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I have been lurking on this forum and considering signing up for the program for a while.
However, I am in Finance with over 20 years of experience and my math courses were limited to business calculus (which is a watered down version of calculus) and a little bit of probability and stats from a business perspective over 15 years ago.
My programming is at a novice level where I have been messing around on websites like datacamp etc just to familiarize myself with python.
On this forum there are varied responses on what level of depth is required for the math courses. All I am trying to do is get some skillsets in analytics/machine learning to keep myself relevant for the future.
With that said, will this program help and what should be my best course of action to fill the massive math gap I currently have. Taking the math courses at community college have been an option but that would take me more than 2 years to complete and not sure if that is worth the effort.
Any tips would be appreciated.

This was actually pretty mellow for one of my dreams since I have frequent nightmares. I was napping mid day when it happened.
I got a job at a general store near a river. It mostly sold unique drinks and snacks. I had only been working there for about a week, but I enjoyed it. One day the owner (an old man) comes up to me. He mentions that the place isn’t making enough sales. He said he was likely going to shut it down and to start looking for a new job. This was distressing to me, because I was broke and liked the new job I had. Once my shift was over I went down to the river, and for some reason I wished to save the store. Suddenly there was a flash and I was in the same spot, but different. Some things around were missing or not there before. I went to the store, and the whole strip of stores were different now.
The store I had been working at was now a diner. For some reason, the diner was in a house rather than a business building. I saw people I don’t know as well as my mother, working to serve a few tables. For some reason I went into the garage to discover it was converted into a kitchen. My mother didn’t recognize me, and everything looked retro, like I’d gone into the past. I got asked why I walked into the kitchen, and in a panic, claimed I thought it was an office, and that I was looking for a job. The women in the kitchen looked sad before responding, then told me the diner would shut down soon. They said their most popular dish was one with a local fish that was hard to catch. I was told if I could catch any to sell they would pay me well and be very grateful.
Not knowing what else to do now that I was suddenly in the past, I went to the river. I tried to wish to go home and I heard the river say “You can’t go home until you save the store”. At this point I figured yeah that river is probably evil and this is dumb. Still I asked to join some people on a large boat to fish. They accepted and even had fishing supplies they’d allow me to use. We went down the river for a long time as I tried to catch some fish. I could see the fish following us, but every time I tried to catch one they’d eat the bait, hook and all. A few kids aboard the boat told me if I wanted to catch that type of fish I was doing it wrong. They told me I had to go into the water and use my arm as bait. I didn’t want to do that. Soon though the boat began to sink. I tried to escape but got sucked down with the boat. I passed out and when I came to the kids from the boat were telling me we had to catch a train.
The rest of the dream I was trying to catch up to the kids as they rushed to a rural train stop in the woods near the river. I never caught up and saw them get on the train without me. No clue where the train was for but it left and I was left lost in the woods. Then I woke up.

For me this usually starts off with a life story, about a woman (aka me) on a Friday or Saturday night pondering on life as it is. Wondering why at 32 years old, I’m sitting at home, alone & pretty f*cking lonely. Instead it’s a Monday night, after a busy day at work & leg day at the gym trying to stop myself staring every minute at my gym crush.
I’ve become so content in my own company where my norm is taking myself out on dinner dates, spending a stupid amount of time at the gym & scrolling mindlessly through reddit or even dare I say it, tik tok.
Don’t get me wrong, I have friends who are basically family, a small group, a loyal group, people I probably couldn’t live with out, I also have a loving family, however I’ve always felt there’s one thing missing, that thing being my person, my “one true love” hahaha. As corny & sappy as that sounds I suppose it’s what I desire the most.
What I’ve found difficult though is finding another that is on the same page, that I vibe with, that I can just talk to endlessly about anything without it really feeling like a chore. You know the type of connection where your heart skips a beat, you get excited to hear from them & you can’t wait to share nearly every aspect of your life.
The problem I face on a regular basis though is trying to date in a pool of men who are either way out of my league, living on the other side of world or just wanting to dip their d into a moist v.
So here I am… again. Single & ready to find someone to do life with, so if you’re actually interested in taking the plunge, then read on to find out a little about me.
I’m 32 Living in Sydney, Australia. Born in New Zealand. I work full time. I decided I was sick of being miserable & hating on myself… so nearly a year ago, I decided I was going to start walking every day, which I have mostly done (except when covid knocked me about), I eventually joined a gym & realised I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I did. I’ve lost a decent amount of weight, but still thiccc af haha (I’m working on it) I love to travel & have booked a trip for the end of the year. I game here & there & for the first time this year, I’ve been doing things a little out of my comfort zone, building confidence in myself & living life a little differently.
I’m happy… for the first time ever, so I’d love to share that with another.
So if you’re keen on getting to know one another, keen on dealing with my sarcasm & satire & ready to share everything there is about you over dinner, then message me :)
https://imgur.com/a/Z7wZYUB

