Grip Socks

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... movie. …I didn't need new socks. I mean, I did, but... my fingers on my bokken's grip, "Guess Kaiser had to lower...

... jean shorts, and white crew socks. Her hair was in two..., the spine cracking under her grip. She cleared her throat, her...

... 2 prs of little black socks with it, then the black... get the phone holder & socks. The older model didn't have... the phone holder or socks included. Well, have a good... bungees and 2 pairs of grip socks. Thanks for the correction.

..., always hidden away in thick socks and thicker sneakers. Soft as... to bed with thick wool socks. Something he was starting to... jerked him, her soft, fuzzy grip squeezing another spurt of precum... truly suffering. Struggling against her grip, fighting to release his precious...

... one that smelled like wet socks and Lynx Africa. Maybe that.... A place that celebrates speed, grip, gears, and fun. And it’s...

...a pair of Nike crew socks - black ones - ... for Liv’s feet. “These socks are mine!” Liv yanked her...with Liv’s beloved Nike crew socks hanging in the balance. ... The sock stretched in Billie’s grip, popping off of Liv’s heel...Billie, who still had Liv’s socks in one hand, discarded them...from Billie. “I need my socks!” Liv said as she burst ...into laughter. “Where are my socks auughahaha!” Coda Riding in her ...

... find anything but CHINESE GIRL SOCKS in nearby stores and small... women's socks anywhere else used to be... you could buy socks where you could WEAR 2... they socks were LOOSE ENOUGH to not have a death grip and...

... of Infinity settled into his grip. He froze for a brief... the theory, Gabriel tightened his grip on the deck behind his... behind Nate, barefoot except for socks, her expression completely flat as...

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SB SOX via Amazon [amazon.com] has select 2-Pair SB SOX Grip Socks (Men or Women, Various) on sale from $3.47. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+. Available: Men Black [amazon.com] $4.95 Gray [amazon.com] $4.95 White [amazon.com] $4.95 Women Black [amazon.com] $3.47 Gray [amazon.com] $4.97 Pink [amazon.com] $4.97

... had paint, everyone used barrel socks coming off the fields, masks... an Emek with a broken grip for $20. I don't know...

... shirts, and enough underwear and socks to not be disgusting. It... over my left hand. Its grip was comfortable, almost as if...

... far have the best heel grip I own. I sized down... have tried every combo of socks, insoles, even the stick in...

... was held in a firm grip, the corked hook gently bobbing... cuffed at the end, long socks, and boots. Finally, I'd taken...

... own appliances, and mended his socks until the fabric was more... and took her hand. His grip was firm and callused from...

... Rimmel Multi Tasker All Day Grip & Breathable Primer 24mL $25... Men’s Cushioned 1\/4 Crew Socks Pk 3 – Assorted $16.00...

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... Germans hadn’t given her any socks to wear, but the cool... of the other in a grip of death. Without pausing or ...

... training pants, followed by the socks, which probably deserved fire but.... The module displayed a two-handed grip. Dominant hand near the guard... handle, close to the pommel. Grip firm but not strangling. Wrists ..., and action. Sun copied the grip with empty hands. The module ... had to identify guards, match grip corrections, choose proper stances for ...

... big toes when we lost grip on my side. Those nails... or broken. Took shoes and socks off. At that point, I... couldn't touch my face nor grip anything because of the pain...

... I was familiar with. The grip was textured in an odd ... sitting beside a pair of socks and boots. I wasn't going ... illuminated around me, pulled the socks and loose boots onto my ...

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Hi girls 🤍 I’m currently developing a Pilates grip sock brand and doing some market research before moving into production. I’d genuinely love honest feedback from people who actually wear Pilates/barre/yoga socks. Questions: • Which pair is your FAVORITE? • Which pair is your LEAST favorite? • Would you personally wear any of these? • Which designs feel cute vs trying too hard? • Which ones feel premium/high-end vs cheap? • If you saw these in a studio or online, would any of them actually catch your attention? You can be brutally honest lol. I’d honestly rather hear real opinions now before moving forward with manufacturing. Thank you 🤍 submitted by /u/Wonderful-Still7999 to r/ClubPilates [link] [comments]

Does anyone here use pure grip socks? I want to know if they’re thin compared to make them grip socks or on the thicker side submitted by /u/gvega135 to r/bootroom [link] [comments]

I’ve been watching the bookings page like a hawk and it paid off. Class just went live at my studio (Pgh) shortly after 8am this morning. submitted by /u/SadChampagne to r/SolidCore [link] [comments]

just started solidcore and looking for good pilates/lagree socks with the best grip. i’m kinda terrified of slipping off the machine wearing socks lol submitted by /u/Evening-Reality-3769 to r/SolidCore [link] [comments]

Darn Tough have to be the most ridiculously over priced product I'm seeing constantly shilled over the history of this sub reddit. Do you guys realize you can buy socks with the exact same blend or maybe even slightly MORE wool for 86% less money per pair at Costco... I've had the same Merino Wool Costco socks for 10 years and they're just beginning to get holes ... Costco socks are my BIFL socks, and I'll die on this hill. I guarantee I'll get down voted for this from the completely brainwashed/the shills/bots but whatever. if I can save even 1 person tons of money with this post I'll be happy. you gotta be a rich mf to buy darn tough.... EDIT: OK I get it, the Warranty does in fact make DT a "true" BIFL product... But I just can't get over the cost. I'll continue buying Costco Merino Wool but that's just me. ALSO IM SPEAKING FROM IGNORANCE AS I'VE NEVER WORN A DT SOCK. Final edit: also, imagine losing darn tough socks 😂 submitted by /u/YaboyWill to r/BuyItForLife [link] [comments]

I’ve been doing Pilates since the summer and I love it. I’ve been trying to find some cute grip socks since the ones I have from Amazon are kind of well losing their good grip. It honestly astonishes me that companies are selling $20-$30 for a pair of socks. Is that really the norm? I would not consider myself a Pilates princess cause I have a tight budget. $250 a month nearly kills me. But my health is worth it. I’ve gotten some off Amazon, but I would like to support a company directly. Does anyone have recommendations for any companies selling grip socks for around $15 or less? I’m almost tempted to make my own. 😂😂😂 submitted by /u/TomatilloFriendly140 to r/pilates [link] [comments]

Sorry for the grotty sick pic but it's needed! Got these at Christmas in a two pack. One pair, which I wear ONCE a week has ended up like this. Both toes through too. And yes, I cut my toenails. Haha Such a comfortable sock but such rubbish lifespan! Lasted 2 months and they are finished. Anyone got any recommendations for better socks? I watched so many YouTube videos before getting these too. Disappointed, especially at the price point. Not cheap at all. If it's any help, I wear Vapour Elites too, so not a shoddy boot. Back to the drawing board... submitted by /u/bunini555 to r/bootroom [link] [comments]

