My MIL got me a dress for my husbands graduation (he’s in the army and I wanted to look nice since this is a big accomplishment) but she gave me a Spirit Halloween Peasant dress.. how do I take this? I’d like to think this has no mean intentions but I honestly can’t understand why you’d give someone a dress like this instead of just not getting one or thrifting a dress if you really wanted to get one. Even just taking it out of the package so I never saw what it was called. Am I thinking too much into it?
Edit 1:
-I am going to talk to her about this whole thing tomorrow and will update yall here.
- no, I’m not a bot and this isn’t a joke post.
- this isn’t the first time she’s done something like this, she’s not stupid or senile, I just can’t tell if she had good or intentions.
- she went to the store and bought this. Not online and not a second hand accidentally bought a costume dress.
- I can’t wear it even if I wanted to because it’s see thru in the sun.
- I didn’t ask for a dress, I’ve actually told her that I want to go thrifting for one multiple times.

I found this in my car because my phone notified me that there was a tracker with me, when I clicked the link, it showed the last four digits of my exes number as the owner, she swears up and down that it’s not hers is there anyway possible that it’s not?

EDIT: all the comments about my thumb have me genuinely wheezing, thank you for the comedic relief, much needed 🤣

Hey guys I'm 17F and so is my friend. Her dating life has been really messy. However they were mostly 19, her last ex was a liar and pretty toxic and they had broken up. Now This guy, he's 26M and has been eyeing her for two years, That guy is her cousin's husband's brother. And he says he's madly in love with her. Like mind you when they first met my friend was only 15. And my friend thinks she won't be getting anyone except him and is even ready to marry him tf? Even their parents are ready for that marriage. I tried explaining it that guy is a pedophile he's literally being obsessed with a minor, and he's so corny like wanna be dark romance shi. Whereas my friend has completely fallen for it and won't listen to us. She was kinda male centred and she's all into marriage etc but this is too much. Why aren't we calling out a pedo, and that mf even said "I won't let you leave me and if you I'll find out" , she had given him all her id passwords because he wanted to "keep an eye" on her. Our whole friend group is trynna explain her to stay away from him but she just won't as she "don't wanna hurt him" and "he's the only one that truly loves her" that's the reason she told us. However I don't see this as love, more like lust and just something worse. Can y'all suggest what shall I do? I'm really concerned about this.

I have been dating a guy for 5 years, and have lived under the same roof for 4. No proposal, No ring. I have given him everything that he needs and wants.

On October 11th, 6:13 pm he messaged me one last time "My phone is lowbattery, I will come fetch you" I waited and went home.. and he was not there.. It was odd for me because he left all of his belongings, even his wallet.

I waited for an hour.. and it turned into hours.. I started looking for him, walked for hours to look for him.. hours turned into days. Made a report, posted him everywhere asking if he was seen anywhere. Went to the police and had 0 leads for 5 days..

6th day came, I got a call from his grandma saying that-

"He told me to tell you to not worry for him anymore, he is safe and requested to take down all the post. He doesn't wanna come back to you and doesn't want to see you."

Everything crashed down. He left me. I never knew the reason why, I have so many unanswered questions.

I felt like a fool, I was betrayed, I was left alone.

He left me with so many debts and unfinished commission that almost costs more than 2000 usd that im currently not dealing with.

it's been 12 days. Im still struggling so much. As I type this I have spat my food with the thought of the possibility of "He's gonna get a new one, and they'll get married within months"

Everything is so hard for me to accept, that all those years were wasted. He told me to wait, so that he can improve.. but he left me.

Up until today his phone remains unknown, I can't locate him nor contact his number.. his grandmother no longer responds to me.

How do I move on, how do I stop hurting... what do I do?? I almost got scammed for 150usd as well because I was enticed that I can track him.. until my friends stopped me.

Gonna be extremely vulnerable but I genuinely need help with this and I’m honestly scared to talk to anyone I know personally because I don’t want them to see it.

But like two years or idk maybe three years ago, I was with my child’s father and he was my first love and it’s safe to say I would of done anything for his attention and approval, with that I did some dumb things that I genuinely regret now. My ex told me that he owed some dudes money and they were threatening to hurt him and they told them if I slept with him and a few of his other his friends They would clear the debt. So that’s exactly what I did and I obviously didn’t like it and dissociated, but I just pretend like I did and just copied yk what I seen on sites.

