Simple Nails

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these were €39 at my trusted nail salon, i personally love the cuticle job and the shaping! i know they're way more basic than the literal works of art i usually see on here, but sometimes simplicity just does it for me 🤍 ... i also had to show off one of the many poses i can hit with my crooked, cursed fingers 😽 submitted by /u/mirageoflower to r/Nails [link] [comments]

I am not The OOP, OOP is u/Dealing_with_a_Crazy Me [37 M] trying to deal with [24 F] potential stalker TRIGGER WARNING: stalking Original Post June 5, 2015 So I have what my buddies describe as a crazy dream. I have this really hot new hire that seems to be into me, which would normally be great but she is also super young and potentially a stalker. Here is the deal. We work in the same building but not on the same project or anything. We cross paths in the cafeteria and in the garage but outside of that don't really interact on a daily thing. Our first meeting was back in April at an office happy hour thing. It seemed to be a pleasant conversation and we hit it off for a few hours and then went our separate ways. We would cross paths a few times in the hall or the company cafeteria, but would just smile or stop and make small talk. Then about two weeks ago I was sitting having lunch outside by myself and she came and joined me out of the blue. We laughed and joked and then finished up and I went back to work. When I came out that night to leave for work she was sitting on my motorcycle waiting for me. She asked if I would take her for a ride around the block but I explained to her that I only had one helmet and riding in our city without one could get us a ticket. I know weak excuse and my buddies gave me flack for it, but honestly I am weird about safety when I ride. I told her maybe another time then went home. Two days later I am at my gym finishing up and I get a tap on my shoulder. Its the intern! We talked and she told me she just joined, to which I thought nothing about and then I went on my way. Now I am not going to like, I was thinking of maybe asking her out, but I really don't want to screw around with my job and career just over a hot girl whom I may or may not have anything in common with. I talked it over with my friends and well many feel the same way with a few that live for the moment and others that put more thought into actions. The next day (last week) she joins me for lunch again. We get to talking some more and she told me she wasn't sure about joining a gym but after talking to a few people and seeing that I worked out there she decided to give it a shot. Fast forward to last night where I get a strange knock on my door. I open it up and who is there, you guessed it the Intern girl. She said she was in the neighborhood and wanted to know if I wanted to go out for dinner and some beers. Now I am a bit creep-ed out and ask her to how she knows where I live, to which she states she peaked at my employee file (she works in HR as an intern there). I tell her this is not acceptable and ask her to leave because I already have plans to which she apologizes and leaves. Now I know she is young, so some of this might be impetuous mistakes, but I am honestly a little freaked out by this. I don't know if I should report this to HR (where she works) or let this go. I mean I don't think I've done anything to lead her on, I have not asked her out, slept with her, or even do anything outside of have lunch with her. I'm not trying to get her fired nor ruin my career in any way. One of my friends seems to think if I just went out with her she would calm down, but I don't think I want to encourage the behavior and end up with a dead animal nailed to my door or something. I am not sure if I go to HR and say "hey, your intern is looking into my personal file and showing up where I work out and at my home" if they would believe it. She also seems genuinely nice and sincere in conversation so I don't want to ruin her life if it was just a stupid mistake we make as a kid type thing. I also don't want to assume that because of this she is interested in me then try to have a talk with her and have her come across as if I'm at fault here. What is the best way for me to protect myself and proceed from here? Am I over reacting or making a big deal out of nothing? tl;dr: Met an intern at company happy hour, she went into my HR file and started appearing where I hang out. Not sure how to deal with the situation. RELEVANT COMMENTS [deleted] Do not excuse this because she is "young". I am 25 and work in the corporate HR world.... I would be fired for doing something as violating as what she has done. Looking in an employees file to obtain and use their information is a huge NOPE. I think it is important to think about this in reverse.... would a 37 yr old woman feel the same as you if a 24 yr old male coworker showed up at her doorstep admitting he looked at her employee files? She is a liability to you and to the company you work for. You need to report this, I'm actually shocked you have not. Edit: I would hate to work for a company with an HR advisor/director like her one day. She is willing to cross the line of trust. OOP Well I just came back from HR. My main concern was because she works with them and that her age and sex it would look like something I caused or take her side. You know how certain departments protect their own or keep it internal. I spoke to the HR director directly and told her about what has been going on. She asked if I had any proof of any of this, which outside of maybe a few of my friends eating lunch with us, I really don't. She did say she would look at the HR system as that tracks all movement to see if anyone has accessed my files. In the meanwhile I am to try to keep my contact with her to a minimum, which is not a problem for me. I can not control if I see her at the gym, but outside of that I have pretty much told HR and now have to wait to see what they