When I say 'age out,' I mean I simply do not feel that I have the time to fully appreciate most of these kinds of titles anymore, and the lack of patience that comes from that also causes some of the issues I have with the genre to become further highlighted It is not that cRPGs feel like they may generally no longer be enjoyable for me. Far from it: my absolute favorite game, Disco Elysium, falls under some people's definition of a cRPG. Fallout New Vegas and others in the series, like Fallout 1 and 2, are considered classic cRPGs. And back in the day, some of my fondest memories are of staying up too late to play Neverwinter Nights, KOTOR, and Jade Empire. But today? While there are more cRPGs out today for genre enthusiasts to play than ever, and many of them of a depth and complexity that are unprecedented for an already deep and complex genre, I have not actually finished one other than Disco Elysium in the last, like, 5-10 years--which anyone who has played can agree is a highly irregular, singular kind of experience. I think this comes down to several issues: 1) Many just take too damn long to play, and often have serious pacing issues and underdeveloped final acts. Baldur's Gate 3 feels, for me, unfinishable. The pacing dies completely in Act 3. Act 2 feels like the conclusion to the story in so many ways in terms of how it is paced and presented. As a result, going into Act 3--the most complex and sizable Act--the forward momentum of the story crashes into a highway divider. And because you've maxed your level by now most likely, your sense of progression dies on the vine quickly. These are not new complaints about Act 3, but I thought maybe all the updates over the last two years helped to address some of these problems in some way, but no. It's a foundational problem with how they plotted out the game's progression. It doesn't help at all that one can easily spend upward of 80 hours just getting through Act 2. 2) The writing is often just not all that. When I was a kid going on 20 years ago at this point, the narratives in Bioware's games were about as good as the industry usually got (barring truly exceptional titles such as Planescape). Today? I do this weird shit almost nobody I know does, and that's read novels. And if you are someone with any broader art and media literacy who tries to challenge themselves with more and more engaging material as you continue to age, you'll see that the gaming industry hasn't, by and large, kept up with some of its aging audience in this respect. Granted, I'm possibly kind of an outlier here. Most people are happy with the narratives in these games overall. Millions of people are also happy with Netflix shows. Now, a game having OKish or 'fine' writing isn't really a big deal a lot of the time, because it either isn't all that long, makes up for it with great presentation (AAA titles like Cyberpunk or something), or simply has gameplay so good it doesn't really matter. This is again where cRPGs in particular run into problems. Owlcat makes excellent, complex, reactive, vast cRPGs...where the writing is at the level of like, an OKish fantasy yarn. A fairly middle-of-the-road Black Library entry. Something like that. Genre fiction, but not like, if you read it as a novel, something you'd be particularly impressed by. Only, their games take 100-200 hours to play. Again, as a kid or teen, this stuff would have blown my socks off most likely. Now? I mean, even just putting my exposure to better literature aside, Disco Elysium and a small handful of other titles have demonstrated that game writing can dare to do a lot more. 3) The basic gameplay in many of these titles isn't engaging enough to warrant their runtime, especially once you 'figure them out,' and cRPGs frequently suffer from balancing issues that are exacerbated by their length. I've been playing RPGs pretty much all my life as a PC owner. Turn based, Real Time with Pause, Strategy, ARPG, squad-based, so on. There's something in most all RPGs--but particularly very long, Western ones--that I call the 'hump.' The hump happens in most all of these games, sometimes early, sometimes a bit later. It's where you get over the game's power curve and just start to stomp everything. Once this happens, there is no longer a 'puzzle' to figure out, you're just slogging through encounters you can easily overcome. Conversely, some RPGs are crushingly difficult, and you feel like you have to turn to a wiki to sort it out (Ironwork Studios games, or something like Underrail). It's very rare that a cRPG just stays consistently challenging and balanced for long, and again, it's all made worse by the fact that you're on this 100+ hour adventure. Some 'casual,' modern cRPGs like Skyrim (I'm sure many people don't even consider it a 'cRPG') have you getting too powerful within like the first 10-20 hours. With Owlcats games, they can tend to either be fairly 'whatever' to progress through or suddenly ballcrushingly difficult because their encounter design is all over the place. Baldur's Gate 3 is generally much too easy. It's just...very very common for cRPGs to not be balanced mechanical experiences. For some people, breaking these games with math is the entire point. More power to you. I'm not that kind of player, apparently. So what kind of player am I? I think the insight I'm developing here into where I'm at and my relationship to the hobby is that: 1) I need games to get on with it and respect my time. It's rare that I get several hours to play games at a time in a row. When it happens, I've probably worked for it. I want that time to feel like I've actually done something engaging or unique rather than hack away at mediocrely-written dialogue trees or slow, lumbering combat with little to no tension. 2) If I'm playing a game for the writing, it has to be truly exceptional, and this is rare. I instead increasingly choose games for unique atmospheres, presentations, or interactivity you can't get outside of gaming as a medium. I want to be teleported somewhere else--to see and feel and \be* in another place--rather than largely read or listen to exposition about 'somewhere else,' especially when the writing is often, again, not actually all that great.* 3) This will sound very obvious, but I need the core gameplay of a title to be inherently satisfying, or at the very least, to not overstay its welcome. E.g., the Voidship Combat in Rogue Trader demands a lot of my time, and at no point is very fun or interesting. Moreover, in (e.g.) Wrath of the Righteous, many of the regular combat encounters are so easy that I could go to sleep only for there to suddenly be one that demands vastly more effort. When the core gameplay is lacking, it places more pressure on the pacing or narrative to hold your interest when, again, cRPGs are actually often not all that great at this in my opinion. To wrap it up, this is not a big, serious 'critique' of cRPGs per se, nor is my intention to suggest that if you love these games you are somehow wrong or misguided or something. That's not even remotely my point; as if it has to be said, this is my opinion, a reflection on my own part about how titles like these demand so much time that they end up accentuating their weaknesses at the stage of life I'm currently in. If I was thrown in a hyperbolic time chamber with nothing but crab rangoons, white Monster energy drinks, and my rig, might I find that my patience for these issues would greatly improve? Possibly? I still love games in general and there are still a lot of games that offer unique, gripping experiences I cherish in recent memory. Pathologic 2, Signalis, or pretty much anything New Blood Interactive does. And while cRPGs will always be important to me on some level, this post is, for me, kind of a way to come to terms with the notion that maybe I've moved on from (most of) them. And that's OK. Sometimes you just move on from things, maybe even if only temporarily. I wish more cRPGs were like, say, Tyranny, which *gasp* is under 50 hours in length. I'm hoping that maybe Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 might be the right combination of elements to keep me engaged, we will see. But I'm also ready to accept that to the extent I get time to play games at all anymore, I'm not going to keep trying to beat myself over the head with this hope that these epic cRPG titles are still going to connect with me like they did when I was a kid with a Radeon 9200 and nothing but time. Edit: this post got removed...but then it was unremoved? Good I suppose? submitted by /u/SpiritualState01 to r/patientgamers [link] [comments]

