I also had a rule that I would live with them for at least 1 year before committing to a proposal. I had to know in advance that I could live with this person, at their best AND worst every single day, before I would even consider marriage.
Blows me away people get married before living with them. I never experienced that in reality, but the dating shows drive me crazy.
My wife and I moved in during the dating stages, and we drove each other crazy. After a few years, we chilled out and learned better habits from each other, then after a long time... We popped the question.
Same but with check-ins every 15-30 minutes. Usually a "whatcha doin" or a surprise hug or kiss.
I told some of my single friends I needed some alone time, and my wife joined me. And they said, "I thought you needed alone time".
And I didn't know how to explain that to them.
Same!
One of my fears dating was that id run out of social energy and she'd realize i was really boring. A few years in our relationship, I told her. And she said she thought SHE was boring me, because she never had anything to really say.
Now it's been more than a decade and there's no social battery being drained with her, and vice versa. We charge each other up!
Ramaswamy had reportedly been pressured to leave.
Vivek Ramaswamy has stepped down from co-leading President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to the Associated Press. The official line as to why Ramaswamy is moving on is that he plans to run for elected office — he reportedly intends to run for Ohio governor.
“Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,” spokesperson Anna Kelly says in the statement to the Associated Press. “He intends to run for elected office soon, which requires him to remain outside of DOGE, based on the structure that we announced today. We thank him immensely for his contributions over the last 2 months and expect him to play a vital role in making America great again.”
Same. I read these and it gets so surreal, I need to share it.
Dunno if it's like kids eating tidepods where a few did it and now it's a national meme, or if this is just the deep basements of Tumblr.
Carrie Underwood was allegedly left "furious" after being faced with technical issues and a less thrilling venue at Donald Trump's Inauguration.
The singer, who was hit by technical glitches that forced her to perform an acapella, was allegedly not thrilled about the issue, as well as how she was forced to perform, after initially sparking backlash over the performance and allegedly not “caring” about the hate.
The 41-year-old allegedly felt slighted because past performers at inaugurations for Joe Biden and Barack Obama, like Beyonce and Lady Gaga, have been afforded such luxuries.
“Carrie was dissatisfied with her performance at the event, primarily due to the limited space she was given, which left her feeling cramped and uncomfortable,” the source told the publication.
Yeah but then zero of many things.
I may do double dishes. But zero baking and I'm rewarded with cookies randomly.
I may do double cleaning. But zero when it comes to buying gifts and cards for people, because she loves doing that. And I get to reap all the benefits.
I definitely think there's a degree of maturity where a person separates potential sex partners and potential friends. Or Maybe it's just me and I assume everyone wants to horndog with everyone. Which is okay, just keep it in your pants.
I've been married for 15 years now and I usually deflect any forms of attraction (men and women). I've had a few times where they confess, and I've always just kind of shrugged and let them know I'm not the person they built up in their heads. if they get creepy, quietly move on. Most don't and we're lifelong friends.
Again, maturity plays a huge part. And if they're not mature enough to see you as a person, whoever you are... That's on them. It may feel lonely on your part, but honestly, the drama with people who have obsessive crushing is way honestly more annoying.
I was at a party and talked about how Burger King has veggie patties.
And this rando party goer interrupts to talk about how good meat is and can't imagine being submissive to vegetarians.
And I loudly said that it's what the doctor recommended to help with my cancer and the dude panicked and ran away.
It wasn't true but fuck that guy traumatize them back.
Stupid shit like this is why I strongly believe in defunding states.
And to folks going, "Well now that Trump is the federal government, what if he defunds your state?"
Bro, my blue liberal state MAKES money to fund backwater dumb fucks like Alabama/Mississippi.
It was the fork of Poob after the original devs went crazy about sea creatures owning the government
I have kids. I wouldn't trade them for the world. 90% of the time, they're fine. The other 10%, I'm so angry but I can't be angry for long because they didn't do anything I didn't do as a kid.
Hard to say if I regret anything. Too young and I would have struggled financially, nor was I mature enough. Too old and I would have struggled to keep up.
You're going to have a divide here. There's people who REALLY hate the idea of kids. Then you have the crazy-ass breeder religious folks who are so judgemental. Asking for validation from the internet about kids is silly imo. Everyone has a motive.
Rather than ask friends, family, strangers on the internet... Treat it like a lifestyle change. Read books about parenting. If that doesn't align with you, then you have your answer.
and many people have a problem with lemmy.world and how they moderate.
Yep
For a while, my posts on political memes was getting removed. And every time I try to post on lemmy.world, I get an error. Not certain if I'm banned or not but I have no issues but all my modlog reported issues all come from lemmy.world.
I need one of those "where do you draw the line" memes but with the balls and penis
"Oh my bad, my bad ..
B for bomb. T for twin towers. N for nine eleven was a inside job."
Here you go chief! And so the withdrawal begins!
Police and fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at the strip mall containing the congressman's office at around 1 a.m. Sunday.
FOND DU LAC – A 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to a building in Fond du Lac early Sunday that included Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's office cited the TikTok ban as a motive in the incident, according to authorities.
The Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested after being found near a strip mall, 525 N. Peters Ave., that contained Grothman's district office.
Wait what?!
Why is Italians... When it's Americans... I'm so confused!
Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.
Orange juice from Florida. Whiskey from Tennessee. Peanut butter from Kentucky.
Canada is preparing for an all-out trade war with its closest ally and one of its top trading partners, and the list of American goods that could be affected is long.
Canadian officials are preparing a three-stage plan of retaliatory tariffs and other trade restrictions against the United States, which will be put into motion if President-elect Donald J. Trump makes good on his threat to impose a blanket 25 percent tariff on all Canadian goods imported into the United States.
Two games in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint have apparently been canned.
In the graveyard of live service games Concord may just be the biggest headstone, and that seems to have focused some minds over at PlayStation. Previously the noises coming from Sony were all about the importance of live service games to its future strategy, and it had announced plans to launch more than 10 live service games by the 2025 fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2026.
Now? Not so much. A new Bloomberg report reveals that "following a recent review" PlayStation has canceled two unannounced live service games in development at subsidiaries Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. Bend is best-known for Days Gone and, back in the day, Syphon Filter, while Bluepoint mainly handles high-profile remakes like Demon's Souls.
The outgoing president warned of the growing dominance of a small, monied elite.
Gonna bet they're fired now.
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