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People Divulge The Absolute Best Break Up Lines They’ve Ever Heard
Nobody likes pick-up lines delivered unironically.
We have no idea why Hollywood let people believe they actually work for anything other than a laugh (which might be a solid angle if you’re generally funny) but if you’re expecting someone to melt because you gave them a “How YOU doin’?” then you’re going to be sorely disappointed.
Having said all that, the idea of something that functions as the opposite of a pick up line is something LOTS of people like.
Reddit user Jamicandude69 asked:
“IF people used ‘break up lines’ instead of ‘pick up lines’ what would some of them be??”
Honestly, people are hilariously savage.
Enjoy!
Treasure
“They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I hope you find someone who treasures you.”
– giantcabbage_
“Dang, that one has sharp edges.”
– LettuceJizz
“Reminds me of ‘if only there was someone who actually loved you’ from Frozen 
”
– kurt200
“That line was surprisingly savage for a kids’ movie.”
“I just remember loudly and involuntarily going ‘daaaaaamn dude’ when I watched it for the first time with my son.”
– dalevis
Weighing Me Down
“Hey, are you an anchor? Because you’ve done nothing but weigh me down.”
– ExistentialBob
“This’ll work great if you can work in relationSHIP, ya know to really nail home the ship pun.”
– Plasmashark4
“I don’t sea why not.”
– ExistentialBob
“I used this line in my wedding speech!”
” ‘I love you with all my heart. You’re like my anchor.’ *pause for group awww* ‘…you’re always weighing me down’ *room erupts in laughter* “
“Wife wasn’t as pleased, but I’m a sucker for a good laugh lol”
– brodo87
Bad Reception
“Hey baby, are you in a tunnel? Because we’re breaking up.”
– _iPood_
“I have a new pet name for you, baby. It’s ‘T-Mobile’ because we’re breaking up.”
– truth__bomb
“My dumbass would even realize I was being broken up with.”
“I would’ve been like ‘Nope, not going through a tunnel, must be spotty reception.’ “
– RiggityRyne
“This one is best used when said right to there face followed by fake static noises (think crumbling paper) “
– ramonpasta
Continental Drift
“Are we tectonic plates? Because we’re drifting apart.”
– comrade_batman
“The friction between us has left me crumpled and quaking with anger.”
– gaviniboom
“Are we a fault line? Cause all there is between us is friction and future devastation.”
– Devlee12
“The use of tectonic plates could also be used as the pick up line for the same person. For example:”
” ‘Are you a tectonic plate? Cause I’d love to to ram into you with force resulting in tremendous friction and heat.’ “
– [Reddit]
Covering Ground
“We need to cover more ground so we should split up.”
– HyperNathan
“Call me Fred because I’m honestly not sure if splitting up is the right decision right now. but it feels like it probably is.”
– allToast
“Hey girl, are we the Scooby-Doo gang? Because I think we should split up and look for new clues.”
– A-A-RONS7
Celestial Bodies
“You remind me of Halley’s Comet. I don’t wanna see you again for another 74 years.”
– Victim_of_Conscience
“So you’re telling me there’s a chance?”
– oatmeal28
“But I would like to see Halley’s Comet more often than that, and I would prefer to just never see my ex again…”
– sticktoyaguns
“You’re the sun of my life, so please stay 93.79 million miles away from me.”
– personbelowmeistrash
A New Issue
“Hey girl, are you a newspaper? Because there’s a new issue with you every f*cking day.”
– ghostofoutkast
“I had a guy once tell me I had more issues than a magazine.”
“I thought it was kinda clever, but we’d only been talking for a couple weeks and this was in response to my telling him I didn’t want to date, so I also thought it was a bit dramatic on his part.”
– MissBanana_
“Hey girl, are you a newspaper?”
“Because I’m replacing you with a better designed, more entertaining, cheaper way of getting what I need.”
– benchoderashka
“Hey girl, are you a newspaper? Because I’d like to leave you you laying in my driveway for weeks and run you over with my car a few times”
– panzershark
Time Share
“Hey babe are you a time share? Because I’ve been trying to get out of this for like 3 years. You’re a waste of f*cking money and you’re only available when I’m not.”
– WilliamMurderfacex3
“The maintenance fees are too high and nobody wants to trade.”
– NorseZymurgist
“And the only good times I have are blackout dates!”
– AncientMarinade
“.. and when I’m in you I’m always thinking about other places that are more fun.”
– OncewasaBlastocoel
Pure Poetry
“I knew this girl in middle school who would break up with boys by saying:”
” ‘Roses are red, violets are blue, trash is dumped and so are you.’ “
– ledge-14
“Um… so I really wanna thank you for unlocking a core memory. That happened to me in elementary school and I was heart broken even at like age 7.”
– Imacultofpersonality
“Did you know me!?”
“I used this on 2 guys in middle school but they were dweebs. I wasn’t as great as I thought I was at the time.”
“Oh well.”
– ladymethis
Keepin’ It Classy
“I will always cherish my initial misconceptions of you.”
– bow2sensei
“That is so good. Wish I would have thought to say that as a parting line to my ex-wife!”
– Grace_Upon_Me
“I’m sure there’s a commercial playing right now, Totally Sauvage.”