will do. Update June 8, 2015 (3 days later) So taking a few of your advices I reached out to the head of my department and shot him an email over the weekend explaining my situation and my talk with the HR Director. After that I went about my weekend and put it out of my mind. With that said, there were a few times when my phone would go off I go would get a bit nervous that I would get a message or call from her, but that subsided. In fact, when I walked through the doors this morning I really had started feeling better about the whole situation; like everything was back to normal. An hour had passed then all of a sudden my department head pulled me into his office and sat me down. He and I go way back to when I first started working here so he told me that he had talked to HR and that he was not allowed to discuss anything with me until they had spoken to me first. He then told me to consider my options before I signed any paperwork, then walked me up to HR. Now I am a grown man, but I have to admit that the walk and elevator ride up to HR was the most uncomfortable silence and nerve wracking experience I had experienced in a while. It was like being marched to the Principal's office and you were not sure why. My stomach was in knots and thoughts of getting a lawyer or finding a new job started jumping into my head. By the time I had sat down in the HR director's office I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin. The HR director sat me down and went over what I had reported on Friday before leaving for the day. She kept saying that she wanted to make sure I wasn't leaving out any detail or if I had any video or audio proof of what I claimed. At this point I felt like I was on trial for something so I started asking why I would have any of that or be even prepared to document my life in such a way when up till her showing up to my house I had never put anything thought about her being anything other than friendly. She then told me they found that my records had been reviewed as well as others, but I was the only one that had come forwards with anything. As many of you can imagine I was confused at what was going on and a bit scared, so I asked her flat out what is going on. She told me that as of today the intern had been fired and if I wanted to pursue legal matters against her (restraining orders, breach of privacy, etc.) the company would provide me full support and back me up legally with lawyers. I am also at this time getting 2 years free of credit monitoring and insurance. The company would not bring up legal recourse against the intern unless I wanted to. There was mention of offers for counseling and such, but I let them know I wouldn't be needing it as nothing outside of her showing up happened. They let me know I have 48 hours to take all the paperwork to my lawyers and think about what I would like to do. But as of right now I don't think I have anything to worry about. I talked to my director after the meeting and he told me that the company at this time is afraid I will sue, which he doesn't recommend, but I don't have to worry about my job. I told him I wouldn't be pressing charges against her as she had already lost her job and well, I feel like that would be taking it too far. He had a different feeling about it, but also told me that he might have handled the situation differently if he wasn't married and it had happened to him. Over all I feel relieved and wanted to thank everyone that had given the advice before tl;dr: Intern Fired, 2 years of free credit monitoring and protection, have to bring documents to lawyer and decide if I want to press charges. Edit Punctuation RELEVANT COMMENTS [deleted] "She told me that as of today the intern had been fired and if I wanted to pursue legal matters against her (restraining orders, breach of privacy, etc.) the company would provide me full support and back me up legally with lawyers. I am also at this time getting 2 years free of credit monitoring and insurance." Sounds like they are massively trying to cover their asses, and doing a good job of it really. Bottom line - you could sue if you wanted to. I personally wouldn't because you really haven't been wronged in any major way and they seem to be doing the right thing by you. Having that kind of lawsuit in your professional history would be bad for you personally. OOP Well, I already knew I wasn't going to sue unless I got fired. Pretty much I'm one of those guys that isn't out looking for blood or a quick payment. I like where I work, I like what I do most of the time, so I really never would want to do anything except clear my name if things had turned out the other way. With that said. No I won't sue or press charges, the only thing I plan to do is bring the documents to my lawyers to make sure that I don't miss a clause in legalese that says by accepting this document my first born child will be named bacon narwhal junior and I have to cut my left testicle off with a rusty spoon after Monday. You know... basic stuff. What were the documents? Well, one is an NDA stating standard stuff. One packet is for the identity theft protection stuff. One packet is for the use of the lawyers.One packet is for pursuing legal matters against Intern And one Packet is a standard acceptance and acknowledgement of what I brought to HR, what has happened to lead me to this point in my life, what was discovered, what was done, that legally I promise this is all true, etc. The last document is the one I have marked for my lawyer to read first because that is the one that while I am certain is standard (I guess, I have never been in this situation before) is the one that I don't want to sign right away. I'm pretty sure that it states that if they get sued by her for wrongful dismissal it was due to my statement and actions. Final update June 9, 2015 (1 day after 1st update) One Final post... I don't see this warranting another update post so. Lawyers reviewed and drafted up a response statement I signed 