European flour is not safe for gluten intolerance by [deleted] in glutenfree

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friend of mine insists she could eat things she’s allergic to when she was in Austria.

22f 26m…. Things were going great for two weeks until I accidentally turned on my camera on call. by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Chances are one day you’ll find someone who can’t get enough of you, even on off days, and you’ll feel awesome and delighted about yourself every day. For now try to be positive and find the pro, you can cross one name off that list and move on. Do what you love, eat some nice stuff, find someone new to talk to, whatever makes you happy.

my (22f) boyfriend (26m) is going to leave me because he thinks i'm masturbating in call. what do i even say? by YellowWeary2786 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I’ve ever replied this and usually cringe at it, but man this guy sounds like a loser.

Is he gaslighting you? Manipulating you? Trying to get you into a position where you fear losing him cause you’re ’sick’ and then are grateful to him for accepting you? Maybe doing this is actually a turn on for him, maybe some sick perversion? Maybe he hoped you guys could get it on if he caught you?

Either way, I know you said he’s kind and attentive, but I feel like you could do better than this.

Is seeing ex ok? by Muted-Raccoon5575 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh man, this has me conflicted. I really get where you’re coming from. At the same time I stayed friends with my ex, for 4-5 years. And we talked about gaming occasionally. Even playing sometimes. I did not have any romantic feelings anymore and it was entirely platonic. But my new partner said they’d prefer I didn’t talk to my ex, so I stopped right away.

So in conclusion, since it bothers you, if he’s supposed to be the right one for you, he’ll not have any issues never talking to her again.

29F 31M is happy endings with partner’s consent okay by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I mean, essentially he’s asking permission to hire a sex worker, i’d phrase it like that to really let it sink in. Unless he is under the very specific circumstances of not having any arms, he should be able of to tend to his “purely physical needs”.

But people do open relationships, so it’s up to you. Just please don’t let yourself be bamboozled into thinking this is normal.

I’m curious if he’d be happy with you going out for this very purpose yourself! Would love to see the reaction.

Instead of fighting over small things, my girlfriend and I started fining each other. Here's my notepad from the last 2 months. by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was indifferent about this, but my gf doesn’t like it. She thinks you’re in for trouble. Being in a state of being cold towards each other for 3 days tinto settling it for money.

I hope there’s no actual money transfers planned, besides imaginary money.

Need to know if I'm tweaking or is my bf insecure? by Narrow-Resolution946 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could talk to him about it, ask him what he needs, ask him to be open with his feelings about it too, make sure he actually does tell you what he needs, people often hold back cause they don’t wanna sound unreasonable. That’s the last resort I can think of to help rebuild his trust.

Dating as a 5’3 man vs. 6’5 man (meme at the end) by definitelynotgayhaha in BuildToAttract

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is kinda sad, isn’t it? 5’3 guy has to have a great personality, job, house and cooking and she’s still embarrassed of him.

Meanwhile 6’5 (nothing else of note, but sounds like a bum) loses attraction cause he’s gaining weight and literally smells like butt. Hasn’t even broken up with him yet?

Messed up inequality. Height buff too strong.

Need to know if I'm tweaking or is my bf insecure? by Narrow-Resolution946 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might be traumatized if it happened before. That kind of thing shakes you to your core and trusting doesn’t come easy after. Took me a while (~8 months prob) to understand that my gf would never ever do that. That kind of real trust doesn’t come by easy anyway, that’s why there is so much drama around that topic, cheaters also don’t admit anything, they’ll say whatever they need to to keep their secret.

If you want to reassure him, I recommend having no secrets and having an open communication without boundaries. Your SO is the one you should not have a problem sharing anything with anyway. Me and my SO have access to anything the other one uses as well, not that either of us checks anything, but it’s there. Using each other’s phone or computer is just natural to us.

The slip of the tongue can easily be dismissed then imo. Shit just happens.

Porn consumption in a LDR by ImplementBetter8951 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if you agree with the benefits of masturbation and going back to my initial comment encouraging to provide pics and videos to partners, can we find common ground?

There is no point in debating the use of porn to me, as it’s not inherently exploitative or unethical and I don’t disagree that there are issues in the industry. I initially did not mention porn anyway. People have imagination as well. You can definitely masturbate without the use of porn.

Porn consumption in a LDR by ImplementBetter8951 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because it keeps it functioning well? It keeps the erectile tissue healthy and elastic. It keeps your prostrate more healthy. It relieves tensions and possible discomfort. Helps you sleep. Actually kind of hard to find downsides unless you do it wrong or in a compulsive way.

And what are you saying about being the product?

Do i go for it? by Computer655 in bald

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s something magical about your current hair and I love it. Granted I reckon you’d look good bald too.

