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2023.05.30 22:56 rant024 My fiancé 23M has been stalking me 20F since one year before we meet
My fiancé 23M and I 20F have been together for exactly one year. We met through his ex, she is my cousin.. No I didn’t know that they dated until 2 months in our relationship (by the way if I make any grammar mistake feel free to correct me English is my 3th language). Long story short we didn’t have anything in common, and am wondering how did he knew me then.. when we met we clicked instantly, we were together 24/7 from the day one and I loved it. We were unseparated and I fell in love immediately he proposed me for months late and we’ve been living together since then. In our relationship we’ve had our hard times and our easy times too but he always made sure that in the and of the day we’re going through it. Anyway I don’t want to be super long we couldn’t stay in Germany because we were exhausted from the difficult and stressful life there and we decided both to move in Greece in his hometown (we are both from Greece). Since my parents and my friends are all in Germany I am all alone here with him. It’s been very hard to adjust after many years in Germany and I don’t know if I am been paranoid or If I should consider our relationship again. So today he gave me his phone and I went home with it because we recently moved to our new place and we don’t have wifi but he has unlimited mb so he can open hotspot for me. I came today from work exhausted but also bored and decided to snoop around his gallery. I went all over the top and the first picture was my first tattoo which I made in 2020 and has the exact same date as the date of the post.. I scrolled down didn’t wanted to realise what’s going on but I found other pictures of me I found also the old Adresse to were I was living then but the strange is that the dates don’t match with our relationship they are from a year before we met. I really need good advice right now I don’t know if I should confront him
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2023.05.30 22:56 No-Frame6378 Being left on read
So I’ve been talking to someone on and off for a month or two now at this point and everything was going great I literally had little to complain about; since about Sunday that just past I would send her a text or a snap and she’ll read it and that’s all… she hasn’t communicated any issue me which has me overthinking this who mess I’m in if anyone has any similar incidents that they can offer me advice for I’d be grateful to put the noise in my head to rest 😅😕
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2023.05.30 22:56 AngryGirlFem Sex Workers are Human Too
| I'm going to open this conversation based on the subject of "Sex Worker" It's been a long time since I've actually taken the time to think about it as it feels so much like a part of my past and with time flying by, well I'm not ashamed of it, frankly apart of me misses the meeting of special "friends". Why I decided to reflect on this area of my life, was after I read this article Jesse Sage wrote. It got me thinking about how much courage Jesse had to be so open with her kids, but it's a good thing because it shows your kids your not just mom dealing with all the family stuff and busting your ass working to keep the family functioning, you're a human being first, a woman second and mom third, but sometimes all those roles may come in a different order, depending on your day. It's hard to say if I would have considered this area of work if I never had a family myself. Possibly I enjoyed the company of a hanging man who can make me laugh. However, I was an adult when I made these choices on my own. I've been a rebel all my life, but having kids hurts a young girl and when I speak to young women about family, my first piece of advice is "Please don't have kids", please live your DREAMS first. I'm not against mothers being sex - workers but frankly I think it's best not to go into this type of work if you have family because of the stigma and judgment. Regardless of what you do to support the family you can't win as a parent because you still have to delegate everything on your own and some kids understand that and others don't. My entire peeve of having a family is advocating for women of all ages to please NOT have kids. You have no idea how much it takes from you and alters every aspect of your life and in the end, whether you are a single mom or dad you will fail because there are too many expectations kids have. It's not because you're a sex -worker, it's because kids need parents to be present all the time, all day long and it's not possible if you have to work. Kids expect parents to be supportive and have answers to life, the problem with that is we don't. Parents are trying to figure it all out as they walk through life themselves. There are no manuals or instructions for raising kids. The mistake parents make is we expect kids to automatically know to do the right thing as they grow without instructions. It doesn't work like that kids need guidance and constant admiration and love. I was young having kids and getting married which was a bigger mistake because society tells young girls it's our responsibility. It's fucked up really and to place that pressure on a young person instead of encouraging her to live her dreams, go to school and figure out who you are, it's wrong. When I started as a sex worker it was many decades ago and the internet was public but workers were barely discovering the use of the net to advertise and when they did it took off like a rocket. I never worked the streets nor would I that is far too dangerous, but I did try the brothels in Nevada once to see what it was like. A HUGE WASTE OF TIME! Big mistake, it's not worth it at all, women these days have too many options for running their own website with safeguards on how to accept payment knowing you're going to have a decent quality client. If a man really wants to see you, he will follow your protocol. Otherwise don't bother. Sex Workers are Human Too - Never do drugs or drink with clients whether, in a hotel or public space, you must be in control at all times.