3 out of all of the packets and submitted the response statement with the 4th /5th (its really not a packet just a sheet of paper). I know many of you say report her and press charges, but here is the thing. According to my lawyer that kind of makes her unemployable. I'm not looking to ruin her life, but restraint orders and charges pressed makes her really unemployable. I'm not saying this for any other reason as to be a simple human being. The letter I submitted states that I am taking this chance and reserve the rights to press charges / restraining orders for a later date if further contact peruses. As for the Identity theft and such, I plan to take full advantage of it and have requested a request of proof that there was a breach to my information through the HR department. This I am told is only to be used if I do have my identity stolen so that I can assist with stopping it and from talking to HR this isn't a problem. I know I need to protect myself, and I realize that this could be potentially dangerous (even more so than the motorcycle riding, snow boarding, or what ever other stupid choices in my life). However I don't feel the need to push the envelope and ruin another human's life. She is already unemployed and may have a hard time finding another job in the field. I don't wish to compound that in such a way as to make her unemployable. I also wanted to thank each and every one of you that took time out of your day to read this and a special thank you to those of you that gave such great advice. FINAL COMMENTS pizza_partyUSA I think it's really nice of you that you aren't pressing charges. Granted, I've never had anyone stalking me, so I may feel different if I had more experience. Much like you, I'm sure, I hope her getting fired for it was enough of a shock to make her stop. Of course, if she tries to contact you again at all, you should DEFINITELY do something. Your safety is far more important. Her mistakes are her own problem. OOP Oh, I plan to. Honestly if I came across her say in a grocery store I'm not going to freak out and be like "OMG YOUR A STALKER". If she shows up at my place again then I would be like "Hey, look you seem like a good kid but your going about this the wrong way. Don't come by here again anymore. If you do, if I see you I'm going to have to get a restraining order'. Or something along that lines. I'm not bullet proof, stab proof, or even poison proof, but I am not going to live my life in fear of 100lb little girl. ~ TheHamburgerlar Well then... that escalted quickly.If you're sastisfied with their handling of the situation then you're good. I'm sure it's just a way for the company (espceially big corporate companies) to cover any possible loophole for you to sue. Good job on the way you handled it, I think I would've ended up sleeping with her and been all sorts of shit with HR and lost my job..... note to self: Don't bone co-workers. Thanks for the update! Great posts. OOP Yeah I would be lying if I say that if she hadn't shown up at my place and we had just hung out like we were doing, I probably would have been more receptive to the idea of pursuing something outside of the workplace, especially if she was a short term intern. nwpeters Um, listen. As a guy who was stalked in my 30's, lemme just say this: keep your head on a fucking swivel, bc it is not at all cool when you are walking up to your front door after a long day, and out of nowhere 110lbs. of sobbing lustful confusion tackles you from behind begging to talk/sex/come inside/whatever you want, just so long as you interact with her crazy self. Seriously, her showing up at your place when she shouldn't have had your address gave me flashbacks. People like this simply do not understand social norms (or maybe they think they just don't apply to them, IDK). SO yeah. Keep an eye out. She may well want to talk to you now. THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7 submitted by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

Greta was a kid who just advocated to save the planet and…. so many people hated her? why? I never understood it. she seems like she should be one of the most non-controversial figures. submitted by /u/brooklynihope to r/NoStupidQuestions [link] [comments]

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I was loving these nails at first until my friend mentioned that they are “too simple” and “a waste of money”. Should I have gone for a different color? submitted by /u/tryingncryine to r/Nails [link] [comments]

It is going to be our anniversary and she is a very fit and tech girl. Saw some smart rings for sale in Costco and decided to give one to her. She saw me looking at her jewelry box with a tape measure and asked me what I was doing and told her that I wanted to know her ring size and didn’t think much about it. She told I’m 6-7 like nothing and that was it. This was a week ago and apparently she told my in laws about it. That I’m going to propose. So apparently now everybody thinks I’m going to propose. At this point I have no idea how to fix the situation besides actually giving her a ring. She is a very cool girl and would understand the situation if explained. However probably will make things a bit awkward at least TL;DR. I asked my girlfriend her ring size to give her a smart ring and now everybody things I’m going to propose UPDATE: Thank you all for your advice on this. Just followed your comments and 'grew a pair' and told her the truth. I told her that my in laws (yes I call them 'suegros' ) that they called me excited about the proposal news. Explaind everything and not gonna lie I saw her dissapointnment very well deep in her. She said everything is fine, made a few jokes about the ring being a GPS so I could track her and that I still could propose her with the smart ring. I told her that I want to marry her as we have previously discussed but not at this time and obviously not with what is honestly a very boring and somewhat ugly ring. UPDATE 2: SHE