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I, 16F, am on a bit of a rebellious streak. Last night I snuck out and went out with some friends to a party/sesh. There was about 15 of us at one point, most of whom I knew to varying degrees.
Most of the night itself was actually a lot of fun. Its towards the end of the night when things got messy.
I didn’t do any drugs, but I was definitely contact high, and I didn’t shy away from taking shots. I eventually got quite drunk, and this was my first time ever drinking, let alone being drunk.
Well, me and this guy (also 16) who I will call Harry have been hooking up for about 3 weeks. I met him through my best friend (which is a whole other story) and within a day he asked me if I would be down to hook up.
Outside of this, we just became very good friends. Harry is a genuinely good, sweet guy. He’s always checking in and has a clear interest in my day. It has made me feel pretty great, and I quickly fell head over heels.
However, I’m moving away in a few weeks. He has said a few times not to get too attached or fall for him due to me moving and him not wanting me to be sad. I said that there were no worries there because there was no way, and I wasn’t like that (and normally I’m not). Of course, by then it was too late, and I was very much into him.
He also wants to keep the whole thing a secret, and we actually didn’t talk to each other for the first hour or so, until the alcohol kicked in and I had the balls to actually talk to him. It was going ok until it wasn’t.
I can’t remember all of what I’d said, but I do remember bits and pieces: “Did you know, you’re like super fucking hot.” Which then led into, “I have the biggest crush on you, and it sucks because nothing can come of it.” Some blah blah blah. “Why don’t you like me?” He then said that we just didn’t have the time. I started rambling, but basically boiled down to, “It really sucks, but I’m ok just having sex with you.” I didn’t quite catch what he said, but he didn’t sound happy, and I think it was something like ‘you really shouldn’t be saying that.’
Mind you, we were the only ones in the house because everyone else was outside, so no one else heard it.
I got ‘upset’ and when my friend Gabrielle came inside to grab something, I hugged her and was very sadly saying, “I fucked it all up man. I just fucked it all up,” while Harry was practically right next to me.
When we were waiting for an uber, I sadly asked if he hated me. He said No, of course not. I said, “I really don’t want you to hate me…I’m sorry…I understand if you want to end things now.” He didn’t give much of a response.
Which then brings us to now. I messaged him this morning to again apologise, saying that I was sorry for saying the things I did and that it was wrong of me. I reiterated that I understood if he wanted to end things, and that I was again very sorry for fucking it up.
He’s seen it, but hasn’t responded, which I think is answer enough.
I’m quite upset over what happened and I’m kicking myself for fucking up something I enjoyed so much, and I’m scared to lose this friend, because he’s been so good for me up til this point, and I genuinely couldn’t imagine not talking to him every day.
I’m lost and confused and don’t want to lose him but I don’t know what to do. I’m going to give him space though, and let him decide where we go from here.
TLDR; I got way too drunk and confessed my feelings to the guy I've been hooking up with, and have probably ruined our friendship

Living with CPTSD for a long time, I recently discovered the idea of ‘attachment style’ while listening to Amir Levine’s audiobook, Attached. Right now, I’m sitting in a coffee shop finishing up a journal I began on a day when I was feeling particularly anxious and lonely. Before coming into the coffee shop, I spent a few extra minutes in my car, engrossed in the audiobook. Later, I searched online for “Anxious Attachment Style Reddit” and was amazed to find an entire subreddit dedicated to it.
For a good while, I was convinced that I had BPD, which was my initial diagnosis. But, after eight years of therapy sessions with the same therapist, she believes I actually have CPTSD. I’m a 38-year-old man now, and I’m taking my therapy more seriously and regularly because I have hopes of finding a partner and starting a family someday.
A little over two months, I lost my dog who had been my faithful companion for 12 years. I decided to not go home and booked a one-way ticket to Hawaii and been in Maui ever since. After my last breakup, we ended up in isolation for nearly seven years as I was trying to cope and heal from the emotional rollercoaster. I’ve had some difficult times, even landing in jail for 4 months, being homeless living at my friends house, and building my business. I’ve also built two successful businesses since. Yet, despite all this, I’ve never felt more unhappy. I’ve had some short-lived romantic involvements but have generally kept to myself because I’m just not ready for a relationship.
In the past few months of living in Hawaii, I had a brief encounter that left me feeling particularly lonely and attached shortly after my dog passed away. To deal with it, I started going on hikes, off-roading, learning to surf, and taking up photography more seriously. But I still felt empty inside and turned to dating apps like Bumble, Tinder, and Hinge to fill the void and, admittedly, for some physical comfort as well.
I met a wonderful woman in Oahu whom I messaged as a friend looking for advice about Hawaii. When she realized I am not a tourist and actually decide to move here, she started flirting with me and being sexual. She invited me to visit her in Oahua and I traveled to see her. I met all her girlfriends that night, had a great time with them, and her and I got intimate. I prolonged my visit for another night spent a whole day at the beach and talking over at dinner. She spent the night again. After returning to the mainland to handle some things, we chatted every day for a week, until she decided she wasn’t ready for a relationship and suggested we should be friends instead.
I agreed to her suggestion, but the conversation that followed showed me how quick I am to blame myself when faced with rejection. This incident led to my hypervigilance going into overdrive, and our friendship was damaged because I came off too strong. I overshared, I even sent flowers (I had never done that in my life) I never acted angry or mean, but I did send her a drunken text that upset her when I noticed she talked to me less and less. She wants nothing to do with me at this point. Now, I left her entirely while doing my best not to beat myself up over the embarrassment. I have almost isolated myself in bed, but I continue to try not to fall back to my old depressive patterns. Hence, I am here at a coffee shop sharing this with a bunch of strangers.
To help cope, I’ve started journaling, meditating, and attending therapy. However, my heightened state of alertness has led me into risky situations, like crashing my motorbike and getting into a bar fight that resulted in me being assaulted.
At this point, I’m just hoping for some understanding and reassurance that I can improve through therapy and hard work. I’m not getting any younger, and the thought of ending up alone scares me.

