u/Antique-Baguette

Thoughts? Opinions? Experience?

Hi friends -

I have a group (3) of girlfriends that all have babies now. Between 10mo-2yrs old.

There are some that won’t respond or text in our group when we’re having normal conversations and just reply with a random photo of their babies doing something with a new topic, surrounding her kids.

It’s been like this for a VERY long time. I don’t have kids so I can’t always interject beyond laughing or calling the baby cute. But sometimes I’m just like I want to just be adults and have adult chatter or adult girls gossip. And it always goes back to babies.

Advice? I don’t want to ever tell anyone to not send pictures of their kids because I love seeing them and love them but sometimes it’s just like step out of your bubble for a second!

We have pretty normal sex, maybe once a week which I know isn’t a lot for some. But it feels boring! We get in bed start to fall asleep and some initiates when the other is half tired. Every once in awhile we’ll have a fun crazed night.

TL;DR How we can make the daily/weekly initiation/action more fun but still attainable? Any recommendations?

My lifetime best friend recently came out, she got a girlfriend and we were all excited to meet her and tried to give her tons of advice in her dating journey so we’re fully invested. When I first met her she was so immature, borderline rude, and I thought it was just me. After talking to her other friends they felt the same without sharing my opinion first.

I met her a few more times and everytime I was less and less impressed. Didn’t pay for her on her birthday, wouldn’t talk to anyone except her friend, wouldn’t say hi or go out of her way to pleasant or really impress anyone?

It’s been a year now and I’ve grown so distant from her and I know it’s building resentment on my end. I don’t want to feel this way, my friend talked to me about it once and said she wanted us to get on a good page and I was totally open to it.

Whenever I asked or invited them to do something, the answer was always no she doesn’t like doing that (going out for dinner/drinks after work). Or just no she can’t - but never a reverse invite.

Idk how to navigate this!!! She’s unbearable but I don’t want it to get between my best friend and I :/

I’ve been eyeing jewelry from EBTH for a year now. And I’ve seen a few pieces I would pull the trigger on but just haven’t yet. It’s hard to tell if they do actually ship? Or just ship to the second warehouse and you have to pickup? I’m in NY for context.

Any other thoughts or opinions if you purchased something here appreciated!

I saw one in store last winter and didn’t pick it up but my husband loved it. I wanted to get it for him for a gift and now can’t find it! I see Smathers & Branson has tons of sponsored ads but hard to find anything beyond them….any ideas?? Thank you!

Currently at a larger pharma ad agency leading a PMO team. Would love to flip to client side one day. I know for account and strategy folks thats easy, but not sure if there are PM roles on the client side? Anyone seen it or have done it before? Or know what role title it might match up with?

Following the anniversary gift guide I’m looking for a 3rd yr gift which would be leather….ill spend up to $500 if it’s worth it.

Last year was cotton and I bought my husband a new Jos A Banks sport coat….looking for something more creative like this!!

I don’t want a leather work bag, leather pad folio or toiletry bag. These seem unoriginal. Ideas??

Me 28(F) 29(M) married 2 years, have both really felt like we’re ready for kids or at least to try and if it happens it happens.

I went off BC last month after getting lowered to a very low dose a few months ago.

I started taking the Nature Made Prenatal Multi + Choline. It says it has Folic Acid, DHA & 265mg of Choline.

Is there anything else recommended I should be doing?

29 (f) 30 (m) Long term (8yrs) boyfriend joined the military, and while deployed during his third year his messages and contact to me were infrequent and didn’t feel like him. Then after pressing him he broke up with me and said it’s not me it’s him essentially he doesn’t think this is working.

Fast forward he comes home a month later, I really tried to resolve the relationship and get back together or on good terms and he seemed more open to it. But as time passed I found out he cheated on me and slept with someone else.

Is there anything saving this? We were talking about marriage and then this happened, is it bound to happen again? He seems like he was totally shaken up and remorseful but also didn’t come clean on his own accord…..what do I do?

This past weekend I was shopping at the LV Paris flagship store - no appt and went in the morning and had no problem getting in. I did a lap first and then went to the host near the door and asked if I could see a few bags he said sure no problem just give me a moment and someone will come find you. Within 5 minutes I had a very young male associate assigned to me. I knew exactly what I wanted going in and didn’t plan to spend a long time there because I just wanted to pop in and pop out. I asked the SA if I could see the Pochette Accessoires bag. And he said there are many pochettes…..let’s see. We walk to a counter and start looking at bags and he slowly pulls out these in this order

- pochette Felicie
- pochette Liv
- wallet on chain ivy
- wallet on chain ivy 2 color

For each I knew it wasn’t the bag I wanted but still looked at it tried it on etc and explained, I don’t love the button, I don’t love the only crossbody, I like how this is magnetic but I would prefer a zip, I like how this is zipped but not flat on the bottom…..anything to get to the accesoires I originally was looking for. Between each he said hmmmm let me see if I have something else and kept returning to the same drawer and pulling these out. I finally pulled up the bag on their website and said I was looking for something like this. He said hmmm let me see I’m not sure if we have something like that. And then looks at his phone and and says oh it looks like we might have only 3 left. Returns to the SAME drawer and pulls this damn bag out finally!

Anyway I was very very kind the whole time but pretty concise on my feedback and what I was looking for, liked didn’t like.

Is there a game? It felt like we were playing cat and mouse - also some of the bags like the felicie felt really low quality in the material. Or was the bag I was asking for more reserved? Or was it me? Genuinely curious as it was the first time buying in person and interacting with a luxury SA. Thanks!

Would love to add a few cashmere pieces to my closet!! I hear Quince is supposed to be quality, any other suggestions?

My lifelong best friend has struggled with anorexia/ED since she was a young teenager. Hyperfixating only eating certain foods and then exercising for hours at the gym plus running. This was on and off over phases of her life and recently started running again. She goes to the gym, plus runs everyday. She’s saying no to tons of food she would previously eat and dropped a TON of weight. She’s starting to get skinny like she was at some of her worst moments. Jaw bones sticking out, collar bones pertruding, super skinny. Her sister and I spoke and are concerned again - how should we approach this with her? We’re equally very open and honest and pick on one another. If it were you how do you wish your sisters handled it or said to you to pull you out?