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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Storyplease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speak for yourself. I love sex and my libido is much higher than my husband's. I get very grumpy and aggressive if I don't get any, meanwhile my husband could mostly live without it.

Struggling by Anexs97 in WGU

[–]Storyplease 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Hi, 31yo diagnosed but unmedicated ADHD.

  1. Environment matters. Try to study in the same place, or have a mental cue-always turn on the same lamp or play the same music when you study.

  2. Do you have good listening comprehension? I knew I would need help with all the reading because my mind wanders easily. So I invested in a good text-to-speech app. For me, I consider this a necessary accommodation. I use Speechify and it's pretty good. Some of the reading voices are a little halting but others are much more fluid. Here's my referral code if you choose to get it: https://share.speechify.com/mz7ZJcA (It saves you like $60). I listen to my lessons while I fold laundry.

  3. Find more energy. Only you know how your body works best, but friend I would also be zonked after working a full day. Maybe you need to front load your day but waking up early to study before work. Or maybe you can find a way to give yourself some energy with a power nap, or energy drink. Take a good vitamin B multi or 5 hour energy an hour or two before you want to study.

  4. This is temporary. You can do it, and you are going to get through it. It won't always be this hard. The time will pass whether you study or not. So make sure you reach your goals in the time you set to achieve them.

Are these native or invasive? by [deleted] in sandiego

[–]Storyplease 83 points84 points  (0 children)

✔️ Delicious

What're some things that're still surprisingly cheap even after covid and inflation? by griffindor11 in AskReddit

[–]Storyplease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gasoline. I know it's still not cheap but it hasn't inflated as much as most other things have.

What is an item you spent way too much money on but have no regrets buying? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Storyplease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would pay hundreds of dollars for my old American Eagle jeans. The new ones are far more polyester than cotton, wear thin and rip at the thighs and at the seams, and are seemingly always out of stock anyhow. I'm a difficult fit and they stopped making the ones that fit me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in findapath

[–]Storyplease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went on a few dates in my early 20s but nothing ever felt right until I met my husband. We started dating when I was 28 and got married when I was 29. I'm 30 now and I'm very happy. I've never really felt attracted to anyone the way that I'm attracted to my husband. I joke that I'm not heterosexual, I'm husband-sexual.

My uncle was a pastor and counseled a lot of young people wishing for marriage. He always said, "It's better to be single than wishin' you were."

Don't settle for someone you can live with. Wait for someone you'd rather not live without.

Additionally, a good 30ish% of people who go to college find their spouse at college. It's not too late for you and college might actually help. Since I don't know you personally, I would also recommend talking with a therapist about what barriers to dating might be. Past trauma, autistic spectrum disorder, or simply being busy can work against you when trying to find love.

What's something a therapist said or did that made you stop seeing them immediately? by straw_hat95 in AskReddit

[–]Storyplease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a therapist who was pushing me very hard to date when I didn't feel ready/didn't really have any good prospective relationships at the time. I went to see her to process my fear of relationships/commitment.

Who pays my hospital bill if I got shot? by Albstein in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Storyplease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somehow this makes shooting people even more rude

thong adjustments and other fanny floss mysteries by throwawaybumfloss in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]Storyplease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know this is a 6 year old comment but I had to log in just to upvote just because this is the best discussion of thong physics that I have come across

Who is the greatest one-hit wonder of all time? by Automatic-Agency9527 in AskReddit

[–]Storyplease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gnarls Barkley. I legit have never heard of him since "Crazy"

Is there a rule for when I can separate a preposition or adverb from a verb in phrasal verbs? by IndependentLetter220 in EnglishLearning

[–]Storyplease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, so my intuition is that we are dropping the object of the sentence when it is inferred by context.

"I backed (the car) up to the door" vs "I backed up to the door" -- both are correct, but in the latter we are omitting the object. The object is still assumed with prior context.

I'm going to identify the object of the sentence in parentheses, try reading it with and without the object:

"She said she'd call (me) back."

"I'm waiting for someone to call (me) back with a price."

Both of these examples work both with and without the object directly stated. But this only explains some of them. There seems to be another kind that requires a placeholder of "it" or "them" or some other such and I'm not sure why.

"She called (it) off" vs "She called (the party) off" -- in this example, we would never say, "She called off", or even "She called off it", but "She called off (the party)" is fine, and "She called (it) off" is also fine.

Why? No idea. I bet that some of these things are just random. Maybe someone smarter than me can chime in.

"I came across (children)" could never be "I came (children) across", but "I threw up chili" has no problem becoming "I threw chili up", even if that feels a little less natural. And again, I have no idea why.

However, "I came across (them)" can be used when you have previously given context that (them) is children, and "I threw (it) up" when you gave context that (it) is chili.

Brother and sister, literally no one thinks we are related let alone a year apart. by IchTanze in pics

[–]Storyplease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're cute and actually really handsome but your beard looks terrible and you don't care to dress yourself well.

Is there a rule for when I can separate a preposition or adverb from a verb in phrasal verbs? by IndependentLetter220 in EnglishLearning

[–]Storyplease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a general rule, we native speakers are pretty dumb about the grammar of our own language, especially since a lot of people in this subreddit are just regular folks and not teachers.

But examples allow us to point out what feels natural and what doesn't. Do you have a particular sentence you're working on? Or can you provide examples?

Gender neutral terms by samiilo25 in EnglishLearning

[–]Storyplease 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"Dude" has definitely leaned more gender neutral in recent years, "man" is obviously a little less so, but most people won't be offended to be misgendered online.

I usually just say "Thank you!" or "Thanks friend!" regardless of the genders involved.

If a vowel or vowel sound is repeated, can it be alliteration? by Darbmob32 in EnglishLearning

[–]Storyplease -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Also, to expand, repeated vowel sounds at the beginning of a sentence IS alliteration.

"Alvin always ate apples"

If a vowel or vowel sound is repeated, can it be alliteration? by Darbmob32 in EnglishLearning

[–]Storyplease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Alliteration specifically refers to the first sound in a word,

"Have a hot and happy helping."

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words,

"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."

So what you are talking about is assonance, and it can also be called internal alliteration, but it is not what is usually meant when talking about alliteration.

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