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Story goes I (25M) had been friends with this girl (22F) for just over 2 years, just around the time we'd met she'd started a relationship and I and her boyfriend became close friends also. We'd all bonded to the point that all 3 of us were hanging out on an almost weekly basis, together and separately.
I liked the girl of course but she was happy with my friend whom I respected deeply and the emotions her and I shared were clearly platonic so my feelings for her stayed that way. One day girl messages me asking to go out to a gig, I think boyfriend was out with Covid or they were taking a break from each other or something, I don't know. We spent the day together just enjoying each other's company, We ended up back at my place for smoking, drinking and music and I wouldn't even touch her at first because I worried what it could do to our relationships. The night is over and I offer her my couch to sleep on, she insists on sleeping in bed with me which I originally didn't perceive as a sexual advance cause my couch isn't very drunk crash-out friendly. We lie in bed and she starts spooning with me for about 30min, both of us actively resisting the increasing sexual tension between us. We both indirectly confirm that we're not having sex and she orders an uber home. Just before she leaves, she thanks me for the night and we end up making out for about a minute, she immediately apologies and we both admit it shouldn't have happened and we pretend like it never did. We keep our mistake a secret and our relationship stays relatively the same.
I obviously have feelings for her at this point, but I keep my emotions at bay because she was in a happy relationship with someone I respect. About 3 months later we all sort of fall out of contact for about 6 months for personal reasons and I find out from the boyfriend that he and girl had broken up while he was overseas on holiday, first thing he says is he misses hanging out with me and her. It broke me finding that out because I was sad that 2 of my closest friends had fallen apart and I had extreme guilt for my indirect contribution. Couple months later he makes the decision to stay overseas forever, he hasn't talked to me or any other local friends since, Girl has confirmed she hasn't told him we kissed.
I still hang out with the girl. Less frequently and with slightly less personal and emotional intimacy than before, she's very flirty and teases me when we hang out but not exclusively to me. She's just very outwardly affectionate, especially when out drinking, and it became more noticeable in my emotional state because she was single, and I could feel the immense sadness and heartbreak she was hiding. I slowly realized I was in love with her and that I really didn't want to be because I knew it was going to hurt us both. I couldn't tell her how I felt because she had basically shut herself off emotionally and spiritually and she was still in love with her ex and extremely sad about it. The only bonding we were doing was drinking and flirting with each other and I couldn't even play into that because it felt very emotionally flat and the last time we followed through I got my emotions reciprocated and rejected simultaneously. On top of all this she'd only just started dating some random guy she worked with as an obvious rebound and he immediately took a disliking to me because his "girlfriend" and I had an obvious emotional bond and because of how physically affectionate she is. She has shown absolutely zero fucks about his issues with me and hasn't let it get the slightest bit between us.
I began feeling hurt because I kept having to internalize my emotions and she kept pulling them back out of me. I thought it was either malicious intent or just blissful ignorance because I thought she at least sort of knew how I felt. I had invited her to an event I'd been hyping up since we'd met. I can't explain why but I had a lot emotionally tied that event and all I wanted to do after that show was tell her how much it meant that she was there and how much I loved her, but I couldn't so I panicked and told her we shouldn't be friends, which I'd thought about doing for months prior. I was expecting and almost hoping she would respond with indifference, anger and/or disgust to justify my actions but she responded with sadness, guilt and remorse, she tells me she cares about me a lot, that I "had a piece of her heart" and that she valued our friendship and me as a person more than I'd realized. All of this cut me up inside because I ended our friendship with the intent of avoiding sharing my true emotions and getting hurt, and instead we both end up telling each other feelings we didn't know about and getting hurt.
She told me that she genuinely cared and didn't want to disrespect my emotions or hurt me unintentionally and agreed we both be more honest about how we feel and make the time for each other to do so. A month later we went to a 2-night camp festival and confronted our feeling again with booze, drugs and partying influencing us. We both did a lot of genuine bonding and talking about our emotions but we also both said a lot that we shouldn't have and hurt each other the way I was trying to avoid by running... but by the morning we'd hugged it out, admitted it wasn't the time nor place and agreed that we should kinda forget about that talk in particular. Haven't seen her in person since, I've casually tried a couple times to set up things outside gig's (painting, movies, music, whatever) Which she has showed genuine interest in but has also been blowing off for the past month. I've been unhealthily obsessed with this relationship and my self hatred has been destroying me. It used to be so easy taking to her and hanging out and now every word and every action is drenched in painful overthought. Really all I want is for her to be happy, So do I break this friendship off like I originally intended and save myself and her from hurting each other any more in the long run? or do I continue dealing with this emotionally overbearing situation at the risk of hurting her and I more? Any tips?
TLDR - Kissed my friends girlfriend (emotionally not sexually) They break up for unrelated reasons and he moves country. She shuts herself off emotionally but is constantly being flirty and teasing. I feel hurt that she's shut herself off from me and feel like she's using me and fucking with my feelings, so I attempt to end our friendship. She unexpectedly responds in sadness and guilt, tells me "I have a piece of her heart" and opens herself up emotionally but continues to flirt and tease. I'm left extremely confused about our relationship and where to take it and am still considering just terminating it for the greater good.

