Yes, absolutely! Courts have ruled that cops have no duty to be honest. If you are driving late on a weekend, leaving a concert, or police have a reason to believe you have been drinking, they can say they smell alcohol to gauge your reaction. Maybe you will even admit that you had something to drink.
It sounds like you’re on a good path. You say you aren’t ready to date, but it also sounds like you are open to a relationship at some point in your future. As there is no specific “event” that will flip the switch from not ready to ready, I would just suggest you keep an open mind. By that I mean, don’t specifically look for someone, but also don’t specifically not look for someone. Just go through life figuring out what makes you happy, and the right person may just stumble into your life when you least expect it.
I saw Midnight Oil in May 1990 - GREAT concert. While Beds are Burning is a protest song about indigenous people in Australia, it is certainly still applicable today in many other parts of the world.
“Mom, I am so happy right now. You want me to be happy unconditionally, right? I want to know up front, would it make any difference if my happiness and confidence with choices I’m making are different than the choices you would make for me?”
If she says, “yes, that would make a difference,” then let it go.
Don’t beat around the bush too much. But if she says, “all I want for you is to be happy regardless of whether I agree or not.” Then you can say, “I met a person, and this person makes me happy. This may or may not be the permanent person, but this person loves me and builds me up. This person and I may face some challenges in the community, but it would help me out so much to know that I will have your unconditional love and support.”
Yes, Michelle Obama would be so refreshing. However, any living, breathing, cognitively sound human who can put together a cogent thought would be a viable replacement. Don’t get me wrong, I love Biden and how he has maneuvered through a polarized House and Senate, but what ails him (and which is eventually coming for all of us) cannot be cured. He won’t get better with passage of time.
If she cannot decide between your relationship of 9 years and some dude she kissed, then I think you already have your answer. If you want to be in a relationship where the vows are “til death do us part or unless I find someone else,” then be prepared for exactly that. If you want a spouse to dream only of you and be committed only to you, then you likely do not have that person right now. Do NOT let your decision be influenced by how much time you’ve been together. To think someone like, “I have already invested this much time, I might as well stick it out,” is usually not a great argument. You deserve happiness from someone who thinks about you unconditionally. LPT: whether it’s this partner or a future partner, marriage counseling from day one can be a good idea to improve communication and overall marital satisfaction.
They can be aggressive when I’m jogging along a country road and a nest is nearby (they make me run a little faster and cover my head).
Quick, very quick, and very embarrassing. After the 5 second attempt, I jokingly asked “was it good for you too?”
Tomorrow I’m confident I will
Stand the wrong direction in an elevator.
Hahaha - just giving your crap, mate. My apologies for being an ass. My purpose in life is to eventually be a better person and parent than my parents were.
Chewing food with their mouth open!
My purpose in life is to correct spelling errors (“in”) and grammar (“your”). You’re welcome in advance.
Someone loves you unconditionally
I had a terrible job, basically starting at the bottom. long hours and weekends, working with dissatisfied angry customers, and barely making enough to pay the bills. I had to borrow money from parents to pay the rent. Years later, the experience I gained helped me land my dream job in 2016. I am still there and would not think of leaving. Now that I am in management, I give employees great pay and lots of time off.
“Alright, alright, alright” to Matthew McConaughey.
If I saw Ben Stiller, I might yell “It’s just a game Focker.”
Fill up a bathtub with cold water!
Awarding the Conn-Smythe Trophy to Connor McDavid over Sergei Bobrovsky. Seriously, WTF? Over the entire NHL Playoffs, Bobrovsky played better than anyone.
They certainly deserve their wealth as much as people born into money. I look at someone like Prince William and think he just won a sperm lottery. He doesn’t deserve to be King of England more or less than any other random person.
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How optimistic are you about American democracy in the next few years?
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