SAID YES; I will try to be brief and I'm probably missing a lot of context. We celebrate our annyversary the second Thrusday of March. We had been dating for like 4 years. Mostly as friends. After about 2 years of just going out together somebody asked about how low we had been dating and we were like. Are we dating? I iknow it sounds extremly absurd, but we were like 'best buddies' that like to go out. We meet in dance classes and here usually dance days are Thursdays is where the dance scene is more strong. So when we asked we were like I think we are actually dating and decided that instead of saying March 14 we would celebrate second Thursday of March. This is a girl I really like and well as just discovered I really love. We talked a lot yesterday and had a very good conversation about it, I told her my insecurities about job stability and well a few other things. We discussed more things that we had never talked about like kids, where we would like to live and other things. And I found out how much I really match her and how much I'm friends with her. Foudn how funny it was the situation in general. And as everbody poined the size of the oura isn't the same as the rings, we went to costco to exchange it and buy some mimosas. And here is the funny part, I returned it and happy that they didn't point out to the obvious and big note that says about testing the ring size before buying (love you costco) we were walking around and they were selling jewerly and engagement rings. She jokingly pointed when you propose you need to get one like that, not that or that other one, something cute and simple like that one. I asked a rep to show it and it was very pretty. Asked her to try it and she said that it is very very bad luck to test engagement rings (is that a Mexican thing I have never hear about? ) so took it and proposed right there with the ring she liked. You can imagine how weird it felt at the beggining, she tough I was joking then relized I was serious then I felt like she was about to say no because she had a uncanny expression. Finally she said yes we got a small congrats from the costco rep that wasn't sure if that was a practical joke. She made a few interesting points about how convenient to ask to marry her before actually buying the ring, so in case she said no I wouldn't have spent a lot of money in a ring. That the ring is too big and we need to take it to make it smaller and that I should know better that you need to be sure your 'girl' has heir nails done before proposing. All of that joking obviously and trying to diffuse the situation. I just want to take you all for your advice and to the guys that took their time to send me a PM. I will upload a photo once the ring is ready and nails done. I know I'm missing a lot of details but well it has been a bit chaotic. As some body poined this really felt like a absurd friends sitcom episode. submitted by /u/imzeigen to r/tifu [link] [comments]

I am NOT OOP. OOP is u/sigbacc Originally posted to r/whatshouldido + r/weddingdrama My (30sF) twin (M) doesn’t want me at his wedding Trigger Warnings: possible controlling behavior, entitlement ---- Editor's note: I am adding two previous posts for more context to the current situation Brother is being vague about wedding plans: December 28, 2025 Editor's note: this post's body text was saved before it was deleted Hey reddit, I don't know where else to go so I'm writing here and hoping to stay anonymous as possible. I (33F) moved abroad, more than a 10 hour flight from my hometown / most of my family and on another continent. In July, I had some tensions with my twin brother, nothing serious but we didn't really speak to each other, and following that he got engaged to his girlfriend of four years. I made a trip home in November and saw him, there was no animosity and I even asked if I should stay my final night at his place since he’s near the airport - which he immediately agreed to but in the end it didn't pan out because I wasn’t comfortable taking all my luggage and a small child on the train - but I’m emphasizing the point there wasn't any hard feelings or anything around it. Instant yeses, lots of love, nothing unusual in fact. Me and my brother love each other and we may bicker or go radio silent but it is never anything serious. In November, to my face he says he didn't have a wedding date, they were thinking end summer (which I took to mean third week of September) and he specifically said don't book anything travel wise. Later, I get a text from a family member saying they will see me on August 22nd. I did à double take and asked if they are sure that the date is set, they informed me they were told this specific date was penciled in. So tentative, but not in ink. I got back to my brother but he didn't respond. As flights for me are going to be expensive no matter what, and I will have to find childcare (since I was told it's a childfree wedding) there is a big difference in September flight prices and August. But now my brother isn't responding to my messages, and I'm asking for clarification on if I'm invited and what dates are as travel cost is only going to go up for me. He hasn't responded and I'm not sure what to do, I get the feeling that he will wait until travel is too expensive to invite me, so it looks like I'm the one who refused. Until now there has been no question that I'd be invited and I have made it clear I'll make the trip for him. Also, I have a feeling the bride doesn't want me there, she certainly made a point to separate us when they came to visit because I literally would look at my brother and just laugh, without instigation, because we are just deliriously happy and goofy and ridiculous around each other. I know its odd for those who witness and friends have said its like we are "in our own world" so I can respect the bride not wanting me there. If it would make her special day all the more special if I were not there I’m happy to accommodate (and save money by not traveling