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After DM'ing the two first Candlekeep stories and having a great time, I blindly committed to running The Book of the Raven as a one-shot, now I've sunk so much into trying to make the plot make sense that I'm gonna fix it, dammit. I'm a BRAND NEW DM, this is only the 5th session I've attempted to run, any advice helps. I decided to remove Shadowfell from the end and replace it with the lair of a night hag that corrupted Lady Brantifax, who killed her bedridden daughter to get a fresh start before moving back to the city. I changed the raven to be Sylphene's soul and made her very distinguishable. I'm struggling with a few loose ends, though. Act 1 I love Candlekeep, and I want the characters to begin there, with a clear starting objective. A white raven with blue eyes (Sylphene) drops off the book, and sits on a PC's shoulder the rest of the journey, she is adorable and I'm hoping they bond with her enough to solve her murder. They are hired by the Avowed to discover the origins and importance of the book and map. I'm not really sure why the Avowed would care very much about this book. Here's the issue with the book: I don't really know how to include the Vistani more into the story now that I've removed the portal from the story. I included a nice encounter at the end of Act 2 where the PCs have dinner with a Vistani caravan, and the matriarch hints that she is there to destroy evil relics for the wereravens and are meeting them at the top of Wyrm's Mark to perform a ritual and cast them into the volcano. She also gives some context about the raven that delivered the book that is now traveling with them. Maybe the hag is trying to open a portal and they are trying to stop her? Maybe they can come save the PCs if they insist on fighting the hag? Maybe I nix them altogether, but I have to replace the book with something else, hopefully more relevant. On their journey, they stop in Baldur's Gate at the Wide where they are either unwittingly sold the hag's heartstone (if they don't buy it, a Scarlet Sash snatches it from the vendor's hands). Foreshadowing for Act 3, the hag has secretly corrupted the wereraven, and wants to create a coven with her and Sylphene (she has reanimated Sylphene's body and wants to reunite her soul as the third member in the final act). They also encounter Lady Brantifax destitute and begging in Baldur's Gate, they get her physical description from a family portrait at the estate. Act 2 This is a lot of travel, opportunities for a chase and encounters. There's also opportunity to refine their objective, but I'm not sure how to do it. They finish the day camping with the Vistani, who give them some clues about the white raven being a restless soul. I'm thinking maybe having the hag approach them in their dreams that night to strike a bargain, but for what, idk. Act 3 As they start traveling, they meet the hag in-person, but she is in the form of a beautiful woman. If they have her heartstone, she will try to bargain for it, if not, she offers to give directions and gives them a coin to summon her whenever they're in trouble. If they end up trying to fight the wyrm or troll, she'll show up and offer to help. Now they owe her. A wolf appears and the spectre of Brorn shows up and chases it away. When they arrive at the manor, he is guarding it, but allows the PC's to pass after interacting with the Sylphene raven. In the Brantifax mansion, I'd like to make it clearer that they need to reunite items around the mansion with the graves. In a family portrait in the den, they see that Baron and Lady Brantifax are both blonde with blue eyes, Sylphene had albinism, but the youngest Heleuth had red curly hair and green eyes. The hag's coins are found inside the quarters of the gardener, who has red hair. Another coin is in Lady Brantifax' desk along with journal entries that mention a dirty old neighbor peddler woman that she once confided in. For the final reveal, I feel like it's shaky at best. I think I'm leaving the Scarlet Sash encounter and objective pretty much the same, aside from the revelation that one wereraven has been corrupted when the characters spot her holding a coin. Just saying their founder made a map to find the place seems like a really weak resolution to the main objective. Depending on who has the hag's heartstone, she will either have delivered it to the hag's secret lair, try to steal it from the PC's, either way revealing the main conspiracy (which I think is that the hag has made a coven to open a portal to Shadowfell???). Sylphene's grave is now a staircase down to the hag's lair, she has reanimated Sylphene's body and turned Baron Brantifax's into an undead dog minion. They need to negotiate with the hag, but if they don't care about Sylphene, then idk if it'll be worth it. I was thinking about introducing a risky game if they don't want to dialogue. I don't even know if they'll be willing to ascend into the lair, tbh, not sure how to handle that one. Final untangling of the plotlines here has also been challenging. Resolving the Candlekeep objective: There's still no concrete explanation for the Vistani book, its importance, or who drew the map. Resolving the murder mystery objective: If they explore the estate enough, there will be a lot of clues about the sequence of events that corrupted the Brantifax family. I need to think of a way to get them interested in reuniting the items to let the souls rest. If they don't care, then I think the final objective won't be as big of a deal. Resolving the BBEG objective: They can fight and kill the hag, negotiate a deal, or steal the heartstone back and ask the Vistani matriarch to destroy it. I'm not really sure what leverage the hag can have over the party to force a deal, though :/ I've invested so much into this already, it's ridiculous. Thanks for any help!