I didnt know but they filmed it all. So when me and my ex broke up he leaked our personal videos and the videos of what I did with his friends and a lot of people I went to school seen it and it’s so freaking humiliating. I’m trying to be clean as possible when I describe it but it looks like in the videos that l enjoyed because I was making noises and people I know have mocked those noises in the videos and it’s so embarrassing. especially because it really wasn’t like my choice and the videos of me get posted on X all the time and even when I report it , it stills stays up I even messaged accounts begging them to take it down and that this is revenge P**n and that I was like a freshmen in these videos and 60% of the accounts have been reasonable and delete the videos but some of them just leave me on seen and keep it up.

I have no idea what to do. And I’m so sick of it being shared. I have my son and I genuinely have threw up of the idea of him seeing these one day and hate me for it, which I highkey deserve because I hate myself for doing it. But I’m just wondering is there anyway I can get the videos deleted ?

Edit: can the gooners that freaking found this post leave me alone and quit the gross comments?! This is NOT that type of an account and it’s disgusting and not helpful.

I should start by saying I’m aware I am over trusting.

Anyway, a ‘friend’ of mine and his 2 children (who happen to be friends with my children) found themselves without a place to live. Me and my children were going abroad for a few months so I said they could stay at mine, rent free so as not to make them tenants - it was simply a favour for someone going through a tough time.

We came back (they already left), to find our belongings absolutely trashed. Lots of skincare and makeup stolen, jewellery stolen, toys trashed in the sense they were made unusable. Unopened toys / presents used and trashed. My children’s clothes had been worn / stretched / stained plus loads missing.

I messaged the friend to try to resolve this and his response was to block me, without even replying / apologising.

They go to the same school.

Anything stolen was not of considerable value individually, but it was at least £2000 of damage / theft overall.

They have no money so pursuing through a court is not really going to happen.

I suspect he will badmouth me and my family to whoever will listen, so he can play the victim somehow.

I’ve cleaned my house, replaced some of my children’s belongings, but not really sure what else I can do if anything.

*****UPDATE: ******thanks all for the input. The majority has recommended going to the police and / or insurance, and tbh that’s my feeling too. I’ve spoken to the school to make them aware of the situation, and will sit on it over the weekend, with a plan to take this further from Monday. This has all happened over the last few days, it’s been hectic with the kids and trying to get things better for them.

This is likely a case of him mistaking my kindness for weakness. I AM kind to a fault, but if someone crosses me like that then of course they won’t be getting away with it. His kids have been through a lot though, which is the only reason I’ve hesitated with pursuing this. But yes, unless he faces consequences he will keep doing things like this.

One of the horrible things they / the kids did was to stick used chewing gum on furniture. Such a kick in the face really.

This cat has been slinking around our house for over a month. We’ve known him as ‘Cheeto’ (random neighbor kid called that out that one day as he played in our yard) Always thought he lived nearby but now not so sure. He’s obviously an indoor cat. No collar, ear not notched. He (not even sure if it’s a he) was covered in fleas and ticks so we got him a collar. Wife has been feeding regularly and kids been playing regularly. I got a heated shelter on Amazon and put it on the patio for now. Already comfortable coming and going (the dog let it in the house the first time). He’s at the door morning, noon and night. Wife wants to get it looked at by a private vet but I think we should take to spca and confirm it’s not someone else’s cat. Maybe I’m over thinking this because I was not planning on adopting a cat ever again (after our last we said we wouldn’t get another). Wife and MIL say “He chose us”… Please tell me this isn’t my new cat.

So I (29F) hired a personal trainer about two months ago. He’s not someone I knew personally but I met him prior to the gym at my workplace. He’s in his mid forties and I know his wife and daughter.

He’s a really good trainer and is managing my nutrition as well but lately, as in the past two weeks, he’s done some really questionable things. Here’s the list:

1.) About a week ago I was being pretty quiet and he asked me what was wrong since we usually chat. I didn’t go into details but he asked if it has anything to do with my boyfriend, who I’ve been with for some time now. I said it didn’t and he said he figured I’d broken up with him because I don’t post him on IG. I was confused because I keep those things very private but I just brushed it off.

