>driving to work on freeway
>bunch of cars slowly moving in the passing lane (fast lane)
>no cars in the right lane (regular driving lane)
>decide to pass all these cars by going around them in the right lane
>see an opening
>signal, shoulder check, merge in front of pic related
>thats when he lost his shit
>he pulls up beside me and throws garbage at my car, it lands on my windshield and im blinded for what felt like 30 seconds but was probably only 4 or 5 seconds
>he tries to aggressively cut in front of me, like ramming into my car style
>anxiety and fear starts to grow so i bust out my phone and start recording
>I let him get in front of me and we end up taking the same exit
>he stops in front of me at the first set of lights, and thats when pic related happens (got his plate)
>He gets out of his car, and says "I saw you using your phone while driving and I called the police"
>Hes holding up rush hour traffic behind me
>Decide to pull around him and continue on
So. After throwing things at my vehicle and trying to run me off the road, he says Im the one getting in trouble? Lol. What can be done if I report this to the police? And what could be done about me using a phone to record this reckless behaviour
Bump for op
Where are police when you need them?
>>18195663
here's what you do
you and the gentleman both stop on the side of the road
you get out
he gets out
you inform him that you also have called the cops and you'd like him to stick around
wait for cops to arrive while in your car
the second the cop arrives, make sure to request that you both get a chance to speak with an officer individually so both sides have a story
let the cop know you've got a recording as well, if needed
and that's it! chances are the law isn't going to give a fuck anyways, but that's the best way to cover your ass outside of a dashboard camera
if you got one of those then you don't need to do shit, just take the fucker to court and prove yourself in the right
do not EVER instigate in a situation like this, and make sure you appear to be the level-headed one
>>18195663
Lol, here in phoenix niggas get shot for pulling this
What majors are brainlet friendly and have good prospects?
I don't know if I'm smart enough for engineering.
>>18195645
Business. I work in business and it's 90% stupid people. All you need to do is be a fast talker and your golden. Terminal salary will be like $100k
Interiors design, photography maybe
Just work your ass off, I hate this brainlet meme
How to stop people for interrupting you constantly?
Whenever I'm in conversation, people give other people the time to give whole damn soliloquies but when I'm talking I can barely get a sentence in before someone starts talking over me. Even my family does it. It's fucking infuriating.
I'm not unusually quiet, or timid, or anything like that.
How can I stop this?
>>18195639
Watch some of the presidential debates to see how it's done, trump is pretty goodat it. You can also just address the problem directly and tell the person who interrupted you to stop interrupting you and let you finish.
>>18195639
Call whoever is doing it out. Even if you have to be a dick.
The issue is probably everyone is silently used to just stepping over you. Next time it happens, speak even louder to the person who did it and say "Excuse me, what the fuck?"
The problem is that you have to start making people aware they're doing it, and start speaking out
>>18195639
Just day bro let me finish
A friend of mine tricked me in trying a fitness program called "herbalife" (pic related), while in actuality it was a pyramidal society. They took me 60$ before I realized I wasn't paying for a gym but only for the possibility of buying their products. There's no way I can get those money back, but how can I take revenge on them? I obviously don't want to end up in jail, but I'd want to cause them problems that may end up closing their store in my city.
Pic related, the logo of the society.
>>18195620
The most you can do is spread awareness. Go to local websites and show people what they really are. Take down any of their signs on public property.
This might be interesting, even if you can't get anything from it: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/herbalife-refunds
>>18195620
Why don't you try to take this as a life lesson?
Your so called friend isn't really a friend, and you should be more careful with what you do with your money.
>>18195643
>Your so called friend isn't really a friend
That's not always true. I had a friend who tried to get me and my family to buy his CutCo knives. These companies abuse people who aren't all that bright about what's going on (greedy people too, but my friend wasn't greedy), and tell them that they need to go to their friends and family to make sales because you're giving them a good deal and actually helping them. It's silly, but non-gullible people don't get into a pyramid scheme at the bottom.
For a while now, I've wanted to break up with my boyfriend. I haven't stopped loving him, I do love him but...
There are various differences that make it hard for me to see a future with him ( I can write them down if asked) He thinks they are not a big deal and we can overcome them.
