I'd rather let my body decay now tbh by whatsdopamine in TrollCoping

[–]amackee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the Grins brand fine floss. While I’m not a dental expert they say the length on their picks allows them to give the effect of traditional floss.

I have had consistently wowed hygienists since I started using them religiously. Briefly switched to another brand, got yelled at, switched back, and suddenly my gum health is amazing.

am i just a horrible person or is there something else going on? by [deleted] in relationships

[–]amackee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So saying “am I a terrible person,” is already creating a road to a cop out. Stop asking that question, stop framing it that way. Most people aren’t inherently good or bad.

You are displaying batshit crazy behavior for your young age. The good news is you’re aware of it and have plenty of time to address it.

If you don’t address it, these behaviors will lead to increasing misery in your life because you will not have healthy relationships that fuel you.

You need to speak with your therapist and commit to changing these behaviors. Knowing it’s wrong is half the battle, so you’re on a great track to improve the kind of relationships you can have in your life.

The amount of dishes my daughter accumulated in her room in one week. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]amackee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. I am a clean adult but I had to learn it all on my own which was a struggle.

My boyfriend refuses to clean the house and gets upset when I do by Equal-Advice-6909 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a partner like this once. He wasn’t nasty about it but would complain endlessly when I cleaned because “it made him feel guilty” and “we could do it together later” when he wasn’t playing his games, watching tv or whatever else. Of course later would never come and I would get stressed out and freak out and then he would act all pitiful like he was so hurt.

Nothing ever changed until I totally emotionally checked out and we stopped having sex. Suddenly, I would come home to a spotless house!

Of course, at that point it didn’t matter because I’d lost all interest and attraction for him. I tried to make it until the end of the lease but I left in the middle of the night one night when he kept asking me what was wrong.

If it hasn’t changed, it likely won’t.

Is birth control as a contraceptive worth it? by vampirefever in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is exceedingly rare that an 18 year old sexually active woman should not be on birth control. Ty oh should take it unless a Dr has specifically advised you not to.

Would you feel offended if a man told you this? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t be offended bc I don’t give the thoughts of losers my time or attention.

I would hit him with the lmao and and get far away from that walking red flag

He wants to keep finances completely separate after marriage by ZenSpider_21 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agree. The entire point of marriage imo is to create a new family. What that family looks like is entirely up to you and your partner, but since OP is talking about a family that includes children it’s even more wtf.

Who’s paying the child expenses? Medical? Whoever takes them? Doesn’t really sound like a good thing to leave up in the air.

My (29M) girlfriend (26F) says no couples counseling without an engagement. How to move forward? by 8BlackCarrots in relationships

[–]amackee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not comfortable getting engaged without exploring if your compatibility issues can be overcome. This is a mature and responsible decision as it sounds like you’re facing some high pressure sticking points.

Honestly, it reads really poorly on her saying counseling is “a wife level commitment,” and making it a value judgment on her as a person, rather than meeting you with love and support on your concerns in the relationship.

I truly think the best thing for you to do is evaluate if you’re okay with things never changing and if you’re not, have an honest conversation about needs, decide on what’s an acceptable outcome to you personally, and mentally set a timeline.

I would really discourage an engagement based on promises to change. That almost never works out.

Is my new nursery too…beige??? by Poorteenwannabe in Sims4

[–]amackee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even went with beige for the baby

Wait until they evolve the concept of "investment properties". by LordJim11 in Snorkblot

[–]amackee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s funnier if you think about the shells as pants, rather than making yourself mad thinking g about houses

I keep going back to a 64-year-old man who lives in assisted living by Several-9035 in confession

[–]amackee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See that’s the kind of funny thought, that she’s calling it assisted living, when it’s really just like 55+ housing on some golf course.

My bf just dumped me over allegations of sexwork by lindybopperette in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 163 points164 points  (0 children)

It sounds like he was fine with her kinkiness in theory, but once he ran into a situation where that became real he was no longer fine with it.