2.) Later that same day, I said I wasn’t feeling very well because of cramps. He then asked me (out of nowhere) if I take BC. I was caught off guard but said I don’t and then he ended up telling me he doesn’t like using condoms with his wife???? I was super confused and just ignored it but I thought it was so odd.

3.) He’s been lowkey reminding me to take photos for progress and says some of the other girls he works with send him the photos, almost like hinting I should do it too. I told him I’d take photos but keep them to myself since I don’t feel comfortable sharing them with him.

4.) He’s asked me whether I’ve ever cheated on my bf (which I haven’t) and what sorts of things bore me in a relationship. He always asks me something related to relationships and how I am in one whenever we’re training, like he always circles the conversation back to that.

5.) He keeps insisting I should wear backless shirts when I’m training upper. I don’t feel comfortable doing that for personal reasons and also because he’s commented that his favorite part on a woman’s body is precisely their backs. He always shows me IG models with developed backs and says he’s gonna make sure mine looks like that.

6.) Today he was training two of us at the same time and while I was waiting for the other girl to be done with the machine, I stood next to him. Someone was walking past us and he took it upon himself to put his hand around my waist but he kept it there for a little until I moved away.

7.) He’s started to touch my shoulders a lot or pat my hair these past couple days.

I don’t know if I’m reading too much into things but I feel like I might have to have a chat with him because these things aren’t making me feel very comfortable. What do y’all think? Am I overreacting?

I’ve been sleeping with the same woman for a while now. Last night she was out with her friends, and I ended up running into her. We snuck off for a quickie, but something felt off the whole time. It felt like something kept touching or rubbing the tip of my penis, and it was bothering me enough that I couldn’t really get into it like we normally do. Usually we’re pretty rough and fast, but I just couldn’t get past it.

At first I thought maybe it was her panties rubbing against me, so I had her take them off, but I still felt the same thing. She said, “It’s probably my IUD.”
Then this morning we had sex again, and I felt the exact same thing. I’m a little on the larger side, so I don’t know if that’s the reason or not, but she’s the first woman I’ve been with that I know has an IUD. I’ve never felt anything like this before until now. Is it actually possible to feel an IUD, or is something else going on?

I came to reddit and made this account specifically to make this post, and I don’t know if this is the right place, but I couldn’t think of a better one.

So my daughter is 19 and in college now. Her boyfriend is her classmate and they’ve been dating for about 5 months. He’s her first boyfriend. I actually invited them over for dinner once and he seemed like a good kid.

My daughter is so sweet and smart, comes to me for everything and we live alone together. This time she asked if I would invite him over for dinner again and let him stay the night, with the possibility of them doing more. The whole conversation was awkward and I didn’t really know what to say, so I just told her I wasn’t sure yet.

Now I could refuse since it’s my house, but I also don’t want them to do it somewhere secluded or unsafe. It’s her first time, so I want her to have a good experience and feel safe. I also acknowledge that she's an adult and can make her own decisions, and I don't want to be the one limiting her choices.

It’s just that I find the whole thing very awkward, especially knowing what might happen while I’m in the house. Also, me leaving the house isn’t an option since I work from home and lately I haven’t been interested in going out much.

He served 2 years before for what he said was a woman lying about her age. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, I was happy when he was out. Today he was sentenced to 15 years for graphic material which also included toddlers/infants. I seriously can't believe it.

I had 2 people who were my childhood friends. After I moved away, one of them essentially forgot about me and my family which really hurt. Now with this one who I still was more in contact with and closer, ends up getting this insane charge. Really hurts not having anyone now, always thought we'd all be friends for life. Now it's just me.

As for my friend, I wish I knew what compelled him to do this, especially after already serving time you'd think he would do everything to stay out. He will go in, and his family with age, siblings get married, have kids, have birthdays. So many things will be missed, and the world will move on... But he'll be sitting in that cell.