– dontdoitdoitdoit
Evidence
“Are you a parking ticket? Because you’re evidence that I made a mistake.”
– maleorderbride
“This is actually my favorite. Thank you.”
– wiry1983
A Spark
“I once used this one to explain when pressed.
” ‘It’s like we’re an American outlet and a European plug. There were sparks at first but I just don’t get the energy.’ “
– mstrblueskys
We Deserved Better
“Hey girl are you season eight of Game of Thrones? Because I never want to see you again and hopefully I can forget you even exist.”
– 300ConfirmedShaves
Childhoods Ruined
“Hey girl, are you movies from my childhood?”
“Because I used to think you were cute and fun but now I see that you’re horrifying and inappropriate in all sorts of ways I never thought of back then.”
– ChronicBitRot
Got a break up line you want to add? Hit us up in the comments!
People Share The Most Useless Advice They Ever Received
As we come up to new milestones, we may find ourselves face-to-face with a life experience we don’t know how to navigate.
While this reasonably will lead us to ask those around us for advice, that doesn’t necessarily mean the advice we will receive will actually be useful.
Redditor PsychedelicAirFusion asked:
“What’s the worst advice you have ever received?”
Some Redditors discussed mental health.
“‘Don’t be depressed, you have nothing to be depressed about.’”
“I hate any advice, especially concerning mental health, that invalidates or considers anyone’s personal situation as a reason why they can’t have x condition.”
“Yes, I had a good home life and a good childhood. But that doesn’t make my brain produce more dopamine or serotonin. I can’t just ‘get over it’ or stop feeling sad.”
“I was encouraged by my mom to stop taking my medication because it would have ‘long-term effects’ on me. She may not be wrong, but I think perpetual sadness and depression are worse.”
“I took control of my own mental health once I realized it wasn’t shameful to do so. It was way later than it needed to be. I’m doing better but there are still things I need to work on.” – dawrina
“‘Don’t go on meds, just exercise’ for depression.”
“Meds ended up practically saving my life.” – Introvertedpanda3
“My mom told me not to ‘bother’ one of my boyfriends by talking about my mental health issues. She said he doesn’t need to hear about it and it’ll just overwhelm him and make him more likely to break up with me.”
“I ignored that advice, and my current boyfriend and I frequently talk about our mental health issues and it makes us stronger.” – mrwilliamschue
There was a mention of addiction.
“When I realized I was an alcoholic at 21, I opened up to a friend and they said, ‘We’re supposed to be young and wild and free! There’s nothing wrong with that!’”
“I lost 3 more years of my life to drinking and a suicide attempt before I got sober at 24 – I’ll have 3 years in February! (No thanks to her)” – OrganizationQuiet470
Some received terrible relationship advice.
“To break up with the girl I was dating because I felt unsure about it.”
“From there she became my girlfriend, I moved in with her, we moved to a bigger house, got married, and took a dog and now we plan for children.”
“Meanwhile, most of those friends only had short-lived relationships with long single periods for years. I think they are the ones doing something wrong.” – Lvcivs2311
“‘You weren’t physically abused so just get over it, it wasn’t that bad.’”
“Bro, I was mentally, verbally, and financially abused for two years straight by someone who was supposed to love me.”
“He pointed out insecurities I didn’t even realize I had, putting my self-esteem so low that for literally the first time in my life, I started to have very intense suicidal thoughts. And now I have an extremely hard time trusting anyone that comes into my life in a romantic sense because I’m convinced that the same thing is going to happen again.”
“I would love to just get over it. I would love to be the person I was before I met my ex. I would love to just have my self-esteem back and love to not to be as anxious as I am.”
“But I’m not. It took me almost a year, and getting back with him briefly to realize it WAS that bad. Maybe he didn’t beat the s**t out of me, but he made me believe that I was someone that wasn’t worthy of love. It was absolutely that bad and it’s going to take a long time before I completely heal from the trauma he caused.” – Pear_Jam2
“Only make friends with people who are of a higher ‘status’ than you are so you can use them to better your situation.”
“This came from my paternal unit (PU) when I was about 15 (in response to a new friendship of mine with the daughter of a cemetery worker*) and I knew it was pure bulls**t the second he said it. Lost all remaining shreds of respect for him in that moment.”
“*his job mattered to the PU, which is the only reason I mention it.” – maggie081670
Others received questionable advice for their futures.
“April 2008 – ‘You should really look into buying a house instead of renting.’ I started the process of getting preapproved and looking, but for some reason decided to wait.” – ioncloud9
“When my wife and I were looking for houses, my manager at the time called to ask how the house hunting was going.”
“At this time, I was rumored to be up for a promotion that would be a rather sizable boost in salary, about $1,200 a month. There was absolutely no guarantee when this promotion could hypothetically take place.”
“He said, ‘Here’s the thing, I could be a finance guy doing this s**t for a living, but I couldn’t stop smoking weed long enough to finish college — don’t buy something that suits you now, because you’re always going to wish you would have gone bigger.’”
“He continued, ‘Buy something that you can grow into. You’re going to be making a lot more money soon, so buy something you almost don’t even feel comfortable buying.’”
“I bought a house well within our means, got promoted a few months later, now have a huge disposable income. Glad I didn’t think his advice was sound.” – Forwardbase_Kodai
“I was told by a guidance counselor as an incoming freshman (who didn’t know me from anyone else, by the way) that taking more than one honors course plus being in Band was too much.”
