Man, you gotta get some therapy. None of this alphabet soup matters if you don't get your issues worked out.

When my Mom asks awkward questions I just say, "hmmm, I don't know, why don't you look it up on urban dictionary?" Now she does it without asking me first!

Oh this has brought me so much joy 😂❤️

Awesome

Well, my grandmother (who is a little older, but is an old British woman) was asked to judge a dog show, and was extremely confused by a comment that suggested that she would be far better at: "dogging the judges"

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You realise that the majority of the people in the book are either children or described as being hideous examples of humanity, right?

Gaslight her!

You have to go explain to her why you stayed. Why did you decide to stay with her? Was it her beauty, intelligence, compassion, passion, humor, charm, loyalty?

In the two directions this could’ve gone, you definitely ended up with the best outcome

Gold!

For those wondering about the book:

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This is not a fuck up. This is a brilliant gift! It seems like he loves it, which is a huge win in my book.

Honestly i have read it as a teenager (only the start) and imagined everyone in it to be hot

I rarely masturbated to a book but this one... Uhm....

Agreed.

OP, state what you felt clearly, slowly, but concisely. Don't over explain it and risk looking like you're trying too hard with a specific narrative. After that, just try to keep things as normal as possible.

not entirely true

Excellent advice

Yeah I didn't think that they would. I'm just glad I didn't lose everything lol

Yeah that's fair. I'm glad the scammers didn't get everything at least

This is gonna be scary as hell for you, so take time to think it over. You have to DEAL WITH THIS. The worst thing you can do is try to hide from it.

It was an honest mistake, in a tense situation, with mind altering substances involved. Tell (R) what happened as far as how you were feeling:

(being welcomed into a family unlike anything you experienced growing up, and explain that you just wanted to talk to her mom because you never had a proper parental figure that you could trust growing up. Blame the weed and alcohol a little bit. Honestly it probably did factor in.)

If (R) is as welcoming and open as you describe, she will understand. Just DO NOT add anything more to the pot right now and don’t act impulsively. Don’t open up about crushing on her, just clear up this misunderstanding first and then give her a little time to process.

Equally important, DO NOT hang your self esteem and your feelings of happiness, on your friendship/relationship with this girl. If you want her to be your friend, be a good friend to her. Being a good friend means not putting the other person on a pedestal. She’s a human. She makes mistakes too. She’s still probably going to need space after you explain though, and getting in your own head trying to anticipate how she’s feeling, or trying to pry for more information, will only make things worse.

Tell the truth - take your time typing it out. Don’t send it until you are in a calm state of mind and are happy with the wording. Then wait patiently and let her make the next move.

Hope it works out for you.

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Glad to motivate and guide. Ah ok. What is your area of research interest and PhD topic?

Embrace every moment and opportunity and work towards achieving your professional dreams. Build different networks and mingle with the right people - this is how good opportunities are presented.

Glad to DM if you like. Happy holidays!

Same!

I've worked for 3 banks and 2 investments firms, scams are something you will almost never get back because they would have to give you their money to replace it and you gave away everything they needed to get to it.

I would like to add that we are a stereotypical British family where me and my dad will have a smirk at innuendo but my mother is blessed with all the innocence and thought dogging was the breeding of show dogs. If anyone else wants to claim she's putting it on, please tell me where I can apply for her golden globe because she's the best bloody actor I've ever seen and it's been many, many years 😂