What's the best relationship advice you've heard recently?

Dads with older children: while raising your children, did your children prefer their moms over you? I know some will prefer dads over moms, but I assume majority of children out there will prefer their moms over dads… I have one child and it kinda hurts to see my child always preferring the mom over me. I know I shouldn’t feel this way, but I just do. How did you cope with such issue raising your children?

Note down 5-10 top questions you wish you would ask (or you would have asked) your significant other before you commit (or committed) to marriage ?

If you mention your own ethnicity in the response , that'd help.

My cousin works in a PA firm and got divorced several months back and she hasn’t informed her company or team. She's extremely fine as it was a mutual agreement but says she just doesn't want anyone feeling pity for her so she chooses to keep it to herself. Do you all think it’s okay? Does she have to tell her company? She filed taxes married and filing separately last year but her company uses the single tax bracket for her payroll calculation so nothing changes on her paycheck. Any advice?

I’m 21 and just graduated. I have a decent job and my own place. Life is going as planned, but I feel lonely. I feel like my friends are leaving the city one by one. I don’t have a SO.

Married F here. I'm turning 32 soon. Feel like my biological clock is ticking if I want to have a kid of my own. At the same time, I’m not a big fan of kids... Also don’t like the responsibilities of being a mom. My husband doesn’t think I’d be a responsible parent unless I start changing the way I act drastically. People who have kids... can you give me some advice? Did you ‘get your life together’ before having a kid?

I ended my relationship of 6 years about 3 months ago bc he said he might regret not having kids later down the line. we were always on the fence but I’m leaning towards no. It hurts so much having to walk away from an otherwise perfect relationship. Wish this was easier…

Seattle ANTI-FREEZE get together
Thought I’d get the ball rolling based on the activity from the other thread.

9/24 Saturday 10AM - Get together for parents with babies/toddlers
Location : Maple Leaf Reservoir kids park

Please respond if interested in attending

We can def set up another meet up w/o kids too!

my boyfriend admitted to me today that he feels like my stomach is "bigger than he initially thought". we met on a dating app and have been together 4 months. he says that i looked thinner in my photos.

the pictures i had were recent/present-day so im confused. im 5'10 and a sz. 12. im definitely not skinny, but am curvy in some areas and was always comfortable with my body. i asked him if he thinks im fat or if he's not attracted to me and he says no. so im like, well why did you say that?

Anybody here a Nielsen tv family?

those u r staying in hometown with parents and single in there early 20s...

how you guys manged staying in home this long..around 2+ year..

sometimes I had some arguments with father and feelings like need to go office locations.. don't want to stay here..
like whenever something happens the next thought is next day go to pune...

My husband and I are both very ready to start a family. For those who have finished their PhD while pregnant or with a young child, do you have any regrets?

Hey ladies, how would you like to get proposed to? In front of family and friends or in a more intimate location? Or would you prefer it be done in a more exotic or exciting location?

I've been working remotely for the past two years, and it's been great. I love working from home and being able to watch my kids grow up through their eyes as they play around me. But sometimes, when you're in this kind of situation, it's hard to know what to talk about with your coworkers.

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?

Anyone decide to cut back on certain friends/acquaintances who are in different places in life professionally and financially? Finding that I have less and less in common with my non-professional careered friends as I grow in my career as a lawyer. Anyone else experience the same thing?

An Indian working as a consultant in US, going thru a bad phase in personal and professional life. on the verge of divorce(1 yr of marriage) and can’t coup up the pressure of work. Any suggestion or feedback will help!

I had a recent loss in my immediate family. I feel like my boss does not believe me. He knew the family member had been in bad shape for weeks. Why do I feel the need to justify the loss to him?

Hi fishes,
I have recently joined a product based startup and I'm unable to do tasks in the timely manner. I used to be productive before coming here and used to complete all the tasks before time. There is a lot of job insecurities coming in my mind, also there's a huge lifestyle change coming up in 4-5 months I'm getting married. Not sure how to deal with everything and expenses. What to do? All advices are welcome. Thanks

How much do you pay for daycare? Location and number of kids?

Working as a hotel maid isn't bad but my husband wanted to surprise me with a romantic getaway and I just feel like I'm at work, he told me I don't need to make the bed but it's so hard to relax with it like this! hahah

Happy to refer for EY US roles. DM me!

I work as a Salesforce Administrator with basic Development experience. Planning to switch to a Salesforce Consultant role. Any thoughts on how to prepare for this role?

People always say avoid pharma and beauty. I get pharma, can someone give me insight on why to avoid beauty?

Am I the only one who is only doing federal consulting bc family circumstances keep me from being on the road every week? I don’t think most of my clients should even exist but what can ya do?

Let's discuss salaries in Post Market Surveillance, Vigilance Reporting and Medical Device Complaints Handling. This is to understand how the industry pays and to check if we are fairly paid. Myself 32M, YOE 6, 9LPA, Bangalore.

