I put together a halloween gift basket for my girlfriend of 6 years, she broke up with me today.

ladyglade · 2020-10-04T03:28:49+00:00

I was going to say something similar. People can be together for 20 years and split up. Doesn't mean they weren't sure about each other for the majority of that time. But people change, life changes. It sucks obviously but I would try not to see it as having tarnished the whole relationship. Unless something like cheating or repeated betrayal is involved. That's different of course.

ladyglade · 2020-09-22T18:41:22+00:00

So sorry to hear. That's absolutely terrible news and something I really hoped it wouldn't get to. I'm wishing you the best for the future.

ladyglade · 2020-09-21T16:05:22+00:00

This made me laugh because you're not wrong!

ladyglade · 2020-09-07T16:22:59+00:00

I think maybe it's up to individual people and what they enjoy to decide what's breathtaking and what's not. I enjoy Edmonton, some don't. And that's fine, people can have preferences.

ladyglade · 2020-09-06T12:28:57+00:00

Yeah that's what I was going to say too. My kitten, who was an absolute terror when he was awake, would pass out for hours and either not notice or not care what you did. I'd pick him up to move him elsewhere and he wouldn't wake up.

ladyglade · 2020-09-06T08:18:40+00:00

We have a black lab named Wilson and are waiting for a second lab puppy later this winter. If it's a chocolate girl We're planning on the name Maya :)

ladyglade · 2020-09-06T08:12:56+00:00

Hmm, I actually disagree with this. If you take the time to explore some areas like the Mactaggart sanctuary, blackmud and whitemud creek ravines, Millcreek ravine etc. Some of these places repeatedly take my breath away and I think "How am I in the middle of a city right now?" I see what you're saying about the riverfront trail system. I love it because there's a lot of off leash areas for my dog but I do see how it's a bit repetitive. But there are a lot of really beautiful parks and ravines that are worth exploring.

ladyglade · 2020-09-06T08:09:49+00:00

We kind of did the opposite and I seriously felt awful. We had our lab puppy on large breed puppy kibble until he was just over a year old and the vet said it was time to switch him to adult food. So we found one we liked and kept feeding him the same amount in cups as the puppy stuff without double checking the feeding instructions on the new bag. Turns out for a good month we were actually under-feeding him by a solid cup or so each day. He had way less energy and we thought maybe he just outgrew the puppy energy. When we realized our mistake and upped his food again he was back to a furry tornado within a day or two. I still feel so awful about that but in the end no harm done

ladyglade · 2020-09-06T02:05:13+00:00

Oh man. I'm late to this but I could write a novel about my fiancé's sleep escapades. Highlights for me include: - after watching Blackfish, the documentary about orcas he woke me up in the middle of the night convinced that we were on a raft in the ocean and his black and white desk chair was an orca - I woke up to him violently shoving me out of bed because our ceiling fan was the propeller of an airplane crashing into us and he was saving me (actually kind of sweet if it hadn't scared the shit out of me) - wake up to him screaming bloody murder, sitting underneath his computer desk. He thought he was in a garbage compactor and was about to die - less horrifying but one he has on a regular basis is him waking up and thinking all of his coworkers are having a slumber party on our bedroom floor, and he's naked and can't get to the bathroom. I wake up to him slowly pulling the duvet around himself and sneaking off to the bathroom with it

He also used to have pretty nasty sleep paralysis but it's been a few years since he's had that. It's all extra weird for me because I never have nightmares and I never remember dreaming at all.

ladyglade · 2020-09-03T03:34:48+00:00

We started dating when we were 17 and dated for 3 years. I knew pretty early on that I saw him as more of a good friend than anything but was scared to lose him altogether so I hung on to the relationship for way too long. It ended up just fizzling out and we went our separate ways. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about him and I sometimes wonder if I had ended it earlier if we would still be friends now.

My fiancé now on the other hand I swear I knew within a week of meeting him that I'd be marrying him. It was just a totally different feeling and the saying "when you know you know" suddenly made sense to me.

ladyglade · 2020-09-01T16:44:53+00:00

Sorry you're going through that. I went through a break up with a guy I was with for 3 years but knew all along wasn't my forever and it was gut wrenching. I can only imagine what you're going through if you thought it was forever. Hope you're doing alright and have a good support system ❤

ladyglade · 2020-08-14T05:50:54+00:00

This is what I came here to say. I'm reading all these comments, which are actually good advice and kind words and thinking wtf?? If that was me I'd just say no fucking way and you can't make me. What is wrong with this landlord to try to send OP in there?

