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I (21M) am studying for finals right now and my sister (25F) has this absolutely disgusting habit of chewing loudly. She smacks her lips, crunches super hard, and sometimes literally chews with her mouth open. It drives me insane.

Today I was studying in my room, which is near the kitchen and she came in eating peanuts. I asked her nicely if she could please chew quieter because I was trying to focus. She immediately got defensive and was like "Should I not eat in my own home? Are you the only one who needs quiet time?" Then she started laughing while chewing which honestly made me feel like she was doing it on purpose at that point.

I was already stressed and sleep deprived from finals so I almost snapped and said something really hurtful to her and can't close the door because it doesn't help. My parents said I can't lock the door so sometimes she'll just barge right in. Instead I just packed my laptop and books, left the house, and went to the library. She kept trying to call me after I left but I put my phone on Do Not Disturb and ignored all her calls because I genuinely didn’t want to argue.

I don’t really know what to do here but this has been eating at me for a while.

My dad works from home and his job requires a lot of phone and video calls. I can hear a lot of his meetings from my room, and more than once I’ve heard his boss absolutely tear into him. She’s younger than him and the way she speaks to him is honestly humiliating. She yells, talks down to him, and blames him for things in a tone that sounds more like scolding a child than talking to a grown man who’s trying his best.

What breaks my heart is how he responds. He stays calm, polite, and just takes it. He never raises his voice, never argues back. He just says things like okay and I understand while she keeps going. It makes me feel sick listening to it.

He’s close to retirement age and he already has trouble walking. I’ve seen him lose sleep over this job, working late and waking up early. He looks tired all the time. But he never says a word to me about how work is going. If I ask, he just says it’s fine and changes the topic.I feel helpless hearing this happen in real time and not being able to do anything about it. Part of me wants to walk into the room and tell her off through the computer, but obviously I can’t do that.

I’m seriously thinking about sitting him down and telling him he doesn’t need to do this anymore. I have my own job and can support myself. He doesn’t need to keep working himself into the ground like this, especially not for someone who treats him like that. I just want him to rest and have some peace. But I don’t know if that’s overstepping. I don’t want to make him feel like he’s weak or incapable. I just don’t want to keep listening to my dad get verbally abused in his own home.

What do I do here?

I don’t really know what to do here but this has been eating at me for a while.

My dad works from home and his job requires a lot of phone and video calls. I can hear a lot of his meetings from my room, and more than once I’ve heard his boss absolutely tear into him. She’s younger than him and the way she speaks to him is honestly humiliating. She yells, talks down to him, and blames him for things in a tone that sounds more like scolding a child than talking to a grown man who’s trying his best.

What breaks my heart is how he responds. He stays calm, polite, and just takes it. He never raises his voice, never argues back. He just says things like okay and I understand while she keeps going. It makes me feel sick listening to it.

He’s close to retirement age and he already has trouble walking. I’ve seen him lose sleep over this job, working late and waking up early. He looks tired all the time. But he never says a word to me about how work is going. If I ask, he just says it’s fine and changes the topic.I feel helpless hearing this happen in real time and not being able to do anything about it. Part of me wants to walk into the room and tell her off through the computer, but obviously I can’t do that.

I’m seriously thinking about sitting him down and telling him he doesn’t need to do this anymore. I have my own job and can support myself. He doesn’t need to keep working himself into the ground like this, especially not for someone who treats him like that. I just want him to rest and have some peace. But I don’t know if that’s overstepping. I don’t want to make him feel like he’s weak or incapable. I just don’t want to keep listening to my dad get verbally abused in his own home.

What do I do here?

I live in South Florida and I honestly love the brutal summer weather that everyone else complains about nonstop. The heat, the humidity, the afternoon storms, all of it. People act like stepping outside for 5 minutes is some kind of survival challenge but I seriously enjoy it. There’s something relaxing about warm air and bright sun all day instead of gloomy cold weather where everything feels dead for half the year.

I also love swimming, so summer here is perfect for me. Jumping into the pool when it’s hot outside feels amazing and it gives me an excuse to be outside more. I don’t even mind sweating during the day because showering exists. I feel like some people treat sweating like it’s the end of the world when it’s literally normal human body stuff. Same with bugs. Yeah they exist, but unless your house is infested or you’re rolling around in a swamp, it’s not that serious.

The funniest part is people blasting AC 24/7 like they’re preserving meat in a freezer. I barely even use mine unless it goes above 95, which honestly isn’t even that common where I am. I’d rather open a window, throw on shorts, and enjoy the warmth.

I live in South Florida and I honestly love the brutal summer weather that everyone else complains about nonstop. The heat, the humidity, the afternoon storms, all of it. People act like stepping outside for 5 minutes is some kind of survival challenge but I seriously enjoy it. There’s something relaxing about warm air and bright sun all day instead of gloomy cold weather where everything feels dead for half the year.