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Hi, I've found the following information, I'm still a little unsure and still reading through staplehill's ultimate guide (many thanks, it's very comprehensive and helpful).
My Grandmother on my Father's side was born in Germany (and her Father before her), and at some point, either met my Grandfather in Germany or in the UK, and then moved to the UK. My Grandfather was of Jewish descent. I have no idea if they were persecuted by the Nazi's, however, my Grandmother would have been 14 years old at the time the war ended, so it's likely they hadn't met yet. She didn't mention persecution when she was alive (to the best of my knowledge, she was not Jewish), but I can't completely rule it out.
My Father was born in the UK, hasn't ever seeked/applied for German citizenship (or known if it was at all possible)
I'm getting a little confused as to if she would have lost her citizenship or if there's any basis to eligibility if she married in the UK in 1959, and lived there for the rest of her life.
Could I please ask if anyone could help or could offer guidance?
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grandfather

• born in 1925 in England, UK
• did not emigrate
• married in 1959 (England, UK)
• remained in the UK

grandmother

• born in 1931 in Koeln, Germany
• married in 1959 (England, UK)

father

• born in 1959, England, UK

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• born in 1992 in Wales, UK

My wife and I have been together for 7 years and married for 2. We started out as friends with benefits straight out of high school and have been together ever since.
She was the love of my life, my best friend. I’m young at 24 and 22 is young for marriage sure, but we’d been together for nearly 5 years at that point so we thought what the hell, neither of us saw us breaking up.
I truly thought our relationship was perfect. We rarely fought, and if we did it was normally settled quickly and reasonably. The only true stresser in our lives was finances. We bought a house together just before marriage after living in an apartment together for a year.
She’s been kind of distant lately, I tried reaching out, do what I could to make plans to spend time together at least once a week. She kept pushing me off, missing our us time. I thought it was just because she was busy. She works 2 jobs and is trying to go back to school. (I tried to talk her out of it, I felt she was putting too much stress on herself, if not school then at least quit one of her jobs, she didn’t need to work both)
We just celebrated our 2 year anniversary on may 16th. Her family (who loved me and I them) paid for us to go on a cruise to the Bahamas. I thought we were having a great time until half way through it she told me she wasn’t happy anymore. That she hadn’t been happy for a year now. She was surprised when I said that I was happy, that I didn’t want to lose her and I didn’t understand when this was coming from.
We talked for awhile. I thought we had agreed to try and work it out. Find why she isn’t happy and improve our lives together. But right when we got back from the cruise, nothing had changed. She just gave up on the relationship. I told her I wouldn’t fight, if she’s truly not happy then I’m not going to force her to stay in a relationship. But I’m so lost. She gave up on our relationship. On our lives and home that we’ve spent nearly a decade building together.
I don’t understand where we went wrong and I don’t know what I could have done differently. She swears there isn’t someone else and I’m inclined to believe her. But I don’t know why she would do this. Why she’d throw away our marriage without ever making an attempt at fixing it.
But even if she came back to me today, and said April fools. That’s it, I can’t go back. I would spend the rest of our lives wondering if she was really happy to be with me. If she really wanted to be together.
She pressured us to get more pets. To start trying for kids before all this. Thank god we didn’t.
It’s been getting harder and harder to get out of bed. To go to work everyday. I know I have to keep going and I know I have to take this opportunity to do better. I know I’m young and I’ll find someone. But I feel so broken. I refuse to fill the hole with alcohol or drugs. Im trying to stay productive, but I just keep spiraling. Catching myself with panic attacks to where I can’t breathe. On the verge of tears randomly at work. It’s hard to keep going, but I know things will get better eventually. I just don’t know if I’ll ever be able to trust a relationship again and that might be the hardest part.
Rant over.