- Make sure they provide 50% or any percentage of a deposit. COPS will NEVER send MONEY!
- Never rely on stupid sites like Preferred 411 or Thee Erotic Review. Read to be informed, but don't participate.
- Have your own website and control your own business. I can create a site for you, (I will cover this later).
- Never do outcall, always in-call, it's too easy to get busted, hurt, or killed. You set and control the environment.
- Never rely on other workers to confirm clients, other people are not reliable and you won't know if they have been hijacked.
- Present yourself like a classy woman, not a "cheap whore", we're all adults and you want to attract grade a man.
- Never negotiate your standards or money, if a loser has to ask, then he can't afford you or your time, move on.
- Never go back n forth with emails or phone calls, these idiots understand, he could be law enforcement or a loser!
- Never fall for their bullshit stories, everyone has problems, save that for when you're actually on the clock.
- Law Enforcement is a dead giveaway, they are so stupid, and most importantly they will NEVER show you a driver's License.
- On COPS CDL it is written, stamped in blood "law enforcement" on the back from DMV. I know this for a fact.
- COPS drives various cars, broken down jalopies, vans with fake graffiti, and sports cars that say, "California Exempt".
- Cops have stupid behavior, thinking they're in disguise, sitting in cars watching, jumping up and down laughing in a fake manner with their partner, and trying to be a distraction, when in fact, they draw attention in the most obvious way.
- Cops will sit in a hotel lobby in groups also behaving in a very stupid manner, pay attention to your environment.
- They usually will have a set up on the first floor, which easier to bust in and out, unless they know you have been busted before, they might change it to the 3rd floor. (I will share that story later). Either way, if you call the hotel, you can hear...
- All the static and click, click, click on the phone, means they are wiretapping the phone line to listen to you.
- If you choose to give a number on your site use it as a voicemail only never speak to this person on the phone, use email only.
- Law Enforcement when talking on the phone, will ask a million questions or say something stupid like, "You sound so professional" or talk really fast, which is a dead giveaway, hang up, and keep track of all calls and emails.
- Law Enforcement has more sophisticated technology, don't think they don't, keep up with what they're doing.
- Don't be a fool pay attention to everyone you come into contact with to avoid being hurt or trapped.
- Join forums and read them carefully COPS sometimes get in and disguise themselves as Escorts to gain Information.
- Never service Law Enforcement many have gone to workers, they can turn on you easily, and they have NOTHING to lose!
- Cops are on Dating sites, Adult Friend Finder seeking workers or women they want to cheat with, be aware they hide at times.
- Never tell your friends or family what you do they won't understand, or if they do they will only use and exploit you.
- Expect to be seen if you're on the internet by friends family members or co-workers from your regular job if you have one.
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2023.05.30 22:55 RiedDes UB won't update
If I click on "Options" in the Unity Mod Manager, it won't open.
Shall I re-install UB, or will I just cause more problems?
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2023.05.30 22:54 potayetoe How the heck do I forget about the existence of Reddit for good?
