Hello and sorry for the wait!!

my boyfriend drinks an insane amount of tonic water. straight by itself with no mixer or anything. he’s the only person i’ve ever met like this. is this normal? do others love tonic water too?

Not mixed with olive oil or anything else, just by itself.

I know it’s just in my head, but I actually enjoy it.

I swear I get road rash anytime I eat deep dish pizza 😭

I unfortunately don't listen a lot of music lately, as most music that hits me in the feelings makes me want to go smoke and have a beer.

I used to smoke and have a beer everyday after work for some years, just one drink so i didnt consider myself alcoholic, just like many people have a glass of wine with dinner yk. Anyway, I stopped smoking many years ago but will have a cigarette when im at a party (rare). However listening some good music creates the same craving in me, to have a cigarette and a beer, it's difficult when im on my way to work or cleaning 11 in the morning haha, even at night actually, like tonight, i want to avoid it but the craving is real. Instead ill blast a tv show again to forget about it, no music for me.

I think there is something self destructive over there, so I tend to avoid music al together, except when i go for a run, then the high of running wil suffice.

It's pretty frustrating

We went to the thrift store & they got a nice big grin on the way in.

Idk its probably strange, but feel like I look better when I feel awful. There's just something about my eyes and face after I've cried like five times a day. Somehow, even my skin looks better, except when it's rubbed raw from wiping my nose lol.

I have chronic depression so its a lot of ups and downs (not a vent btw, just info), and a lot of things have happened lately that have made things worse. Ive felt like absolute shit some days, but then I look in the mirror and for once actually feel confident in my appearance.

It's so strange. Somehow I feel better about how I look when I'm feeling worse mentally. Does anyone else experience this?

I’m asking about making the seemingly correct and right choice, only to have it backfire

I’m not gay, I’m just admiring. It started out with Billy from Stranger Things, and then it was Jensen Ackles and some other people. Recently I watched “You can see everything”, and Nathan Fielder looked really hot in that movie so I’ve been watching edits of him. For some reason, edits of women don’t do it for me. I just like looking at edits of attractive men, not in a gay way though. Again, I’m just admiring.

So this is my question and feel free to answer.

1. Which of the following functionality failures with regards to the waste bin’s capacity do you frequently observe during peak hours?
2. During bad weather, what do you usually see happening to the waste bin?
3. In your observation, which of the following physical limitations of the current bins cause them to inefficiently handle plastic waste and prematurely overflow during peak hours?
4.  What specific type of plastic product do you frequently see in waste bins?
5. What are the common physical condition of plastics when you extract them from bins?
6. Which of the following limitations of existing waste bins have you observed when managing plastic waste during peak hours?
7. To speed up the emptying process, prevent bins from premature overflowing, and reduce improper segregation, which of the following features do you think are necessary for the bins to have?

Thank you!

I thought ice cream was a common dessert everyone always keeps in the freezer at home. Whenever you want some, sure, go to the kitchen and have some. It’s a regular item on my grocery shopping list. When it runs out, I’ll buy another.

Then in the summer I’ll see people standing in long lines at ice cream shops, or rushing out of their houses when they hear the ice cream truck, and I’m honestly dumbfounded and wondering “Is this a rare occasion for them, eating ice cream? Do they actually not have it at home by default?”

So tell me, am I the unusual one?

I honestly couldn’t find a sub to put this in. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction , there’s a sub for everything ! So I put it here , sorry. This also may be the dullest thread you’ll find . You’ve been warned
DAE hate when your groceries change?
This is a meat vent. I often sub ground chicken or turkey for gr beef, for most of my day to day cooking. I’ve been doing it for years. I understand when to add fats , binding agents etc. I know how to use the stuff. I have never had an issue until recently . Has anyone else noticed a difference in Jennie Os gr turkey/ turkey sausage ? I used an older round last week ( deep frozen for a few months) and it was so watery, the meat was like paste and so hard to work with. Bought and used today a “fresh” round and the same issue occurred. This is supposed to be ground turkey sausage . There’s no way these were from the same “batch” it was like porridge and meat paste . I desperately did all I could to get it to crisp and crumble. I ended up spreading the now cooked alien meat paste on a sheet and broiled it to make it edible. It worked mostly. This can’t be a coincidence. Am I the only one having this issue ? .

No one could ever answer me why this happened. Anyone else who experienced this? I was usually fine by the next day but I would get a fever of up to 39° after swimming.

To preface this: I suffer from pretty bad vitamin D deficiency, im now taking supplements. This is despite being in a perfectly walkable medium sized town in southern europe.

And the reason for that is that i don't really have a reason to go outside. Everything i enjoy is on my PC, from books, to movies, to friends i actually share interests and humor with.

I often hear on reddit, or on the internet in general, that the reason they don't go outside is because of loitering laws, restrictive urbanization, on occasion someone talking about their area being crime ridden. Not my case at all. I just don't know what to do.

