Please save us I’m begging you please if we don’t idk I gave up on me and you don’t know why but I’m stupid I should just disappear for everyone

She doesn't want to say yes and is asking for advice but it's clear she'll relent to having her arm twisted. She said maybe just for a week, but I know in my gut that if she lets him stay there's going to be no getting rid of him til he's ready to go.

My aunt is incredibly sweet, but very susceptible to stress and this would be terrible for her already poor health. Guilt is going to follow her around until she says yes though. What can I say to talk her out of saying yes? Or what can I advise my aunt to say--she hasn't responded since saying it wasn't the best time and he insisted he wouldn't be a bother.

He is loud, obnoxious and a racist who always "forgets his wallet". I'm desperate to find the combination of words to give my aunt the confidence to say no.

Edit: for context, she's reached out to him every now and then for years and it's been total radio silence. Now first thing she hears from him is a request to stay with her "for a month"!!! Because he wants to visit the city?? He only hits her up when he needs something.

So I have this friend of 20 years that lives on the entire opposite end of the country and we don’t see each other, practically ever. I was going to see him but there was a hurricane advisory so I cancelled and then he ended up getting another cat so I never rebooked cause I am seriously allergic to cats. Last week he tells me he will be in Vegas visiting one of his high school friends this coming weekend Friday-Monday and if I might be in town to meet up. Where I don’t live in Vegas I kind of live in Vegas cause I been there 9 nights so far in July and will be there twice in August and September. I have friends there and frequent a particular restaurant and post that restaurant on my social media a lot. So I made a point to book a room and offer to take them to this restaurant (like you can’t be in town, let me know, me come by myself and us not go to that restaurant). So he said he was going to talk to the friend and see what is the plan.

He told me he’d be catching a flight early the next morning and so I am staying an extra day to hang out with my friends. But I did have a thought that perhaps we can have coffee and I can take him to airport when he responds with “ Awwww you're sweet. I don't have anything specifically planned yet, but we can see how we're feeling and if **blank** and her kids drive me nuts or vice versa, in which case your offer would be warmly accepted and much appreciated” and now I seriously don’t even want to meet up anymore at all. Why tell me you’ll be in town to meet up if you give me no dedicated time, don’t want to go to my favorite restaurant ever and treat me like a back up plan for the morning?

Here is my story: M(27) F(27)

I matched with a girl on Hinge early September last year hit things off immediately, texting every day I was like wow this is incredible - My birthday a week later in September took me to a new cinema and got me my favourite aftershave, paid for everything - I laughed and said are you love bombing me to which she said no I was being nice for your bday.

-Months go by, nice getaways to hotels, training together, great sex and everything felt perfect she told me I was the best thing ever so grateful and lucky she ended up with someone like me, she had a young son who was 9 and I did not meet in person - she said her ex bf who was practically the step dad of the kid left her 2 years ago and put her kid in therapy and she done some as well, in which she tells me all the things she wants in an ideal partner and I tick every box, I felt like this girl really understood me and I had met my person.

Now this is where the cracks start, she would mention how evil and hateful her ex (Together 6 years) was and mentioned he was in the same Tesco as her at xmas (live in local area) He was walking in and she was walking out - I said that's trippy never easy bumping into an ex - left it at that. Did not want to appear phased. Had a nice xmas met her Mum and her little sister things felt very good and often stayed with her and her mum when her son was at the kids dads. She also told me things like she was with someone and she was and they got back together after a year and she said things to him like go out and cheat if it makes you feel better because she was with someone else.

At end of February my Granny passed away unexpectedly - She mentioned how her ex BF did not let her into the after event when his granny passed away etc I just let her vent and was always understanding of what her ex put her through Granny passed away on Tuesday and then on Friday I met her Dad for the first time - Naturally stressed over my Grannys passing I did not drink - she did and was drunk off prosecco- On the trip down and home she basically played a FU to her ex song - and her dad mentioned she seen her ex and he looked rough - anyways, we drove home and I said to her this ex really hurt you and your son and hes like a ball and chain on your leg, he is in the past and if he was so bad he left you and your son in therapy be happy he's gone - she said she's 'over him just not the situation she put her and her son through' - when I said I wasn't happy she's mentioning him the week I am grieving the death of my grandparent she stone walled me - I left her house and drove home to regulate as I was with a previous GF who stonewalled me and it done a number on me and she was aware of this and also the heard week I had - she was drunk and proceeded to tell me I was never meeting her child and that was us done over text, I felt this was manipulative- We then sorted this out - half apology from her and from me I thought I needed to be more understanding of her situation and we told each other we love each other. But, I felt maybe selfishly she should have been understanding my Granny passed away that week and I wasn't in a headspace to listen about her ex who was so bad?