OK so I have a history of anxiety disorder /panic attacks. Recently it's manifested itself in a way where I feel like I could hurt someone. I don't want to hurt anyone but the thoughts are intense. They spiral with my anxiety and flow through my brain at a speed of 1000 miles a hour
Some examples are: when I'm near a sharp object, thoughts of stabbing people When I'm near someone : thoughts of choking them
I do not enjoy these thoughts at all and they're incredibly anxiety driving /fear provoking. I'm just screed shit less because when they come on they feel like Compulsions and leave me in a disorientated/frozen state. They tend to last about as long as the anxiety attack itself and then they go again.
I also have ocd with other things. For example the other day I visited the kitchen 20 times in a row just to make sure I wouldn't actually hurt anyone. Ive booked in to see a psychiatrist but it's a 4 month wait Ssris made everything way worse for me.
Could anyone please help? :(

I, (F) have been spending a lot of time with a guy I met playing games online. It’s been about two months, nearing three. It started off really casual but eventually he started to ask me to play games every night. Nothing crazy, just friends that enjoy playing games together.
For the past few weeks though we’ve been voice chatting every night, we still play games but he had begun asking questions to get to know me. We’ve gotten to know each other quite a bit, and I feel really comfortable with him, but he sometimes feels wary about getting closer to me or trusting me. He seems interested in everything I have to say, and genuinely seems like he wants to get to know me. Otherwise, he’s very funny and kind and we have a lot of fun talking and playing games together.
Sometimes it seems like he’s subtly flirting with me (only when we’re not in the presence of our other friends), but it’s so subtle it’s hard to tell. The only indicator for my oblivious self is that sometimes he’ll follow up a cheeky comment with a ‘;)’.
I’m starting to like him romantically, but am not sure if he just sees us as friends or isn’t sure if I feel the same so is being cautious about his approach. We’ve seen eachothers faces, call eachother by our real names and have a very playful teasing ‘friendship’ currently. He picks on me a lot but it’s playful, and I do it back and it seems to be a running dynamic between us. I’m too scared to be more direct in fear I will make him uncomfortable and ruin our friendship.
Help? :(

Hello everyone, me and my sister are going to visit Bilbao this week and I was hoping to get some Info about the basque culture and do's/dont's.
Is it easy to get around when speaking english?
What is the Public Transport like? What is the best Ticket when visiting for 5 days?
Also, what is partying like in Bilbao? Are there any Clubs with electronic music? Where are the locals going?
If you have any other suggestions for food, must see places, I would love to hear them,, but there are already a lot of threads about that in this subreddit.
For reference we are both from germany, between 22-25 years old and will stay near the old town.

Hey all, Looking for some urgent help and relief. I have gastro. Whenever I am sick, fevered, or have muscle aches- my vagina hurts horribly. Like horribly horribly. I can handle the GI symptoms but this is breaking me. I’m sitting on a pillow, on an ice pack, with Tylenol and Advil on board. But like- can’t sit still, nearly crying kinda acute pain. I have my usual day to day pain that I can manage pretty well, but right now it’s unreal. It usually gets bad when I’m sick, and I have a daycare toddler so I’ve had a few more viruses then usual. Please help me with some suggestions for quick temporary relief. Help! Thanks people of Reddit.