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This is gonna be long so buckle your seatbelts. Mike is the best character in Until Dawn in my opinion. The only one that comes even close is Josh, but due to him being presumed dead most of the game, barely playable, unsavable, and largely misunderstood, he sits at number 2. Many people dislike Mike for the reason bad parents dislike normal children, unreasonable expectations (and the reverse bandwagon effect but we won't get into that). Being the main focal point of the prank that got Hannah and Beth killed is a hard obstacle to climb, but climb it he does. When I first played the game I disliked Mike the most until Jessica got captured. The sequence when he chases after her is when the gears start turning in most people's heads that Mike may not be what he seems on the surface. He seems to have a genuine care for everyone around him apart from Ashley and Chris due to them not having many interactions together. When Emily comes back to the lodge after the fire tower he asks about Matt regardless of whether or not they got into a fight. He has a nice relationship with Sam, a loving and caring one with Jessica, and feels sorry for tagging Josh with Jessica's death. The complicated factor here is Emily, he exemplifies in many scenes that he cares for Emily, and it was confirmed by the devs that he did not cheat on Jessica with her. Him holding a gun up to her head was a moment of brief panic not shown by him throughout most of the game (kinda out of character imo) but honestly it was reasonable. They know absolutely nothing about the Wendigos apart from how dangerous they are, and Mike being the person he is wants to keep the rest of the people safe which may mean the jeperody of Emily. He does give her an option of leaving instead, though that option is not much better than being capped. Not cool but justifiable in my opinion. He finds himself in more dangerous situations than the rest of the cast yet faces them with bravery and skill, especially at the end in the lodge. Speaking of the lodge, Mike has my favorite ending, that being him sacrificing himself at the end. It is the perfect croshendo to an amazing arc and character, and ends the game with a somber yet epic tone. I know this was long and I probably missed some things, but I encourage conversation and criticism. 🤙

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Summary: King's men finally catch the vampire that has been killing citizens night after night. They put her in a cell and tie her arms and legs. Commander goes to King's palace to report while listener is assigned to guard duty
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(Metal door opens and listener enters the cell. He closes the door and locks it with the key)
So, you are my next companion. Good, the last one wasn't so chatty. I can use a good company.
(Pause)
I seriously wonder, does the king pay you to be silent?
(Listener shakes his head)
Oh my god! You shook your head. I can't believe such a reaction like that.
[Laugh]
I think you and I are going to be best friends. The last guard didn't even flinch despite all my efforts. Say, would you like to know me? Would you like to get close to me?
(Pause)
Hey, c'mon now. There's no need to be rude. Didn't your mother teach you any manners? You don't speak to a lady with an attitude like that.
(Pause)
Excuse me! I am not a lady! What am I then?
(Pause)
A blood sucking monster. That's harsh but it's the truth. Yes, I am a monster but I didn't choose to be a monster. I didn't born like this you know. I was once normal, like you. Everything started...
(Pause)
Hey, are you even listening? Don't you want to know what happened to me? How a beautiful woman like me turned into a monster?
(Pause)
Let's make a deal. Let me tell you this story and then I'll shut up. Otherwise I'm going to keep talking and talking and talking...
(Pause)
Really? That's great. Now listen closely and make sure you have a napkin ready because at the end of it I'm sure you are going to cry. I was born and raised in a poor family. We lived on the outskirts. Our lives were worthless. Your precious king didn't even visit the poeple living there once. There were no guards, no protection... If we had trouble we had to handle every situation ourselves.
(Pause)
You are not interested in my childhood. But you promised to listen. Man, you really are not a good listener. Okay, fine. Let me fast forward a bit.
(Pause)