I made folklore cardigan grip socks! I’ve tested the samples of these for a few months now during Lagree and Pilates. I am really happy with how they turned out and how they’ve withstood use. I just listed them on my Etsy shop (moonandghost). submitted by /u/spacepal to r/SwiftieMerch [link] [comments]

Curious how other studios handle grip socks. Do you: A) Require them and sell your own branded ones B) Require them but let members bring their own C) Recommend but don't require D) Provide loaners (and deal with the hygiene issues) We've been debating adding branded grip socks to our retail but not sure if the margin is worth the inventory headache. What's worked for you? Also curious - for those who sell branded socks, did you go with a manufacturer or just slap your logo on existing wholesale socks? submitted by /u/Jasondsimmons to r/pilates [link] [comments]

Any suggestions? submitted by /u/Adventurous_Ear_3683 to r/PilatesPhilippines [link] [comments]

Hey everyone — hoping to get honest feedback from people who do Pilates regularly. I’m working on a small product idea around Pilates grip socks because I’ve noticed common complaints like slipping, rolling down, weird sizing, and grips wearing out fast. I’m not here to spam or push a link; I’m trying to understand what matters before I invest in sampling/production. If you use grip socks, could you share your experience? What brand/style do you currently use (or avoid), and why? What’s the single most annoying problem you’ve had with grip socks? (slipping, fit, sweat, durability, washing, grip placement, toe style, etc.) Do you prefer full-toe, open-toe, or toe-less—and what’s the reason? What price do you usually pay, and what would you consider “worth paying more for”? If an “ideal” grip sock existed, what features would it need? (examples: higher cut, arch compression, sweat-wicking, thinner/thicker, better grip pattern, anti-roll cuff) Optional (helps a lot): how often do you do Pilates per week, and are your classes reformer, mat, or both? If anyone’s open to it, I can post a quick summary of what I learn back here so it’s useful to others too.Thank you. submitted by /u/alpencore to r/ClubPilates [link] [comments]

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Hi pilates friends! I recently launched my small business selling Asian-inspired non-slip socks 🧦✨ They’re perfect for pilates, yoga, or just cozy lounging. This has been a huge side project where I’ve been learning everything from scratch (with amazing design help from my sister 💕). It’d mean so much if you gave us a follow on Instagram and shared with anyone who might love them too! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charmedsolesgripsocks/ Our story (if you’re curious): https://charmedsolesgripsocks.com/blogs/news/our-story Edit: Wow, thank y'all so much for all of the support, I am super overwhelmed and grateful! I am slowly trying to reply to all of the comments ♥️ submitted by /u/CharacterOkra8905 to r/pilates [link] [comments]

