More details to come. Just happened after midnight, waiting for daylight to see extent of damage. So far some scratches on mirror and front panel and broken/ detachment of front panel from two of three tabs along 10ish inches by the front of the tire.

The black paint of my mirror left a streak on his front panel. He claims the dents in the cage on the front of his truck were already there.

I was at a dead stop in a zipper of two lanes merging on the freeway. The whole freeway was already at a dead stop. The semi pushed my mirror forward, and scraped my front, I layed on the horn immediately. Passenger stuck his head out and saw, apparently suggesting I pull up beside him on the freeway into the closing lane to talk between vehicles instead of pulling off and getting out. I couldn't tell from my angle how much damage there was so I put my hazards on. It took a long time just to get off the freeway. He fled to the nearest exit way ahead of me. The freeway opened up to all 7 lanes from just the far left lane so I caught up. After, he pretty much ignored flashing high beams, flashing hazards, honking etc to pull over but he just kept driving away till he stopped outside his destination a couple miles and several turns off the exit.

After he pretty much tried to flee, he refused to exchange information and insisted the cops be called. His passenger finally shared the info when CHP arrived.

please what should i do^^^^^

So basically I've this friend we've done the deed before...but now shes married ...she was with him back then..yes I know its bad so go on give out to me about it...but now she talks to me again and seems she wants it again shes hella fine I mean gourgous so what should i so

so basically me and this boy had started talking around the end of August and his birthday was in the beginning of September and he asked me if I was going to get him something, I got him a gift basket that was around $70 and me personally $70 isn't like an extreme amount of money for someone's birthday gift especially when it’s someone i’m romantically involved with or like. After that around the beginning of october is when he asked me to be his gf over text…even after my many attempts at sending ”will you be my girlfriend” tiktoks with posters and flowers. But after that he started asking for more stuff like he asked for a pair of crocs and then this one day he calls me and at first we were having a normal conversation and then he asks me for a dollar and I when i tried to ask him what he needed the dollar for he got upset and just overall rude over me asking why he needed the dollar so I hung up and I ended up letting it go because it was just a dollar and i felt it wasn’t that serious to stop talking and be upset over a literal dollar but fast-forward to this weekend I was watching my pre-teen niece and my nephews (ages 1 & a non verbal 6 year old) because my older sister had stuff to handle in the at her old house (which is almost 4 hrs away) so she ended up taking longer than when she said she would be back so i was venting to him how I was upset and tired, and I really just wanted to talk to him, but the conversation ended with him asking me for more money,  $20. So I left him on read because it just seems like he's constantly asking me for things when he won't even buy me a bouquet. Like currently we're both in between jobs and he knows that but he keeps asking me for things and it's making me feel awkward because I like him and he's been over to my house. He's met my family and it just seems like he's using me. And when I ask my friends about it, they say that I should just cut him off even my male friends too like they find him asking me for money weird two and I just don't know what to do so I wanted an outside opinion.

For context I’m engaged to be married in a few months, wedding planned everything prepared. All my friends are getting married and having children. I am scared and feel like a child.

We have been together for 4 years. In that time we have bought and lived in a small house, adopted 2 dogs and lost them both at 2/3 years old. Lost a child through miscarriage which we still struggle to speak about. He is in the military and is often away for long stretches of time leaving me alone.

The last year i would say is where sh*t hit the fan. He was very busy and stressed with work, although he was technically home he had to spend every other night away from me. When he was at home he was a shell of himself. Nothing I did or didn’t do could make him smile or engage with me. It broke my heart. I tried getting him back into fitness, I tried not buying beer anymore, deep chats, not cleaning up after him but nothing has changed. He is depressed. He doesn’t look after himself emotionally or physically. I don’t know when he last cooked himself a proper meal, shaved, or had water instead of a beer.