Remember the wedding night of the prince. I guess it was five years ago, I don't exactly remember. King himself made a speech a day before the ceremony and said that everyone was invited. So, I went to see the ceremony, I always wanted to see the inside of the palace. When I arrived there, guards didn't let me in because apparently I wasn't worthy to enter there. I guess king forgot to say everyone who is rich and has social status. I was so furious that I didn't know what to do. I started crying and went to the tavern. I started drinking. Hours passed, lots of people came by, got drunk and left. I was still drinking. At one point a mysterious man came to my table. He was kind. Bought me a drink. He had a great accent and his sense of fashion was top notch. He said he was looking for a companion to spend the rest of the night. I was drunk and couldn't think rationally. He wanted to go. I got up but I was too drunk to walk. He grabbed me and started carrying me. That was the first time someone carried me. Being in the arms of a strong and handsome man was incredible. I didn't want it to end. After arriving at his home, he carried me to his bed. He took off his clothes and came close to me. He grabbed me by my throat and started squeezing. I couldn't breathe, I thought I was going to die. He opened his mouth and I saw his sharp teeth... and then darkness.
(Pause)
I woke up next day laying on top of a garbage pile. My clothes were ripped and I had a bite mark on my neck. He must have thought I died and to get rid of me he threw my body to the garbage. And that's how I turned into a vampire. It's tragic, right? Do you pity me now?
(Pause)
You do? Oh, I wasn't expecting that. Guess, you have a heart afterall. A very powerful heart I have to say. I can hear it from here. It beats healthily. Let's not forget the smell of your blood. It is very intoxicating. I would love to leave my mark on you.
[Laugh]
You should have seen your face. I am just joking. You need to relax. Have you ever seen the mark of a vampire before?
(Pause)
No! Do you want to see it? You can come close and look at my neck.
(Pause)
Man, you really have trust issues. I'm trying to develop a bond between us and you downright treat me like an animal. I can't even move, how am I supposed to attack you? Look!
(Vampire struggles and tries to move)
See! If you still don't trust me, you can get behind me. You can still see the bite from there.
(Pause)
Hey, what are you doing?
(Listener pulls his sword out)
You really are hard to convince, huh? Fine, have it your way.
(Listener gets behind the vampire)
Look at the left side of my neck. Do you see it?
(Pause)
Isn't it beautiful? You can touch it if you want.
(Listener goes back to his post and sheaths his sword)
Leaving a mark on your prey, permenantly scarring them is a beautiful feeling. I didn't choose this life but now I am embracing it. There are posters with my face all around the town. Everyone should know me. I lived my whole life as a shadow, right now I literally live in the shadows but I have a reputation now. I would have preferred if everyone loved me but, you know what they say... If you can't make them love you, make them fear you. And after tonight every single living thing will start shaking when the sun goes down.
(Listener starts laughing)
Why are you laughing? You think, the king is going to kill me tonight. No, no, no... he isn't going to kill me you simple minded idiot. He needs me. Why do you think he ordered his guards to capture me alive. Your king, he is getting old and he is afraid. Every king, ruler, emperor wants one thing and one thing only. To rule forever, to be immortal and live like a god. To do that he needs my blood. Just my blood isn't enough of course. I also have to bite him.
(Pause)
You think your king would not let himself turn into a vampire. Oh honey, look how naive you are. he plans to do that. Don't worry though, I won't turn him into a vampire because I'm going to kill him and hang his corpse on the town square.
[Laugh]
Your heart rate is increasing. Are you shook up... are you nervous? Do I make you nervous? I tried to kill the king before. I sneaked into the palace but that place is crawling with guards even at night. Nearly every three step there is a guard. I love challenging hunts but that's just suicide. Then I learned that king wants me alive. It was a golden opportunity for me. I let myself captured by you simpletons. And now he's coming right to me. I wonder how will his blood taste like?
[Laugh]
Are you afraid?
(Pause)
Yes, be afraid! Be very afraid because you haven't seen anything yet.
(Vampire gathers her strength and destroys the ropes that are holding her captive)
Now, that's much better.
(Listener pulls out his sword)
Do you really think you can stop me with that sword? My fangs aren't the only sharp thing I've got honey. Have you seen my nails?
(Pause)
I can rip your intestines with one single move. Don't trust that rusty and old armor you are wearing. It won't protect you. You kept me company all night so I am offering you a choice. Drop down your sword and let me bite you and I'll let you live or try to fight me and die.
(Pause)
Do you have a family?
(Pause)
Don't you want to go to them? Do you really want to die here?
(Listener drops his sword)
Good. Now get on your knees.
(Listener hesitates)
I SAID GET ON YOUR KNEES!
(Listener gets on his knees. Vampire comes closer and grabs his throat)
I love seeing men like you tremble before me. It makes me feel powerful. Now hold still.
(Vampire bites the listener and he passes out)
THE END