The morning after our victory, I led a small team of Paladins, Clerics, and Artificers, with Rogues outside of sight alongside us.
Well, it was more accurate to say that we took one of the military vehicles and carefully drove it over to the next city. The Artificers didn't strip entire cars bare on the street, they had to get it into a garage somehow.
This excursion was primarily exploratory, to see what we were dealing with at the end of our effective territory.
The blockade was a nice touch. We slowed to a stop, we got out, and we approached. When they raised their guns, I held my hand up, and we stopped.
"This is a formal request for a ceasefire." I stated, projecting my voice with the amplifier. "We will continue to approach, opening fire will signal to us that you do not value your lives."
We continued approaching, the guns still trained on us.
The person who came out to speak with us was more forced out, he clearly didn't want to be the one to talk to us.
"Am I to assume you speak with authority?" I asked. He looked at the other soldiers, he didn't have a clue. "Then I'll make this concise and brief. You will dismantle this blockade, you will retreat, and you will not prevent us from making contact with the neighboring city. Any attempts to prevent us from passing will result in your immediate capture, any attempts to harm us will result in your immediate death."
The standoff was tense, after a few moments, I began to count down. "Five."
I could see sweat beading down their faces.
"Four."
Eyes wide, terrified.
"Three."
They broke first, backing away, guns still trained on us.
"If your intention is to retreat, such that you can face us with a larger force, allow me to make one thing clear." I blasted their blockade apart, some of them screamed. "Your bullets are useless against us."
They ran, we cleared the blockade away, and we repeated this two more times.
Seeing the city after so long felt... overwhelming. I had completely forgotten how big it was. It was almost enough to not notice the checkpoint, and the fifty of so Humans who stood on the other side, guns pointed at us.
"I will allow one of you to shoot me." I said, walking toward them. "A freebie, use your highest caliber, try and hurt me."
The bullet that struck me ricocheted into a tree, The silence that fell was just as deafening as the report from the gun, they stared at me in utter shock, and then they all ran
Several Human civilians looked at the fleeing soldiers, then looked at us as we stepped out from our territory and into theirs.
"Oh, shit. That video was real." I heard someone say. "Look at that sick fuckin' armor." Another spoke. "Are they going to attack us?"
"Halt." I commanded, my troop stopped, the tension in the air was palpable.
"My name is Ruuk Stingtail." I spoke. "For the time being, I come in peace, and invite anyone who is curious to ask questions.After all, it has been a solid year and a half since we had any contact with anyone other than enemies and ourselves."
There was still tension, of course, but eventually someone did approach, cautiously, of course. "Yo, uh, can I touch you? You know, to make sure you're actually real and not some sort of weird animatronic?"
I reached my hand out and he touched it. "Whoa." He pulled his hand back.
Several Humans had pulled out their phones, they were already recording us. I quickly appraised the people around us, looking for anything we could exploit for our own uses. I noticed someone with their arm in a sling, it wasn't in a cast, but it was wrapped up.
"You there." I said, pointing at him. He pointed at himself. "Yes, come here."
He approached cautiously. "What happened to your arm?" I asked.
"I, uh, I tore a muscle." He said. "Doctor said I can't do much with it until it heals."
"Ruka." I said, looking at the Paladin of Bahamut. He walked closer. "Show us your injury, if you would."He did, there was the ugliest bruise I'd ever seen.
"Do you consent to having your injury healed?" I asked.
"What?" He asked, blinking.
"I'm offering to have your injury healed." I reiterated.
"Yeah, sure?"
Ruka gently laid his hands on the Human's arm. "O, holy Bahamut, heal this grievous wound and grant wholeness and wellness to his man, zyak qe coi."
The Paladin's hands radiated holy light, the bruise rapidly faded, and the Human stared at it, utterly awestruck. "Holy shit." He gasped. "I mean-"
"It is not taken as blasphemy." Ruka stated, holding his hand up.
"We are here-" I spoke, looking at everyone, "-to prove our existence beyond a single video. Circumstances demand that what we do isn't simply charity, but the means by which we can survive. For this, I am sorry, I recognize that in this way, I am using you." I paused, dredging up and wiping away tears. "Our people depend on this."
If we were to have any form of peace, any form of justification for war, we needed to be sympathetic. By taking prisoners, we made ourselves targets to any would-be vigilantes looking to serve their country.
By being up front about our intentions, we showed a quiet desperation, efforts made to foster peace, even though I had bared the fangs of war.
More Humans gathered, those who were sick or in pain, we provided healing. I told our story, of how we one day woke up like this, the struggles of finding ourselves in a situation where nothing was made for us, how when we were quarantined, we were forced to fend for ourselves. How when the mine collapsed, we worked together to save the trapped miners. How when we were blockaded so they could force us to die en masse, how we were blessed with miracles.
How, when we fully understood what our intended fate was, the people heard the wisdom of my Emperor and elevated me to the position of Imperator, and how I used my authority to direct our people to our first victory.
"I shall admit, taking those soldiers' lives brought us satisfaction." I said. "They had oppressed us, tried to eradicate us, we gave them every opportunity to choose peace, to choose life. I just can't understand how they couldn't see us as people who desperately wished for love and compassion."
I laid it on thick, and the Humans ate it up.
Before long, we had expended our spells, and I said, "We will try to return, presuming the military doesn't try to carpet bomb us into oblivion, our prisoners of war be damned. I pray your leaders see reason."
We returned to our commandeered vehicle, closing the checkpoint so nobody could get in, and we returned to the city.
We did this each day we could, speaking words of hope for peace, determination to protect ourselves as needed. As always, we provided healing to those who needed it, some people even came, desperate for relief from something incurable, to which we did the best we could. Throughout this, I spoke of things to come, a thriving city, as much a part of the world as anywhere else, a place where we could share the wonders of magic.
I was asked, "Why do you close the gate when you leave?"
I simply answered, "If you entered, they would force you to remain, even though we know anyone who remains Human under the Divine Gate remains Human." It was an embellishment, but it was more poetic and exotic.
Throughout all of this, the military watched us like a hawk, waiting for us to slip up and cause some damage.
Days turned to weeks turned into a month, and we had solidified our existence to the world. We turned the checkpoint into our border, our Rangers found that we were completely sealed in on all sides by fencing.
I declared it the territory of the Empire.
"All of the land that the U.S. government sealed off belongs to the Empire." I spoke. "By locking it behind fence and gate, they have declared it our border, and we shall agree to that sentiment."
It was such a tiny parcel of land, compared to the rest of the continent, but it could comfortably fit ten offshoot villages, each which could connect us to other cities.
Construction of the new border wall began shortly after, the fencing uprooted piece by piece, replaced by solid stone proudly displaying the anachronism our lives had become, and even though there had been no agreement to peace, the U.S. government was powerless to stop us.
The moment I had claimed the land, the moment it was known to be claimed, my Emperor had claimed it in turn. By the end of the week, we had a new border wall built, one that was staffed with Rangers, Druids, Fighters, and Artificers. One that was connected by tramways, simplifying travel.
And throughout this all, Darastrixthurhi was transformed from a lifeless rock, to a city teeming with plantlife.
My Emperor held me in his arms as we laid on our bed. Sharing a bed together had always been a highlight of his being with me, his willingness to hold me, to touch me, made it all better, made it all right.
"Our enemy stalls for time, while we win the hearts of their people." He mused. "I can hear them praying to me, wishing for strength, for power, and I pull on them, make their hearts yearn. Tomorrow, invite them to visit, to witness the splendors of our nation, to feast with us in the name of peace."
"As you wish, my Emperor." I spoke.
"Ruuk, I permit you to call me your love."
"As you wish, slaitov." I replied. "Shall there be a day when we show our subjects?"
"I shall announce it during our feast." He replied.
My heart thundered, it was so sudden, yet... "Thank you, slaitov."
"Soon to be husband, Imperator mine." He replied.
When I announced the feast, the Humans who wished to join us were ecstatic. I even extended the invitation to the military personnel. "Come as civilians, if you would." I said.
The preparations that went into the feast went underway, we had a good hunt and our efforts to preserve our food was going excellently. When the Humans arrived, they marveled at the tramways, the architecture of our housing, our magical wonders. Some even saluted me, though they said they simply wanted to give me the respect I deserved.
I ensured they had the grand tour of the town, but when we neared the wall into the Fortress City, I spoke solemnly, "Any further, and you risk your Humanity." I looked at them all. "I would interpret any such entry as a desire to join our Empire, and will expect a pledge of loyalty."
The look of longing in their eyes showed me that my warning was largely going to be ignored. Hell, a handful of Humans walked right in, transforming almost immediately.
"It reacts to a want to become a Kobold." I said. "Anyone who doesn't want to might have a better time of it."
While our new citizens were given some proper clothing, I led the rest of the Humans around.
"Why didn't you stop them?" One of the Humans, a female soldier, spoke.
"Why should I?" I asked. "I very clearly stated what would happen, they made the choice."
I showed them around the Artificery, magic items and what technology we were able to make was proudly on display. I noticed one of them palm a device and walked over to them, holding my hand out. "Do not think we are not paying attention." I said. There was a tense moment before she put it in my hand. "Besides, this is just a little hand fan." I flicked a switch, two paper and wood blades extended and began to spin. "You taking this would have left one of our prisoners without any form of air conditioning."
I put it back, they tried to hide the anger at my casual mention of prisoners.
"Are they being treated well?" The soldier asked.
"Yes." I said. "Due to the lack of wireless signal, we allow them their phones so they have something to occupy their time when we're not putting them out in the yard for exercise or giving them their ration."
"You're forcing them to eat rations?" She asked.
"We all eat rations." I replied. "Feasts like this are for when we have a surplus that we can't guarantee to keep." I smirked. "That being said, as we are smaller, we need less to eat than the average Human."
I didn't pretend any of that was meant to be reassuring. "The prisoners will be joining us for the feast." I said. The incredulous looks I got elicited a chuckle from me. "If you think I'm being bold or flippant, we have them fitted with enchanted collars that will choke them if they attempt to flee. They are cursed, you see, and can only be removed with magic."
"That's fucked up." Another soldier stated.
"Inhumane, actually." I corrected. "But it's the only thing we have available that won't accidentally kill them. The worst that will happen is they'll pass out, a passive regeneration effect will keep them alive."
"Have you... tested these collars?" A third soldier asked.
"We have a small group of Sorcerers in the Warren who tried to summon a Demon for power." I said. "They have tested the collars every now and again, usually by fucking around and finding out." We approached the area where the feast was being held, food was already being set up, the prisoners were already seated, their eyes widened when they saw their fellow soldiers.
"You won't get away with this." The female soldier growled.
"Funny, that's what we said when we were locked in here." I replied. "They are fed, given water, are clothed, and are provided shelter. That's far more than we were ever given."
I directed them to their table, and soon, everyone was sat, except for my Council, and my Emperor. They arrived shortly after every one was seated, each took their seats. I sat beside my Emperor's seat.
I noted that same female soldier was attempting to film us surreptitiously.
"Today, we are gathered to welcome our Human guests, those who have seen us as people, rather than monsters." My Emperor spoke. "The establishment of my Empire was always a dream, to bring back a glory lost to time, to honor the thousands who died during the first Dragon Rage, to honor those who were murdered by my long-standing enemy." He looked around. "It had always been me desire to hunt down every last one of his children, to eradicate them, it was my Imperator who entreated me to choose compromise."
He paused, taking up a cup. "These Humans are here because my Imperator has likewise chosen compromise, to cast aside the hatred that has grown in his heart, for the sake of our peace and prosperity. Enough lives have been lost, let the first year of our Empire not be drenched in blood, that in peace and prosperity, our greatness is acknowledged, whether grudgingly, or emphatically. To my Imperator, without whom this victory would have never been manifest."
Every Kobold raised their cups, including our new citizens.
"And to our guests, who have agreed to come here in peace. May their wisdom be echoed by their leaders."
The cups were raised again.
"Now enough talk, let us feast!"
The Human frowned, putting their phone away. It was clear she didn't get what she wanted from that. After everyone polished off their plates, the people began dancing as our musicians displayed their newly awakened Bard Class- it seemed not simply playing or doing well at the arts was enough, one needed confidence and a desire to entertain.
Our guests were allowed to mingle and enjoy themselves, though the prisoners were kept under guard, any Soldiers who wished to speak to them would have to live with the fact that they would be listened in on, and considering the guards could use the spell Comprehend Languages, well, they wouldn't be able to hide beneath a foreign language.
"So, you're the leader of this little group." I regarded the Human who approached me, that same soldier who seemed bound and determined to catch us with our pants down.
"Yes." I said. "Your attempt at catching us with your recording won't work, you know." She betrayed surprise. "One, any idiot would know not to say anything incriminating at a party their enemies are invited to. Two, anyone stupid enough to do so wouldn't even make it as far as we did."
"Indeed." She said. "What was this about compromise?"
"Exactly as it sounds." I replied. "My God, Kurtulmak, has nurtured a well-earned hatred of Gnomes, considering their God committed near genocide against us. Imprisoned against his will, for the crime of wanting justice... When the victors write the history books, they will do everything in their power to make those who are suffering injustice out to be the bad guys."
"And what will your history books say?" She asked.
"That depends on your leaders' answer, Miss..?"
"Martel." She said. "Corporal Martel."
I had completely put it out of my mind, after all, we got our vengeance on the soldiers who tried to have us massacred by a God.
"So." I said. "The one who set Garl Glittergold against us shows her face." I remarked. Her eyes widened. "Why were you, of all people, not present that day, when we marched on your encampment?"
"I was called away on duty-" She started.
"Bullshit." I said. "You fled, didn't you? You ran from your fellow soldiers like the coward you are, you left them to die."
Arcane energy crackled across my body, and I had to hold back from blasting her apart. "Leave." I hissed. "This day of peace is not for cowards and traitors."
She backed away, clearly terrified. I couldn't hold back the anger any more, but I wasn't going to let her be a casualty yet. I aimed my spell at the metal pole, the Witch Bolt striking it. "I said LEAVE!" I roared. "IF YOU EVER DARE TO RETURN HERE, I WILL END YOUR MISERABLE, PATHETIC, COWARDLY LIFE!"
She fled, I did not care that several eyes were on me, if there was one thing I hated more than Humans, it was self-serving cowards like her.
I felt my God's touch on my shoulder, his presence soothed the rage, granted me the clarity of mind I needed to function. I cast my gaze toward the rest of the soldiers, who looked like they were mice caught in a trap. I approached them.
"You may leave, if you wish." I stated. "My anger at her is not anger at you."
"What the fuck did Tiana do, that pissed you off so much?" One of the soldiers asked.
"That woman was the one who called down a God to kill us." I stated. "The fact that she is present at all means she abandoned her post and left her fellow soldiers to die." My lip curled into a snarl. "The only thing I hate worse than anything, is a coward and a traitor, and that woman, Tiana Martel, is both."
I sensed a jolt of shock from my Emperor, I looked at him.
"Ruuk." He said. "Say that name again."
"Tiana Martel." I replied.
My Emperor about faced and roared, "Paladins of Bahamut, after that woman! Move!"
The Paladins gave chase, our Emperor did not order them around, out of respect for his pact with Bahamut.
"My Emperor, do you really want to risk any peace we could gain, chasing after one woman?" I asked.
"Ruuk." He said. "What are the chances that a single woman who can call down a God, who has knowledge of us that can be exploited, is suddenly not present when we finally make a counter attack? By our pact, your eyes are my eyes, and she has tried to cause problems the entire time she has been here."
He paused. "Tiana Mahtel, that's how she pronounced it, yes?"
I blinked.
"Wait, that woman is Tiamat?" I asked.
As if in answer, there was a roar, and in the distance, a dragon reared up, one bearing five heads of different colors.
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It’s my birthday and I feel horrible, I don’t want to do anything or celebrate at all. But I have a family gathering to go to, and I don’t want my family to know I’m depressed, so I’m going to go to it and pretend I’m okay
My best friend is the only person who has wished me a happy birthday so far. I nearly opened up to her about how I’m not feeling good, but bailed on it as she hardly talks to me these days for some reason. She said happy birthday, but I’d be surprised if I hear from her again for another couple days

