u/North_Tea_7260

Hi,

I’m running a news/current affairs page that’s just starting out (currently \~500 followers) and I’m looking for someone who can write impactful, viral-worthy Instagram Reel scripts.

What I’m looking for:

\* Strong understanding of how Instagram Reels work: hooks, retention, emotional triggers, CTAs, pacing, etc.
\* Ability to write sharp, engaging, high-retention scripts
\* Some relevant experience preferred (but not necessary, if you genuinely think you can deliver killer scripts, be my guest)
\* Interest in news, politics, current affairs, or explainer-style content would be nice
\* have a funny bone / understand sarcasm

I’m willing to pay the industry-standard rate.
Please DM me if interested.

So me (27F) and my BF(28M) are both expat students living in a colocation in Europe. We moved here from a country where we grew up with a lot of privilege: cooks, house help, moms who managed literally everything at home. So when we came here, real independent adult life hit both of us. The difference is, I’ve been living away from home since I was 17. Hostels, shared flats, random flatmates, I’ve seen it all, and along the way I learned how to keep a home running, cook, clean, and manage my life. My boyfriend, on the other hand, lived with his parents right up until he moved to this city for our masters three years ago. This is genuinely his first time experiencing independent life. And honestly? It shows.

A little backstory on our living situation: for the first 1.5 years here, we lived in university housing in separate rooms. His room was absolutely chaotic, but honestly that’s fine, cause he was going through a really rough period in life at the time. Then about a year ago, we moved into a colocation together. We each have our own room, with a shared kitchen and bathroom. We mostly live in my room because it’s nicer and has a window (his doesn’t). His room is basically a place we only go to when we have to, and it only ever looks clean when I clean and organize it.

Now, my boyfriend is genuinely a very kind, loving, and caring person. He is emotionally supportive, he tries to make me happy, he runs errands if I ask, he will go to the grocery store if something is missing, and he even learned how to cook properly over the past two years because he wanted to make nice food for me. I know he isn’t a bad partner or someone who doesn’t care about me. But when it comes to basic household management, hygiene, and personal organization, he is extremely laid back to the point of being careless. He procrastinates a lot (everything including his school work, house chores, etc), avoids tasks, and even when he does chores, it often feels like he does them “wrong” or in the least efficient way possible: not cleaning as he goes, leaving things half done, etc. He also has mild ADHD, which he says affects his ability to stay organized and keep up with chores.

I’m also a lazy person, not a clean freak. But I do need a basic level of cleanliness and structure in my house. I need things to be in place, the room to feel clean enough, clean bedsheets, no dirty dishes in the room, or dirty tables. Because he doesn’t naturally notice or manage these things, I end up taking on the mental load of remembering, organizing, reminding, and maintaining everything. And that makes me feel like a mother, which I hate. For example, when he cooks, he leaves things out in the shared kitchen even after cooking, which is embarrassing (and we also get scolded for at times by the others in the house) because it’s not our private space. If I sit with him while he cooks, I end up doing most of the “background” work: putting ingredients back, organizing the mess, etc. If I’m not there, he’ll leave things (ingredients) out that would literally take two minutes to put away. Then, he hasn’t done the laundry, since idk when, assuming that I would do it, he won’t organise the washed clothes, just use it from wherever I put it, leaves socks, keys, wallet, and random things everywhere, never remembers where anything is and constantly asks me, doesn’t take out the trash or clean surfaces or organize anything unless I explicitly tell him to do it (and then remind him again the 10th time). So even when he technically “helps,” I still feel like I’m carrying the entire mental load and a lot of the actual work too.

It’s also not just about chores, this spills into his personal hygiene and basic self-care too, which honestly worries me more in the long run. He doesn’t brush his teeth at night (I’ve told him this so many times, he only does it when I remind him or drag him with me to the bathroom, and then forgets again the next day), showers inconsistently and even he does shower he doesn’t use body wash, just a face wash most of the times, has had some scalp issue (like dandruff/layer buildup) for a long time but still hasn’t gone to a dermatologist, his glasses (with a small power) broke a year ago and he still hasn’t replaced them even though he needs them, doesn’t drink enough water, doesn’t really take care of his health overall. I’ve tried helping, bought him products for a skin care routine, but nothing sticks. He’ll do it for a few days when I remind him, then go right back to old habits.

Also, I think what’s making this harder for me is that this is the first time I’ve ever had to deal with this kind of “man-child” dynamic. In my past, whether it was my dad, my brother, or even previous partners, the men in my life were actually quite responsible when it came to basic life habits: in fact, they were even more particular than me about cleanliness and organization. So I’ve never had to teach or manage these things for someone before.

The thing is, I’ve communicated all of this. A LOT. I’ve explained calmly, I’ve gotten angry, I’ve cried, I’ve tried to be patient and understanding. Recently I even made a chore chart with basic tasks like trash, cleaning, etc, and to be fair he has been following that, so I do see effort. But it still doesn’t feel enough because the core issue hasn’t changed: I still have to think for both of us. I still have to remind him. I still feel responsible for everything. This is also the only thing we fight about, but we fight about it often. And it’s draining. On top of that, we both are very stressed about finding a job: he has a internship + studies (3 days office, 2 days school), while I’m currently unemployed and at home applying for jobs, so I end up being in the house all the time, seeing the mess, thinking about it, and mentally carrying everything, which adds onto my life stress.

I see a future with him. I want to build a life with him. And that’s also what scares me, if things are like this now, what happens later when we have our own place full-time, more responsibilities, maybe even kids? I don’t want to spend my life carrying all the mental and physical load alone.

TLDR: I love my boyfriend and he’s kind and caring, but he’s extremely messy, disorganized, and neglects basic hygiene and responsibilities. I’ve tried communicating and even setting systems, but nothing sticks long term. It’s the only thing we fight about, and I’m starting to resent his lifestyle despite seeing a future with him.

Looking for a Reel Script Writer for a News Page

Looking for a Reel Script Writer for a News Page