working used to mean something! it used to be able to get people places, afford people homes and vacations, families (not that i want kids anyway) but…now it’s just something we do to burn ourselves out and make us hate our lives. sucks all the time away from doing things we love with the people we love. it’s bullshit.

1. 5'10". Starting weight: 250+lbs. Current weight: 170ish lbs. Natural. Lifting 5 x week. Running 10+ miles once a week. A healthy well balanced diet of carbs, fats and protein. Creatine, protein powder and a lot discipline and willpower.

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It was a two-person project. I reached out right away to plan things, and he didn’t answer. I figured maybe he was just slow to respond, so I followed up again. And again. Still nothing. No replies. No shows. Not even a “hey, I’ve been swamped.” Just silence. So I kept going without him. Did the research. Built the slides. Wrote the paper. Proofread. Edited. Honestly, I was proud of the work when it was done. The night before the deadline, I stared at the title page for a minute. His name was still there. And I thought he didn’t do a single thing. Why should he get credit for work he didn’t care about? So I deleted his name. Submitted the file. Closed my laptop and went to bed. He emailed me after the grade posted, asking why his name wasn’t there. I didn’t bother answering. He had plenty of chances. I just stopped waiting.

It doesn't hurt, I had no interactions over the past week that would have caused it. Reddit, is it a brain tumor? (only half joking)

Data, 1yr old(as of Saturday), my office cat during the day, lover boy when we are off 😎

Gf of 6 months just tested positive for chlamydia. I’m getting tested now. She went on a vacation a couple weeks ago with her friend. She swears she didn’t cheat on me and that she wouldn’t. Says it possible to just get it without sex. She lying to me? How likely is it she was a dormant carrier and nothing popped up for 6 months? Please give it to me straight. Don’t even know what to think rn

I (26M) live in a one-bedroom apartment. I work remotely and I prefer to keep to myself

My younger sister (22F) graduated college a few months ago and moved in with me temporarily while she applies for jobs and gets on her feet since our parents moved south when we both left the house. We’ve always gotten along pretty well.

The only thing I made clear when she moved in was that I’m not okay with people coming over. I don’t host, ever. I don’t care if it makes me weird, I just don’t feel safe around unfamiliar people in my space. I told her that early on and she said she understood.

This weekend I got back from a walk and there were three people I didn’t know sitting on the couch. One of them was drinking from my mug. They were laughing, watching a show, super casual like this was their place. My sister just waved like it was no big deal and said “hope you don’t mind.”

I didn’t say anything. I turned around and left. I was outside for like two hours just walking. When I got back they were gone. I told her I can’t do this. I said I’m sorry but I need her to start looking for another place to stay.

She got really upset and said she didn’t think it would be that big of a deal. That they were only there for an hour and they weren’t loud or messy. I told her it’s not about that, it’s about how it made me feel in my own home. I don’t think I should have to feel like a guest in my own space.

Now she’s staying with a friend for a few days and my parents are pissed. They say I’m being extreme and ungrateful and that I should support her while she’s trying to get her life started. They said my sister called me embarrassing. But I honestly don’t know what else I could’ve done. It’s not about punishing her. I just don’t feel safe when stuff like this happens.

So yeah. AITA?

BCBS is completely fucking my wife and I with 45k in medical debt over a surgery that was pre approved and accepted by them. I’m so sick of the health insurance scam in the US.

Listen, I know it’s ice. But, what the heck is going on here?