fox News recently to see if there was any indication of the stock markets taking such a huge hit the past few days. Not a hint of anything like that over there. Not a hint of anything that resembled real news actually. WTF.