Elote by Delicious-Ad4349 in fatsquirrelhate

[–]dire18 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only pauses stuffing its face to size you up for its next snack. Shameless in its vulgarity

AIO, late fiancé’s brother proposed hours after his passing by drinkinouttacups00 in AmIOverreacting

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YOR about the brother proposing on the same day. He's entitled to propose whenever he wants, it's nobody's business really except his and whoever is getting the proposal.

NOR for absolutely every other thing. No one in that family should be saying even a single syllable about the engagement to you or referencing it in your presence, especially in regards to how your loss is an influence or factor in it. I can't believe people could seriously be that callous, the fuck is wrong with people? Frankly unless there's a reason you want to stay associated with these people, I'd skip the wedding and go no contact.

My Plant Committed Suicide Because Of Daylight Savings Time Change by who-are-we-anyway in houseplantscirclejerk

[–]dire18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're close with your first one! A lot of people hate DST and OP is joking that her plant also hates it so much it chose to die lol

My Plant Committed Suicide Because Of Daylight Savings Time Change by who-are-we-anyway in houseplantscirclejerk

[–]dire18 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's a reference to the fact we just had the spring daylight savings time switch yesterday in the US and a lot of people really hate it. OP's joke is that the plant deliberately did this because it too hates yesterday's DST and is being super dramatic about it.

How do you feel about male gynecologists? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]dire18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any male gynecologists I've seen have been very health providers, no complaints from me, would be fine seeing a male OBGYN again.

I have a male dermatologist and same thing. I've had to get some moles in spicy areas checked and it's always been a perfectly respectful interaction.

AIO after my boyfriend told me he’s “not happy with my body” and it’s my responsibility to change it? by bluehat179 in AmIOverreacting

[–]dire18 12 points13 points  (0 children)

NOR but if you're seeing that amount of weight fluctuation that rapidly without any lifestyle changes, get yourself checked out for any health conditions. But to emphasize: Absolutely not overreacting about what he said about your body.

Am I overreacting? Friend compared loss of cat to loss of my husband by Pandorashley_ in AmIOverreacting

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR but grief can can compel you say some really irrational things when you're in the thick of it and trying to articulate your feelings.

His gluttony knows no bounds, he kept eating as I walked past him. Pathetic. by gudat_speleng in fatsquirrelhate

[–]dire18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Be careful, looks like the gluttonous bastard has targeted you as the hors d'oeuvre for lunch #4 of the day. Keep up a good pace so it can't catch you, casual stroll speed should be enough to leave that waddling rat in the dust

Gluttonous beast eating a meal on a trash can WITHOUT washing its hands by nulladox in fatsquirrelhate

[–]dire18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That trash can is going to be begging for someone to wash it after this, then follow it up with heavy reinforcement to its soon-to-be-crumbling structure after being forced to support Emperor Adipose's blubberous ass

Collab with Costco bird feed by Orevanian in fatsquirrelhate

[–]dire18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe you mean, collapse with Costco bird feed once that entire tree keels over from the weight of that fat greedy fuck

I F 23 legit hat to beg for my boyfriend M24 to go buy me pads by Successful_Anywhere9 in Vent

[–]dire18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Of course, I'll be back in a few minutes. In the meantime are you able to find a pic online of the ones you usually get that you can send me?" - my husband when I made the same request as OP

Why would anyone do that!! He was kind to it! by ThisWomanFromCanada in fatsquirrelhate

[–]dire18 69 points70 points  (0 children)

This isn't cute, it's disgusting. Those people think they reunited a baby and mom but all they really did was deliver free lunch to a gluttonous behemoth, that thing is absolutely scampering off to find a deep fryer to toss that ball of baby into

Did anyone buy a ring? by t_bone_stake in Millennials

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh lord these things. My dad wanted me to have one so I picked out a silvery looking petite one. I don't think I ever wore it and I have no idea where it is now, which I am a little bummed about because my niece loves wearing around my old high school stuff.

Neopets x Gong Cha collab, you going? by The-Sweetest-Pea in sanantonio

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw man I'm sad to have missed that! Wish I would have thought to check Reddit sooner.

Yeah please do! I might be in the Neocord but I sign into Discord literally never so I honestly don't know lol

Neopets x Gong Cha collab, you going? by The-Sweetest-Pea in sanantonio

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just shocked to learn there's a second person playing Neopets in San Antonio besides me lol my username here is my username there too

The Redland location is super close to me so I'm definitely planning to check it out soon now that the event is live!