I used to work as a zookeeper at the Milwaukee Zoo. There wasn't much to it. Just your standard zoo with a gift shop and areas to visit certain animals. I certainly was a fan of the zoo as a child, having visited the zoo for birthdays or field trips. I always said I wanted to be a vet of some sort but guess zookeeper was the closest I could get. Started working at the place around age 20. Fresh out of high school and trying to save money for my autistic nephew, this job didn't offer much. Running the train when workers couldn't, making sure the animals were fed and taken care of, you get the gist. I know, I know. I said I was a zookeeper but work is right around these parts so I have to pitch in where I can.
When I first started at the Milwaukee Zoo, I felt like I was living my dreams of helping animals. But that soon turned out to not be the case. After being there for less than a year, strange occurrences started to happen. It would be minor things such as lights going out, animals being sick, etc. Nothing major. The big incident happened right when two rookies were hired to see where they would fit in at the zoo. They were skinny and teen like. One was more hairer than the other but other than that, they seemed normal. Or so I would think. The weather was a bit hot and I was sweating while cleaning the elephant enclosure. I know, not the greatest job but someone's gotta do it. The manger of the zoo came up to me as I was closing the metal door to the cage.
"You Emily Tanner?"
"Yes. What's up?"
"I've got these two rookie here and I was wondering if you have time to show them around the base, you know, kinda get them used to the place and see where they fit in."
"Um, sure." I stammered, reaching out to shake the two young mens' hands. The gesture was ignored. Thinking to myself, I wondered what was wrong with them. Did they not understand basic social cues? Were they autistic like my nephew? Thoughts started racing through my head until one of the young men spoke.
"You ever notice the smell of animal waste, how it brings you joy?"
I couldn't speak in that moment. Surely this guy was kidding around, right? Nope. His face was stone cold. He was serious.
"Maybe." I managed to get out. This guy was definitely going be the last one to work with, I thought to myself. Instead, I gave a plastered smile and continued on with the conversation.
"These two shouldn't give you a hard time." the manger said before walking away. I nodded in agreement but then he turned back around.
"Oh, and I posted some rules on your locker door. Be sure to read them carefully. You wouldn't want to know what could happen to you if you don't."
"Is this man for real??" I thought again, my breathing quickening. I was beyond confused. "What is happening??"
But I couldn't worry about that. I had these two rookies to look after. Once I ensured the door to the elephant enclosure was secure, I lead the two men to the gorilla exhibit. It was a bit of a walk since the zoo is literally a maze where if you wanted to get to one area of interest, you had to pass several others before reaching your destination. Sure, you might be wondering if I should have the zoo's layout memorized by now, but you have to think. I don't go to the zoo everyday. Even when I go home, the zoo isn't the first thing on my mind. As I was walking, showing the men the different animals and how they behaved and such, I caught a chill down my spine every time I took a glance behind me to ensure they were following me. I tried to ignore it but the feeling was so overwhelming, I had to say or do something to take my mind off the dreaded feeling.
"So, what brings you two to the zoo and why do you want to work here?" I asked them.
Nothing.
They didn't answer. They just stared. Their cold, black eyes stared right into my soul. I quickly turned away and continues down the hot sticky tar path towards the bird enclosure. Luckily for me, it was nearing my lunch break. I could probably feed some of the birds there and then leave these two to their own devices.
I hurried my pace so that time could move faster and I could get as far away from these guys as possible. Hastily, I opened the door to the enclosure and lead them inside. Naturally the birds flew and here and there, their squawks and screeches following them as they flew about.
"You wanna be careful with the birds. Sometimes they can be mean." I tried to crack a joke but these guys weren't having it. So I naturally shut my mouth and buried any jokes I had deep within. They just stared at me, their soulless eyes not leaving mine. Bleh! Where the manger pick these guys up from, the graveyard? Even mummies and buried corpses could crack a ghost smile every once in a while. Carrying on with showing them how to care for the birds, I checked my watch and quite literally ran out of the building like it was on fire. I had to know those rules and why on EARTH these deadpan guys were hired. Surely the manger wanted to hire them as a joke because no one could be that cold and unfeeling like these two creeps.
Racing to the lockecommon room, I checked my locker door and surely, there was a list of rules. Five of them to be exact.
Rule One. Do not allow new hires to see the animals. This is crucial. If you've broken this rule, it's already too late.
Rule Two. Make sure the new hires are not left alone with the animals.
Rule Three. Do not allow the new hires to come in contact with the people. This rule is to never be broken.
Rule Four. Ensure all enclosures are locked and secure.
Rule Five. If the new hires are ever left alone, run as far away from this place as you can. Don't look back.
Grabbing the note and slumping into a nearby nearly broken garden chair, I heaved a sigh. I guess I've broken most of these rules because I left these guys alone and I left them in the bird enclosure on top of that. These "rules" didn't make sense. Why didn't the manger warn me of these supposed rules before introducing me to these guys?? Sighing once more, I exited the room and went back into the blinding light outside. I hurried back to the bird enclosure to find the new hires gone. My heart sank. I had to find them and fast.
Since I didn't know where to look, I went to the manager's office and found him on the phone. He sounded annoyed.
"Yeah, yeah. I got them all set. The girl is to be in charge of them until I figure out something else."
His word hit me. Surely he wasn't talking about me, right? My thoughts swirled again and I nearly gagged. Holding myself together, I knocked on the open door. The manger looked up me, plastering the fakest smile ever.
"What brings you here?" he asked.
"Um, I saw the note on my locker door and I think... I think I might have broken a few rules already."
The manger quickly stood up and hurried to close the door shut. Looking out the blinds that faced the opening entrance to the zoo and gift shop, he turned to me, his face serious.
"Did you lose them?"
"Huh?"
"Did. You. Lose. Them?"
His jaw clenched and his face was covered in cold sweat.
"Yes." I finally admitted. The manger signed, hanging his head.
"We have a problem."
His words were cutthroat, no funny business hidden under his once funny demeanor.
"What...problem?" I questioned, concerned.
"Those new hires aren't... exactly what you would call human. They are entities of sorts."
Now my head was officially fried. Entities? I thought. What kind of twisty rollercoaster works was I living in?? The manger approached me.
"If we don't find them by midnight, we're toast." he said, his voice a whispery hiss. I stared at him, shocked.
"Well, what do you plan on doing? I-I didn't ask to be part of this!"
"Look, I didn't have a choice but to choose you. If I didn't..." he faded off. He then looked at me again, his features a mixture of hurt and panic.
"If I didn't choose you, I would be taken away." he sighed, the words a heavy burden to say.
My voice was no more. Still confused, I open my mouth to speak.
"What do we do now?"
"We wait."
End of Part One.