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I'm looking for any and all advice on the best way to not be financially ruined due to eventually needing long-term care (either in-home or at a skilled nursing home) due to a genetic disease.
Info about me: 37f, engaged, currently working as an independent contractor. I tested anonymously for a genetic disease about a month ago specifically to leave all options open in regards to still being able to get life insurance and long term care (LTC) insurance. I am not on the record as of now.
I got tested because my father (73) recently tested positive for this genetic disease due to currently having symptoms.
Now that I know I'm positive, my partner and I are trying to develop a plan for the best way to be financially ready to deal with me potentially (likely?) needing long term care at some point in my life. Based on when my father started developing symptoms, it is possible I would not need full long-term care until my mid-70s, but there's a chance I may need it sooner-- unfortunately the disease expression cannot be specifically predicted. There is a chance I will need this care for 10+ years (longer than the "average" amount of 3-ish years).
Advice needed:
• Is paying for life insurance/ LTC insurance even worth it? Should we consider a hybrid life insurance/long-term care policy?
• Are there a better routes go in case I am denied life insurance/LTC, such as starting a separate investment account to save? For instance, my partner has an HSA option through work we already max out, but it will not be enough if I need it for more than 2 years (likely).
Happy to provide any additional info if needed. Thank you

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I have a stock forester and am unsure of which direction to go.
1: Roof mounted bike with bumper guard
2: Roof Basket with bikes on a tow hitch
I like the idea of a roof basket for hauling stuff around in totes for the adventures i plan on going on. (I also like the aesthetics of it).
But i am also interested in the CRAWFORD PERFORMANCE Bumper Guard. But this bumper guard mounts to the same mounting points that a tow hitch would.
So i have to choose what build to go with. But it all falls on where i want to mount my bikes.
Throwing totes on my roof seems easier than 3 bikes. But if strapping them on the roof is sturdier, i would appreciate my bikes not flying off my vehicle.
I am undecided on brands of all these things but i know Thule and Yakima tend to be the leading brands. I'm sure they're the leading brands because of their reliability but if there are any good brands out there, I would be grateful for help

this is gonna be a throw away account, but im going to be starting testosterone soon as ive been thinking about it for a while(2years but rlly wanting to be on it for about a year). i thought i was nonbinary for about a year when i was 15 as well. my dysphoria has gotten to the point of just dread everyday and hating myself even though ive had short hair and a slightly deeper voice and worn the clothes ive wanted to a bit of my life. ive put off the appointment once which really wasn't my fault given some circumstances, but i talked to my therapist the other day and the whole session basically wrapped around all of this, except for how to tell my grandparents and biological parents. i was raised by my grandparents who seemed too old to care but also did have some things to say at the same time. i wish they'd just google a few things instead of saying that they were confused and just blowing it off. ive told my grandparents my preferred name and have only been called it a few times in the span of 3 years. i have asd and can't fully make sense while talking and being emotional at the same time which may be one problem while talking to them. ive always had trouble talking to them about a lot of minor stuff as well. im also going to have to tell my boyfriends mom at some point as well, she's been unpredictable with reactions to things and had a very homophobic and transphobic bf recently so i genuinely have no idea where she stands. i do feel like telling them all after i go on testosterone is my best bet. i know i don't necessarily need to tell anyone at any time, but people who im around everyday will notice change. i want to be able to give answers to very uptight, closed off loved ones without them freaking out or turning me away.

Hello! This has been a lifelong thing for me and I'm genuinely curious. I cannot focus my eyes on blue lights. I have had really good vision all my life, and I only have glasses (-0.5 both lenses) for work. However, every blue light source appears as if my vision got knocked back 4 to 5 whole points. That's the best way I can describe it...it's bad enough that if I look at a single blue LED, I can't tell you where the center is and I sometimes see them double. Is this a known condition? Info required: Male, 25, USA, former smoker, no medications, marijuana user.

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Leaving piles of green waste and Tin roofing at the front of your house in hopes “The Mayor will take it” is starting seem like a played out joke at this point.
Most people don’t even have their regular GSW trash taken yet. So I’m not sure if the trash problems will get resolved soon. I apologize to shed the truth on this issue.
Best bet is to hire/pay someone with a truck/trailer to haul that out for you to any of these locations
Astumbo senior center (Green waste only) opens at 8am - 6pm
Dededo dump next to global recycle/Golf course (Takes Anything BUT NOT GREEN WASTE)
Harmon transfer station - I don’t think they take green waste or tin roofing
Ypao point Tamuning
Tiyan carnival in Barrigada
OPEN 6am-6pm
Good luck 👍🏿

