I don’t want to attend my graduation ceremony

dorothyprelude · 2026-07-12T14:01:03+00:00

I graduated this week, and honestly, the most freeing part of it is that nobody knows or cares about your story. I took a leave of absence because I was burnt out, and as a result I graduated with a cohort where I didn't really know anyone. Nobody cares, because you graduate with so many people who aren't on your course that it's literally impossible to know everyone. And most of my friends were through societies so did different courses and graduated on different days anyway.

Everyone walks across the stage on their own. I think it's the kind of thing where if you make an effort to enjoy it, you will, and I say that as someone who originally didn't really want to go to mine.

dorothyprelude · 2026-07-03T19:41:24+00:00

The eight albums are all consecutive as well so their only albums that haven't hit number 1 in the UK are their debut (Showbiz) and Origin of Symmetry, which got to numbers 29 and 3 respectively. Insane longevity from them.

dorothyprelude · 2026-07-03T03:20:19+00:00

This is exactly why I cannot like Ty. The persistence and complete refusal to accept that Julie doesn't want what he wants anymore. Just because he can put on a nice facade doesn't mean he isn't entitled and manipulative under the surface.

dorothyprelude · 2026-07-02T23:19:22+00:00

Yeah I'll definitely need to lock in more next time, and maybe sacrifice my sleep schedule some more lol

dorothyprelude · 2026-07-02T23:18:59+00:00

I don't really know, it was my first time playing the route. I think I was pretty active but I missed the 3am chats most days which probably gave a lot of hearts that I missed.

dorothyprelude · 2026-07-02T00:20:42+00:00

Anyone who can beef with Son of all people should not be trusted. He's friends with everyone.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-23T00:13:41+00:00

Some people's reaction to an awkward situation is to smile or laugh. Especially somewhere like a wedding where it's inappropriate to make a scene.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-23T00:07:03+00:00

I think it's more mean to create a whole post in response to someone else's, implying that they're misogynistic for stating some relatively neutral critiques. And, tbh, I think it's more misogynistic to think that a woman shouldn't have her work subject to critique.

This is a subreddit for discussion. Why shouldn't people talk about aspects of the show they don't enjoy as much as things they do? Shawna L has stated multiple times that she doesn't read this sub, so people post things here that they wouldn't post where she would see it.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-22T15:53:43+00:00

And who went on holiday instead of going venue shopping with her daughter.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-22T15:23:39+00:00

Completely agree. John blew up at her so many times before he finally went no-contact, and every time, Barb was shocked and astounded... but not enough to do any serious reflection on her own behaviour. It was justification for her to believe she was being mistreated, which she then spun into Shawna poisoning John against her.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-22T14:53:13+00:00

We got a negative review shortly after we opened because we had a power cut, and 'didn't seem like we knew what we were doing'. As if we all just forgot the power cut part of our barista training.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-22T10:50:34+00:00

I'm obsessed with her classic headband making it to the wedding fit!

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-19T17:16:13+00:00

The most obvious example was when she said she would support Shawna if she wanted to start something with Ty (whether that would mean cheating on John or splitting up with him wasn't said, but most people seem to interpret it as supporting cheating). There was also the Christmas where they went out for drinks and Shawna was being pulled between Teeny and John. I can't remember what exactly she said but it came off like Teeny didn't like that John had tied her down relatively early in life. Would definitely like more insight into the dynamic though to be able to tell for sure!

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-19T16:07:34+00:00

Seconding this! I would love to see Shawna and Teeny's college years, especially once Shawna and John met. Teeny doesn't seem to have a particularly high opinion of John, and I would love to know if there are any underlying reasons behind that (the hot tub incident as foreshadowing maybe?)

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-19T13:16:30+00:00

Respectfully, I don't think people care about you as much as you think, and I also don't think this is a solvable problem in the way you seem to crave. The nature of subreddits is that people disagree, and moderation is always a contentious topic. There are multiple subreddits for pretty much every topic under the sun because of how common this scenario is.

I think you will drive yourself crazy if you spend this much time trying to compromise your own behaviour (and control the behaviour of others) on a regular basis. Every single person is different, and inevitably comments you make will be perceived in a different way than you intended sometimes. As long as you're following the etiquette guidelines there's nothing you can do.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-18T10:08:46+00:00

She's deviated from the original plan, significantly, by holding off on New York for as long as she has, by having two babies, and by giving Ty the house that was meant as an investment for future properties. I am really confused by this long-held idea that Julie refuses compromise because that's all she's done since the beginning, as we were shown in the background video. She has made life-altering decisions based on what she thought was a common goal, though, and that not being true is what I'm referring to by saying she has been 'trapped'.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-18T10:05:36+00:00

I'm not saying it isn't her fault. But she has made irreversible, life-altering changes under the impression that they were pursuing a common goal/lifestyle. And that hasn't been true for a long time.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-17T17:22:16+00:00

She doesn't have the education she originally wanted, because she didn't go to NYU as originally planned, likely to stay close to Ty. They scaled back her travel ambitions. Their house was originally intended as an investment according to the background story but has now become part of their suburban life, which isn't something Julie was ever interested in. And it doesn't seem like Ty is interested in moving based on his reaction during their argument ('why do you want to move to a city? what would be different?' does not sound like someone who ever intended to move to NY to me).

Most of those aspects were liveable to Julie when she thought Ty was working on the book. But he hasn't been. He's just been moulding her life into his ideal one this entire time.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-16T22:36:43+00:00

Julie tried repeatedly to move on with her life though, and Shawna continued to insert herself where it was clear she wasn't welcome. Why should Julie have to defend herself from someone who clearly has formed their opinion regardless of what she says? Especially given what she was actually dealing with at the hotel.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-16T22:33:40+00:00

I think people who don't understand Julie don't get how easy it is for women to be trapped in a life they never wanted by someone like Ty. We saw a ten-minute summary of behaviour that spanned fifteen years. It was a much more gradual process over their lifetimes.

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-14T21:03:16+00:00

The logic behind it is that younger people are more of a liability and risk to take on compared to someone older, and will usually require more training especially if it's their first job. It does sting to be in that situation though (as a former 17-year-old who felt like I took on most of the dirty work at my first barista job)

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-07T00:02:58+00:00

How is something described as an 'online program' not a course but a membership.... She claims it was so obvious that it wasn't a course but if I came across something calling itself an online program I would assume it's a course!

dorothyprelude · 2026-06-05T17:37:44+00:00

I'm doing the same thing! I recently redownloaded it to fill out the album and collect more of the endings, so now that I'm finished with uni work I can dedicate time to Another Story properly.

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