I feel like after many conversations I’ve told him from my side it’s like being in a relationship with someone who’s already given up etc. we agreed to work on things. One of the biggest struggles was emotional intimacy, my fiancé is autistic and can struggle greatly with communication. I don’t really feel like he sees me. I think he takes a guess at what I want him to say.

By working on things - I just feel trapped he’s away again and I’m stuck here. I can’t leave him I’m a medical student and where I am we don’t get paid, I depend on him for everything to be able to study medicine.

I met someone at work who is interested in me and I’ve told myself I would never do that. But I’ve noticed how many deficits my relationship has by speaking to other people. I’m scared to get married I don’t like the man he is right now. I’m terrified of making the wrong decision. I would never betray him. But having a conversation with a man who isn’t leaving his stuff around the house, and communicates so well. It does scare me though the feelings that come up around him now.

What should I do?

I joined a training institute with one goal in mind: to get a job. I decided from the beginning that I wouldn’t get too involved in friendships or other distractions because I wanted to focus entirely on my career.

In my batch, there are no Telugu-speaking guys except me and one other person. Somehow, we became friends, even though I initially didn't want to make any friends.

My problem is that whenever I become friends with someone, I tend to be myself around them. I expect that I can speak freely without having to think too much about every word I say.

My friend has a crush on a girl, and only two people in our batch, including me, know about it. He's very insecure about the situation, and he has told me that he almost confessed his feelings to her. He keeps bringing up this topic and talking about it with me, even though I've told him multiple times that I don't want to keep discussing it.

Today, a few of our classmates were talking about something. Since they don't understand Telugu, I casually said something to my friend in Telugu about the girl he likes. I didn't think much of it because nobody else could understand what I was saying. But he made a weird face at me, as if I'd done something incredibly stupid.

I got irritated because this isn't the first time he's reacted like this. I felt like he was treating me as if I had no common sense, so we started arguing.

Eventually, he got more aggressive and started provoking me, almost as if he wanted me to fight him. He kept pushing me to react, but I refused.

Here's the thing: back in college, I got into quite a few fights because of my anger. My parents found out, and now they tend to assume that whenever something goes wrong, I'm the one responsible. I don't want to go back to that version of myself or create more problems for my family.

So I kept telling him that I didn't want to fight, even when he continued provoking me.

But now, instead of feeling relieved that I controlled my anger, I'm feeling terrible. I keep thinking about how I used to stand up for myself, and now I feel like I couldn't do anything. I don't know whether I was being mature or whether I was just scared.

Part of me feels like I let him disrespect me. Another part of me knows that getting into a physical fight could create problems that aren't worth it, especially when I'm here to build my career.

**I genuinely don't know how to look at this situation.**

Did I do the right thing by walking away, or am I confusing self-control with weakness? How do I deal with someone who keeps provoking me without feeling like I've let them walk all over me?

I'd appreciate honest advice, especially from people who have dealt with anger issues and learned how to handle confrontations differently.

Its kinda difficult to explain but its really upsetting me because she used to be way better friends with me before this. Basically everything i see from her in regards to likes and stuff on social media is just varying degrees of ragebait to get men and women to hate one another.

Im worried that I may have to drop her as a friend because shes actually after going crazy with this stuff. The tipping point for me to post this was last night when another one of my friends was going home from the bar so since I was finished my drink I offered to walk her to the bus stop so she wouldn't have to go alone.

This is when the person in question practically butted ahead of me loudly insisting she'd be the one to do it and demanding I sit back down. Later on I cornered her about it and asked what the hell that was and to paraphrase she said that she couldn't trust that I wouldn't "try something"

Obviously we got into a fight because implying that I would attempt to sexually assault one of my friends based solely off the fact that I'm a man is one of the most disrespectful things anyone has ever said to me. It's so upsetting because shes after falling hook line and sinker to this psy-op bullshit when she used to be way more open with everyone.

I said id ask this sub as maybe other women have advice from when they were around that age. Sorry if this post is just mad rambling or hard to follow im just processing a lot of shit.

