u/Bubbly-Strategy-8939

Random lol im sorry but basically I know an 18 y/o (2008) dating a 9th grader, and my 17 y/o (2009) friend is talking to a 15 y/o (2011). Not judging, just genuinely curious if that’s normal or medyo weird

Edit: the 18 y/o is not me ppl 😭 i don't wanna date someone younger 😬

Genuine question lang, ! feel insecure about after losing weight and !'m worried it might affect dating 😭

Problem/Goal:

Hi! Genuine question lang po, especially for guys, do men actually care if a woman has stretch marks?

Context:

I used to be a bit chubby before (not super overweight naman), but when I lost weight, nagkaroon ako ng stretch marks sa body ko, like sa arms, inner thighs, and hips. Honestly, medyo insecure ako about it. Minsan naiisip ko if magiging issue ba siya when it comes to dating or getting into a relationship. Like, would it turn guys off or something? 😭 I know stretch marks are normal and a lot of people have them, pero syempre iba pa rin when it comes to confidence, especially sa sarili mong body.

Previous Attempts:

I tried some products already, and they’re not that visible na ngayon, pero hindi naman sila totally nawawala, more on nag-lighten lang.

So ayun, I just want to hear honest opinions, do you guys really notice or care about stretch marks? Or is it not that big of a deal?

And for girls din, how do you deal with this kind of insecurity?

Thank you 🥹

really curious to hear your side and learn from you all.

Back home a lot of people are getting frustrated about the peso losing value, but I want to hear from those working abroad. From where you are, does a weaker peso help your family or does inflation make it pointless?

I’m trying to understand both sides better.

Some OFWs I know here sa US feel relieved kasi the same dollar converts to more pesos, so they can send a bit less or stretch the remittance farther. Others say that even with more pesos per dollar, presyo ng food, fuel, at utilities go up so fast that the difference disappears. I'm not trying to be ignorant, I get remittances and family budgets are complicated so gusto ko lang honest experiences.

I'm really curious to hear real stories and learn from you all :)

Hahaha small rant lang. I miss pandesal so much pero hindi lang talaga siya about pandesal :(

Naalala ko lang bigla how my lola would wake up super early, like before 6am, kasi alam niya may dadaan na nagbebenta samin. Yung naka tricycle na umiikot sa streets, iykyk. Kahit antok pa siya, babangon talaga siya just to buy pandesal for me kasi alam niya gaano ko siya ka-favorite.

It’s been 2 years since I moved here sa US, and ang weird kasi ngayon ko lang nafeel how much I miss those little things. Hindi yung big moments, just the simple stuff like that.

Ever since baby pa ako, siya na talaga nag-aalaga sakin. Not fully at first, pero nung nag OFW mom ko, siya na talaga lahat. Honestly, she knows me better than anyone, parang mas kilala niya pa ako kaysa sa mom ko.

Naalala ko pa sa bahay namin, ang daming pictures ko 😭 kasi ako talaga yung pinaka inaalagaan niya sa aming magpipinsan, since may parents sila. Tapos sobrang picky eater ko dati, like sobra. I grew up kinda spoiled, not proud of it but nagbago na ako hahaha. Pero kahit ganon, whenever she cooked something na alam niyang hindi ko kakainin, she would still cook something separate just for me. Most of the time sisig 😭

Hindi ko na-appreciate yun before. Akala ko normal lang.

Ngayon iba na. Wala na yung ganon. I just miss her, I miss home, and yeah…I miss pandesal.

Problem/Goal: I've always had this habit of biting and picking on my nails, especially 'pag anxious or may adrenaline rush ako 🥲

Context: I've never had my nails grow super haba before since if nanotice kong may growth na siya, puputulin ko lang din (if im not wearing extensions or press ons), idk kahit gustong gusto ko siya pahabain, i just cant stop myself from cutting them.

Previous Attempts: Ginagawa ko ngayon is getting my nails done, like nail extensions or if walang budget then press ons. But if natanggal ko na sila, I'll just go back to my habit of biting, picking on them, and just cutting them short :((

Seriously I don't know what to do.

Any tips and advices? Huhu I badly wanna stop doing this and i js want my nails to be healthy and all ;(

Also, ano rin mga shoes recs niyo from them?