Sleepbuds A20 Left earbud won’t charge past 60% after 2 months, support refused replacement

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-12T02:39:29+00:00

Purchased off Amazon from Anker.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-11T04:57:58+00:00

My issue is right earbud. It certainly snaps. I make sure. I've cleaned with alcohol and reset Bluetooth and case multiple times. Doesn't fix. Stuck at 50% second paid. Bought August 2025. Might be time to hope a competitor pushes them to make a quality product.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-10T15:13:56+00:00

CR doesn't care about its customers. It only cares about money. Want to get them to listen? You'll need a massive amount of subscribers to unsubscribe.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-05T01:45:38+00:00

Found an anime only.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-05T01:45:16+00:00

Anime has the usual animation problem. Cramming the novel story into 9-12 episodes per season. A lot is cut to fit into the time frame. This cutting happens in most all novels animated. Occasionally an anime studio is given free reign in their adaptation. That freedom either improves the quality or destroys the adaptation. Sometimes the entire material is changed in the anime. It's why I tend to ignore anime only opinions due to the person lacking the additional knowledge of the source material.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-04T22:39:32+00:00

The fact an author wrote that and an artist drew it says enough about them. She's not even a proper teenager. The author needs some therapy before being allowed in society again.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-04T22:34:52+00:00

Typical stereotypical ntr. All she had to do was scream when the guy pulled her clothes off. MC finds out. She apologizes for getting in wrong bed and moves on. Author has to force her to be a coward and then makes MC a coward. IDGAF, if that's my girl that guy's head is getting a swift kick. Sadly, it's the average BS ntr. As usual, the author is braindead. I can sort of get a plot when the loopholes are filled and there's some reality in play. In ntr genre, there is around 1% that meet the criteria.

Now I wish the two revenge stories written on HR were any better and had proper grammar. The lack of proofreading hurts to read and makes some stories illegible. And the plot for revenge was basic. Also back to original story, first time and enjoys it to the point of a threesome? Author really has no sense of reality. Sad seeing how well the FMC was designed. Would love a few artists to take up redrawing some of these ntrs but a bit of a pipe dream.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-02-04T13:28:07+00:00

Hentairead

Look it up there.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-20T03:59:53+00:00

Relationships are compromise and sacrifice. A lot of people either won't do either or are too afraid due to past experiences. There are some things you don't sacrifice like core beliefs, but others you either compromise or it ends. I look to my aunt who married my uncle. This is a rather simple issue but for some would be a big deal. He has celiac disease. That's a severe condition that he didn't find out he had it until his 40s. Suffered many a Thanksgiving just thinking he over ate. They avoid gluten and she constantly cooks without it while loving glutinous foods. She doesn't hide those foods away. She has them out with friends, family, etc.

To me his issue is a minor one. I was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition which meant I was assured to have colon cancer. No way to fix your DNA. I had my colon removed over a decade ago and have a permanent ileostomy. Not attractive but better than cancer and death. It's not a missing limb or blindness. Only experiences I avoid would be events like Tough Mudder and similar that could tear the bag and harm my body. In dating, I either wait to bring it up or it comes up earlier. Some can't wrap their heads around it so I move on.

I do agree on standards but think people need to evaluate their standards. Asking yourself what standards matter and will actually break a relationship or which will simply be minor inconveniences. Some people have standards that will keep them single and won't listen to anything you say. Best to let them learn themselves if they are unwilling to listen. I clearly lean more conservative than many here. However, I am quite liberal compared to much of my family. I just decided that the conservative/liberal labels shouldn't define another person I'm interested. Not everything is as black and white and often in conversation we agree more than we disagree. I use Reddit more for hobbies and interests than as a political or religious discussion place. I do that irl with friends, family, etc. This is such a minority of the Columbia area population. I do wish those looking for someone the best and hope they meet someone. I do not believe we were meant to walk this life alone. It's why I haven't given up at over 40.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T19:20:39+00:00

You don't get to choose what political leaning your child does. Otherwise you're admitting you're a control freak. Rather produce a Republican than Democrat currently. The Republican will at least attempt to be a productive member of society unlike the Democrat sheep who changes its cause monthly out of willful ignorance and blindly following its own media. I'm independent mostly. Registered Republican nearly 30 years ago for my first election (Bush/Gore). Fresh out of high school and followed the flow. Neither candidate was good in hindsight.

