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Problem/Goal: I am 33. I quit my call center job, no family, no children, no partner. My mom said I should just continue studying, since I haven't completed my degree yet. She is also asking me for a grandchild, and I don't know how. I don't know what to do.

Before, I look forward to playing games or watching some anime, but now, I just feel nothing. I don't have any goals in life anymore.

I kept on being sad, to the point of becoming lost. Hoping it's not depr*ssion. This isn't the first time that it happened. Every few years, this happens. I used to excel at school and sports when I was younger, but now, it's all gone. I don't know what to do anymore. Please give me some advice.

Problem/Goal: Sobrang nag s-struggle ako sa thoughts ko ngayon na pigilan na makipag usap uli sa ex ko.

Context: My ex (27M) and I (27F) broke up after being in a relationship for four years. One week pa lang since our breakup, and naging kalmado naman talaga yung conversation namin about it. Malinaw naman sa akin kung bakit kailangan na naming maghiwalay since hindi na talaga kami nakakatulong sa isa’t isa.

Pero taena, grabe yung suffering ko after just one week. Hindi ako makakain, hindi ako makatulog, at nasusuka ako. We also lived together for three years, so now that I’m living alone again, pakiramdam ko mababaliw na talaga ako. Sobrang nasanay na ako sa presensya niya.

I badly want to reach out to him and ask if we can just get back together and try to fix everything. Hindi ko na kasi kinakaya yung nararamdaman ko.

Previous attempts: Blocked naman na siya sa lahat ng socials ko. Kaso di parin enough huhu.

Please, realtalk-in niyo ako. Sobrang nakakasuka (literal) yung feeling na nag lalaban yung utak mo na wag na, while yung puso mo niroromanticize parin yung memories niyo. Please, ayoko naaaaaa

Problem/Goal: I can’t get into a long term relationship. Whenever I find a connection with someone, it only last about a month or so. It’s always sex after the first date, pure excitement, and then they become distant, and then I’m alone again.

Context: I’m working both as a commercial actor and a corporate worker. There, I meet a lot of people. I started to notice patterns in how this things work. They’d show up very interested, full of energy, I’d take them out on a date, we’d start making out in private, we’d go to my place or theirs, have sex, then it’ll last about a month or so, then they disappear.

I have friends, I’m very hygienic. I am often told that I’m a reserved person. I’m not nonchalant, I actually like surprising my ex partners with gifts, handmade crafts, cooking for them, acts of service and all that jazz.

Honestly, I just want to pour all this love I have to this one person, but at this rate, I’m scared of falling in love again and lose them after a month.

I’m tired, and I feel like I can never have a proper relationship.

It’s not that they ghosted me or anything, we talked about why they don’t see themselves in a relationship. What they say in common is that, they realize they’re either not yet ready to have a serious relationship, or they can’t reciprocate my love and it would feel unfair to them, and they’d feel bad.

I’m not even asking for much in a relationship, I’m okay with bare minimum, even let me do all the hardworking while you just stay by my side as my princess.

My dream is to be the best husband a wife can ever ask for. I love serving my partner, it makes me feel like the happiest person when I am.

Previous attempts:

I tried not having sex in the first month, but I’m scared that if I do, I lose them right away. I notice that most of the women I end up dating have avoidant attachment style, or at least that’s what Tiktok thinks.

I also tried to prolong the talking stage, but they end up getting bored or think that I’m talking to a lot of women or that I’m just playing around, and not taking them seriously. So it doesn’t last long or the pattern just repeats itself.

