I have the biggest crush on my wife right now. Married 7 years, together for 15 plus. Went through a couple years of some staleness after kids and then it hit me like a ton of bricks how lucky I am. It’s like being a teenager again. I can’t stop thinking about her and I can’t keep my hands off of her when I get home.

Hoping this doesn’t turn controversial. Should I be teaching my young kids to read Quran in Arabic (so learn a new language just to read Quran but no value otherwise), or skip Arabic and have them read transliteration (so like Alhamdu lilahi) or third option to just read in English the translation where they will actually understand? I mean, I spend 100 dollars a week on a tutor to teach them Arabic. My parents spent thousands and I can barely read it now and prefer transliteration.thoughts?

My family mistreated me when I was younger, and now that I don’t live at home, they don’t call or bother to look for me, because frankly, I think they have a hard time admitting what happened - and will never apologize to me either. If I don’t call, or occasionally go see them during the holidays, we would never talk. Some of them are growing old (health-wise), and I’m scared this entire situation is just irreparable. Has anyone ever gone through anything similar? Any advice or thoughts?

Mom retired recently and lives alone in Mumbai. I am getting a lot of unwanted instructions/ advise. What are some hobbies that can keep her occupied?

Been dating my partner for about 5 months and things have moved very quickly; however, we have arguments nearly every over week and always seem to be on verge of breaking up. Is this normal? Is it worth pushing through? When it’s great, it’s great. I just hate feeling like they are going to leave me/break up with me. It’s mainly about how they feel I’m inconsiderate of their time because of a few times I had to change plans, they feel like I’m not on the same page as they are when it (contd)

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I'm 25 m from Rajasthan
My CCTC is 12.5 I'm getting an offer of 20 in banglore. But my dad doesn't want me to relocate, he says you should now settle down. Try for govt jobs private job bakwas h, otherwise find a job nearby.
I told him i have no interest in gov jobs to which he said disgustingly " interest nhi h baad m yaad krega " this sentence broke my heart,i dnt want to be disrespectful, but i feel guilty now as if I've let him down
Dnt knw Wht to do now I'm clueless

I flew all the way from Seattle to Boston to visit my SO, I felt his “indifference” during this trip and we had a long discussion last night and today I decided to fly back, ending the trip early by 1 week. We were supposed to break up but the moment before I left, SO doesn’t want to end this and still want to keep in contact, giving me a break from this. Is it possible that we can be friends given this situation?

I really just want someone to like me for me. I have never been in a relationship and I feel like I can’t connect with people the way I do with my friends. I haven’t felt truly alone until now.

I have a 10 year old niece that is really good on Procreate and looking to go to the next best thing. Her dad doesn’t want to do a subscription to adobe photoshop/illustrator, but looking for a program he can purchase out right. Any suggestions?

Random thought... My gay male context plus the pandemic has amplified the "this isn't worth it" view of my unbalanced work life balance. I am never going to have kids and don't need to keep grinding for the next promotion etc. like my head of household peers with children. Do you feel the non-traditional household / income demands that LGBTQIA+ we live with are making you more easily say "enough is enough" with work as the valuation of our time has increased during the pandemic? 🤔

An ex, who is still a friend, is having his son (previous relationship before he came out) come to the US to live here permanently. His son doesn’t speak English well, and I want to send him a welcome gift, as he really has no friends here. Any thoughts?

What duration of break is perfect for a couple to figure out if they want to break up or move forward with the relationship? Me and my boyfriend, we fight a lot over petty stuffs and have disagreements over every little things. So, we decided to take a break to decide what’s best for us.

Current working as a Director of Sales and Marketing at a large hotel chain. I am now trying to branch out to a work from home position as I have a special needs bonus daughter who we now have every other week 💜. Would love to find something full time from home within the industry, or in the travel market so I can be with her.

Need some gay friends in Chicago, anyone down to hang sometime

Here 28 weeks pregnant and tired of hearing you would need to do this for better lactation, you would have sleepless nights. Can a new mother not figure out on her own with the right scientific knowledge ? Is it important to go by what your parents , in-laws or known ones tell you ?

He left 3 weeks ago. He’s still my first thought every morning, and I think about him for hours everyday. Normal? When does it go away?

How to handle your emotions in a less sex ( not no sex), and low quality sex marriage?

It's emotionally depressing for me when we don't make out, getting ugly thoughts of breaking up.

Although I also do understand this should not be the ground for destroying the family, but the lack of it creates a vacuum in me.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at our situation. We have a more challenging life and work experience than so many people, but we're also so blessed in so many ways. I have to say though, dwindling parent support this year has really been a challenge. I know everyone is stressed but I am feeling a little dumbfounded by some treatment I've received. How do you deal with unsupportive parents without getting worked up? My hands are tied

Have a 2 year project for Romania which will be extended, what are the Pro's and Con's to move there?
Also need to decide if i need to take my wife and 5 year old kid there...
Any links and suggestions please..

Would it be weird to send my ex a goodbye letter in the mail? He leaves for a military deployment soon for almost 1 year, and I generally care / miss him.

Are there any good media meme IG or tiktok accounts?

I have Kyler Murray AND Joe Burrow. Im starting Murray tonight. So if you have Burrow, you should get 50 from him on Sunday.

What sounds like a good advice but it isn't?

Been dating my partner for about 5 months and things have moved very quickly; however, we have arguments nearly every over week and always seem to be on verge of breaking up. Is this normal? Is it worth pushing through? When it’s great, it’s great. I just hate feeling like they are going to leave me/break up with me. It’s mainly about how they feel I’m inconsiderate of their time because of a few times I had to change plans, they feel like I’m not on the same page as they are when it (contd)

Joining via acquisition as an L7. Do the bonuses typically pay out most years? At what average percentage amount?

What do y’all do about underestimated RSU withholdings? First time vesting and have a $20k tax bill despite a very reasonable estimation for withholdings. Was shocked. 😶

I provide start up capital even if you’re rejected and declined by the banks.

Another EY layoff

Anyone still buying TRX? What other options we have? AST , REQ, XLM?

Is it a good idea to buy ALGO now? Price is around $1.60 rn. Any insights?

Ex Deloitte Human Capital, KPMG P&C, EY PAS and PwC P&O, how did you guys end up leaving consulting? I’ve been trying to go to the industry for a while in either a change management or HR role and have had no success!

When you guys are mentioning a class you’d take in an essay do you put it in quotes like “Data Driven Marketing” or do you just capitalize and leave it at that?

Been thinking about making a move to something outside of finance and wanted to see if some have made the move to doing advisory/consulting work at a big 4?

hi all,

Quick question. What's an average hike given to the progression from SA1 to SA2 ? I have been performing well and that reflects on my all snapshots too. Was curious to know the expected hike i can get in the year end .

My brother recently joined wipro as react js developer and got assigned for boston consulting group project. Is there any scope for onsite opportunities ?

What would be the variable bonus and hike % this year in GDS from Senior to Manager promotion?
And what was the % last year for the same scenario?

Can you negotiate rent? 😅