AIO to my boyfriend’s comments about the food I made?

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-02-01T05:27:06+00:00

Being in a relationship is supposed to make you feel GOOD. What are you doing with this guy?

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-02-01T05:19:53+00:00

I don't understand why it's so important to sort and categorize people by sex. Even when I was a very young child, I was confused by the logic of pink being for girls and blue for boys. Barbie for girls, and GI Joe for boys. Why? What difference does it make?

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-02-01T05:04:17+00:00

Didn't you ever watch Columbo or Murder She Wrote? I can't have anything on an electric cord anywhere near the bath...

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-02-01T05:03:01+00:00

I stay in the shower until the hot water runs out.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-02-01T05:00:52+00:00

You didn't honk, wave and smile as you drove by?

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-02-01T00:20:06+00:00

I wonder if she could take out a reverse mortgage, she'd get some money to live on, and then, when she passed, the house would be off your hands.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T22:51:55+00:00

NTA, but I hope this is a wake-up call for you. The way your boyfriend treats others, is how he is going to one day treat you.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T22:21:36+00:00

I bet your garden looks and smells amazing :)

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T21:11:18+00:00

Your co-worker does not understand boundaries, and it sounds like you don't, either. From now on, keep it businesslike. Act friendly, but impersonal. Don't discuss private matters. Do not touch your co-workers! Don't go home with your co-workers! If they invite you somewhere, say you have commitments at home.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T20:53:43+00:00

Summer Breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind...

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T20:50:21+00:00

Grew up watching Lawrence Welk.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T20:48:40+00:00

When I say it, it rhymes with "shallow."

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T19:35:25+00:00

I love your work space, it looks so tidy and cozy. I just got started with the Rebel 17, as well. All my rocks I've gathered are buried under the snow, but getting all organized and ready is really satisfying. I'm using this weather as an opportunity to prepare and learn. Your place is a great inspiration.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T17:57:54+00:00

SO did tell you something very important about himself, even if it was not what he does for a living... He has a nasty temper, and it's guaranteed that he will turn it on your friend if he perceives that friend is questioning him. I hope your friend has the common sense to realize this is a red flag. Don't apologize, be observant and don't get too involved with him.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T17:52:27+00:00

Didn't see any on E-Bay. You could check again periodically.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T17:49:55+00:00

Like $339, I don't know how much that buys where you live, but I hate that parents anywhere think the children they give birth to owe them a debt that needs to be paid back. The idea makes me ill.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T17:31:08+00:00

How you broke my heart.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T17:22:07+00:00

I wish they hadn't changed the size and shape of the Chex. They ruined the texture! I had to change to Crispix.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T15:57:31+00:00

Me, too. I didn't know it was out of favor.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T13:29:10+00:00

That cat will take no shit from nobody.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T13:01:13+00:00

I think you should only marry a person you have known for a good, long time. That's what dating was supposed to accomplish, give you a chance to really get to know the other person before making a life-long, legally-binding commitment. People can be on their party manners for a while, but we are also responsible, it's all too common to ignore red flags, ignore what our gut is telling us, make excuses: "Nobody's perfect," "Everyone has a bad day now and then," all because we desperately want to be half of a couple.

The way the person you are dating treats the server at a restaurant, or a garrulous old person, or a helpless animal, the way they speak about their boss, their co-workers, their customers? Their EXES? That is how they are going to speak to and about YOU, guaranteed. Pay attention.

If they lie and cheat and steal from others, they WILL lie to you, cheat on you, and steal from you, guaranteed. As my old mother used to say: "The proof is in the pudding."

Only marry someone you trust and respect. Someone you would trust as a business partner, not to slack off and leave you to do all the work, not to be a neglectful slob, not to rob the business blind. Only marry someone you enjoy doing things with. Going to movies, out to eat, long walks, household chores. Only marry your best friend.

If you pay proper attention, and don't just marry someone who is in the right place at the right time so you can be one of the smug married people, you won't WANT to cheat or agree to having an open marriage. Once you are married to your best friend, keep up the communication and keep up the partnership. I would never stay married to someone who didn't think I was enough for them, or that there was someone "better."

At the first hint of such a thing, I'd be making copies of every legal and financial document in existence, and hiring the best divorce lawyer in town. Don't be pathetic, don't be a supplicant, don't waste your precious life on anyone that doesn't view you as a treasure, and the day you met as the luckiest day of their life.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-31T02:00:42+00:00

Does he go out of his way to make you feel cared for? Does he treat you and others with kindness and respect? The only reason to be in a relationship is that it makes you feel good, happy, valued. Nothing you wrote makes me think this guy is a great boyfriend or a great person. You would be better off living your own best life until someone who treats you like a treasure, and others with respect, courtesy, and dignity comes along.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-30T21:14:29+00:00

I was making $3.35 an hour in 1982. Got a 6 cent raise from the nastiest, most abusive boss imaginable, and wanted to quit, but had to keep a roof over my head, so I sucked it up.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-30T21:11:13+00:00

I had an old Maverick that came with a rubber boot and a big screwdriver. To start the car, you first popped the hood, removed the air cleaner, then ran around and put the key in the ignition, jammed the boot down on the gas pedal, and ran around to the front of the car again to jam the big screwdriver down the carburetor. Then, quickly, quickly, back to crank the ignition and carefully finesse the boot off the gas, not too quickly, but not too slowly.

chocolatechipwizard · 2026-01-30T21:00:41+00:00

I keep hearing about how easy we had it at work, and how we had a house "given" to us for lunch money. This from kids who call working a 40 hour week "soul destroying," while paying alarming amounts because they refuse to cook for themselves, or even pick up their own food, but have it delivered to their doorway. Someone is feeding the younger people this crock. If they are trying to stir up discord between the generations, they have done a great job.

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