I met this guy I really liked, so as any sane girls does in limerence, I cast a love spell. Within 24 hours, he invited me to go clubbing, canceled the plans to go out, invited me to dinner, then posted that he was deleting his instagram account. I called an old flame that night who could hear I was distressed and met me for ice cream. He confessed that we were soulmates and we made plans tonight to meet at my apartment to have a romantic night in. What the hell happened??

P.S. I offered a sacred shrine to Venus, and apparently she's got jokes. Also not previously mentioned - I used a rose petal from the bouquet my old flame gave me to add to the love spell shrine because I thought offering something important to me to Venus would strengthen the spell for the OTHER guy, but I guess the old flame was meant to come back.

What is at play here? I'm not understanding how a spell written and made for one person can instead block them and bring someone new.

I met this guy I really liked, so as any sane girls does in limerence, I cast a love spell. Within 24 hours, he invited me to go clubbing, canceled the plans to go out, invited me to dinner, then posted that he was deleting his instagram account. I called an old flame that night who could hear I was distressed and met me for ice cream. He confessed that we were soulmates and we made plans tonight to meet at my apartment to have a romantic night in. What the hell happened??

P.S. I offered a sacred shrine to Venus, and apparently she's got jokes.

Many years ago, I practiced witchcraft frequently. I went to readings, and practiced myself at home. When I perform spells of love or things that are supposed to be positive, I find that they turn dark. I don't know if this means I am more suited to black magic, or if it is something I have to hold back. There is a very strong pull for me to write erratically and to cast hexes, but my strongest work comes naturally and easily then. When I don't, it feels forced.

Is there a way to approach my casting and witchcraft that doesn't hurt me in the end? Do you also feel pulled to dark or light? How do you manage it?

i am currently crushing on a guy, and he is crushing on me. however, another girl is also crushing on him, and he's crushing on her a little too. me and the girl became friends, but we are both witches, and practice slightly different spells and spiritual rituals. what would happen if we both love spelled the same guy? i don't want to do one if it will make something wonky happen. i don't know how this works in a cosmic sense.

when I get home, I like to wind down and i only turn on the kitchen light so it gives a warm glow to the living room where i spend most of my time. when my husband gets home, he flicks EVERY light on - bright overhead lighting that makes me uncomfortable. he has some idea that dark lighting is just for sleeping, and he says he can't see anything when it's dim. we live in a studio that has separate lighting sections, so I'm wondering if there is a way to split bulbs where one half of the room is dimmer and then the other half is brighter. we go back and forth switching the lights on and off and it's kind of comical at this point. any systems or lighting you can recommend would be great.

additionally, we have apple watches but nothing else installed yet.

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Hello, I am on the team for LUXION, a bio-sensory lighting app that connects to Phillips Hue bulbs and smart watches to adjust the lighting in spaces based on your body's current state (heightened, at rest, etc.). We will be starting a Kickstarter, and I want to know the best way to promote it to interested users. Have you had success with Kickstarter or similar crowdfunding? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as we develop this technology and share this concept we have been working on for a while now.

I have insurance covered by my company. I switched companies from the end of February to March. Due to the holiday, my new start day was March 3rd. I received a health insurance bill for the entire month of March from NHIS and haven't again. My company assures me that they paid my insurance since March. They called and NHIS said due to the two day gap from February and March, they charge me personally for the "gap in insurance." Is this right? Can I appeal? Has this ever happened to you?

My only 2 issues with the Devil Wears Prada 2:

1. SEQUINS!!!!! Why did every outfit have sequins? No, like EVERY outfit had sequins. Why?
2. The end line should have been Anne Hathaway saying “that’s all.”

The question from Miranda Priestly was something like “Anything else?” and it would have KILLED to hear the iconic That’s All. While it is second best to mirror the first ending with “Go”, “Go” is not really as memorable. I would have died if Anne said “that’s all.”

Otherwise, a very enjoyable movie! I highly recommend.