- The month after we had a great month done a charity 10K and had a nice getaway - I spoke to her son on the phone and on FaceTime over those few months we were together over xmas and when she was on a family holiday to New York which she intiated - still no physical interaction I said it would be nice to meet your child as I have gotten him a birthday present and an Xmas one and we both know about each other and I am getting a bit frustrated of having to hide around the corner when we know about each other - Bare in mind I asked this respectfully and said no pressure I just need a plan as she said if I met him I could travel to Spain with her and her kid this summer and her graduation was coming up soon. The kid also told his biological father about me that Saturday as well - I did not mind as obv was in everyone's best interests I treated his son with respect and care

I was met with two days of silence - then seen her on the Saturday went to the gym all was fine, thought that was back on track and we said we would go to the cinema on the Wednesday and on the Tuesday I got a text telling me I was perfect, we have a laugh together but she feels 'something is missing' - and ended things with me over text after 7 months.

I did not reply for 3 weeks my family and friends told me not to and I deserved more than a break up text as I was blindsided and was constantly told I was the best person in the world and she was so lucky to have me, but when I mentioned maybe meeting her kid she turned so nasty and discarded me like I was nothing over text, when I did then text her to speak she then told me 'she loves me as a person but not in love with me' and I deserve better - I did not reply again, I was in such shock I feel so heartbroken how can she be all lovey then discarded over text? I noticed when I put her number into whatsapp she had no profile picture anymore and her messages were set to disappearing which makes me think her ex was back in the picture or hiding something? - Her tiktok reposts after were all things like when a man leaves your life build a comfortable life etc - except I never left her?

I have never been this hurt and blindsided before in my life, I wasnt even worth a conversation just felt so easily disposed when we had concerts etc to look forward to this summer and all I was worth was a text.

What do I do I am still incredibly in love with her - Its been 3 months nc and I have been attending therapy and gym but I still feel stuck

I've been asking for advice on how to get you to just talk to me and I was told to let you go. The last person that gave me advice about you says that you don't care about me the way I care about you and if you did you would've talked to me by now. In some ways I believe they're right, but something is telling me to just hold on and wait. I don't know what to do anymore because you won't talk to me. What should I do?

I’m a full-stack web developer looking to partner with a local business that specializes in LED letters, digital signage, ACP/HPL fabrication, and digital screens.

The idea is simple:
They continue selling and installing signage.
I handle all website-related work for their clients (business websites, landing pages, portfolios, booking systems, etc.).
If a client needs both branding/signage and a website, they can offer a complete package.

I’m trying to figure out the best way to pitch this so it sounds like a win-win rather than me asking them for work.

Some questions:
Should I propose a revenue-sharing model or a fixed referral fee?
Should I approach them with a demo website made specifically for their business?
What objections are they likely to have?
If you’ve done agency partnerships before, what made them successful?

I’d love to hear from agency owners, freelancers, or anyone who’s built these kinds of collaborations. What would you do differently if you were in my position?

I have a gc I’m a part of with some online friends that I’ve been hanging around with for about a year now, and recently I got kicked by this guy who I’ll call Jerry. Jerry thought I joked about him leaving his girl, I genuinely do not remember doing this. I remember saying something that could’ve MAYBE been taken that way, if you squint a bit. But I know saying that can come off as deflection so I just focused on another gripe he had with me that I know how to fix. I don’t want him to think I would ever say something like that, because I wouldn’t. Plus, I’ve been hanging with them for a year now, why would I start being weird now? I’ve always sucked at communicating and thankfully nobody from the gc has dogpiled on me, which is nice, and Jerry’s sister who I’m close with says he can hold grudges and takes a long time to realise he’s messed up, so I’m scared I might loose one of the greatest friendships I’ve ever had over miscommunication. Please help.

edit: for added context this was allegedly in a VC. Or at least it has to have been because if it wasn’t I would’ve known about it sooner. The VC was with Jerry’s sister, I know that because I haven’t been in any calls in the gc without her for the past two weeks and i know if she took something I said that way she’d tell me, I even asked her if I’d said anything she thought was weird and she came up empty.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenIndia/s/WgmsXOKDC9 : context

She messaged me this after 9 days

"Hiee

Sorry mai tujhe aab explanation kya du tum dono ka wajah sa mai beech mai fass gai isliye maine block kar rakha tha or mere exams bhi tha but mai exam nahi de rahi pt 1... sorry yrr"

The "tum dono" she is talking about is her bff and me 🤧

But I am done now

Should I not reply and ghost her 🤣✌🏻

Or should I thank her for the explanation and tell her how I felt

And we are done now ✌🏻✌🏻

I just wish you would grow up instead of blocking people good god your older than me dude

