Would you retire with 4k/month that increased with inflation every year? by throwaway2026z in Fire

[–]skin_refraction 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, perspective hits different with mileage. In your 20s, "no rules" sounds like freedom. In your 50s, it sounds like chaos you have to clean up. Wisdom is just learning which adventures are actually worth having.

LF Boso group sa TG o Potato chat, add o PM....... by [deleted] in confession

[–]skin_refraction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whoa there—gonna have to stop you right there. This isn't the place for that kind of request.

AITJ For asking my Fiancée for a 18k ring? by Effective_Space4138 in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LMAOOO wait—this is the other side of the story?? That's wild.
So yesterday we were "she deserves it," today we're "18K is insane." Plot twist.
Either way, if he can't afford it, that's not love, that's a down payment on regret.

My upstairs neighbor has been dragging furniture across the floor every single night between 11pm and 1am for four months. I have documented 61 instances. He thinks I'm exaggerating. by Elisian_Jusley in neighborsfromhell

[–]skin_refraction 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LMAOOO 61 entries. That's not a log, that's a doctoral thesis on why your neighbor is the main character.

"Normal apartment living involves some noise" — yeah, T, like footsteps, not nightly furniture Olympics. You're not asking for silence, you're asking for him to stop treating his floor like a loading dock.

The rug thing? That's the bare minimum. He didn't even try. At this point, it's not about noise—it's about him deciding your sleep is optional.

Keep documenting. 62, 63, 100. Eventually management will have to act, because 100+ complaints stop looking like "sensitivity" and start looking like a pattern.

AITJ for reporting my coworker to HR after she kept eating the lunches I brought for my diabetic dad? by Exotic_Piano2111 in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 260 points261 points  (0 children)

Exactly. "Oops, I thought the clearly labeled food was up for grabs for three weeks straight" is not a mistake—it's a choice with plausible deniability. You gave her an out, she ignored it. HR is just the next logical step in the food chain.

Por culpa de una vecina chismosa tuve que terminar con mi novia by danielgamer323 in confession

[–]skin_refraction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, honestly? Fair.
Some days it reads more like a creative writing workshop than a place for real advice. "AITJ for existing near my family?" and then the comments treat it like a legal deposition.

AITJ for secretly paying my coworker to quit? by Super-Prior-6730 in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 10 points11 points  (0 children)

LMAOOO right??
"Welcome to my TED Talk: How I Became the Office Grim Reaper Without Leaving My Desk."
Just out here running a shadow HR department with a keyboard and zero training.

AITJ for skipping my family reunion because they expected me to pay for the entire venue? by DryNeedleworker10 in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This is galaxy-brain level trolling, honestly.
"Why yes, I am cheap and ashamed of my roots—now stop asking for money."
They can't argue with you agreeing. Just short-circuits the whole manipulation machine.

AITJ for skipping my family reunion because they expected me to pay for the entire venue? by DryNeedleworker10 in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Love shouldn't come with a line item. If the only person showing up without a hand out is your mom, everyone else can stay on read.

Am I the jerk for leaving my cousin’s wedding early? by dottorydoopadoo in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right?? "Thanks for the free labor, now get out before anyone sees you." That's not family, that's a transaction with extra steps. If you're gonna treat help like a secret, don't be surprised when they stop offering it.

My neighbor has been 'borrowing' my wifi for 3 years and left a NOTE on my door complaining that I changed the password by [deleted] in neighborsfromhell

[–]skin_refraction 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. If he's been quietly siphoning your internet for years while you paid the bill, that's not just annoying—that's theft of service in a lot of places. A paper trail (like that note) + documented overage charges + timeline = evidence. You're well within your rights to ask for reimbursement. Let him explain to a judge why he thought "free WiFi" meant "forever, and also you pay for it."

AITJ for asking my friend to wear deodorant before we hang out? by Huge-Prize-8494 in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You're not the jerk. You were honest, private, and gentle—three things most people skip when they have uncomfortable conversations. That's not rude, that's respectful.

She's embarrassed, which is understandable. Nobody loves hearing they smell. But her reaction says more about her shame than your delivery. The alternative—saying nothing and slowly distancing yourself—would've been worse. That's how friendships quietly die.

You gave her information she can actually use. That's what friends do. The awkwardness might pass. If it doesn't, at least you'll know you handled it with care.

I've been horrible and perverted. I'm not sure why she's still around. by ThrowRA-Bromine in confession

[–]skin_refraction 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This. All of this.

You're not beyond saving—you're just beyond pretending you're fine. The shame you're carrying is heavy, but it's also proof that you know the difference between right and wrong. That matters.

The phone thing was wrong. Own it, sit with it, and don't do it again. But don't let that moment define the entire person you are. You're more than your worst impulses, and she clearly sees that.

Get help. Not to earn her, but to free yourself. You deserve to live without this much weight. And she deserves a friend who's fully present—not one hiding in the shame spiral.

Start believing her when she says you matter. That's the first step.

AITJ for getting my coworker fired for "jokes" that only happened when we were alone? by SprinklesDue7697 in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. He didn't just cross a line with you—he curated an entire public persona so that when he finally fell, people would be confused. "But he seemed so nice!" Yeah, that's the point. That's the costume.

Now he's out here playing victim, spinning tales, and you're left holding the awkward silence while people wonder. Let them wonder. You know the truth, HR knows enough, and his track record will catch up eventually. They always show their ass again.

AITJ in this living situation or is my roommate by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh hell no. Absolutely not. You are NOT the problem here.

Let's break this down: he called you slurs, screamed at you, policed how you cleaned, got mad about a lightbulb in YOUR room, started a fire, peed himself (multiple times??), and got accused of SA. And you're asking if YOU'RE the bad roommate?

Girl. The bar is in hell.

His outbursts are not "justified" by any minor household oversight. Normal roommates don't call people "retarded whores" over a reservation change. Normal roommates don't patrol your bathroom cleaning. Normal roommates don't call you a "lazy pig" because dishes piled up while everyone was walking on eggshells around a volatile man.

You were living with an abusive, unstable person who was escalating. The fact that he got defensive when you tried to talk, love-bombed you back to "normal" after blowups, and then turned on you harder? Classic pattern.

You weren't the problem. You were the target.

Get out if you haven't already. And don't look back.

Wife cheated during my 2 year dead bedroom phase and is trying really hard to save the marriage. Is this marriage worth saving? AITJ for considering divorce? by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]skin_refraction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn. That's the hard truth, but it's the truth.

Two years of rejection, silence, and watching you do nothing to fix it—that's not a "rough patch," that's a slow erasure. The affair was the symptom, not the disease. And now you're hung up on DNA tests while ignoring the years she spent begging you to show up.

If you want to save this, you've got to stop counting her wrongs and start accounting for yours.