Since quitting all social medias, my brain still craves the dopamine and mindless scrolling, so I turned to Reddit. This was my go to, and even going without the app for months now, I find myself on Reddit in my phone browser multiple times a day. I tried logging out of Reddit but then just end of scrolling the popular front page you see when you aren’t logged in. Then I unfollowed all subreddits except this one and digital minimalism, which helped make my feed less interesting, but now I just go into the sidebar and click on popular, bringing back to a version of Reddit I see when I’m logged out (which makes me miserable btw as there’s so much negative or chaotic posts). What can I do?? Screen time doesn’t work either, I just bypass it.
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2023.05.30 22:52 Extension-Type-2555 I fucking hate Xiaomi.
| I needed a phone (actual need, not want) and my parents weren't in the best financial state so they just told me to pick a cheap phone, well for the hardware I chose a Xiaomi. The hardware is good, battery life is great, camera is good and the display and the buttons are overall the best for the price. But the UI absolutely SUCKS. I used to use a Samsung, even tho it was an old one I had the newest software and it was great. But this software actually explains why it's so cheap and Im starting to regret this. I MEAN BRO JUST LOOK AT THESE FUCKING AWFUL EMOJIS!? The home screen and the lockscreen couldn't be worse. The battery is more than good enough to handle always on display but it doesn't have all the time on always on display, WHY THE FUCK IS THE HEADPHONE JACK AT THE TOP??? I swear nobody even uses them and when they do, not the top please.... The keyboard is so hard to adjust, I found the settings for it once and can't find it a second time. Doesn't even have the slide space to glide in the text. The bar thing (idk the name but basically the thing that enables you to use the phone with gestures) is awful, go return functions barely work and notifications totally suck. Taking screenshots are weird, the keyboard SOMETIMES vibrates when I click the keys but it's supposed to vibrate always(?). The speakers and the build quality are so good though Spotify sucks on this phone, I finally understand what people mean when they hate on androids, I am now, one of them... BUT BRO THE EMOJIS ARE SO FUCKING BAD 😭 submitted by Extension-Type-2555 to teenagers [link] [comments] |
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2023.05.30 22:51 Archives-H I volunteered for an expedition to get off death row. I never should have entered the Sea of Green.
Before I begin my story I must maintain that my sentence to death was a wrong and vile thing to do. I maintain that I am not a killer. I did not kill the schoolchildren the authorities decided to hang me for.
My sentence to death, I must maintain, is a huge misunderstanding. There must be forces out there against me, who conspired to put me in prison for this very experiment, this accursed expedition.
I am not deranged. I am not insane.
The man in the odd multicolored sweater paid me a visit a week before my scheduled execution date. “You are the former schoolteacher Chet Adami?” he asked, polite, offering me a plastic cup of coffee.
I nodded, taking a sip. “I didn’t kill those kids,” I reiterated, for about the thousandth time. “Are you the uh, priest guy? That comes before-”
He shook his head and waved away the guards. “My name is Canopy Hydrangea,” he introduced, extending a hand. I shook it. “I understand you may not be guilty, despite what the state believes.”
I nodded. “Finally, someone who-”
He cut me off. “I’m not interested in your story. Whether you die or not is of no consequence to the people I represent,” he continued. “But I am here to offer you a deal. There’s a place the people I represent need exploring, and I need volunteers.”
He produced a sheet of paper and a pen. “This agreement,” he clasped it into my hands, “has you join a team of expendable, uh, volunteers such as yourself on this expedition. You get in, get the things we need, and get out- and you’re free for life.”
This was better than dying in prison.
I asked him what place this was that I’d be sent to. He told me I had to sign the form first. “I’ll do it, then,” I cheered, signing the document.
He smiled and patted me on the shoulder. “We’ll even give you a whole new identity,” he offered. And with that, he seized the document away from me and left the building.
Within hours I was blindfolded, sedated, and transported. When I awoke I was strapped to a bed in a helicopter, with four others beside me, all beginning to wake up.