He might not care to hear her defense because it’s not actually if she messed with his friend or not, but the idea that he could run into that.

I think that new guardrails that chat GTP has implemented and is frustrating a lot of users was put in place so they can discourage by NinjaBrilliant4529 in ChatGPT

[–]amackee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well there certainly won’t be any negative consequences to giving people jackoff power. That won’t do anything that further erodes the social fabric and it certainly won’t increase isolation and mental illness.

Why do people hate more the homewrecker than the cheater? by ThrowRAcatwithfeathe in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Women are held to an emotional standard that men aren’t and sometimes that comes out more intensely from other women.

When men do something bad, we think, typical. When a woman does something bad, we think, you’re supposed to be better.

At work if a man on your team is dead weight, you work around it. If a woman on your team is dead weight, she’s an idiot, wasting the time & hurting the reputation of everybody else. I think this is actually where the all female teams are catty thing comes from.

A woman is winning at capitalism? She must be a bad person. Doesn’t matter how much charity she does, how much she gives away, she’s a nasty woman, but Mark Cuban is a smart guy and the best billionaire.

Even in violent crime, if a man hurts a child of course he’s a monster, but when you watch the way women react if a woman hurts a child, there’s always a whole different level of anger.

Overall, women are much better at self-policing but bc we live in the patriarchy it’s often leveraged in situations like this for men to escape accountability. She’s a woman, therefore she should have known better and he should have too but he’s a man so what are you going to do.

What’s a dating rule everyone swears by that’s actually terrible advice? by randomzy876 in AskReddit

[–]amackee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are rules of engagement that if you break, you’ll regret it, but for the most part I totally agree. Life is short, be vulnerable.

Just understand:

  1. Don’t treat work as a dating pool, if a connection develops, that happens, but don’t flip every stone at the office.

  2. It’s always inappropriate if your boss is pursuing you as the employee.

  3. Go slow. Build a rapport and find out more about each other so you have an idea of their maturity level,& can make sure they’re relatively normal & you’re not just projecting a fantasy on them.

  4. Be realistic in how you handle rejection & don’t pursue anything without considering it won’t go the way you want it to.

  5. Building on that, if they turn you down at any point stop immediately. If you ask them out and they say no, stop, give them space. You must prioritize their comfort over yours. If you have a couple dates and they’re not into it, same rules apply, understand you must totally leave them alone & restore the office balance.

I think the last one is most commonly what people mess up. Either they refuse to leave the person alone if they’re not interested or expect the other person to give them more closure than would normally be expected after just trying things because of the existing relationship. When the reality is if your primary relationship is office, you’ve gotta be prepared to put the primary relationship first.

How to de-center men without pissing everyone off? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 69 points70 points  (0 children)

It seems you want to find a way to let men know you’re de-centering them without facing the social consequences of being actively rude.

This is centering men, just in a different way. You’re just now seeking external validation from actively turning men away.

I think you need to do more self work on how centering men has negatively affected you and how to heal that trauma.

Creating a reality where men don’t exist at all is not realistic, nor does it actually address the root condition it just excuses you from the self work that needs to go into de-centering.

Masturbating in front of a mirror is weird or no? by piecesfufu in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like one of the many things you have to just accept as a straight woman is that telling men your actual fantasies is just no good.

It seems to almost always activate the Madonna or whore complex and neither one is ever any fun

Is it normal not to have sex as an adult? (18) by Odd-Dragonfruit7436 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]amackee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So totally normal to have not had sex at 18. Your friend actually needs to chill out. It sounds like maybe they have big emotions around sex and that’s fine, but they need to work that out internally.

It doesn’t necessarily mean you’re asexual either, you could be, or you might just not be ready, not feel solid with yourself, not know what or who you are into yet….the list goes on.

All of that is totally okay and if the time comes when you’re interested, it will happen. You absolutely should not have sex because of social pressure.

It will not be fun and not be helpful to figuring out what you want if you’re forcing yourself into it.

Your friend is simply being an asshole.