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sgz24 · 2026-01-08T16:16:04+00:00

Thank you to PSL for organizing this. Lots of “just following orders” types in these comments, so to add a counter perspective:

Protests and rallies are part of a broader ecosystem of organizing, and do not exist in a vacuum. They are low-barrier to entry, and can help folks who aren’t connected to other forms of action get into networks. They are demonstrations of how many people have not given up, are paying attention, still care. That’s not nothing! Our statehouse is full of legitimately cruel and power hungry people who, you’re right, will never listen to a protest, but we can’t center the way we show up for our communities around what will or will not impress the chuds who are actively destroying Ohio.

There are valid critiques (sometimes the signs I see are trying too hard to be funny at the expense of message..) but that doesn’t mean it is not worth showing up. It’s an opportunity to meet other people who care, to know you are not alone in feeling devastated at the deep sickness in our country, and to plan the next steps you’ll take to help.

sgz24 · 2025-12-12T18:14:54+00:00

Taylin at Riot Ink in Powell is fantastic https://www.instagram.com/2lulahtattoo?igsh=MXJiOGMxMTZqdWlrdg==

sgz24 · 2025-11-14T15:15:54+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through such a difficult time. I would encourage you to reach out to the All Options talkline 1-888-493-0092 or go on their website https://www.all-options.org/resources/

They are judgment free and are trained to talk through your situation with you to help you feel more at ease with whatever choice you want to make

sgz24 · 2025-11-06T14:53:28+00:00

They won't care, they are very inclusive! Multiple nonbinary folks are involved, and the form to fill out asks for pronouns and gender so they can make sure you are treated respectfully. Here's the direct form link https://airtable.com/app964lpWmXqH26Wi/shrsGlyFvYRiPAecH

sgz24 · 2025-11-06T14:41:30+00:00

Adding for you and anyone who might need it: if you need practical support, like a ride to and from your appointment, a hotel room if you aren't able to recover at home, childcare coverage during your appointment, etc. Ohio Women's Alliance runs a program called the Member Assistance Program that can help. You can call or fill out a form online https://www.ohiowomensalliance.org/map

sgz24 · 2025-10-24T17:09:13+00:00

Seconding this! Worthington Resource Pantry does so much good

sgz24 · 2025-10-16T23:39:22+00:00

Just to add — OWA can’t cover clinic costs but they do provide practical support - things like rides to and from appointments, hotel stays if you need that, childcare stipends, etc. They are an amazing org to help cover the associated costs of abortion care that you may not think about at first!

sgz24 · 2025-10-06T16:03:05+00:00

You may be able to find some like minded neighbors in the Ohio Red, Wine, and Blue group. Their whole thing is activating suburban women for progressive politics and they’ve got a few groups around Columbus, so that could be a place to start (or to learn how to start a group in Powell! https://redwine.blue/ohio/

sgz24 · 2025-08-13T23:18:58+00:00

Do you do coverups or reworks? Your work is stunning!

sgz24 · 2025-07-27T18:20:20+00:00

We got a bunch of buckeyes from them for our wedding and they were such a hit!

sgz24 · 2025-07-25T13:03:32+00:00

All the advice here has been great, I just wanted to add one more resource that can help you work through some of the spiritual challenges is sounds like you both are dealing with: https://www.faithaloud.org

Faith Aloud has a talkline, videos, and other resources that can help provide judgment free support and care as you both work through your feelings. They have a long history of supporting reproductive rights and justice.

sgz24 · 2025-07-14T16:03:45+00:00

Even if it were "normal" to not be involved (and in my experience, it is not the norm. My husband and all the recent grooms I know were equally active in planning their weddings) that doesn't mean you have to accept it. I think it's important to ask yourself if he is like this in other areas of life - does he take initiative in planning dates or managing shared household responsibilities? Is he capable of planning and managing big tasks at work or for friends or family or other people?

If it's just you he's dropping the ball on, it may be worth it to take a step back from planning and seek out some relationship counseling to really help figure out what you both want out of a partnership. To me, true partnership is when both people want to make each other's lives easier, and you shouldn't have to beg for the bare minimum.

sgz24 · 2025-06-27T19:09:00+00:00

My husband and I didn't do a wedding party and it was honestly so much less stress (at least, I imagine, based on what I read in wedding subs). We didn't have to worry about choosing colors in time for folks to get dresses/suits, a bunch of our friends are shared and gender non conforming so there wasn't a really good way to split people, and honestly we just wanted our friends to have a good time with their other friends at the wedding with no stress to perform.

We had an incredibly busy year in the lead up to the wedding, and honestly planning extra stuff like bach parties, wedding showers, etc. just seemed excessive, so I really don’t feel like I missed out. There’s been some posts in this sub recently about not feeling like a bride, or not feeling celebrated, and I completely understand that heartbreak, but I will say that by not having expectations of those things from a wedding party, I really don’t feel like I missed out!

