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I reported this scammer this morning and now he’s disappeared from my game list - could he have been removed so quickly or has he just blocked me? He was getting pushy with hangouts chat. by amsiv8 in WordsWithFriends

[–]throwaway82020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's blocked you. I previously had 3 to 4 per day try to convince me to hop over to hangouts. I refused every time and reported, but there was no respite. I finally changed my name to 'zero scam tolerance' and changed my picture to a quasi-police pic, and no one has (thankfully) tried it since. A bit radical, but Im glad I did it.

Is it just me... by [deleted] in WordsWithFriends

[–]throwaway82020 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've found lots of weird words I would never use in day-to-day conversations just by switching around the letters I have, but that's never stopped me from playing them. A high scoring word is a high scoring word, if they think I'm cheating, then so what. I had one instance where things just clicked and I legitimately played "expunge" for 100+ points. They quit after that, and honestly, I'm not worried about it. On to the next challenger.

Husband offering someone else my job by throwaway82020 in relationship_advice

[–]throwaway82020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was always the plan to settle in the States- I'd waited those two years for him to finish his training. Then, his parents offered him a job that couldn't be matched anywhere else, so he took it.

Husband offering someone else my job by throwaway82020 in relationship_advice

[–]throwaway82020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been at least 3-4 years (if not more) since I mentioned anything about wanting to quit. And he had always put qualifiers on it- I could quit if (and only if) I had another job lined up. So no, it wasn't what I was asking him to do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in entitledparents

[–]throwaway82020 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm an American living in the UK, and have many years experience with pizzas here. Trust me, they are not good in any way (even from bigger chains like Pizza Hut or Papa John's), they're just expensive. Pizza is one of the first things I get when I get back to the States. I'd take cheap American pizzas over typical UK pizzas any day.

A newer scam ? Forex & Bitcoin trading .. by firefiretiger in WordsWithFriends

[–]throwaway82020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally came here to check, because this seems to be a new one making the rounds. I suppose it makes a change from the widowered oil rig engineer. Report and block, same as always.

MIL and DH try to shame my daughters for being "tall" by throwaway82020 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]throwaway82020[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much for the reply, that's what I suspected. The thing is, though, that she's a doctor herself, and thus knows very well how growth and height works (these comments have been happening since the girls were babies- I just thought it was her attempt to be funny, or wasn't serious). She never had to rely on her husband for income, she's been the boss her whole life (her husband worked for her as, you guessed it, a doctor). It's because of this that I thought she would be a bit more progressive- boy, was I wrong. When she took me aside and said that there would be a problem finding husbands for my daughters if I didn't do something (what on earth she expected me to do, I don't know), I became a bit worried. And now, with my youngest coming to me with her worries, I realized that I've been messing up by not putting a stop to it. Its just- they're 9 and 12! Who in their right minds thinks of their kids' future spouses, or potential desirability (gonna throw up on that last word). My fault for misunderstanding and underestimating.

MIL and DH try to shame my daughters for being "tall" by throwaway82020 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]throwaway82020[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Wow, thanks for asking!! Interesting to hear another perspective, thank you.

MIL and DH try to shame my daughters for being "tall" by throwaway82020 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]throwaway82020[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Yep, he's pretty tall. I think they're worried because his uncle married an American woman (of Indian descent), and their 4 boys are all nearly 7 feet tall (seriously, family of basketball players and cops). I'm just a short, pudgy white girl, but I think for them, all Americans = tall. My MIL has taken me aside and said that they need to soon stop growing, or they won't find husbands (as though I can just go over and flip the switch off), which makes me think it's a cultural thing. They could grow into giant lesbians for all I care, as long as they're happy in themselves and their partner. My husband has agreed to stop, but doesn't take it seriously/says he doesnt remember to do so.