OK so I have a history of anxiety disorder /panic attacks. Recently it's manifested itself in a way where I feel like I could hurt someone. I don't want to hurt anyone but the thoughts are intense. They spiral with my anxiety and flow through my brain at a speed of 1000 miles a hour
Some examples are: when I'm near a sharp object, thoughts of stabbing people When I'm near someone : thoughts of choking them
I do not enjoy these thoughts at all and they're incredibly anxiety driving /fear provoking. I'm just screed shit less because when they come on they feel like Compulsions and leave me in a disorientated/frozen state. They tend to last about as long as the anxiety attack itself and then they go again.
I also have ocd with other things. For example the other day I visited the kitchen 20 times in a row just to make sure I wouldn't actually hurt anyone. Ive booked in to see a psychiatrist but it's a 4 month wait Ssris made everything way worse for me.
Could anyone please help? :(

OK so I have a history of anxiety disorder /panic attacks. Recently it's manifested itself in a way where I feel like I could hurt someone. I don't want to hurt anyone but the thoughts are intense. They spiral with my anxiety and flow through my brain at a speed of 1000 miles a hour
Some examples are: when I'm near a sharp object, thoughts of stabbing people When I'm near someone : thoughts of choking them
I do not enjoy these thoughts at all and they're incredibly anxiety driving /fear provoking. I'm just screed shit less because when they come on they feel like Compulsions and leave me in a disorientated/frozen state. They tend to last about as long as the anxiety attack itself and then they go again.
I also have ocd with other things. For example the other day I visited the kitchen 20 times in a row just to make sure I wouldn't actually hurt anyone. Ive booked in to see a psychiatrist but it's a 4 month wait Ssris made everything way worse for me.
Could anyone please help? :(

I 20f live with my mom 60f and my dad 62m. My dad and I get along great, no issues there. However, I am almost positive my mom is a narcissist. When discussing my mom with my therapist, he also guessed narcissism. For a little background information, my mom was a software engineer for Lockheed for about a decade. One day she quit her job (as the sole money maker in my family) without talking to anyone, even my dad. She left that 6 figure job for a minimum wage job as a cook at a convent. (She is extremely Catholic to the point where it runs our lives despite my dad and I not being religious) I work an almost minimum wage part time job. Lately I’ve been doing a lot of overtime and working nearly full time. Even working that much, my checks are about $900 every two weeks. Recently, my mom decided she’s gonna charge me rent and decided (without consulting my dad) that she’ll be charging me $2000 a month. Again, I don’t even make that in a month… She says if I don’t like the arrangement, I can move out. I currently don’t drive because I have horrible depth perception which makes driving very difficult and I don’t have a car. I live within walking distance of my job.
I think this has to be some sort of financial abuse or something. Advice or any input are greatly appreciated!

OK so I have a history of anxiety disorder /panic attacks. Recently it's manifested itself in a way where I feel like I could hurt someone. I don't want to hurt anyone but the thoughts are intense. They spiral with my anxiety and flow through my brain at a speed of 1000 miles a hour
Some examples are: when I'm near a sharp object, thoughts of stabbing people When I'm near someone : thoughts of choking them
I do not enjoy these thoughts at all and they're incredibly anxiety driving /fear provoking. I'm just screed shit less because when they come on they feel like Compulsions and leave me in a disorientated/frozen state. They tend to last about as long as the anxiety attack itself and then they go again.
I also have ocd with other things. For example the other day I visited the kitchen 20 times in a row just to make sure I wouldn't actually hurt anyone. Ive booked in to see a psychiatrist but it's a 4 month wait Ssris made everything way worse for me.
Could anyone please help? :(