The man who’d offered me the deal was there too, sucking on a lollipop while rearranging documents and photographs.
These images, I assumed, was the place they wanted us to explore. They were mostly all aerial photos, a sea of endless green and the occasional bird. And yet, there was more- images of impossible landscapes, dreamlike beings.
“Ah, you guys are awake!” he clapped once, and walked over.
The next few moments were a flash as he re-injected us with some sort of blue, wriggling substance. It was cold, and I swear it pulsed inside my arm.
Then we had landed, and the group was quickly taken inside a compound. We were freed and sat down in some sort of meeting room. More people were inside.
A blue haired lady joined the man.
“Welcome, volunteers,” he announced, pointing to a projector. “You are all, save for one, prisoners on death row,” he reminded. “This offer today is simple- you enter the forest, travel to an outpost we have recently lost contact with,” he turned on the projector, displayed a bright red cylinder labeled ‘SYSTEM RECORDER-A32’, “and recover this data module.”
The woman spoke next. “Easy, right?” she counted us. “We’ll provide maps,” she gestured to tablets. “But this forest is different.”
They proceeded to explain the reason they need ‘volunteers’ for the assignment then.
We were on an island somewhere in the Java Sea. The island had a massive forest in the center, one that at first glance seemed as normal as ever. This changed when an international mining company sent in a team of geologists to determine if there was anything of note beyond the forest.
This team never returned.
Nor did a second team, armed with weapons. Or an environmentalist group that ventured in to document new species. So then the organization our recruiters had come from entered the forest.
We were on the outskirts of the forest, at a place they were calling Ake Base.
Over the past month, they had begun to map the forest and determine why so many hadn’t returned. The reason was illogical- the forest was bigger than the island itself.
Drones that ventured in should have come out the other side- yet remained inside the forest, encountering bizarre phenomena and creatures undocumented.
Every so often, the forest would slope downwards, revealing a new layer with new and distinct ecosystems.
“Recently though,” Canopy concluded, “we’ve lost contact with several outposts in the third layer to eighth layers.” He changed the slide to one of the lost outposts, standing alone amidst a vibrant, alien forest. “You enter the forest, get to your team’s assigned outpost, get back out with the data and you’ll be set for life.”
“Does anyone choose to rescind their agreement?” the woman asked. “It’s either death, or this, and frankly, your chances here aren’t that better.”
There were some who raised their hands. “Hell no!” a man shouted. “I’m goin’ back to life!” The woman had them taken away. We heard gunfire outdoors. No life row for him.
Whoever they were- they were serious about this.
They started to call out names and assign teams.
My team, was small, four of us. There was a mercenary named Leo who kept talking about the food the organization had brought us. He seemed pleasant, charismatic, and I almost forgot he was a criminal.
There was a scientist called Anya who, as she joked, was ‘serving infinite life sentences’ for crimes against humanity. She was given the codes and a booklet of things to watch out for in what they called the ‘Sea of Green’.
Then there was Gail. She was quieter than the three of us, and had an almost eerie vibe to her. She didn’t tell us what she’d done to get here, but she was there nonetheless.
Thankfully, we were given the closest- and safest outpost. A little place in Layer Three, marked by the map as only a few hours walk away.
We set off the next day.
The forest, in the beginning, seemed to almost invite us in. The birds chirped and danced, unafraid of mankind. We even fed them the nuts we’d been given as breakfast rations, which they seemed to enjoy.
About an hour in, things changed. The light from the sun barely pierced the canopy, and at times, we had to utilize our flashlights to see what was in front of us. Leo took the lead, hacking away at the branch and vine in front of us.
The forest was starting to look like a jungle- and yet, as we traversed it never seemed to choose which one it wanted to be.
“Wait!” Anya hissed, as we crossed a stream that seemed oddly familiar. She read from the booklet, then to the map on tablets we’d been given. “We’ve made a circle.”
Leo shook his head. “That’s impossible,” he insisted. “I don’t remember turning.”