He is my best friend so I want him to remain in my life but I know if I break up with him, I'll never see him again, which is what's stopping me from telling him that I don't see him as the father of my children or a solid future.
>6 year relationship.
First of all the old are u
just break up you can make new friends
>>18195596
26
>>18195599
We have history, it's not the same
how do i know if i am an attractive male? Like some signs that show that i am hot or not, shit like that
Post your picture and I will tell you.
>>18195565
Rate and hate.
How to maximize attractiveness. Also normally i wear glasses.
>>18195665
I'm not going to hate.
You come across like a guy who is a bit awkward but has a surprising surge of confidence every now and then. You are probably a bit too picky for what you are. You are also probably the type to leave your plain Jane girlfriend for someone else once you gain confidence by being in a relationship with her for several years.
And for this, I give you a 4/10.
>be emotionally unavailable to fiancee during a few months of intense stress
>she ends up having an emotional affair
>decide to work on it but fail
>break up with fiancee today
So now I'm 30 and single, and I'm so alone and afraid. I can't breathe and I can't stop crying.
There's so much to think about, but I don't know what answer "what now?" has. I thought I had found true love and that we would grow old together the rest of our lives. Now I'm 30 and back to square one. I feel like I'm over the edge and I've lost my chance at happiness.
Everyone around me is married or about to, and I'm 30 and alone. Whoever I find now will have more than a decade in which they grew without me, rather than my fiancee with who I grew together with for a decade. Will have to settle for someone who will settle for me?
I've lost everything and I'm so afraid.
Just move on.
Why did it fail, OP?
I ended a seven year relationship with my fiance when I was 28. We owned a house together, had our entire wedding booked.
It was difficult but I honestly think it was the right thing for me. I spent most of my twenties trying to follow the path I thought was expected of me. This person wasn't a bad person at all, they were wonderful, we just weren't a good match.
Fast forward to now and I'm in a relationship with someone who I genuinely connect with. They are in their early thirties and their previous relationship, like mine, was of considerable length.
I suppose what I'm saying is that a lot of people realise in their late twenties, that their relationship wasn't what they hoped. Unfortunately, a lot of people stay in them, hoping that they will improve.
Your relationship would not have worked and although it hurts now, you will almost definitely meet somebody else and enjoy a more fulfilling relationship. You will get to experience the excitement and passion of getting to know a new person and hopefully, not repeat the mistakes you may have made in your previous relationship. Also, if you met your previous partner in your early twenties then I'm assuming you have changed a lot - you're probably a lot more qualified to decide what you want from a relationship now.
By all means, grieve for your lost relationship. This is normal. But do not put extra pressure on yourself by worrying that you won't find another person. You will, and it will probably be better than your previous relationship.
>>18195551
You haven't lost EVERYTHING.
You lost 1 woman in the whole world.
It's very hard Anon and I can only imagine how much you are hurting. But.... If you are the guy from the other thread, she chose him over you.
You guaranteed a solid life partner for her by making her your Fiancee and she chose some guy who gets off to her flirting during work hours.
The only loser is her. But if you let this take over, you will drown in misery. Get what strength you can out of this and move on with life.
Holy shit I am going to straight up kill myself.
My roommate left for work and won't be home until dead-ass late at night today.
He locked his door and his fucking alarm clock has been blaring through the house for almost an hour now. I'm losing my fucking mind I don't know what to do
There's no way for me to get in without busting the entire wooden siding on the door, and unscrewing the door-knob would be pointless since it's dead-bolted
All I can fucking hear is WAAHP-WAAHP-WAAHP, my ears are ringing, and I hate this shit. Im tempted to flip the breakers in the entire house.
>>18195488
If you flip the breakers and then reset the power it might reset itself. That's if it doesn't run on batteries though.
just put on some tunes dude
>>18195488
Find the fuse box for your flat nigger. You know what to do
I'm a second year uni student, and I have no clue what I want to do in life. People seem to know what they're doing, but I can't think of any career that I would enjoy doing for the rest of my life. The thought of being locked into repetitive work sickens me, but I can't say I have any special skills that set me apart from the rest. Any advice?