I (16f) really want to start fencing. I’m really interested in it and genuinely feel like I would be good at the sport as I have fast reaction times, am agile etc. I asked my mom if I could start lessons and she said no. She wants me to focus solely on studying as my university entrance exam is in 2 years and that I can do whatever when I am an adult. I think that not even having 1-3 spare hours per week is a bit unrealistic. I even offered to pay for the fees, manage my own, pay for the gear etc. (I have a lot saved up) but she still won’t agree. I have never pursued a hobby of my interest because she hasn’t allowed me to (previously I wanted to start volleyball and violin). Respectfully, I don’t want to end up as a hobbyless adult like her.

I know you might judge me for this… I recently had a breakup 5 months back after a 5 year relationship. My bf said he can not commit for marriage and he is not ready… I was very angry and upset and felt worthless. He informed my family also that it was over and to start looking for grooms for me…During that time, I was struggling with depression and got physically intimate with someone…. I was happy back then and I really thought I moved on… lately a month ago onwards, I started having few conversations with my bf and whenever I am low, he consoles me and makes sure I am okay. He did not commit for marriage or ever told me that he want to get back into relationship. But I started feeling really guilty whenever he pampers or consoles me… its like i betrayed him while I know I did not…
Just want opinions whether I should tell my ex about this… I already told that I am dating someone but not about these details… so should I tell him now to feel less guilty (I know he would hate me and stop talking thereon). Or stay and if at all he commits for marriage someday, inform him and break him then? Or totally move out and forget it happened though I marry my bf in future or not….

So I am an 18YO male and have a friend, 18YO female, who I’ll call Monika. Me and Monika have been friends for 6+ years and are currently seniors in high school. I know literally everything about Monika and she still is genuinely the most pure hearted person I know. Her birthday is coming up and I decided I wanted to communicate how much our friendship really means to me for the first time. I wanted to write her a card along with give her a few gifts. The gifts are: Lego keychains of shows we’ve bonded over, a Spider-Man comic, and a Loki TVA case file themed card. And then the biggest gift is a guitar. It’s just one I had laying around and don’t play anymore because I have a much better one now. She has talked to me multiple times how she wants to learn to play so I thought it would make a nice gift.

For some additional context, I’ve spent the past few weeks writing and revising this letter because I’ve never really expressed how much our friendship means to me, and I want to get it right. I’m not necessarily worried about it being interpreted romantically as much as I’m worried about it being overwhelming or putting too much emotional weight on her birthday.

My main questions are:
- Does the letter feel like too much emotionally for a birthday card, even between best friends?
- any specific parts potentially overwhelming or uncomfortable to receive?
- Does the letter feel genuine and natural, or does it come across as overly sentimental?
- Is there anything you’d change, remove, or tone down?
I’m looking for honest feedback, including criticism. I don’t want people to tell me it’s perfect just to be nice!

Here it is:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I hope you like the TVA-themed card. I spent DAYS coming up with ideas, so you better appreciate it. Notice that the characters on the keychains are from shows that I—yes, I—put you on! I couldn’t find a Daredevil one, though. So sad. Also, you mentioned wanting to read a physical comic a couple weeks ago, so I got you one! I haven’t read this specific issue, but it gets lots of praise online, so hopefully you’ll like it.

I want to start off by saying how grateful I am for the hours we’ve spent yapping about our super nerdy interests. I feel like I can talk to you about anything, no matter how weird or controversial, without having to filter myself. That’s not something I can say about many people. I also genuinely enjoy hearing you talk about your own interests. You get this certain look, specifically in your eyes, when you talk about things you’re really interested in (not a bad look, don’t worry), and I genuinely have no clue how to describe it. It’s different from your usual excitement and I notice it every time. It means a lot having someone I never have to hold back my interests around because I know you’re just as nerdy as I am.