The merchant sighs. “One plum for three drinoc, that’s the cost,” he declares through the purifier. Sun scorches down on the packed, arid market, with little pockets of shade under the awnings and through alleyways. The two gutterkids in front of the stall fall to bickering and swapping chits back and forth, as the merchant sighs again. He runs a bony hand through his hair, shaking loose some of the ever-present plastic dust.
“Listen, either make a decision and buy, or you let me place the merchandise back in the hermetic. Your drinoc’ll do me no good if the whole batch tastes of plastic.” The taller boy nods, then slaps three iron chits into the merchant’s hand and quickly grabs a plum. The bony fingers don’t let go, however, and only tighten. “Put it back,” rasps the wispy voice behind the mask. Fear flashes quickly in his eyes as the boy complies, withdrawing the hidden plum from a sun-scorched sleeve, all dyes long since bleached from the fabric. The smaller boy’s eyes begin to water, both fabric and skin drained of color, and quickly looks back and forth between older brother and the purple fruit. He knows which sibling will eat tonight.
A gust of wind flaps the awning above. The merchant releases the boy’s clasped hand, waving a dismissive gesture with a clicking sound. They don’t move. The moisture on the younger’s cheeks begin to attract particulates in the air, mixing the plastic colors into a pastel mud, as he stares at the older gutterkid with slight panic. The merchant exhales, then withdraws a stumpy paring knife from his own sun-bleached tunic. Both boys take a hesitant step back, as he reaches forward and grasps the previously stolen plum. He expertly glides the paring knife through the center and around the flesh, careful not to dull the blade on the stone within. With a twist the one plum becomes two parts, a single drop of thick juice sliding down the blade.
The merchant detaches the clamp on his purifier and swings the front forward, revealing a worn yet friendly face, pasty white contrasting with the darker brown of his forehead and eye sockets. He removes the stone from the fruit and pops it into his mouth, storing within his cheek and savoring what little saliva it produces. Watching intently, the eldest boy involuntarily licks plastic dust off his lips. Reaching over the makeshift table with half the purple plum, the merchant proffers it to the smaller boy, who lunges forward and snatches it before quickly disappearing into the crowd.
Wiping the blade with a purple-stained cloth, he resheaths it within the tunic. After a moment, the elder brother rasps out a polite expression of gratitude, unknown in language but contextually understood all the same. Then, he is gone as well, blending in amongst the throng of market-goers and oxygen tanks. Another rush of hot wind buffets the fabrics of the stall’s awning, and with it a cascade of dust particulates. Quickly, the merchant throws the plastic sheeting back over the batch of plums and drags the small tray into the sealed hermetic. He flips a switch on the side of the machine and it begins to hiss and burble, becoming more high-pitched and quieter until the seal is complete. He spits the stone from his cheek onto the dust floor of the stall. The three drinoc coins are dropped into a biometric lockbox filled with an assortments of iron chits. “12 more to go” the merchant mutters, involuntarily glancing at the picture stapled to the stand’s wooden beam. Though faded, it is still possible to see a lively woman and beaming boy, posing theatrically in front of a large plum tree. “12 more to go.” he repeats, and sighs again.

Hello, I first would like to precise that English is not my first language and that I’m really tired so please, bear with me.
When I was about 4 or 5, I (now 17F) was raped by my BILs for the first time. I remember really clearly of what happened and I won’t get too graphic but, basically, one raped me while the other one was maintaining me still and punching me whenever I would try to move or cry. At the time, I was severely abused by my father and his wife and when I finally told my dad of what was going on (about a year or so later), he basically beat the shit outta me saying stuff like « I know you liked it anyway you whore » and the situation only got worse. Now, nearly 15 years after the abuse, I recovered from everything except the rape. I’m a bisexual and while I can go all the way with women, when I even start thinking about intercourse with a man, I start shaking and crying. And at the same time, I can’t say no to a man asking for it because I fear that he might hit me or just rape me. I don’t wanna live like this forever and therapy didn’t really made me do any progress, so do you have any advice on how to heal and get better?