I also love swimming, so summer here is perfect for me. Jumping into the pool when it’s hot outside feels amazing and it gives me an excuse to be outside more. I don’t even mind sweating during the day because showering exists. I feel like some people treat sweating like it’s the end of the world when it’s literally normal human body stuff. Same with bugs. Yeah they exist, but unless your house is infested or you’re rolling around in a swamp, it’s not that serious.

The funniest part is people blasting AC 24/7 like they’re preserving meat in a freezer. I barely even use mine unless it goes above 95, which honestly isn’t even that common where I am. I’d rather open a window, throw on shorts, and enjoy the warmth.

I'm asking this because I genuinely do not understand this weird, unempathetic reaction some men get online for simply talking about dating struggles. Why do some women, especially on Reddit, instantly assume that a man venting about loneliness, rejection, lack of dating success, or frustration with modern dating must believe he is owed sex or a relationship?

Those are not the same thing at all. A man saying he feels hurt, unwanted, discouraged, invisible, or emotionally exhausted from constant rejection is not automatically saying women are obligated to date him. Yet online, those two things constantly get treated as identical.

It feels like the moment a guy expresses sadness or frustration about dating, people immediately rush to frame him as entitled, misogynistic, manipulative, or even dangerous. The response instantly becomes "women don’t owe you anything" even when the guy never claimed they did in the first place.

Most people already understand that attraction cannot be forced and relationships are voluntary. That does not suddenly erase the emotional pain that comes with loneliness or repeated rejection. Human beings naturally want love, intimacy, companionship, and affection. Wanting those things is normal. Feeling hurt when you cannot find them is also normal.

Not every lonely man hates women. Not every guy venting about dating believes women should be forced to date him. Sometimes people are simply struggling emotionally and want to talk about it without immediately being treated like a bad person. Why is there such a strong tendency online to assume the worst possible interpretation whenever men talk negatively about their dating experiences?

Today I was walking outside and felt amazing. It's a sunny, spring day with temperature over 80 degrees. I spoke to a woman I met on my walk. This time I didn't try to flirt with her, just spoke. It was interesting to find out we went to the same college. Men, does anybody else like to walk on a windy, spring day?

Today I was walking outside and felt amazing. It's a sunny, spring day with temperature over 80 degrees. I spoke to a woman I met on my walk. This time I didn't try to flirt with her, just spoke. It was interesting to find out we went to the same college. Men, does anybody else like to walk on a windy, spring day?

I know that its not right, and I don't get angry or anything, I just get really depressed. I don't want to be a "man". I'm cis, but I don't even want to be associated with my own gender. I have a lot of self doubt issues that likely factor into this. Is there a way to stop feeling like this/think about it differently?

I’m a foreigner staying in Chicago for uni and I wanted to try casual dating during my stay. Is bantering as in small talk a common way of flirting in the US?

A few days ago, I had a couple neighbors come over because I just moved into a new place and they wanted to say hello. Where I’m from, it’s completely normal and expected that you take your shoes off before entering someone’s home. It’s just basic respect and cleanliness.

So when they stepped inside, I politely asked them to take their shoes off. One neighbor did it without any issue. The other neighbor, an older woman, kind of stiffened and said she doesn’t take her shoes off in other people’s homes. I explained that it’s important to me and part of my culture, and that I just had the floors cleaned. She still refused.

I told her she could either take them off, stay by the entrance, or head back home. She chose to leave. Now I’m wondering if I handled it badly or came off as rude to new neighbors. I wasn’t trying to be difficult, but it’s my home and I don’t think it’s a huge ask.

Was I weird for standing my ground on this?

I am a young man who was searching for love for the longest time. It led me to doing things I regret due to my severe lust. My mental health deteriorated significantly. I went to a mental hospital voluntarily and that really changed me. That sort of environment really pushed me to realize how fragile life is.

I will never waste another moment being desperate. I have been taking my prescribed medication, going to the gym, journaling, trying to make new friends for some time now. I can truly smile now. That's it. Just wanted to share this with anybody who might be struggling out there.

I want to start a tech support company in my small town in WA. I know nobody here and moved to get away from my family. Sometimes I struggle to get through honestly, so I am planning to do a side business. Any tips?

A female friend recently told me I'm not masculine enough because I'm too "quiet" and too much of a "people pleaser". I just don't know how to change that or if I should if I want a girlfriend. I want somebody to love me as much as I want to love them. I hope I meet my soulmate one day.

I'm attracted to the fantasy of gay sex and read gay erotica but would never actually have sex with a man. I don't even check out men in public, only women. Am I simply in the closet, bi or is this normal for straight men? I'm just not completely disgusted by gay sex like many men are.

I don't go out that much due to an accident so I am forced to stay home and sometimes I scroll on some subreddits to pass the time and God sometimes it can really ruin my mental health due to the hate I see. I'll try to curate my feed but this hate spreads everywhere on this site. I'm afraid it may be time to stop coming here for good but I don't have any other way to interact with people. My therapist recently stopped providing services because I couldn't pay anymore. Now, something I once liked is becoming worse. Just my thoughts...