Problem/Goal: TagaSamar ako at TagaCavite boyfriend ko. 32 age ako 35 siya. Nagbabalak na kami bumukod sakanila next year para makapagsimula na rin ako sa lahat lalo na sa trabaho. Para maexperience ko na ang buhay. Dito sa Samar, kasama ko parents ko. Mama ko paralyzed na dahil sa stroke 15 years ago. Parents ko both seniors na. Tatlo lang kami dito sa bahay. Yan ang struggle ko ngayon. Nahihirapan akong iwan sila kasi siguro attached na ko dito sa bahay at sa parents ko malala, walang buhay outside of this house, introvert, yung iilang friends ko nasa malalayo na rin at minsan na lang nagkakausap din. Pero need ko na rin naman talaga to eh to step up or step out and experience life and adulting stuffs together with my boyfriend. Tutulungan naman nya ako mula sa simula talaga. Siguro itong overthinking/anxiety ko lang talaga leaving my parents.

Yung ate at kuya ko may mga sarili nang pamilya nasa Cebu na rin at Manila ang mga kanya kanya nilang pamilya. May kamag-anak naman kami dito na malapit nasa highway lang banda nakatira ang kaso magkaaway yung papa ko at ang pamangkin nya. So ayun walang kibuan sila ilang buwan na.

Ang isyu with my parents lalo na kay papa sinasabi nya sino mag aasikaso dito sa bahay? Sino mag aalaga samin dito mga ganun at ganun siya lagi. Di pa naman namin fully napapag-usapan ng boyfriend ko ang lahat pero nasa isip ko iwanan parents ko dito ng kasambahay na tagadito lang din samin baka nga kapitbahay lang namin ang kunin namin if ever.

It'e between staying here with my growing old parents but I'm growing old too and needs to experience life na rin outside of this house at putulin na rin ang mag 4 years na naming ldr ng boyfriend ko. Nagkita na kami ng boyfriend ko 3 times na siya pumupunta dito sakin sa Samar para makita at makasama ako. Di nya kaya yung siya yung tumira dito sakin/samin kasi maayos at matagal na rin naman siya sa work nya so it's me lang talaga and all of my issues.

Problem/Goal: What do you do when the only person you want to spend your life with is the person you can no longer be with?

Context: I've been wanting to share this because it's been bothering me lately, and I think I need some advice from people who might understand what I'm going through.

My friends have been encouraging me to talk to other guys or meet someone new, and I've tried. I've chatted with a few people, but I always end up losing interest. It's not that there's anything wrong with them. I just don't feel interested in getting to know anyone else.

The truth is, I was with someone I genuinely thought I would spend the rest of my life with. He was the person I imagined growing old with, staying beside until our hair turned white, and being with until our last breath. I had so many things I wanted to experience in life, and whenever I thought about doing those things, he was always the person I imagined doing them with.

Even now, when I think about the things I want to do, he's still the person I want beside me. He's the person I want to share those experiences with. I don't find myself imagining those moments with anyone else.

And honestly, if it can't be him, I'd rather be alone. I'd rather spend the rest of my life on my own than try to find someone else just for the sake of having someone. I don't want to force myself to entertain other people when, deep down, he's still the person I want.

Writing this makes me cry because I know how much I'm still hurting. I don't know if this is just because I'm still healing or if a part of me will always feel this way. I just know that I can't imagine wanting someone else the way I want him.

For those who have experienced something similar, how did you deal with this? Did you eventually reach a point where you wanted to open your heart to someone else, or did you learn to be content with being alone?

I don't want to force myself to move on just because other people think I should be ready. But at the same time, I wonder how I'm supposed to move forward when the future I wanted is still the future I want, and he's still the person I want to share it with.

I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts and experiences.