Whether you need to vent, need some advice, need emotional support, or just some friendly company for casual talk, I'm up for anything.
I have a logical mind, being a programmer. So I can understand complex issues and suggest logical solutions. I'm not the best at saying comforting words but rather better at pointing out hard truths if you need an accurate self-reflection.
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Hello, Everyone. Just moments ago made this account solely to post this, but I've been browsing this reddit without an account for awhile trying to create a load order that would work without any crashing and have some mods that I would like to play with. Unfortunately I've not been able to do this successfully, so I'm now asking for help. The crashing may occur but may not always occur when entering or existing a place, I don't believe it matters where as it's happened in different areas. It has also occurred when scrolling down the inventory of a chest, as well as when just walking a certain distance.
I'm playing on Skyrim Special Edition but with Anniversary Edition update installed, as well as with all the Creation Club content installed. The specific Xbox I'm playing on is the Xbox One X, if that matters.
This is my load order, I believe I am following a logical load order but still am not successful with the mods that I have together playing without crashing. I'm not opposed to swapping out one mod for another, or removing a mod entirely, as I've already done both to more than a few before posting this.
The template that I'm using is based off this one that I've found under a comment from a post on this forum, it's apparently based off Gamer's Paradise Server's LLO template. Not every mod is in the specified order that it should seemingly be based off the LLO's criteria, but that's only due to a certain number of mods explaining in their description where they should be placed in a logical load order or placed in conjunction with another mod (I.e. above/below a particular mod.) Either that, I'm actually unable to move it since it's unable to go lower than I would otherwise cause it is apparently a master file mod. Still, do feel free to correct any mistake I've made unknowingly even in regards to this, as I am asking for help cause I'm sure some things are just in the wrong area. It may be that certain mods or a combination of them are too script heavy, or perhaps something else entirely.
This is my load order as follows, along with the load order template which is why some areas are completely empty but still shown. Thank you for any kind of help, please.
Master Files — These mods auto-load to the top of your LO. You cannot move these below any non master file mod.
• Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch
• Unofficial Skyrim Modder's Patch (It actually isn’t visually showing up in my load order but it is download and enabled, I believe it is placed here although I cannot see it for reasons I don't know why.)
• Simple Workaround Framework
• Campfire: Complete Camping System
• Orange Steal & Pickpocket Text
• Reconciliation: QOL and Bigfixes
• Reconciliation: Gameplay and Quest Alterations
• Reconciliation: AiO: USSEP Patch
• Better Container Controls
• Reforging - To the Masses (Weapons Expansion)
Foundations & New Gameplay Mechanics — Mods that affect the whole game, mods that make a lot of light edits, mods that add entirely new mechanics.
• Ugh. Mods Manager Cap.
• Alternate Start - Live Another Life
• Cutting Room Floor
• USMP - Cutting room floor Patch
• Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - RDO
• RDO - CRF + USSEP Patch
• USMP - RDO Patch
• Cheat Room
• Quest Debugger
UI / Font / Menu Changes — Any mod that edits the menus, the user interface, heads-up display, font mods, etc.
• 60 FPS Menus - Natural Interface
• Font Overhaul - Natural Interface
• Oblivion Interaction Icons
• SkyHUD - Oblivion Preset - Pastel Icons
• Dialogue Interface Reshaped - Immersive w/NPC names version
• Gregorian Skyrim Calendar
• YOT - Your Own Thoughts
• YOT - Your Own Thoughts for Campfire
• Relationship Change Notifications
• Qwix Favorite Menu
• Dear Diary Lockpick Interface
• Daggerfall-Style Animated Main Menu Screen
• Lore-Based Loading Screens
Audio - Music & Sounds — Music additions and replacers, sound effects edits/replacers, player voice mods, etc.
• Chapter II - Jeremy Soule Inspired
• Sounds Of Skyrim Complete v2.0
• Immersive Sounds Compendium 3.0
• Immersive Sound Compendium - CC AE Patch
Existing Quest Alterations —Mods that alter vanilla quests in some way. Path to Volkihar, Quests for Good Guys, etc.
• Double Beds Are For Two People
• Go To Bed (Hand near your body)
• undress for bed
• JaySpera's Quest Expansion Bundle
• JaySpera's Quest Expansion Bundle USSEP Patch
• Heart of Golf - An Adoption Bundle
• Charitable Soul (a mod for good guys)
• Miraak - Dragonborn Follower + Dialogue Overhaul
Craftable Only Items — Mods that add new items by adding new recipes to crafting stations. Crafting only armoweapon mods.
• Armor of Intrigue - Modular Armor from the Witcher 2 - SE XB1 Edition
• Wearable Lanterns
• Skyrim Outfitters: Ebony Backpacks for Adventuring
• Skyrim Outfitters - Backpacks for Adventuring
• Vanity Mirror
• Warmonger Armory - Belt-Worn Dragon Priest Masks Only by batmanna
Existing Game Mechanics Changes — Mods that alter existing mechanics such as jump height, run speed, sneaking, death, all sorts of - mechanics.
• Minimalistic Auto Save
• Linker Crafting Storage
• [XB1] Unlimited Rings and Amulets
• BIG Jump 2X (Jump Twice as Higher)
• Sneak Tools
Level Progression Changes — Mods that alter levelibg/progression in some way. 50 pct More Perk Points, Double Perk Points, mods like that.
• Character Creation Overhaul AIO
• Dealing With Backstories v2.3
• Dealing With Backstories RDO Patch