I’m trying to negotiate a return from a guitar I bought on eBay that was listed as “used” and in the description it said “like new” and that it had been professionally set up.
I had a number of issues when I received the guitar:

• It was poorly packaged (soft case wrapped in bubble wrap) and shipped with full tension.
• The fretboard was dirty. The seller claims it’s not that bad, but I play near daily and none of my guitars have this buildup.
• The strings were really old and sticky.
• There was a ding on the body just below the sound hole.
• There’s a crack where the neck meets the body. This one is the doozy for me. He swears his “luthier” says it’s fine. But it was not in the description.

All of this together really frustrates me. But he’s essentially promised he’ll contest the return and then keep both the guitar and my money. “So what do you want to do?”
So, my questions: Has anyone had a situation like this on EBay? How did it resolve? Am I making a big deal of nothing? It seems like a big deal.
Some photos: https://imgur.com/a/Rc8fWCX

This is currently happening. Hope everyone is safe, I'm sure the news will pick it up very soon as the firefighters are there now. I have videos, I'm also sure videos will surface too soon. All my friends are busy right now so yes I'm telling the subreddit about this. But we are safe!

Hi there! Name’s Auri and I’m a 28F. I’ve been rping for roughly 10+ years now and am searching around for another partner for a thread or two. I'm not replacing anyone!
General overview:

• All characters are 18+
  
• I’m not into doing smut or adult content. If we ever do get to that point in a thread, I would like for us to fade to black if at all possible. It's just a personal preference of mine.
  
• I would like for my partner to be at least 23+ or close to my age. No minors please
  
• I don't mind doubling!
  
• I can forward over whatever character info necessary on my OC(s)
  
• As far as posting frequency goes, I'm pretty okay with it being every other day, every few days or, if necessary, once or twice a week. Just let me know! I do have a full time weekday job so replies during the week may be a bit slow!
  
• I do write at least two or three paragraphs minimum and write third person past tense and at least 2k words plus. I'm more of a novella writer! Not all of my responses will be novella length, however
  
• I prefer to use Discord if at all possible
  
• I don't expect you to match my post length every response but please do not send out one word or one sentence replies
  
• I definitely don't mind if romance is involved as long as our characters have chemistry (MxF and FxF ships are okay with me for our OCs!)
  
• Please be knowledgeable of any of the games listed below
  
• I will not respond to messages like "Wanna Rp?" or ask me to DM you. Please either interact with this post with the required info or DM me
  
• Let me know if you are within the age range specified above as well as a little about yourself. Specify which prompt(s) interest you in your message as well!
  
• Thank you for reading!
  

Prompt ideas:

• Halo/Gears of War crossover: My Spartan-IV OC and her AI companion interact with Delta squad, having been thrown haphazardly into the Gears universe. Delta could either be out on a scavenging run or if they detected the energy spike from my OC’s arrival, they could be sent out to investigate that anomaly. Since there’s an 18 month gap between the second and third games, I’d like for the thread to start possibly 6-9 months into the gap. I would like for you to write as Baird, as I plan for this to be an OCxCanon ship. We can assign who’ll play other canon characters as well!

*Mass Effect 2 or 3: I created an original elemental race/character to use in the Mass Effect universe. This could take place during the second game and start off as a recruitment mission or start off with with third game after Shepard leaves the Mars archives. For either prompt here, I would like to try and follow Shepard's crew during both games. I'm currently not looking to do anything for Mass Effect: Andromeda at the moment.
*Halo/Horizon: Forbidden West: I've recently started my second playthrough of HFW and would love to try out a crossover thread where my Spartan IV and her AI companion get tossed into Horizon's universe to bump into Aloy on her quest to save the world. My initial idea would be to have my OC run into the Tenakth Sky Clan after disturbing a group of nearby machines with her sudden appearance.
Obviously the Sky Clan don't know what to make of this new arrival. Thinking she may be a Zenith, Kotallo would contact Aloy who would definitely like to speak with this humanoid creature before the Sky Clan tear into her.