to a wedding where I'm not wanted) but the mixed signals and silence is throwing me off a bit here, because he knows my ticket is going to become unaffordable if they wait until June or July to invite me. So what should I do ? Am I overthinking this ? Any help is appreciated Relevant Comments Commenter 1: You’re way overthinking, but understandably since you’re international. You are making your brother anxious with your anxiety though. Planning a wedding is a lot of stress & you’re adding to that pressure by asking for plans not finalized. I’d shut down too. If you’re really concerned about flight & trip expenses, open up an airline specific credit card. Most give points for referrals & no interest the first year. Can easily cover the whole trip & slowly pay it off. You should get into therapy for anxiety & stress management. In the most gentle way possible, it’s not normal to be this anxious. Weddings & large family gatherings bring up strong feelings & weird behavior in people. Look at therapy as an extended investment in the trip & in your health. OOP: I really appreciate this, and the time taken to respond - thank you ! I didn't think I was being overly anxious, I think my guard is up because I was told by my brother not to make plans, while other family members are given an exact date and info like it's child free. (I have a son who will be 10 at that time) So that has for sure confused me, especially since I know brides side will be flying in so I'm sure they are given advance/planning time. Their flight is 3 hrs., same country and mine is much longer and international. Is it unreasonable to expect to be given advance notice or at least info that's congruent with what others are told? If there is anxiety, it's coming from that - being told one thing and hear something totally different from others. I'm a bit thrown by that I will for sure let up on my bro though, I don't wanna put added stress on him. I needed that perspective. I've never spent money I don't have or signed up for a credit card, but what I can do is invest in a ticket that has insurance / flexibility. But for that I at least need dates, because I was told end summer and heard instead August 22nd. Commenter 2: Don’t listen to rumors from a game of telephone, wait for an invite with details. Your brother specifically said don’t book travel yet. Probably because they’re still negotiating on venue. August 22nd is the end of summer. September 1st is considered fall where I’m from. I’m sure they’ll let you know soon, but don’t have contracts signed yet. “Reasonable advanced warning” varies couple to couple. Some send out save the dates 2 years in advanced. Others are more last minute planners & may send out an invite 2 months before (this is less common). Every society, culture & couple has a different standard. It’s understandable you want an answer to plan, but there’s really nothing you can do but wait & save up. OOP: Thank you ! I will do exactly that. For me, delay increases price and honestly, if he waits too long it won't be doable. I hope my family understands if that's the case and I'm not blamed for it. My husband works in medical, and his schedule is booked out way in advance, but he will be the one taking time off as well, just to stay home with our lad. Commenter 3: Have you actually called him? Texting is great but phone calls are better… If you can’t get a response from him then talk to your mom/dad. Call the bride to be… If all of that fails then send your brother a final text… “Hey, I have tried every possible way to confirm your wedding date with no success. Person X says it will be August 22nd, but I need to hear it from you. At this point it feels as though I am not wanted at the wedding, if that’s true it’s okay but, please tell me. If I am invited to the wedding I need to know soon. If I wait too long I will not be able to afford the plane tickets to attend. This is my last attempt at getting confirmation. If I don’t hear from you I will not be attending. This is not my choice, but due to the circumstances it will be the end result. I hope to hear from you soon!” OOP: This is really helpful, thank you. I'll for sure call him Commenter 4: How can you receive backlash for not attending a wedding to which you weren't invited? It's weird that you haven't picked up the phone, but so far his lack of communication indicates he's not prioritizing you attending his wedding. If your main purpose in going is to avoid backlash, your family has bigger issues than you should budget for. Decide if you even want to go and then call your twin, not the bride or your mom. OOP: Picking up the phone, means using my landline to avoid incurring a cost to him, and also organizing with him a time (since my time zone is 9hrs ahead) that we are not only both awake but not working. I don't have social media or apps that can allow internet calls except WhatsApp. So picking up the phone is doable but not simple. + As for the backlash, my family knows how close we are and even from infancy we were inseparable, we were like salt and pepper. We were the babies of the family too, so the older siblings all saw our bond. They would be disappointed if I wasn't there, and ashamed if I myself avoided it. I wouldn't willingly avoid it, but looking at prices now I'm seeing the cost is already much different than what it was in November Is the bride jealous of OOP? OOP: I don't think she is jealous, at least I hope not - but I am essentially a broke farmer type, or like - stay at home mom who has a horse business that just covers my own horse expenses type thing, and she on the other hand makes a ton of money working remote and traveling all over and isnt shy about it, even calling herself "moneybags" jokingly. But when they were here she for sure had a problem with my brother and I's closeness, and I hate that because I can't perceive it but even friends have said they felt excluded because of it. Whatever it is, is because we are twins - not because we nurture