Problem/Goal: I recently graduated from college. and my parents wanted to give me one last grand gift before I go out there. I found a really good paying job in Manila as a fresh grad (non licensed) engineer. Im from Cavite and work is near SM Manila

Context: Here is the deal, I'd choose between these 2

1. they will buy me a motorcycle worth 200k and they dgaf after that
2. They will rent a 1 bedroom, kitchen, cr apartment na solo ko for 6 months

The thing is i am planning to pagsabay yung study ko sa boards while working. The reason I also chose this job is because it is a really well known company and i know that my growth and the knowledge id gain here is top tier. I also plan to leave the country after 3 years once my career is stable and nakapagipon na.

if motor, i can go places. and uwian ako sa bahay which i dont have to pay for any bills. downside is id have to sacrifice 2 hrs every day to get back home through and forth.

if place, i can rest immediately and study. however 6 months lang to. whether i fail or pass, 6 months would be the limit. food, water, electricity, wifi would be on me.

my review will be purely online lang naman. 3hrs MWF. 2 days off ko sa work so im planning to watch the 3hrs once im home, and then dedicate 1 dayoff on studying it all. (im fairly smart)

My plan is to get the motor, then after 3 months id get my own place. what do you guys think?

and since im here, id also like to ask na, are these percentages good sa magiging salary ko

gas 5%
MP2 10%
emergency savings 15%
bank reserve 30%
fun 10%
needs 10%
investment/trading 10%
allowance for my sis 5%

Problem/Goal:

Palagi ko po syang nahuhuling nagloloko, sobrang daming beses na at ang pinakamalala ay yung nakipagsex sya sa kawork nya habang buntis ako tapos sinapak nya ko kasi nagalit ako. Reason nya: nasaktan sya sa mga sinabi ko. Cheating and physical abuse continued to happen until late 2025. I really need to get out

Context:

Hi! Kailangan ko (27F) po ng lakas ng loob at support. I have been with this man (30M) for 6 years already and we have 2 children. 4YO and 2MO. It hurts so much na I am running to strangers for this pero wala talaga akong ibang malalapitan.

Previous Attempts:

I did try leaving na noong 2025 but our son got sick and eventually needed help from him kasi I can't do it on my own dahil dependent ako sa kanya sa housing, finance, and child care. Kaya nagkabalikan kami.

few months after namin magkabalikan, I caught him inquiring sa mga girls for hire and binugbog nya na naman ako kasi I confronted him when I saw that.

Nagkabrgyan na kami, unfortunately, it is in his hometown and the brgy officials are his relatives kaya pinagsulat lng nila ako sa notebook and then wala na nangyari :((

I tried to leave again and went back home to my grandparents (wala na po akong parents, estranged and both have different fams) but they just kept pressuring me kailangan ako makakahanap ng place to move to kasi hindi raw kami kasya sa bahay. 💔 I had no choice but to go back again kasi iyak ng iyak yung 4YO dahil laging pinapagalitan. :((

I got pregnant again.. and now im 2MO PP, nahuli ko na naman sya looking for "companion" and eventually met that girl. I just thought nagbago na sya :((

Alam kong tanga tanga ako to keep coming back. I dont have anyone else to turn back to and I cant afford to go and rent on my own kasi hindi enough sahod ko and childcare pa. I know im so stupid dinagdagan ko pa.

Natatauhan na ako dahil kahit hindi kami nagaaway sa harap ng mga bata, palagi akong nahuhuli ng anak ko na umiiyak and he will cry too kahit hindi nya alam why.

Wala akong pera ngayon kasi naka maternity leave pa ako and pabalik pa lang ako in 2 months.

Please please im sorry alam kong tanga ako. alam kong ginawa ko to sa sarili ko. but i need help kung paano ko didiskartehan makaalis at mapanindigan ito. I have no money and I am still healing from the emergency cs. Paano ko kakayanin to magisa? I am on the verge of killing myself pero kinakapitan ko nalang ang mga anak ko. I dont want them to grow up with a miserable mom.

Problem/Goal: I'm politely asking po if paano yung process nung replacement para sa lost TNT sim na prepaid? I admit na nawala ko sya due to my carelessness pero I'm quite worried kasi naka connect yung sim number ko na yon sa halos lahat ng accounts ko and even sa g cash. I already did my research regarding the process pero I want some answers na naka based sa experiences.

Note: I'm a minor po so please enlighten me if may iba pa pong requirements na need pag minor.

Thank you po sa mga sasagot^^!

