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Tittle42 t1_je8mv39 wrote

Reply to LPT Request: How to get my roommate to do the dishes on time? by New-Temperature5500

As a version of this person I’m going to recommend you just get comfortable doing the dishes. I know it’s not fair, and you will constantly talk shit behind their back to your friends….but you are doing that anyway so just man-up and do their dishes. It will save you a lot of stress and imma tell you a bit of a secret…you will likely end up doing this when you get married and for the rest of your life. About 30% of people have clean sinks at the end of the night….that’s because 15% of people are psychopaths like you that care

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thaixiong123 t1_je8mlr2 wrote

Reply to LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll

It's true, it's none of your business.

Also, on a side note, you need to establish with your SO if you want kids or not at the BEGINNING of the serious relationship.

Currently have a friend who doesn't want kids but their SO does. It really does break or make a relationship. Just figure it out EARLY and not later.

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Fair-Information6923 t1_je8i28h wrote

Reply to LPT request cleaning while my partner is home by dandelionbaaby

I would second identifying why you feel uncomfortable cleaning around him. Do you feel like your work is insignificant just because it’s inside the home? Do you think your work doesn’t count if it is imperfect? Are you embarrassed for him to see you cleaning? A lot of times people unconsciously devalue house work and domestic activity. This can be even more likely if you are a women who was told to go 50/50 your entire life, as you feel like you aren’t living up to the expectations of “equality”. Ask yourself if you would stop working on an accounting job if your spouse was present. If you wouldn’t stop then, maybe consider what your feelings are towards cleaning and why you may have them.

Your work, labor, and contribution to your family is valuable. Domestic labor is labor- and you are contributing to your family just like your partner is. You are pulling your weight. You are the creator and composer of the music for your family. Work is work, and you should be always proud of it- whether it’s inside or outside your home.

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roscoe_e_roscoe t1_je8hmfx wrote

Reply to LPT Request: What do you do to get better search results on the internet? by SamuraiSardar5

Go way more than one layer deep; say you're looking up info on satellite transponders, look for the links in the Wikipedia entry, find periodicals and so on. Keep drilling in for more original research and the latest work in the field. Try different searches. Military SATCOM transponders? Commercial? What's on different companies' websites? And so on.

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Reprised-role t1_je8h26n wrote

Reply to comment by Gordon_Explosion in LPT: A lot of people don’t know this but if you have a Costco membership, they offer car insurance that has unbeatable prices. by ninaunst

I was with progressive for 11 years.

Connect absolutely destroyed progressive for me, like less than half the price, and much higher coverage. I tried to get the coverage limits so high that they’d be more expensive than progressive, and even then they were cheaper.

Progressive was always a pain to deal with. Connect have been brilliant. Answer the phone in a few minutes tops (sometimes less than a minute) and always nice folks on the other end of the phone.

I have a perfectly clean insurance record too.

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keepthetips t1_je8gz2o wrote

Reply to LPT Request: What do you do to get better search results on the internet? by SamuraiSardar5

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