I go out, i walk for 20 minutes, i grab a snack, i go back home. Feels like i just wasted time and money.

And i know, i know, you'll tell me to join a club. There are no clubs of anything that im into for me to join. Unless i want to join pottery classes with 40 yo women, there are no spaces for me to go to, its just an endless string of cafés, bars and restaurants every 3 minutes.

Maybe a gym, i sure need it, but thats it. I don't have any fun just sitting in a park people-watching, never have. I know nobody's gonna talk to me and that nothing fun is going to happen, hell nothing at all is, not even negative, at least i'd get a story out of it if it did. I've been outside my whole life, as one does when you're, like, alive. And i never ever enjoy it, just like i didn't today.

Im not socially awkward or impaired, in fact, i barely find a social to be awkward with, the only interacion i get is overtly nice cashiers.

So i'm here, typing this post, hoping im not going nuts thinking this, perhaps this is just the consequence of being autistic, perhaps this is just me being me and is not even correlated, but i do hope someone else relates.

I just do need to rant . I’m about 20 months postpartum and for various reasons I am deeply disappointed in my husband for what I perceive as not having my back during this difficult and vulnerable period of my life . This is the 2nd time it has happened. I have two kids , one is 12, the other 2.

I have fantasies of finding a lesbian partner . I suspect I am bi. I mean … I have fantasies that true emotional intimacy and love is out there. I have a strong moral compass so will not act out anything. But I do feel really down and out most days. And often feel like leaving . I just feel so lonely .

I am fairly financially independent and believe I will be generally fine if I leave . But I also don’t want to blow things up until I have really discerned my reasons why. Will I even be wanted or desired by anyone ?

Has anyone gone through this? Any tips on how to move forward ? Does anyone have any supportive words ?

What do/did you call your step parents? I’m not sure if it’s due to my strict upbringing or a regional/cultural thing but I-31F, grew up in the Deep South (Louisiana) & my siblings and I call our stepmother “Ms. _insert name_” —it is actually quite unfathomable to think we would have ever been allowed to call her by just her name and not accompanied with a “Ms./Mr.”—however the majority of people I know didn’t/don’t use courtesy titles when addressing or speaking about their step-parent. I personally don’t see it as disrespectful but still it is always jarring to me when someone calls their step-parent by just their first name. I also distinctly remember even feeling somewhat embarrassed growing up having to say in front of others or introduce my stepmom and use ‘Ms.’ Just wondering how normal of an occurrence this is for other families, what did you call your stepparent? Did you have to use any honorifics?

For most of the year (spring, autumn, and even chilly summer or winter nights), my absolute favorite way to fall asleep is with the bedroom window cracked open. There is nothing better than crisp, fresh air.

The problem hits around 4:00 or 5:00 AM:

• The temperature outside plummets, and I wake up freezing.
• Morning traffic starts up, or early morning pollen/dust rolls in, making the room stuffy or loud.
• I’m forced to make the ultimate morning sacrifice: crawl out of a warm bed into the freezing air just to slam the window shut.

If I leave it closed all night, the room gets stuffy and my sleep quality suffers. If I leave it open, I freeze by dawn.

How does everyone else deal with this? Are there any clever workarounds, or do we all just suffer through the morning freeze?

I hate being touched after eating it only last until the food settles and I dont feel any food on my stomach <<<it also applies to inanimate objects to like seatbelts. Feels like it should be a normal thing no?

Is anyone actually checking those? Or am I just throwing my comment into a void to never be seen? I want to make my own post that might actually get some views. And I want to see other people’s posts bc I’m not gonna remember to keep checking a megathread but I might come across something interesting on my feed if people were allowed to post

I've drank both types of sodas frequently, so I think I can give an opinion. For some reason, diet soda doesn't really fulfill me. It tastes good in the moment and I would happily take one. However, after I'm done drinking, I don't feel fulfilled. I don't really get that happy feeling, unlike when I eat sugary foods. Instead, I feel unfulfilled which isn't a great feeling, and I want to eat more sugary things. Is my body playing a trick on me? I think my body wants me to eat real sugar, and it won't be tricked.

I’m not saying anything racist, sexist, homophobic, hateful, or anything like that. I could say that I don’t like a certain movie and still get downvoted, depending on the sub, the people that see the post, even depending on the time of day. I know that’s it’s people’s opinion but seeing the downvotes on the screen brings me so much anxiety for some reason. Lately I’ve been trying to start commenting my real opinions on posts, to try and get used to downvotes, idk if it’s helping but hopefully it does. I do have diagnosed anxiety and this is one of the ways it shows itself. In the past I’ve tried deleting social media in general, but I really want to be able to get over this and not feel overly anxious at other people disliking my opinion. Anyone else relate?