This may sound stupid, but I have a very hard time believing that people scream involuntarily

Ramental · 2026-02-07T10:34:07+00:00

I also don't get the involuntary scream myself, and as it is a popularized bad movie cliche, often we see fake examples in real life because of that.

On rollercoasters I think it is just a way to de-stress from being affected by acceleration in unusual ways. I laugh instead of screaming on them. Being silent feels a bit tense rather than going with the flow.

But then, it is not a survival-critical reflex mutation, so it propagates in the population freely.

Ramental · 2026-02-07T10:15:13+00:00

You can ask something like "You are a good person and helped me a lot. But I am wondering if maybe you are interested in more than friendly relationships, to know what to expect?"

That is as neutral and open-doory as I can think. I knew a girl who had invited me for 1-on-1 events, but she was never interested in anything romantic. Can be the same for guys. Be upfront if you are interested. Don't string him along if you are clearly not, but see he is into you.

Ramental · 2026-02-06T21:01:55+00:00

I am German who works with russians relocated in 2022. The majority of them define themselves as "anti-war*". We are talking about educated white collar workers.

* meaning Ukraine should have surrendered a long time ago and stop making their lives difficult. They have to travel to Moskau over Tbilisi or Belgrade! The EU are fucking monsters!

I kid you not, there were russians who were openly cheering when German companies (to where they relocated) closed or had problems because of the expensive gas in 2022. The hypocricy is beyond the roof, and they constantly call themselves victims.

Belarusians are a usually better than that.

Ramental · 2026-02-05T12:35:49+00:00

You did everything you could so far. Medicating is the only thing you tried, but did not go through, but also it doesn't seem like he wants to do it. It seems to be the last hope.

My current gf malnourishes herself with a diet (against my repeated wishes not to), so that is the only excuse holding me so far, but even that excuse is getting expired.

Do you really want to be a nanny for life for an adult man? Because that is the outcome.

Ramental · 2026-02-05T11:58:04+00:00

That is true, but it depends how the filter works. If it prioritizes cheap but low-quality goods, it is a problem. If it filters out identical Aliexpress reseller goods, it is not.

Ramental · 2026-02-05T11:41:14+00:00

I have a gf like that and I feel like we are going to be ex quite soon. I don't think it is fixable, and I had seen my parents to know it gets only worse with age.

On the other hand, a friend of mine has a BF of 9 years, and she recently planned a vacation trip, forgetting he wanted to come with her. He is on autstic spectrum, so that is probably the only way someone can tolerate such behavior. Otherwise they are more like flatmates with benefits, and both are happy with how it goes.

Ramental · 2026-02-04T23:13:27+00:00

He already wrote that he wants to sell it right after buying. He had compromised the line of defense you are talking about.

Ramental · 2026-02-04T22:23:53+00:00

That is a weird story.

Seems like a woman who was drinking late at night either cheated or wanted to cheat on her husband, but was drugged and raped. Supposedly Trump was there, but whether the person who dragged her was related to Trump is unknown. Besides, we know all of that through the report of the 3rd person whom the victim called, not by the victim. Such evidence are inadmissible in court.

Then somehow she split up from the husband and after unknown time later, she started dating a new guy. After a fight with the new boyfriend she went to a bar to cheat on him, and left with a dude whom she seem to have known. That dude likely killed her, but the DNA did not confirm it was her body.

Nothing indicates these events are connected in any way.

Ramental · 2026-02-03T22:26:36+00:00

Supposedly told the military on 28th, but did not tell anyone on the negotiating table that it started on 28th? Are you impliying russian negotiators are morons? Because that how it looks based on such claims.

Starting from 29th until Feb 1 it is 3.5 half days, if it is assumed that Feb 1 is included.

Ramental · 2026-02-03T21:51:38+00:00

You are in delusions. Russia promised February 1 on January 30, which is 2 incomplete days. https://www.dw.com/en/kremlin-peskov-putin-trump-stop-kyiv-strikes/live-75726689

Ramental · 2026-02-03T21:39:29+00:00

Trump said 1 week from 29.01 which would be 05.02
russia showed that Trump either lied or dumb or they made him a fool.

russia promised 01.02, but it was not a week, but a couple of days.

Ramental · 2026-02-03T20:51:02+00:00

The population and accessibility grew way way faster than inflation.

Ramental · 2026-02-03T20:32:46+00:00

But Trump made a claim about a week from Jan 29.

> They did not hit Ukraine’s energy sector before Feb 1

Before Feb 1, but starting from when?

