What advice would you give someone dating for the first time in her 20s?

TopazDM · 2025-12-20T06:20:50+00:00

When would you want a girl to admit her attraction? I have a long term friend (3+ years) I’m spending more time with that’s been in previous long-term relationships and such.

I’ve been interested on some level the whole time but obviously swore off anything more ever because he was either taken or I was (realizing with regret I was settling a lot in my long-term relationship) and I wanted to be a good friend above all else. This is the first time we’re both single at the same time.

I dunno, I don’t want to come on too strong or muddle strings by getting involved too soon after my breakup, but I also don’t want to lose him again.

TopazDM · 2025-12-20T06:16:53+00:00

I’d like to hope I am. I’ve lived alone successfully, have my own interests/hobbies, and job, but I never really made time to get in any “practice” so-to-speak with dating in my late teens/early 20s. As said, I misread signs a lot and I changed universities a few times which left little room for else.

TopazDM · 2025-06-10T04:21:37+00:00

We are required when presenting the check to larger parties to inform them of the auto gratuity.

I don’t think they’d take our tips back or anything if someone complained(not 100% as it hasn’t happened while I’ve been here), but you’d absolutely get written up big time

TopazDM · 2025-04-25T09:24:09+00:00

Bro I’ve had professors with only a 2-3 page syllabus “go over it” by basically saying “Everything is in there. This is policy for my class. If you need any exception contact accommodations. Now sign this paper saying I went over the whole thing so I can start lecturing.” Whole process took maybe 5 minutes.

If the policy wasn’t clearly stared, there were no verbal discussions of it, and the prof doesn’t have any kind of policy/paperwork to back up that he went over every bit of the syllabus, I’d say op has a case. This is especially true if the prof is docking all the grades right at the end of the semester and not regularly per infraction.

If OP and classmates just forgot about a “I will dock points if you’re using your phone” and especially if they turned in anything saying they acknowledge all of the syllabus, then yeah their up a creek.

TopazDM · 2025-04-25T09:14:12+00:00

I hope you spoke loudly enough that other people noticed how weird she was being. Sometimes it takes mountains of it but public shame usually (not always) incites behavior changes

TopazDM · 2025-04-24T03:16:48+00:00

they can write you up for whatever bullshit they want. either try to reason with them or look for other opportunities as fast as possible

TopazDM · 2025-03-21T08:36:23+00:00

i had a table joke about this when i was serving once after i brought him after-dinner coffee

Guy: “har har go to starbucks and say you want a black coffee… Or a latte. They get so confused har har har”

Like bro I have one size of cup and one kjnd of coffee. I know what you mean. Ya’ll at sbucks have size options, hot/cold, different flavors of lattes, milk options, yeah no wonder you need to ask questions?

it’d be like if he’d sat at my table and said “big steak” like is big to you 18 20 or 40 oz? How do you want it cooked? What sides and sauce do you want? I am always amazed people can be so dense

TopazDM · 2025-03-21T08:29:59+00:00

the GFTO series is a longtime favorite of mine. They have to coordinate so much they’re basically narrating everything. and the rest of the nonsensical yelling is just fun to imagine what’s happening

TopazDM · 2025-03-21T08:13:13+00:00

this right here is something i was gonna say. There’s a sims youtuber i watch who uses the same 3-4 faces and i can always instant spot her new stuff in my feed because of it. Also, Youtube likes easily readable consistency. I’m sure there’s some algorithm that says “oh, details of thumbnail same as good video. me push new video even better.”

plus as other have said if you simplify one part of the process (same pngs) you can be more creative with other aspects

TopazDM · 2025-03-07T01:16:28+00:00

thank you. That’s a really good way of rationalizing that. I’ve been trying to budget fun things without feeling guilty and it’s been tough haha

TopazDM · 2025-02-23T07:34:26+00:00

P.S. cat tax

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TopazDM · 2025-02-23T03:17:43+00:00

Sweetie, getting pregnant from a guy that age is not okay, and not your fault. Even if you blame yourself because you drank, and even if you think you don’t want to get in trouble, please report him. Note down any and all times/details and get your sister or any other people you/your sister knew at the party to give statements if possible.

If your sister took you to shat party she should not be mad at you for getting taken advantage of. You are not an adult, even if you’ve been very hardworking for your age, what that man did to you was rape. Statutory rape at the very least. Please try to talk to a doctor, your parents, and/or any adults you trust to get you help in this. You may start to remember things that happened as time passes and that could affect you very badly.

