u/BasicArt5383

AITA for Refusing to Get Back Together

So Basically there was a guy(23M) who asked me(21F) out, and I knew for a while that he had a crush on me and could tell instantly the day he was gonna ask. Even though I'd been asked before once by someone else and had no issue saying no, this time was different. For some reason I genuinely considered saying yes, and my family encouraged it.

So I said yes, so we had lunch together a couple of times, I showed him a Tv show I loved, that kind of thing. Anyway things moved very quickly after that, He started talking about moving in together and marriage and kids, and it had only been like 2 days, it felt like being in a disney movie. It was so stressful.

He also told me that he was keeping our relationship secret from his family because they wouldn't approve(absolutely no offense is meant, but his family is mormon for context and I'm not). I guess the stress got to him too much or something because on day 3 he broke up with me.

We stayed in touch for a couple of months after that but lost touch eventually, neither of us ever reached out to each other again after. Until a couple years later when I suddenly get a facebook message from him saying he's ready to get back together(not kidding that's how he said it).

At this point I have already been questioning my sexuality for a while and discovered I'm very likely AroAce. Anyway I said no and he seemed hurt by that. I felt really bad because It's not like he's a bad person he's actually pretty sweet. I'm not sure if I should've given it another chance, if I should have just said yes but lets go slow, I have no idea if I really liked him, and now I feel like the entire relationship I was just leading him on, or maybe I just needed things to go slower, I have no idea, but I haven't spoken to him since and I think I could be in the wrong for how things went.

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u/BasicArt5383 — 18 hours ago

English vs Environmental Science vs Something Else?

Originally when applying for colleges my major was English with a focus in creative writing, and an Art History Minor. I basically chose it out of interest in those topics and nothing else. I then thought it would be cool to do something important, like environmental work, so my plan was to keep my english degree and then do a masters in environmental science and law and basically become an environmental lawyer or something, maybe even join the peace corps someday.

A couple months ago though I decided to switch my major to environmental science but keep creative writing as my minor, partly for the sake of ease. I do genuinely love science too. I haven't actually taken any science classes yet, i'm still doing prereq's and english classes, but i'm already regretting my decision, especially since my current classes are Film History and a Literature class and I love both of them so much. I even got to do screenwriting in my creative writing class and loved it. Genuinely my current classes make me feel so passionate and excited.

I just genuinely have no idea if I should reverse my decision and go back to english and art history or if I should go with environmental science for maybe better career opportunities. So genuinly what should I do?

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u/BasicArt5383 — 3 days ago
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AITAH for Not Liking Dinner My Mom Made?

So I (21) recently moved in with my mom and 2 sisters. I've always been a very picky eater, and am picky about other stuff too. Me and my mom get into sort of arguments about me waking her up because of my shower schedule and being a night owl, about me being extremely picky about water, and about my food preferences.

Anyway she's on a super tight budget because she's in between jobs right now, and I already convinced her to buy 2 boxes of a food because I eat the same thing everyday. Anyway so my 8yr old sister has Celiac Disease and so mom always makes gluten free meals. She made spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner and I didn't enjoy it because of how thick the noodles were.

She essentially got mad at me for being so picky and said I had to finish it all. She just bought a different food that I wanted so I asked for that and she said no, but said I could have that food if I ate all of the food she made. I eventually was able to finish it and got the food I actually wanted but yeah.

I just wonder AITAH because of how picky I am and for not wanting the food she made because of the tight budget she has right now and the strain ig my pickiness is putting on her?

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u/BasicArt5383 — 5 days ago
▲ 2 r/Advice+1 crossposts

So I (21F) just moved fully into my mom and sister's house. I was raised by my grandparents, moved away on my own, and have now moved in with them.) I've always been really close to the older of my 2 sisters (13 and 8). At least I thought so.

Anyway, we always had sleepovers and movie nights, danced together, and she would tell me stuff, you know. As we could talk for hours about everything and always made eachother laugh. But after they moved away to a different state, things changed. We barely even texted eachother.

When she came out as lesbian, I sent her a pride flag emoji, hoping it'd show my support, especially since I knew the rest of our family wouldn't support her at all. I don't know if that was the response she wanted, though.

Almost 2 years after the move, I visited, and my sister told me that she vapes. I also found out she used money from our grandparents to buy it. I then heard what I thought was her sharing that vape with our younger sister. So I confronted her, and she denied it and told me to back off, basically.

I think I heard her crying that night, and I felt so bad because I love her and I know she's only doing it cause she's hurting. Since moving in, I found out some kids at school were saying things about her, and it, of course, made her really upset. I wanted to ask her about it and wanted her to tell me about it, but that never happened, and I have no idea how to talk to her about it or let her know I care and will try my best to be supportive or help or whatever she needs.

All I've been able to do is ask her how school was and have small conversations with her, but nothing like it used to be. I know she hated moving and wished they never did. She did agree to go to a concert with me this summer, but yeah. I just need any advice on what to do to make things better or fix our relationship.

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u/BasicArt5383 — 8 days ago