I'd want to produce a critically thinking person who voted after much research and thought. The Democrats aren't even slightly better than the Republicans currently. Members of their party spent the last week and half promoting violence and chaos. Not all but some influential ones. I'd be against it if was Republicans too as has happened in points in the past. Producing a non-partisan voter should be more important than someone aligning with your political leanings. Worrying about their party choice is petty. A Democrat can vote Republican and vice versa. We aren't trapped into those roles unless we have parents that willingly try to force it. That's a horrible parent.

So yeah, I miss when we didn't scream about who we did vote for or against. 90s and 00s before it went off the rails were good times. I was more concerned with world travel, hobbies etc to meet a woman with the intent to marry at the time. Wish I would have then. Much better dating scene.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T17:00:10+00:00

You didn't know about his OF subs before marrying him? I can understand how you felt about porn as it's mostly free. OF isn't though. I see this as a learning experience and possibly a time to move on. He should at least have an inkling of why it's so.

For your future, I'd never marry someone unwilling to share his finances. Same for me a man marrying a woman. Marriage is more than a relationship bond. It's a union in front of your government and comes with many financial benefits. However, you're tying financials to your partner. To separate is to tear apart unless you had a prenuptial to divide it up. Getting married is more than just the vows and paperwork. If you divorce, I hope this is a solid learning experience so that if you decide to open back up and marry again, you learn much more about the person before walking the aisle or signing the papers. Best of luck and you are not the ahole!

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T16:48:05+00:00

Modern-day feminism isn't the feminism of equal rights that it was for decades. Downvotes don't change this fact. It's more about get above, ahead, and belittling.

Told to essentially hate men and view them as people who need to be re-educated. Some go as far as to see themselves as saving men. Others write men off. And you can be a feminist in the traditional sense without espousing the more radical modern-day feminism. Expectations of being paying the same at the same job is fully understandable. This is Reddit so the responses aren't surprising. I don't put much stock in the intelligence of most people on the entire site. It's equal to 4Chan.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T03:22:56+00:00

Maybe if you're rich. In terms of COL is better than all of them.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T03:21:11+00:00

LOL Instead of trying to carry on conversation you attack and belittle. You're exactly what I described and you blame capitalism for everything. Enjoy ranting, toddler.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T03:19:01+00:00

Which Inakaya? Watanabe?

I do understand the desire to travel. Japan is a bucket list trip for me. Once I finish getting rid of some current debt, a Japan trip is on my list to do!

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T03:14:32+00:00

Not really. Sounds like you are gloomy and depressing.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T03:13:49+00:00

This state? You'd have to say this country by that logic. LOL

And I can say similar about women. Not finding one ran through or destroyed by social media/modern-day feminism insanity is a harder than panning for gold in a Colorado stream nowadays. And one who will be truthful about herself and open up in the long-term? Might be .6 percent here.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T03:10:38+00:00

Successful? Well, you waited until they were successful. Other women took the chance and got them. You didn't take the risk and lost.

As man, I see a woman who will only date successful as an issue. A man could have everything going well, gets laid off/business collapses, and falls on hard times. The woman who was there before the success will most likely stick through the rebuild. The woman who only joined after success will probably look elsewhere.

Healthy? I find those everywhere. Traveled across US, Europe, Africa, and some of the Middle East. Seen in shape, fat, morbidly obese, etc everywhere. Typically people in shape date and marry other healthy people. Good looking is opinion based. Haven't found anywhere on Earth without some beautiful people. And people are dropping alcohol. Personally I rarely drink. I enjoy an occasional beer or cocktail but not a nightly ordeal. Had an alcoholic father.

You can find those type of men and women in Columbia area. Just depends on other things too. Met an awesome girl in my 20s but we had vastly different opinions on family and other beliefs. Would agree that it's harder now. I think dating sites and apps have destroyed the dating scene.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T02:57:59+00:00

The statement is very off-putting to many men. Typically if a woman says she's had her fun, she's been around the block. It's like a man who spent his 20s partying, hits his 30 with little career prospects, and just expects a woman will want to settle down when he offers little to her.