REP
Can also check me out on hardwareswap and mechmarket for confirmed swaps.
GOG Key's

• The Beast Inside
  
• Wolfenstein: The New Order
  

Hey, these are the steam games I have available for trade,

• Sniper Elite 4: Deluxe Edition
  
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent + Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2 in 1)
  

Fight 4 Your Friends Bundle/Humble

• Back 4 Blood
  
• Killing Floor 2: Digital Deluxe Edition
  
• Warhammer: Vermintide 2
  
• Zombie Army Trilogy
  

May 2023 Humble Choice

• Behind The Frame: The Finest Scenery
  
• Bendy and The Dark Revival
  
• Builder Simulator
  
• Operation: Tango
  
• Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition
  
• The Invisible Hand
  
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
  
• Windjammers 2
  

April 2023 Humble Choice

• Founder's Fortune
  
• Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
  
• Revita
  

Spring mystery bundle 2023/fanatical

• Autonauts
  
• Autonauts vs Piratebots
  
• Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead
  
• Brunch Club
  
• Doodle Derby
  
• Silver Chains
  
• Smoke and Sacrifice
  
• Space Crew: Legendary Edition
  
• Spirit Hunter: NG
  
• The Wild Eight
  

TÜRKIYE-SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF BUNDLE/Humble

• Alchemist's Castle
  
• Arcade Spirits
  
• Armello
  
• Backbone
  
• Cats and the Other Lives
  
• Cris Tales
  
• Doughlings Arcade
  
• Doughlings Invasion
  
• Frick, Inc.
  
• Hack 'n' Slash
  
• Izmir: An Independence Simulator
  
• Lust from Beyond - M Edition
  
• Orbital Racer
  
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition
  
• Pill Baby
  
• Pixross
  
• Project Chemistry
  
• Quadrata
  
• Rym 9000
  
• Soul Searching
  
• Soulblight
  
• Space Crew: Legendary Edition
  
• Stacking
  
• Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
  
• Sunlight
  
• Stikir
  
• The Amazing American Circus
  
• The Inner World
  
• Ticket to Ride
  
• X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack
  
• Zombie Driver HD
  

When we first started talking in December (we are in the same class and share the same schedule) I made my interest known because I really, really, can not handle dragging things out, etc. She did give me mixed signals but we ended up one night in January running around the streets, talking, kissing, and listening to music and I felt so happy.
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After that night I noticed she started taking some distance and ignoring me in school so I of course respected that, but made a point to still be friendly and talk to her like any other of my classmates as I feel it's important not to be unfriendly in a schoolclass setting.
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She reaches out after about a week or so, and we get to hanging out again, and I have no intentions of doing anything until my other friend told me that it looks like from the outside that both me and the girl were too afraid to make a move, waiting for the other person to initiate something. I thought my liking her was obvious already but after a night of partying where both of us showed clear interest (although no kissing due to lack of privacy and her friends being around) I told her straight up that I like her, want to get to know her better.
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She says she does not feel the same and that's that, but afterwards we start hanging out nearly ever day and we get in to so many situations where I am questioning what's up - we're neither dating or a thing yet we are in situations that I would never be in with someone unless we were dating or a 'thing'. I suppress my feelings of confusion because I know it won't do any good but I do try to kiss her one night, she tells me she doesn't want to kiss me and then we part. The day after we hang out the two of us drinking until 2am (it comes up and I apologize and she says she doesn't want anything with me). When it's time to say our goodbyes she tries to kiss me, leaving me confused and infuriated for toying with my emotions, to the point where I felt I had to speak up.
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I tell her we can do whatever she wants but I ask her just to tell me what it is straight up because saying one thing and doing the opposite really is nothing I can be a part of. She sends me a long, harsh text that evening about how she feels I am not respecting her boundaries and expecting something from her. She tells me she has never and will never want anything with me in the future. It gets strange for a couple weeks afterwards. We finally talk it through and set up boundaries no kissing etc etc. We are not dating and the 'signs' I saw were just her being herself with a friend she trusts.
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Since then we've grown so close hanging out nearly every day for the past three months. We show up to, and leave parties together, we go on walks, drink coffee, hang out in the park, bike, listen to music - she knows my traumas and I know hers and we have a strong emotional connection.
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But when I think about it, I wouldn't of have let myself get this close and be as vulnerable with her as I have unless I had strong feelings for her. And so I am in love with my best friend. I can't put that kind of pressure on her nor do I want to, as that would likely ruin our friendship especially when we've already talked about what I wrote above. We are comfortable with each other and have spoken also about how happy we are to have one another. But at the same time I don't know for how long I can continue being in a platonic friendship like this (with someone I am attracted to and have strong feelings for), that I can only compare to romantic involvements I've been in in the past
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Do I distance myself? Do I continue in the hopes that my feelings fade? Do I tell her all of this? Can I?
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I love spending time with her and we understand each other, but it is really difficult sometimes to speak about our friendship and first impressions and the first times we hung out when I know it is all shrouded by my affection for her.
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TLDR: In love with best friend and I catch myself wanting to be intimate with her but we have already set boundaries and so I can not pursue her in any way.. Do I need to distance myself however beautiful our friendship?