Please continue the thread.

Hi Guys,
I have received offer from IBM (Role: SSE) and Tech Mahindra (Role: Tech Lead , Higher Package).

Which one should I join?

Thanks

Feel like I have no idea where to start. I want to lose weight and tone up, lifting weights at the gym is preferred but does anyone have a work out plan they recommend that will get me results?

McKinsey folks - I am upcoming manager at EY but want to work at McKinsey. I work in IT Audit, have a masters in finance but don’t have MBA. What should Be the best route for me to enter McKinsey?

Hi All, need suggestion in choosing new opportunity & role. Currently working as AWS Engineer with 6.5 YOE. Having opportunities: 1. AWS Developer -Deloitte USI - 15fixed + 0-10% Variable + 4LJB (retention bonus) 2. Sr security Analyst - AWS IAM - Sony India software centre - 17.5fixed + 3L Variable. Im very much interested in AWS Developer role but scared of WLB at Deloitte. Sony have a very good reviews and pay also better only concern here it is cloud security and limited to only AWS IAM.

New Internal business group is now booking all travel. Old group use to add my frequent flyer number to the reservation. New group refuses to do so. No policy on this subject. Fight it /add it myself?

How do you get past the 10th mortgage? I’m trying to buy an 11th property and I’m maxed out. Has anyone been in this? How did you manage?

Any real estate attorneys that’s familiar with Louisiana Law?

Hi Guys ,

I am having offers from genpact (banglore) and Sopra Steria(Noida) .genpact is offering 2 lpa more then Sopra. I am living in delhi and not sure should i reallocate for genpact?
Which is better? Suggestion please?

Experian job security

Some partners are so stupid. In a free market system, if you want the good associate to work for you, you need to be a nice person. Otherwise, I have enough partners to feed me work and you’re the source of your own problem.

Anyone be in a relationship where the other has an alcohol problem? Every night out drinking leads to emotional breakdowns and fights. Been going on for 6 months now. Should I break up?

My bf and I have been having the same argument for weeks now so he said he needed space (and I understand why) But he said let’s talk after Christmas… and a month feels long to me. I felt like two weeks is enough time to gather your thoughts. Can others share their experiences? Also it feels unfair for me to have to wait for his text? I don’t know what is best for me too.

What’s a good non romantic birthday gift for a roommate? M gifting a F

Ive been in a relationship for 7 months. We met 4+ years ago but it didn't go anywhere at that time. We kept running into each other throughout the years and stayed cordial. When we started talking again this time around, I had flat out asked him about many things including education. Contd.

I’m a 28 year old male, living with gf. I think I’ve got covid - very feverish, cough, hot and cold sweats, pains etc. When I get sick I turn into a massive baby - definition of “man flu”. Is this a massive problem for women (ie a big turn off)? Luckily I only get sick once every 2-3 years, but this feels awful and I’m being a massive sook and I can’t help it lol…

If a guy seems to be stringing you along (taking much longer to reply to you with less enthusiasm, cancelling and forgetting plans you both agreed to, not making an effort to even see you let alone plan another date) is it better to stop replying to him (I guess ghosting) or try to communicate the issues? I feel it might not be worth it to try to communicate because I don’t think he gives a shit about me, but I also think ghosting is wrong 99% of the time. Been seeing each for about 1.5 months.

Dating a guy who won’t give me a tight hug because he claims to be a “southern gentleman”. Wtf

What do men in early 40’s look for in dating/relationship?

For those of you who are married, how much did you spend on your wedding and was it worth it? Looking back, what are the things you realized didn’t matter / wasn’t worth the spend?

My date won’t share his playlist with me (I can listen to it but he won’t share it). Just curious, is playlist a big deal to guys? We are both at early 20s and only dated for a week

If a person were worried that their fiancee could potentially be with them purely for monetary gain, would it be wrong to test them before the marriage? By test I mean have a third party offer a decent amount of money to break off the wedding?

*I would like to be clear that this is purely a hypothetical question. I'm not in a position where I need, want, or could do this, but I have an unfortunate experience in the past, where an ex significant other was not the person I thought they were*

what age did you get married?

I have a crush on my counsellor at work. She's much older but still really gracious and beautiful. Should I go for it or is this a bad idea?

I loved this woman. We kinda ended up falling apart, i really miss her. Making some effort and talking might resolve and we could get back together. She said we can give another shot. Pros: she is a good person, cute, smart. Cons: temper issues, big spender and money management issues. I couldn’t move on but couldn’t make a decision. Any advise is appreciated.

what are the biggest red flags in a distance relationship? I would say being spotty on communication is the biggest one for me.

How to politely tell my partner stop spending too much time on playing video games? It was my false at first. I introduced Zelda breathe of the wild to her and now, she is hooked. She even played game when we had the movie night. I chose the her movie style but she let me to watch it alone and silently turned on the game, and played it while pretended to watch the movie with me. That’s not fun at all. What should I do? Any advice please?