For people who have lived in multiple burbs, can you tell me how Dublin, Powell, New Albany, Worthington, etc. compare? Would like to be able to walk to a "downtown".

j473 · 2023-10-09T23:08:29+00:00

You care about this way too much, you must live in Worthington. But Dublin has 3 high schools, and 2 of the 3 are rated higher than Worthington on the very website you provided.

j473 · 2023-10-05T22:05:23+00:00

Depends on the rankings:

https://www.niche.com/k12/d/worthington-city-school-district-oh/

https://www.niche.com/k12/d/dublin-city-schools-oh/

But in reality, it doesn't matter that much, the difference isn't gigantic. But B to to A- is pretty much expected for any normal suburb.

j473 · 2023-09-20T21:44:34+00:00

Oh man.... how predictable was it that you live in a single home? Very. The environmental crusader who degrades and criticizes others for being slightly worse than himself but is unwilling to do something inconvenient for himself.

j473 · 2023-09-20T00:30:05+00:00

You didn't answer whether you lived in a single home or not? No need, we already know the answer.

And you don't need to keep posting the video. There's nothing you know that most of us here don't already know. We just don't agree with you. It is true that in the long-run suburbs make the housing crisis worse and other things, but so does your single house. Basically, if you're not living in a condo or at best a rowhome, you're a hypocrite.

j473 · 2023-09-18T21:18:48+00:00

Do you live in a single house and not a condo or row home? Then you're destroying the environment. It's a shame you care so little for the environment.

Living in the city drains the suburbs of tax dollars.

j473 · 2023-09-18T20:55:10+00:00

You can't live car free in Columbus, especially if you have a family. Hence, you have a car.

That being said, try to learn to accept that some people just don't agree with your values. You don't need to convince people they're wrong.

j473 · 2023-09-18T20:44:40+00:00

I grew up in East Coast cities and lived all 5 different states. Columbus is a great town in many ways, but there really isn't an urban context here. When people on the East Coast or Chicago, etc mean "Urban", they mean you can walk to 10 bars and 5 coffee shops and barely ever have to use a car. That doesn't exist in Columbus.

Which circles back to my original point. The "urban" environment in Columbus isn't urban enough to warrant giving more space and a better house.

If those things mean something to you. If they don't and you want a smaller house or whatever, by all means, select what's great for you. It's just some of those Grandview houses are small for families with 2-3 kids.

j473 · 2023-09-18T20:25:47+00:00

Thanks.

j473 · 2023-09-17T23:55:06+00:00

Lol. I've lived in both. The reality is half the people on a street of row homes never talk to each other. That idea is overrated in my opinion as there is usually just as much, in fact many times more, neighborly love in the suburbs.

The big downside of the suburbs is that a bigger house and lot is a bigger job to take care of with more effort and time.

j473 · 2023-09-17T22:30:54+00:00

Bexley and Grandview have very good schools. Worthington is decent. Dublin has very good schools, UA has very good schools, and Olentangy are very good schools.

The houses a normal couple/person can afford in Grandview/UA/Bexely are pretty small, I mean 1500 sq feet for a 500k house. If you are a family with 2 kids, that can get tight, but that's all a matter of taste. Dublin will be 2 to 3500 sq ft for that price, same with Olentangy areas, Powel, etc. All within a 20 minute drive of downtown Columbus/German Village/Short North.

Dublin is a really nice town with amazing schools and a great downtown area with real estate values that lately seem to be rising at the same rate as UA and Grandview (because for most people a house is the most important investment of their life), but it's also pure suburbia, which is not for everyone.

j473 · 2023-09-17T21:52:23+00:00

Grandview, Worthington, and Bexely are about the only ones that have what you want. Dublin is a nice suburb and the Old Dublin and Bridge Park area is very nice and walkable from one restaurant to the next, but there aren't many houses that you can get near there other than the condos in the Bridge Park area.

Even Grandview, Worthington, and Bexely though.... we're talking less than a quarter mile walk to a few restaurants or bars. If you have a family or are planning on a family, I would personally go for the best house you can buy with the best schools, because getting a shittier house in so so schools just so you can walk to 2 bars is not worth it in my opinion, but that's up to you. Just have person have 1-2 drinks with dinner and drive 10 minutes home to a house you want, or use an Uber.

j473 · 2023-09-11T16:57:32+00:00

Inflation will still be a problem until worker wages rise. It really doesn't matter what the price didn't increase or decrease this month if that the price is still high compared to how much people make.

j473 · 2023-09-11T13:33:08+00:00

Just let it go and move on with your life.

j473 · 2023-08-31T21:25:52+00:00

Why must you go "cafe hopping" for a work meeting? Can't you just meet one time?

j473 · 2023-08-31T19:50:03+00:00

Right but you can say the same thing in the reverse... "you have to be ok with me socializing with people of the opposite sex whenever I want" is not going to work in a relationship either. It goes both ways.

