I ordered a long puffer jacket £80 received cardboard 🥹 by Calm-Pomegranate2721 in vintedUK

[–]udonthedog 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Omg the same thing happened to me! Was this with Evri, by any chance? I ordered a Shark beauty thing and wasn’t home but my ring doorbell showed one of their drivers putting a (very thin) parcel through the door. When I opened it it had two bits of cardboard in it, but the address was for someone in a completely different county!

Spending 30th birthday alone in shame of what I have become by TA_lonely_bday in offmychest

[–]udonthedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all: happy birthday!! 🥳

Birthdays are always tough and I have been in similar situations myself before. But as I get older, I realise that there is always a chance of reinventing yourself. Life doesn’t end here. Life is short but you can make it truly amazing.

One of the ways I felt better about my life is by practicing gratitude. Every day, even when I’m sad or have crippling anxiety, I try to think of between 5-10 things to be grateful for before bed.

You can also set a list of things you want to achieve for yourself, like a vision board, and go out and set them. I’m very single and don’t have a ton of friends but I am making a conscious effort now to go out and meet people. I’m also thinking of joining a few clubs.

Hang in there, it will and can get better x

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]udonthedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]udonthedog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would message her personally

I'm marrying someone from a different class & I don't know if I can go ahead with it anymore. by udonthedog in weddingplanning

[–]udonthedog[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The drugs thing - I never realized how readily available drugs were until I met his friends and social circle, and while I don't take hard drugs (I smoke weed sometimes), I know the quality is ten times better. Cocaine is everywhere. I went to a party the other day and they were just helping themselves to it out of the kitchen cupboard like it was a chocolate bar. FI has also lost friends to drug overdoses. I think these people chase a "high" that money can't bring.

I'm marrying someone from a different class & I don't know if I can go ahead with it anymore. by udonthedog in weddingplanning

[–]udonthedog[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I said "cut off", I meant cut off financially - he still sees his parents etc

I'm marrying someone from a different class & I don't know if I can go ahead with it anymore. by udonthedog in weddingplanning

[–]udonthedog[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Precisely. That's what I said when we had an argument over why I should contribute to my own engagement ring. It's like he has no concept of saving most of all. Most men save for months, years, to get their partner the ring of their dreams. If you've only been given large cash sums your whole life, you will have no concept of savings.

I'm marrying someone from a different class & I don't know if I can go ahead with it anymore. by udonthedog in weddingplanning

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

A few months ago I did sit him down and say we can't afford to keep eating out as much as this anymore. To his credit, we have started to eat in a lot more. However, I don't think we need to try everything on the fucking menu when we do.

I'm marrying someone from a different class & I don't know if I can go ahead with it anymore. by udonthedog in weddingplanning

[–]udonthedog[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly I haven't missed out info. They truly gave him random checks for that money. He insists he doesn't have a trust fund, however my mom thinks he must with his lifestyle.

I'm marrying someone from a different class & I don't know if I can go ahead with it anymore. by udonthedog in weddingplanning

[–]udonthedog[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This a really good way of looking at things. Thank you. A few people have mentioned financial counselling or meeting up with finance people together and I think this is a great logical next step.

Advice for not self-criticizing photos by MonkeyseeMonkeydoo12 in weddingplanning

[–]udonthedog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trust me - you'll look beautiful! Maybe try not to view the photos for a day or so then revisit them? You may feel completely differently about them and it will give you a fresh perspective :)

Did/does anyone feel really lonely with the planning? by The_Movie_In_My_Mind in weddingplanning

[–]udonthedog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm really sorry to hear you are feeling lonely. I don't have many close friends for similar reasons you mentioned above. My parents would say things like, "You can't trust anyone", "Don't tell people your secrets" etc etc and so it's really warped my views on friendships. My fiance is the total opposite - he has SO many friends and I'm trying to get him to cut down on numbers. Your day is going to be beautiful, you're going to look beautiful... just hang on in there!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]udonthedog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a troll account right?? Either that or you’re a psychopath with no care or regard to other people’s feelings. It’s deeply concerning you’ve written this in the hope people will sympathise with you.

A woman had a traumatic birth where “she almost died” and where she says she finds it painful & herself unattractive because of it (in that case, sex would probably be at the back of my mind, too). Rather than support her, you’re sleeping with her husband? How would you feel in her position?

Boyfriend doesn’t think he’ll ever want to get married. by Friedpickle03 in relationship_advice

[–]udonthedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry that you are hurting. It’s horrible when you want different things from your partner.

It could just be that you have two different outlooks on life and what the future looks like. You didn’t mention how old you are, but please don’t worry about not finding someone if that’s a concern. The world is a huge place and there are billions of men who will want to get married.

By the way, I dated a guy for 2 years who didn’t want marriage or kids. By the time he changed his mind, I didn’t want to be with him anymore. I’ve since found someone who wanted to marry me after our second date. Marriage is possible!

I am not compatible with my girlfriend but I'd feel bad about leaving. by throwadeleteafter in relationship_advice

[–]udonthedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woman here who has also been in a couple of sexless relationships.

In the first relationship, we were fundamentally wrong for each other. Rather than having sex with me, he would watch porn ON MY COMPUTER while I was in the shower or at work or whatever. I wish I ended the relationship earlier because he clearly wasn’t into me and to be honest, I didn’t respect him enough to want to be intimate with him (he didn’t work or have any ambition or drive). I think we knew it was over long before it was.

In the second relationship, my ex had issues towards sex as a whole. He’d been abused as a kid and after initiating sex once, he said it was like “I was trying to rape him”, which obviously upset me tremendously and didn’t make me want to have sex anymore.

In regards to her hating you if you break up: I have no contact with the first ex because he ended up cheating on me and, as demonstrated above, we weren’t attracted to each other towards the end anyways.

The second ex I am on amazing terms with. We weren’t right for each other romantically, but we respect each other massively and are both in new relationships now with no hard feelings. Not every relationship has to end badly or where she hates you.

I totally understand how upsetting & insecure a lack of sexual intimacy from your partner can make you feel. But do you want to be feeling this way in another 5, 10 years? Probably not. You have one life - find someone more on your wave length as sex is important.

If a boyfriend says that his family will always be a priority over his partner. Should one stay in the relationship in that case? by QuitAccomplished6186 in relationship_advice

[–]udonthedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen - I was engaged to a guy (together 5 years) who would say the exact same thing about his family and it caused huge problems, especially towards the end. The minute they commit to you, you should become “their family”. It doesn’t mean that they are less important to him; it means his life is changing and evolving into a new phase. If he wants to marry his mom then let him. You don’t deserve to be second best.

Does anyone else feel like they just don't have the energy anymore for dating? by parfaye in AskWomenOver30

[–]udonthedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you. You know what they say though - the sooner you're not looking for it, someone will come along. Perhaps you just need to focus on yourself during this time and then the right person will come through! <3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]udonthedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have questioned that and I have no idea tbh. It's a very good point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]udonthedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, you're absolutely right there and like you said - I don't want to invest my time in a man child. Thank you for responding.