People Share 50 Of The Clearest Cases Of “Living In Denial” That They’ve Witnessed

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Same here. To me, this sounds like dealing with the harshest of realities in the best possible way.

agree, they actually embraced and accepted the condition and made the best out of it. They are so strong.

I hear that!

I think she is beyond the point of needing glasses

My mom wore her glasses ONCE, then refused to wear them again because "they give me wrinkles." No, mom, you already HAD wrinkles, you just couldn't see them without glasses on.

I've worn glasses since I was 10. When the frames are chosen carefully they become an accessory.

There are also young people who need hearing aids. It's not shameful to need one. Former flatmate has a genetic condition that makes the little bones inside her ear calcify and lose their mobility gradually, so she'll be probably deaf by the time she's forty.

Those men are truly charming at first and as long as the relationship is new, they seem very involved. They keep doing nice gestures or make romantic shows so it takes a while to see through them. But after a few years the women realise that the grande gestures are just for show and their partners just reiterate what they've seen others do, while they still don't even know their own partner's favourite food. There's no personal involvement. And they keep making promises and give tearful apologies, but nothing changes. Then comes the day you have to choose between one of their empty grande gestures and something that really matters to you (and they knew about too) and they throw a tantrum that you're not immediately cancelling your plans. Or you realise, that for the 100th time you're doing something yourself that they've promised to do for you, and you realise they just don't care enough to remember or openly communicate in a timely manner that they'll not doing it. Then the love dies

He’s probably one of those guys who is a wonderful boyfriend and fiancé, probably also a wonderful father, but is a p**s poor husband. His wives probably all thought that if he’s wonderful here, here, and here, he’ll also be wonderful HERE. Only he just can’t complete the set.

I was a 4th - but only 22yrs old with 3yr old son so I coldn't see the 'red flags'. I hung in there longer than than the other 3 combined, a total of 14 yrs - but sure was happy I finally 'escaped'.

This is mine too. He’s already ready to marry #5. She will have to find out the hard way. If he cheats with you WHILE he’s already married. Why wouldn’t you think he would do the same to you??

Apparently, for many companies and politicians it must be really hard to figure out, because they keep repeating "nobody want to work" to whoever wants to listen to them.

Then, after declaring WFH was permanent, the a*****e companies they work for started insisting they not WFH and come into the office again. Even if it’s now a three hour commute both ways.

Where is this magical place where wages meet the cost of living? Not in the US, I’ll wager.

And infuriatingly, Big Business did not. Amazon is building their new locations on the shores of the East River and the Potomac? You a******s.

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Thanks for your compassionate point of view!

Yes. Since losing weight and keeping it off takes a lifestyle change, you have to be ready—-and motivated—-to commit to that change.

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Could you tell my boyfriend this? I don’t give a shît about exercising/getting in shape/building muscles right now, but because HE’S into it (again) and he thinks I could stand to “lose 60 lbs of fat” (I’m 5’5”, 160 lbs) he’s pushing me to get in shape and exercise -_-

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When I worked retail during the pandemic, my pedometer apps said I was walking 3 to 4 miles a day because I had to walk around my department constantly XD I did lose some weight and was in a bit better shape, so I know how you feel! (And yes, I was sore, especially my feet, lol!)

It's not a gay thing. I've seen it in heterosexual men, too. I've heard men saying the app only shows him "grannies"... Dude, you are a granddad, too! What do you expect? I was watching a TV programme at work the other day where there was a man complaining because his date was 60, and she could be his grandmother. His age? 67. I couldn't stop laughing.

Everyone does it. Most people don’t want to think of themselves or be seen as “old.”

Definitely not just a gay thing. I did some online dating long before I married, and on every site I tried, I put my real age (which was early 30s at the time). Most of the men that messaged me were in their late 40s and 50s, and they'd all given their preferred partner age ranges as much younger, some as much as 20 years younger than they were (or owning up to). Height's another problem too-I've no issue with height (husband is 3 inches shorter than me) but lying about your height shows a lot of insecurity.

Interesting. But if everyone looks good, why would it be necessary to date even younger guys?

Not a gay thing, but a *man* thing.

I refuse to lie about my age or photoshop my photos. What’s the end game there? If you don’t find me attractive, I need to know sooner than later. There’s no point to trying to trick someone

It's not just a gay thing. I am a woman in my sixties and I look 10 to 15 years younger, so when I meet men my age and they seem interested I don't want to lie to them. I tell them my age and they instantly lose interest. Hey, Joe, you are 70, you are not going to get a babe in her 40s. She is not going to understand you. She won't think your jokes are funny. She won't be understanding about your enlarged prostate. You thought I was girlfriend material when you thought I was younger than you. I am still me.

Your argument would equally apply to your buddy and his prospective dates, so that cancels it.

True. Same with gay women, a lot of them take better care of themselves and prefer younger women.

Ooh that's good, I'm using that next time

I need to remember that one!

Now that's a really good point!

Excellent point

"I am the first angel. Loved, once, above all others."

This problem isn’t just in the American education system, it’s everywhere. I went to a university in England which specialised at the time in Teacher Training but I did a regular degree instead. 3 of my closest high school friends did teaching, myself and another didn’t and the sixth became a nanny. This was 30 years ago. When they asked me why I didn’t train as a teacher in one of the most likely Universities to do so I reminded them what some of the kids were like who we were taught with and told them I was never spending my time with 30 young people at a time again. Even then there were stupid parents who believed that their little rays of sunshine could do no wrong.