“My mom was persuaded. I had to fight both of them to ignore the advice. I ended up taking every honors and AP course possible throughout high school, finishing with a perfect 4.0 GPA, then doing the same in college.”
“Don’t take advice on what you should or shouldn’t do from someone who doesn’t know you. Always take into account your personal strengths and weaknesses when considering any advice in life.” – Kooky_Finding8516
While the people expressing these pieces of advice might have been earnest, these definitely weren’t the shiniest gems of advice we’ve ever seen.
The glowing takeaway here seems to be to understand yourself, what you need, what you want and what you’re capable of.
If you remain honest about that, you’ll make a better decision than any of this advice could lead you to.
People Explain Which Dating ‘Red Flags’ Actually Don’t Bother Them At All
Relationships are complicated, and dating even moreso.
People are often told to look out for “red flags” when dating, but what really constitutes a red flag?
Redditor TaxiDriverThankGod asked:
“What is seen as a red flag in dating which you believe is actually a ‘green flag’?”
It’s Not Always An Overshare
“Depending on the situation, oversharing. Some times you just gotta put it all out there right away and if they don’t like it, you’re not wasting your time.” -Cyndas-quil
“I’m lucky enough to be married to the love of my life and together for 15+ years since we were teenagers so don’t need to worry about dating but I have ADHD and am the absolute worst for over sharing, I’ll tell you my life story and all my deepest darkest secrets if you so much as hint that you might give a sh*t.” -InncnceDstryr
“I have very severe anxiety and I tend to get a lot of panic attacks so that’s something I like to make known right away because I’ve had too many experiences with guys dumping me and blaming my anxiety for it.”
“Mental illness can really complicate things when it comes to dating because it’s different for everyone so you can’t expect everyone to understand and want to stick around. You’re so lucky to have found someone who has been with you every step of the way no matter what. It’s not easy to find people like that.” -Cyndas-quil
“I overshare because I’m way past the point of giving f*ck about keeping up with false appearances or trying to seem like my life is more perfect than it is. These days I’d rather both sides lay it out straight, let’s not waste my time or theirs playing that stupid back and forth footsie game only for one of us to back out once all the information becomes clear. F*ck that, I’ve wasted far too much time due to that exact thing.” -Captain_Aizen
Excitement Is A Good Thing
“Being excited to go on another date, immediately.”
“Could be codependency, or it could be that you’re genuinely that interesting to her. Why wouldn’t I want to spend a lot of time with someone I like?” -uselessthrowawaydude
“Yeah it’s weird that society expects people to act like they don’t care that much when dating.” -vercetti87
“It’s really weird when it contradicts how you’d treat a friend. Like, it makes sense to not jump the gun and make grand statements of love and affection and so on right off the bat, but for schedules to really work and all that, any friend group knows that it helps to set up the next meetup, get an idea of work schedules, etc.”
“Yet with dating, it often seems the opposite and you get people trying to get the romance and the affection while limiting the discussion of logistics.”
“Ftr, it’s understandable why this springs up in context, but it just… seems like a miracle that anybody actually gets it to work this way.” -country2poplarbeef
Different Skills Entirely
“Being bad at dating in general. Dating and relationships have completely different skill sets. One requires timing and guarding your information and trying to show your best self and not being too weird and handling these various interested people while the other requires opening up and sharing your true self with just one person. Totally different skill sets. People who are terrible at dating might be just great at being in a relationship, ya know?” -TommyTuttle
“100% me. I absolutely LOATHED dating. HAAAAAAAAAATED it. I wasn’t good at the trade craft of it all.”
“I think I am a pretty darn good partner though. Now that all that BS is behind is, we can just get down to the business of being together.” -LifeOpEd
“Agreed. Awkward people can make the best friends and soulmates. I’m outgoing and my SO was always awkward and bad at flirting but we get along like nothing else.” -Helicocccter
Shouldn’t Wanting To Communicate Be A Good Thing?
“Being open. Texting multiple times. Not caring to much about social dating rules.” -goudendonut
“This. If a guy I’m interested in answers my text soon, not wait a day or a week later, it shows he’s interested and prioritizes me.” -PuzzledInside123
“It also makes it more authentic instead of going to that overthinking mode for cool responses.” -goudendonut
Why Make Them Wait?