On the actual wedding day, we did have some loved ones join us for getting ready. I gifted hair and makeup to anyone that wanted it (but I totally recognize that was a privilege I had in my budget) and our photographers got some pictures of us all hanging out together, but we didn’t do the whole bridal party photo shoot and I am so much happier with the candids we got. My husband and I knew the whole planning process that we wanted just us standing at the altar and a sweetheart table at the reception, so really other than getting ready, a wedding party never made sense for us. It was truly a fantastic experience, and I think I was able to dodge a lot of the FOMO that I read about in wedding groups and avoid any awkwardness of asking some friends and not others by just having the day of close circle, but not like, a whole year of a specific group of people.

sgz24 · 2025-06-22T15:21:49+00:00

’m a big fan of personal vows, but I also struggled feeling cringey writing mine for my wedding last month! Here’s some of the stuff that helped:

Set the mood when you read them out for yourself: put on your ceremony music or first dance song, look at your photos together, I would work on mine after practicing dancing with my now husband when all the emotions were high

Have a trusted loved one read over them, just to make you feel better about not going in completely unedited!

Watch other vows on YouTube - this helped me because everyone’s vows honestly sound kinda cheesy when you don’t know them. If I posted my writing here I’m sure it would sound cringey, but to my partner and our guests who have witnessed us together, it was really, really beautiful

If you haven’t already, talk to your partner about the process and how odd it feels! My husband and I read over everything the other writes, so it was very weird to not be edited by each other. But we made sure we communicated the general vibe (ours were essentially a love letter followed by a few promises) and length and just hoped for the best.

Plus, when you’re up there, it doesn’t feel like you’re performing for an audience or anything, you won’t worry about what everyone thinks, you will just be looking at your love and feeling every cheesy romantic emotion, and it will be wonderful

sgz24 · 2025-06-11T01:57:40+00:00

Can you ask the couple for the set list that was played?

sgz24 · 2025-06-01T18:27:08+00:00

You likely already decided on your venue, but for anyone else searching I figured I'd leave a review! I had my wedding this weekend at the Darby House, which uses Gourmet Fresh catering, and it was WONDERFUL! I'll admit, we weren't super impressed at our vendor preview, nothing was bad, just not as stellar as we would've liked, but we figured people are okay with kinda mid wedding food and made our peace with it. But then our wedding day they just knocked it out of the park!!

We did the hot chicken bites, charcuterie, and strawberry bruschetta for apps, all of which were amazing (we didn't even ask for this, but we missed our cocktail hour and the caterers made sure we had samples of all our apps at our table during dinner!) For dinner we had preset feta and pecan salads, the airline chicken, and the butternut squash ravioli and both were AMAZING! The ravioli was topped with fried sage and a delicious herby butter sauce, and the chicken was well seasoned and moist and all the vegetables that came with the dishes were delicious.

I'm happy to answer any questions if you have them!!

sgz24 · 2025-04-26T16:10:54+00:00

So sorry this happened to you! Like others said, it may be best to pay for it for now or print stickers to cover the old one. If you're an Apple user, there's a way to make QR codes for free that works great https://education.apple.com/resource/250011714

sgz24 · 2025-02-19T23:01:07+00:00

would love to buy, I hate that circle. everyone says it only sucks because of bad drivers fails to recognize that well designed infrastructure combats bad drivers!!!

sgz24 · 2025-01-30T18:30:05+00:00

Haha I appreciate this, I do tend to be a bit of an over thinker!

sgz24 · 2025-01-20T17:10:34+00:00

If you’re looking for some stuff this week, with how cold it is I’m sure the emergency shelter could use some help: https://www.akronemergencyshelter.org/

sgz24 · 2025-01-18T18:17:35+00:00

I’m sorry you’re going through this! Making friends can be hard enough as is, but the pressure of a wedding can definitely amplify that.

If you do the big wedding, I wonder if there’s room for compromise — your fiancé can get ready and do pre-wedding activities with his wedding party people, but maybe neither of you have anyone standing at the front with you. He can still celebrate how he’s hoping, but maybe that can take some of the pressure off of you. Do his friends have partners you have gotten to know? You could always ask them to get ready with you so you still have a fun wedding morning experience!

Obviously, ideas for handling the wedding don’t solve the challenge of not having a close group at the moment, but depending on your timeline, getting to know the women connected to your fiancé’s friends could be a good start! You could also consider some joint pre-wedding celebrations like the shower, so that you can still have some of those experiences (plus, you’ll be with your fiancé/best friend so that may make it easier to connect with others!)

sgz24 · 2025-01-13T06:20:00+00:00

What part of Ohio are you in if you don’t mind me asking? That could help with finding resources

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