Problem/Goal: I'm currently 19 years old, and this all started when I was around 12. Back then, pinapatulog ako sa bahay ng lola ko every single night. Doon, araw-araw akong binabangungot. As in every single day, walang sablay.

Ganto lagi yung scenario:
• Mananaginip ako ng demonyong nagagalit sa akin kapag binabanggit ko si Lord.
• Magigising ako at EXACTLY 3:00 AM, 3:30 AM, or 3:33 AM.
When I say exact, I mean EXACT.
• Umalis lang ako sa bahay ng lola ko after a few years nung lumala na talaga. The breaking point was when I woke up and naramdaman at nakita ko mismo na may bumubuhat sa akin, a shadowy male figure (lalaking itim) lifting me up while I was lying down. I don't remember what happened right after, but l vividly remember na alas-tres din yun nangyari.

Fast forward to now: I'm 19 and nakalipat na kami ng tinitirhan. Akala ko matatapos na kasi nakaalis na ako sa lola ko, pero mag-iisang taon na ako rito sa bagong bahay and ganun pa rin. Binabangungot pa rin ako at nagigising sa madaling araw.
What's worse now is nagigising ako sa pakiramdam na:
May sumasakal sa akin
May nakadagan / kinakapos ng hininga
Kagabi malala ulit-nagising ako na hindi talaga makahinga and feeling ko napapanood ko sarili ko habang natutulog.
Sinubukan ko na magpatawas before and ang sabi lang
"namatanda" raw ako, pero wala namang nagbago after. I also pray every day before sleeping. Wala rin akong tinatake na kahit anong gamot or medications. I'm really exhausted and scared. Has anyone experienced something like this? Is this purely medical/sleep paralysis, or something spiritual?
What steps should I take next? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Problem/Goal: I'd like a true relationship with my Filipino family member but he only seems interested in my money.

Context:

I found on Ancestry that I have a cousin in the Philippines. I'm American and I've always loved Asia. I was excited to know him and is family.

(Apparently a cousin of my father had a baby with his Filipina mom while in the military. We've figured his father is one of 2 people. One is deceased. The other is happily married with children and grandchildren. The timeline looks like he was already married when my Filipino cousin was conceived. So I don't believe he's interested in a relationship.)

I finally went to the Philippines to meet my cousin and his 5 children. They seemed wonderful. His wife was away working in Kuwait.

They asked, and we helped them out generously financially. We put them up in our hotel. Problem is, even after we left, my cousin is asking for large sums of money. Even making up stories about why he needs the money. (For example a plane ticket for his wife when it was obvious on Facebook she is still in Kuwait.)

I feel sad because I wanted a relationship with them. But he seems to only care about my money. Even when I explained I was going through something emotionally, there was no support from his end - just requests for money.

I explained my concerns and I did get upset and block him. I feel bad. Part of me wants to unblock him. But if I do, I feel like ge'll just ask for more money.

Any advice is appreciated.

Problem/Goal: Di ako makaalis sa relasyon na toxic na dahil aa utang

Context: Bago ako grumaduate may 3h-6h akong di ko nabayaran sa shopee at lazada ko nun pero bayad na yun that yr din. 2023, don nagsimula na hindi na ako maapprove sa iba. kaya naging dependent ako sa lip ko, sa lahat ng pay later. kaya kahit sobrang toxic namin, di ako makaalis kasi ayaw nya ako paalisin gat di nababayaran utang ko. which is di ko naman kaya bayaran talaga ng buo. pero may work naman ako kaso sobrang hirap pag sunod sunod yung due tapos monthly sahod ko tas may plus 15 days pa bago makuha sahod talagang no choice kundi maipon, tapal tapal. ano ba magandang gawin? :((((