“The three day rule is just plain stupid. I can’t count the number of times I’ve assumed someone wasn’t interested because after a first date they didn’t text for days. And have had several who thought I was weird for texting within that time. How is showing interest a bad thing? If it’s a bad date sure, but I don’t see any reason for this social norms bs of ‘don’t seem too eager or they’ll think you’re weak.’” -EvieJC
Find Out If You Want The Same Things
“Discussing life goals and future desires such as kids, marriage, work or education within the first few dates. Some people think it’s to heavy for getting to know someone, but to me nothing is more freeing than knowing the expectations and goals the other person has set so we can both make an informed decision.” -4Gotten1
“Yeah I’ve had friends who got engaged really quickly and I’ve asked them about things like if they’re gonna have kids, where do they want to live other things like that and they admit that they haven’t talked about it at all. Like you need to know about those things before you marry someone.” -Mangobunny98
“How do you make a commitment to a life with someone when you don’t even know if they want the same kind of life you do?? That’s wild to me.” -Proud_Hedgehog_6767
Being Able To Talk About Emotions Is A Good Thing
“Oversharing their emotions. I am too weak in understanding people. So if someone is very expressive about how they feel… I’m all in.” -friday_panda
“My girlfriend was like this when we first started to date. Wasn’t a red flag. More like a yellow flag at that time. But it’s turned out well because she’s always open to communicating and sharing her feelings whenever something is bothering her in life or in our relationship. We rarely ever get into arguments because she chooses to share and communicate and encourages me to before it gets to the point of it causing a fight.” -texxmix
Companionable Silence Rocks
“Running out of things to say. It’s a good sign that the person you are with is comfortable not jabbering” -SlapDickery
“If you can feel comfortable with them in silence, that’s a green flag. You don’t necessarily want the silence to be due to lack of mutual interest, but it is important that not every moment needs to be filled with speaking.” -omgtater
“Agreed! I’m generally the person in a conversation who likes to facilitate what others are saying and play more of a supportive role, but the people who will monologue at others like a steamroller on meth just drive me insane. Being talkative =/= social skills.” -MyGreatBurner5198
Weirdness Makes Things Interesting
“Honestly weirdness, I need someone interesting. Mutual weirdness is the way to go.” -Firm_Egg2505
“Weird can mean many things, good and bad. But I think I know where you’re coming from. I’m down for weird as in forgetful, goofy and funny way.” -DyingOfExcitement
Nerds Unite!
“Hardcore hobbies. Nerds make great lovers.” -RedneckNomad
“I’ve met my favorite lovers through medieval reenactment.” -Kataphractoi
Not everyone communicates the same ways, or looks for the same things in relationships.
Are One Night Stands Awful? Let’s See What People Had To Say.
There’s a cliche in so many movies and TV shows. You’ve got a character to introduce (usually a guy) and you need to show that he’s kind of living wildly, so you have him wake up naked next to some attractive young woman whose name, we find out, he can’t remember.
But how much is this really happening? And how much does anyone really like it?
One user took to r/UnpopularOpinion to parse things out.
Casual sex and one night stands are overrated and unfulfilling
It seems media has made sleeping around casually and hooking up look like a liberating experience. You meet someone, you may or may not know their name, then you have sex with them. You do this every week or so, never getting to know the person except physically. I’m not one of those you should play hard to get or make em wait people but I think you should at least feel a deep affection first. We all know that sex feels great. But having an intimate conversation with someone, being vulnerable with a person you trust, & expressing your passions can bring a much more fulfilling experience. A lot of times we feel ashamed and regret sleeping with the person soon after. Yet, giving yourself completely to someone you have a deep reverence and compassion for does the exact opposite usually. We all have the power of choice and with that comes great responsibility. Let’s be a bit more thoughtful of who we decide to give ourselves to. Stop trying to fill that void and find more meaningful outlets and ways to connect.
And how did the people of Reddit respond? Let’s dive into the discourse.
1. “After a while it gets really old.”
Yep, after awhile it gets really old and you just want to have a real connection with someone. I distinctly remember the moment where I realized enough was enough and that I wanted a girlfriend after a couple years of casual relationships.
The worst part, and what probably pushed me over the edge, was when they wanted to get brunch the morning after. It was always so awkward and deflating, and made it obvious that this was no way to live life.
– StevieWonderTwin
2. “The feeling is beyond words”
So very true. I’ve had commitment issues my whole adult life but particularly in college. Ended up passing on some amazing women because of my emotional unavailability. I’ve worked through this now and tried to fix my relationship with my mother where I think caused most problems. I remember thinking I was the coolest at the time but the more it went on the emptier I felt.
I’m now with an amazing girl who truly completes me. I do not deserve her by any means but everyday I wake up just a bit before her and I watch her wake up and think how crazy lucky I am to have a life partner like her. The feeling is beyond words and I wish I met her years and years ago. She doesn’t know it yet but there’s not a doubt in my mind that she is my wife. I’m proposing in August.
Keep the faith guys!
– JoltyJob
3. “The hopeless romantic type”
My first relationship (started at 15) lasted 9 years so I ended up being kinda late to the casual thing.
I didn’t think I would like it much, I’m more of the hopeless romantic type. I’ve had a few over the years now and I mean… it’s not terrible, but it’s certainly missing some of the depth of a well known partner.
You basically exchange knowing your partner and being into them emotionally for the thrill of someone new. The thrill is pretty good, don’t get me wrong, but I’ll always take the long term partner over it.
That said if you find the right person, FWB situations can be pretty good. It’s kind of like a mix of both. You don’t love them, but you like them, and you get to know them in bed too. If you aren’t after a relationship it’s better than random hook-ups imo. Long term > FWB > randoms.
– thesircuddles
4. “Still crazy about him”
A friend had tried to hook up with me for years, but i turned him down. I wasn’t into casual.
I finally decided I wanted something easy with no strings.
We’ve been married for 20 years and our oldest is graduating this year. I’m still crazy about him and the s** is incredible.
– Own-Classroom-1660
5. “So awkward.”
They’re so awkward too the next day.
