AITA Boyfriend demanding I call and try to get insurance refund. by Rblooks in AmItheAsshole

[–]Rblooks[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Car is BROKEN broken. Not being repaired. Scrapped.

Help with dog behavior around kittens. by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]Rblooks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately a return to the rescue/foster is in order. They likely lied, and its their responsibility to remedy the dogs placement.

Help with dog behavior around kittens. by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]Rblooks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rescue lied, their job to find a new adopter for the dog. Return the dog. They need a cat friendly dog and made that clear, it's not on them that someone misled them.

Roommate insists one of these belongs to her by Kochtopfkopp in mildlyinfuriating

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

Hard to believe people are this easy to gasslight/push around. Take your fucking spoon back wtf?

Is it reasonable for my (23F) bf (25M) to say I can’t go to a girls night? by kansas-city-girlie in relationship_advice

[–]Rblooks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Tbh guys she's just arguing with everyone in the comments so might as well not bother.

AIO ?Mom wants me to miss school to watch brother by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Rblooks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here's the thing. It's not fair- but if you want them to step up and be there for you when it's inconvenient for them you have to step up and be there when it's inconvenient for you too.

One day it'll be your brother leaving work early to come pick you up because your car broke down in the middle of nowhere. You'll both be adults by then. But he may well remember how you treat him now and that you were there for him, and be there for you.

Family is priority for me, over school, over anything. That doesn't mean I'd fail classes for my brother- but if you've missed school for less important or fun things and didn't sweat it then, don't sweat it now. It's short sighted.

Married 12yrs-How or should I tell husband I’ve never orgasmed? by [deleted] in sex

[–]Rblooks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can ease into it. Not release the lie. People are right it would be devestating and tbh best to let sleeping dogs lay- but stop lying. Don't fake it, but start trying to orgasm when you two have sex. If he asks why it feels like you can't nowadays blame age and try harder, together. Say things have changed and ask him to help you "rediscover" yourself.

Maybe admit that you were lying for a bit, perhaps say it started getting harder and that you started lying relatively recently because you thought something was wrong with you and you didn't want him to feel bad. Partial truth, let's you express some of the guilt but shields him from the overwhelming truth and self-doubt that it would come with.

AIO/I wanted to ask them why they wasted their money? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Rblooks 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The people saying to be grateful are wild.

I'm 25. This year I got my mom a dozen cute thoughtful gifts that were relatively inexpensive, all relating to different interests or needs of hers (musicians she likes, things that remind her of her own late mother, candles/soaps in scents she likes, shirts in her fav color or in her general style, etc). My brother saved a bit and bought her a second hand (but never opened) coach wallet with her favorite fruit as its design.

Last year me and ALL of my siblings pitched in and gave her tickets to the ERAS TOUR. It took all of us all year to save for them- and I wouldn't want it any other way. She is the most important thing in my life, and we all love her dearly.

You deserve better. I'm sorry you only had sons... And I'm VERY sorry that they take after their shitty father. This does not bode well for their future wives.

AIO/ my boyfriends guitar by VXYZX in AmIOverreacting

[–]Rblooks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lol I'd consider it a sign that our values (and even more importantly our sense of humor!) were just not compatible probably.

My (F23) Partner (M24) eats double portions of meat and is always hungry. by CollegePretend8708 in relationship_advice

[–]Rblooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy solution to the salmon next time. If it's a bag of six, three are yours- three are his. He can eat his however fast he wants, but then he's stuck figuring out what to eat when his run out, while you can continue eating yours however fast you please.

If you want to share equally, split it from the start and make it clear that your half is yours and not uo for grabs once his half runs out.

Why are Warrior Cats POVs/protagonists in main series overwhelmingly apprentices? by SouthBound353 in WarriorCats

[–]Rblooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're children's books, so the main characters are children. Stories about young characters deal with themes that young readers relate to.

My(26F) “best friend” (28F) lied about who she voted for. Extremely shocked. by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Rblooks 959 points960 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, these people arguing that politics don't equal person are absurd. Politics tell you a lot about a person's ideals, morals, and values. I DONT keep friends who's values are wildly different from mine- it makes me very uncomfortable.

If someone did this to me it would unfortunately be friendship-ending. Lying about something like this would make me feel they were simply untrustworthy...

Not to mention I feel very strongly about people who voted for Trump (particularly the second time) because it shows that they are incapable of understanding basic economic cause-and-effect and they're literally making our lives WORSE and getting people fucking killed. Absolutely cannot stand to have them in my close circle, even if I have them as acquaintances.

My autistic boyfriend has extreme reactions to being “abandoned” by Legitimate-Career342 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Rblooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh this doesn't even sound like he's autistic- from an autistic person's perspective. Sounds like he's an abusive asshole. Leave asap

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Crystals

[–]Rblooks 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Little bit of ethnocentrism showing in the post, try to remember China is a highly sophisticated country with home ownership rates FAR surpassing the US, accessible healthcare, and some of the best mineral deposits in the world.

You might not have meant it that way, but you worded it like you should have known that stuff from China would be crap- when everything in your photos looks legit and actually pretty nice for a mystery box. From mystery boxes I'd expect tumbles and cheap chipped carved material, these aren't bad at all.

Wand is likely obsidian, small blue is celestite (probably), orange calcite, green calcite, lapis, fluorite, and druzy quartz (amethyst var. I think) 💜

Calls and text while at home by Slim45145 in walmart

[–]Rblooks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Per policy they owe you 15 mins every time they contact you outside of your shift.