Game Title: GHOST OF YOTEI Platforms: PlayStation 5 (October 2, 2025) Trailers: Ghost of Yōtei - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games Ghost of Yōtei - State of Play Gameplay Deep Dive | PS5 Games Developer: Sucker Punch Reviews aggregates: OpenCritic: 89 Average - 97% recommend - 66 reviews Metacritic: 87 / 100 - 102 reviews Some Reviews (updating): Game Rant - Dalton Cooper - 10 / 10 Ghost of Yotei is a monumental open world graphics powerhouse driven by intense combat and an enthralling revenge story. COGconnected - Rhett Waselenchuk - 100 / 100 But, most importantly, it’s simply a ton of fun. Sucker Punch Productions has raised the bar to a seemingly insurmountable height. When it’s all said and done, people will look back at this generation and regard Ghost of Yotei as a true magnum opus. It’s games like these that remind me just how special the medium can be. PlayStation Universe - John-Paul Jones - 10 / 10 Ghost of Yōtei is that rare sequel that not only maintains the essence of its highly successful predecessor, but also qualitatively leapfrogs it in just about every meaningful way and metric. Underscored by a grippingly furious tale of revenge inspired by a layer cake of classic Japanese samurai cinema, the best combat ever seen in a samurai title and the most compelling open world since Red Dead Redemption 2, Ghost Of Yōtei is a jaw-dropping demonstration of Sucker Punch Productions operating at the peak of its considerable powers. Ghost of Yōtei redefines the term 'must-have' and wholly validates PlayStation Studios broader approach to embracing single-player epics such as this. Loot Level Chill - Mick Fraser - 10 / 10.0 Ghost of Yotei is a genuine masterpiece that takes up the mantle dropped by Tsushima and runs with it. Andrenoob - Relict King - 10 / 10.0 Ghost of Yotei is a visual and sensorial journey that surpasses its predecessor. It takes us through different regions and faces different enemies in the search for balance. It invites us to find ourselves in different moments. The best PlayStation game in years. GameSpew - Richard Seagrave - 10 / 10 A true love letter to classic samurai films, Ghost of Yotei is wonderfully presented and an absolute joy to play. Its stunningly-realised world will have you immersed from the outset, spurring you to explore and discover its secrets in order to develop Atsu into a fearsome ghost. And its combat remains thrilling throughout. SECTOR.sk - Oto Schultz - 10 / 10.0 After more then 300 years a ghost returns, but now, manifested as a vengeful spirit. Atzu takes upon the role to finally revenge her family, as she has sworn 16 years ago. Her homeland of Ezo is vibrant, expansive, full of surprises and wants to be explored. So, while acquiring a set of Katanas, & 332;dachi, Yari, Kusarigama and other tools, she slowly climbs up the ladder of names that make up the Y& 333;tei Six. And naturally, the cloth with all their names just keeps getting bloddier and bloddier' KonsoliFIN - Jaakko Herranen - 5 / 5 Ghost of Yōtei is great but somehow "safe" sequel, a bit like Horizon Forbidden West. Then again, it's been years since the first game, so it really doesn't matter at all. If you liked Tsushima, you'll definitely like Yōtei too. 4News.it - Riccardo Amalfitano - 9.7 / 10.0 Ghost of Yōtei is a work that confirms Sucker Punch's maturity in the field of narrative video games. It is not simply an ideal sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, but a project with its own personality, rooted in a less traveled and explored historical and cultural context and made unique by a strong spiritual and natural component. Mount Yōtei and Hokkaidō become not only evocative settings, but active protagonists in the story, blending geography, myth, and introspection into an original narrative fabric. From a gameplay perspective, the title refines the tried-and-tested formula, enriching it with environmental dynamics, new weapons and approaches linked to Ainu culture, and introducing sequences that combine action and spirituality. The artistic and technical direction is once again of the highest standard, exploiting the potential of PlayStation 5 not as a mere display of power, but as a tool to convey atmosphere, consistency and charm. The more meditative and measured pace of the game is a deliberate stylistic choice that sets Ghost of Yōtei apart from the frenzy of many contemporary open-world games: an approach that may divide audiences, but one that reinforces the consistency with the narrative tone and aesthetics of the work. SavePoint Gaming - Jake Su - 9.5 / 10.0 For those who loved Ghost of Tsushima, this is essential. For newcomers, it is one of the finest samurai adventures gaming has ever seen. And for everyone, it proves that Sucker Punch remains a studio at the height of its powers. If not for the slight misstep with the targets of our ire, Atsu's quest would have been a perfect slice of brilliance. MMORPG.com - 9.5 / 10.0 From its quiet contemplative moments, taking in the aurora borealis atop the peaks of Mount Yotei itself, to the nail-biting assaults on castles or liberating towns from Saito’s grasp, Ghost of Yotei was an excellent experience from start to finish. GamesRadar+ - Andrew Brown - 4.5 / 5 Ghost of Yotei is a vast, sprawling adventure with one of the greatest protagonists in gaming. While some dated climbing segments and a nagging sense of artificiality prevent it from reaching perfection, Sucker Punch's historical RPG is a must-play revenge fantasy. GameSpot - Richard Wakeling - 9 / 10 Ghost of Yotei is shaped by Atsu, its new protagonist, as you're propelled on a gripping tale of revenge amidst the backdrop of Feudal Japan's contrasting beauty and violence Gameblog - 9 / 10 Sucker Punch thus treats us once again to a beautiful epic in feudal Japan, which has nothing to be ashamed of compared to the great Japanese cinema from which it draws inspiration, and is worthy of the most poetic of haiku with a soothing shamisen tune in the background. TheSixthAxis - Aran Suddi - 9 / 10 Ghost of Yōtei is an excellent game with an engrossing story, a great lead, deep combat and a land that has so much to discover with a lot of details. This is a truly worthy successor to Ghost of Tsushima. Console Creatures - Matt Sowinski - 9 / 10.0 Ghost of Yōtei is an incredible sequel, filled with moments that will stay with me for a long time. It feels like the first party exclusive we've been waiting for, with Sucker Punch continuing to hit its stride. Push Square - Liam Croft - 9 / 10 Building on its predecessor in all the right ways, Ghost of Yotei is an incredible sequel that makes you the ruler of your experience. Player freedom drives its open world, letting you craft the type of game you want to play. With improved combat, a better story, and outstanding use of PS5 features, Sucker Punch has outdone itself and created a follow-up for the ages. Ghost of Yotei is comfortably its greatest work to date. Gamepressure - Giancarlo Saldana - 9 / 10.0 At its core, Ghost of Yotei is another tale of revenge, but it’s the way it frames that theme—through Atsu’s humanity, the land of Ezo, and the people within it—that makes the experience truly worthwhile. TheGamer - Stacey Henley - 4 / 5 This is an experience that walks, talks, and carries a customisable sword like every other triple-A game, but it looks damn good doing it, and is a lot of fun. Surely with a game like Ghost of Yotei, that's all you're looking for, and Sucker Punch is only too happy to deliver. It's not the best triple-A game of all time, but it might be the most triple-A game of all time. Eurogamer.pt - Adolfo Soares - 4 / 5 Ghost of Yōtei is a beautiful and refined open world with brutal and spectacular combat. The narrative oscillates between powerful moments and others that are more predictable, but overall it is an engaging adventure. Visually, it looks stunning on the PS5 Pro, running smoothly despite some occasional stutters. Dexerto - James Busby - 4 / 5 While Ghost of Yotei’s tale of revenge may not cut as deep as its predecessor, Sucker Punch’s blade is still deadly. The environments of Ezo are begging to be explored, and the melee combat has never been sharper, delivering more weapons, blood, and adrenaline-fueled duels worthy of the Kurosawa films that inspired it. Whether you’re a fan of Ghost of Tsushima or a newcomer to the series, Ghost of Yotei is a must-play. Atsu’s adventure sets a new gold standard for samurai action games and marks an exciting new chapter in the Ghost saga – one that will hopefully shape the series for years to come. IGN - Michael Higham - 8 / 10 A predictable but well-executed story takes you through Ghost of Yotei's gorgeous landscapes and satisfying, fluid action combat. With a strong lead in Atsu as a vigilante who does not care about honor in her quest for revenge, you get a stronger lead character and an expanded weapon-set that elevates the gameplay principles set by Tsushima. Although the novelty has lost a bit of its sheen, the Kurosawa influence is still strong and used to great effect. So while it may not be transforming open world games, Ghost of Yotei is a great refinement of the samurai power fantasy. ZTGD - Ken McKown - 8 / 10.0 Ghost of Yōtei is another outstanding achievement by the team at Sucker Punch. While I didn’t love it as much as its predecessor, it is still one of the best games to launch this year. Sony continues to push the envelope when it comes to single player experiences. I just wish they would step outside of the template more often. This game hits all the notes I expected, for better or worse, and it suffered at times because of it. It rarely disappointed me, but it also rarely blew my socks off. I wanted to love it more, but it just played some parts too safe to make it stand out. CGMagazine - Zubi Khan - 8 / 10.0 On top of its gripping narrative, expanded weapon variety, and redefined approach to open-world game design, Ghost of Yōtei is a must-play and instant classic on PlayStation 5. Gamekult - 7 / 10 Ghost of Yotei has clearly refined its formula on quite a few points, exploration and the construction of its open world being foremost, delivering a far greater sense of discovery than the previous installment. Stealth has been sharpened and combat gets a few small tweaks, but the game also neglects other aspects that should have been addressed. It is still a visually stunning game to wander through, but the story struggles to stand out and to offer us something as strong, narratively speaking, as Ghost of Tsushima. VideoGamer - Tom Bardwell - 7 / 10 Foregoing genre-advancing substance and texture for impeccable style, Ghost of Yotei feels like a cowed shadow of its full potential. Those looking for a departure from checklist-oriented open-world gameplay will be disappointed. The title lands as generic, risk-averse, rigid, and safe. Eurogamer - Chris Tapsell - 3 / 5 Sucker Punch's sequel offers more great swordplay and heartfelt storytelling, but would be better served as a linear action game, freed of its poor sidequests and dated open world. RadioTimes - Rob Leane - 3 / 5 If you’ve seen one Japanese orphan avenging their parent’s death, have you seen them all? That’s the question that I can’t seem to shake after spending the last few weeks sinking all of my spare time into Ghost of Yotei. All in all, there are lots of good ingredients in Ghost of Yōtei (the music is also great!), but with so much familiarity in the mix as well, it just doesn’t gel together for me into something that I’d strongly recommend to anyone but a superfan of this sub-genre. It has its moments, but I did get bored almost every time I picked it up, which is the last thing the developers will want to hear. submitted by /u/ChiefLeef22 to r/gaming [link] [comments]

Hello! Any recos on where I can get cute but gender-neutral grip socks? I’m a guy doing Pilates and most of the designs I see on IG shops are super girly. Lowkey jealous of the variety they have 😂 Would love to know if there are shops/brands that carry more neutral styles that still look nice. Comfort + good quality would be a huge bonus. Appreciate the help! Also, to the brands out there—this is your sign to drop more options for the guys. We’d totally buy them! Honestly, there’s a gap in the market for stylish but neutral grip socks, and I’m sure I’m not the only one looking for them. submitted by /u/skythebaddest to r/PilatesPhilippines [link] [comments]