When I’ve had one night stands, I’d be drunk that night and so waking up sober in some stranger’s bed is h**la awk and uncomfy
– SurferBoi_
6. “Never gonna happen”
I could confidently say I’ll never have one night stand.
How the h**l are you not gonna put a night stand on both sides of your bed? Gotta go with two.
About the s**? Yeah that’s never gonna happen either lmao.
– GamerZ44
7. “I could never do that”
S** is definitely better when you personally know that person.
You’re showing vulnerability mentally, emotionally, and obviously physically.
I could never do that with some random stranger.
– viintageteen
8. “Let people do as they please”
given that this sub only upvotes Highly popular opinions … and that reddit is full of sad, self deprecating, and lonely people (tho not exclusively) and of course people who like making others feel bad for their choices… this makes sense it reached the front page.
let people do as they please. if sleeping around is what they like them let them live. if not being monogamous makes them happy. let them be. and if they don’t want to be vulnerable then there’s nothing wrong with that.. respect other people’s decisions.
– ThisGuyRightHer3
9. “Completely different versions of the same thing”
lots of weird comments here.
Like a family cooked dinner with all my loved ones is more fulfilling than stuffing my face with fried chicken.
I still love fried chicken though.
It’s two completely different versions of the same thing.
– Expensive_Cattle
10. “The lifetime average”
This is a topic the mainstream media pushes too in addition to division, strife, and whatever else.
How the f**k is everyone f**king weekly if the goddamn lifetime average is 7?
– KILLJEFFREY
11. “Not fulfilling”
I had a FWB before marriage… It was not fulfilling for me personally.
I understand some may enjoy it, but you have to have the personality to not need personal connection to enjoy s**.
I’ve come to describe casual s** like eating a chocolate bar when you’re hungry: sure, it takes the edge off your hunger, but if you could have something more (ful)filling (like a steak), you would prefer that instead of the candy.
– olympus321
12. “Different preferences”
Different people have different preferences.
If you personally prefer one or the other that’s fine but don’t act as if your preferences are superior and talk down to anyone who likes casual s**
– elementgermanium
13. “It depends on my mood”
Like everything in life, it depends on the situation.
Sometimes I’m just looking for s**…got an itch that needs scratching.
And sometimes I’m lonely and looking for an actual connect/relationship. It depends on my mood.
– katiek1114
14. “Stop giving your attention to media”
Maybe stop giving your attention to media that as you say promotes the antithesis of what you believe in.
Some people are into that s**t; many aren’t.
Perhaps consider avoiding the forms of media that make you think that’s a common belief.
– babyshaker_on_board
15. “The only thing I want”
It depends on individual desires.
I myself have zero romantic aspirations.
Because of this, physical pleasure is the only thing I have to gain from fornication, and the only thing I want from it.
– MilkPatty_
I guess at the end of the day the answer is…why not both?
But what do you think of all this?
Give us your thoughts in the comments.
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Weird Things that Made People Cut Off Relationships Right Away
Do you remember that episode of Scrubs where JD wants to break up with a woman because instead of laughing at anything she just says “that’s so funny?”
I felt that. When I watched that, I felt that. I don’t know how I could deal with be with a person who didn’t laugh.
But how petty a reason is too petty? Let’s go to Reddit to find out.
What’s the pettiest reason you’ve rejected someone? from AskReddit
Here are some folks who are looking for love in all the wrong places.
1. The constant caller
I broke up with my girlfriend in eighth grade because she called me four times a day when we didn’t have cell phones.
I got tired of talking on the phone and broke it off.
– qkathmandu
2. Who’s laughing now?
This is awful but it was her laugh. I never told her obviously because someone’s laugh is a representation of when they are happiest.
So shallow as she was pretty awesome.
– Ochsenfree
3. The beer snob
I was rejected because I didn’t like the taste of his preferred beer.
That was it, I wasn’t asking him to stop drinking it – I just didn’t personally want to drink it. We were about to order another round, he asked if I knew the one he had just had, and offered me a taste. I gladly accepted because I try to be open to tasting new things.
I just said I found it a little too hoppy for my tastes and I was happy to stick with what I was drinking. I wasn’t rude, I said it was nice, but a little hoppy for me. His face dropped, it was almost comical. He then said something along the lines that he had changed his mind and he had better get home.
That was the end of that first date. As in he literally decided he no longer wanted another round. The date was over. He had blocked me on Facebook before I walked the 100m to the bus stop.
Pretty sure I dodged a bullet there.
– Sharkoslotho
4. Bod speeling
She was texting me to tell me about her standards for men which were pretty high.
That’s fine.
But I didn’t like all the spelling mistakes she was making.
– yawnandshrug
5. Ew
Dude kissed me open mouthed with relaxed lips.
Not meant as a make-out kiss that was a quick kiss. Just opened his mouth and smashed his face into mine then pulled back. Ew
– kitcat7898
6. Scent of a woman
I could not stand her smell. No, she didn’t stink. But it was that “immune system does not match”- smell.
I just could not get turned on, and the kisses felt like paper.
Luckily, we handled this like grown-ups and are still friends.
– IlPrincipeKaoz
7. Color me surprised
Dated a guy who was color blind.
He’d argue with me about the color blue-green even if I was the only person in the relationship who could actually SEE blue-green!!
– suresher
8. Horrible taste…
Dude was super sweet, had a lot of good qualities.