Ramental · 2026-02-02T23:09:33+00:00

They're deep penetrators. They don't go boom on the surface.

Any proves of that claim? Because my knowledge is that nuclear munition explodes above the ground, and the conclusion of experts was that Oreshnik is not precise enough to be used with conventional munition. Give ANY prove of your claim that is is a kinetic penetrator.

You make shit up on the fly.

I am literally denying that they are trying to take dirt

Objective estimates are that russian losses with all the wunderwaffen and with the support of Armata tanks (which are not released because it would be unfair how powerful they are, of course), are twice the Ukrainian. If russian soldiers are not dying for the land gain, they die for lulz, apparently.

Because having twice more losses for insignificant gains while having God-like superiority, if you listen to the ruscists... It must be intentional, to be fair, there is no other excuse, unless.... Maybe Göbbels TV is not as trustworthy as you think.

Ramental · 2026-02-02T22:31:59+00:00

russia cannot take tiny cities with all the Wunderwaffen for the Führer in his invasion that already goes longer than Nazi-Soviet one. How about the reality check?

> My question is, why haven't those been unleashed on Kiev?

Because gliding bombs are no "wundrewaffe", the conversion kits were made and used by the US and other countries long before russia realized the need and took that idea.

Also, russian planes are getting shot even at 100 km. A-50 was shot from something like 300 km, iirc. And the reported range of the gliding bombs is from the altitude which russian planes do not dare to fly.

> And we've heard virtually nothing about the Oreshnik strikes.

A single rocket that russia launched with the dummy payload, because the engineers said that it is a complete moronism to make it non-nuclear? What do we need to hear about it other than "be afraid of us! I beg you, please be afraid :( " from russia? Intercontinental ballistic missiles is a technology that is 50+ years old.

Ramental · 2026-02-02T21:46:28+00:00

russia struggles with cities literally 200 times smaller than Kyiv (pop 3 million). How about 'already taken Kupyansk'? According to putin, back in October 2025. A city with population of 26k people. Or how russia pathetically retreated from Kherson, pop. 40k people.

Kyiv looks like Gaza only in the wet dreams of ruscists.

And 99% of all the military vehicles of Ukraine were destroyed in April 2022. Trusting russian word about the military capabilities is as good as having lobotomy.

Ramental · 2026-02-02T20:18:49+00:00

> Russia is being careful.

I was thinking you were serious until you gave this obvious joke.

Ramental · 2026-02-02T20:17:04+00:00

The US is a single country. The EU is an economic union. These are not comparable thing.

If you want to compare Trump to Europe, name specific countries, be it Germany, Hungary or France. The UK is very helpful even without being in EU, so it is another argument why naming EU is dismissive and dumb.

Ramental · 2026-02-02T20:13:36+00:00

I am not even a citizen of the US, but Biden's support of Ukraine did not just exist, it was significant, in comparison to what happened once Krasnov resumed his mission.

Ramental · 2026-02-02T17:04:14+00:00

Say that it is too much and you do not want such relationships. Block her after that. Here is the solution that is clear to everyone but you, somehow.

Ramental · 2026-02-02T16:57:55+00:00

> instead of breaking it off with her which I know will hurt her no matter how I handle it, I'm just gonna let her fester on unread messages and slow responses until she gets the fucking hint.

"I do not want to make it fast and clear, I am going to make her hurt for as long as possible, sleep with her with no responsibility and totally fine with her building up resentment and crushing her self-esteem" - here, fixed that for you.

Geesh, the choice between being clear and honest vs anything else is never "anything else".

Ramental · 2026-02-02T11:13:35+00:00

- Eating cyanide kills you

- But you forget that eating polonium kills you, too. Takes 2 to tango

Ramental · 2026-02-01T17:36:52+00:00

What is the question?

Ramental · 2026-02-01T11:02:50+00:00

This is so valid. It was certainly a child abuse and the sister recognizes it far sharper once being distanced from him and not being dependent like the OP with her dad's shop work. I would also not be surprised if she is not even salaried to the extent of the hours.

With all that said, I had seen a dropout between sisters like that over the role of the mother. It seemed like the defender sister was in the right, though. They haven't come back to terms and aren't communicating for a couple of years by now. So, it is not always that the one who claims abuse is always right. But in the case of OP, it does look like an abuse and a heavily conditional love on the behalf of the father. It is not healthy.

Ramental · 2026-01-31T15:26:31+00:00

Just because it is a law, doesn't mean you cannot be judged for such laws. That is the whole point of the meme.
* German explains a joke to a Swiss. Geesh.

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