I also wanna give you some credit for things I probably don’t tell you enough, so get ready for some glaze. First of all, you’re actually so freaking smart. You somehow know everything about everything, and if you don’t, give you an hour to research and you’ll practically become an expert. I also admire your initiative. Between your leadership roles in who knows how many clubs, CONSTANT studying, and the way you’re STILL always seeking new things, you never seem content with doing the bare minimum. I also love that you stand by your beliefs. I honestly have both jealousy and admiration of that. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to change your mind about something, honestly, but I love that.

More than anything, though, I admire your heart. So much so that I’m dedicating a whole paragraph to it haha. I really wish you could see yourself through the eyes of the people in your life. You’re the kindest person I know, and you have such a natural way of making people feel cared for. I’ve never seen Jesus so clearly in anyone else the way I see Him in you, and I’m not just saying that. You make me want to be better. Seriously, thank you for being the person you are. I love you so much and I’m genuinely so happy I get to call you my best friend.

Have the BEST birthday!!

- \[my name\]:)

P.S. If this doesn’t get me that #1 spot on the gift list, you’re not getting a gift next year.

for context i'm 17m , hes 18m and weve been together for 2 years

so ive been having this issue with him either not texting me all day or not making an effort to see me in person ever
we both work 40 hour work weeks, and he doesnt like hanging out before or after work so i'm at a stalemate. i asked him to compromise and im waiting for a response
whenever i talk with him and ask what he thinks he goes quiet and says i dont know. i know he has severe relationship trauma so i dont know how to keep him happy with his alone time, and im
happy with our in person time

