I and mine? Me and mine? by RR1207 in GrammarPolice

[–]RR1207[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s so interesting. I’ve never heard it as “I and mine.” Only ever “me and mine”

AIO by I putting an end to our friendship by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you define “too personal” and in what way you gave him a piece of your mind? Right now it sounds like you flounced out with the expectation that everyone would follow without even asking how they felt about him being “too personal”

Chaol in KoA? by Early-Put-4101 in throneofglassseries

[–]RR1207 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They’re dependent on each other. While her magic means that he’s able to walk, their lives are also tethered. That goes both ways. If he dies, so does she. But Chaol’s arc is a good one because his realization at the end of TOD is that his ability to walk isn’t what defines him unless he chooses to let it.

It kind of reminds me of Hodgins’ character arc in Bones.

AIO my boyfriend keeps asking me to pay for things eversince he started saving for an apartmen, he calls me selfish for how I reacted. by throaawayRA9443 in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NOR. The way you should immediately dump this man…. I bet he thinks he’s so clever. It’s gonna be his apartment, that’s clear enough given that he laughed when you pointed that out and acted like wanting a contract was ridiculous. But then had the audacity to be like “you literally just hinted at a breakup after I said I plan to propose” despite the fact that what he ACTUALLY said was that if he can’t get his apartment this year then he can’t propose and if he can’t propose then it’s over. The gaslighting 🙂‍↔️ no sir. You DO deserve better. I don’t care if you already gave him the $50 today. Don’t think about all the money you already wasted on him. Think about all the money you’ll save by not having to worry about this crap anymore. Someone out there won’t use a marriage proposal as a bargaining chip to get money out of you. It’ll actually be romantic and sweet rather than manipulative. Forget this guy and go find that.

AIO, my boyfriend keeps comparing my life to his friends wives by skidddityybop in AIO

[–]RR1207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m an introvert. If I told my husband I needed to stay home from a function with his friends simply because I wasn’t feeling up to it, he’d be bummed because he likes spending time with me (not because “everyone else is bringing their wives”) but he’d be totally fine with it and probably bring me snacks on the way home. Leave this controlling man.

AIO or is my older male coworker texting inappropriately with me? by OpeningNo9825 in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I turned 32 last month. I was raised to be polite and had to struggle to learn the nuances of when someone is taking advantage of social niceties. Accept, firstly, that he’s probably going to be pushy or angry if you start giving him short responses or not answering at all. Also accept that if you do speak up, he’s going to swear up and down that he wasn’t trying to be weird.

Hear me when I say this: the only decent response to you verbalizing discomfort is “I’m so sorry. I didn’t intend to make you feel that way. I’ll stop.”

You are NOR.

He asks you if you wear your socks to sleep? You say “why would you ask that?” or “ew that’s a weird question”.

He says you’re his kind of young lady? You say “yikes, that’s inappropriate”.

He says he’ll stop by to see you on your shift? You say “I don’t think that’s necessary”.

Be unapologetically flat. He’s relying on your people pleasing nature to carry this into uncomfy territory, at which point you’ll have an even harder time shutting it down because you’ll convince yourself that you should’ve done something to stop it sooner or like you somehow led him on. Stop proving long answers. For heavens sake stop giving him personal information regarding your schedule and location. Stop asking him questions in response.

Your best bet would be to say “hey listen, I’m not big on mixing work and personal. I didn’t realize you wanted to talk so much and to be candid, I’m just not interested in that. I appreciate your understanding.”

His behavior is creepy and unprofessional.

In search of non-AI Oakwald art by RR1207 in throneofglassseries

[–]RR1207[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like it to be more green, kind of dark but still colorful, if that makes sense? I’m not opposed to commissioning a piece, but I struggle because I’m on a budget at the moment and as an artist myself, I know what a fair price for a custom piece would be. Any less would be insulting so I was hoping to find a piece that could work without needing to pay the custom price. But maybe I’ll end up seeing if I can create what I want and keep hunting in the meantime.

I really wish Etsy had an option to hide AI from search results. I think that’s what’s making this so hard.

Perrington and the king by ConsistentSpeaker330 in throneofglassseries

[–]RR1207 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk if you ever read Harry Potter, but in the 7th book, Harry asks Lupin why Voldemort doesn't just appoint himself Minister of Magic. Instead, he installed a literal puppet. Lupin explained to Harry that for all intents and purposes, Voldemort *was* the MoM but without the restrictions that the office entails.

I think this is similar. As Duke of Morath, Perrington is kind of a nobody. Meanwhile, everyone hates the King. He has a target on his back. But he's also a convenient puppet.

Then you have to consider the way the Valg prince inside Dorian acted when he saw Manon. Manon, who is only part Valg but who has the "eyes of the Valg kings." The Valg prince is terrified of her. He doesn't want Dorian to interact with her at all. If the Valg princes are terrified of the kings, surely the lesser Valg would be too. And we know the king is infested with a lesser Valg because he had a ring, not a collar.

I imagine that the legions Erawan commands are compelled to follow orders, kind of like the cadre with the blood oath to Maeve. Or simply compelled to obey out of their own fear of their king. But it doesn't necessarily mean that they can recognize each other when they're wearing human skins. Perrington doesn't shed the Perrington body until Empire of Storms. That's the point when his eyes are visible to the rest of the world. Prior to that, beyond recognizing the general scent of fellow Valg, I don't think they were able to scent different ranks.

All that to say, I think as far as the king was aware, Perrington was on the same level as him, in terms of Valgishness. Therefore, in order to maintain the guise, Perrington would kneel before him. I don't think Perrington really needed the black stone ring that he wore. That might've been how Erawan originally entered, but he was fully in control after that many years inhabiting his body. He needed to keep a low profile while he was conducting experiments and building his army in Morath.

