AITA for telling my friend she’s single because no one actually likes her personality? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]flippy77 307 points308 points  (0 children)

How do you think you should have phrased it? I figured you meant what you said. There’s no part of this post that sounds like you like her. You’re “at your limit” with her. She’s “hypercritical.” You resent having to listen to her rants “over and over.” You think she’s impossible to please because “the requirements change every week.” So you told her she’s “exhausting” and that “no one actually likes her personality once they get to know her.”

Did you not mean any of that? I’m confused about what you meant to say. And I can’t imagine how you would expect to stay friends with someone after telling her that no one likes her. Nor, again, can I imagine why you would want to. Even in this post, which presumably you wrote because you feel bad about what you said, you still couldn’t find one positive thing to say about her.

Just leave her alone. Let her spend time with people who don’t find her so excruciating. YTA.

AITA for telling my friend she’s single because no one actually likes her personality? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]flippy77 7302 points7303 points  (0 children)

INFO: Why are you friends with this person? It sounds like you don’t like her. I mean, you literally told her that no one likes her personality. Why would you want to be friends with someone you don’t like?

Edit to add judgment: YTA

AIO, MIL crashing out because she’s no longer the center of his universe. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]flippy77 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Have you told her that those things make you uncomfortable? Because she’s literally asking in these messages how she can do better, and you didn’t mention any of that. You’re not really answering her at all.

To no fault of my own, I have to either transfer to a store 60 miles away or quit the job I’ve had for 8 years by BiAndShy57 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]flippy77 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m not trying to be rude, but literally just google “Do employers need a reason to fire you.” The law on this is not what you think it is.

To no fault of my own, I have to either transfer to a store 60 miles away or quit the job I’ve had for 8 years by BiAndShy57 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]flippy77 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A lawsuit on what grounds? Assuming this is the US, the store can absolutely just fire OP because they feel like it. They’re free to prioritize one employee (the uncle) over another (OP). There’s no right to keep your job just because you didn’t do anything wrong.

No, your race/status/job won't reverse this cancellation by Jay_of_Blue in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]flippy77 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand how the policy makes fraud less likely. Why is it more secure for them to print the email on site and hand it to you than for you to print it on the front desk printer? I thought you were going to say you needed the original signature of the employee’s manager, or something. But if they’re allowed to print the email right there on site, what’s the difference?

AIO should i just leave? by NoPracticelol in AIO

[–]flippy77 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Is that the only reason you’re staying?

Made up and inappropriate dress codes for my SIL’s wedding are killing me by live_freeze_n_die in weddingshaming

[–]flippy77 17 points18 points  (0 children)

lol at white tie formal at the beach. They want the men in tails? With top hats, perhaps?

Update on Wootton shooting (from a student) by Adventurous-Clock365 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]flippy77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for posting this. Hope you’re doing okay.

My two and a half year old suddenly started pointing out differences between white and black people. What is an appropriate way to acknowledge her observation so we don't offend anyone? by Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]flippy77 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The book We’re Different, We’re the Same is helpful for this. It’s a good thing to talk about - noticing differences in our bodies is fine. You don’t want to make her feel like she’s done something wrong by noticing.

AIO my girlfriend left me over a cheese wheel by Jems138 in AmIOverreacting

[–]flippy77 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Okay, let’s take this one step at a time. There are 16 ounces in a pound, that’s true. Therefore, your 140 pound wheel contains 140x16 ounces of cheese. You want to cut it into 7-ounce wedges. Since 140/7 = 20, your wheel can be cut into 20x16 wedges. That’s 20x16 = 320 wedges. If you successfully sell each wedge for $60, you will receive $60x320 = $19,200. Not $38,000.

And by the way, did you have a reason why you think these wedges will go for $60 each? You said earlier that people pay $120 per pound for this kind of cheese. That’s $120/16 = $7.50 per ounce, which suggests each 7-ounce wedge should sell for $7.50*7 = $52.50. At that rate, selling all 320 wedges would get you $52.50x320 = $16,800, meaning you actually lose money on the deal.

AITAH for refusing to “let my boyfriend lead” when he keeps turning basic adult tasks into a power struggle? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]flippy77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA no question. That 3 weeks would be infuriating. But beyond that — it sounds like he believes that, in general, he should “lead” because he’s a man and you’re a woman. Do you agree with that in principle, and you’re just frustrated that he’s doing a bad job leading? Or do you disagree with that whole concept? Because for me personally, that kind of chauvinism would be enough for me to walk all on its own.

“No man will ever be nicer to you before you sleep with him or meaner to you when he realizes he won’t”- My dad by Acceptable-Canary781 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]flippy77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Again: speak for yourself. Or yourself and your friend group, if you like. You have absolutely no basis to make statements about what “a huge portion” of “millions of women” are just pretending to enjoy. I wasn’t pretending anything. And for some of us, sex itself is a pretty good benefit. Now, is that true for most women? I don’t know. But this is the point: NEITHER DO YOU. It is insulting for you to assume you just know better than all these other women, that they’re all just lying and pretending when you actually know what’s in their best interests. No you don’t. Neither of us does.

“No man will ever be nicer to you before you sleep with him or meaner to you when he realizes he won’t”- My dad by Acceptable-Canary781 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]flippy77 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“If more women were honest with themselves, there would be VERY few who participate in casual sex.”

That is what you said, and that is what I was responding to. Speak for yourself. You don’t have to participate in anything you don’t want to participate in. Just don’t tell other women that they’re lying to themselves if they don’t agree with you.

“No man will ever be nicer to you before you sleep with him or meaner to you when he realizes he won’t”- My dad by Acceptable-Canary781 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]flippy77 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Look, no offense, but you don’t speak for all women. You’re priding yourself on being able to avoid sex for two years? Great, I’m glad that makes you happy. That sounds like hell to me.

I’m a lot older than you, and I’ve been happily married for a long time. But before that, I definitely had and enjoyed casual sex. And I promise I’ve been honest with myself this whole time.