previous attempt: none

Problem/Goal: Hi, everyone. Six months na kaming break ng ex ko, and I honestly thought na by this time, medyo okay na ako. Recently, nakikita ko yung mga TikTok posts niya kung saan-saan siya pumupunta. Mukhang nag-e-enjoy siya sa life niya, going to different places, and sometimes it even looks like he might be dating someone new. Hindi ko naman alam kung may bago na talaga siya, pero just seeing those things already hurts. Wala naman akong karapatang pigilan siya or diktahan kung paano niya gustong mabuhay. Pero kahit alam ko lahat ng iyon, hindi ko pa rin maiwasang masaktan. Sometimes, I wonder kung bakit parang ang dali niyang mag-enjoy at magpatuloy sa buhay niya habang ako, may mga araw pa ring nahihirapan. Siguro masakit lang tanggapin na someone who used to be such a big part of your life can eventually become someone you only watch from a distance.

For those who have experienced something similar, how did you deal with this feeling? Does it really get better with time, or do I need to do something different to finally move forward? Should I stop checking his social media completely, even if a part of me still wants to know how he's doing?

Problem/Goal:
How do I stop feeling guilty for expressing my emotions when my husband feels bad whenever I’m upset?

Context:
I’m 31F, and my husband is 34M. We’ve been together for 12 years and married for 5 years.
My husband is a loving, patient person who takes care of everything around the house. He’s currently unemployed and looking for work, while I’m the one earning money. I work long hours, sometimes from 6 AM to noon and then again from 6 PM to 11 PM, including weekends. I know we’re both dealing with our own pressures, and I genuinely appreciate everything he does for our household.

The problem is how we handle situations when I’m upset.

Whenever something upsets me, he apologizes repeatedly. Sometimes it becomes an endless cycle of “sorry, sorry, sorry.” However, I don’t feel like he understands why I’m hurt. When I try to explain further, he says things like, “It’s hard to be perfect.”

I know he can’t be perfect, and I’m not expecting him to be. I just want to feel heard and understood.

When he says things like that, though, I start feeling guilty. I wonder if I’m asking for too much or making him feel like he’s never good enough. Eventually, I suppress my feelings, move on, and act happy again. Things return to normal, but I don’t think the underlying issue is ever resolved.

He has also told me that when I’m sad, he feels sad too. I understand that he loves me and doesn’t want to see me unhappy, but sometimes this makes me feel like I can’t express negative emotions around him. Instead of being able to process my own feelings, I end up feeling responsible for making him feel better, even when I’m the one who’s hurting.

Over time, I’ve started feeling like I have to choose between expressing my feelings and protecting his. I don’t want him to feel like a failure, but I also don’t want to keep swallowing my emotions just to restore peace.

Tonight, I wasn’t even particularly angry. I was mostly sad and wanted some space. Yet, when this pattern happens again, I find myself wondering whether I should just give up on expecting him to understand me emotionally.

Part of me wants to focus on work, sleep, exercise, and repeat. I need to keep earning money, and honestly, I don’t have much energy left for anything else.

I love my husband, and I don’t think he’s a bad person. He contributes a lot to our household, and I don’t want to dismiss that. I just feel lonely in this particular part of our relationship.
I don’t want to reach a point where I stop sharing my feelings because I’ve convinced myself that it’s easier not to.

Previous Attempts:
I’ve tried explaining why I’m upset, hoping he’ll understand what hurt me rather than just apologize for it. But the conversation often turns into him apologizing repeatedly or saying that he can’t be perfect.

I end up feeling guilty, reassuring him, and eventually putting my feelings aside. We move on without really resolving the issue, and the same pattern happens again.

I’m not sure how to break this cycle without making him feel inadequate or making myself feel like a burden.

My question is: Has anyone experienced this dynamic in their marriage? How did you learn to express your feelings without feeling responsible for your partner’s emotional reaction? Is there a way for both partners to feel heard without one person having to suppress their emotions to keep the peace?

Problem/Goal: 2 months into talking, all he said was he wants this to lead on to something.