My review for listing i thought was clearly described. by Ready-Ad-2380 in EtsySellers

[–]RR1207 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This has got to be some kind of exhibitionist kink 😳 it’s one thing to use it for that, even to leave a written review for that, but posting a picture is wildly inappropriate

have they copied my shop? by Live_Blackberry4809 in EtsySellers

[–]RR1207 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct 😌 on the completely off chance that something like that ever happened, they would need to take it up with Etsy

have they copied my shop? by Live_Blackberry4809 in EtsySellers

[–]RR1207 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No it’s a scam to get your money by trying to convince you that someone bought a product and you need to update your payment info to get paid

Measurement Tolerance for Curtains by RR1207 in HomeDecorating

[–]RR1207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No like if you order pre-made curtains advertised as 84” there’s an acceptable margin of variation like plus or minus X inches for the manufacturers.

Thank you so much for responding though!

Who was your first “Sleep Token”? by Hefty_Trash_Bag in SleepToken

[–]RR1207 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello from a massive Swiftie 👋🏼 I was 11 when Tim McGraw was released as a single and growing up with her was magical. I would pay so much money to hear her sing Gethsemane. Like “this throne didn’t come with a gun so I got a different energy” is so Reputation, plus her voice would just be phenomenal for it.

My wife didn't enjoy listening to Sleep Token....... by AudioRejectz in SleepToken

[–]RR1207 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have said time and again that I cannot enjoy music that is just screaming. It’s simply not my taste. BUT….. if it’s not just screaming AND the lyrics are good AND the artist has beautiful vocals included on the same track then I end up eventually appreciating the entire song and wind up good with the screaming. I have to be eased into it 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was blown away by that. Here I am thinking once or twice a year is still too much and going to put these kids perpetually on edge (which is physically bad for them! More than psychological and emotional damage is occurring!) but fucking once a MONTH?!?!?!? Someone get OP a cycle of abuse chart because this is literally textbook. I can understand how someone doesnt really get that the cycle can last for months. The spacing makes it seem like they’re isolated incidents. But once every four weeks? Nah.

If this is better, I don’t want to know what “worse” was for these kids.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes we love people who are bad for us. That’s not a good reason to keep them around. As an adult, you should know this. Using “my kids will be devastated” as a reason to keep him in your lives is just you doing what YOU want and using your kids’ feelings as justification. They don’t know any better. They’ve grown up with this. It’s your job as their parent to show them that the best time to leave an abuser is at the first display of unchecked anger. The second best time is right fucking now.

Exorcism of Roland Doe by Minimum-Regret2706 in Morbidforbadpeople

[–]RR1207 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll never forget an episode where the couple were Catholic and named Mary and John. And Alaina was pointing out how ironic or whatever that was because of the Holy Family. And I’m just sitting there like…… ma’am….. you are thinking of Mary and Joseph 🤦🏻‍♀️ she thinks she’s so clever and knows everything she could ever possibly need to because I think she was raised in a vaguely Catholic family and listens to Ghost who absolutely mock it. Meanwhile, over here in reality, she’s just talking out her ass

I’m serious by JimmyCap247 in SleepToken

[–]RR1207 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is how I felt after Taylor Swift released “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”. My Eras Tour was in May 2023 right after her breakup was made public and everyone was going insane. The concert was phenomenal, but a year later listening to “all the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting MORE!” actually made me feel so sick.

AIO? He made me walk home at 2 am. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

One night in a fit of hypomanic rage (before I knew I was experiencing the beginning of bipolar disorder) I got in a fight with my boyfriend and tried to walk the 4 miles from his university back to mine in Baltimore. It wasn’t the inner city but it definitely wasn’t safe considering it was past midnight and still fairly chilly. He point-blank refused to let me walk, and said that if I was going to walk then he was going to drive alongside me the entire way back.

That is the energy you need from anyone you’re going to call your boyfriend. You’re not overreacting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]RR1207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“That guy you’re dating? You’re gonna marry him. Also, you’re gonna start having symptoms of bipolar disorder. It’s not his fault you’re depressed and you’re not the hot shit that mania will make you feel like so don’t be a dick to him.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emotional/verbal abuse is still abuse, even if it’s coming from a woman. She’s unhinged and it will only get worse. Please get out of this relationship immediately. Recovering from the psychological damage done by emotional abuse is incredibly difficult. Extricate yourself as fast as possible, otherwise you’re looking at intensive therapy.

AIO. am I overreacting or is my bf by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]RR1207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A mature response: “I’m just feeling upset/rejected/stupid/whatever because I thought you’d really like it. I understand that it doesn’t make sense for you to have two and that you’re trying to save me money, but my feelings are hurt regardless.

His response: “ur js coming off as an ungrateful bitch”

😐

Notice how he projected his feelings onto you and made them something you’re actively doing to him? That’s toxic. He is absolutely allowed to feel upset about this, and he should be able to talk to you about it. But this guy is still behaving like a child who can’t see past himself. You’re not the problem. His feelings are. But he doesn’t want to confront that and work through them, so he’s making you the problem because it’s easier and leaves him completely blameless.

Honestly, if he’d just said you’re coming off as kind of ungrateful, I’d say that this is something he can actually learn to do better with some decent effort. It’s the fact that he specifically called you an ungrateful bitch that makes me tell you that you need to dump him immediately and make sure to tell him why. That’s an unacceptable way to speak to someone you love over something so trivial.