or even try to have a good relationship, we hated each other most of the time but also like oddly would always show up dressed in matching colors and other weird quirks like that. But she magically got over her carsickness and no longer needed to ride in front at the tail end of a six hour road trip because me and my twin were laughing to tears, I can't even remember what about because sometimes just a look or nod is enough to send me   Brother isn't responding and flight prices are growing: January 5, 2026 (eight days later) So my (35F) twin (35M) is getting married. In October, while I was in my home country, to my face he said "We are thinking end summer, don’t plan anything or buy tickets" I'm à 10hr flight away on another continent. But that same time, parents were saying it's August 22nd. Now I'm still hearing it's August 22nd and that of course I'm included but I have no news from the couple. It's been recommended I buy a flexible ticket for August 22nd but at this point, as I'm not invited, I didn’t see why to get a ticket. Ill get huge backlash if I'm not there, honestly probably disowned. I get the feeling I'm not welcome - but that they will wait I until prices are ridiculous so it seems like its my fault for not going. I have called, left voicemails, iMessages, etc. I don’t have a way to group chat and include everyone on one app because I don’t have social media, but it wouldn't help anyway because if I go to my parents they will tell me to figure it out between us - he has kinda been the golden child and already I told my mom and sent her the screenshots and she said "He is busy living his life" and my dad told me not to put pressure on them since they are planning a wedding and it's already stressful. edit: got a message from my brother just now. it says please do not plan on attending our wedding honestly it feels nice to have closure on the matter. best of luck to him. Screenshots of the text messages Editor's note: OOP made duplicate screenshots of the text messages, I have attached two screenshots that are in chorological order The text messages are from OOP only to her twin brother OOP: Hello Can you please respond to my message so I can plan my next year accordingly? Appreciated OOP OOP: Hey I just left a voice-mail Let me know when a good time is for a phone call Thanks OOP OOP: Hey [Twin Brother] When is a good time to call? OOP: Hey I need to be able to plan accordingly if I'm invited to your wedding. If I don't hear from you I'll take it I'm not invited, but parents are saying im included. If it helps, I can just take à flexible/refundable ticket for August 22nd, child free, Seattle area. If I'm not invited, no hard feelings, just give me the courtesy of letting me know OOP: Ticket prices have already grown considérablement from October. Delay incurs penalty to me so I need communication End of transcriptions of the text messages Relevant Comments Commenter 1: That sounds like a really sucky situation to be in, it’s very clear your brother is intentionally not responding. Whether it be because you aren’t invited to the wedding or he’s trying to make you look bad, you probably won’t get anywhere with him. Your parents are making dumb excuses for him too, he should have the common decency to at least say that he’s busy and arrange a time to talk later. You mentioned that there would be backlash if you aren’t there and that it’s possible that they’re waiting until the last minute to tell you about an invite so you can’t afford a ticket and you would look bad not showing up. If that’s the case and if you can afford it and you are able, I would suggest buying a fully cancellable/refundable ticket for that date now. That way you have all of your bases covered and regardless of if you actually use the ticket or not, you will at least have some upper hand on the situation without risk to your finances. OOP: I don’t know why but your words feel so reassuring. I feel like I'm going crazy by simply asking for communication, and being expected to make a huge trip yet not even given the courtesy of à response. How long has OOP been waiting for a response from her twin brother? OOP: December 27th. He sent me a message on the 25th, à response to my Merry Christmas but nothing since. But in October he said to my face not to book. Parents are all telling me of course I'm included and I'd better be there. No matter what I do I'm penalized. Commenter 1: Well if he told you not to book then why are you asking him when to book? Penalized? Aren't you 33? You're an adult how do you're parents penalize you? OOP: They will disown me, not visit anymore, be openly dissapointed. And yes, he said not to book but parents are saying I'd better be there and of course I'm included. I'm asking him for communication at this point, or to at least confirm I'm not invited so I don't have to worry about it anymore. Edit spelling Downvoted Commenter: As someone planning a wedding the end of this year, the idea of a sibling pestering ne thus much when I haven't finalized a date yet sounds like a nightmare. I feel bad for your brother. You have plenty of time to buy a ticket for gods sake. If you aren't sure it is really Aug 22 (no I would not trust parents 100%), or not sure if your invited, then just wait and stop pestering the poor couple. OOP: So I'm expected to fly international and you're telling me the social norm is not even à response to my messages ? Why would you accept this behavior? Commenter 2: I wouldn't even plan on going at this point. He doesn't deserve you to be there acting like this anyway. If you hear from him and the tickets are too expensive then tell him that but I'd drop it and also tell your Mom you're not going to wait around waiting to even see if I'm invited. OOP: This^ yep. I'm balancing this against the backlash I'll recieve for not going. Commenter 3: I'm a guy and let tell you what is going on. Your brother isn't sure he should get married in 2026. Maybe he has the jitters and afraid you'll tell