u/BlatantImagery

Every other day I will hear X got married at 25. Y is looking for arranged marriage prospects. Z got engaged at 22. Arranged marriage is better than love. Even if the partner turns out to be a drunkard and good for nothing.

Next up is you. You should get married in 2 years. Like what the heck? This is my life not a group discussion.

I don't want others to make decisions for me. Why can't people just mind their own fricking business? Not everyone wants to be a housewife and a kid producing machine. Can we please move on from that? People have goals. Some just want to be left alone and breathe. If this goes on I feel like I'm going to end up either burning the house down or hurt myself.

I'm turning 23 tomorrow. I usually just sit and grieve ageing up another year without having conquered anything of substance. But then I remind myself I'm not Alexander the Great.

I may either go out solo or with my sister. I'd love to have you all suggest me how I go about my day. I don't want to splurge but make it a memorable and happy day. I was planning to go watch The Odyssey but that would take up a lot of my time. I'm going for a family dinner later in the evening.

I miss you every single day. I miss you more than you miss me. You're here but you're not with me. You're alive but you're not breathing with me. I wonder if you'll ever have the time for me. I wonder if you ever truly loved me.

I will always love you. Always.

I'm in my early 20s, and I've never really taken dating seriously. Whenever guys approached me, dmed me, or tried to flirt, I'd usually ignore them. Sometimes I'd flirt back a little, but that was it. I have never been on a date. I never let anything go further because I didn't want to get into a casual relationship that would eventually end in a breakup. I don't see myself being capable of hooking up either.

Now that I'm seeing women around me and here go the arranged marriage route, I've noticed a lot of them say the men they meet don't really take care of themselves, don't work out, or just aren't very attractive. I've also heard people say that some men end up in arranged marriages because dating never worked out for them. I know that's not always true, but it still makes me wonder how much of it is a gamble.

At the same time, I have no idea how to find someone who genuinely loves me and sees a future with me. I'm scared that if I start dating, the other person might just be in it for the experience and not because he actually wants something long-term and serious. I want to try it though although I'm sceptical. I also don't know if I can trust an AM set up enough to build my life around it.

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I generated an offline invoice and made the wire transfer on 10. The deadline is 14. The payment has been processed but doesn't reflect on my CFA institute account.

How long will it take? I'm planning to mail the institute.

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The invoice states contacting CFA society at the bottom of it. But has anyone actually done it successfully?

The invoice states contacting CFA society at the bottom of it. But has anyone actually done it successfully?

I have a hard time understanding the concept