“Yeah,” I agreed, catching up from behind.
Anya shared the booklet. “It’s one first phenomena researchers encounter,” she explained. “This place plays tricks on us- we need to follow the stream.”
“But then,” Gail pointed out, “we’d be going in the wrong direction.”
“Trust the book,” Anya concluded. We followed the stream then, and the path started to grow denser, as if the forest hated us for traveling further. But the path was right, and the forest changed as we journeyed.
An hour later the forest had changed. It had sloped downwards a bit, inviting us to the second layer of the maze. The trees seemed higher, and the light was now gone completely.
This was when we started to hear it. Click-click.
“What was that?” I asked, turning. Click-click.
Anya rushed through the book. “It’s not documented.”
Click-click. And then we saw lights in the distance, lights that as we continued walking, were revealed to us as bulbous fruit on the trees that glowed an eerie electric blue.
Click-click. “You sure it’s not in that book?” Leo questioned, switching his machete out for a gun. Click-click.
The clicks were getting louder, each one sending a jolt of uneasy fear down my spine. We moved closer together now, fearing the unknown that were in these- A bush in front of us rustled. Leo aimed his weapon.
A deer- no, something like a deer popped out, gently squawking. It was… wrong in every sense, but it seemed more occupied in chewing a flower than us.
The small creature had the antlers of a deer, yes, but it also had the face of an old man. Not to mention six fists full of thumbs at the end of its legs. It inspected a glowing fruit with it’s odd thumbs.
“Ew,” Gail commented, disgusted. “What the hell is that?”
Anya didn’t have time to look for answers before a black, insectine limp shot out of one of the bulbous fruits and impaled the deer-thing. It screamed an all too human scream and struggled.
We backed away- and by then, the noise was overwhelming. Click-clickClick-clickClick-clickClickclickClickclickClick-clickClick-click. They erupted from every single one of the bulbous fruits, and things began to pour out of them.
The limbs, see, were attached to a head. The a simple sphere that opened into buzzsaws of teeth that grotesquely clicked as they opened. The face-deer only screamed as the clicking creatures devoured it.
“Run!” Leo reminded, shooting as some started to near us. “Run!”
That shook us out, and we ran, terror in our very veins. They seemed more interested in the fallen deer than us- but we still ran until we could no longer.
Actually, it was until I fell off and entered the third layer.
A weight appeared on my chest and I fought it off, thinking I was about to die- but the soft, furry creature atop me jumped off. It wasn’t one of the clicking monsters.
And then I realized the third layer was bright. The trees themselves were glowing now, not the insect fruits of before. And there were a whole host of new, bizarre creatures.
The thing I’d pushed off was some sort of rabbit, covered in glowing blue stripes. If layer two had been a forest of darkness this was it’s very opposite.
In the skies there were ribbons of glowing creatures- thin kites on an unseen wind. The trees were alive with all sorts of furried friends, darting here and there and eating odd colored berries that didn’t seem real.
Anya pointed and spoke, “Look!” It was the outpost, in ruins.
“But what attacked it?” Gail murmured, as we walked over.
We entered through a hole in the wall. The place was oddly peaceful, calming, now home to bioluminescent little ants that dotted the place. Occasionally, one or two of the face-deer would appear, licking the dots up with twin tongues that emerged from it’s too-human face.
“Cute,” Leo joked, picking one up and stroking it. It screamed back at him, chilling and he dropped it. “Never doing that again.”
The place was… too peaceful. And- “what happened to their bodies?” I posited. “If they were attacked- where’s their blood? Their corpses?”
Anya shrugged. “It is odd- perhaps they got devoured.” She gestured to the many oddities around us. “But you’re right, there should be bones, at least.”
This was when we heard the screaming. And all of a sudden every single creature retreated away, disappearing from view, save for the tiny ants inside with us. The screaming was a cacophony of voices, realer than the ones we’d heard from the face-deer.