your parents and they will put even more pressure on HIM (edit). It's 8 months away and it's not set. He's stuck telling you to hold off and worried how that will come across. Him ghosting you is not good, though. Just say this " I know you have a lot going on. If you need to talk about anything, it's in my vault as always. When and if you get married, I'll be there. " Or the bride doesn’t like you, and she said no to the invite. OOP: Woahhhhh ok I'm gonna say this. He was almost pressured into an engagement in 2022, and when it didn’t happen she set an ultimatum. Date passed but also as years went on our fam kind of got upset with him and said 'either sh** or get off the pot' and stringing her along knowing she wanted marriage wasn't fair. So your words are hitting à certain kinda way.. + Ah, to respond, not sure I did anything to the bride but I have gotten the feeling from the jump she doesn't like me. Also, it is her day - I am totally fine to make it the best day possible, especially if that includes my absence. But as I have no communication, I don't wanna assume. Our friends have said me and my twin are "in our own world" and its hard for the 'observers' but I can't perceive it from the interior, me and he were polar opposites/enemies in high school. So take of that what you will Is there a possibility that they could be eloping with just the parents? OOP: No she has been talking about her wedding for years before they were even engaged, she wants à big wedding. In October he said he is just agreeing to whatever she wants Why doesn't OOP contact the bride? or other family members regarding the wedding? OOP: I contacted other family members today. The bride, I have only éver had a superficial relationship. Nothing bad, but not close.   Editor's note: below is the original title of this BoRU Original Post: January 12, 2026 (one week later) Just as the title says. I got the vibe I wasn't invited and his fiancé hates me but our parents kept saying of course I was included and made me feel ridiclous for thinking I wasn't, since we have been so close for most of our lives. For context we are fraternal (boy girl) twins in our thirties (I'm the girl) and never really had any major beef that would warrant this; but it is what it is. I live in another country and on another continent so it's at least a 10 hour flight if I could get a direct, so I needed time in advance but as I hadn't been invited of course I didn't book a ticket, and I would never crash a wedding - my god im so non confrontational, just the thought of wedding crashing is terrifying. In October I was in my home country But now I have it confirmed I'm not invited. Photo I'll put in comments Editor's note: please note OOP has posted the same messages of the text messages she sent in the original post, but I am adding the newer text messages that were from OOP's brother here. I am putting the text messages in chorological order based on the timeline OOP's brother's response to OOP's last message regarding the ticket prices have already gone up Brother: Please not plan on attending our wedding OOP: Please not plan on attending our wedding Alright, no problem, thanks for letting me know. Relevant Comments Commenter 1: Sounds like a conversation with your brother is in order. OOP: I don't think I'll be heard Commenter 2: Dang that’s messed up. There was no previous issues? OOP: Oh, that's a great question! Nothing huge, a little bit of gossipy juvenile stuff but nothing that would warrant being uninvited In October, while I was in my home country, to my face he said "We are thinking end summer, don’t plan anything or buy tickets" I'm à 10hr flight away on another continent. But that same time, parents were saying it's August 22nd. I said maybe I'm not invited and they brushed it off and on said of course I am, then I reminded them that in 2022 - wayyyy before the couplé was engaged, the bride had been taling about her wedding and excluding people. My dad's wife then took my text immediately to my twin brother and it started a bit of drama, he was acting shocked and denying she said that yet here we are, and as I thought, I'm not invited. It isn't exactly subtle that his fiancé absolutely hates me OOP on being fraternal twins with her brother OOP: Yeah being a twin is wild, I can't even describe. We show up in matching colors - sometimes matching outfits without ever meaning to. Or finish each other's thoughts/songs stuck in the head; outloud. It certainly is a bummer OOP responds to multiple comments about cutting communication with her brother. If OOP's parents keep pestering about attending, show the text messages to the parents OOP: Oh that's à great point! I showed parents, mom asked what I did to him to deserve this and I kinda had to explain that in the end its their decision, and dad is silent but I have no doubt dad is going to support him, and still sponsor the wedding in part. I have shared it within the fam so I won't get backlash for not being there and also got some counseling from older generations, which helps. What has the rest of the family think about this situation and the text messages? OOP: Aside from parents? Mainly saying I don't deserve this, and applauding me being the bigger person and offering to buy a flexible ticket buy also from the jump saying I shouldn't go because it really felt to everyone like I'm not invited Any possibilities that the fiancée could be isolating OOP's twin brother? OOP: Not sure if she's isolated him, but I'll say we went on a trip through Europe with his friends (I know, like the movie Euro Trip but absolutely not like the movie) and his friends had remarked that me and him are in our own little world, and it's difficult for the observers because we communicate so subtly it's impossible for others to pick up on, but as a party to it I have no idea how to perceive that (if that makes sense) And yeah when we are together we are deliriously happy idiots, it's like we are instantly handicapped or something, I