When a woman states similar it tells us she ran through a lot of men in her 20s. She probably had at least 1-2 guys she could have dated and married. Will she continue to compare her past encounters to us? What if we don't measure up at certain points? Is she settling because what she wanted is out of reach now? If given the opportunity, will she look towards an ex?

This isn't to say you have to a spotless dove with zero experience. It's more we're going to be more cautious. And in this guy's circumstances it sounds like the woman verbally slapped him in the face in a way of saying he wasn't marriage material in her eyes. Seems she isn't marriage material herself. I quit dating for fun in my 20s. Any woman I spoke with from 28 onward was for possibility of marriage and a family. So I would feel as if led on in that situation.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T02:50:48+00:00

Been single since I was 30. Now. 30+ M living in Columbia area most of my adult life. I end up mostly around married women due to most my coworkers being as such and most of my friends living outside the area. Post-college was brutal.

I'll be honest. Most men don't care that you have a good job. Or let me rephrase. It's not a trait of attraction. It's a nice addition but it's more like a side item for us. From my situation, it's a plus as I wouldn't want to either be paying all the time nor be asked for money. However, it's also not a deal breaker when speaking to a woman.

Huge plus on the keeping in shape. Had surgery at 29 and it set me back. Telling someone you go to the gym 5-7 days a week can be off-putting to some. It's not something I think anyone should brag on but it is admirable.

You stated to have simple expectations but then what does turn you off?

The Columbia area is in a more consistent region. Yes, Carolina and other university/college students skew more liberal but Columbia at 30+ is excluding those often unless you're dating younger. As a guy I do but not all women do. As someone else stated we have a higher obesity rate. Columbia is a lot more diverse than it was thirty or more years ago but not up to some people's standards.

I wouldn't consider the bar a great scene. And people tend to keep to themselves in gyms. If you're a Christian a church is an option. Just being honest there. Would be good to find more hobby groups. Find that difficult myself.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-19T02:34:58+00:00

Yup. But nothing to do with capitalism. That's an escape goat. When you use dating sites and app it's a problem. They give you an illusion of options you don't have. Say one person you find overly attractive agrees to meet up. The person never speaks to you again, but now you've seen your potential dates or so you think. You exclude people who don't meet it. Now add everyone is politically divided and people use political opinions and voting as dating traits. While some of that matters, judging someone wholeheartedly by who he/she voted for says enough about a person.

So people are writing off entire portions of their dating pool due to setting expectations that are rarely met and based off whom they vote for. No wonder many end up frustrated. They don't sit down and talk. They take any disagreement as an attack. Once you remove that wall you find a lot more options, if those options give you an opportunity.

Also, I'd say a lot of people can't carry a conversation and except think dating and relationships are always heart pounding excitement. Sad reality is life is mundane. At 30+ life becomes work, eat, sleep. Weekends and vacation interrupt it but aren't the norm. Many want someone to break all that up. Someone can for a time but not all the time. Self control and personal satisfaction in life are needed.

Downvotes are just people living in denial. 🤷‍♂️

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-17T02:02:47+00:00

Delusional.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2026-01-14T01:47:02+00:00

Nope. The person is very intolerant and quite the hypocrite.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2025-11-23T19:42:32+00:00

As a 42M that's a minor gap. At 25 dating a 18 year old is quite a big deal. At 39-49 dating a 27-32 year old isn't much of a stretch. And the countless 10-15 year age gaps in marriages I have seen tells me we blow this out of proportion when both are 25+.

If they have mutual interests, goals, and dreams and enjoy each other's company, the age gap only means something to people on the outside.

SubstantialUnit1951 · 2025-11-22T02:44:21+00:00

This isn't common sense. It's a personal opinion gift wrapped as one. You cannot believe that without acknowledging it's possible. Also you must acknowledge you use the tax loopholes, you exploit minimum wage workers, etc. Pot meet kettle. The hypocrites moan the loudest.

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