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I've missed my ex for 9 years. We met when I was 14, broke up at 16. Had an innocent fun high school relationship. We were completely in love.

I had to many mistakes to go and make. We split up. I'm sure I did lasting damage. After I realized I made a huge mistake, it was too late. He was with someone else and not coming back.

They were together 5 years. When I found out the got engaged I sobbed for days.

When I found out they split I cried happy tears, as if I had a chance again.

He refused to see me for so long.

Recently he decided we could hangout after I had asked 20 times. We spent 10 hours together and had a wonderful day. Snapped into our old selves at times.

Realistically, he is not what the healed version of me is looking for. Even though I still desperately want him to be.

He has no interest in me now, and probably never will. He has said as much.

I feel pathetic and soooooo stupid. I'm literally Ryan Gosling (female version) in the notebook without the happy ending 😂. I've never loved somebody as much as I loved him, but it's time to try.

I hope I'll finally be snapping out of this one soon. He has always been so kind in rejecting me if that makes any sense, and has never made me feel stupid or pathetic, just simply that we aren't meant to be. It's time to move on.

Their 1ml decants now have an atomizer!

Not sure if this update has been posted here yet.

This was a game changer for me. I would sit for hours using pipettes and putting them into 2ml decants with an atomizer, looking like Walter White.

I sort of enjoyed it, but getting the freaking dabber off of those things was a pain in the butt, more notably my thumb.

So don't avoid the 1mls anymore, if you were.

So who do we think sabotaged the tapes?

The writing is so effing genius in this show that I only truly despise Tony.

I thought I completely despised Maud, but seeing the sorrow and guilt in her eyes makes me think twice about how most people often don't lie on the evil end of the good and evil spectrum.

All of these main characters are pretty morally gray.

However, if Maud sabotaged the tapes, which seems quite likely to me, I will despise her entirely.

Declan gives her far too much grace, he is completely manipulated by years of her mental abuse, narcissism, and histrionic seeming issues.

I paid off my car today and didn't know what per diem meant, which is why I say I'm a financial infant. I started listening to the podcast a few days ago after a close friend advised me on some issues. I'm debt free! Thanks to inheritance, bittersweet. Edit: my Aunt's inheritance, she gave some to me. My family lied to me about what I would receive.

I (25F) have a complex relationship with my wealthy aunt, she was the POA and executor of my grandparents funds. She very much enjoys trying to rule over things.

I'm not sure how much info is necessary to delve into on this sub. She wants me to use the inheritance for a house and if I don't, I will not receive any extra inheritance for not doing as she wishes. Money is a means for power to her, not me. She does not have my best interests in mind, and didn't want me to pay my debts (car and card).

Realistically, this amount, after paying off debts is sub 50k. Nowhere near enough to purchase a house without going 150k-250k in debt. With a solid plan, I have the potential to put a substantial down payment down on a house at 33 years old.

I went to my Aunt's advisors to transfer the funds to me and wanted to remain with them prior to speaking to them. They told me to wait on paying off my card because it was still 0% APR. I did this anyways and was told by my Ramsey following friend that this was terrible advice. They also said to my aunt, in front of me, that "we'll take your side because you've been with us longer." I asked them if this financial relationship would be a conflict of interest, they said no. A blatant lie. They also asked if I wanted to share my balances with my aunt, absolutely not.

I'll be pulling my remaining funds from them to place into a high yield, while I figure out what to do.

My questions: What would be a good finance-for-dummies book? Is running from this situation with my aunt and advisors worth it? What are some good options to do with my funds to grow them, explain like I'm 5 please.