don't know how to describe it, but I totally understand that me not being there would make it à better day for her. Commenter 3: I am getting major Golden Child vibes. I take you have lived at the shadow of your brother all your life? Did your parents always expected you to bend to his will? Did his wants take precedence to your needs? For anyone, let alone a parent to automatically go with “What did you do to deserve this?” There are some fucked up dynamics there and you need to think long and hard about your upbringing. OOP: Very perceptive, you nailed it. It was never fair but especially my dad has always been proud of him and he did well, was one of the popular kids and I was a total outcast, my big detrement was pulling me from a successful school so he could be in an honor program in a new school and that's when I gave up   Update: January 27, 2026 (over two weeks later) So tonight my kid went to hospital. He's home now, not out of the woods yet, but turns out he's been constipated for weeks and nearly had occlusion, or a rupture of some sort. Two enemas later and he's just ok, he will see his doctor tomorrow. I may have been too harsh on my twin here but he cut out of his wedding in such a cold way, and then after ignoring me for weeks he comes in while I'm dealing with this. He went weeks with no message response, couldn't be bothered, and then sends me this; https://www.tumblr.com/sigbac/806943828381777920 update again; https://www.tumblr.com/sigbac/806945281201586176 Updated screenshot of newer text messages Editor's note: again, please note OOP has posted the same messages of the text messages she sent in the original and update posts, but I am adding the newer text messages that were from OOP's brother here after the first update. I am putting the text messages in chronological order based on the timeline Brother: Hoping [OOP's son] is doing better after his enema** OOP: Are you fuckin serious? You ice me out then tap in right now when I'm going through this?** OOP: You really think while my kid is in the hospital is appropriate time to decide to start talking to me again? End of the transcript Relevant Comments Commenter 1: To reject you so coldly and cruelly then send this bland message during a time of maximum stress. No. People who treat me that way don’t get to parachute back into my life at their whim. OOP: He flipped the nature of our relationship and then we don't even really fleshed out what if any relationship we are gonna have so it came off as kinda how he was in high school, thinking he was better than me because he was preppy/popular and I was a "shop-tard" What is a "shop-tard"? Commenter 2: Guessing a kid who does a lot of technical skills classes like auto shop, wood shop, or metal shop OOP: Yep, spot on Commenter 3: Maybe I'm reading too much into this terse message but....is he being snarky? Your child didn't just need an ordinary enema. He was deobstipated, a medical treatment for a serious condition. He didn't just have a tummy ache. He had a bowel blockage that was threatening to rupture. Was your twin intentionally minimizing while pretending to be concerned? OOP: This! Yeah, mentioning the enema felt off to me. My poor kid had a severe fever for six days and when he was having stomach pains tonight I took him to the emergency room. It's wasn't just an enema but mentioning the enema is kind of - well its personal for the lad and for some reason it hit weird for me Commenter 4: This probably has already been covered, but what do your parents think about all this? OOP: Dad is supporting them, he and I are pretty low contact. He was telling me even in late October when I went to our home country that my bro(35m) was giving tension with his fiancé (28f) and dad had been advising him to just give the bride whatever she wants since it's her spécial day Mom asked me what I did to piss him off - kinda made it seem like my fault?   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]

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"Create an image based on the instructions in my uploaded image. In the center, there's a blue electric vertical portal that splits the image into two halves." So I gave ChatGPT a super rough, hand-drawn sketch (the left image) where I split a person into two halves: one dressed in casual "male" clothes (jeans + t-shirt) and the other styled with a more feminine touch (fishnets, high heel, leather glove). I then asked it to create a improved version of it. Guess what? Not only did ChatGPT understand the concept perfectly, but the AI actually elevated it beyond what I imagined! The glowing portal, the clean split, the vibe — it's all exactly how I pictured it, but better. No arrows, no text clutter, just pure concept turned into a sharp, stylish, poster-like image. I'm seriously impressed with how accurately it followed instructions and added just the right energy to the scene. ✨ I'm sharing it here because THIS is why AI art tools are blowing my mind lately. If you're on the fence about using ChatGPT for your original concepts, DO IT — you might just get something that exceeds your expectations. (And yes, I'm 100% ordering this as a poster.) ⬆️ If you think this is cool, I'd love an upvote, and I’m happy to share more AI-enhanced creations if people are interested! submitted by /u/StayImpossible7013 to r/ChatGPT [link] [comments]

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i’ve been cooking for a while and i like to think i am at least decent at it lol. i’m no master but i definitely can make food other people like. however for some reason i can’t make garlic bread that’s up to my personal standard😭. i have tried so many times and it’s always too mushy or not buttery enough for not garlicky enough. maybe i’m wrong for thinking garlic bread is simple but i was wondering if any of y’all also have simple dishes you stuggle with! :) submitted by /u/guavaguava20 to r/Cooking [link] [comments]

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