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Hello everyone, as the title says, I plan to buy a flat in London in the following months (probably 2024). However, I already have a flat in another country which I rent. My first question is, how much stamp duty do I need to pay? I know I need to pay extra taxes for an additional property, but I found out that if it's going to be my primary residence, I will pay less. Is that correct? I usually look for flats in Zoopla or Rightmove, is there any other platform you recommend? My budget is around 400k-500k for a 2-bedroom flat which seems to be achievable in Zone 2/3 in London. Do you recommend paying an agent to help with all the paperwork and avoid mistakes, or the processes in the UK are straightforward enough to do it by myself? If you can share tips to avoid rookie mistakes, I would be grateful. I am also looking for a good platform to follow the market price, YouTube channels, or even a book that can give me more insights about the market.

Ok so this is probably going to be a bit long. I'll be happy to explain anything that seem vague. So I tend to get stuck on definitions. I think I'm a pretty good person. However I think about myself a lot. Even when I do something good it's because it made me feel better. For instance buying my niece some new shoes, shows me to be caring and also brings a bit of favor and positivity to the relationship with my brother in law. I often let people make decisions that seem unreasonably stupid to me, because otherwise that would be controlling and people don't like that. I don't take advantage of people, but I do keep score. When it comes to big decisions, if someone has a stupid choice or one that won't work out well, I will lie, manipulate, do just about anything to steer them the "right" way. I make sure my son has appropriate friends even though he's only 5. I make sure the parents are reasonable, and that their child isn't a bad influence. I do this to make sure my son doesn't get bad manners or hurt and that the parents are responsible enough to interact with my kids incase we get to the spend the night level someday. All of which seems a bit controlling. But even though I'm doing it for him, I'm also doing it for me. I don't want to take any kids somewhere that don't listen, I want to know if my kid's with you he's safe. Hopefully someone can break this down for me, if I ask anywhere else they'll just call me an idiot for not knowing if this is normal or not. Sorry for the grammar mistakes.

Maybe I’m being hyperbolic, but imo Kawhi has the highest peak of any player in NBA history that’s constantly being interrupted by injuries and it sucks.
Think about it, whenever he’s been healthy and in good fitness he’s as good as any of the other best players in the league since like 2016. He pretty much could have secured a top 15 all time status by now ffs.
He’s still 31, which is younger than most of the other 2010s GOATs. So he still does have time for more deep playoff runs.
For me, watching sports is about witnessing greatness in action, and Kawhi is one of the most special players I’ve ever seen. It’s disappointing an all-timer's career has been plagued by so many injuries

I had a dream that you were in my house. It was nice to see you again, I still really do love you. You looked beautiful in your dress. I gave you an honest compliment even though you were obviously seeking one. I asked you if you regretted what you did and you blankly said no, because you were doing what you wanted. Kinda hurts still, but it does make sense. Why else would someone betray their partner, the answer is because they are selfish and don’t care as much. Even if you love them with all your heart for 6 years. You were doing what you wanted and I’ve found a small amount of peace with that. People do just do what they want. I don’t think I’ll stop loving you even though I’ve cut you out for last 10 months or whatever it’s been. You meant and still mean a lot to me, I hope you are doing ok. I know you’re not mentally stable, but neither am I anymore. I think about you everyday. Sometimes I still thump my fist into the bed in the middle of the night in anger. Still thinking about how you could do that. Sometimes I still cry after a ton of beers. I wish you didn’t do it but then again, I wouldn’t have grown so much through the pain. You confuse me and upset me so much, but I definitely do love you, and I probably always will. I don’t know if we’ll see each other or speak again, even though I told you not to, I hope so, but it won’t be anything like it was. I miss you and I lament the good times. I really enjoyed your company most of the time.