I am NOT OOP. OOP is u/ThrowRANoRespectWife Originally posted to r/AITAH AITAH for asking my wife to choose our family over hers? Trigger Warnings: emotional abuse and manipulation, job loss, mentions of abuse, body injury, seizures, fears of infidelity, mentions infidelity AITAH for asking my wife to choose our family over hers?: August 29, 2025 AITAH for asking my wife to choose our family over hers? I posted on here a bit ago about a situation when I sort of forced my way into a zoo trip my wife had planned with the kids, my parents, and my in-laws (see my previous post.)A lot of people thought I was the AH for doing that, even though that wasn’t the point of the post. But now, I’ve found myself in a similar situation and tried doing the opposite and it doesn’t seem to be working out any better. So, my wife has already told me that I am the AH in this situation, even if she didn’t use those exact words. And I know nothing Reddit has to say about it would change her mind (especially since I won’t/can’t tell her that I’m even posting about it) but I’m starting to question my own judgement a bit here, so maybe you all can set me straight. My wife and I are in the middle of a really rough patch in our marriage. We separated for six months and even when we ended the separation, the issues that caused it weren’t fixed. Long story short: I lost my job when she was pregnant, she asked me to move out, when I moved back in I was sleeping in the basement for quite a while, she’s refused any sort of physical contact, and we’ve just started marriage counseling (second session was last night.) And in MC, I’ve come to learn that her family more or less hates me. Or, at the very least, doesn’t trust me. Like not at all. During our MC session last night, our therapist said that it was important for us to start spending more time together, both as a family (two kids) and as a couple. My wife was resistant to the idea of ‘date nights’ so the counselor reframed it as ‘exposure therapy’. Basically, she said that neither of us will ever get past the barriers that have built up in our relationship if we continue to essentially live separate lives. My wife seemed to understand that and was fairly receptive to the idea, at least while we were in the counselor’s office. Which brings us to this weekend. In America, it’s a holiday weekend and our family has a long-standing tradition of spending the three-day weekend at my in-law’s camp on a lake. My SIL and her family come and most of my wife’s extended family pops in at least for an afternoon/evening or two, even if they don’t spend the night. Some of her and my SIL’s friends from high school usually drop by for a catch up, too and I know my wife has been trying to reconnect with friends in an effort to find an identity outside of just being a mom and a wife. But, given our current marital strife, the knowledge that my MIL has actively and repeatedly tried to convince my wife that we should not be together (which I’ve known about for barely a week), my new and growing worry that my mistakes are now a black cloud hanging over my relationships with all of my wife’s family and friends, and that due to space constraints, we’d not only have to share a room but also a bed, it seemed to me like heading to camp should be a no-go. My wife didn’t agree. In fact, fifteen minutes after we got home from our MC session last night, she started packing up for the weekend. But she was only packing for her and the kids. She didn’t come right out and say it, but it was pretty obvious (even to usually oblivious me) that the plan was for my family to go to the lake without me even though we’d just been told a little more than an hour before that we needed to spend time together. I tried pointing that out in as calm and as non-confrontational a way as I could, using the ‘I feel’ statements that our therapist suggested. I said to my wife: “I feel like this weekend is a really good opportunity for us to spend time together as a family and I really feel like if three-fourths of us go to camp, that isn’t just living separate lives but making a point of living separate lives.” At first, she thought I was trying to be included in the trip and go with her and the kids, much like I forced my way into the zoo trip. I quickly explained that no, that was one hundred percent not what I wanted (without even mentioning that being around my MIL for an entire weekend would have required my entire bottle of Xanax) and what I was hoping for was that she and the kids could stay home with me. There’s a whole bunch of picnic and BBQ and block party events going on in and around our neighborhood and I thought we could go to some of those and spend time as a family. In my head, starting off by doing something as a whole family instead of just as a couple would build in a buffer for her, would give me a chance to show that I can be a real partner in parenting, and would let her see me in what I know is my best light: as a dad. That was what I thought in my head but, apparently, my head and my wife’s head were not on the same page as she said no to that idea by saying: “I want to spend the weekend with my family.” One thing our therapist stressed repeatedly was that to have any chance at productive conversations, we both need to avoid any kind of escalation in our communication, which was probably because things escalated more than once during our latest session. So, I took a deep breath and did not point out that spending the weekend with me and the kids would be spending it with her family. And despite what many many many Redditors have said I should do, I didn’t lay out any ultimatums or ask her to cut back on contact with her family or suggest that she was planning some kind of lakeside hookup with some guy my MIL might better approve of. But this is when I might have been the AH (or definitely was, according to my wife). I tried sticking to the ‘I feel’ idea and told her that I felt like if she took the kids and went to camp without me, especially if she went less than a day after our counselor said we needed more time together, that she was making a choice and that choice was clearly not us. So, in her mind, for all intents and purposes: I gave her an ultimatum. Do you think she took that well and we were able to have a calm and productive and healthy conversation about it and maybe even come to some sort of compromise? Do you think I’d be posting this at almost midnight on the Friday of a holiday weekend because my blood pressure is through the roof and I can’t sleep if she did? She told me, in no uncertain terms, that I was an AH for laying that all on her, reminded me that it was my choices that got us here in the first place, stopped packing, and after making sure both kids were asleep, she went into our bedroom (which has been only her bedroom for the last year), shut the door and locked it. And now I have no idea if I’m going to wake up to my wife and kids waiting to hang out with me and spend the next three days together or if they’ll be on the road to camp before the sun is even up. I do know that she thinks I am absolutely the AH. And I kinda think she might be right. AITAH for telling my wife she was choosing her family over her family with me and the kids? AITAH has no consensus bot, OOP was NTA Relevant Comments OOP responds to a comment on his wife not understanding that her kids are also his as well. She shouldn't be separating her kids from their dad. OOP: I'll admit it - I was thinking a lot of this on Friday night after I posted. Spent most of the night getting increasingly pissed off which was sort of the opposite of what the counselor said I should be doing. I was ready for a fight. And then my wife actually came to me and offered a compromise and while I was still a bit angry, I did my best to see it as an olive branch and chose to take it instead of breaking it. We'll see where things go from here. Commenter: I’m very curious how much you helped with parenting, home maintenance and financial support to the kids during the separation. And why you haven’t agreed to your wife cutting back her hours like she desperately needs to? OOP: Until I got an actual job and not just PT work to keep some money coming in, she was the primary financial support. But when I got my current job, I was able to get back to contributing what I had before and, eventually, even more than I had. The entire time I wasn't living at home, every penny I made that I didn't have to spend on food or gas was put directly into our joint account and available for her to use for the house and the kids. I parented as much as possible, including picking my son up in the mornings and evenings. I took him to doctor's appointments and went to every baby-related appointment with my wife. I don't think she wanted me at all of them at first, but she's since told me that it reassured her that no matter the outcome for our marriage, I would still be fully present as a father. And not to be defensive or an AH, but I have to ask: why do you think she desperately needs to cut back her hours? But I'm the one working three jobs and cutting back on her hours would make that more of a permanent thing, rather than a get us back on stable ground thing. Just wondering why you think that's a desperate need.   