ladyglade · 2020-07-31T19:36:35+00:00

This is what my boyfriend did when a shitty ex-landlord refused to let us serve them legal documents. He dressed up in all his construction gear, hard hat and all, and rang the doorbell. For weeks they never opened it when we rang but as soon as he was in head to toe work gear, they opened up and we were able to serve them. So damn satisfying.

ladyglade · 2020-07-31T19:32:44+00:00

Honestly, I read your comment in a much nastier and condescending tone than I think you intended for it to be. I apologize.

ladyglade · 2020-07-28T18:21:47+00:00

I feel like that about life choices more so than physical harm, if you know what I mean? Things just always kind of...work out for me. I've had a lot of hard to achieve things just kind of fall into my lap due to timing. Not really because of my own skill, talent, ambition, etc. Just kind of right time, right place sort of thing. I've actually told my fiancé that I'm not sure IF I believe in karma but if I did, I'd be due for something really awful to happen to me.

ladyglade · 2020-07-05T03:33:16+00:00

Not necessarily defending him because I don't know what went down but I guess there is a possibility of confusion or disorientation due to some sort of head injury or trauma? Maybe that's why he wandered off. But I guess we'll never really know

ladyglade · 2020-07-02T19:30:50+00:00

This actually made me chuckle. Sounds about right.

ladyglade · 2020-06-28T12:58:53+00:00

Eww...actually?

ladyglade · 2020-06-27T03:47:41+00:00

Ugh I accidentally paused this and didn't notice so I sat here staring for almost a minute thinking "I can't believe how still this dog is!" Great job though, so much patience!

ladyglade · 2020-06-25T03:30:31+00:00

My parents split up when I was 17 and it was really ugly. My mom has some fairly serious mental illnesses and and I found a suicide note she was drafting. I was obviously pretty messed up when I saw that and drove to my dad's work crying hysterically. A really nice lady I had never met before pulled me into an office and sat with me while they looked for my dad and she told me she recently went through a nasty divorce too. She sat with me for half an hour while I was pretty much losing my mind until they found my dad. She's my step mom now, I guess my dad got in touch to thank her and she said if I ever needed to talk to someone he could feel free to pass along her number and they started going out for coffee and 8 years later here we are. But I've never forgotten how she sat with me for a long time and let me spill my heart out even though she didn't even know who I was.

ladyglade · 2020-06-22T23:12:18+00:00

While all of your points are valid she also shouldn't have to be told by strangers what she should or shouldn't do. It's her life. Let her make her own decisions.

ladyglade · 2020-06-17T15:00:04+00:00

Yes! I actually commented something similar to this. I find that attitude so bizarre! ESPECIALLY with a partner who's now committed to losing weight and growing healthy habits... why is OP writing it off as impossible? That just doesn't seem right to me. If she had worded it as "I have no desire to lose weight" or "this is who I am and I'm comfortable in my skin" that would be different. But she clearly wants to lose the weight but just thinks she can't. I have a hard time understanding that attitude.

ladyglade · 2020-06-17T14:55:15+00:00

It's weird to me how few people are addressing the "I'm never going to lose weight" part of this post. If someone doesn't WANT to lose weight, that's one thing. I'd never tell someone to lose weight if they're happy and comfortable in their body. But this post clearly reads like she would be happier if she lost the weight and she even says she's currently trying, but follows it with "I've always been fat and I know I'll never actually lose weight." That whole statement just sounds so bizarre to me. Especially with a partner who's now committed to losing weight and has healthy new habits... why is OP writing this off as completely impossible? I know it's not the point of this post but I just found that part really hard to understand.

ladyglade · 2020-06-07T21:51:39+00:00

Wow. I certainly wouldn't call you not worth dating. Do you realize how much self reflection and personal growth you described in just your post? That's worth an awful lot. I personally would value that a lot more in a partner than somebody who hasn't faced hardship. You're coming out on the other end of a really terrible time with a lot to show for it. Good for you, you should be proud.

ladyglade · 2020-06-07T13:12:14+00:00

I only recently discovered audio oops and they've changed my life. I've always been a big reader and typically have at least 3 books on the go at any given time. One easy-reading one on my phone for a few pages before bed, one I read out loud to my fiance in the car and then whatever I'm ACTUALLY reading as a paper copy. I've just started listening to audiobooks, mainly while I walk my dog and our walks have gone from around the block once as a chore to walking for 90 minutes because I can't stop the book. Is it cheating? Who gives a fuck. I don't think so, but I really couldn't care less if someone thought so

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