He was a plumber and casually admitted to me that sometimes he will bite/clean his nails after work and taste the remnants of what he touched that day.
I could not get over that and had to move on.
– AdmiralPendeja
9. The nose knows
It wasn’t just about her nose, or the way she spoke.. but something about the combination of the two that I couldn’t get past.
All things considered, she dodged a bullet big time
– wormholetrafficjam
10. The dangerous keepsake
Went on a first date with someone that was out of my league. Couldn’t believe my luck! On our way to dinner […]
Suddenly she screamed at me to stop the car. Not pull over, stop right here right now immediately in the suicide lane of a 4 lane major road. Just before I came to a complete stop in the middle of this busy road, she opened the passenger door and tried to jump out. If a cop saw all this it probably looked like she was escaping a kidnapping.
She jumped out of the car and played Frogger across two lanes of traffic, and I sat there stunned with my passenger door hanging open into traffic. A few seconds later, she came running back with something under her arm. I couldn’t see what it was in the mirror. She had a huge smile on her face and as she climbed back into the car she squealed with delight as she showed me what it was.
A f**king hubcap.
She said it was to commemorate our first date, and that we could share custody of it. I could have it first.
That was our first and last date.
– Uncle_Baconn
11. Oh, baby
I broke things off once because of the size of her teeth.
They were tiny compared to the size of her mouth. It shouldn’t have been an issue, but it creeped me out. I don’t know why, but it was one of those things that I couldn’t ignore and gradually became the only thing I could see. Grown woman with a mouth full of baby teeth… just weird
– CarrollGrey
12. Give me a minute?
She would call me every single day like 2 minutes after I clocked out from work. I asked her several times to just give me an hour before she called. Let me get home first. I had a 45 minute drive home that was my decompression time, blast the radio and get over the days bs.
She couldn’t do it. That hour was to much to ask “but I couldn’t wait to hear your voice!” So I broke it off. My friends tell me that’s incredibly petty. I feel like she can’t respect simple boundaries and it will be a big problem later.
– TacticoolFudd
13. Fellas, is it gay to shower?
He said he never washed his butt because it would be “gay” to touch his own a**.
After that moment all I ever saw when I looked at him was poop.
He was literally a walking turd.
Never dropped someone so fast in all my life.
– Pricklypots
14. No scrubs
He didn’t have soap at his apt.
Even by the 3rd date, no soap anywhere at his place, no dish soap even.
He never smelled or anything, but just weirded me out.
– Additional_Ad1054
15. “Poor people food”
I had an ex who i asked to put a pizza in the oven, and he did. I took a bite out of it when it was done and realised he’d left the plastic film on and it’d melted into the pizza (i thought it was just weird cheese at first.) He then blamed me for making him cook “poor people food” that he didn’t know how to cook, cos his mum apparently didn’t buy that stuff.
His mum did buy that stuff cos id talked to her about food recommendations before, the reason he didn’t know is cos his mum cooks every meal for him and he never sees it before its finished
he assumed she makes everything from scratch.
– sakura_gasaii
Well, that’s a whole lot of yikes from me.
What’s the pettiest reason you’ve rejected someone / been rejected?
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Couples Talk About Why They Decided to Open Up Their Marriages
I was once a guest performer for a sketch show in New York and the rather explosive opener we performed was about a couple who announces at a dinner party that they’ve decided to have an open marriage.
Things get immediately awkward. It’s comedy, it’s over-the-top, it’s cynical. But of course, the real reasons people go for that sort of thing, and the results, vary quite a lot in the real world.
Here are ten bits of anonymous input from couples who decided to open things up – and why they did it.
10. We’re exploring
It’s a whole new world out there.
Source: Whisper
9. So far away
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Source: Whisper
8. Incompatibility
It kinda seems like that’s a problem that’s not gonna be solved?
Source: Whisper
7. Jealousy rules
Why do I feel like this can’t be sustained? Maybe I’m just a prude.
Source: Whisper
6. Years of research
What, like, in a lab? With white coats and mice and stuff?
Source: Whisper
5. Hot stuff
Let the fun times roll.
Source: Whisper
4. For us…
Did you blink it out with each other in morse code?
Source: Whisper
3. Hands on deck
Everyone head to the lifeboats while the band plays on.
Source: Whisper
2. The depressing truth
“But it’s mostly me that plays on the side.”
Source: Whisper
1. Chick, chick, boom
Is it really?
Source: Whisper
To each their own, I suppose. Whatever works for you works for you! The point is that you deserve to be happy.
Do you have experience with this kind of thing?
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People Share the Rumors at Their Schools That Turned Out to Be 100% True
I’m having a hard time pinpointing a huge rumor that captured everyone’s attention when I was in school, but I think it had something to do with a girl in my class getting pregnant and having to leave school due to her parents’ shame.
And I honestly can’t remember if that was true or maybe that poor girl just moved schools for another reason and had to deal with all that gossip.
Schools are total rumor mills, in case you forgot.
Folks on AskReddit shared stories about big rumors at their schools that turned out to be true.
22. Pregnant.
“That a 12-year-old 6th grader had gotten pregnant over summer break.