>>18195418
Learn to live off grid, and make your own everything.
>>18195437
I'm no nature hippie, I still want to make money. I'm more looking for potential career advice if anything.
Read "Mastery" by Robert Greene
>>18195396
by addressing it.
>>18195408
Wrong. You need to engage in passive aggressive war and call them out in every indirect way possible, addressing one fault at a time until they see the light and the error of their ways.
You will be the one for whom many wrongs will make the rightest right.
>>18195396
passive aggressive = someone wants to be aggressive but the consequences for doing so would be too unbearable(awkwardness/dealing with anger/possible injury in fight)
just be aggressive with someone who's passive aggressive and take the first shot(either verbal or physical). they are cowards, they will not be able to cope with it.
if you're the one being passive aggressive you need to stop being a coward and either be aggressive or be completely passive and accept that you're in a situation that is not ideal - think of ways to avoid that situation in the future
What can I say to get a diagnosis?its really bad I can't remember yesterday and by the time I leave school won't be able to remember that either I used to be able to memorize things very well scoring high on ap history tests but now I can't remember the name of foods,words names,faces,people who say we were friends I don't recognize...
So far I have been ignored what can I say
>>18195325
Tell your parents what you need to so that you can see a doctor -- they don't need to be there when you speak to the doctor and you can ask them to leave the room to speak privately. Tell your doctor what's been happening, and say that you want to be referred to a psychiatrist (a medical doctor that specializes in mental disorders).
This sounds like it is either a manifesting mental disorder -- some of which have memory loss as a symptom, or some sort of brain malfunction, in which case the psychiatrist would pass you on to a neurologist, a doctor specialized in the brain.
It is probably a treatable mental disorder. Depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, etc. can all have memory loss as a symptom if they are bad enough.
>>18195325
that could be something serious, see a doctor asap
How do you make yourself interesting?
I want to be one of those people who are so cool you kind of start feeling self-conscious about not being as cool, but my current job and location kind of tie me to a spot and the possibilities of doing anything awesome in this town are somewhat limited.
>>18195322
>I want to be one of those people who are so cool you kind of start feeling self-conscious about not being as cool,
Stop, you can't control that. If you feel insecure while looking at others, it's because of you, not them. It's not that they are "so cool" you feel bad, it's that you feel bad.
>>18195335
You're reading this all backwards. I know it is because of me, and therefore it is up to me to fix it.
I aknowledge that I am insecure and have made the conscious choice to channel that energy into self-improvement.
The question is how.
>>18195340
You want to improve? That's fine. But your goal is to make other people feel crappy. At least that's how you phrase it.
Being interesting is having shit going on in your life. Have a job, have hobbies, have projects, and do shit with people so you have stories to share. That's all there's to it.
TL;DR: Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush?
I am facing tough decisions at the moment. Mainly on two levels, and funny enough with a likewise flavour:
Professionally, I am producing a movie right now, and I have to decide with which actors to work. Yet, there was no actor who 100% convinced me. But some who would come into question.
Personally, I am a single man and I want to have a functioning and fertile relationship. Yet, there was no woman who 100% convinced me, but some who would come into question.
In my past I tended to go with every 'offer' which crossed my road. I believed there would be a reason for it. But after all that 'opportunities' failed monomentously in the end, I started to become more careful.
How is it: Should one wait for the seemingly optimal match, with the risk of passing a good one? Or should one go with what one have, with the risk of passing the potential optimum?
You're operating under the notion that there is such a thing as an "optimal match".
In a company just as much as in a relationship, you have constraints of availability, time and the opportunity cost of waiting for a better offer. Making the decision you're talking about is entirely dependent on what qualities you found in those potential hires and partners, and wether or not you think they can get the job done.
Ultimately, if you're looking for someone that's "optimal" from the onset, you are on the wrong track. You have probably some deep seated issues and misunderstandings about human worth in general, and don't understand why you don't find anyone "good enough".