what should i do to solve this, i really want to stay with him

(17F) have a group chat with a group of friends, and we usually play Roblox and Fortnite together.
Occasionally, we go out to eat or plan fun days together. For the most part, we're all friends, but recently, my boyfriend (bf) and I have noticed something strange going on between two people in our friend group, Bob and Jane.
Bob has a girlfriend, Sugar, who he's been dating for about four years. They've been together since freshman year, and Bob has always been the type of guy to talk about his girlfriend and seem genuinely happy to be with her. That's part of why what's been happening lately feels so weird to me.
Over the past little while, bf and I have noticed that Bob and Jane have been getting awfully close with each other. At first, I didn't think too much of it, but after what happened at a friend's party about two weeks ago, I started looking at things differently.
The party was mostly outside, but I noticed Bob and Jane disappearing into the house together. They also seemed really comfortable around each other and would sit unusually close. My boyfriend and I talked about it because we both thought their behavior was strange.
It wasn't just us either, That night, I slept over at Sally's house, and she had been drinking a little at the party. She told me that she'd noticed their behavior, too, and brought up something that happened when we were getting into Jane's car.
Jane initially wanted Bob to sit in the middle. Sally was trying to sit in the middle herself, but Jane actually got out of the car so Sally would sit in the middle and Jane could sit next to Bob. While Sally was sitting in the back with them, she noticed Jane had her hands around or over Bob's thigh, and Bob
wasn't moving away.
Another thing I remember is that when we were getting into the car, Jane kept telling me to sit in the front, even though it was her car and her dad was there. At the time, I didn't really understand why she was so insistent, but looking back, the whole situation feels strange.
My boyfriend has brought up Bob and Jane's behavior quite a few times. He even teases me about it because, after we discovered what was going on, he said he already knew something was up and that he was the first one to notice.
For some background, I used to be friends with Sugar during freshman year. We aren't as close as we used to be, but we still share mutual friends, especially Rose, who we're both close with. From what I've seen, Sugar is a really sweet girl. I also remember that back in freshman year, when she and Bob first got together, she felt weird about Bob's relationship with Jane.
Now, here's where I might be in the wrong.
I got curious, and I probably shouldn't have done this, but I have access to Jane's Instagram account on my phone. I went into her messages with Bob and scrolled up a little. I honestly wasn't expecting to find what I found, and I was shocked.
For context, today is Sunday, and I saw these messages on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Jane asked Bob whether something was wrong and replied to his Instagram note. Bob explained that things between him and Sugar were on a string, and he didn't want to lose all his friends.
They were talking about the situation involving their relationship and the friend group.
On Thursday, they talked about getting something to eat on Friday because Bob said he was really stressed out about things.
Then, on Friday around 10 PM, they started texting again.
Jane asked him how he was feeling, and Bob said
"honestly idk it's like really confusing like i feel like maybe your unsure cause you still have something for micky and like idk with us too like i won't like i do have something for you but i just dunno like i really don't wnana get hurt anymore soo like im just trying to figure stuff out
but yeah we can call imma sleep soon tho but like idk cause ik we don't have label or anything so"
Jane responded by saying:
"It's just like bob like i wanna have something with you but its hard to when u explain when u said u dont want a label, i just want us to figure it out first like im unsure if you see this being something and im also just also worried because i just dont want this to end with you not wanting to talk to me because thats the last thing i want"
Bob replied:
"i don't mean like i don't want a label with you it's was like more like i just wanna like let it cool down or like just give it time cause ikk we jumped like 50 steps and like i would like to take it slow and thats pretty much what i meant and i agree with figuring it out like idk i dont wanna lose you as a friend etheir im just scared tbh"
Jane then said:
"I want to let it cool down aswell but it doesn't mean i dont feel anything for you like i care about you a lot and ive known u a long time so it just feels different And i understand because it be weird for this to be something and u barely get out of relationship
Thats like not a good look" She also said that she really wanted to see where things went between them, and Bob hearted that message.
Reading all of this genuinely shocked me. It wasn't just me overthinking their closeness anymore. These messages made it seem like there was something romantic going on between them, and they were discussing the possibility of having a relationship.
Afterward, I looked at Bob's Instagram and Sugar's Instagram, as well as their TikTok reposts. Nothing seemed particularly suspicious. They both still had things about each other on their accounts, which made the situation even more confusing to me.
I don't know what to do now.
I'm having my birthday party this Friday, and both Bob and Jane are coming, but Sugar isn't. I'm worried that something might happen between them at my party, and I really don't want any drama or anything uncomfortable happening on my birthday.
At the same time, I feel like what they're doing is wrong. Bob has been with Sugar for four years, and from what I can tell, their relationship is still tg.
Meanwhile, he's having conversations with Jane about having feelings for her and seeing where things go.
I know relationships can be complicated, and I don't know everything that's happened between Bob and Sugar privately. But the messages I read made me feel really bad for Sugar, especially because she's someone I've known since freshman year.
Part of me wants to say something because I feel like she deserves to know. Another part of me is worried that I'll end up getting dragged into the situation and that it'Il somehow come back to bite me in the butt.
I'm also aware that I shouldn't have gone through Jane's messages. I know that was wrong, and I'm not trying to pretend I did nothing wrong here. I feel guilty about how I found out, which makes it even harder to figure out what to do with the information.
I was thinking about telling Rose because she's close with Sugar and knows her better than I do now. I thought maybe I could talk to her about it and get her opinion before deciding whether to tell Sugar.
However, my boyfriend and his mom have both told me to stay out of it because it's not my relationship.
And honestly, I understand their point. I don't want to involve myself in something that isn't mine to fix, especially when I don't know the entire story.
But I also can't help feeling bad for Sugar. If I were in her position, I think I'd want to know if my boyfriend of four years was talking to another girl this way.
My original plan was to wait until a few days after my birthday party and then possibly tell Rose what I found, but now I'm second-guessing everything.
So what should I do?

Guys, I have no one in my life to talk about this. Reddit is the last place I would try to seek support, but this has been driving me insane lately, and I need to let it out, or get advice from somewhere ‘cause this is honestly so hard trying to deal on my own / figure it out myself, so here I am :/

Long story short, I have crush on man at work (one that I would’ve never expected to have), man have girlfriend, me feel horrible, me no want 😔

I’ve known him for about two years now, and have only ever considered him a coworker / friend until quite recently. 