I have tried everything, but Discord isn't working properly and freezing and crashing my PC. I've Uninstaller, reinstalled, cleared cache, cleared data, deleted files, updates my drivers, everything. It's just not working. When I try opening it, it's either freezes/crashes my PC, or just opens on a gray minimized screen. For now I think I'll just use the desktop version, but can someone please help me figure out what's going on? Thank you.

Hey GOG, first timer here, never actually done this, so kindly excuse any mistakes from my side. So, to start off, I've been the biggest DBZ fan since childhood man, i remember just seeing episodes of the Cell Saga or the Majin Buu Saga, while eating Mac N' Cheese. Even the filler episodes made my day after a long day at school. I remember starting out the original Dragon Ball show when I was 6 years old, not knowing what I was getting myself into, but i watched it nonetheless alongside my brother. And boy oh boy, my expectations were blown out of the water. After DB, I started with the well known sequel show Dragon Ball Z, and that's how I fell in love with the show. Sure, it might have it's flaws(the endless power creeping or the screaming), but I love it nonetheless. I even watched all the spin-off movies released, good or bad, just due to my love for the show. Even Dragon Ball Super and the subsequent movies after that captured my attention, and I love the franchise to death. I haven't ever got the chance to play a DBZ game, be it Xenoverse 1 or 2, FighterZ, etc. I just saw that DBZ: Kakarot has a massive discount right now(75% off) though, although I unfortunately myself cannot purchase it(I won't be allowed to do so, as much as I would like to). Of course, I understand if my request isn't fulfilled, but I'll try with this post nevertheless, trying to maintain hope! This anime means alot to me, and getting to play a game based on the story would bring back many childhood memories!!
My profile- https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199061775238/
The Store page- https://store.steampowered.com/app/851850/DRAGON_BALL_Z_KAKAROT/
Hopefully someone fulfills it!!

Hi community,
thanks for reading!
I have an application running on a Windows Server with does not support any authentication at all. Therefore I build an IIS reverse proxy in front of it which is using Windows authentication. Everything worked fine until a new addon was installed to the application. Now, I am always sent back to the Windows authentication pop up when trying to open the addon page and gives me a 401 error although entering the right credentials. For me it looks like there is some kind of username / password coming with the link to the new module which kills my authentication.
As soon as I change IIS from Windows authentication to Anonymous authentication it works.
Here are the IIS logs (anonymized)
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10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 125, 534, 1487, 401, 5, POST, /api/, -,

10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 140, 547, 1487, 401, 5, POST, /api/, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 78, 4349, 654, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=785fcadd-509e-4d93-862d-ab5ea155e774&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 78, 4362, 654, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=448accef-0500-4d79-987d-0a024bcd7e8b&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 547, 376, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-LOG-ID=d98d0f10-bf06-490c-8731-d103e04b10f7&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 534, 375, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-LOG-ID=688d749b-1d7b-4e64-8d72-6f306a264866&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 534, 1487, 401, 5, POST, /api/, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 536, 4200, 200, 0, GET, /, X-ARR-LOG-ID=2a374c5a-8d62-486e-93b9-6fc907c63003&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 547, 1487, 401, 5, POST, /api/, -,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 589, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /, -,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 536, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 4362, 654, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=7173ad66-9830-4b7c-af94-23a6decda0b8&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 31, 534, 376, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-LOG-ID=d214340e-720e-4d0b-8526-96b12c091208&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 538, 4200, 200, 0, GET, /, X-ARR-LOG-ID=bf140566-43cf-49e7-86f1-4b8440639d7c&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 4351, 4478, 200, 0, GET, /, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=14e0a10e-7686-427e-8cea-688e18736d66&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 547, 376, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-LOG-ID=327e1db7-e7d4-4ab3-9c17-c25019c5f496&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 536, 4200, 200, 0, GET, /, X-ARR-LOG-ID=bf3a0a8b-4ff5-43a5-805f-464bf9c1a9bd&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 538, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 536, 4200, 200, 0, GET, /, X-ARR-LOG-ID=dd1ca8ba-9f05-4291-9a50-3fdab7041df2&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 4353, 4478, 200, 0, GET, /, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=a30a40e8-cc92-4d2c-aea4-506ef299a223&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 62, 4349, 0, 200, 64, POST, /api/, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=09d21fea-4dbf-4830-a63b-1acac3c22979&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 3, 405, 9513, 200, 0, GET, /css/webfront.css, X-ARR-LOG-ID=56b2c114-fa7d-487f-8c1c-28f33717f4f3&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 64, 443, 154, 304, 0, GET, /css/webfront.css, X-ARR-LOG-ID=b262ae65-99ef-4541-96fa-b542bff15288&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 493, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /img/spinner.svg, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 4308, 432, 304, 0, GET, /img/spinner.svg, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=dfc0cac1-0e88-4029-afdf-59c940264e89&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 46, 490, 154, 304, 0, GET, /img/logo.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=9842c1c0-1f6b-4098-912d-4a39889476ad&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 426, 154, 304, 0, GET, /js/webfront.js, X-ARR-LOG-ID=a1bfe19c-a2e0-4b3f-a663-594dbc58be5a&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 62, 473, 154, 304, 0, GET, /favicon.ico, X-ARR-LOG-ID=3abaa0d5-6696-4793-a88c-365cf48d583a&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 466, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /img/spinner.svg, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 463, 3220, 200, 0, GET, /img/logo.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=f298059d-bce8-4225-b8b0-c72fcfa379c7&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 562, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /wfc/10742/api/, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 46, 4281, 855, 200, 0, GET, /img/spinner.svg, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=6052febe-8f3e-4f4d-a17d-4426bd19ab42&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 446, 5624, 200, 0, GET, /favicon.ico, X-ARR-LOG-ID=0ea5d89d-a265-4144-bf7a-73b8252748f2&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 534, 4479, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-LOG-ID=39e6910d-0a10-4d7b-a2a3-8471d3ca4dab&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 78, 388, 220833, 200, 0, GET, /js/webfront.js, X-ARR-LOG-ID=7287f788-95ca-4ce0-ab3d-5fdd79bb640b&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 46, 428, 154, 304, 0, GET, /tzdata/2018c.tzf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=b7fa65ce-18b9-4d02-9b30-586a09bdfa7b&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 480, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /img/icons/Move.svg, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 44, 481, 154, 304, 0, GET, /img/icons/Image.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=357ef330-7a31-4ec2-a833-328c03740189&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 44, 479, 154, 304, 0, GET, /img/icons/app.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=92be2058-d488-4a18-91a4-ee185a22ff8e&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 532, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /wfc/10742/api/, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 31, 346, 143, 404, 0, GET, /js/webfront.dart.js.map, X-ARR-LOG-ID=04e24d15-2874-4549-8876-4b89af4384dc&SERVER-STATUS=404,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 547, 4479, 200, 0, POST, /api/, X-ARR-LOG-ID=eb30019a-5193-4c76-9d6a-b20676542797&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 122, 4295, 432, 304, 0, GET, /img/icons/Move.svg, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=47e5f529-5783-4197-9c3e-c52f33fa1b03&SERVER-STATUS=304,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 78, 390, 101948, 200, 0, GET, /tzdata/2018c.tzf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=8a248796-40d1-4f3d-8d78-d3e275490dc9&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 453, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /img/icons/Move.svg, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 46, 452, 750, 200, 0, GET, /img/icons/app.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=49cdaf04-d1aa-4681-bb65-b3861e131131&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 46, 454, 1057, 200, 0, GET, /img/icons/Image.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=a7c0ddab-159f-455d-b361-fa572c7d6ca8&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:52, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 124, 4268, 1091, 200, 0, GET, /img/icons/Move.svg, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=3b3af1fc-c482-498b-a523-d428c82c6488&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:56, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 604, 1458, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/index.html, wfcID=10742&wfcPassword=&viewID=25948&X-ARR-LOG-ID=1803fc6b-77b2-4d97-a8d9-54f3c629c6c3&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:56, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 62, 454, 686, 200, 0, GET, /img/icons/Close.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=2de6d6e9-4d2f-4065-a4b1-fc795b059602&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:56, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 46, 540, 653, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/icons/spinner.svg, X-ARR-LOG-ID=15cb49dd-45c7-40fa-ad5f-1852fae5e5b6&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:56, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 234, 474, 974703, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/main.dart.js, X-ARR-LOG-ID=d27528b4-d51d-49fd-825b-3a26a63a9920&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 31, 486, 648, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/FontManifest.json, X-ARR-LOG-ID=d784fcb7-9e09-4861-a3d9-6b47b83a0abf&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 517, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/Roboto-RegularItalic.ttf, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 511, 171577, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=6518d0f4-27c6-4ea8-b797-e3d0544b2d08&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 508, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/Roboto-Bold.ttf, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 31, 519, 283757, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/cupertino_icons/assets/CupertinoIcons.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=a5e703db-084b-4971-9c28-f8cd15a5849d&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 31, 500, 1614806, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/fonts/MaterialIcons-Regular.otf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=79bcaff7-1300-4494-8452-f0468987c06a&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, -, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 514, 1487, 401, 5, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf, -,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 513, 97236, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/OpenSans-Regular.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=0d9efed6-8702-4f80-b93a-d9c3565d9415&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 519, 92544, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/OpenSans-RegularItalic.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=2b3faa30-44aa-4226-8477-4e1a114a8848&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 4329, 175103, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=d1a337ff-4324-44b4-ab0f-af6c16b547fe&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 510, 104425, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/OpenSans-Bold.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=25e65222-76fd-49f7-9705-0cf44f58204b&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 0, 516, 92932, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/OpenSans-BoldItalic.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=cc7619f1-77e8-4239-b5b3-0089ba166e80&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 521, 115417, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/RobotoMono-RegularItalic.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=be830d99-2ffd-4af3-bcff-db28e2ecfeb0&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 512, 109805, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/RobotoMono-Bold.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=9bde6403-7e4e-43e3-954d-31f8b0ca245b&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 515, 109517, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/RobotoMono-Regular.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=1ee7dc20-1d83-484f-8d28-08fcf547c157&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 78, 4323, 170931, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/Roboto-Bold.ttf, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=fca36b14-b147-449a-a385-bb12b73aef05&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 93, 4332, 174099, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/Roboto-RegularItalic.ttf, X-ARR-CACHE-HIT=0&X-ARR-LOG-ID=a98cfd59-0532-419c-b03a-65d7ab4ae386&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 15, 518, 117433, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/RobotoMono-BoldItalic.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=4a5f1c8a-6a38-4548-9fe3-5441d7ea8eac&SERVER-STATUS=200,
10.0.0.1, domain\username, 6/7/2023, 9:56:57, W3SVC2, Hostname, 10.0.0.2, 31, 517, 270829, 200, 0, GET, /hook/webappname/assets/packages/appfonts/fonts/PTSans-RegularItalic.ttf, X-ARR-LOG-ID=447548d7-e7c0-4334-9e32-c28c4935640a&SERVER-STATUS=200,
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Any ideas how I can get around this?
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Let me know if you need more information!

