My (50f) friend Lauren (46f) is a vegan who doesn’t drink. That’s awesome and I have no issue with that. The problem is that she is part of a small group of friends who don’t get out very often but when we do it always has to be limited due to Lauren’s choices. We live in an area where our food choices suck to begin with so having to go to eat where she can be satisfied is very limited. There really isn’t much to do otherwise at night. In addition she gets upset when any one of us eat something that has an obvious meat to it. For example, she doesn’t say anything if we get a soup with chicken or something but if we ordered a hamburger she would cause drama. Then she doesn’t drink, which is no big deal, but she will then send us videos on the harmful effects of alcohol if we get a drink or two with dinner. It has gotten on my nerves to say the least. It’s been awhile now so I am done with everyone catering to her needs. I have tried inviting everyone to specific places and invite Lauren as well. Then she puts into a group chat “Hey ladies, since I can’t eat at X why don’t we go to Y?” Then of course the other ones decide we should go to Y instead.

I have backed off of going out because I don’t want to spend money on food that sucks (remember it’s vegan not vegetarian so it’s very limiting) and is expensive or have my intelligence questioned by sending shit about the effects of alcohol as if we are not beyond old enough to know or Google it. I barely drink anyway but enjoy a glass or two every so often.

She asked why I keep bailing so I told her “I respect your choices but by the very nature of them they have limited mine. Being that I don’t have the ability to go out often nor unlimited funds I am only going to go when I know the entire experience will be what I want. So if I am in the mood for a steak and a vodka tonic I want to have them in a relaxed atmosphere and that obviously bugs you. If I’m in the mood for a salad and water I will gladly join you or we can just hang out at the beach when we have time during the day.”

She didn’t like that too much. She said that isn’t what friendship is about and I should enjoy the company enough not to care. I told her that I understood and I would gladly hang out with her when food or drink isn’t in question because it’s too expensive not to enjoy it. She said that there is nothing else to do around here. Then I asked if it’s just about friends then maybe she can eat first and join us out sometimes and other times we can go to where she wants. She then told me that she’s not going to sit around watching people eat meat. I said “Ok. I get it and you need to get that I’m not catering to your needs each time I’m free to hang out.” I later got a text from a mutual friend that Lauren was upset but she agreed with me because she was tired of the same shit. Of course this friend doesn’t like conflict so just listened to Lauren.

So AITA for not wanting to continue to eat food I don’t like or refrain from having a drink or two to keep the peace here or am I right in feeling like she’s being selfish expecting the rest of us to do what she’s comfortable with each time?

I've been thinking about this for a while now, and for me, it's A Bard's Tale. I've restarted it at least 6 times over various platforms and have almost always stopped playing near the same part.

What is your pick?

Examples:

• Liberals so emotional

• You believe what the media says? lol

• It's liberals fault for calling us racist

• Wow, you're rude just like you say Trump supporters are. Doesn't that make you a hypocrite?

There is no situation they don't have a canned Fox response for. There is nothing you can say to them. It really is a cult.

They refuse to communicate. They won't even engage with the idea of a real world outside of the Fox alternate reality bubble. They spend all of their time talking about how evil liberals are, because if liberals are that awful then that justifies anything MAGAs do.

If a thing is branded "liberal" by Fox, it is dead forever to them, even if it's an undeniable fact like global warming, or basic health like vaccines. If Fox says it's "liberal", it's out forever.

If challenged, they just pick one of the handful of Fox responses, whatever one sounds best (it doesn't even have to make sense). They're not even interested. It's like you're an animal, or an enemy soldier. They've decided they're going to try to seize dictatorial power, to take power from the majority and give it to an unelected minority who are not bound by any law in how they maintain power, and if you don't like it, you can have one of these meaningless phrases or lies.

CLOSED

what the title says. although dr said 6 if i’m lucky!!

EDIT: since i’m getting a lot of dms. i am Muslim. i appreciate the dms about Christianity & Jesus, but i will continue to stay & live Muslim. thank you.

EDIT: Please stop dming me yelling at me about religion or asking me if i want to have sex with you since i’m dying and haven’t done it & then commenting here that you dmed me, i won’t answer either or. ✌🏼

EDIT: okay i am awake now from yesterday!! i have a long day ahead of me so i won’t be answering any more questions! my mom & bestfriend are bringing me tiramisu :D thank you for all the comments i am signing out for now!! hopefully till my next update ✌🏼🤞🏼

EDIT 7/18: Wow! Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. I never expected this post to gain this kind of traction.

I'd like to address a common critique: that for many, this is neither challenging or a hypothetical, as there are many individuals who drive more or work harder for way less (truck drivers or 12-hour shift workers, for instance). My response is: you're right. I think this hypothetical probably reveals a bit of my privilege; I have a 15 minute commute each way to work, M-F, so the thought of a 12-hour drive seemed tough to me. The post is certainly not meant to disrespect or diminish those who drive more for less. I appreciate everyone's feedback and thanks for your creative answers!

ORIGINAL POST:

In this hypothetical, $50,000 respawns every single day at 12:00 noon in the same location: a warehouse in a city located approximately six hours away from your current residence. To successfully claim the money, you must make the drive from your home to the warehouse (6 hours), collect the money, and return back to your home each day (6 hours). You do not earn the money until you complete the 12-hour trip. There are no restrictions on multiple people making the drive together. The money will stop respawning if you fail to complete the drive within a 24-hour period, and you will be allowed to keep all previous earnings at that point.

Essentially, you are being asked to put your life completely on hold for as long as you can manage a daily 12-hour drive. Would you do it, and if so, for how long?