My (23F) partner (23M) is frustrated that I can't have sex with him
Tw: mention of past sexual assault
I (23F) have been dating my partner (23M) for a year and a half now. We've overcome a lot and we're currently at a good place in our relationship, but our sex life has become more and more of an issue.
I was raped when I was 19. I never really processed or spoke about it at the time. Recently this has been something I'm able to speak about and I'm currently on a waiting list for specific counselling for victims of sexual assault.
At the start of our relationship, I struggled with penetrative sex but me and my partner enjoyed oral. Slowly my sex drive has just disappeared - I got into a bad habit of forcing myself to have penetrative sex to please my partner, but it just hurt more and more each time. My partner didn't pressure me - I just didn't want to let him down and I knew he has a high libido. He says he "needs" regular sex, and isn't happy with just masturbating.
We spoke a few weeks ago and officially ruled out penetrative sex as my body is just not having it, and my partner says he feels very frustrated at having to stop sex.
We tried anal and I had similar issues; I felt overwhelmed and panicky despite foreplay. My libido has just completely vanished and my partner is getting more and more frustrated. I've tried doing stuff for him (oral, hand jobs etc.), although I struggle to swallow as I don't like the sensation and worry about choking. He said he's frustrated I won't agree to him having sex with another person, but I'm not comfortable at all with opening the relationship. I don't believe my partner would cheat on me.
This has turned into a horrible vicious cycle where my partner, who is normally loving and patient in every other way, is becoming frustrated with me, and feels like I'm letting him down. I feel I can't fully explain to him how my trauma continues to affect me and how it's taken me this long to just be able to talk about it. I try so hard to have sex, both because I want that part of my relationship and because I love him, but my body won't have it. I feel like I'm stuck between physically being in pain and throwing away my relationship.
Other than this, we get on so well. We both have quite unique needs (both of us are neurodivergent and have mental illnesses), and we've manage to tackle a lot of the complications of living with these conditions together. I just don't understand why it's so hard for me to fix this.
How do I even begin to fix this? I feel like such a disappointment.

(TW: hitting self, negative thoughts, ER)
Yesterday I (f25) had the worst experience of my life, and I don’t know how to interpret what happened.
I had a friend over. We were sitting on the couch by the window, drinking beers and talking. I told her how I think i might be autistic and she was like “I don’t think you are, everyone’s a little autistic!”. It really bothered me, since my extensive research on the topic has been out of desperation to find out why I am the way I am, and for the first time in my life I feel like I understand why I experience things the ways I do. I let it slide, and we kept talking, but i slowly felt myself fall away from the conversation. The sun shone too brightly, my eyes were fixed on the leaves of a plant, and I tried to follow the conversation although I was zoning out.
I went to the bathroom, and while I was there, the frustration I felt towards myself surfaced and I hit myself very hard in the head several times, to the point where I have bruises on both my hand and on my forehead. When I went back to the living room, my friend was calling her boyfriend to ask if he could pick her up. Then I just crumbled. I sat down on the couch, curled up in a ball, and repeatedly said “I’m so sorry”, “I can’t take it anymore” and “I can’t do it anymore”. I couldn’t resist the urge to hit myself, and kept hitting myself in the head while rocking back and forth. I wasn’t hyperventilating or sobbing, but tears fell from my eyes. My friend, understandably so, freaked out. At one point she yelled at me, and she was also crying. I felt like a small child, terrified. She told me she would have to call the ambulance if I didn’t stop, but I couldn’t stop.
My room mate came in and tried to comfort me as well, but I just couldn’t pull myself together. After a while, my friends boyfriend came, and they drove me to the ER. While in the car, I kept moving my hands on my jacket, not sure if it was involuntary or not, but it felt like I couldn’t stop. I had some moments where I realized “this is actually happening, this is me right now”, and felt like I should be able to snap out of it. I felt like I was making a fool of myself.
In the ER, my friend kept comforting me, telling me she was happy to help me and that she wasn’t angry, that it was going to be okay. I was kind of folded in half, repeating the same phrases, moving my hands on my jacket and drooling and snotting all over my hands and hair. At some point my jaw jerked and I chipped off a little part of the bottom of my front tooth.
Once I was in the examination room, the nurse asked me if I wanted to sit on a chair or lie on the bed. It was difficult to talk, but I managed to say “I don’t know”, and they guided me towards the bed”. I laid down, still moving my hands on my jacket, even though my wrists were starting to cramp. My mouth was open, and my head moved back and forth as well, and my eyes were closed. It was difficult to answer questions. At one point, I thought “if this had happened at a different point in time, I would’ve probably gotten an exorcism”. I calmed down a bit while talking to the doctor and nurse. They wanted to call the local psych ward and admit me, and I agreed at first but then changed my mind. Eventually, we agreed that my boyfriend would pick me up. I couldn’t bare the idea of going home and be alone there.
I’ve felt a great amount of anxiety, shame and guilt afterwards. It was incredibly scary, and I worry I’ve traumatized my friend. I’ve had similar experiences before (more frequently the past month), but it’s never been like this. Normally I would think of it as a panic attack, but I’m not sure. It lasted for closer to an hour (if not more, I’m not really sure). The worst part is that I felt kind of self aware while it happened. I felt like I should be able to just stop, that I was doing it on purpose or something. I just don’t know what to do now. Overall, I just feel like a terrible and hopeless person. I feel like there’s no coming back from this. I scared my friend and myself. I’ve looked a bit into autistic meltdowns, but couldn’t really get a good enough grasp of what they’re like, which is why I’m writing here.
Does anyone know what this could be? Anyone with similar experiences?

