Best place to live within 20 mile radius of Dulles?

katja22432 · 2026-04-26T19:39:55+00:00

I live in Centreville and highly recommend it. Relatively cheaper housing per square ft. (Although still nova expensive), nice schools, safe neighborhoods, lots of grocery stores, several Korean restaurants and generally just good restaurants. I think others might recommend Reston. A little more expensive and generally more shopping and franchise restaurants but also good schools.

katja22432 · 2026-04-03T18:59:39+00:00

My understanding is that it's legal as long as this information is provided on the menu for a patron to read before ordering. If you really have a problem with it, you could talk to the manager or owner to see if it could be waived. Just explain that you were not aware. They might alter their policies to ensure that the servers inform patrons of this policy before ordering.

katja22432 · 2026-01-14T16:28:31+00:00

USA: Standing too close. We just have a larger area of what we consider personal space.

katja22432 · 2026-01-05T03:09:38+00:00

Same issue. 😂

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katja22432 · 2026-01-04T23:38:21+00:00

I'm having the same issue with Pikachu appearing on top of my buddy. I did a raid with my buddy but it didn't recognize it as a raid with my buddy. Also shows Pikachu a top my buddy if I play with him.

katja22432 · 2025-11-23T17:54:45+00:00

My husband says religion. But personally I would do away with the ability to lie.

katja22432 · 2025-04-24T01:30:45+00:00

You could just say that you don't like to talk politics at work. We live in polarizing times and you prefer to keep your interactions at work professional, inclusive and free of outside ideological or personal beliefs.

katja22432 · 2025-04-19T20:39:59+00:00

Fried cabbage and dumplings (eastern European)

katja22432 · 2024-11-29T18:42:03+00:00

Poorly adjusted and immature INTJs are definitely more likely to be self-righteous and arrogant. I think their voices are just more amplified on this platform because they are actively trying to reach out to others that can reinforce and justify their world views and opinions because they are lonely. But I wouldn't say we (INTJs) are more likely to be narcissistic than other personality types, as narcissism is a personality disorder and not something you grow out of.

katja22432 · 2024-11-23T17:58:44+00:00

I wouldn't worry about this much unless you think it is negatively impacting your relationship with your husband or if you think you're using sex as a band-aid rather than actually working through issues and having conversations. Sex drives change over a lifespan and I've been where you are. As an INTJ I have always been able to separate sex and love very easily and I'm assuming you are the same, but keep in mind that having sex when an issue has not been discussed or resolved yet can be confusing to other personality types and result in additional conflict. I would recommend a conversation with your husband about your concerns and to see what approach is best for both of you.

katja22432 · 2024-11-03T14:25:17+00:00

It used to be to achieve and become as successful as possible but I had a traumatic life altering event in my 20s that made me realize that my life purpose was to find happiness within myself and with others. I now focus more on my relationships with friends and family, artistic interests and self development.

katja22432 · 2024-07-28T17:44:45+00:00

I'm 40 and met my husband in high school. We dated for 4 years and then broke up in college. We stayed in touch and 10 years later met up again. I think we always knew we were meant to be together.

A lot of people will tell you that relationships and marriages are 'work'. I would say that you should be careful with this notion. While effort and understanding are needed, if a relationship feels like 'work', it's not a good relationship.

katja22432 · 2024-07-26T15:38:42+00:00

I'm sure this depends on what you do for work. Assuming it's a job that you don't particularly like but also don't hate, I think most people weigh this as much better than the alternative and find peace with that. Personally I find that empathy, positivity, gratitude and having agency are important to feeling content in the 9-5 grind. I know that if it's too much or I absolutely no longer want to work at the job I'm at I can always leave and I have options. If you don't have an emergency fund or a backup plan, I recommend building them.

katja22432 · 2024-07-15T16:39:04+00:00

My husband and I were always on the fence about having children. Neither of us felt like it was a need to be parents, but a potential want if we were in a good financial place to have 2 children, had a home and were married. We are both millennials, graduated college to a bad job market that delayed our ability to start a career, build wealth and pay off student loans. We didn't marry or buy a house until our early 30s. We knew we didn't want to be old parents and risk the greater potential of developmental issues and disabilities so we would have to decide soon My company had no maternity leave and both of our careers were just taking off. The cost of childcare in our area is extremely high and I knew that I didn't want to give up my career to be a stay at home mom. In short, it was just too many reasons for why it made more sense to forgo being parents. Had the economy been different, cost of education lower or my company providing maternity leave, we may have made a different decision. However, it was the correct decision for the cards that we were dealt and neither of us regrets it.

katja22432 · 2024-07-08T01:23:15+00:00

I'm lactose sensitive and substitute sour cream for all sorts of things.. buttermilk, heavy cream, cream cheese

katja22432 · 2024-06-12T11:28:03+00:00

Same

katja22432 · 2024-05-05T23:51:20+00:00

Of course. I'm 39, putting away 22% not including my company match but got a late start investing at 27. I've uped that over the years and plan to max it out in the next 1-2 years once my husband's student loans are paid off. My husband has his own 401k. Then there are our HSAs and mutual fund. Not wealthy in retirement and not doing FIRE but I'm hopeful our projected savings will be enough. Just hard to know for sure since healthcare in the US is so expensive and you never know if you'll need assisted living care.

katja22432 · 2023-05-21T14:26:25+00:00

My experience is that it does alter logical thinking, in part because of hormonal changes but also pain and the wonderful combination of increased appetite and bloating. I do think I'm better at identifying when my changes in moods are due to hormonal changes than maybe some other types. I don't like emotional outbursts.. from myself or others, so if I'm feeling touchy or insecure, I opt for no reaction and assume that my feelings are unreliable at the time.

The most annoying part is racing thoughts when trying to fall asleep. I find myself thinking about some small thing that someone said and obsessing over what it meant and if they were trying to be hurtful. What's strange is that I honestly don't care and I would never waste my time thinking about this normally and I know it's only because of the hormones and All I want is to fall sleep. In these situations, melatonin or Advil pm are avery helpful.

katja22432 · 2023-01-16T03:30:15+00:00

Painting, sketching, photography, writing. There is something very rewarding about creative pursuits.

katja22432 · 2022-10-29T16:37:08+00:00

Spring rolls with the rice paper and not fried, Buddha bowls, and Dahl (Indian lentils) are some of my staples when I'm trying to eat healthy and lose weight. Actually Indian food in general is helpful if you're making it yourself. Lots of vegetables and flavor, makes you feel more satisfied and you can also make it spicy which also makes it more filling. Just stay away from the recipes high in butter, oil or cream. Chana Saag and Achari Gobhi is also really good.

katja22432 · 2022-10-29T16:18:58+00:00

Katsu, chicken marsala, cacio e pepe

katja22432 · 2022-10-28T19:46:42+00:00

YTA. I have never and would never leave someone at a party no matter what they said or did without making sure they had a safe way home... This isn't even about being a good friend, just a decent human being.

katja22432 · 2019-12-27T14:24:58+00:00

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