Hi, my name is Colton, live in FL, and I’m visually impaired and autistic. I guess I’m making this just to put my thoughts and emotions out there so I can calm myself down. I go to FSU and major in Commercial Entrepreneurship and work part time at a local Publix and HVAC company for penny’s on the dollar. (Not trying to complain about that, Ik everyone starts out only making $11-$12 an hour these days, although I’ve been working for 3 years now) I’m just disappointed in myself as a person and I’m also very concerned for my future. I was always the odd ball, never really socialized with many people up until the last 2-3 years, I always find people looking at me strange when I talk to them or just ignoring me flat out whether it be in real life or texting/phone calls. My eyesight never really helped me out much either, couldn’t ever really play sports or learn about computers, I have night time restraints on my drivers license, etc, but it’s honestly the least of my worries these days. I suppose if there’s one thing I could be thankful for it’s my family, they always try their best to help me out in any ways the can and have kind of spoiled me in recent years, but they never really could come to understand how my mind works no matter how hard they tried (which I honestly can’t blame them, I can’t even understand myself half of the time). All the friends I had in high school are either gone or don’t really want much to do with me anymore. I was never mean to them or anything, but I guess i was just too awkward and clumsy for them to be associated with anymore. They all just say their too busy whenever I try and talk to them or just never get around to responding. I will say that I’m not exactly an ideal person, I’ve said some crazy things to people I shouldn’t have and made some very irrational decisions in the past, (gambling thousands away in stock options, being way to assertive towards women on dating apps, snorting adderall and focalin to just feel happier while I was at school, cussing profusely at a professor over the phone) so I guess I’m a degenerate in that regard. And now I’m here, a senior in college about to earn a nearly worthless degree, gonna have to live with my parents for another 10 years like a freeloader because even if I worked 80-90 hour a week I still wouldn’t be able to afford rent for a one bedroom infested with roaches and rats in my city. It’s funny because when I was younger I looked so promising when I was younger. I made straight A’s in school up until my junior year in highschool and now I’m lucky to make a 90 in one of my classes in college. I’ve cried so much that I cant even tear up anymore. And idk if I wanna just end it all because it would hurt my family so much. I’m just going insane, I talk to myself alone for over an hour sometimes, I get angry so easily even over the most irritational ordeals, i feel so pathetic, I can’t even control what comes out of my mouth half of the time and I always come to regret it. I’ve thought about leaving college but my parents said they’d kick me out of the house if I did that, but I find it so unproductive and degrees are so much less valuable than they were when my parents were my age. But of course no one will ever think what I have to say is important because I’ve proven in the past to be such a problem. Even though they’re the ones that watch the news all day and make such big deals about the federal government and trans this, and racism that even though it has nothing to do with them and solves nothing and just makes everyone depressed with the world. Idk what the point of living is anymore. I can’t imagine life is much worse than hell. Every time there is even the smallest glimmer of hope, it just immediately gets crushed by reality, and life just continues on. Anyways, sorry you had to read all of that, hope y’all have a good day and live good lives. God bless you all

Hi there! Name’s Auri and I’m a 28F. I’ve been rping for roughly 10+ years now and am searching around for another partner for a thread or two. I'm not replacing anyone!
General overview:

• All characters are 18+
  
• I’m not into doing smut or adult content. If we ever do get to that point in a thread, I would like for us to fade to black if at all possible. It's just a personal preference of mine.
  