• Reflection - Level Up Messages
• [XB1] Truly Absorb Dragon Souls - Heavu by AdventurerX
Perk Overhauls — Mods that alter the player character's perks/perk trees by editing vanilla perks or adding new perks.
• Perks & Magic Mega Bundle - Ordinator Version
• Monster Perks, New Shouts, Unique Stones & More Bundle
Magic Overhauls & New Spells — Mods that overhaul/tweak vanilla spells or mods that add new spells.
• Frozen Electrocuted Combustion
• Sun And Soil: A Restoration And Alteration Expansion Bundle
Loot Leveled Lists Edits — Mods that alter loot Leveled Lists. Dynamic Dungeon Loot, Summermyst, Equipment Flexibility, Project, etc.
• Fashions of the Fourth Era
• (XB1) Narrative Loot - 1,629+ new items - Housewares, Furniture, Books and Misc Props
Enemy Leveled Lists Edits — Mods that edit enemy NPC Leveled Lists. Examples: Enhanced Skyrim NPCs, NYFS.
Items Attributes & Effects Changes — Mods that edit items effects or stats. Examples include Reliquary of Myth and mods that alter armoweapon/etc stats.
Grass Mods — Self-explanatory. Mods that edit vanilla grass or add new grass types go here.
Landscape Fixes — Landscape Fixes for Grass Mods is usually the only mod going here.
Skin Meshes & Textures — Mods that add new body meshes or skin textures.
• Bella Beauty AND THE BEASTS Bundle
• RS Children Overhaul
• RS Children -Cutting Room Floor Patch Heart of Gold / RS Children Patch
Skeleton Replacers — Mods that replace the vanilla Skeleton. Most often, XP32 or one of its variants will be the only mod here.
• Belt Fastened Quivers
Idles & Animations — Mods that edit existing or add new animations or idles.
• Comprehensive First Person Animation Overhauls
• First Person Camera Sway - Idle
• RBE's Enhanced First Person Camera Bob
• Animated Clutter SSE
Weapons & Armor Meshes & Textures — Mods that include textures for weapons and armor.
• Truly Unique Weapons
• The Original Sleeving Skyrim - No Bare Arms
General Meshes & Textures - Blood, Magical/Enchant FX, Flora, ect. — Basically, any Mesh or texture mods that isn't landscapes or weapons/armor. All architecture textures can go here.
• Luminous Atronach
• R.A.S.S. (Shades and Effects)
Landscape Textures & Mountains, Roads, Snow, ect. — Mods that include landscape and landscape-related textures.
• Enhanced Texture Detail by Some_Random_Guy_83
• Haze 2 - Weather-Seasons-Atmosphere (Fixed & Updated)
• Haze 2 - Sounds of Skyrim (tonycubed2 version) Patch
NPC AI (Non-Combat) — Any mod that affects NPC AI that isn't combat-AI related. AI Overhaul for one goes here.
• AI Overhaul
• USMP - AI Overhaul Patch
• RS Children / AI Overhaul Patch
Existing Followers Changes — Mods like Serana Dialogue Addon that edit existing vanilla followers in some way.
• Improved Follower Dialogue Lydia V. 3.3.
• Flackjacks17's The Good Erik
• Serena Expanded - Dialogue Added
Player Immersion Mods — Mods like Run For Your Lives, some hearthfire mods, the one that keeps npcs from interrupting you, etc.
• Guard Dialogue Overhaul
• Immersive Speech Dialogues
• Skyrim Reputation
Player Character Beauty/Facial Modifications/Presets — Mods that edit the player character's facial features. Hair, eyes, teeth, skin textures, etc.
• Better Male Presets
• HG Suga Roughed
NPC Beauty Overhauls/Facial Modifications — Mods that overhaul/beautify NPCs faces. Pandorables, Seranaholic, etc.
Weather Mods — Mods that alter existing weathers or add new weathers to the game.
Interior Lighting — Mods that alter interior lighting values/settings or add new lights to interiors.
Single Edit Areas — Mods that edit a single location in some way, be it a Jarl's Palace or a Hunter's Camp.
• Crystalwind Estate and the Waterfalls of Rielle
• Naalslaarum - A Forgotten Vale Player Home
Multiple Edit Areas — Mods that edit 2 or more exterior locations in some way.
• DMT's Northern Encounters SE v4. 0 1k
• Word Walls Relocated (XB1)
• Hero- A Fort Takeover And Bounty Hunter Bundle
Exterior Lighting — Mods that edit exterior lighting values/settings or add new lights to the world.
Unique Items Added To Locations — Mods that hand place items in the world.
• Magpie's Immersion Books AIO
Combat Mods — Mods that inprove/edit enemy NPCs Combat AI, Movement, Stamina Actions.
• Wildcat - Combat of Skyrim
Enemy NPC Improvements & Edits - Stats, Attributes, Perks, etc. — Mods that improve enemies stats, attributes, perks, combat abilities, etc.
New Followers & Frameworks — Mods that add brand new followers and Frameworks like Immersive AFT and IFF.
• Immersive Follower Framework Overhaul
• Immersive Follower Overhaul RDO Patch
• Xelzaz - Fully Voiced Argonian Telvanni Follower
• Xelzaz - Fully Voiced Argonian Telvanni Follower Anniversary Edition Plugin
• Remiel-Custom Voiced Dwemer Specialist Companion XB1
• INIGO (XB1)
• Kaiden 2.1.1.
• Lucien - Fully Voiced Follower
• Lucien - Anniversary Edition - All-In-One Creation Club Patch
• Redcap the Riekling - A Fully Voice-Acted Immersive Follower and Quest
• Redcap the Riekling - Creation Club
• Nebarra - Fully Custom Voiced Altmer Follower
• Song of the Green (Auri Follower) V 1.4
• Auri-Inigo Banter Patch
• Auri / Kaidan Banter Patch
Added Creatures/NPCs — Mods that add new enemy creatures/NPCs/spawns to the game world.
• Real Wildlife by Nedius
• Realistic Elven Children (Aymar and Friends Reimagined)
• Adoptable Snow Elf Siblings
New Quest Mods — Any mod that adds new quests to the game.
• More To Say 9.0.2
• Rotmulaag - Meditations on the Words of power
Map Mods — Quality World Map and map marker mods pretty much.
Water Mods — Any mod that edits or retextures water
Tree Overhauls & Additions — Any mod that edits vanilla trees or places new trees in the world.
Top of Bottom of LO — .INI Tweaks, LO-irrelevant Mods, Insignificant Object Remover, Patches (potentially), etc.
• Insignificant Object Remover
Bottom of LO — Mods that need to load as low as possible