Any insight would be appreciated. Me (30F) and my boyfriend (32M) have been dating for about 2.5 years. He has joint custody of his young son with his ex GF. In the beginning of our relationship she would call him fairly often about things that didn’t warrant a phone call (in his opinion). She would also demand that their son be picked up early at the drop of a hat. It seemed like she enjoyed bothering and inconveniencing him. My BF’s parents help a lot with his son since they live right down the street, so a few months later his mom took over communication with his ex and drop offs/pick ups. He started a new job and was working long hours, so this setup made sense.
Recently I’ve noticed that my BF has been in contact with his ex again and has been dropping off and picking up his son, which is fine, but I’ve been curious about what changed. He has a different job now that is more flexible, but he had told me that his mom being a mediator was better for his mental health. I’ve asked him about this twice now, and he has technically lied to me both times. First I asked if his mom was still doing drop offs and pickups after he said he picked up his son. It wasn't something I questioned right away, but decided to ask after it happened about 5-6 times in a short timeframe. He said that she usually does but she was busy. I had a feeling that wasn't true, but let it go.
A few days later his ex called him while I was there and said she was dropping off their son in 20 minutes when it wasn’t supposed to happen for another 7 hours. It really stresses him out when she does that and it goes against their legal agreement, but he doesn’t stand up to her. I said, “Is she not in communication with your mom anymore? It seems like she’s been bugging you lately.” He said that she called his mom but she didn’t answer. We saw his mom later that day and she was surprised to see his son early. My BF said “Yeah, I got a phone call.” His mom's reaction showed that she clearly didn’t get a phone call, so he lied.
I understand that they have a son together and need to communicate, but I don’t understand why he is trying to hide that from me. I don’t like how she disrespects his time and takes him for granted. I don’t like how he doesn’t stand up to her. I don’t want to cause problems or overstep boundaries, so I’m hoping to get some outside perspective before I bring this up to him. Additionally, one of his ex’s other kids has been having major health problems and my BF got all worked up yesterday telling me how she isn’t taking good care of him. Yes it’s sad for the kid, but why does my BF care so much about her other child? It’s her life and her bad decisions. My BF is a caring person, so maybe he’s just having empathy for another human. Maybe I’m reading that wrong.
The last thing I’ll mention is that I’ve noticed a few other small white lies from him. In the beginning of our relationship he made a big deal about being an honest person and how he hates being lied to because his ex lied and cheated, etc. So I figured he was an honest person, and he has told me the good, bad, and ugly about himself, his family, his past, his finances, and more. However, I’ve noticed a few white lies about things that didn’t matter. Not a ton, maybe 8-10 times. Example: he said he was 1/4 of a certain race, but recently said it was 1/8. Doesn’t make a difference to me either way, but why lie about that? It felt strange to hear that truth after 2.5 years of dating. Especially since he has talked about it many times and is proud of his heritage. It wasn't something said in passing that I may have misheard. Also, he exaggerates stories sometimes. But he has been honest about the big things as far as I can tell.
Should I be concerned about him lying about his contact with his ex, or his other white lies, and how should I handle that conversation? I love him but I feel hurt and confused. Am I making something out of nothing?
TL;DR: For almost 2 years Boyfriend's mom has been a mediator between him and his ex who he has a child with. Now he is in contact with the ex directly but has lied about it twice when asked. I've noticed other white lies too. Should I be concerned?

