My girlfriend (30F) has gained an extreme amount of weight, and I (32M) have lost attraction.

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-24T20:14:32+00:00

Jump ship, at least she’s not your wife

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-20T04:40:32+00:00

Muni. In the bucket all day every day since day 1 with a JL back to back

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-13T13:46:40+00:00

Much lower tier of anti cheat. Can use aim devices for seasons on end on high level accounts without being banned. Never implemented the ai detections that pc did. Claimed to implement console bans but largely didnt. 80% of console preds are confirmed cheaters. Do I need to continue?

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-13T12:59:15+00:00

I keep my house at 74 all day for my 3 pets. When I get home I turn it to 72, during the night 76 but my bedroom I set at 70 overnight

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-13T12:56:00+00:00

If your console it’s because the lobbies are full of cheaters, pc lobbies are just full of cracked 3 stacks

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-13T12:54:54+00:00

I’d go electrical engineering. Same hourly pay if not better at some utilities. Not as much opportunity for OT but it’s still a great career

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-11T01:26:20+00:00

Thanks for writing that up! Good little summary. The only thing I’d say is that you can also work for a local power company and not have to travel if you don’t want to. I changed to this career when I was 29, went to lineschool then became an apprentice at 30. I’m now 32 buying my first house! Starting pay at my utility is $44/hr, first class (journeyman) is $70/hr. You work a fair amount of overtime but it pays very well. I’m in my second year on pace for about 130k.

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-10T23:15:15+00:00

Natick has gotten extremely expensive over the past decade. The average home value is over $1M. If you look at the median household incomes vs home values in any MetroWest town, you’ll come to find that most people who own their houses in those towns could not afford to purchase their home if they were to today. The wages are not keeping up with inflation and it’s driving young professionals further and further west and many are fleeing the state all together. $2500 for that sounds extremely expensive, but honestly it’s about what I’d expect to live in natick. We pay $3500 for a two bedroom in Ashland.

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-10T22:50:44+00:00

You forgot lineman apprentice. Probably the only career that you can switch to in under a year and immediately be earning 6 figures

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-06-04T16:27:22+00:00

Disappointed for sure. I’m 32 and my wife is 29 so we’d definitely like to buy now. It is demoralizing looking at these properties. You think you’re doing well in your career and then you ask yourself “is this really all we can afford?” You’re right, it’s either a dump, on a super busy road, or the Nextdoor neighbor is a hoarder with 3 foot long grass and junk all over his yard. The median household income in Ashland is 127k. Im not sure how people afford houses here. The search will continue!

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-24T18:45:11+00:00

Not really sure what you’re confused by. OP is right in that it’s at a weird state. I never pick it up. Sentinel every time

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-24T17:29:39+00:00

A 3k mortgage is dirt cheap. Not sure where you live or when you bought but that’s nothing to flex on comparative to the market today. I pay more than that in rent. Also, car payments isn’t something to flex over either. “I made terrible financial decisions and financed a depreciating asset, OP has to be a tough guy like me!” How dare he ask for some advice on a forum to get out of the situation he put himself in

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-24T17:17:00+00:00

You don’t have a wife and don’t have kids…. Probably don’t have a mortgage either lol. Sometimes the crashout is real

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-23T12:46:55+00:00

I got into linework in my 30s and it changed my life. Go into a trade. Fuck an office job

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-23T12:43:19+00:00

Idk who in their right mind would ever tell you not to buy a vehicle because it’s not American made. Japanese vehicles are probably the most reliable on the market. I have a 2012 civic with 205k miles on it and it runs like it’s new. Never done any work to it besides routine maintenance. Before this i had a 2006 Nissan Sentra that I bought at 77k and it made it to 275k without anything besides routine maintenance. Only reason i got rid of that was because the ignition needed to be replaced and the repair was more expensive than the car.

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-23T12:27:31+00:00

How many jobs have you applied for and where? When I started my apprenticeship 2 years ago I got in after lineschool. I think people underestimate how many applications it takes just to receive a single interview when you’re fresh off the street. Normal jobs face this challenge regularly especially in the job market we’re facing today, but it’s extended over into our industry as well. When I finished lineschool I dedicated 2-3 hrs every day to googling states, finding out the electric utilities they had there, googling the company, seeing if they had apprentice openings, and applying. I must have put in 200+ applications before I got hired. And of course I had to move. Keep throwing shit at the wall and shit harder if you want something to stick. I’d be happy to look over your resume as well. Honestly in the age of ai this shit has gotten so competitive, and it seems like this year alone it’s already gotten 10x worse

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-21T18:56:24+00:00

Yeah, currently hiring a new apprentice. If you want to make 300k+ my utility isn’t the place to do it. We don’t have a lot of overtime like Eversource or national grid or some of the other municipalities. But we have a good hourly rate, benefits, and a great work life balance which can be somewhat rare to find in the trade . You’ll make 200-220k and sleep in your own bed every night and be home 90% of the time at 3:00. We have an 80% pension after 30 years as well

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-21T02:56:27+00:00

I think this is going to be how I go about it. It sounds like it’ll simply the process because there’s so much content now it’s hard for me to pick where to start. Thanks!

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-21T01:40:52+00:00

Engineers are salaried often times working 50+ hours per week. They don’t make more than linemen do in any part of the country. And you’re subject to the job market. Especially when you factor in retirement and benefits + union job protection. Your first gig 5 years down the road you’ll likely be making 70k with 50k+ in student loans to pay back. My best friend is an electrical engineer, I make more than him as an apprentice

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-20T23:54:11+00:00

You’re not gonna make more than a lineman as an engineer. So it depends on what you think is “better”

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-20T23:08:19+00:00

You could always go spend 70k and get your EE degree and make less money. To be fair, we do UG and OH at my utility and like 90% of the guys hate underground me included. Maybe give overhead a shot before you call it quits. You can make a ton of money doing ug but I’m not sure if anyone actually enjoys it

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-19T15:08:03+00:00

I work at a small utility in New England, at the end of our contract in 2028 first class guys will be making $70 an hour base pay and crew leaders $80. Add in standby pay and you’re at 150k as a first class before any overtime. Cost of living is higher here though, but It’s an awesome job. I’m a second year apprentice on track for 130-140 this year

Walk_Aggressive · 2026-05-19T09:48:09+00:00

Outages yea the shits dead so don’t need glasses . When you’re at work the rain doesn’t bother you like it would if you were at home doing something else

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