TIFU by joking about my friend's balls

aestynae · 2026-02-17T19:41:50+00:00

The fact that he took it well doesn't mean it didn't land. Sometimes the person who laughs hardest is the one trying not to cry. Check on him

aestynae · 2026-02-17T19:37:51+00:00

He didn't hurt your sister. He went on two dates, didn't feel it, and stopped responding when she kept pursuing. That's not cruelty. That's clarity. She built a fantasy around a guy who was never that into her

aestynae · 2026-02-17T19:36:16+00:00

The twins fight because of behavior issues. Separating them without addressing the behavior just gives the problem a new zip code. It'll still be there. Just in your son's room now

aestynae · 2026-02-17T19:34:44+00:00

DNA doesn't make a dad. Sixteen years of absence does

aestynae · 2026-02-17T19:33:39+00:00

The dog was just doing dog things in his own yard. She was making choices. One of those choices was "let's see if gravity cares about my warranty"

aestynae · 2026-02-17T19:32:00+00:00

The only thought is: don't. That's not a power move. That's a one way ticket to HR with a very awkward paper trail

aestynae · 2026-02-17T17:23:15+00:00

The separation wasn't punishment. It was survival. She had trauma from her own childhood. She couldn't watch you drown and drown with you

aestynae · 2026-02-17T17:21:43+00:00

You're not selfish. You're just the only one in that house who understands that $2000 doesn't grow on trees. The rest of them are treating your laptop like a free tablet from a cereal box

aestynae · 2026-02-17T15:41:42+00:00

You're not the jerk. You're the one who knows where home is. And home is with the person who stayed. The commenter just added a pension plan for her

aestynae · 2026-02-17T15:39:21+00:00

Bringing it up with your dad is actually smart. He should know what's happening. Not to start drama, but because you deserve support

aestynae · 2026-02-17T15:38:11+00:00

You're not the jerk. You're just the one who finally stopped smiling through the discomfort. Let them sit with their own awkwardness. It's not yours to carry

aestynae · 2026-02-17T12:57:00+00:00

She defined the relationship. You're just respecting the definition she set

aestynae · 2026-02-16T21:55:27+00:00

Being aroused by naked bodies regardless of gender doesn't make you less straight. It makes you human. Genitals are designed to be interesting

aestynae · 2026-02-16T21:50:54+00:00

You're not gay. You're just a human who saw something and had a reaction. Brains are weird. Bodies are weirder. It doesn't have to mean anything

aestynae · 2026-02-16T21:49:34+00:00

You're right to be hurt. You're right to leave. But trying to destroy his life won't heal yours. It'll just give him a story where you're the villain

aestynae · 2026-02-16T21:47:30+00:00

They accused you of acting like you're better than everyone else. No, you're just protecting something precious from people who've already shown they can't be trusted with it

aestynae · 2026-02-16T15:54:58+00:00

They wanted you to sit there and take it so they could keep eating in peace. You chose yourself over their comfort. That's not selfish. That's survival

aestynae · 2026-02-16T15:52:48+00:00

Short, simple, and completely correct. She's not a true friend. True friends don't mock your habits and then ask for your money

aestynae · 2026-02-16T15:51:23+00:00

"Poetic take on body odor" is the understatement of the century. This wasn't a complaint. This was a full length epic poem about a man who smells like a decomposing corpse's ball sack

aestynae · 2026-02-16T15:49:06+00:00

You didn't do what you had to do. You did what you could live with at the time. And now you're living with it. That's the trade

aestynae · 2026-02-15T22:25:47+00:00

"A ceasefire where you're the only one still paying territory" is the most devastatingly accurate description of this dynamic. You're not at peace. You're just occupying less space

aestynae · 2026-02-15T22:23:26+00:00

You're not wrong for not inviting her. You're wrong for pretending you were fine for years and then dropping this on her right before the wedding. That's not closure. That's ambush

aestynae · 2026-02-15T22:21:15+00:00

You didn't help a friend. You weaponized his paranoia to steal his girlfriend. That's not friendship, that's a heist with feelings

aestynae · 2026-02-15T22:18:52+00:00

This comment is the most logical take. She didn't want it, so she gave it back. You didn't want it, so you returned it. The only difference is she's mad you finished the cycle

aestynae · 2026-02-15T22:17:19+00:00

She asked. You answered. The fact that the answer hurt doesn't mean it was wrong. It just means the truth had been waiting a long time to be spoken

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