I'm sorry this is long, I just haven't been able to get this off my mind and I don't know who to talk to about this, and I've been listening to some really sad music and its all I've been able to think about because of it. I'm sorry but I'm going to tell you my long story with a friend of mine.
I'll call her A, we met in a friend group, we've been friends for a while now, maybe about 2 years or so, her and I have been really close, essentially best friends. We used to spend nearly every night together and send pictures of things we were doing and do silly things and cute things and those things I'd imagine in romance movies. She was the first girl i really liked, too, and probably not a good sign. We always said goodnight to each other, we'd send pictures of sunsets and sunrises, we sat in silence enjoying each other's company, we played games together and spent lots of time together and were always open to one another, giving reassurance, comfort, and a listening ear if we ever needed one another. All of the nice things, i associate with her. I really love her. She's a wonderful person. Whenever she got jealous or upset, I reassured her that she was still an amazing person.
But she ended up liking me and another one of her friends, long story short, she chose him over me, she spent time with him while deciding on if she wanted him or I, which just felt like an extra punch to the face, and then he invited me to talk with his friend group and it felt like egged me on by saying A would be there. I hated that. I hated that I knew she would pick him over me, I felt so helpless in those few weeks I waited, I felt annoyed that I had to ask her if she made a decision when it felt like it was already made. But I feel guilty for those things, too.
She still wanted to be friends, and I said I did too, because I did, and I wanted to make it work. We didn't really talk for a bit, but she always came back to say she still wanted to be friends and that she didn't want me to leave our friend group. I decided to distance myself and take time for me. Which felt nice, and eventually, I felt a little bit more comfortable to be in our friend group after a while.
she messaged me every now and then that she missed us hanging out. She missed how we used to spend time together at night, or talk about things or just hang out. Which made me upset, I never expressed that with her, I just said I agreed because I did agree. But it felt unfair that she wanted things like this after she chose him over me. it never felt fair to me.
This has happened a few times, where a friend of ours I talk to, we'll call her B, I have some time with her and we enjoy talking and playing games together and hanging out. And Friend A gets jealous of that, I remember a few nights, I called her, and she was crying because she was upset because she thought I'd forget about her and she was scared of losing me because I was spending time with Friend B and was having fun. I felt bad about it, so I comforted her and reassured her I still like spending time with her because I do, I apologized, and she felt guilty about it. I told her I still valued her, and she told me she valued me a lot, too.
This doesn't feel fair to me, I can't become closer with my friends in our friend group, and I just want her to be happy no matter what, I don't want to disrupt her relationship. She wants us to talk like we used to, and she says how she still thinks of me and misses us. I don't want there to be conflict with her and her boyfriend, i don't want her to feel upset or jealous, I just, ahh I don't know, I DON'T KNOW I feel so stressed, and stuck. I still believe she's a good person because she still cares about me and our friends. She's still kindheared and wonderful. I don't want to leave our friendship behind, not friend A or friend B.
I guess TLDR, a friend of mine we used to like each other, she chose him over me, we still wanted to be friends, but i wanted to take time to myself for a bit. She missed me and the things we used to do, we stayed friends, I came back to out friend group, she got jealous and upset of my friend and I spending time together a few times, I reassured her I still like spending time with her, and she said how she misses us. And I feel lost. something like that, I'm sorry if this was a bad TLDR.
I'm sorry this is so long, and if this is disorganized or doesn't make a lot of sense or is super long. I just needed to let this off my chest. I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense, I'm sorry I keep saying sorry.

LESSON 159. I give the miracles I have received.
No one can give what he has not received. To give a thing requires first you have it in your own possession. Here the laws of Heaven and the world agree. But here they also separate. The world believes that to possess a thing, it must be kept. Salvation teaches otherwise. To give is how to recognize you have received. It is the proof that what you have is yours. You understand that you are healed when you give healing. You accept forgiveness as accomplished in yourself when you forgive. You recognize your brother as yourself, and thus do you perceive that you are whole. There is no miracle you cannot give, for all are given you. Receive them now by opening the storehouse of your mind where they are laid, and giving them away.
Christ’s vision is a miracle. It comes from far beyond itself, for it reflects eternal love and the rebirth of love which never dies, but has been kept obscure. Christ’s vision pictures Heaven, for it sees a world so like to Heaven that what God created perfect can be mirrored there. The darkened glass the world presents can show but twisted images in broken parts. The real world pictures Heaven’s innocence.
Christ’s vision is the miracle in which all miracles are born. It is their source, remaining with each miracle you give, and yet remaining yours. It is the bond by which the giver and receiver are united in extension here on earth, as they are one in Heaven. Christ beholds no sin in anyone. And in His sight the sinless are as one. Their holiness was given by His Father and Himself.
Christ’s vision is the bridge between the worlds. And in its power can you safely trust to carry you from this world into one made holy by forgiveness. Things which seem quite solid here are merely shadows there; transparent, faintly seen, at times forgot, and never able to obscure the light that shines beyond them. Holiness has been restored to vision, and the blind can see.
This is the Holy Spirit’s single gift; the treasure house to which you can appeal with perfect certainty for all the things that can contribute to your happiness. All are laid here already. All can be received but for the asking. Here the door is never locked, and no one is denied his least request or his most urgent need. There is no sickness not already healed, no lack unsatisfied, no need unmet within this golden treasury of Christ.
Here does the world remember what was lost when it was made. For here it is repaired, made new again, but in a different light. What was to be the home of sin becomes the center of redemption and the hearth of mercy, where the suffering are healed and welcome. No one will be turned away from this new home, where his salvation waits. No one is stranger to him. No one asks for anything of him except the gift of his acceptance of his welcoming.
Christ’s vision is the holy ground in which the lilies of forgiveness set their roots. This is their home. They can be brought from here back to the world, but they can never grow in its unnourishing and shallow soil. They need the light and warmth and kindly care Christ’s charity provides. They need the love with which He looks on them. And they become His messengers, who give as they received.
Take from His storehouse, that its treasures may increase. His lilies do not leave their home when they are carried back into the world. Their roots remain. They do not leave their source, but carry its beneficence with them, and turn the world into a garden like the one they came from, and to which they go again with added fragrance. Now are they twice blessed. The messages they brought from Christ have been delivered, and returned to them. And they return them gladly unto Him.
Behold the store of miracles set out for you to give. Are you not worth the gift, when God appointed it be given you? Judge not God’s Son, but follow in the way He has established. Christ has dreamed the dream of a forgiven world. It is His gift, whereby a sweet transition can be made from death to life; from hopelessness to hope. Let us an instant dream with Him. His dream awakens us to truth. His vision gives the means for a return to our unlost and everlasting sanctity in God.