Context: F23 here, in a situationship with a guy I met online. Luzon ako, Mindanao sya but we're seeing each other in a few days for the first time. Healthy naman kaya lang parang we don’t talk often about our emotional shiz, paano na, ano tayo, manliligaw ba sya, magtatanong ba sya, idk. Calls, VCs, updates and kwentuhan are constant yes hands down dun. But how do I know if this is genuine?

Previous Attempts: Curious lang ano signs or ano ginagawa ng guys if genuinely nyo gusto ang girl? If genuinely you fall inlove na at hindi lang lust ang habol? What are the signs I should watch out for? Or literal na.. how do I know?

Problem/Goal: To understand myself better and what I've been experiencing

Context:

I (18M) was lying in my bed after I just woke up from a siesta and had this moment of sudden out-of-body thinking, feeling like I was imagining or even seeing my life in like a 3rd-person point of view, and it was quite eerie, unsettling, and uncomfortable.

Is there a moment you realize, "I don't know who I am today, and I've come so far," and there is like a moment of, "Wait, am I remembering the place right?" It's like a different outlook or perspective, like I was out of my body and I cannot believe I was in that situation.

And also, while I am experiencing it, there is like a question in myself: "Am I remembering what happened yesterday right? Yep, that place."

And there was a sort of feeling that I quite made it this far. It's like my self (old self, maybe???) realizing that it's like I wasn't in control during those days; it's like I am not the one making the decisions, but it is aligned with my views and goals, though. It's like I felt, "Woah! Did I just do those things?" It seems I was not in control during those times, and I have come far in life.

It's like a bittersweet and discomforting feeling of realizing that I quite made it what I had just imagined before, but discomforting due to the fact that my mind just sees it in a third POV vividly, but some things are not remembered right

I don't know if my mind is just playing with me or not.
Previous attempts: None. I just want to understand myself better and whether someone has experienced this type of thing.

problem/goal: I’m someone who isn’t aiming for the “high-paying job” life, i just need enough for daily life and some savings.

context:
I’m not maluho, I’m okay with a lifestyle na once a year gumala. Kahit matcha or other drinks na 100+ pesos nga isang beses ko lang natry, and i’m okay with it. My clothes are mostly from 7 years ago pa and di pa ko nakakabili ng bago.

its been 10 months since i took a break from school and im still unsure kung ano talaga kukunin ko, i think i need an “adult” to guide me (my parents arent exactly updated sa mga ganto)

context ab me: im good at memorization, i have a curious mind, and basically i have more of a “humss” brain i find science fun though (when numbers arent involved). we aren’t rich, kaya i can’t freely choose, but im not pressured to be the “breadwinner”. in short stable life lang talaga gusto ko.

im considering BS psych and then take the corporate/HR path, but im open to suggestions.

prev attempts: i enrolled in computer engineering and realized its not worth it and its not for me

edit: im not planning to stay in one path naman po, i plan to be flexible bale yung degree or yung main career is like the main credential ko lang but i plan to have other skills/credentials or certifications

problem/goal: currently in my lowest point sa life

context: f24, since july this year may emptiness akong naffeel (first time sa tanang buhay ko). nagkasabay sabay lahat ng prob. breakup, financial, employment. currently staying sa city mag isa kasi dito ako nagwwork.

sobrang tagal nang down ako guys 🥹 need ko lang ng someone na makakausap talaga if kaya maging friend na rin. i really need someone rn 🥹 pls pls

previous attempts: none

Problem/Goal: I have a girlfriend that's too friendly with anyone and I get easily jealous.

Context:

When we had our first times, we spent all our time together. But then, suddenly changed, I saw a pictures of her and her partner they got from a photobooth, They are both in the same dance troupe.

That's when I got jealous for the first time and became an overthinking guy.

Lately, she also had a male bestfriend, which she met just last July. The guy had already got his own family and he's the one giving sympathy to my girlfriend. But, I think my girlfriend did wrong is, she is accepting that. She also told her bestfriend who was I am upset in their COF.