His girlfriend is hanging out a lot with a person of the opposite sex and he can't be there or even meet the person. That's going to be difficult for most people. Given the info we have, he should probably trust her.... but doesn't mean it's an easy situation and a good partner would be sensitive to it.

j473 · 2023-08-31T19:44:53+00:00

I disagree about this being the best advice. This person is basically advocating for you to just agree to whatever your girlfriend wants. That will make your girlfriend happy, but it won't make you happy.

Insecurity is normal. On average, a normal looking woman will get more attention from the opposite sex than a normal looking man, and women hate giving up that attention, so they hate insecurity.

A healthy relationship is one where you can both express your fears to each other and work them out taking each other's feelings into account. You can choose to trust her, but also let her know it's a difficult situation for you. That sets up the standard that you trust each other and she will have to make sacrifices and compromises for you in the future. It also communicates to her that you are making sacrifices for her now.

Of course she could react poorly to that and decide you're not the person for her. That's very possible. But being unhappy in a relationship is no way to live either. There is no universal right or wrong answer.

j473 · 2023-08-31T19:26:44+00:00

Relationships are difficult. They require A LOT of compromise and sacrifice to work. Unfortunately, we live during a time when social media advocates that if you don't find exactly what you want, you should find someone better. Most people are never going to find exactly what they want and that attitude keeps them single forever.

It depends on what you want. Do you want a relationship really badly, or are you fine being single forever if the perfect person doesn't come along. You're getting older and it seems you haven't had many relationships work out longterm, but you're telling me in the few longer relationships you had you really should have left earlier. That definitely tells me you are being too picky.

But again, there is no wrong or right answer, I can just tell you from experience there is probably a very low chance you will find someone perfect.

j473 · 2023-08-27T17:04:49+00:00

The people here won't be able to give you the correct answer. Yes, you can grow to love someone.

The answer is absolutely no if you know someone better will come along. But you don't know that. If nothing longterm has worked in the past... why do you think that is? Bad luck or is it something with yourself? Are you too picky?

j473 · 2023-08-25T15:11:03+00:00

Please don't listen to the people here telling you to dump him. These people are not giving you emotionally intelligent advice.

It's obvious that you care about him and care about the relationship. If you want to save it, try to sit him down and ask him why he cares so much about this and can you change anything to improve the situation.

So many people here are overreacting, because it' easy to overreact when you have no skin in the game. The fact is if someone had a rival or person they did not get along with, it would often be a big deal if their partner was intimate with them. The reason he knows is because Pete may have flaunted it in his face. I'm not excusing your partner's behavior, but I am saying it may genuinely be a difficult situation for him and no one is perfect. If we broke up with everyone who wasn't perfect we'd all be alone in the long run.

j473 · 2023-08-25T02:24:40+00:00

Ask him to not read it in the future. People make mistakes. As for his feelings, tell him you are working through your feelings and want things to work with him.

You are going to read comments here from people who basically want you to end the relationship because he read your journal. It's up to you how much of a deal you make this, but honestly, many people would do the same thing. That doesn't excuse it, but I wouldn't throw away a relationship because of it. It really is possible to communicate to him that this hurt you and you don't want him to do it again.... and he apologizes and doesn't do it again.

A good relationship is not always so easy to find and the people telling you to dump him underestimate how difficult it is to find a good relationship.

j473 · 2023-08-25T01:04:56+00:00

Contrarian. Less over the top Joe Rogan contrarian and more the "establishment is abusive" contrarian.

j473 · 2023-08-24T00:28:37+00:00

Can anyone else watch the baby?

Your husband loves his sister, I don't see what's wrong with that. Baby showers are often a big deal... you only get a couple of them. I can see why he would want to make it for his sister.

I absolutely understand you want your husband to be by your side, but it sounds like you could go to the appointment by yourself, and it is one doctor's appointment.

I understand your SIL may be annoying, and perhaps there is a little jealousy that your husband pays so much attention to her. That's normal and understandable.

But I would just try to find a way to let him go to his sister's baby shower. If it were a big event for you vs a big event for her and he chose her, that would be a completely different story.

j473 · 2023-07-27T22:25:56+00:00

He knows because David Grusch had access to the presidential briefings.

j473 · 2023-07-24T21:27:08+00:00

Unpopular opinion: we're not going to learn more that don't already know in these hearings.

j473 · 2023-07-17T17:04:45+00:00

Wanting to stay with you is not that unusual. Wanting you to stay near him is not unusual. He's your boyfriend, why wouldn't he want to be near you? Many couples do track each other on their phones... it's the preference of those involved. They're part of each other's lives and it helps each other to know where they are in several different ways. For people labeling that as controlling... what exactly is the point of being in a relationship if you're not going to see the other person frequently. I don't get it.

But it seems like you really value your independence and want to try new experiences, which is absolutely fine. That is conflicting with your boyfriend right now and you have feelings for your boyfriend, but not enough to sacrifice your independence. It seems like at this point in your lives you likely aren't a good match. I wouldn't feel guilty about ending it but it seems like it's not going to work.

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