u/floopydolphins

Title says it. C3 and the finale was fantastic, just like all the others. The amount of time and care they put into each episode playing these characters and telling these stories is beautiful. I laugh, I cry, i gasp, i get to yell “I knew it!”, I get to shut my brain off sometimes, and others I get the opportunity to think.

Naddpod as a whole is my favorite piece of media of all time and I am so grateful I discovered it <3

I F23 have been dating my boyfriend M22 for a year. I don’t like buzzcuts. I never have, as long as I can remember. My boyfriend knows this because before we started dating we talked about it because it’s such a known fact about me that it’s been brought up multiple times. Since we’ve been dating he’s asked me how I feel about buzzcuts sporadically. I said I don’t like them. He’s been hinting at getting one this month, and asked me how I would feel about that. I told him I love his hair (beautiful and curly) but that if he wanted one I wouldn’t stop him and it’s fine if he’s happy with it.

He dropped it for a while, but today he showed up before I got home and was waiting. He hadn’t texted me all day and even ignored when I asked if he was doing good. He was at the barber in secret. My mom was there and she recorded my reaction as I walked in (even she knows I don’t like buzzcuts) and saw him. He surprised me with a buzz cut.

Needless to say, I don’t like it. But i told him it looked fine and that i was glad he got the haircut he wanted. It could’ve been left at that, but instead he pushed me all night, repeatedly asking me if I didn’t like it and jokingly asked if I was going to break up with him. I said of course I wouldn’t break up with him because that’s ridiculous, I love him, and I said I’d get used to it.

He didn’t like the “I’d get used to it” answer. It’s obvious he wants me to like it and is upset that I wasn’t as excited as him, but I feel like he should’ve known by now that I wouldn’t exactly be jumping for joy.

I feel like I’ve done my part in supporting his decision and even though saying I’d need to adjust isn’t exactly the same as saying I like it, I also didn’t say that I disliked it. I always struggle to adjust to change in general and this is a huge one. He can read me very well so I didn’t see the point in lying and pretending to be excited that he got a style of haircut that I don’t like and have always found unattractive.

I’m lost at what else to do here. I don’t want to hurt his feelings but I don’t want to lie because I know he’ll catch on. It’s gonna be a while before his hair grows back and I don’t want to be asked about it every single day. Was my reaction okay? I feel like support and a willingness to accept it is enough.

TLDR: my boyfriend knows I hate buzzcuts but got one anyway, I supported him regardless, but now he’s bothered that I don’t like it as much as he wanted

Edit: in addition to the buzzcut he also shaved off all his facial hair, which I also liked, and now he looks like he did at 16 in his license photo. The drastic drop in how old he looks is also a big factor too

Any recommendations for in person stores or good quality online shops that have good stickers/sticker books? I don’t always love buying from online because a lot of junk journal stuff is mystery bags and sometimes I end up with a bunch of stickers that I don’t care for