Wait, you'd been together for less than a year? Look, relationships do take work, but I think we've been sold a lie about a) how much work is reasonable, and b) that all relationships are worth saving. Not to mention that women are often expected to be the ones to do the work, and draw out the man and help him heal and learn how to express himself... Sometimes "but I love him" isn't a good enough reason to try and hang on to a relationship.
I had Phantom on casette as a teenager back in the day, listened to it a ton and just loved the music. But I listened to it again a few weeks ago for the first time in ages, and my God is it creepy! The way he controls and manipulates Christine is horrifying, how he uses the memory of her dead father, the way the opera owners will let it all happen as long as she sings... it's a whole new show, looking at it through adult eyes.
I'm still not sure how Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett ended up married.
My favourite picture of the Olsen twins is one of them in their usual style, unsmiling, with the caption
Agreed! My friends have young adult kids who are still at home with no plans to leave any time soon. And my siblings are very much aware that my nieces and nephews might be at home for a while too, it's just the way the world is right now. And as you say, this is very common in other cultures - I think we're the outlier on this one, really. And with dating, I don't think it would bother me if I guy I was interested in lived at home - but it would depend on the family dynamic. If he helps out, is a self-sufficient adult, can come and go (more or less) as he pleases, that would be fine. If he expects mummy to cook for him and clean his room, and doesn't lift a finger to help, that would be a red flag.
@aliciamarie agree! I always wanted curly hair - we always want what we can't have, right?! I know it's a lot of work, I've seen the "curly girl" tik toks... but I envy the volume!
Too tired to date other men? Of course she is, how much parenting can he be doing if he has twelve children in six different homes? Look, these women are all adults and presumably consenting to this situation, but bringing children - so many children - into it seems... unwise, and unfair to the kids. And it's very convenient for him that she's "too tired" to find someone else to date - I wonder what his reaction would be if she did have the energy, and discovered that maybe there's more out there for her than being just a part of his harem.
@odessa3 I'd imagine they have pretty extravagant lifestyles - and no concept of how to budget.
Wow, I really did not expect that to happen. I didn't know that was something they could even do. Wonder what that conversation was like! This seems like as far as they can go without actually exiling him a la the Duke of Windsor - and this way they can keep an eye on him, make sure he's not running off to Dubai or wherever to make "business deals" with more dodgy people.
"I only meant to really hurt her" is not the defence this barrister seem to think it is. Likewise after months of denials, lying, and trying to cover up his crimes, pleading guilty because the case wasn't going his way is not him "taking responsibility". My heart breaks for Hannah's family and friends, and I hope he gets the sentence he truly deserves.
I feel it should be pointed out that of the 123 pieces in the OXX calendar, 96 of them are nail Gems- little sparkly stickers. So... keep your expectations realistic!
I'm not surprised a couple failed to sell. Selling five three million dollar houses at the same time is a challenge anywhere, let alone in Daylesford. (Especially in this economy.) It's a beautiful place, but I'm not sure there's a huge pool of buyers looking to spend that kind of money to live there. If I was in that position, I'd be looking for something lakefront, something older with character, or an acreage. Possibly all three! I did a bit of a snoop online, there's a holiday ranch with 22 bedrooms for sale for around 2.5mil. I'd rather have that, and build the family and friends compound of my dreams!
@simple simon and I wonder why that might be? 🤔
@leanne.j.ruggero c'mon then, name names! They sound great, what is the brand called?
@mamamia-user-482898552 100%, it took me longer than it should have to figure this out! I'd let it grow out for a while, then get tired of it and cut a chunk off - only to realise that I can't tie it back the way I usually do. And because I have quite oily hair, I have to wash it more often, and spend time styling it because otherwise the ends flip out the wrong way and I look like some sort of 1960s leftover. It's much higher maintenance than people realise.
Far away from the Parisian catwalks, any woman who has ever had to shop in the plus size section has asked themselves this question a thousand times.
It really does sound like a movie - although I think if you'd written this script, people would say it's too simple, you can't just break into the Louvre with a scissor lift! I wonder if we'll ever get the full story of who's behind this, and did the robbers get paid less because they only got one of the sapphire earrings?
@loz right? That MOH is nuts! And the rest of them sound awful too. I wonder if looking back the bride can see other instances where she has been treated like this, maybe on a smaller scale, and just brushed it off. I'd be surprised if this kind of treatment just sprang out of nowhere.
Oh God, the paper straws! Horrendous, can't stand them. Watermelon is fine in a fruit salad, it's the excessive cantaloupe I don't like. And give me a couple of million dollars, I'll show you how much happiness I can buy! I would add to this list people who walk in front of you - into the supermarket or through the ticket barriers at the train station - and then stop suddenly while they try to figure out where they're going. Stand aside, people!
I scored some minis of the Sulwhasoo products - not big enough to see any real difference, but enough to give them a try. They're nice enough, but very strongly scented, and they smell kind of... Nana-y.