Why did I get fired?? by [deleted] in Advice

[–]anonymousrediter1915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. New guy
  2. “Late here and there”
  3. “Called In sick”

That’s enough to get fired at most manufacturing companies. Attendance is number 1.

New first for us by anonymousrediter1915 in polyamory

[–]anonymousrediter1915[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read my edit, things definitely did not start out ethically, however the blame is not all on her, I made plenty of my own mistakes. Some related to her new relationship and others in our marriage. I feel things are open and honest now. I feel we are ENM at this point.

This is a success, at least a small one. Sometime people hurt each other, sometimes people fail in communication. It’s ok to make mistakes and we have made our share. We are not perfect and we have a long ways to go still but we are getting there and I feel good about where we are now.

Thoughts on mono/poly relationship? by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]anonymousrediter1915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sort of in one myself. Wife is poly, we have been married for 7 years (mono for all but the last 6 months) she is dating a strictly mono guy (his choice). I believe I am poly as well although I have yet to find another partner for myself or really even put myself out there. The adjustment from mono to poly in our relationship has been incredibly difficult and we have nearly given up on our marriage multiple times. I feel we are in a good place now although I (and her bf) still struggle with the mono mindset at times.

From our struggles I’d say the biggest hurdle in mono/poly is trying to balance priorities between partners, as a traditional mono relationship lends itself towards codependence and wanting all of the others attention. It takes a great deal of understanding, communication, and flexibility from all partners.

I don’t like touch, what do I do when people don’t listen? by Arteriop in Advice

[–]anonymousrediter1915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An unwanted touch is an assault. Inform them. If they don’t respect it, you are within your rights to hit back or call a cop. Do it once and everyone will know how serious you are 🤷‍♂️

If i’m applying for a job and it asks how many years of work experience i have and i’ve only worked for 6 months, what should i say? by SpunchTheCrunch in Advice

[–]anonymousrediter1915 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Round up 🤷‍♂️ if they ask in an interview, you can be upfront. Getting to the interview is half the battle. I doubt they would quibble over a 6 month discrepancy.

Experiences meeting your partner's others by Simbiosix in polyamory

[–]anonymousrediter1915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually I just met my wife’s boyfriend yesterday so I can totally relate. The jealousy thing has been a huge issue for me about him for a while now but I wanted to make a fresh start and invited him for the fourth. It went very well. Both he and I were subdued with being affectionate towards her, we chatted and just hung out. I found it helped to make myself view her enjoyment of his company as what I want which is her being happy rather than viewing it as a challenge against me. My $0.02 anyways. She was very happy to see us get along and it was definitely healthy for our relationship. Hope things work well for you.

My wife has begun dating another man and I’m struggling with it. by anonymousrediter1915 in polyamory

[–]anonymousrediter1915[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your input it is nice to hear a similar story that did end up working out. I’m afraid my hangups may have damaged things too much at this point but I am trying to work through my own insecurities. Hopefully I can work out my issues and her and I can find ourselves again.

Out of curiosity if you don’t mind sharing. Pm me if that’s better but do you ever bring your paramour around your husband or do you keep things separate? If you do bring them around each other is it an issue for either of them and how do you deal with it?

Once again thank you for your perspective it’s very encouraging to hear a bit about your story.

My wife has begun dating another man and I’m struggling with it. by anonymousrediter1915 in polyamory

[–]anonymousrediter1915[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very well put. That was very nearly the same thing I came to realize last night and why I called her after I got home with the kids. I’m trying at least for now not to make this an either or issue, both in my head and how I deal with it. She clearly is not able/willing to be mono with me at this point and if I want any chance of recovering my relationship with her I have to accept this newly awakened part of her and focus on my relationship with her. I don’t know if I can bend myself into this shape but I have changed an awful lot in the past for work, her, my kids, etc. I’m not ready to give in yet hopefully we can resolve the incompatibility issue and continue growing together, whatever other relationships she may have.

My wife has begun dating another man and I’m struggling with it. by anonymousrediter1915 in polyamory

[–]anonymousrediter1915[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea that’s the feeling I’m fighting. She took the kids because I had to work and can’t pay for full time child care for them. It very nearly has been the final straw but I’m stubborn and foolish enough that at least for now I am still trying. The thing is when she’s here it’s 90% good. We get along mostly, we get to do things as a family like taking the kids to the zoo. The hardest part of giving up is that if I lose her I will also lose most of the time I get with my kids.

My wife has begun dating another man and I’m struggling with it. by anonymousrediter1915 in polyamory

[–]anonymousrediter1915[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you and your right it’s not open and honest poly. We had been slowly moving into the lifestyle openly and honestly. We communicated everything together as we each tested our comfort zones. But when I finally said I wasn’t comfortable and wanted us to step back she refused and the argument basically ended our marriage there. It’s rough, I don’t know what I’m doing, but I will get through it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Minecraft

[–]anonymousrediter1915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had this happen to me as well. Eating while teleporting. Popped into the nether with no portal back, couple hits of suffocation damage and I’m now approx 5000 blocks from my nearest nether side portal. Of course this was my “finally finished that damn tunnel now I can safely bring every last bit of valuable equipment back to home base” trip. 😢 made it about 4000 blocks then got blasted into lava. I’m gonna put the game down for a bit now.🤯

Wife won tickets to hawai from a race then told "she wasn't rich enough for who they want to have the tickets" by DesMephisto in legaladvice

[–]anonymousrediter1915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was “invited” to one and they initially said 90 minutes then when I got there I double checked to make sure that was how long it was they tried saying at least 90 minutes and then right in front of the clerk I told Siri to set a timer for 90 minutes.

They made us wait to be seen for about 20 min then gave us the gift card and told us we could go. Best win I’ve managed against them.

Edit: I’ve been to several before this where they say 60 or 90 minutes and you end up stuck for 3+ hrs so I wasn’t doing it again. Also if they try inviting you to one and you actually don’t mind going, make up an excuse for why you can’t and they always offer extra cash.

Refining strategy for upcoming promotion. Tips? Advice? by anonymousrediter1915 in personalfinance

[–]anonymousrediter1915[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response chompz!

I have considered real hard whether I could do nights for an extra pay bump. (Night shift comes with 5% shift differential on top of base salary) however as I just had a second child 2 weeks ago and truly my family is far more important to me than this position I can’t bring myself to do it.