I have dated both and feel like I could never really fully please the rich girl, as her father had spoilt her and treated her so well. Feel like I was always being compared and especially when young / early in your career its hard to live up to that.

The poor girl on the other hand despite lacking some social etiquette (which can be taught), was always so appreciative of everything.

I guess you are a result of your upbringing, but I do wonder if dating girls that grew up rich and have been spoilt by their fathers is just a bad idea. Unless of course you are loaded going in.

He currently already has a mini chainsaw and he's been talking about how much a really needs a regular size chainsaw for a couple years now. I'd like to just surprise him with one. I feel like he won't get around to getting one soon cause it's not completely a need right now. So I'm going to use some money I've saved up to get one for him.

I've got $300 max to work with for this. I know he likes the brand Milwaukee a lot. But I know he wants gas powered. One of the giant Blue Spruce trees in our yard is dying and he's been talking about how much it would cost to have it chopped down and that he would prefer to just do it himself if he has the right chainsaw for the job. If you have any questions for me, I'll do my best to have answers. Thanks guys!

As a man myself, the Lindsay Clancy case has really highlighted how much women defend other women - sometimes to a fault (especially with this case).

I've noticed that men do NOT do that. In fact, it seems like we are always trying to one up each other.

We don't even have each other backs like women do. Why not? Can this be changed?

I’ve been pining recently over a girl and the relationship that could have been. I always liked her and it all started at a party when she came up to me and started talking. We have always been friendly but this was different. Her friends told me later she liked me and that’s when I thought something would happen. But every night out after that nothing did happen. It was close and it was like we were both waiting but nothing came. Maybe I was too scared or maybe she didn’t push but when we were together nothing came. I asked her to the end of school balland we went and had a blast, but now that schools over it’s like I’m empty and waiting for what could have been. I spent so much time thinking about something that could have happened. So many mixed signals and messages and I just keep wondering what could have happened and what I could have done differently. I put her on a pedestal I can’t take her down from. By the time the ball came we both just knew that it was as friends even tho it was never said. And I accepted that even though really I wish I just did something more.

For example, when you read this comic (https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/), what is your first reaction/perspective?

I’m a woman who likes to be quite vocal/dirty talk in bed. I feel like I say all the right things - it all comes quite naturally, but what really makes you drop to your knees? What do you love to hear a woman tell you in bed?

For me it has been the robot vacuum. I absolutely enjoy not having to clean up after myself. That thing is automated to clean up my messes. Other notable purchases all live on my desktop. I think these smart lights are pretty good, the automations are pretty neat. I have even gotten myself involved in signing up for robot companions on desk or are they really just desk pets? And then another monitor that moves with the help of robotic arm so that I don't haave to actually drag the screen back towards me.

Backstory, I used to lay down on floor with my laptop placed sideways on the floor. Its one of those things where I was just too tired to lean towards the desk. I've been laying weird for a while, some reels even made me believe that I have adult adhd for laying around at odd angles.Anyways, I feel this will be a good purchase idk. Still undecided. But what about you? Even limiting to 2026, what has been your best tech buy so far?

Like making coffee with hotdog water or mixing sprite with a raw egg.

As the title says, my roommate is elderly (I believe 74). He's generally an okay guy, but then every once in a while he turns into what I can only describe as a horny old dude caricature from a comedy movie in denial about his age.

We live in a walking neighborhood, so he'll be looking out the window at be talking about how hot the woman walking by is or always about how many hot women were at the bar or at the gym. He'll try to pull me into it sometimes ("oh, did you see her?") and I just say nope and move on. And it's always about way younger women. One night I came home and there was this woman in our house and she was drunk and he kept, like, "bragging" at me about how she was 32. That's gross, dude, I do not want to be a part of this.

I get that there is probably a difficulty being an older person who still has desire and drive, but I would like to be left out of it.

E.G. Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery or Jonathan Banks.

ill go first,

i was 17 and talking to this girl on a bench and she randomly just turned to face me, started playing with my face. She said that my lips were dry and offered me vaseline and i just sat there awkwardly.

Still don’t know if she wanted to kiss me till this day🫠

I graduated college a year back and have been working full time and living alone (no family) for a while. Most of my college friends live a bit far and also work so it’s a bit hard to plan time.

I go to places for golfing and softball pitching but most ppl I see are either a bit outside my age range, families, or something else. I’m pretty introverted but it feels impossible to find other people also have nerdy interests and also aren’t kinda “weird” about it (the more extreme ends).

Any tips?

I spent my whole life being extremely shy and hesitant because of harsh words from my family which completely broke my confidence to the point where I feel anxious just going to a new grocery store Whenever someone disrespects me or takes my rights I stay silent and make cheap excuses to myself thinking I am being mature when deep down I know I was just scared My biggest fear in life is being helpless if my family ever needs protection and I genuinely want to change this from the core to build discipline physical strength and true mental toughness so I can finally stand up for myself and become a reliable man I can count on

My wife and I attended the back to school night for our daughter who just started Kingsgaten. As the teachers were introduced I noticed that none of them were male. I then went through the list of school employees and saw that the only male in the entire school was the janitor.

Is this common? I have fond memories of several male teachers from elementary school and later, and it seemed strange that the entire staff was women

I always have this though that how should you decide whether to be friends with someone or not. I’ve seen friends who will invite you and motivate you to do all sort of stuff (smoking, drugs etc) trying to be the supportive and non judgmental friends.
I personally have always been the kind of person who will stop verbally or physically (with very good friends) if I believe they are doing something wrong.

Another thing is I’ve noticed that some friends can start being jealous of you. One thing happened that made me think about all this. I’m an immigrant living quite far from home. Have a few other people who live in the same building as me. There’s one guy who is from the same country. I’ve felt like his friendship is very conditional. I usually cook a lot and will invite a few people to eat. He’s also always one of them. The last time, I cooked some stuff, it was quite good. As soon as we started to eat, he said Dude, whatever you cook always tastes the same. I was very surprised by his comment as to me it felt like a silently jealous person would say. Am I just overthinking this?
Also, a lot of times he knows that I am working ( I work from home) and he’d just come around to sit and talk. Then when I ignore in a non rude way and keep working, he leaves after a while. It’s like someone not giving a fuck about your schedule.

Did you had friends like this? How was your experience with them. Curious to hear.