Our Los Angeles county suburb (it was a small and far-separated from LA itself, see how large that county actually is on Google if you are unawares) was so scandalized by this “rumor” that a newspaper article came out with a cartoon drawing of a pregnant girl in a pretty little girl dress and ribbon in her hair — playing with dolls and kneeling next to a doll-house — accompanied the story about the “little girl who got pregnant and planned to keep the baby.”
She was interviewed. I remember her name but it’s unnecessary— the whole town knew who it was.
What’s wild is that the kids in Jr. High actually had a baby shower for this 7th grader as she got close to full-term, and all brought in packs of diapers and formula for her on a designated day. With the teachers, principal, and probably the school district in support of this.
The year was 1984-1985.”
21. It’s all true.
“In high school: that the biology teacher was growing weed in the environmental lab. Supposedly he did it for 30 years without anyone noticing. No one could ever prove it though.
Later on, I was assigned to be the agent taking care of some of his financial matters, so I went to his house to have him sign some paperwork. He had a hydroponic setup there, so I asked him about the environmental lab. It was like Han Solo in The Force Awakens.
“It’s true. All of it.” Then he offered me a brownie.”
20. Whoa.
“There was a rumor that a teacher had s** with whole basketball team.
Well, turns out it was half of the team.
Worst part is her son was on the team.
Her husband ended up divorcing her and her son left with his dad.”
19. Scandalous!
“Our science teacher was having an affair with our science technician and regularly left class to do his thing with her in the technician’s room.
That rumor started on Day 1.
Four years, two divorces, and two very quick departures later it was confirmed and what was left behind was a technicians daughter in my year whose life had fallen apart.”
18. The cool teacher.
“In middle school, we had a “cool” Social Studies teacher. He loved the popular boys, especially the athletes, and not only ignored bullying in his classes of unpopular kids, he often took part in it.
He also offered up his services for tutoring to these boys. Everyone always thought he was a kiddie toucher, except the popular boys who would threaten you if they heard you talk bad about him. When we came back to school at the beginning of 8th grade, he was gone. As was one of the more popular boys in school. He transferred to an insanely expensive private school.
Turns out, sure enough, he was assaulted by the teacher several times during tutoring sessions at the teacher’s house. The school district agreed to pay to send the kid to private school as part of a settlement.”
17. Better be careful.
“That this girl at my school who was maybe 16 was banging all the older kids who never left for college.
Well she definitely was and everyone found out when she banged one of the cooler guys still in high school and there ended up being a herpes outbreak at my school.
Nearly 40 people got herpes.”
16. Acting!
“There was a family in my town that foster-to-adopted all their kids. They had a daughter of their own and then they adopted another girl her age when we were in 8th grade. They did NOT get along.
When the original girl developed epilepsy a few years later, her new sister claimed she was faking and everyone thought she was so mean and ostracized her.
Eventually, she had to fess up to faking the seizures all along when she signed up for basic training, which she never even completed. Unfortunately this was after we all graduated, so we never got to apologize to her sister.”
15. Undercover.
“That one of the students was actually a cop.
Turns out he was a cop and busted one of the actual students for selling handg**s in school.
If you thought 21 Jump Street was unrealistic, think again. The cop was a 33 year old male and undercover for like half the semester.”
14. Sad.
“In Elementary (about 15 years ago), our favorite school teacher didn’t come back after a summer break. He was awesome: funny, sporty, cool, down to earth, never shouted. Just a great role model to have around when you are a kid.
Rumors went round that his wife and daughter d**d in a car accident. No one believed it. It was just what kids said on the playground. Somebody heard it from somebody who heard it from somebody.
Then I went to the local grocery store with my Mom a little while after school had started again. I saw my old teacher. He was a shell, a wreck. I was only 8 but even then you can tell when someone isn’t there anymore. I asked parents of my friends, and they confirmed the rumors.
I felt so bad that something as awful as that could happen to one of the best guys I ever knew and always looked up to. Turns out he committed suicide a couple of years ago. Same bridge that his wife and daughter d**d on all those years ago.”
13. He’s cool, man!
“There was always a rumor that the head janitor was a huge pothead and would smoke with students in one of the storage sheds away from the main building.
I always figured it was bulls**t until my friend CJ sent me a pic of him and the janitor smoking weed while surrounded by folding chairs.”
12. Tunnel of love.
“In my Catholic (Jesuit) high school, one of the priests and one of the nuns were very close friends.
We all loved them, and we could see that they were quite fond of one another (and they made a really nice looking couple). We used to affectionately kid them about “meeting in the tunnel” between the convent and the rectory.
A few years after my class graduated, they both left their Orders, got married, and had kids. We’re all happy for them.”
11. Seemed like a nice guy…
“We had a dean who “retired” one summer.
Turns out, he was busted in a huge sting by cops. He had 2 ladies of the night and coke in his apartment when he got rolled up; ended up pleading guilty to felony drug possession (a few others I can’t remember), and sentenced to 5 years of probation.
He was an advisor for the school’s Drug/Alcohol Task Force.
Nice enough guy. Really cool with all of his students, maybe too cool.
Always seemed to have super red eyes.”
10. Crazy.
“That one of the kids hung himself on a swing set in a local park.
They didn’t say who it was, and just thought it was a vicious rumor about the same guy.
Then four girls who were close to him came down the stairwell crying and ran out the front door and started heading in the direction of the park.
