u/Fabulous_Broccoli240

So I'm a girl at my early thirties. I feel so numb already because of these emotionally unavailable or immature men that just take advantage of my kindness. Literal I am just focusing nalang sa career, I don't want to be in a relationship kasi stressful lang. I envy seeing folks have happy and good relationships.

I mean yeah, they say masyado kasing mataas aking standards, or I am intimidating to some guys, well it's kinda hard growing up as the eldest daughter in an asian family, ikywim. Is it my fault to have standards? I also bring value to the table, di naman ako palamunin or ano ba.

I even gave chances before and it didn't end well kasi nga they just turn out to be emotionally immature, or idk they are manchildren. 😶‍🌫️

Just so down in the dumps, sometimes I feel lonely. I feel sad. I feel unwanted. Di naman ako pangit lord, ang sweet and thoughtful ko, pero ayun I just want to get it off my chest. 🥺

So i'm planning to buy little decorative plants for interior design purposes. Maybe you guys would know where to buy these? Naay stall sa sm ecoland annex pero basi the prices there are jacked up because it's in a mall.

I know before kasi there was a part sa tulip drive that sold a lot of plants (even herbs) pero wala na ata sila when the place was developed.

The place in my mind na maraming succulents was buda but that is very far. If possible yung nasa downtown to north areas po. 🫠

If you guys have recos. Thanks!

ABYG for giving life advice to my BF rather than just sympathetically listening to his rant? For context, we are both in the early 30s. My boyfriend (now ex) is in the fitness industry. I respect his passion, but it does not really give him financial stability right now. He often rants about his dad not helping him pay his expenses, while I’m a breadwinner who works a lot and does overtime.

Because I cared about him, I suggested he try a side hustle like VA work, and I even offered to help him learn so he could have more income and feel less dependent on his dad. Honestly, I just hit a wall listening to him rant about his parents not supporting him financially when I am a breadwinner juggling 2 clients just to fix the finances in my family. He got offended and felt like I was looking down on him and his passion or treating him like a child. To note, I even told him I suggested VA work so he won't give up on his coaching gigs as he can do that on the side.

For context, he has felt infantilized before because I joked about his lack of responsibilities and basic adulting skills (he doesn't pay for anything in his household, and doesn't do groceries. Technically he just does what he wants without consequences because his family is more well-off) But he also jokes about my body, squeezes my fats, and has even made fun of my injured arm that I can't raise properly. I tried to tolerate it because I thought he was just playful, but when I joked back about him being ignorant about adulting responsibilities, he got really hurt.

There were other double standards too. When he gets mad, he shouts and says it’s normal because I made him mad. When he sets boundaries, I’m expected to respect them, but when I disagree or set my own, he calls me arrogant. When he is blunt, I’m supposed to understand, but when I give him real talk, I’m mean.

I also adjusted a lot because he does not earn much. I treated him, bought him things, accepted bare minimum dates, and did not ask for much financially. I didn't really mind and all I just wanted was emotional care and to not feel unwanted.

He also complained to his friends that I’m a “yapper,” I acknowledge that this is one of my flaws, but I feel like he could have communicated when he felt overwhelmed instead of expecting me to always monitor his comfort (he wants me to do a temp check if he is still okay with my yapping vs. telling me to stop coz i'm yapping too much, to which I would've understood). The yaps aren't even naggings about him, its just me venting out about difficulties in life. Meanwhile, I listened to his heavy rants even when I was tired from work.

Eventually, I put my foot down and stopped agreeing with him. After that, he blocked me on Instagram even though we were not following each other there, and I also cannot search him on Facebook though my friend can.

ABYG for suggesting he get a side hustle and for feeling like our relationship had a double standard?

EDIT: So to give more context, I broke it off with the guy (I did it nicely pa ha) kaya he blocked me everywhere.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for honest thoughts, especially from Aquariuses or people who’ve dated Aquariuses.

My ex and I recently had a painful conversation/separation. We cared about each other, but things became emotionally heavy and there were recurring arguments. I felt like he was more focused on explaining his side or defending himself than understanding how I felt, and I reached a point where I felt drained. There were also times I had to shrink myself for him, just so that he won't have emotional outbursts on me. I sometimes even feel unwanted because he is not really expressive (to which i understand is his aquarius nature)

After that, I found out he blocked me on Instagram — even though we weren’t even friends/following each other there. I also can’t search him on Facebook, but my friend can still find his profile. I can still message him on Messenger though, so I’m confused if it’s a full block, partial block, or some kind of restriction.

What hurts is that the IG block feels intentional because we weren’t connected there in the first place. It makes me wonder if he searched me up just to block me, or if he’s trying to stop himself from checking my profile.

For Aquariuses: when you block someone after a breakup or emotional conflict, is it usually because you’re done, hurt, avoiding feelings, trying to regain control, or trying not to be tempted to reconnect?

I’m not planning to chase him or message him through other platforms. I just want to understand the behavior better so I can process it and stop overthinking.

Please be kind but honest.

Hi all! So I had my brows microbladed last 2022 pa sa Brow Royal (twas a promo mga 1.5k) and it has been a gamechanger. Fast forward to 2026, medyo nag-fade na siya pero my brows they still look well, unlike my natural ones na manipis lang talaga ang hair.

I'm looking for a place so I can retouch my microbladed brows again, I'm good with Brow Royal pero baka may ma-reco kayo na iba for a change?