Indie brands don't ship to my country, and if they do the import tax is 45% (No I'm not joking, taxed as luxury goods). I usually buy and ship to family members in the UK and then wait for an opportunity for someone to bring it in for me.
I have an opportunity to go to the UK in the next month, and I have a wishlist at Rainbow Connection. My current polish collection is mostly OPI, Essie, and Holo Taco. I'm looking forward to trying some other brands. Currently my wishlist consists of ILNP, Cirque Colours, Vanessa Molina, Dam Polish, Bees Knees Lacquer, KBShimmer, Emily de Molly, MN Indie Polish, and Girly Bits cosmetics. I also have glitter grabber on there. I would like to get at least one of each of the indie brands I see on here so often to test it out, so if there's any other brands I should try, please pop them in the comments?
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HOWEVER I have some colours that are all so close in the colour family, I'm wondering if it's worth getting them all. Also, I've been around long enough to see enough controversies about polishes not actually looking the same in the real life wear than promo shots, and I want to make sure I will actually like what I'm buying. Finally, cost. Good Boy Points (GBP) are SUPER expensive for me right now, I cannot buy as many as I have on my list (I've taken the wishlist down from 58 to the current 13 already lol)
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I would appreciate any swatches or comparisons of the below list so very much:

• Vanessa Molina - After Chaos: First of All
• Cirque - Cassiopeia (magnetic)
• ILNP - Dakota (the images I've seen online vs promo looks so different in each shot, I can't figure out what it actually looks like)
• Dam Polish - Data is My Love Language (I am 100% buying this one for the name, I work with data lol)
• Bees Knees Lacquer - Death and Fury (I've only seen very limited pics of this one, and I also have HT Double Dare, wondering how close they are, and if there is a different BKL shade I should rather try?)
• Girly Bits - FRIENDS: PIVOT!!! (this looks like the type of nude-but-with-added-sparkle-tm shade my mom would love - different undertones than me, so my nude shades look too pink on her)
• Emily de Molly - Look The Other Way
• MN Indie polish - Nevermore: The Fangs (magnetic)
• KBShimmer - Novel Idea (Same question as BKL - is there a different polish I should rather try?)
• Emily de Molly - Rain On My Parade
• Cirque - Some speckle shades, I've wanted some for so long! Robin, and Shale
• ILNP - Sugar Plum (magnetic. Another one that I am not married to, if there's a different ILNP shade I should rather give a try, so happy to do that)

I lived in this apartment for 6 years. Big complex and the company owns multiple properties. I was not on a lease and paying month to month. They claimed that a 60 day notice to move out was required (I wasn’t sure of the legality, but gave them 60 days notice). Moved out, 16 days earlier than my last day, but of course paid for those days I was out, and notified the manager via text that the keys were in the drop box.
She later contacts me for my new address essentially in text saying, “Good morning, I hope you are enjoying your new home. I will be mailing u an estimate only estimate! Because we are still working on apt I will get a portion of dep to u as soon as vendors done take care please reply so I know u received lol”. And I replied received, as I had received text, but now I see that could be taken as having received letter. That was 2 weeks ago.
This Friday I receive a document in the mail from them. Not only are they keeping my $470 (when I moved out I figured they’d try to keep it and wasn’t sure if it was worth fighting them over), but they are trying to charge me an additional $110. With the threat that if I don’t pay it will be sent to collections.
The charge are: 150 for carpet 250 for cleaning 140 for painting (8 hours which they say I have to pay 2 of at $70 an hour) 40 for repairs (2 hours which they say I to pay 1 of at $40 an hour)
Total $580
There is an invoice attached with no additional info, just the same info about paint and repairs. There is no explanation of the repairs. I made no holes in the walls; there were probably a few scuffs. There was no stains or damage to the carpet; just regular wear.
I took pictures when I moved out.
I feel like they are just trying to squeeze a little more money out of me for stuff that is their responsibility as the landlord and using the threat of messing with my credit. Originally I just figured they would keep my deposit as they gave off that vibe and I would move on with life. Now, I feel like they are taking advantage of people and this additional charge seems ridiculous. I couldn’t even find anything Googling and people I know that have experience being landlords/working in property management hadn’t heard of a landlord charging a fee after move out for what amounts to regular wear and tear.
Thanks for the help.

For instance, yesterday my boss was going on and on about how some asshole former football player was calling this generation of kids "soft" and "lazy", abd how we needed more "tOuGh LoVe" and that "folks aren't allowed to fail these days"
Another person brought up how "they aren't their child's friend" (🤢🤢) and how they're trying to raise them to be "productive members of society"
To a normal person, these comments would just roll off their shoulders like water off a duck's back.
For me, someone raised within and neglected by a narcissistic family, I could feel my rage boiling just under the surface.
Honestly, I wanted to warn everyone about how that kind of bullshit leads to kids abandoning the family as soon as they are of age, never to return. Keep focusing on making kids "good" and watch as they run the fuck away and stop being "good" as soon as the opportunity presents itself.
I wanted to say that I don't speak to my own mom because of those very attitudes about "laziness" & "tOugH LoVe" and how I plan to leave the state and this job because of these kinds of conversations.
The whole parenting thing turns my fucking stomach. No, you're not your child's friend but they should feel that you're trustworthy enough to be a confidant. It's important fir people to be productive, but often that's not to the standards of others and that's a problem for other folks to deal with.
The idea that I would have to be my child's first bully to supposedly prepare them for the world makes me fucking sick. I'm considering a more permanent solution to the whole question of having kids, so I don't even have to risk the possibility of getting pregnant.
I'm seeing my therapist Thursday, so this will come up during that session. I just wanted to vent here because it's eating me up and it pissed me off.