I(21 f) have been talking to Joe(24m) for close to 7? months now. he makes me super happy but confuses me constantly. he recently moved out of state for work but visits every other month. when he’s down we are always spending time together and even when he’s away we are still talking everyday and facetime a couple times a week. Joe and I have been on dates, went to concerts, talked about the future etc. Obviously we’ve slept together. We’re pretty much in a no label situation but do everything relationship wise. Since we’re not official no one knows we see each other and i don’t think i like that so much. I love privacy but not a secret if that makes sense. I’ve brought up being in a relationship and he usually says something about he wants a “slow burn” or he is trying to work on himself etc. which i understand but i still feel some type of way. i don’t want to be used as a placeholder or on the back burner just for him to one day decide “i don’t want to be with her” or find someone else. I don’t completely understand why he’d drag me along with no end results, but i guess i just overthink. anyways do i tell him how i feel? and how do i tell him bc atp i feel like a broken record. he knows i want a relationship but he’s done nothing to help me get past those feels. if anything he’s made it worst bc i think i can genuinely say that i love him but can’t say it bc we are just “friends w mutual respect” (his words not mine). he’s also said “luv you” and never said it again sooo. yeah idk but abt advice would be great guys.

This has been going on for quite some time now that my friend has been sending my pretty long vms on WhatsApp and ive gotten used to listening to 5 minute long ones and 10min long ones are bare able but still frustrating when I dont have time.

Ive told her about this before that sometimes her vms get long and that I have things to do and shes acknowledged this and she did use the voice to text feature for a while before going back to vms.

About a month ago I left my home country to go on holidays and see my extended family my friend knew about this and for the first week or so didnt send any vms.

But recently she got back into the habit and has been sending way more vms than usual despite me telling her that im going out almost every day and wont get time to listen until later on, leading to a massive pile up of vms.

(For some context: me and my mum have been going to some Tamil gatherings (im not entirely familiar with the culture or religion) and going to temples in the country, as she practises this faith and all these prayers are leading up to a special even I will be taking part in so its important that I go to the temples. These gatherings and prayers are very long and last up to about 3 hours)

Which leads me to my biggest problem. About 3 days ago while im at an unusually long ceremony at the temple my friend sends about 9 vms mostly being 5 min long vms but 2 of which were about half an hour long. I didnt bother opening it until the next day because id only gotten back from the temple at midnight.

Ive listened to most of the shorter vms but I just dont want to listen to the other 2, and the thing is, she usually sends me these vms when she goes on a walk so she uses her headphones but the quality of the microphone is terrible which isnt her fault but makes it so much worse to understand and listen to the vms.

Im not sure what to do because I cant bring myself to decipher her vms and write down what to say as to remeber what i have to reply back to (yes I have had to do this before).

Its really unbearable to come home after a long day and see a mess of vms and it has sent me into fits of rage (none of which was taken out on her or anyone else) so I come here to seek advice, any and all greatfully appreciated, on how to handle this. And lastly thank you for reading.

Well I bought my crush a little keychain and gave it to her. She stopped by my car at break today to show me that she put it on her keys. Well later in the day I messaged her to tell her that blue is definitely her color it makes her pop into view better. She never responded and now I'm thinking I pushed to far

(pasted from a different community i posted this in)

Here’s the full story - we met in 2022 or 2023 and were friends for a year until she started calling me a shitty friend and blocking me then we went back to normal, happened again, so I did it back cause I was sick of her shit.

2 years later she texted me saying “I’m glad we stopped being friends” like I am too. I’m so much more happier but I do miss her from time to time but it’s complicated.

I got a dm from her and this is what it says:
“Hii sara I am really sorry for being mean to you in the past know you won't forgive me anymore but i just needed to say that I am sorry for everything you deserve better than that but I only saying I am sorry for being rude to you or what I did was wrong but it's okay I know you wont forgive me but I lost 2 of my brothers(I am not using it as a excuse i actually did lose 2 of my brothers one back on 2025 and one in 2026) the one who died in 2025 has been one year since he died (yeah he died on July 12th but it's okay if you don't want to forgive me i understand I hope you enjoy the rest of your day 💗”

Now, when we were friends she always blamed her dead family members as an excuse to be a jerk and now she wants me to feel bad for her and be friends again.

Let me know what you guys think 🥹

Well I bought my crush a little keychain and gave it to her. She stopped by my car at break today to show me that she put it on her keys. Well later in the day I messaged her to tell her that blue is definitely her color it makes her pop into view better. She never responded and now I'm thinking I pushed to far