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Ian and Anthony singing „…on my bussy“ completely in synch killed me lol

Being embarrassed by your wife’s crying because she’s remembering her dead father is crazy to me.

There is an update on the double date story: OP spoke to Joel and said how he didn’t like how he was used in that sense. Joel actually wounded up apologizing and was like “I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong when I’m going on these dates” to which OP said that he needs to start getting a little more invested, to which Joel agreed on and said he’ll start trying his best. Meanwhile, Sam and OP’s second date went REALLY well. They went on a few more and now they’re official!

Shayne saying he's not a couples therapist while sitting there with our reconciled dads is.. Ironic

That first story needed a female audience, bc there was nothing wrong with bringing a single rose! It's cute and sweet, and he sounds like he's a great first date.

if you see a woman talking about being in dangerous situations and your first response to that is that they are insulting you, you're part of the problem.

As someone still grieving the loss of my sister I've cried randomly over her favorite flavor of Gatorade. Grief is unpredictable and can be overwhelming at random times.

The dude telling his wife to stop crying because of her dad is not just an asshole, but absolutely doesn't deserve to be married to her. It has been almost four years since my uncle's passing and I still cry in random ass places over something as small as seeing shirts that look like something he would wear. Grief isn't something to get angry at someone about

The thing about guys like Mark is, they will ridicule a woman for being "too careful" around men... until a woman is assaulted, and then they'll go on about how it's all her fault for "not being careful enough" around men.

A rose on a first date is SO CUTE! Always think, "Would a lesbian do that?" If the answer is yes, you're in.

As a gay man after listening to that song if it was played at my wedding I wouldn’t have even told her I was terminating the friendship I’d delete and block her number then try to avoid her for the rest of the night & she’d never speak to me in person ever again.

I love that Ian tried to teach an old man that being polite can be dangerous. I was working at a hotel close to christmas and an old man with a santa hat walked by, smiled at me and told me he liked my festive makeup, and I told him I liked his hat since it was festive too and I wanted to be polite and kind and put on a good face for the hotel. He took that as a "greenlight" (as he tells me later, that in his days giving a compliment back in return was the "greenlight") that I would be receptive to flirtation. He also tried to bribe me into letting him into one of the rooms because he's never been inside one before (it's a semi famous hotel). I told him no and closed the door, locked it, and told the security. They escorted him out of the hotel because he didn't have a room and was just wandering the halls. So creepy that all started with a side compliment on his hat 🙃 politeness is not a "greenlight" to get to know someone or put them in uncomfortable situations. Like,,, we're rude if we don't respond to politeness but we're asking for intimacy if we respond in kind???

As a female, a single flower on a first date is very impressionable. It’s more than a sweet gesture, he made her feel special. You don’t know how many times she has received flowers at all, could have been the first time any guy brought her flowers. It’s not like he brought her a bouquet. Women carry purses and stuff, a single rose won’t kill us lol. 😂

OP of the first story made an updated post two weeks ago that he spoke to his friend, who apologized for his actions and seems to have learned/changed from the experience, and OP has gone on more dates with Sam, really hit it off, and they're now officially dating.

As a woman, I’d say when a date brings a single rose to any date but especially the first one - it’s a really sweet gesture. It doesn’t necessarily need to be romantic gesture but shows that the other person was thinking about me and maybe wanted to make me smile, break the ice and maybe give us something to talk about straight out the gate.

A bad ally segment would be GOLD and sooo cathartic. You have to invite Jackie back for that one though! Lol

As a woman, I wouldn't be mad or weirded out if a man gave me a rose on a first date. :) it's a sweet gesture. I wouldn't expect one, either though!

I absolutely REFUSE to believe the wedding singer story is real. It was 100% set up in a way that people would ask what the song was, and the punchline was the song. That's why they didn't include it, and all of their answers were intentionally vague. NO ONE is that oblivious.

The male friend in the second-to-last story absolutely seems like the kind of guy who’d reply to a woman experiencing period cramp pains as “it’s not a big deal, you’re being dramatic”

The reveal of the song for the wedding one absolutely makes everything add up lmao