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Cake day: September 22nd, 2023

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  • Idk my wife and I are very secure financially so we don’t worry about most things but I am still in awe of the increase in grocery prices. We’re in the states, and for our basic non perishable items I order from Walmart. For meat and produce I typically buy from local grocery stores due to quality. Sometimes I’ll forget or have to buy things from the grocery store that I’d normally buy at Walmart, and those things are AT LEAST 50% more. In some cases I have seen 100% increase in prices, and an overall increase of at least 25 % from the previous year, which is insane. I have no idea how families on a strict budget are managing groceries, let alone other living expenses. $11.5k does seem slightly exaggerated, but not by much.












  • Similar story about dating someone. I’m gay and she was my first serious girlfriend. Everything was cool just dating but then things got more serious and she wanted to get married. I didn’t, but I was also young, had low self esteem, was inexperienced in dating, and didn’t know how to cut things off. Over time I just realized she wasn’t the type of person I wanted to spend my life with. So I kept pushing back the wedding date. We were together 4yrs and about 4months out from the wedding when I found out she had cheated on me. That was finally my wtf are you doing moment and I peaced the fuck out. I often think back about how miserable I would’ve been had I married her, and I’m so thankful I got out when I did. Whew.

    Edit: oh shit I also forgot how badly she wanted kids, like that was all she talked about and one of our biggest disagreements. Thank God I never got talked into that. Props to being a lesbian and kids not being an “oops” possibility haha. Childfree life for me!