Update #1: September 5, 2025 (one week later) Update: AITAH for asking my wife to choose our family over hers? I got a comment yesterday wondering if my silence was a positive or negative sign (it was a sign of a crazy week at work) so I thought I should take the chance to post an update today since I have a bit of time. You can see the specific incident I’m updating in my previous post and there’s a bunch of posts on my history from the sub I originally started posting on, if you want more background/context or reasons to question whether I have a spine. I mentioned in a comment reply to my last post that my wife actually woke me up early the morning after I had basically given her an ultimatum to choose between our family and her family. She wanted to talk before she and the kids left for my in-law’s camp. TBH, I was expecting it to be the ‘I’m not coming back’ or ‘we should get lawyers’ talk, but it wasn’t. To my surprise, my wife (I called her ‘Carrie’ on the other sub, so I will do so here, too) actually apologized. She said the comment about wanting to spend the weekend with “her family” had been out of line and intended to hurt me. She was pissed, annoyed at me because she knew I was kinda right about what I was saying, and she lashed out. It’s not the first time that’s happened so her explanation didn’t shock me that much. But she also said that she understood where I was coming from. If we want to fix things - and we’ve both said we do - then lashing out like that needs to stop and we do need to spend time together as a family. And she completely got why choosing to spend the entire weekend with her family, whose dislike for me had just become public knowledge, instead of being with me might have been upsetting for me. For a moment, I thought she was going to invite me to camp with her and I’m not gonna lie, I was panicking. I was worried that right after I’d more or less demanded she spend time with me, I was going to have to refuse an invitation to do exactly that. But there was no chance I was going to willingly spend three days with my MIL or SIL, particularly not after our last counseling session. Carrie didn’t invite me. Instead, she offered a compromise: she and the kids would go to camp Saturday and stay until midday Sunday, then come home and spend the rest of the weekend with me. There were some family members of hers who live out in California who would be there on Saturday and she doesn’t get to see them very often, so… That actually felt really fair to me and like Carrie was putting in an honest effort to try and meet me halfway, so I agreed. They left for camp that morning and came back on Sunday, as planned, and we had a really nice day and a half together. There was a block party kind of thing on Monday and we took the kids to that and I made sure to handle baby duty with our daughter as much as possible, to give Carrie a break. She seemed pretty appreciative of that and got to spend some time with a few of our neighbors that she’s struck up friendships with and introduced me to some of them who I hadn’t met yet. It was… nice. It felt normal, I guess. But as the day wore on and it got to be time to head back home, I started getting anxious. The kids were wiped and would clearly be heading straight to bed, which would leave me and Carrie alone for more than the hour or so we’d had on Sunday night. If we followed the counselor’s advice, we should spend that time together. I was under no illusion that spending time was going to result in any sort of spousal relations or anything like that, but there would have to be talking and I was concerned about what topic of conversation wouldn’t lead us to some sort of trouble. And it felt like maybe I was right when the first thing Carrie said was that she wanted to talk about the possibility of her having those “girls’ nights” with her mom and sister. We’d essentially punted on that topic during our last counseling session. Other things had come up that had escalated tensions and the therapist said we probably weren’t in the best place to make a good decision about any of it at that moment. But since she’d spent a day and a half with my MIL and SIL, I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised it came back up. I was surprised that she offered another compromise: she didn’t have to cut her work hours down to part-time, she’d just have to adjust hours on other days so she could leave early on the girls’ nights days and come in late the following day. Apparently, she’d already cleared that with work and could start doing it whenever she wanted, even as soon as this week. She hadn’t been at work since our last session so it was obvious that she’d gotten all this “clearance” before we had even talked about it with the therapist. On the one hand, I could see how it was a compromise and seemed pretty fair, which was good. On the other hand, I felt sort of misled (not sure that’s the right word.) Like she had made the compromise about the weekend to soften me up for the possibility of agreeing to girls’ nights. I’ll say that that might be me being paranoid or overly suspicious and that’s probably a direct result of how many “she’s planning to cheat or already is” comments I’ve gotten here. But just because you’re paranoid, that doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you, right? I did my best to ignore the paranoia but also get to what was starting to worry me. I asked her flat out why having a weekly girls’ night with her mom and sister (something she’d never done before) was so important to her now, especially since both MIL and SIL are very actively against our marriage. I said I didn’t want to cut her off from them or prevent her from having some fun and an escape, but the idea of her spending an entire night out drinking and in situations where there’s a pretty high likelihood of venting/complaining about relationships with two people who might be inclined to encourage her worst instincts when it came to our relationship made me really anxious. I didn’t suggest that she might be using it as an opportunity to cheat; I didn’t even let on that the thought that she might find someone else had crossed my mind (or the minds of a lot of anonymous Redditors.) I stayed as far away from any of that as possible and tried to keep the conversation focused on my worries about her spending that much time with my MIL and SIL. Carrie said she understood. She said that was a reasonable concern, especially given all that she’d shared in our sessions about her mom’s feelings toward me. And she said that, normally, she’d probably give in and stay home and spend that time with me and the kids. But, she said: “My sister needs me, right now. Her husband left her.” Apparently, BIL left SIL the day after the family’s annual 4th of July party (my in-laws have way too many holiday get togethers) and my SIL is not taking it well. And when SIL doesn’t take something well, my MIL takes it worse and since BIL was the golden boy, the perfect son-in-law, the one I was always unfavorably compared to, there’s a lot of upset and anger and sadness and Carrie feels like she needs to spend time with her family to support her sister. She wants to help SIL navigate suddenly being a single parent and help her figure out if she can find a way to reconcile with BIL, and basically act like SIL’s conscience and keep her from making any bad choices while there’s still the possibility of saving her marriage. Bad choices like hooking up with some random dude at a bar during one of their girls’ nights. Which, as I found out last night in counseling, is exactly the reason BIL left her. She cheated on him. So, my wife is asking me to be OK with her spending nights out with her mother (who hates me) and her sister (who’s a cheater and hates me) and not feel any kind of way about all that. And even if I do, it doesn’t really matter as SIL needs her and Carrie’s already made it “all good” with work and in doing that she was “compromising” on what she really wanted and had asked for and that’s a good thing and a sign of progress for our own reconciliation and both Carrie and our therapist think if I can just see it in those terms, I’ll realize that there’s nothing to be worried or upset about. Which is how I got here. Writing an update to Reddit while my daughter is napping in her crib next to me and my wife is on her way to her mother’s house for girls’ night which got moved to Friday night thanks to the holiday, so she doesn’t even have to worry about work tomorrow. And I am just fine with that. Really. I’m totally, one hundred percent fine with it. I even told Carrie that on her way out the door. Go ahead, Reddit. Tell me I’m an idiot. An idiot trying to cling to any small steps in the right direction for his family, but still an idiot. I may update later on the other sub about the last two MC sessions because they were both a lot but this post was already a freaking novel. And I’m still processing everything I’ve heard from Carrie and the therapist. I’m slow when it comes to stuff like that. Let me know if anyone cares to hear about it, after you get done yelling at me in the comments. tl;dr: Wife and I compromised over holiday weekend plans. We spent time together as a family and it was good. She still