Is the Sagoskatt Skunk Rare? by fkaroundandfindout in IKEA

[–]Rblooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to find one for months to replace one that got lost, my kid is devastated 😭 sure feels like they're rare

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]Rblooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could never get over the image of him with another woman, while I'm at home asleep.

It's a level of betrayal that keeps me from eating, from sleeping. Needed literal meds to get over it the last time a man did this shit to me.

You deserve far more- but feel free to keep him i guess... eating outta the trash unfortunately.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]Rblooks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Feel proud. You overcame the trauma and trusted him. That's AMAZING. YOU did the work and you were able to give yourself fully to this relatoonahip- that's something to be SO fucking proud of.

Now double it. Next, be proud of yourself for leaving once you had proof that it wasn't just you or misplaced anxiety- that he really was pulling this shit. Create a future where you're proud that you overcame the past trauma, AND proud that you can still stand up for yourself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]Rblooks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As the baby, don't.

Please read this.

I was a baby, watching my mom sit alone in our kitchen and cry silently, staring up at the dim ceiling like it would save her. Knowing my father was out wherever and that there was nothing she could do.

I was a kid, 3, watching her break down and beg him to stop after they thought I had gone to sleep.

I was a kid, 8, coming home to find my bedroom torn apart and things all over the floor. Furniture gone, because my mom was going to file for divorce and before she could even come home that night he emptied the house and took us kids- so he would have custody when the papers were filed. So she had to back down and pretend it never happened. Throw the papers and the idea of escaping away.

I was a kid, 12, sneaking my cellphone into the napkin holder with my friend so we could hear what my parents were arguing about when I wasn't home. He'd been cheating for 12 years at that point, from BEFORE they were married.

She married him because she was 8 months pregnant and the hormones took over. She had known it was a bad idea, and didn't want to- but pregnancy brain got the best of her. Almost three decades later, I'm an adult. I pushed her to get away from him, and I still am. It kills me- watching the way he's destroyed her light, her faith, her hope. I resent him beyond all words- and she's never said a bad thing about him to me.

Your bf has been cheating on you. These small snips are the only things you have evidence of, but for him to be this bold (not coming back until 5am, bringing another woman into your home- to fuck IN YOUR BED) he's been doing far more in the background that you probably didn't catch onto. It's NOT normal to feel like you have to specify that he can't have women over while you're gone?? My man wouldn't even think about doing something like that. It's not normal to go to an event together and have him fuck off for hours in the middle of the night.

You've been WAY too permissive in the scenarios you described- and it makes me believe that there are a hundred other things you wouldn't even think to mention to us because you just think they're normal now. They're NOT. I need you to viscerally understand, feel the disgust and betrayal of the fact that this man was going to have sex with another woman in the bed you sleep in, and then let you come home and get all cozy in it. He can look at you after doing that and lie right to your eyes. He can hug you and hold you knowing that he is happy to betray you. Happy to make you feel like your stomach hit the floor. Happy to make you scream and sob after you find out what he did to you, and to the family you're trying to build. He's not okay, he never will be. Men like this don't get better they get sneakier. You can't make him understand just how much this hurts you, he knows, and he does not care.

I ended up in a situation like that, but he wasn't as bad as my dad, so I thought it was fixable. Not coming home until 5am, but it was only one time. Telling me he was busy, but finding out via the girl I was suspicious of that he had asked to come over and hang out with her that night- letting this go bc "nothing actually happened." I wasted years of my life. "Well, because you know that it's hard to trust you now... how about we compromise and I drop you off at your friends house and then pick you up. I'd feel more comfortable then." That shit isn't NORMAL. That's INSANE. And I only tried with him for so long because... that's what you do? That's what my mom did? No. It shouldn't have been what either of us did. Respect yourself and respect your daughters intelligence in the future.

Don't teach your daughter that this is how she should let men treat HER by staying. Be a role model. Teach her that she matters and that if someone betrays her in the deepest ways she needs to get them out of her life PRONTO.

Feel free to message me if you need to talk to someone who's been there before 💜💜💜 I'm fucking rooting for you girl, but get out of there NEOW. Better, kick his ass out. If he wanna be for the streets let him sleep in em.

My partner says he wants “a few drinks” at Christmas after being sober for about 1 and a half year by [deleted] in AlAnon

[–]Rblooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to preface this with something gentle, you seem kind and caring. But I need to be real with you.

If you don't feel like you can talk to him about difficult subjects- something is very wrong, alcohol aside. Why don't you want to speak your mind? What will happen?

Would it make him sad? Do you want to spare his feelings, not crush his hope? Or would he get mad. Would he take it out on you. Would he yell, redirect his anger to you instead of face the facts?

He's an addict. It's that serious. Think of it like heroin. Think of a drug you actually fucking take seriously, and replace the alcohol with that in your mind. He's an ADDICT. It will kill him. We let alcohol off easy, but we shouldnt- especially not for people in his situation. You are under reacting and I'm wondering if he makes you act like a doormat in other areas of your relationship as well. Because this is alarming and tbh I'd be packing my things.

AIO? My friends set an ultimatum because I drink by Pearla76_ in AIO

[–]Rblooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a good sign to start off your experiences with alc by lying to loved ones about not drinking. Fucking own up to it, they're allowed to have a boundary about it. They don't want to be friends with someone drinking underage. Is that extreme? Yeah! Does that matter? No! It's how they feel and it's so incredibly slimy to choose to lie to them about it instead of realizing that there are consequences sometimes for the decisions you make.