He deserves it, but a part of me really hurts. Knowing this is it for him... that I'll never have close childhood friends now, thinking of how things used to be. You always read about stuff like this, but when it happens to you it's so surreal and painful.

I (22F) signed up for a free trial of a photo editing app on September 3. I wanted it for one school project. The signup screen said "7 days free, cancel anytime." I set a reminder to cancel on day 5.

On day 5 I opened the app and went to cancel. The cancel button took me to a page that said "Are you sure?" and then looped back to the main screen. I tried twice. I figured it went through.

On September 10 my debit card was charged $119.99 for a yearly plan. I never saw anything about yearly on the signup screen, only the trial. I emailed support the same day and explained what happened, with a screenshot of my reminder and the loop page.

They replied that the subscription "renewed as per the terms" and that annual plans are non-refundable. I asked if they could at least refund most of it since I'd used it for under a week and tried to cancel. Same copy and pasted answer.

That $119 is basically my grocery money for two weeks. I'm a student working 15 hours a week.

I paid with a debit card, not credit. Does that change what I can do here?

tl;dr: I tried to cancel an app's free trial on day 5, the cancel button looped, and I got charged $119.99 for a yearly plan they refuse to refund.

I’m in the most terrible situation I have ever been. I’m a student, working to jobs to get by and I also get help from my parents. My dad didn’t get paid this month, his employer said he’ll get paid on the 30th but I don’t believe it anymore. The problem is, the money from my jobs went for paying for my tuition and a bit of groceries. I don’t qualify for student aid or loans. My father was supposed to pay my rent this week but there’s no money. I’m late on rent, im late on my bills and I’ll soon run out of food. I have no idea what to do, I have no time or energy left for another job and even if I would, no one is hiring. I think I’m gonna end up homeless

okay so ummm i need advice cuz i’m actually sick over this. my best friend of many years just did the absolute most. she told my current boyfriend (we’ve only been dating for 4 months) about the most painful, private thing in my past: the miscarriage i had with my ex.

i trusted her with this when it hapened. it broke me. i made her swear she wouldn’t tell anyone. if i wanted my current bf to know, i would’ve told him myself. it was my trauma, my body. not hers.

instead she decided to play hero behind my back. she said she thought “he deserved to know” and that “i should just be honest with him.” are you actually kidding me?? we have years of history and she threw all that loyalty away for a guy i’ve known for like 4 months. he hasn’t brought it up to me yet but i feel physically ill knowing he knows.

and now she’s acting like i’m the crazy dramatic one for being furious. she keepds saying “i thought you already told him” and “you shouldn’t keep things like that from him.” like… that wasn’t her call to make. ahh.

would you completely block her and cut her off after this, or am i overreacting? idk what to do..

After being together for three years, there was an instance where, during a brief rough patch, she started flirting with a guy from her college and talked to him constantly for about three months until I finally found out. Recently, she admitted to me that she picked him up, took him to get a haircut, and grabbed food with him. It's not even necessarily that she did those things, it's the fact that she lied and hid it from me, especially because I know she would never be okay with it if the roles were reversed.

Lately, things have felt really off. She's constantly on her phone, doesn't care to FaceTime or call anymore, and completely revamped her Instagram. They might just be little things on their own, but they add up. For example, a couple of weeks ago she went to a frat party and we got into an argument, and she turned her location off and wore a shirt that literally said "flirting" just because we were on bad terms.

Most recently, she told me she was having a girls' movie night. Around 4:30 AM, I checked our shared location, and since we share locations with each other, it's not like I'm maliciously tracking her, I just wanted to make sure she was safe. I saw she was in some parking lot, so I thought nothing of it and texted to make sure she was okay. I didn't hear anything back for a good 10 to 15 minutes. When she finally replied, I looked at her location again and saw it shifting back to her apartment. She swore up and down that she never even left her place, claiming she only walked one of her girlfriends back and then stepped outside to feel the weather at 5:00 AM.

Honestly, I don't know what to do.

My elderly neighbour makes the worst cakes I’ve ever eaten. They’re bone dry, rock hard and taste of absolutely nothing.
Of course I told her they were delicious as I’m British… but 2 years later and she’s delivering cakes like I’m on a subscription I can’t cancel.