It was confirmed around noon, we were sent home after lunch.”
9. Uh oh…
“Our freshman science teacher was a massive jerk to any girl, and would frequently throw the dress code book at girls for the slightest issue.
Everyone said it was because he was p**sed his daughter became a str**per… that ended up being true.”
8. Yikes.
“Some girl had s** with her half brother.
We all thought it was rumor until she got drunk at a party and told everyone.”
7. Put that thing away!
“I had a science teacher that was rumored to get a bo**r whenever he started shouting.
We thought it was a myth until we noticed it for real, he would always try put one leg up on a chair to hide it”
6. Learned a lesson.
“At our school this one kid was rumored to be a son of one of the local gyms amateur boxer teacher.
None of us had no real reason to think twice about it. Once we got to high school this kid started teasing that kid. I had a couple of mutal friends with the bully so I warned the guy he might want to let up on teasing him. A couple days go by the dude didn’t stop. And the boxer’s kid proceeded to give this guy one of the worst one sided fights I have ever seen.
The bully learned his lesson and never bullied anyone else for the rest of our high school years. So it turned out to be true.”
5. Okay…
“In middle school, there was a rumor my 7th-8th grade Social Studies teacher owned a pet donkey.
Turned out to be true.
The donkey’s name was Pedro the Donkey.”
4. Pregnant.
“Paige WAS pregnant….none of us believed her.
We were 13 and we were just about to start S** Ed classes in a few weeks to learn about s** so we all thought she was making it up. Then she started to gain weight but she had always been kind of overweight and so no one really believed her then either.
Then she brought sonogram pictures in because she was sick of people not believing her. Most people believed her after that. Then she got taken out of school and this was back when FB was super popular and everyone was talking about her baby a few months later she had posted all these pictures.
Sorry I didn’t believe you Paige….I looked her back up when I was 15. She had a second kid.”
3. Sounds fun!
“There were rumors that there was a network of underground tunnels that connected every building on my college campus.
Didn’t believe it til I walked through them myself.”
2. That’s crazy.
“We had heard an underclassman (she was 15-ish) was sleeping with a local army guy, but nobody really believed it until the day our school got locked down bc her boyfriend showed up with a knife.
The boyfriend (in his thirties) was intending to force her go get an D&E, but our principal was a bada** who locked her in his office, then took the boyfriend DOWN and held him in a headlock until the cops arrived.”
1. An odd duck.
“That the Biology teacher decided to use the scientific method to personally prove or disprove to himself that humans could photosynthesize.
He did this by laying bare a** nak** on his front lawn, landing him a public indecency charge.”
Were there any big rumors in your school that turned out to be true?
If so, please tell us about them in the comments.
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Was This Man a Jerk to Put His Nanny (and Not His Wife) on a Family Membership?
Family dynamics are really tough and not something we can really comment on from the outside most of the time. Families not only look different than they used to, they function differently, too, with both parents working or the woman becoming the breadwinner, etc.
The people of Reddit being asked to weigh in on these situations aren’t the only ones still figuring out how to navigate things, either – so are the spouses and partners living it every day.
In this family, the wife has more responsibility at work and works more demanding hours, leaving the childcare to the father and the nanny most days.
I’m a father of 2 kids. Wife and I both work. She works considerably more than I do with less flexibility. She also has a ton of responsibility at her job where even if it’s her time off, if s*%t goes down, she has to handle it.
When the father took his two kids to a museum, he realized it would be cheaper to buy a membership than to just pay the admission fee a few different times.
Since the family membership included two adults and two children, he listed his kids, himself, and his nanny, since they would be the four people most likely to check out the exhibit.
So a few weeks ago I took my kids to a local museum that they LOVED so I joined for a membership. The membership is good for 4 people, you can add extras but it costs more. I just did the 4 but instead of adding my wife as the other adult, I added our nanny. 9/10 it’s either me or our nanny taking the kids somewhere so it made sense.
When his wife found out she was angry, and thought him choosing the nanny over her for the membership really said something about his feelings for her.
My wife discovered it after looking on our account because the kids and nanny are going today so she wanted confirm the membership was good. It hurt her feelings and I suppose she chose to take it out on me with anger.
She didn’t like my answer for why I did it and kept saying it “says a lot” that I just put our nanny in the “mom slot” instead of paying the extra $15 for her to be in there, too.
Now he’s wondering whether or not he was inconsiderate, and of course Reddit has thoughts.
This person wanted to give the dad the benefit of the doubt, because a) there is no “mom slot” and b) he was just trying to be practical.
That said, the parents really need to have a chat, because no one’s feelings should be hurt over saving a couple of bucks.
Image Credit: Reddit
There were several that concluded there are NAH (No A$$holes Here) because he was trying to be frugal but she’s also allowed to have her feelings on the matter.
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Others thought the wife was right, and the guy is a jerk for listing his nanny as part of his family.
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While others definitely think the wife is being too sensitive. (2)
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Just because the wife is hurt doesn’t necessarily mean the husband is the a$$hole. There are other options.
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I have to agree that no one is wrong here. The wife has the right to feel stung over the perceived slight, but that doesn’t mean the husband was wrong.
It probably just means they need to have a chat about the whole thing.
Tell us your thoughts down in the comments!
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