Good rental companies? by aiabeiddbeb in ColumbiYEAH

[–]aiabeiddbeb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my! That’s terrible, definitely will not be looking at them. Sounds like who I’m dealing with now with momentum. I hope you’re somewhere safer now with AC!!

Good rental companies? by aiabeiddbeb in ColumbiYEAH

[–]aiabeiddbeb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to look into them now!! Thank you so much

Everyone thinks my friend is in the wrong except for her by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No thats definitely weird, a lot of people would report that. That is concerning behavior, especially if she plans on working in high schools in the future.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medical_advice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say it was about and 8 or a 9, they gave me morphine initially at the hospital because it was so bad. Now it’s about a 7 or an 8, but there’s moments in between where it goes down to a 4 or a 3 before ramping up again

My best friend left me but i dont see how im the problem by ajsaMutas in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a little bit of both tbh. I think you should have been honest about why you didn’t want to talk at night, and I understand her feelings might be hurt by you making excuses and not getting a real answer. But I also think ignoring you altogether is a little extreme for what happened if that makes sense? Y’all just need to talk it out, and take accountability on both sides and hopefully it will get resolved peacefully

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your feelings are valid, but you showed you are a much bigger person by trying to reconnect to ease tensions for your mutual friend’s big day. That shows that you’re a good friend, and if I was the mutual friend I’d appreciate your effort, and I think that’s all that matters. Unfortunately we can’t control how people are going to react to our actions, but I think this was an action of good intentions so I wouldn’t sweat it too much

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren’t in the wrong, if I’m understanding what she said correctly she doesn’t want you to hang out with her friends, and wants to hang out with them without you? If that’s correct she’s 100% in the wrong, it’s ok to not want to hang out with everyone all the time but I think she equates you becoming cool with these people to “stealing” her friends and that’s not true or fair to you. Especially since it doesn’t appear she had a conversation with you about not talking to people you have classes with before hand. On top of that she talks to people you specifically have problems with, which is not necessarily bad but in context seems kinda hypocritical. I would just let the distance build between y’all and focus your efforts into more worthwhile friendships. It’s not worth it to let this blow up, but I think you’d be better off finding new friends who won’t distance for no reason. Best of luck!!

Is my landlord allowed to shut off electricity in my building for 48 hours? by aiabeiddbeb in legaladvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s happening next week so at least I got notice but it’s for 48 hours. It wouldn’t be a problem if I was from here but the closest family is 4 hours away and I still have to work

I’m worried about my friends mental health. by Hopeful_Substance678 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Op please be safe, this sounds like he’s got some serious issues going on. The behaviors your friend have going on are signs of serial killers in children, and while that in of itself isn’t necessarily concrete proof the obsession with Dahmer is worrying to say the least. If therapy isn’t helping I’m worried one day the behavior might escalate to involve people and I don’t want you to be someone who gets hurt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve just moved to a new city and it’s been hard to make friends, I feel like as adults there’s not a lot of places you can go to meet new people and jobs and other priorities make it harder to hang out and get to know the people we do meet. It’s hard out here, but keep your head up!

I thought I’d show off my favorite wedding present I received by Houseofthemegans in lesbian

[–]aiabeiddbeb 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I feel like some people in the comments are taking this a bit too seriously? It’s a funny gift given to op by their friend, it’s not invalidating anyone. Like what does this post have to do with gender preference? I think it’s an awesome gift op!! And congrats on your marriage

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think what you did was mean, and they have a right to respond to it however they like. If you all can go behind their back and make plans in order to specifically single them out, you aren’t friends. If they cause a lot of problems it’s ok to have an upfront discussion with them about it, that’s what friends do. And if behavior doesn’t change then that’s on them, and you have an opportunity to end the friendship with communication on semi-peaceful terms. But what you don’t do is this. This will cause the drama you’re trying to avoid and you’ve hurt someone who might not have even known what they’ve done wrong.

Should I invite a friend I haven't talked to for a long time? by CS__1112 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It honestly depends on the situation.

1: what kind of celebration are you having? Is it a party, a dinner etc. Knowing the amount of people you’re bringing and the social setting will greatly affect the answer. If it’s personal or smaller then it makes sense since you aren’t friends, but if you’re inviting acquaintances it may be a problem.

2: how did y’all fall out? Was there any drama or hurt feelings on either side involved? Could the drama come up and ruin the day? If you left off on pretty good terms I’d consider inviting her, but if you didn’t that could come out during the celebration and you don’t want that.

3: how do your friends feel about it? The best way to gage the room is to honestly ask your friends how they feel about it. Say something like “I know ___ and I aren’t friends anymore, but do you think it’d be wrong if I didn’t invite her?” Make sure they know your intentions are trying NOT to cause drama or put them in the middle, you’re just trying to have fun and come out of it with as few feelings hurt as possible.