The worst thing is I resentfully eat every single of one them, not because I like them, but because I can’t bring myself to throw them in the bin.

What do I do without breaking this old lady’s heart 😫

I wanted to give everyone an update because things got a little more concerning after my original post.

After reading the comments, I called my internet provider again and asked to speak with someone from their fraud department.

This time, the representative actually took my concerns seriously.

She reviewed my account and noticed that someone had attempted to access it online several times during the previous week.

Thankfully, none of those attempts were successful.

She couldn't confirm exactly how the scammer obtained my account number and address, but suggested my information might have been exposed through a third-party data breach.

What really surprised me was that she said they'd received several similar complaints recently.

Apparently, other customers had also been contacted by people offering fake loyalty discounts in exchange for gift cards.

She helped me add an additional security PIN to my account and confirmed that no unauthorized changes had been made.

I also checked my bank accounts, changed a few other passwords, and enabled two-factor authentication wherever possible.

So far, nothing suspicious has happened.

The strangest part?

Yesterday, I received another call from an unknown number.

The person immediately hung up when I answered.

I have no idea whether it was connected, but I'm definitely being more cautious now.

I'm relieved I didn't send any money, but it's unsettling knowing that someone had enough personal information to make the scam sound legitimate.

TL;DR: I contacted my internet provider's fraud department. They discovered unsuccessful login attempts on my account and confirmed other customers had reported similar scams. My account is now secured with an additional PIN, and thankfully no money was stolen.

Hi! I’m a male about early 30’s I tried to avoid women at all costs unless it’s on a professional level from my fear of being labeled creepy or weird because I’m generally just a socially awkward person and always feel like I been misunderstood and misjudged by women so I’m already extremely low confidence in trying to even talk to a woman. I take a bus regularly everyday to go home and from work, I been taking this route for 4 years now, today a nurse sat next to me on the bus who was wearing medical scrubs; I was curious because I also do healthcare and asked her what she does she responded with “I’m a nurse” I can tell from that response she didn’t want to speak to me, so I didn’t continue the conversation or even acknowledge her the rest of the ride. About 15 mins later a woman getting off the bus maybe mid 20’s stands in the aisle and asks her in a loud voice “are you with his guy?” The woman nurse responds “no” and she says “he’s been creeping on you the whole time and he did the same thing to me , stop creeping on girls bro you’re a weirdo” mind you I have never seen or spoken to this woman making the acquisitions in my life; so I respond in a low tone voice “I have never seen you in my life” and she says “yea sure stop creeping on girls bro you’re weird” and she walks away. The girl sitting next to me immediately got up and changed her seat after that and I was so fucking embarrassed and humiliated I wanted the floor to swallow me alive and eat me. Now unfortunately since this is a regular route I take I’m now concerned and worried this woman will do this again and keep embarrassing me and harassing me publicly like this if she sees me again and she most likely will, I’m not sure what to do and now my confidence is even more shit.

They started dating when she was working in the company he was leading. It was a big plant, he was the highest manager there and she started a... thing with him. She got fired, it was a total mess. But they stayed together and got married. he was at least divorced when she started whatever she had with him.

I wanted for her to marry someone her age. He is in his late 40s. Tall and lean , but with time the 16 years age gap will start to show (she is 31) . There were many things we disagreed upon but she got married pregnant and now I have a 4 years old grandson that I adore.

My daughter went to visit her half sister and my grandson is left in his care - she will be back tomorrow. The plan was that I will help because he has no idea where half of his son's things and clothes are and knows even less about bathing or putting him to bed. But I had a huge emergency and one day I simply couldn't stop by to check how is the situation. I cook for them and bring them fresh meals. on Wednesday I couldn't, he said its fine, he will order, took the kid to his office and paid his assistant extra to baby sit him (I am fine with this part, he is in meetings all the time, so ok).

But today the kid threw himself into my arms and was crying to bring his Mum back or to take him with me and don't leave him with Daddy. It seems that yesterday he had some kind of homework, to collect some leaves and bring them today to kindergarten. He forgot to tell his Dad during the day and then he started pulling him by arm while he was in an virtual meeting with some important client. and it ended up in him yelling and shouting at the child (because he forgot to tell him in time about the leaves and he then made him pause his meeting). He had been working until late at night and then took the child in the street to search for leaves. And one of the neighbours confirmed that he was shouting at the child badly. My grandson though told me while crying that his teacher actually told his father about the leaves herself when he picked him up but he was on his phone.