Hello, so i got a new role at a warehouse and been there for a month now. I'm there Management information guy but still fairly new to the role so thought id ask for best way to store data.
For internal information the warehouse stores they save it all in excel but i noticed there excel sheets used are hard to use because there in such a weird form and i believe they will want me using power BI.
My question is, what is the best way to store large amounts of data like shirts and hours worked in departments or devices being sent over 2 years and potently more. i have decided creating a database (from my knowledge just making a table in excel) for all this but if there is anything else i could use/incorporate i would be great full to know. this is mostly so the information is easier to sort through and for the other MI analysts to make reports of.
Some background knowledge. I am aware what SQL is and use AdminPG. i also have lots of years in python coding and the role here i believe would want me converting some stuff to power BI but they have allot of excel sheets that are really hard to manage.
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Apologies if this is the wrong subreddit, the Analyst was last active 3 years ago so thought id ask here.

A car wasn’t paying attention and hit someone on a motorcycle passing by my house. As soon as I heard the crash, I jumped up to see what happened and there was debris everywhere. There was a guy laying in the road few houses down from me so I rushed to help. He was unconscious and bleeding profusely from his head and face from 2 pretty large lacerations. Someone brought Papeete towels and we immediately started compressing the wounds to slow down the bleeding but when I lifted the towels to replace them with dry ones, I could see bone and part of his skull. Then he start convulsing, shaking but I was able to keep cool and continue compressing until the Ambulance came. I was talking to him to telling him to keep fighting and stay awake and right before they came, he opened an eye and started at me. It was the most blank stare I’ve ever seen. Now it’s 4:30am and I can’t sleep because the whole situation, thinking about that deep lifeless stare. I’m trying to shake it but I can’t…..

This is what I have to deal with. Back and forth with my girlfriend. Idek if we’re together still. It’s been after a year and honestly I’m just done. I’ve helped her in everything for a year!!!!
I’ve risked my life for her and her family for a year straight!! And this is what I get, not even a clear answer.
I’m always the one apologizing at the end of the day.
Let’s not forget how she had hit me almost a few days ago out of impulse and I never fought her or left her for it.
Michael is her current boyfriend. We all agreed on a open relationship/polyamorous relationship but we aren’t dating each other we’re only dating her.
She’s so back and forth with me it’s not even funny. I live and care about this girl and would do anything for her but apparently none of that matters. The one time I’m upset and angry I’m not being heard and none of it matters.
She was saying how she was stuck without rent money. She lives in a extended stay hotel with her boyfriend and kids and I go over there most of the time to spend time with the “family” when I can.
The one time I’m not able to come up with $400 is the one time she wants to “put a hold on our relationship” and now all she’s worried about is $5 for dutches and not caring about our relationship at all and doesn’t want to see me until she figures out what she’s doing with rent.
Yes I’ve been emotional and annoyed with everything. We both have kids and it’s chaotic sometimes emotionally. Ofc that’s gonna happen that’s normal but to her I’ve been this “toxic” individual in her life and her and her man have this perfect fairy tale relationship (dude they fight all the time left and right over the most stupidest sh*t but apparently me and her fight more from her words smh. Saying how, “me and him don’t even fight like this”)
On top of that, she wanted to move all the way to New York. She told me how she wanted me to move with them at one point but now I’ll only be “visiting” and staying here. When I heard that, yes I did get upset and felt some type of way because why get my hopes up and say one thing and then say another and then get mad and call ME A LIAR because I changed my mind a couple times on giving her expensive a*s headphones THAT SHE GAVE ME! Like wtf.
Idk I’m so confused with everything and really hurt. All she’s worried about is keeping her and her man together and the kids and moving states if that’s even an option. I thought we were doing well with each other but apparently she might just be using me for money and the one time I’m not able to help she tells me to go back home and then sh*t happens over text smh.
The last time she had put a hold on us was when she had to make a decision in the beginning of our relationship to see which one she wanted to be with more and she chose him but that was when I told her I still wanted to be with her regardless if she was dating him or not.
But now after a year we’re back to square one with her putting a pause on me. Not wanting to see me and wanting to ONLY figure out rent money so her and her kids and her man aren’t on the streets and that “emotions/feelings” are the least of her problems right now.
She mentioned, “Regardless of what happens you know I’d be here for you. But not the drama against me all the time I can’t handle that”
Then I asked if she wanted to be with me still and her response is, “I do and don’t with everything going on” because I’m “too emotional for her right now and “drama” (I’ve been going through stress to but I’ve always been there for her regardless).
Then she’s like, “I can do whatever I want when it comes to my feelings. I’ll let u know if I want to be with you or not after this pause and figuring out rent money”

I decided to post this now since I nearly lost a few mini helis, and since the sub blackout is happening soon and I need answers.
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Recently for the past few months, I've been having a problem with every heli I've flown in Rust where the only thing I do is hold W, and the heli just unexpectedly swerves upwards and back for no reason at all. I don't touch my mouse, and I also don't have these abrupt movements at all when I'm outside the heli. Can someone please help me figure out what's going on?
If anyone wants a recording to help, I am more than happy to do so.

Hi, I’m Tom Kench, recruiting for Erebus! We are a clan for players between competitive and chill. We have 10 spots open as of this post, and the faithful are still actively kicking titan butt. We are a 4 year old clan with many TT2 veterans, so we are a good place for beginners and experienced titan slayers alike!
If you've found yourself in a clan that isn't progressing, have outgrown your current clan, or haven't joined a clan yet, come check us out. We're a predominantly English-speaking clan, though all are welcome.
We have maxed advanced start, level 12 clan loyalty, and raiding 4-33. Currently rank 254. We are grinding lower stages to get the max damage buff for our next push, so now is the best time to hop in and get to know everyone!
We are only seeking people who can get those raid hits in, and we need some fresh faces to push us over the finish line. I'm a super active GM (and have an active Master who fills in the gaps) and am constantly starting raids
The clan is mostly long time players, but we will be happy to have weaker players join! Our lowest player is 12000 MS, our highest is over a million and our average MS is 150k ish. However, we are recruiting anyone regardless of MS because we are willing to nurture slightly new players.
This is a great chance to jump into an active, chill clan! Requirements to stay are 15 raid tickets a week and some good attack participation, though we're flexible if you're going on vacation or know life will be crazy. Games are meant to be fun, so come have fun with us :) Drop by our discord https://discord.gg/PPsh4R4 to say hi or join with clan code v4qnm
Note to discord users: ping me or dm me if you want to chat

Idek where to start this since it's mostly out of the blue for me, but my one hope is some of my experience may be able to help someone else suffering the same way I am.
So from the beginning, 7 year old me was in the living room with my parents and a sex scene in the movie they where watching came on and I didn't even know what sex was or what a naked woman looked like so that was the first time in my life that I ever saw someone else naked and that basically a butterfly that started a hurricane.
7yr self curious as ever stumbled over to the little laptop I got for Christmas and roughly typed in naked girl or smth like that, it was like 11 years ago. But I remember the first image of porn I ever saw and I was weirded out but couldn't stop looking, It felt like a urge came over me. From age 7-9 I didn't touch myself but I watched porn maybe 2 times a week as my addiction grew.
I think at around age 10 or 10 and a half is when I actually started jerking off and I was instantly hooked from the small dopamine spikes and promptly went on the same process 2-4 times a week for about 3 years and over those 3 years my life was basically in ruins. I gained a lot of weight, everything I did felt boring, I was severely demotivated to the point even getting out of bed didn't seem worth it, it was nearly impossible to make me happy and I had depression by the age of 12 and had random times where I would just breakdown and cry and small things would almost always lead to a mental breakdown, I was clinically online cause nothing really made me happy so I thought watching other people be happy would make me happy (it didn't).
Of course I had several times where I quit but I always ended up relapsing 10x worse and going like 2 times 7 days a week. Which was really unhealthy not just for my mental health but for my physical health I felt weak and just felt like I was on autopilot most of the time.
At around age 14-17 puberty didn't make it any easier but it was also the time I got into my religion and masturbation was a sin and all that so I felt even more guilty but this was the time where I tried to step up and knew I needed to do something and I'm currently in that process right now of quitting. Now for the advice.