But the truth is that, both in relationships and in employment, what you should really look for is the potential for growth. Because however good an option seems at first, it always comes with drawbacks. There is no exception to this rule. Making the right decision is about knowing which drawbacks those are, wether or not they can be worked around, and wether or not that particular person can grow into something more desirable to you through your prolonged partnership.
tl;dr you're an idiot, stop obsessing about perfection and concentrate on interacting with those people instead of judging them from your ivory tower
>>18195365
You are judging me too quickly. I'm the last who values people on a superficial basis.
Furthermore - as much as your 'look out for potential of growing' statement is true - you still contradict yourself.
Let's agree that 'potential' is the crucial criteria and not 'status quo'. Then there is still the question wether to go with the first option of potential or to wait for a higher potential.
You know, I'd bet at least once in life you adviced somebody to have higher standards and to choose more carefully. Now you advice to not be obsessed with perfection. Is there any kind of logical structure behind that or is it pure intuition aka wild guessing?
(still the growing aspect has been good advice in any case.)
not really a philisophical question anon, but lest move beyond that.
as always the answer is somewhere in the middle.
as far as your movie goes, you say its that they haven't 100% convinced you, but it sounds to me like they just haven't convinced you at all. if they had you'd be ready to say 'she can handle it' and move on. trust me, ive been there, I've done casting, and there isn't really a 'spectrum' that the actors fall on. they are either gonna fit the role or they don't, and when they do, you know it. its one of the few things in life that are an on and off switch.
if you have the time, keep casting. assuming you aren't holding one session a month it wont take very long, just book up multiple days over two weeks and have at it. your movie will thank you.
as for relationships, its a litle different. there is no deadline so you could wait forever, but also you don't really want to be alone forever. im introverted and like being single, but even i like to have flings here and there.
with relationships its a lot more subjective, however. you note that you have a problem of dating anyone who comes along but that doesn't make them a 'good one'. maybe they're a good person, but if you have no emotional investment in them, then you really shouldn't be dating.
even if they arent /perfect/ emotional investment is what matters, even if you know it can't last as most relationships dont.
example, two years ago i was dating a girl. she was an ideal girl, super curly hair (my favorite) perfect tits and ass, super submissive, let me do whatever i want ot her sexually, was fine watching all my shows and would always get into them, and personality wise we should have clicked amazingly.
cont
What the fuck do to when you're in a stable relationship and live together, but you're falling hard for someone else? The feeling seems to be mutual, and has been for some time. I'm sort of starting to really stress about this.
pic unrelated
>>18195250
Maybe something is not right in your current relationship. Ask yourself why you are paying attention to this other person, and decide if your current relationship is worth fighting for.
>>18195267
Otherwise, your crush will in time become your closest confidante.
OP here, I'm 25 so I'm hardly new to this sort of thing. I know there are really only two choices. Maybe I'd just like some experiences with this - how did it go, what did you do etc.
Long story short, got rejected by a girl I was really into, thought the feelings would disappear after a while but that wasn't the case. We kept on being friends but it seems like that was a mistake.
I know it won't happen and I know I should just stop thinking about it, but for some reason I can't.
No, I'm not inexperienced, no it's not one of those cases where it's my dick leading me. The girl is practically my dream girl, that's what's making it so hard to let go.
How do you get over this shit? At this point all it's doing is making me feel shitty and I want it gone. I've thought about cutting contact but that would also mean cutting contact with my group of friends so that's kind of a no-go.
>>18195238
Meet more girls. Hang out less with her. Not cutting contact, but, you know, just seeing her less.
Think less about her, be less around her, and be more around new opportunities. She can't be your dream girl because she is not into you. That immediately disqualifies her.
>>18195255
I'm trying to hang out with other people, though her being with my main friend group makes it all a bit harder.
In that regard yes, you're definitely right. It's just that she's the only girl I've met so far in my life that I clicked with so well. Myriads of shared interests, same values and views on the world, etc. It's somewhat stupid to say this but I feel really doubtful about finding someone like this again, I guess that's why the feelings remained.
>>18195329
>It's somewhat stupid to say this but I feel really doubtful about finding someone like this again,
Really? How many friends do you have that share your interests, values and worldview? And you think you can't find another girl who does?
> I guess that's why the feelings remained.
No, don't play that game. You admit it's hard for you to hang out with different people, so first try that and then decide what the reason is, what do you say?