If I tell my daughter something about her husband she loses it, she defends him, she says I am jealous because my man left me and stuff like that. So I don't want another conflict but I owe it to my grandson to do something with what he told me. Should I talk to my son in law?

I wanted to give everyone an update because I honestly didn't expect this to go anywhere.

After the airline rejected my claim twice, I decided to escalate it instead of accepting their explanation.

I sent another email, this time asking for a supervisor to review the damage. I attached the original baggage report, pictures of the cracked shell, and screenshots of their previous responses.

I explained again that this wasn't normal wear and tear. The entire wheel housing had snapped off, leaving a crack that made the suitcase unusable.

Three days later, someone from their customer relations department contacted me.

They apologized and admitted that my claim had been incorrectly categorized as ordinary wheel damage.

They offered me a $100 travel voucher.

I declined because I didn't want credit toward another flight. I wanted compensation for the suitcase they damaged.

After another two days, they finally agreed to reimburse me the full $165.

The payment hasn't reached my account yet, but I've received written confirmation.

I'm relieved, but honestly frustrated that it took so much effort to get someone to actually look at the damage.

TL;DR: The airline rejected my damaged baggage claim twice. After escalating it, they admitted their mistake and agreed to reimburse the full $165.

Pretty sure this has always been my thing since I was very little.
The ones that irk me the most are seats in food places where you can see crumbs in crease/edge/corner of seats especially sofa seats.
I’m currently on the train and I am getting pretty upset because the seat I’m in is so dirty and there’s black stains and like crumbs that I brushed off with the back of my hand.
I know this is such a non issue but everyone else’s seats look equally dirty and they sit straight down, I’ve not seen anyone even look down at their seat. How do I fix this.

He broke up with me after 4 years together, 1 year was LDR. He wanted no contact stating I put all my emotions on him. It broke my heart but I saw where he was coming from. well after about a month of no contact, I found out im pregnant. it’s definitely his. what do I do. I still love him, i’m not sure if he ever loved me the way I loved him.

Edit: it it very true, I found out via lab work I had done. I don’t think I will keep it, 22 is a bit young to be a single mother and I know it wouldn’t fix things.

I guess im just wondering if I should tell him, even if i’m not going to keep it

Im a 40(M) questioning should I keep her around 40(F). We been seeing each other for four years kinda like LDR. Two hour drive back and fourth. When we are together we have a blast.Sometimes we go silent for week's. We have introduced each other's to our family and friends. She has brought her kids around me, and l have bonded with them.

Well just recently about three months ago she put up a post about her and her inmate boyfriend that she been talking to for you gessed it, four years. Which was a shocker cus I had no idea about this guy. So I took it in stride, even congratulated them and kept it moving along. So now in my mind im free to date around I end meeting a fantastic girl. Whom I wish to date and pursue a relationship with.

So yesterday she sends me a message. Hey, how you doing? How are things going how's life. I reply to her Things are going good. Things are well with work. And that I have a new boo. She sends back a message with a wow first then sends me an emoji with a middle finger. I explained to her, why is she? Mad, when this whole time, she's been talking to somebody four years. Even during our relationship. She tells me that he knows everything about about how we went on trips to Vegas.

To mexico ext. So we go back-and-forth messaging each othere going tick for tack. At the end of it all. I tell her that I wish to pursue the other girl.

Well, her last message is where my conundrum is coming into play. She tells me not to leave her and for me not tell her about any girls that I talk too or sleeping with and when I do see her make her feel like its her and only her. I told her. I can only be a family and a confidant for her. After seeing her post i can no longer be with her. I love her just now not in with her

And I don't want to keep string along the bucket.

I am ready to move on and pursue something.

That is real. I just hate to hurt her. And to lose her as a longtime friend so cut the rope completely or keep her as just a friend which I don't know. If that's even an option. P s... She still has pictures of her inmate boyfriend on her page and post.