 ADVICE ADVICE ADVICE ADVICE ADVICE 

1.Get the device or whatever you watch porn on and put it as far away as possible. No this doesn't mean like out of your house or smth but like on the other side of the house.

1. Whenever you feel an urge, practice or do something productive even if it's night get up and just stand or do jumping jacks for a little or you could even watch a movie.
   
2. Therapy, I know people don't wanna hear it but this is one of the best methods is for professional help. Personally I had to get through myself cause therapy was expensive and my therapist wasn't good.
   
3. Wear headphones or play something loudly like music or even rain/white noise I prefer headphones personally but the reason for this is it makes my mind go blank cause I'm focusing on the noise and can't concentrate on thought.
   
4. Don't go looking for serious things on here unless its for advice or your trying to learn from someone else. This is mostly optional but the reason for this is all these serious things can bum a person out sometimes it's nice to just look at some anti porn memes to give you some encouragement to keep going.
   

Sorry if the grammar is bad it's 4:35 am and I'm tired and a lil sad now lol. Much love and good luck everyone.

I’ve been seeing a lot of age gap judgement on reddit as of late. Sometimes it is justified but sometimes it is not. When we were 18 my friend (lets call her Daedra) fell in love with a man (lets call him Tony 49m) who was 12 years our senior. Her family was supportive, for cultural reasons and they are just open minded types, her large circle of friends from our religious private school though? Very very judgemental to the point of being cruel.
I never told her what to do, how to do things, who to choose in any situation so I was surprised when she asked me if she should go through with the wedding. I had met her husband before she did and I knew him to be an honourable strong and kind man. I told her such, but I also told her it was irrelevant. Daedra got confused and asked me why the good things I said were irrelevant, she wanted to hear those good things.
I said to her it’s irrelevant because what I think doesn’t matter, I’m not choosing to be with him you are, the only thing you should factor into this is how you feel!
I am not going to list what others were saying to her that is a whole other story.
Now it’s been 25 years, and personally I know no one in my life who has had a better relationship, they raised a family. He treats her with love, he is protective (he literally put his life on the line to save his wife), he is wise (an awesome father who is not afraid to show his emotions to his kids and the world, and he treats my friend like a queen. I could not have dreamed a better life for her she is just as happy now as she when we met as children.
All those who doubted him, and her relationship with him, now idolise him, when their relationships fall and break down left and right he is a rare positive example of how to make a relationship work in our circle. I should also note she puts just as much work into their marriage as he does it’s not a one sided thing.
So next time you see an age gap in a relationship, sure be cautious that’s the wise thing to do, but don’t tell the them to break up, at least meet the person before casting that metaphorical first stone.

So like; obviously we're not dating, and haven't for years now. We keep in touch here and there and of course, I help them out when I can if they are in trouble. (Because that's just how I am, helping others--And treating others the way I want to be treated.) But--There was a slight catch within it. While we ended things, she also wanted me to talk to her when I could and tell her if I ever dated, had sex, etc. With someone else; just in the off-chance that we ever did go down that road again together. If I ever open that door again; and vice versa. Which I'm kinda....Not really about, but thought it seemed fair considering how she's still in my life...However.... When I saw her again and spoke to her long ago sorta recently(?); she randomly changed up while I was helping her move. And said "...I don't think who I'm fucking, dating, etc. Is honestly any of your business." Despite me just simply talking to her about where we stood mutually, so that there was no confusion. The only reason I mention it, is because around that time--We turned on each other's location if there was ever an emergency. As I did with my little brother and other friends and family who are in my life. Now I don't check in on her like that when it comes to where she is all the time; and do a small "Check-In" Call once every blue moon, but lately...She hasn't picked up, returned and even hung up on some of my calls. Not even some texts. (A little backstory, she moved in with her best friend co-workers recently after fighting looking for an apartment n such; so I always assume she's either partying or just busy slammed with work) And the one time I check-in quickly; I peek at her location after its been a little while. And mid-streaming on Twitch; I see her location isn't at her usual place wit her friends...But at a hotel far north of town. I felt...I don't know. Mad? Conflicted? Sad? My mind only assumes the deed is being done. And I know I shouldn't give a fuck but like--I don't know. I feel so mixed, but I felt my heart drop.
What do I even do now?…

As a non-native speaker, I'm often unsure whether to use simple past or present perfect. I know the British rules of when to use which, but I want to use colloquial American English, where these rules are a lot less clear.
I've been using Open AIs like character AI, and, Google Translate and DeepL. But are these really trustworthy? DeepL often gives me simple past in contexts where I believe there should be present, perfect to put emphasis to the importance in the now. When I ask character AI, it mostly gives me simple past as well.
I do know that Americans use the simple past a lot more often than British speakers, even when the finished action has high relevance for the present. Does the AI take this into consideration? Is that why DeepL & co always suggest simple past? I've always assumed that DeepL, especially, knows what it's doing, but now I'm not so sure anymore. When I ask the AI what exactly the difference is in specific situations, it will mostly give me very vague and unclear answers.

I'm actually confused. All my (24M) friends (25M/24M/22F/27F/25M, the list goes on) are currently dating someone, and whenever I ask them how they did it, they just tell me that my time will come. Yet they never have a girl they could maybe introduce me to. May I say how frustrating this is?
I have never been in a relationship before, and I would like to change that. I don't think I'm objectifying women when I say I want to be in a relationship. This is just something I would like to experience with another human being. Am I wrong to think of it this way? If other people do it, why can't I do it to? I have tried many pieces of advice before and it seems that I'm not making any progress.
I was depressed through college but I got out of it once I finished it, and with the help of therapy. I just wish I had been stronger during that time, and maybe who knows, I could have met someone my age? Now that I am working it just became harder. People on my team at work are all at least 10 years older than me. I feel hopeless.
Advice I took have been things like starting to go to the gym, taking better care of myself, getting a hobby that involves people, no matter how nerdy it is as long as I enjoy it (and I do enjoy it! and yes, it is nerdy!), go to meetups with strangers, dating apps, take the dog for walks where there will be people nearby, be kind and open to strangers, etc. Now I am not undermining what I have done so far. I think it has made me a better and well-rounded person overall. But this is still not leading me anywhere, and all around me I see people, including my friends, who did not need to do half of these things in order to start a relationship with someone.
Whenever I try to express how frustrating this is, the answers I get vary from "Oh, but being single is great!", "Just continue to improve yourself.", "Stop looking for it and you will find it.", "Just get physical and see where things go from there." (This one makes me uncomfortable, as I never even had a first kiss and would like it to be with a girl I liked.) I'm not saying these are bad advice, but they do a really poor job at recognizing my loneliness. I have never been a person who feels lonely, but as I get older this is something that is starting to get to me. All I can think is that something inside me is broken or just wrong in some way. I'm not an ugly guy. I consider myself quite handsome, actually. A little shy and quiet than most people, sure, but I don't let that be perceived as a flaw.
I guess what I'm looking for as I write this is both advice and recognition of how shitty this feels. Sometimes it feels like people who are in relationships get detached from how hard this can be. I know being single is better than being in a bad relationship, but I am doing my damn best to find a good one.
It is not working though...
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tl;dr: I (24M) can't seem to find a relationship no matter what I do. I'm starting to feel hopeless as all my friends get into relationships and tell me my time will eventually come. This is starting to become very frustrating and lonely. Some advice and empathy is appreciated. Thank you!