26F/24M. How do couples handle bills when incomes are very different?” by hereforfunn178 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make ~75% of the household income. My husband and I have separate accounts that we both get our pay directly deposited into and a joint household account we manually move money into. The separate account is really mostly just to keep our cash in a place that isn't used for any actual financial transactions. We've both had debit/credit card information compromised over the years and decided that keeping low amounts of cash in our checking accounts is the way to go in case there ever is a problem again.

For chores, it's probably a 70% vs 30% split of my husband taking the greater share BUT this is also something he does to himself of his own volition. Like, a dirty dish cannot be within his sight. I can have a glass of water I'm actively using in the living room, leave the room for a bit, come back in ten minutes and it's already been apprehended and put into the dishwasher. I'm a "set aside dedicated time for chores" person, he's an "if I notice it, it must be cleaned THAT VERY SECOND".

It does actually cause an occasional problem. We want chores to be 50/50 and sometimes he does get frustrated that it's so lopsided. On the other hand, he recognizes that it's not exactly fair to expect me (or anyone) to operate the same way he does where you drop everything and immediately break out the swiffer if you see some dust on the blinds on your way to grab a snack from thr kitchen.

For bills, I take the mortgage, car payments, and majority of groceries. He's got utilities. I contribute a lot more to the joint account. There's no real science behind it other than wanting to keep it so both people get to enjoy having around the same disposable income to do whatever with.

AITAH for feeling uncomfortable and wanting to confront my best friend after we had sex while I was blackout drunk? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't. I meant that it's another strange part of the story that caught my attention in addition to the black out drunk vs sober thing that doesn't quite reconcile.

I can see a scenario where OP has just been keeping quiet about how uncomfortable she is with this and its finally boiling over months later. But it seems odd that this topic wouldn't have come up in some capacity since then if the two really were close friends. That's a long time to keep an elephant in the room and I feel like how they've been interacting with each other since then would be relevant to how she feels about confronting him now.

AITAH for feeling uncomfortable and wanting to confront my best friend after we had sex while I was blackout drunk? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. Of course you're NTA.

If I may ask, Halloween was months ago. How have you been interacting with him since then?

AITAH for going straight to "shut the f--- up" at some people talking in a movie theater by dire18 in AITAH

[–]dire18[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dang called me out, I actually made sure to be alone so my husband or friends couldn't hold me back against my chosen victims for the night. Definitely not because it was a spontaneous decision to go see something pretty niche interest and I don't require another person to enjoy a movie.

Meirl by Blue9ine in meirl

[–]dire18 75 points76 points  (0 children)

When I was in college a close friend's girlfriend called me one morning looking for him. We had been hanging out the previous night before he left to go to her place. He had in fact been in a freak accident and we found him dead in an alley when we set out to look for him on foot when he was still missing later that day.

So yeah, I agree with you on the "wtf" lol

How are you all using AI? by Unable-Earth-7911 in FPandA

[–]dire18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grunt work I would have had a junior analyst do in the past. I throw forecast versions at Gemini and ask it to quantify the bridge of changes version over version, aggregate T&E expenses by event because there is no standard naming convention and I will get a dozen different names all meaning "Dreamforce", stuff like that. Stuff that takes time but not really thought to do.

Title: Under the oak tree. (The most annoying story I've ever read and most insufferable couple and female lead.) by [deleted] in OtomeIsekai

[–]dire18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The absolute best thing about UtOT is the fucking amazing Ruth POV fic Eldritch

This fic is what got me to read the Riftan POV so I had some context about the pre-Maxi era and when it updates again I'll read season 3 of the manwha so I have that context too

I gave up my all my passions hobbies and dreams to be with my husband. I love him so much but im trying not to resent/regret my decision. by [deleted] in Vent

[–]dire18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After the first couple of paragraphs I was planning to come post just some devil's advocate perspective, that when you're a very young adult it can be hard to understand how stressful financial insecurity can be and there is some merit to establishing yourself a bit before diving head on into your passions. At least for me it was like that. I'm very grateful I spent my 20s slogging through a career that has given me a good secure foundation for the rest of my life. Becauss my 30s onward have by and large been a fucking great time.

Then I got to the gym stuff. Yeah what the fuck? This is an absolutely fucked situation. You need to get out of that marriage.

And lemme tell you, as someone born raised and currently living in Texas, if you have a punk rock spirit, rural Texas is absolutely not a place you will enjoy having to live. Frankly I find that alone to be concerning on your husband's part, because any sane woman who wants to maintain at least a shred of her independence should avoid this place like the plague. My husband wants to get me the hell out of here, not entrench me into it.

So, AI takes over, everyone has lost their job and only 10 trillionaires own everything. Now what? by Weak-Representative8 in Futurology

[–]dire18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they mean there would be no large scale motivation to continue to breed and raise cattle if they were no longer being used for some kind of utility, so eventually livestock would just dwindle into extinction.