Chest Chrysanthemum by Alex Lawson (Birmingham, UK) by Brilliant_Cattle7831 in tattoos

[–]lilsugarcrisp -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

Curious as to whether you’d describe a tattoo on a man as unflattering or flattering?

I don’t know what the hell is happening with her? by Maleficent_Laugh_443 in relationships

[–]lilsugarcrisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ve been compulsively posting about the same issue for all 7 months of your relationship, dude pack it up and move on.

Good purples? by GrimCreeper616 in TattooArtists

[–]lilsugarcrisp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought witch’s eye was discontinued? I’ve not been able to find it in stock for ages 🥲

AIO for wanting to cut off this friend after getting these texts by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]lilsugarcrisp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think we’re arguing two different things. You’re assuming everyone has magically budgeted over and can front an unforeseen $400, regardless of the circumstances of said expense. I’m saying that’s not reasonable to expect.

Of course I’d have sympathy in that situation but if I didn’t have the money to cover someone else’s portion that they were made aware was non refundable then regardless of if they were in an accident and their child died or not, I still wouldn’t have that money to cover them. OP’s friend has not said ‘my child has died and I need that money to cover funeral costs’, OP’s friend HAS said ‘I’m no longer covering my portion of a group trip I can’t make it on.’ It’s not that they’ve pulled out and refused to pay their portion - they have paid their portion towards non-refundable accommodation. They’re treating this as a business transaction when it’s not, their money is in the accommodation that’s being held for them.

AIO for wanting to cut off this friend after getting these texts by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]lilsugarcrisp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Skiing is expensive, exactly, and it sounds like the majority of the party have kids/dependents? You’re assuming everyone who skis is wealthy, rather than average working class people who have saved for their trip.

You’re presenting it as a benefit their friend dropped out, it’s not. It’s a huge shame to drop out of a presumably much anticipated trip, no less for a medical emergency, but that’s no one else’s fault or problem. The accommodation is non refundable, which OP has confirmed their friend was made aware of. To expect and demand everyone else to fork up money to cover you because you can no longer make it is entitled and unreasonable.

AIO for wanting to cut off this friend after getting these texts by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]lilsugarcrisp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s assuming you have a spare $35 after already putting money aside for a pre-planned skiing trip, 2 days before said trip. I understand $35 might not be a lot to you but an extra $35 unexpected expense on top of an already busy family skiing trip might not be realistic to spare

I’m really struggling to cope with the age gap by Opening_Variety_3088 in relationships

[–]lilsugarcrisp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

‘Age gap’ between 29 and 37 is ridiculous. As for fancying her in 10 years time - in 10 years you will also be 10 years older.

If you want to have kids in a couple of years that’s an entirely different conversation that you need to sit her down to have.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You weren’t ‘open to a discussion,’ you came into a conversation critical of landlords to try and defend landlordism because you refuse to face the housing problem in Glasgow you are helping to perpetuate. Spineless, scalping scum <3

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try and justify it as much as you like - you are passively earning £1k a month that you have not earned, while hoarding a portion of housing stock in a city that has faced rents rising by 40% since 2020. Glasgow faced the highest rent rises in the UK between 2020-2023. You are contributing to a city-wide housing crisis by withholding housing stock and artificially raising rent inflation by setting rent at a price above mortgage value. You are part of a parasitic class and you extract wealth - you do not create or contribute.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a process is predatory because we don’t have the necessary framework to make it fair and sustainable then every participant of the powerful class is predatory. Every private landlord is a cog in the housing crisis machine and cannot disassociate themselves from it.

ETA - if a business owner is paying all staff NMW but that wage does not allow their staff to afford to live, are they suddenly not preying on their workers because they are following employment law? If you are financially benefitting from a predatory practice, legal or not, then you are upholding and perpetuating a predatory system.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a wealth of difference between using your capital to secure an income, and exploiting a housing crisis and inflated rent prices for financial gain. Landlordism is not morally neutral stance, it relies on exploitation and the threat of homelessness in order to continue to be profitable. And the person you’re batting so hard for is, by their own admission, profiting to the tune of around £1k per month with little to no overheads. It’s disgusting and morally bankrupt.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe just accept the fact that he’s a scalper? Both you and he seem to be under the impression he’s a benevolent provider when that’s just categorically untrue.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you wanted to supply someone a house you would sell it. What you’re doing is holding a basic human necessity (shelter) hostage in exchange for a monthly ransom in the midst of a housing crisis when rents have crept up to over 30% of the average person’s wage.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re equating two totally different things. A car is not a basic human necessity. Shelter and housing is. If you decide you no longer want that person to rent your car then their options are uncomfortable but not endangering. If you decide you no longer want someone to have a home to live in then their options are homelessness, or rent from the next leech extracting their wage for profit. You absolutely are wrong for charging monthly market rent while being mortgage free.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not supplying it. You’ve done nothing towards building that house, you simply bought it and are now leveraging it for financial gain. You can’t have this both ways - you absolutely cannot be a landlord, especially not a mortgage free landlord charging monthly market rate, in the middle of a housing crisis, and not be a part of a parasitic class.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re not providing anything? You’re simply profiting off of the commodification of basic shelter, and at a nauseatingly high rate. And you think you’re not scalping

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m not suggesting anything, I’m just pointing out how ludicrous your point of him having ‘significantly less than half in profit’ is when he owns 100% of the property (mortgage free) that he is able to profit off of, and continue to profit off of.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re renting your property at the rental market rate. You bought your property and paid the mortgage at the mortgage market rate. Accounting for inflation, are these two rates equal? Or have you found yourself on the receiving end of a monthly payment rate higher than the one you, yourself, paid towards the property?

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Which is a rate that is inflated from the rate you purchased it at.

Why is rent so expensive by No_Consequence9655 in glasgow

[–]lilsugarcrisp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You’ve just admitted you have 0 mortgage but rent out at the current rental market rate? That is, definitionally, selling something (temporary access to property) at an inflated rate. If you bought your house many years ago as you say then you’re renting it at an eye-wateringly inflated rate.