wants girls' nights because her sister's husband just left her after she cheated on him during a night out. Relevant Comments OOP responds to a comment regarding his family background making him like he's the second best. And likely that his wife and her family is doing the same to him OOP: So, I spent most of the weekend offline trying to be present with my kids and my wife when she got back home. But I was also processing this comment. And I'll be honest: I didn't want to hear what you were saying and I didn't want to think about any of it potentially being true. And I really didn't want to consider the idea that the person who thinks the least of me is actually me. I might not have wanted to do all that or think about all that, but I did. It kind of ate at me and I did a much better job of hiding that than I did hiding my feelings at the job I lost (so, I've learned something) but when I was alone at night, I really couldn't hide it. I have no idea what I'm going to do next or what I want to do, but I do understand that what I've been doing is not sustainable or healthy. I have an appointment with my old individual therapist this week. I texted her last night, hoping for a response today but she replied almost immediately, She's squeezing me in for an emergency session. I got the feeling from what she said that she might have been expecting this to happen sooner or later. So, even though I didn't want to hear it and it hurt a lot, thank you for the comment. It gave me a push I didn't want to admit that I needed. Commenter: Man, when you have been starved for so long, even the tiniest crumbs feel like a feast. That's all this is. OOP: You have no idea. My son gave me a hug yesterday and then dragged my wife into it and it was the first physical contact in forever. Between that and her compromising on the weekend, I felt like it was an emotional Thanksgiving buffet.   Update #2: September 11, 2025 (six days later) Update 2: AITAH for asking my wife to choose between her family and ours Previous posts in my history. Can't get linking to work on mobile. Not the update I had planned for. I thought I was going to post about the revelations in marriage counseling and more about my own therapy session. And instead, I'm writing this while sitting in an uncomfortable pleather chair in the family lounge of our local children's hospital, where I've been for about the last twenty-four hours. Long story short - my son fell down the stairs in our house. At minimum, he broke his arm. I say at minimum because they've been evaluating him for head trauma and there are questions as to what caused the fall. We have very specific rules for the stairs with him. No socks or footie pj's. Always hold the railing. Go very slowly. And if mom or dad are there and not holding his sister, hold one of their hands. He was good on the first three. We even installed a second railing below the first one, at a more age appropriate height. He had a grip on it. But I was the only one home and was carrying his sister down the stairs, so he didn't take my hand. I don't know what happened, exactly. I've described it like twenty times to the doctors and to my wife. But it's still not entirely clear. He was down three steps and his foot was out to go down one more and then he just stopped. And then dropped. It was about six more steps to the bottom and I chased but couldn't get there and I think it was when he hit the landing that his arm broke. But he didn't even cry out. I called 9-1-1 and then my wife but had to leave her a voicemail and how the fuck do you leave that message without sounding like it's the end of the damn world? I don't even remember what I said. But then the ambulance was there and off we went to the hospital and here we've been since. My wife met us there a couple hours later which was after they'd given my son some children's painkillers and something to calm him down a bit (they told/explained them all to me but I don't remember fuck all except him crying) so at least she didn't have to see the worst of it. My in-laws and parents have both come by and my daughter is with my parents now. There was no drama like at the zoo as apparently we're all able to be adults when the kid is hurting. And no, before someone asks: my wife wasn't at girls’ night. She had a massive work event for all the offices in our region that was being held two hours away. She got back as quickly as she could. No one, including my wife or her mom or the doctors, has blamed me for what happened. The guilt is eating me alive, though. I should have been quicker. I should have been in front of him and not behind him. Hell, the only reason I'm even writing this is because my wife is in with him and she told me to take a break because she saw how bad it was getting for me. Like it or not, she still knows me pretty well. And I guess I just needed to see it in writing, on the screen, to see if it might make any more sense. It doesn't. I expect we're going to be here a while longer. I haven't slept since Wednesday night. I might crash in this awful chair and try to shut off my brain. Or I might respond to the msgs in my inbox that I haven't gotten to. With my family not here and Ellie off on her final family camping trip of the season, y'all are about the only people I've got to talk to when I take a mental health break. I'll update when I can. Hopefully, it will be less busted arms and head trauma and more SIL cheated and it's all BIL's fault. tl;dr: son fell down the stairs. Broken arm and maybe head trauma. Family all came to the hospital. No drama ensued. I'm feeling guilty as hell. EDIT: We're being released today. He's in good spirits and excited to have everyone sign his cast. And he's already bonked me in the head with it twice. Thank you everyone for all the supportive msgs! Relevant Comments OOP should check in with the doctors about getting EKG for his son about the possible seizures OOP: My very basic WebMD search while I was waiting in the hospital led me to the same conclusion and, as it turns out, the actual doctors think so, too. We'll be seeing a neurologist soon, though we did meet with a neuro attending in the hospital who was less than helpful. + It was a seizure. I believe the term is an 'absence seizure'. He's had three more of them since the stairs. It isn't clear yet if this is a permanent thing or something he is going to outgrow. So far, he hasn't had them in any kind of dangerous situation since that first one. Commenter 2: Accidents happen unfortunately. You can't blame yourself. You have rules to make sure he stays safe. (Maybe add parents walk in front if he's walking alone.) But there is only so much you can do. Things will happen outside of your control. There was no way you could have got him carrying his sister in your arms and being higher up than him. Try to redirect your guilt. Two more things, the first being I agree with the other comment that suggested this sounds like he could have had a seizure given what you described. Please ask for a consult with a neurologist and explain what happened. Second, be prepared for a CPS visit. It's standard procedure. They will come visit and make sure the home is safe then close the case and be on their way. Don't freak out. Just make sure things at home are in order. Please update us again later on. OOP: A social worker (not sure if she was connected to CPS) spoke with us in the hospital. She did say that it was just routine and that my son's injuries were consistent with a fall and not some sort of abuse. She spoke with my wife and I together and separately and I obviously can't know for sure what Carrie said during their individual conversation, I do know that in the joint discussion she made it very clear that she did not think I had done anything and that it could have just as easily happened when she was watching him. Commenter 3: Good luck to you all. Kids heal from broken bones and head injuries. I've dealt with both, and I'm purple square raccoon. Seriously, you did exactly what you are supposed to do. You called the emergency line. You called your wife. You took care of your children. Call out of your jobs and try and get some rest. OOP: My son is already the toughest kid I know. He's handled this way better than either of his parents. And I actually took a full leave of absence from job #3. It's only for a few weeks but I felt like I had to. I told my wife I was doing it and it wasn't up for negotiation. Turns out that I didn't have to be so firm about it as she was already planning to ask me to do it. We'll see what happens in a few weeks but for now, I have more time to spend with both my kids. OOP did the right thing, by calling the proper authorities and then calling his wife about their son's situation OOP: Calling my wife and leaving the msg was stressful but she told me that the way I stayed calm really helped her not lose it. And she actually said that I handled the whole thing better than she would have. I'm holding onto that when my intrusive thoughts get too loud.   Latest Update here: BoRU #2   DO NOT COMMENT IN LINKED POSTS OR MESSAGE OOPs – BoRU Rule #7 THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT OOP submitted by /u/Choice_Evidence1983 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