Hello,
Its a long text of wall, I am sorry for this, but somehow,
I am ashamed of my situation, that I let myself in like this. I want to be as honest as I can, and hopefully someone will understand my struggle and my situation, because I feel pretty alone,unloved and left alone to rott somehow...
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I have this relationship with a girl from abroad for now almost a year, she is from indonesia, we met through dating website, and pretty fast she confessed her love to me, which overwhelmed me, and i felt very uncomfortable, but she was the first girl that was flirty with me, that gave me the feeling she wants me and not only for the reason i am a foreigner.. Not only that, but also she was so increadibly beautifull, no joke. My eyes got attached to her, and we startet chatting... the first red flag, i ignored, because from my last toxic relationship, i have learned about myself that i can be a catalyst, and i am aware of my short moodswings(i have ADHD, and struggled with that not being aware of myself), so I kinda thought, okay maybe i was just not very kind or something?
The situation was, after 3-4 days of talking to her daily, i was mentioning her thati am not her boyfriend yet, i dont know exact reason why i have said that, but her mood switched instantly, and she was cold, not talking anymore and visibly upset... The next day i wanted to discuss this, and kinda yea blamed myself for her reaction and asked her to be my girlfriend, which she agreed too. At this point I already heard from her, she never had a boyfriend or relationship before..(She was 25 at this point) Which is not a rare statement...
More and more situations like these happened, her temper, I always blamed myself, took the stress, but never yelled or snapped, tried calling her trying to comfort her... at a point, stupid me... I asked just for "fun" if she want to have the number of my ex(I have also a daughter with her), which she said, yes. And i have told her, that this was just a joke"i could not shut my mouth, i regret that so much)... and i gave her the number, i warned her my ex is not an honest person and i am single for a reason..I told her not to contact her, which she stated, i will, but everything she tells me wont have an effect...
I havent had much contact with my ex, and since i was with my new girlfriend now, i wanted to be loyal as possible, since i had a daughter with my ex, it was kinda obvious at a certain point i had to talk with her(the kid lives with me). Fast forward, within a few weeks i got a unrest in my belly, and i kindly asked her to give me a whatsapp screenshot of her recent chats, i wanted to feel okay, i asked her about this because she suddenly wrote to me "dont chat any girls" and as far as i know, i did not... so why would she asked like that.. i said to her, you too, dont chat with boys. Aaaand she gave me the screenshot, bingo, she chattet with a man, flirty(he replied pretty dry), one sentence kinda hurt me the most, she wrote him after he asked, "what are you doing" she replied, "chatting with you 😊" ... she was chatting with me at the same time.
This was the first time, i lost hope with her, but unfortunatley, i was emotionally attached to her already, she told me "its just a friend" ob boy, i cant heat that nonsense... i was devastated, i did nothing, i was loyal, why could she do this to me? I yelled at her, lost my temper... the next day i told her how much i suffer from seeing this, she kinda turned it off, its just a friend, sorry... And i think, when she betray me why she not delete the chat before she sent me it? And i though, okay, calm down, maybe its really just like that.... Later (6 month) she revaled she startet chatting with him, because my ex told her i had a relationship with her and she thought i am unloyal to her.(which i was not at the time)
But the situation at this point, i lost trust in her, i could not trust her anymore, when she said to me over the peroid of 2-3 days "dont chat with other girls" i got so suspicious.... and now i saw this, it prooved what i was scared of, that i found someone again who is not loyal.
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6 weeks into the relationship i decided to visit her in indonesia, i have never been there, until that moment we had almost fight on a daily base for small things, wrong questions or whatsoever... but i thought, when i see her, i will know what person she really is, maybe its justa huge missunderstanding .
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So i arrived with my daughter at the airport, suprise, the girl is not there, she has a reason the next day she will have an exam(which is not a lie) and will be interviewed by some people and she needed to prepare for that. Atleast thats what she said. (Later she revealed, she did not want to pick me up at the airport, because her friends wanted to join and she felt jealous).. So i was there, alone in the hot sun of indonesia, felt lost and left alone, unworthy, and kinda realise what big mistake i do, someone who i thought loves me, left me alone in a country where i never been too, i contacted her, and ofcource i complained... she asked the hotel staff from the hotel to pick me up, which he did, so yea, i kinda felt atleast she cared, somehow.
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the next day, i was in the hotel, i havent showered or eaten yet, only my daughter. She was pretty happy, she loves to jump on beds, so yea, i felt atleast a bit relief that this wasnt a total faulure yet to go there after such a short amount of time.
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She said she will visit me after work, which is 16, with driving or traffic problems arround 18 then.. I havent talked to her, because i wanted to wait, guess who could not be reached for hours, at 18, she turned on her phone, said she is on the way, there was an accident on the road, and they will drive a detour... (Later she revealed, that she lied, the story about this isnt very compleeted, just recently she added more details, but yea)
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Anyway she arrived at 21:00 on the hotel, and i was in a state between is she playing with me and excitement to see her. I knew she was lying, i had checking up google maps, no way the driving was arround 4-5 hours... So after our heartfull greeting, we where hugging and kissing but somehow these unrest within me, that she might not be serious, so i asked her, did you really drive 4-5 hours? She said yes, there was traffic accident... i knew she was lying, and i asked her, to be honest to me, which she said, she is honest. (At that time i took that very serious, because i dont want to hear any stories, which are false, i am pretty sensitive and could not trust her so easily after she not there at the airport and the previous situation with the chatting boy)
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And i made my decision, i asked her to go away, i was just devastated that she lied to me, she startet crying and tried to call with her godmom, its already 3am, and i did not really realised about her situation, after i calmed down, i approached her and said sorry, and we went to bed(she stayed with me) We had no issue so far for the next 2-3 days. After 5 days(the peroid of the hotel booked) i needed to find a new hotel, we, before i went to indonesia agreed that i could stay with her, in her arpartment... Turns out, its not the case, so yea, i booked a hotel for me and her, which she visited me, its very close to her work, so everything was kinda fine, but we argued alot, almost everyday until this point...
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And my behaviour was more and more like a brute, i was starting to yell at her when she really dared to pick up a fight again, i could not calm myself, her little things really hurt me, for instance, she asked me to kiss her for 10 minutes, which i refused, and i kissed her for 30 seconds, which was not what she wanted, and she went mad, pointed a google maps route on her phone without saying anything, packed her stuff let the phone on the bed so i can see it, and after she almost done packing, i asked her whast this about... Yup she was about to leave... Small things like this, elevated our sitation always, from small things like these we went up to risk everything, neither she or me wanted to budge and not try to calm down the other person, int he end it was me who calmed first and tried to make the situation less toxic.
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Now to the initial situation almost 10 month later... I am sitting here writing this, my ex almost talked oto her and spread lies about me on a weekly base, she believe the most things, and this makes me so broken, i have suicidal thoughts, i hurt myself pretty bad, i have scard on my body(which i never had before!) and she uses everything against me what she can in a "fight" she never approaches ne, never feels guilty, never see's her attiture and her cold behaviour, at this point she knows already i am the weak one here in this relationship, i am the one who will always come back, regardless what she does, at this point she states almost everymonth she want to chat with somerone else(turned out she did that a few times) and also mentioned at some point she wanted to have intercourse with another man.
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Besides my mistakes, and yes i really did a few huge things, like i asked my ex, after the first time i saw her chat with another man, i got so sus, that i asked her to translate(my ex also from that country......but living here in my country) and she assure me "hey this girl is nice to you, you need to go with her, she is good for our daughter) so i felt comfortable getting informations and solutions about this what i do, yea she confirmed my relationship with my new girlfriend, and kinda felt supportive... I fell into a deep trap, behind my back she told my currentl girlfriend "he is horrible, dont be with him etc etc etc"
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i havent clearly understood everything between those two, neither my ex or my current girlfriend are very open and only reveal a bit by a bit, ofcourse my current girlfriend is super jealous and angry... somehow i cant break this relation, i know myself, the red flags are everywhere, even on my side, i had done a huge mistake and other things which i havent mentioned... but until this day everything i do, she uses against me, a small word, and i end up crying in agony and pain. she hangs up the phone so easily, like i mean nothing to her when she is upset, she can throw me away like garbage when she is about to be angry...
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i dont understand, when she states she loves me? how can she constantly disrespecting me and treating me like this.... I really need to get out of this, i dont know how, i am alone and isolated, i have a few friends which they clearly stated at some point, "you dont want to listen, please dont bother anymore with that"
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the emotionally attachment makes me crazy, i dont want to feel, i want to be cold and careless, i want to have my peace, how??

So like; obviously we're not dating, and haven't for years now. We keep in touch here and there and of course, I help them out when I can if they are in trouble. (Because that's just how I am, helping others--And treating others the way I want to be treated.) But--There was a slight catch within it. While we ended things, she also wanted me to talk to her when I could and tell her if I ever dated, had sex, etc. With someone else; just in the off-chance that we ever did go down that road again together. If I ever open that door again; and vice versa. Which I'm kinda....Not really about, but thought it seemed fair considering how she's still in my life...However.... When I saw her again and spoke to her long ago sorta recently(?); she randomly changed up while I was helping her move. And said "...I don't think who I'm fucking, dating, etc. Is honestly any of your business." Despite me just simply talking to her about where we stood mutually, so that there was no confusion. The only reason I mention it, is because around that time--We turned on each other's location if there was ever an emergency. As I did with my little brother and other friends and family who are in my life. Now I don't check in on her like that when it comes to where she is all the time; and do a small "Check-In" Call once every blue moon, but lately...She hasn't picked up, returned and even hung up on some of my calls. Not even some texts. (A little backstory, she moved in with her best friend co-workers recently after fighting looking for an apartment n such; so I always assume she's either partying or just busy slammed with work) And the one time I check-in quickly; I peek at her location after its been a little while. And mid-streaming on Twitch; I see her location isn't at her usual place wit her friends...But at a hotel far north of town. I felt...I don't know. Mad? Conflicted? Sad? My mind only assumes the deed is being done. And I know I shouldn't give a fuck but like--I don't know. I feel so mixed, but I felt my heart drop.
I feel so out of it it’s almost uncanny. I could use advice, help, reassurance, anything…I feel like I’m suffocating on my own emotions at this rate.