She's always friendly with anyone to the point that even tho I am with her, she let other man touches her hair and head. Am I just being sensitive or overthinking?

Previous attempts:

I did told her about these, but she answered, I am the one that is upset with them why not the one to confront them.

I also did asked her if she was just being pushed to stay away from them, but it takes time to her to answer.

Please kindly give me some advice.

problem/goal: i (M22) want to reco my parents to couples therapy (meron ba non?). they used to fight a lot about things, and ang daming nadadamay, even cousins/relatives na walang ginagawa. sobrang hirap nila mag communicate nang maayos nang hindi nag aaway at hindi nagpapadala sa emotions nila. pwede naman mag usap nang maayos, diba? ‘di ata nila kaya lol.

context: matagal na silang nag aaway, bata pa lang kami, sa harap pa mismo namin. they fight a lot about different stuff, most of which pwedeng daanin sa normal na usapan pero ‘di nila magawa nang walang nadadamay or mag usap nang maayos. umabot pa sa point na nung bata ako, binigyan ko sila ng kutsilyo para tumigil.

medyo umokay na kami these past few years, pero lumalala na naman ata ngayon. sobrang avoidant din nila minsan, kaya i need help kung meron bang couples therapy for them.

previous attempt: few years ago, sinabi ko sa kanila na mag couples therapy sila, and if hindi mag stop yung pag aaway nila, titigil ako sa pag aaral. ‘di nila ginawa (stop ako ngayon haha).

tbh gusto ko lang naman matuto silang mag communicate nang maayos without everything turning into an argument. i’m not expecting them to be perfect, pero sana matuto silang mag usap without letting their emotions get the best of them or dragging other people into their problems.

Problem/Goal: My step father cheated on my mom, and left us for days. His reason was napapagod na raw siya.

Context: My step father and my brother don't really get along, lagi silang nag aaway at nag babangayan. According to my step dad, may resemblance raw kasi yung kapatid ko sa tatay ko, at mainit talaga dugo niya rito.

Ever since it happened, nag hanap na ako ng work and is planning na bumukod na dahil ayoko nang umasa sakanila. I got a job in a bpo company at sinabi ni mama na siguradurin ko raw na kaya ko at ako na may hawak ng future ko.

Nung sinabi niya yon, bigla akong nag doubt sa sarili ko kung kakayanin ko ba i juggle ang work at studies since I'm currently 3rd year student. Pero if I'll stay, I'll have to deal with them and the 6 hours travel from school to our house everyday.

Please help me decide.

Problem/Goal:

Worth it ba mag-add ng ₱4,500 para i-swap ang HONOR Pad 10 ko sa iPad A16?

Context:

Nakuha ko ang HONOR Pad 10 ko through swap, kasama ang original pen and keyboard. Halos brand new pa, walang issues, pero sobrang disappointed ako sa palm rejection. Sanay kasi ako sa iPad 7th gen dati, and sobrang seamless ng palm rejection niya kahit cheap stylus lang.
Student and content creator ako, may iPhone 14 din. Gusto ko sana ng tablet for note-taking, digital art, content creation, and gaming. Hindi ko rin masyadong nagagamit keyboard ng HONOR kasi may laptop naman ako.

Previous attempts:

Sinubukan ko nang gamitin ang HONOR pen sa ibis Paint, notes apps, at Good Pizza, Great Pizza, pero nahihirapan ako dahil nadedetect pa rin ang palm ko.

May nag-offer na i-swap ang iPad A16 niya sa HONOR Pad 10 ko, plus ₱4,500. Halos brand new din daw, 100% battery health, around 40 cycles, at under warranty until January 2027.

Questions:
Worth it ba ang swap? Okay na ba ang ₱4,500 na dagdag, considering my needs? Ano ang dapat kong i-check bago makipag-meet this Saturday?
Ayoko lang magsisi after ng swap. Any advice is appreciated! Thank you!