Literally 100% of pros don't wear them. In every photo I see of high-level pros, they're wearing Nike Everyday Cushioned socks or some variation from Adidas or other brands. submitted by /u/ralinklater to r/bootroom [link] [comments]

Hi everyone! I'm new to Pilates and looking for grip sock recommendations. What is everyone's favorite grip sock brand? I would really love a pair with good grip so I don't slide on the reformer. Any brands I should know of that make really cute styles that will last? submitted by /u/Ready-Nectarine-3846 to r/ClubPilates [link] [comments]

Throwaway account for anonymity. I (31F) married my soon to be ex-husband (M33) in 2018. My in-laws never liked me and made it clear. STBX insisted that they're just putting up a tough exterior and they'll grow to love me. To show how evil they are, one time I joined them for dinner and brought a cake I'd made (because I was always raised to be a gracious guest). When I stepped into the kitchen and offered the cake to his mother as a thank you for inviting me, she took the plate over to the garbage bin, dumped it in, and handed me the plate back. When I told my husband what she did, he confronted her and all of a sudden the crocodile tears started and she claimed she grabbed the plate but didn't get a good grip, I let go to quickly, and it fell to the floor, so of course it had to be thrown away. My SIL "confirmed" that was what happened. My STBX owned his own business and they called me a gold-digger behind his back. Of course they insisted on a pre-nup, which I didn't care about because I never thought my marriage would end and it would appease them and may allow them to finally treat me kindly. Nope. His business failed once covid hit. We went through his savings and my own trying to keep it afloat. I refused to go into debt to keep it going, so he closed it down. In 2022, he was suffering from really bad depression because he lost his business and couldn't find new work. He suggested we move to his hometown, closer to his family, so he had a larger support network. Against my best judgement we did. He wanted to only work part time while he tried to restart his business, so I became the main breadwinner. And as with most wives, I became the person in charge of buying gifts. Stupid ol' me thought buying them thoughtful, expensive gifts would finally make them see I wanted to be accepted by them. Gifts to us were a "couples gift" but clearly for my STBX only. Every holiday was spent with them. Monthly dinners with the whole family. After a year, I realised that if I ever tried to talk or join a conversation, everyone would go quiet, so I just stopped talking when I visited. In early December they finalized plans for Christmas. A few days later my STBX said his family decided they didn't want me to join them for Christmas Eve Dinner and Christmas Lunch because I ruin the family vibe. I replied, "Fine, we'll do our own thing instead." My STBX sheepishly looked away and said he was still going to go. I was livid and so disappointed in him. That was the moment I knew my marriage was over. So I returned the presents I had bought for his family. In their place, I got one pair of novelty business socks for FIL, a supermarket brand bottle of shampoo for MIL, the nastiest perfume I could find at the dollar store for SIL. The most expensive gift was a large rawhide bone for BIL and his wife's chihuahua (too big for it to get its jaw around, rendering it useless). I saved about $600 to put on a deposit for a new apartment. My husband come home from Christmas lunch telling me I humiliated him and embarrassed him in front of his family. I asked him why would he think I'd buy nice gifts for people who clearly don't like me and don't want me around? Served divorce papers last week. Remember how he was supposed to be a millionaire by now so we had that pre-nup? STBX is not eligible for any of my savings (it was required to keep separate accounts) or alimony. He doesn't have money for rent and auto insurance. Not my problem anymore. Some of my friends and family and on my side and proud that I went out in a blaze of glory. Others are telling me I was being way too petty, which isn't really like me. So, AITA? submitted by /u/Potential_Low_8645 to r/AITAH [link] [comments]

Hi Reddit, I (25F) have been with my boyfriend (26M) for about three years. I’m really into crafting and love reusing things most people would throw away, like empty bottles or soda tabs. Over time, my boyfriend’s family started saving things for me, like old cans or random scraps, and honestly, I thought it was super sweet. I’ve always appreciated that they thought of me. But here’s where things got kind of... weird. My birthday is super close to my boyfriend’s sister’s (28F), like only five days apart, so we had a joint birthday party last year. As gifts, they gave me a bag full of “craft supplies,” like soda tabs, empty bottles, and some random other bits and bobs. I mean, it was thoughtful in a way, but then his sister got these super nice gifts, like a pandora charm bracelet and an apple watch. I felt a little embarrassed to be honest, but I kept smiling and thanked them because I really do appreciate gifts in general. My boyfriend noticed, though, and he got really upset—he even wanted to call them out, but I told him to let it go and not cause drama. Then last christmas happened. A few days before, I’d hurt my wrists at the gym (nothing major, just a scrape and some bandages), but I hadn’t told his family about it since I hadn’t seen them. Only my family and my boyfriend knew what actually happened. So christmas morning comes, and we’re all opening presents together. His family gave everyone else these amazing gifts—new shoes, jewelry, an iphone, gift cards worth like hundreds of dollars. When I opened mine, I got… an empty soda bottle, some used (and dirty) aluminum foil, and a handful of soda tabs. That was it. Look, I’m all about crafting, but this felt kinda insulting. My boyfriend was fuming, but we decided to keep quiet for now. Then his family asked me, all smiling, “do you like your gifts?” I just… snapped. I smiled back and said, “oh thank you so much! I really appreciate it. But unfortunately, I won’t be able to use them anymore because of my accident.” They looked confused, so I explained (very seriously) that my injury was worse than it looked and that both my hands would have to be amputated. My boyfriend nodded with a straight face and added that we hadn’t told anyone yet because it was a really emotional situation for me. Their faces went WHITE. They started apologizing, saying they had no idea and how awful they felt. A few of them even looked like they might cry. I just nodded and said, “It’s okay, I’m used to it by now,” and left it at that. We left shortly after. Here’s the thing—my hands are totally fine. It was just a couple of scrapes, but I was so hurt and angry about the “gifts” that I wanted them to realize how thoughtless they were being. My boyfriend thinks I was justified, but later his sister texted me saying I was cruel for “making a scene” and guilt tripping the whole family on xmas (ig the word got to her that my hands are fine). So now I’m starting to feel a little bad. Did I go too far? AITA? submitted by /u/rosieqp to r/AITAH [link] [comments]

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