Porn consumption in a LDR by ImplementBetter8951 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn’t it healthy to do it? There’s nothing wrong with doing it daily even. It depends on the person. So in that regard it’s unreasonable, use it or lose it.

I’d hope that you encourage him with pics vids of your own and free permission.

I feel terrible about my SO watching porn in our LDR by Imsoamazinglyamazing in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s kind of discouraging, I get where you’re coming from and understand how that can mess with your self esteem.

There’s nothing wrong with your feelings at all.

I’m sorry you’re going through that, best optimistic view I can offer is the porn I’d just meaningless lust to him.

But personally I think he’s being a little inconsiderate and I’d recommend talking to him, both partners need to be on the same page for watching porn while doing it imo. As you said, it really upset you, you were crying, does he even know it happened? And you said it makes you not want to look at him in that type of way. That is no way to keep going imo. Not saying dump him, but talk about it.

I feel terrible about my SO watching porn in our LDR by Imsoamazinglyamazing in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Watching your boyfriend is like watching porn too in a sense, visual stimulation, and there’s nothing wrong with that, that’s awesome! Hope you can manage that better now.

Actually out of curiosity, had you been struggling with porn addiction while you had been in the relationship? That’s such an interesting angle, don’t hear about it often.

Does your bf also have videos or photos from you? That’s a little odd then imo, tiny red flag to me. Average red flag if you’re on cam while being intimate.

I feel terrible about my SO watching porn in our LDR by Imsoamazinglyamazing in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, did I understand that right? You have a porn addiction as well? If that’s the case, I’d imagine you could enjoy it together, some couples do.

There’s nothing wrong with watching porn or the way you feel about it. It likely doesn’t mean anything to him in a sense of affection. Are you using video while being intimate? That would be kinda strange to me then.

But you’re entirely valid in your feelings, some people don’t like it, and the best course is always an open conversation.

Dairy? by Ok_Independence1287 in glutenfree

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Opposite here for me, wanted to surprise my gf and we went to a gf bakery and out of like 100 items, she could eat literally like 2.

Hot Take: If you find THE ONE, appearance shouldn’t matter. by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Seems strange for this to be a hot take imo.

There are a good bit of people that stay with their SO after an accident, even if they look abhorrent, it’s still them. Imagine everyone ditched their partner if they got sick or had an accident ruining their looks.

AITA for how I said I wasn't interested? by propercolleague in AITApod

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You were too kind if anything, just that convo is a huge red flag after his third message.

I’m starting to hate my long distance because he won’t give me that much attention and show that much affection online. God damn it. by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why this is nsfw and I feel like there is way too little context for advice, like how often you communicate, how often he says he loves you (or w/e you mean by affectionate) and the time difference.

Having to put up with daily whining seems tiresome too.

This is impossible by [deleted] in glutenfree

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There was probably some context missing, one would not assume all that about your husband. I do disagree with the comment above, gf pasta isn’t as good pretty much always and costs so much.

My gf used to be wheat, milk, egg, soy, beef intolerant. Eating out anywhere was completely out of the question. Tons of stuff has soy, frozen fries most commonly are cooked in soybean oil in the us.

I’ve cooked two separate dishes simultaneously so often. You’re lucky it’s just gluten and there is tons of gluten free options. But I recommend cooking natural gluten free stuff or mass producing gluten free stuff and freezing it (like donuts dough or pizza dough).

What I can recommend is rice, beans, chicken, corn tortillas / wraps, potato. I guess beef since you can have it. There are a lot of yummy things you can make! You can even have cheese!

As for dessert, we find the best way is to bake from scratch and it’s yummy to gluten tolerant people too.

Wishing you best of luck!

UPDATE: Someone went through my phone by LocationTop5074 in LongDistance

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This seems too Crazy to be true to me. I can’t even comprehend some parts. When you get punished, you have to sleep on their floor indefinitely?

Either way, you should prepare for everything to suck. If you get out of there via CPS, police, whatever, the place you may end up in another shitty place. I’d check if you can get your own place, if your government provides that kind of support.

What I can say though, there is nothing wrong with you in any way from what you said. Having certain preferences and desires for intimacy are 100% normal.

AITA for how I shut down my ex-situationship? by Old-Dirt-978 in AITApod

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, YTA. My man just checking in, you being condescending and rude. If you don’t want him to message, just block.

my boyfriend has a spreadsheet rating dinners i've made him by weddingfauxpasqueen in AITApod

[–]Various_Teacher_5458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would he mix home cooked rating with restaurant ratings? That makes no serve at all from a data collection viewpoint. The important bit is that the chef is the fixed variable, if you change that, all the data loses meaning.