• I would like for my partner to be at least 23+ or close to my age. No minors please
  
• I don't mind doubling!
  
• I can forward over whatever character info necessary on my OC(s)
  
• As far as posting frequency goes, I'm pretty okay with it being every other day, every few days or, if necessary, once or twice a week. Just let me know! I do have a full time weekday job so replies during the week may be a bit slow!
  
• I do write at least two or three paragraphs minimum and write third person past tense and at least 2k words plus. I'm more of a novella writer! Not all of my responses will be novella length, however
  
• I prefer to use Discord if at all possible
  
• I don't expect you to match my post length every response but please do not send out one word or one sentence replies
  
• I definitely don't mind if romance is involved as long as our characters have chemistry (MxF and FxF ships are okay with me for our OCs!)
  
• Please be knowledgeable of any of the games listed below
  
• I will not respond to messages like "Wanna Rp?" or ask me to DM you. Please either interact with this post with the required info or DM me
  
• Let me know if you are within the age range specified above as well as a little about yourself. Specify which prompt(s) interest you in your message as well!
  
• Thank you for reading!
  

Prompt ideas:

• Halo/Gears of War crossover: My Spartan-IV OC and her AI companion interact with Delta squad, having been thrown haphazardly into the Gears universe. Delta could either be out on a scavenging run or if they detected the energy spike from my OC’s arrival, they could be sent out to investigate that anomaly. Since there’s an 18 month gap between the second and third games, I’d like for the thread to start possibly 6-9 months into the gap. I would like for you to write as Baird, as I plan for this to be an OCxCanon ship. We can assign who’ll play other canon characters as well!

*Mass Effect 2 or 3: I created an original elemental race/character to use in the Mass Effect universe. This could take place during the second game and start off as a recruitment mission or start off with with third game after Shepard leaves the Mars archives. For either prompt here, I would like to try and follow Shepard's crew during both games. I'm currently not looking to do anything for Mass Effect: Andromeda at the moment.
*Halo/Horizon: Forbidden West: I've recently started my second playthrough of HFW and would love to try out a crossover thread where my Spartan IV and her AI companion get tossed into Horizon's universe to bump into Aloy on her quest to save the world. My initial idea would be to have my OC run into the Tenakth Sky Clan after disturbing a group of nearby machines with her sudden appearance.
Obviously the Sky Clan don't know what to make of this new arrival. Thinking she may be a Zenith, Kotallo would contact Aloy who would definitely like to speak with this humanoid creature before the Sky Clan tear into her.

So i bought it a week ago and used it for work and a little bit of gaming. I had a problem when i first connected it to my computer. It didnt work immediately but after a reboot with it plugged the lights turned on. The problem was that it stopped working whenever i pushed any buttons on it. Like it was turning on and off whenever I tried to use it apart from moving to cursor around. Anyways that problem got fixed when i installed GG software and reboot again. And a week of normal use it stopped working after i wake my computer from a sleep. Now whatever I do it just doesnt work. Lights are off. GG says its disconnected. Cant find it on device manager. I uninstalled all mouse drivers and reinstall GG 2 times. No luck. But there is light on the sensor. There is a dim red light on the sensor and it get brighter when i put my finger near. Like it activates. But nothing happens when i plug the mouse. PC doesnt recognize the anything. Doesnt even give me the USB plug sound. Should i just send it back? Or can i fix it somehow? I googled it a lot but it's always the wireless version that comes up. Thank you.