Hi all. I'd describe what I'm hoping for is a flirty friend. If that's you, get in touch!
I'm a big sports fan, support a football team play field hockey, tennis and golf. I play guitar (badly), enjoy long walks/hiking - I've climbed some mountains around the world and have travelled a fair bit (both for work and for pleasure).
As for my physical assessment, I'm 5ft 10, white, brown hair, athletic build. Got quite an English accent if that helps :)
I'm really just looking for a chilled, confident lady to chat with and meet someone from the UK or around the world. Ideally, we would be attracted to each other but can start SFW and chill for a while :)
Have a good day.

Hello, I'm looking for advice/feedback about this issue.
I met this girl 3 months ago, the first time we tried to have sex I couldn't have an erection, I really wanted to have sex with her but I didn't know what happened, I thought that this happened because I was al little bit nervous. But now it's very common that I cannot hold my erection, I could start with an erection and everything goes well in missionary position and after my partner goes above me or we have to stop for a few seconds my dick goes down.
I really like her when she's above me and her body attracts me a lot but she doesn't believe me because she feels when my erection goes away with her movements almost all the times we have sex.
I think it's important to say that I don't feel uncomfortable when we have sex, I feel focused on her and relaxed, I don't feel nervous anymore.
I want to have an erection as some years ago when I could hold an erection for even an hour, but It seems impossible now and I feel really depressed about this sitution, What do you think it's happening here?

Im young & still live with my mom but I pay rent, not much just $350 a month. I’ve been trying to save money & just put about $400 yo to save for my car. Might sound crazy but she offered me & 7 meals for a week & a reduced payment of $250 if I pay for the month of July right now. That means in July I won’t need to pay rent & also that I’d be wasting $100 less than normally. My question would it be a good idea to do it or just keep that money saved?

Hey there!
I’m new to building drones (currently have the DJI FPV and want to build my first one now) and I need some help. I want to build a 5-inch FPV drone using the DJI 03 Air Unit because I have DJI Goggles and the DJI FPV controller.
I’m having trouble finding a parts list online that fits what I need. My goal is to make a drone that doesn’t cost too much but still moves fast.
I’d appreciate any advice on what parts to get. Here’s what I’m thinking:
Frame: A cheap 5-inch frame that fits the DJI Air Unit.
Motors: Need to be strong enough for 5-inch props.
ESC: Should work with the motors and support DShot600 or better.
Flight Controller: Needs to work with DJI and have extra UARTs for future add-ons.
Propellers: Cheap 5-inch props, something that gives me a good balance of speed and power.
Battery: Maybe a 4S or 6S Lipo, depending on the drone’s final weight.
Any recommendations or tips you can give would be great. I would love to get critics! Thanks!

I found a truck (2021 Ram limited, clean title) at a very good price on an ad. Went to the dealer checked it out and seemed fine to me, until I asked for a carfax. The carfax showed that the truck had been on an accident. I asked the dealer and he said that it was an accident but a cosmetic one nothing serious no airbags deployed, hence the clean title. Wasn’t too convinced so I searched the vin # on auction sites. Well turnes out the truck had been on a major accident. Saw the pictures and the truck looked totaled. Airbags deployed and everything. So my question is how is it possible for them to sell this as clean title? I’m in texas btw

I'm a dumb dumb and now I'm in this situation. I technically haven't been told the sum of money they want yet because I used a feature on snapchat to peek at the message that happened to contain thier extortion. Am I in a relatively good position? I have yet to acknowledge what they are trying to do to me. They have my instargam and from what I could see they are gonna send my pics to all my friends and family

As my divorce is nearly, but nearly final, I was just remembering some of the things my ex did that were beyond annoying. I’ll go first:
Texting me asking me to be somewhere in 10 minutes that she knows will take me 20 minutes to get to, and then being super mad about it.