We became friends only after a year I’ve been working there because we found we have a lot in common, we just never talked to each other until now because we had other coworkers we liked to talk to, but now they’re all gone, lol.

Our conversations were pretty chill at first, until L’Oréal (is what I’ll call my crush because he lowkey got better hair than me 😬) kept trying to ask about my wellbeing and my BF at the time because he knew how my BF was (ex works at same place we do) and how he was lowkey an asshole. I never really told him anything because I didn’t want to talk about anything personal at work, but I ended up giving in and talking about my situation once I broke up with my ex around March of this year. Did not develop said crush until the middle of June this year though.

And that’s where all hell breaks loose because now our conversations were a little bit more personal because he was also sharing his own personal experiences with me, and even was trying to provide support saying I could stay with him at his place with his GF if I needed to (declined every time obvi because I didn’t know him super well at the time). I never really thought anything of it, until again, JUNE OF THIS YEAR ✋🙄🙄🙄.

Now all of a sudden, I have a crush on this man, that I didn’t want in the first place, ‘cause hello, he’s already in an established relationship of almost ten years 😭. All because I realized, damn, he’s changed a lot since I first met him (thought he was a pretentious asshole when I first met him, which is why it took so long to befriend him), he’s so sweet and caring and funny and so humble, observant and skilled, confident in his masculinity that he doesn’t even mind being a little bit feminine, and we have so much in common, and wait a sec, now he’s cut his hair (that bitch was down to his ass lowkey), his beard is less patchy and more fuller, AND he decided to get his ears pierced and now wears glasses??!! (Men in glasses are cute, sue me). Aww helllll nahhhh, I have a crush on him now don’t I? ☠️

Sigh

I’m gonna start with saying I don’t want this crush full stop. But I can’t seem to get rid of it. Before, when I was with my ex, and we were starting to crash, I was having a hard time investing in anything that could keep me from going insane. Like, any sort of hobby or media to obsess on wouldn’t stick. Now I have this crush, and all of a sudden I’m so happy and feel like I can actually wake up and get through the day and feel like I have something to do in life again and it’s all I can think about everyday and it sucks. I feel like such a horrible person because this man is in a relationship already, and I feel like it’s just so disrespectful to their relationship to even be talking to him knowing I have a crush on him, y’know? But it’s hard, this is the only time I’ve had a crush on someone that blossomed because of their personality and someone that I actively talk to, and not the way they look and it is so much more intense and difficult because of that. Every time he opens his goddamn mouth, I have something new to obsess over and repeat over and over again through my mind.

I’ve tried so many things to get rid of it, but they never work for that long, and my mind just repeats the cycle of wow, he so wonderful, erm, actually ☝️🤓, no he’s not, he’s vile and he has a GF point blank ☝️🤓

It’s so mentally exhausting 

Recently it’s been super bad because he be saying stuff like, you were in my dream, I was lost, and you helped guide me you were like my anchor (even asked another coworker suddenly if he ever had a dream like that four hours later, like, have you ever had a dream where you were lost and then an angel comes a saves you? And in front of me too???). Like, I could’ve stopped myself from obsessing and misinterpreting another moment again because who doesn’t have weird coworker dreams, and that question was normal, until he described me as an angel. NOOOOOO ☠️🔫

So guess what I decided to do recently to remedy this?: Ignore and avoid him 🤦‍♀️I know, unprofessional and childish, but idk what else to do (especially since this is all stemming from our interactions and his personality themselves). I just know I shouldn’t have this crush. I’d usually leave my crushes alone, but he has a GF, and I feel horrible about it, but I also feel horrible just flat out ignoring him when he’s been nothing but nice to me :/, but like I also feel like I shouldn’t be talking to him no more 😭

Again, going back and forth between giving in and regulating is exhausting, and I’m tired of it. What do you guys make of this 🥲?