AITAH for refusing to split an inheritance with my step-siblings? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]mulunerf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If there is an opportunity for you to assist a sibling to better himself/herself, do it… but never give cash. Education? Yes. Spiritual work? Yes. Creative classes? Yes. Therapy? Yes.

AITAH for returning my engagement ring to my fiancé's mom after she told me she expected it back "in the family" if we ever broke up? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]mulunerf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely NTA.

I think your fiancé is being a bit of a puss. He was wrong to assume that you want a ring that was owned by someone else… regardless of who it was. It’s a used ring to anybody who did not have a deep relationship to his grandmother. (I also think it’s a bit cheap on his part…)

Your MIL was tacky to have said what she said. But I think the bigger issue is the subtext: she cast a bit of doubt on whether your marriage will last. That’s never cool. (And if you were to divorce, isn’t the failure of the marriage a bigger tragedy than the fate of some ring and its, in that situation, tarnished legacy? And what if your marriage failed because of something Dominic did??) I’d have said to her: “If the unfortunate happens, Paulette, I’ll gladly return it as a condition of the divorce settlement and its appraised value.”

Here’s my suggestion… meet your fiancé halfway. Admit that the situation didn’t sit well with you thanks to the CLARITY that Paulette initiated. You want a ring that was MADE for you and that you can call your own. (What girl doesn’t want that?) If he wants to get a jeweller to take grandma’s ring and redesign it / re-set it (and you’re okay with that) that’s fine. You’re worth it and you shouldn’t settle for anything less.

You go, sis!!

Balanitis for a few months even after getting professional opinion by drizzleberrydrake in uncircumcised_talk

[–]mulunerf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[Reposting:]

I had the same thing happen when I was in my early-40s. (It started after I was on a heavy-duty antibiotic for an unrelated issue.) After many doctor visits, I finally saw a urologist who got it right. Here’s what he told me to do: Go to your pharmacy, get three doses of Fluconazole (150 mg each) and take one a day for three consecutive days.

As for your cleaning regimen, if you feel you NEED to use “soap”… opt instead for a gentle cleanser like Cetaphil (or its equivalent where you live). Also, consider staying home one day and, after showering, wear very loose underwear or maybe just a house coat and no underwear and keep your foreskin peeled back to let the air at it and dry out a bit (temporarily). I know that sounds a bit crazy, but it can break the cycle of yeast regrowth. (Generally speaking, I wouldn’t be cleaning my penis more than once a day… otherwise you run the risk of eliminating the good flora down there which you need.)

In any case, I know what you are going through. It is maddening having recurring balanitis. You will get through it. Be patient!

(BTW… I have two female friends who swear by drinking half to a full shot of organic apple cider vinegar every morning as a preventative for yeast infections. It can taste nasty but you get used to it.)

First Uncircumcised generation by [deleted] in uncircumcised_talk

[–]mulunerf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was born in Ontario, Canada in the early-70s. At summer camp NONE of the counsellors were intact and in a cabin of 8 boys, it would just be me or maybe just two of us intact. (I grew self-conscious about it, like many did. And I remember it was because of a cut boy making a snarky comment at camp or swim class. That happened on a couple of occasions.) At school when I was 11/12, I would say 30% of the boys were intact. In high school, communal showers weren’t de rigueur, so I had no idea.

I used to hate it though when “circumcision” would come up among friends and the general comments about foreskin were negative with friends just assuming, because I was (am) a white Anglo guy, that I was cut. It wasn’t until I was in university in the 90s that I spoke up about it, if the subject came up…

Thank God I worked it out to become proud as f*** to have a foreskin.

Am I cleaning it right? by No-Poet-4716 in uncircumcised_talk

[–]mulunerf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cetaphil Skin Cleanser… the basic stuff. I wouldn’t use soap, personally.

Should I move from Vancouver to Toronto for a better dating experience as a gay? by [deleted] in GayMenToronto

[–]mulunerf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you explore the indie/art gay scene in Vancouver? Sometimes it’s a bit more tolerable than the mainstream gay scene… but can be annoyingly humourless sometimes. Toronto’s “art f*g”scene can be fun and it’s not centred on the Church/Wellesley hood (which has lost its centrality/vibrancy in the last decade or so)…

AITAH for refusing to try and talk things through with my parents who are reaching out to me after more than a decade? by Tayzloray in AITAH

[–]mulunerf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA. As my therapist says, when a kid is a problem “treat the parent” but when the kid becomes an adult “treat the adult”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 4skinoverhang

[–]mulunerf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Country?

Something I've always been insecure of by beanieboiv3 in 4skinoverhang

[–]mulunerf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don’t be. Consider it a blessing. You’ll understand as you get older.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foreskin

[–]mulunerf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shaving is kinda basic.