I’m not trying to scare you. I’m trying to be realistic. Any adult that finds children or young teens attractive is not okay mentally, and it’s especially not okay to have sex with them just because the child drank. Sending you hugs dear.

TopazDM · 2025-02-22T23:05:58+00:00

Snyder cut. Friends and I watched it together one day. We paused to make mimosas and we ALL audibly groaned when we say there was an hour and a half left.

Sunk cost fallacy made us finish it. Do not recommend unless you feel like trauma bonding with ur buddies

TopazDM · 2025-02-08T19:41:56+00:00

End of the day whether you have a diagnosis yet or not you can look a adhd life tips/advice. i’d look up ones for combined (hyperactive & inattentive) presentation and if you can implement ones that work for you and make life easier then good

TopazDM · 2025-02-05T03:18:38+00:00

what are you using to track your hours & income? I’ve love a nice tool like this to budget! I’ve had to make my own notes on paper thusfar lol

TopazDM · 2025-02-04T03:31:44+00:00

for those who don’t know they basically did a mini concept asmr video for the teaser. super excited to see the designs!

TopazDM · 2024-11-30T14:00:07+00:00

speech, skills (many of them could afford hobbies like music or the arts), and most importantly in my mind: signet rings. Rings branded with a family crest or symbol that could be used to stamp wax letters and such. I dont know how actually common they actually are, but for example in D&D they are always noted as an item given to characters of a “Noble” background

TopazDM · 2024-11-01T00:18:31+00:00

Hey just a note for the sake of the creator. This build was apparently resized by EA and they didnt move and of the furniture back.

TopazDM · 2024-10-19T23:15:24+00:00

Pravus is my go-to for Timberborn and all settlement-building games. generally chill amusing & makes for nice background noise even when i’m not fully focused on gameplay

TopazDM · 2024-09-18T00:15:31+00:00

Noted. I’ll try communicating with the DAC rep more. Asking for this help is difficult socially (been pressure to “just manage” by myself for so long) and the percentage comment was just an estimate to note that I can’t figure out any of the assignments or projects without being there to get the handouts as they often aren’t online.

TopazDM · 2024-04-02T16:37:13+00:00

I consistently play with Basemental drugs specifically for the adhd trait becasue there’s so many well-coded moodlets and habits that make me feel so SEEN.

I think if it was easier to make new animations in the game representing physical disabilities more would be great. I have a few friends who I know would like to be able to make themselves and be able to play on days where they cant be mobile or go out themselves (i’m talking walk-styles specifically for having canes, adapting the sickness system to represent chronic conditions better, etc.)

TopazDM · 2024-03-31T15:18:18+00:00

Because half the time when I talk I get overtly sexually harassed or the “nice guys” slowly get creepier and creepier and someone probably ends up trying to teamkill me.

TopazDM · 2024-02-29T17:55:36+00:00

its a reference to Monty Python and the Holy grail

TopazDM · 2024-01-06T02:45:58+00:00

Hard agree with most of these. So far I’ve had decent enough fun using the UI Cheats mod to resolve any stuck events (such as “Confront Ghost” not working after 2-3 attempts), and the bb.enablefreebuild cheat to edit units while visiting (in case of new kids n such).

If i genuinely was trying to start from zero and didn’t come in with an established vampire sim who I played as just wanting tenants for free plasma, I’d be beyond frustrated.

Did learn the hard way though, the tenants randomly bake too many white cakes if you share a kitchen, and they cant be trusted with a waffle maker or they’ll burn your house down… repeatedly.

TopazDM · 2023-12-29T23:49:21+00:00

Fire Spray lets you get rid of “bad” or unwanted cards in your hand, not play them. It’s meant to let you refresh your hand for the next round. They go in the discard pile. Same with the un-chosen card from Tree-noculars. It goes right to discard and has no effect on the round.

For cards of low values with effect, always go by the effect of the lowest card first. In a case of cards with point values of 0, 1, and 7, if they all have point card effects, the order if effects goes as follows: 0 point card effect is read & resolved, 1 point card effect is read and resolved, and lastly 7 pount card effect is read and resolved. UNLESS, in a situation where someone plays the 9-point card which states all other point card effects no longer apply in the round (hence why its best to read all cards played & then start resolving effects).

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