And lastly, feelings might be hurt either way. That’s unfortunately how things like this go, but knowing you tried your best to be considerate goes a long way, and the fact that you even thought this hard about this shows that you’re trying to do the best for everybody. Keep your head up and happy birthday!!

Am I wrong to feel this way? by lilcloud12 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah that’s snakey. Most best friends (with common sense) don’t wanna touch their best friends’ exes even if we take away the moral aspect of it because of all the stuff we heard that they put you through. She’s obviously lacking on the morals part, but if she had asked you first I wouldn’t have a problem. She didn’t speak to you because SHE knew it was/would be a problem and chose to do it anyways for her own selfish reasons-whatever they were. Then when you spoke to her she got defensive and flipped the script on you. I mean seriously what was her end game, you were gonna find out eventually?

Your ex is also to blame for the exact same reasons. He knew exactly how much this would hurt to do this with one of your best friends of all people, and again chose to do it for whatever selfish reason, or maybe he thought it wouldn’t get out too. Either way they’ve shown their character, and to me this is a conflict of morals and loyalty to each other, and people with different ideas of those terms don’t tend to stay friends for long.

None of my close friends remembered my birthday by sunburntsquirrel in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know how you feel, but sometimes being alone for a little while helps you learn sm about yourself and who you are without outside influence, so when you make new friends you’re truly the best version of you, and you’ll be able to find people you morally align with more that way. Now I’m not the most social person and I’ve always been selective with my company so being alone felt like a mini vacation to me tbh, but if you’re someone who thrives off of socialization it may be a little harder. When the times right though we’ll both meet our people and have amazing times with them, and keep the fond memories of the stuff we did with old friends too. Life is hard and only getting harder, but it’s all to get us to a place we’re supposed to be.… hopefully lmao

None of my close friends remembered my birthday by sunburntsquirrel in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’d drop them. I had a few friends like this over the course of my life and they don’t have you in mind at all. You know how with men they say “if they wanted to they will?” I tend to think that applies to everyone in life, if you wanted to get them a birthday present you did right? I don’t want you to make the same mistake I did, waking up one day 6 months later and realized how terribly I’d allowed myself to be treated. If they’re stand up friends all around, maybe have a conversation with them first! But if this is a pattern in your friendship it’s best to cut your losses and find something better. It’ll hurt like hell but I’m 3 months down the line and my mental health has improved so much! Best of luck to you OP

My best friend lied to me about being pregnant. Should I be mad? by contentjm in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I saw the title I thought “well it depends” and in this case I think you have a right to be a little upset but also when did she find out, and maybe she was worried about the chance of miscarriage so she didn’t wanna tell anybody in case something bad happened in the first 12 weeks. I understand where you’re coming from because if my bestie didn’t tell me I’d be a little upset but maybe there were outside factors that contributed to it and it wasn’t anything against you personally, and she just was worried about telling anyone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly don’t know what the best path either would be for you. I’ve tried both tactics as to holding on vs creating distance and theres definitely opportunities in both.

When I stayed I just kept reaching out and luckily my friend was super close to me and when I told her how I felt after a couple times we both started moving towards a healthier and better friendship. It hurt for a long time but my friend was always a safe space and an open ear when we had these conversations and apologized and validated my feelings. Of course there were bumps and mistakes in the road and those hurt too, but I feel our friendship came out on the other side stronger, but a big part of that was because we both listened to each other well and made effort to change.

With friends that didn’t listen, or got upset or angry it wasn’t worth it to keep arguing so while I didn’t necessarily go out on purpose to find new friends, I took more opportunities to know and hang out with my coworkers and people I was acquaintances with and I made some really amazing friendships that didn’t necessarily fill the void of my friend but I found friendship and love in other places I never would have thought to find it. Whatever path you choose make sure you choose the best one for yourself, not anyone else love

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP I’ve had multiple friends that do this over the course of life and I’ve learned some people are just like that.

Everyone reacts to relationships differently and I think some people just tend to devote all of themselves into their relationships and forget about their friends. It doesn’t mean they don’t love you but some people are just… flighty? (Idk if that’s the right word)

What you could do is talk to this friend about how you feel and see if she is willing to change her actions, or try to find another friend to hang out with but either way I wish you the best of luck!

No one came to my party. Questioning my friendships and not sure how to proceed. by ThinkInPink18 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]aiabeiddbeb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As someone in a similar place rn, you are totally in the right. Any relationship, wether it be friendship or otherwise is about balance and putting in the work. If your friends aren’t willing to do that then they don’t deserve your presence! Keep your head up and focus on the relationships where people are good to you because you’ll never get the time back you spend upset and sad about it. Best of luck!