“I think we need to go,” Leo whispered, holding out the red ‘data module’ in his hands. “Now.”
The screaming got ever closer, and the trees in front of the outpost, beyond a window, started to shake. “I concur.”
We were backing away when we heard the squelching of something loud and heavy. Turning around, we saw the screaming creature we’d heard. It was massive, fleshy, and filled with tiny gaping holes, some filled with eyes, all rising, breathing as one.
I nearly threw up. But that was for a different reason.
The holes were one thing. But the screaming, severed bodies of dozens of people attached the the eye-full monster was another. They screamed and screamed, their bodies unneatly joined and sown into the creature.
It sniffed the air and walked over to the glass, looking in as we hid. “What is it?” I squealed. “What the hell is that?”
The face of a victim in military clothes appeared at the window, screaming, face slowly popping, skin repairing and being digested all at once. Anya flipped through the pages. “They called it a Fleshweave. It absorbs bodies and eats them that way.”
That would explain the lack of bodies we’d seen.
The window shattered- and the thing began to force itself on it, flesh turning to churned cylinders through the window. The bodies, crushed further, screamed some more.
So we ran as the beasts fell into the room with a plop. And despite it’s heavy, gluttonous form it charged forwards, faster than it looked.
Out the outpost we went. I felt a meaty hand hit me and then I fell. It stalked towards me, but a gunshot from Leo burst it’s pus-ridden hand, covered my in grotesque, viscous liquid.
I picked myself up and ran from the screaming thing, up the steep slope and climbing onto the second layer.
I fell again, but Anya caught me, helping me up.
Leo did the same for Gail- but she slipped and fell back into the third layer. The thing approached her, all of it’s pulsing eyes upon her. “Help me!” she bellowed. “Don’t leave me-”
Leo prepared to jump down- but it was too late. The Fleshweave simply picked her up and it opened it’s skin, forging her into her body- er, her top half,- it severed the rest.
“Go!” I snapped, dragging the mercenary to action. The creature behind us lifted itself onto the dark forest and continued to follow.
Gail, merged with the other unfortunate bodies, screamed. I almost stopped in terror from the sound, but flight-or-fight forced me to continue.
Click-click. We found ourselves back in the center of the abode with the insect fruit. And the insects were clearly attracted to the stench of decay the monster emanated. Limbs emerged, and the face-beetles jumped up and swarmed the creatures.
I don't know if the creature was killed by it. I only remember Gail’s face as the insects started to pick her body- and so many others like her- apart.
The way out seemed harder than going in, but we made it. We survived. We reached the outpost and handed our data module to the man who’d offered us the deal. “Impressive,” he congratulated. “You’re the first team back.”
“I want out now,” I panted. “Back to real life.”
He patted me on the shoulder and gave me a sad smile. “According to the world you’ve already died by suicide in your cell,” he informed. “See, there’s a way the people I work for have operated so cleanly for the past few centuries.” He paused and took a step back. “We can’t afford loose ends, see, and you’ve shown us you have the guts to survive Bandai La- er, the Sea of Green.”
I took a step back, panicking. “What do you mean?”
He sighed. “We can’t give you a new life and risk exposing our operation here,” he explained. “And we still need ah, expendable people to lead us to whatever’s in the center of the island.” He handed me a can of soda. “Welcome to your new life. The Company really values your dedication as a treasured employee.”
But I don’t want this. I was promised freedom. And they can’t keep me from exposing them- I’ve typed this up and Anya did something to the tablet so I can receive and post things online.
I’m not sure if this’ll work. But if it is: I’m on an island somewhere in the Java Sea. There’s a forest that goes on forever and I’m being held as some sort of explorer by some Company.
Find me. Before I die.
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2023.05.30 22:50 PrestigiousSquare365 [PC] [1998-2003?] Point and click/strategy/action Medieval Castle game
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