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I'm a GenX guy in my late 40s, and I have spent my whole career trying to land my current job, which I am extremely grateful to have and I've been doing great there. I am in a good spot at this company, and I would like to stay here. I know that people always say "don't dip your pen in the company ink". The problem is that I have a gorgeous coworker who I can't stop thinking about, he is a little younger than me and he's probably in his late 30s. We probably have an age gap of 7-8 years between us.

I have been single for a couple years now. I am also trans 🏳️‍⚧️ but I "pass" and nobody at work knows about my gender identity. Before I transitioned I only dated men. Since my transition about

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Bryan Johnson is a tech billionaire whose special interest is longevity biohacking. In this instagram post he discusses having chronic low ferritin for decades while having normal hemoglobin and hematocrit. Eventually to determine why his iron stores (ferritin) could not be helped by iron supplements, he got a dual endoscopy and colonoscopy and had stomach biopsies taken, which is how his medical provider diagnosed him with AIG.

I am close to 50 and I booked a series of 2 dual Helix laser skin resurfacing treatments. My first one is scheduled for late April. I think I will heal up just fine, my main worry is how long I will have to go without wearing my CPAP mask while my face heals post-procedure. I know there's a risk of infection so I don't want to risk that.

The Helix laser provides both fractional CO2 and non-ablative resurfacing to stimulate collagen in deeper layers of the skin, so it's a "moderate" level treatment from what I understand. If it's just a few days, I could probably sleep propped up on the couch, but I can't really get decent rest unless I'm wearing my CPAP.

My surgeon recommended that I cont

I bought an item on Mercari and it was listed as being on sale for a limited time. Almost immediately after I paid, the seller messaged me and said they did not authorize the discount and that I would have to cancel the order.

They have sent me tons of messages saying that Mercari applied the discount without their approval (?) and that they do not have to sell the item for the price that I paid. They are saying that I will have to cancel and they will relist the item at a higher price. They also relisted the item at a higher price, i guess they are hoping someone else will buy it out from under me. Can Mercari really do this to sellers? That doesn't make any sense.

I opened an Inquiry wi

I blind bought the mini 1.25mL Parfum oil of Lost In Flowers at Luckyscent $68 so not that big of a gamble), and I’ve been so obsessed and wearing it everyday that I bought the discovery set/ coffret with all six 2mL eaux de parfum, also from Luckyscent. It shipped and I am counting the days until it arrives.

I am seriously obsessed. Lost in Flowers is so gorgeous that it brings a tear to my eye when I think about it. I reapply the oil in tiny amounts when I’m at home. I am literally jumping with joy to try the other Laudamiel compositions.

I am kicking myself because now I see on the Strangelove NYC website that if you buy a discovery set, they will apply the full amount you paid toward

I started buying Paula's Choice in 2007 and have been loyal to the brand until today. I have a crazy sensitive sense of smell, and I have a hard time finding sunscreens where the smell doesn't make me gag. Paula's Choice Youth Extending SPF 50 is something I have worn on my mug everyday since 2007. I live in the United States.

The last few months, I wondered if they have changed their formulas because my eyes seem to be getting irritated. Recently I had just been buying up her products in-person at stores like Sephora so I assumed that I was paying inflated retail prices. I just went to the website and I was utterly shocked at the prices. They have jacked up all of their prices to an absolu

I read a few posts from other redditors who ran Semax concurrently with SSRIs and said they were fine. I take a low dose of Lexapro (due to having a genetic defect for impaired drug clearance). However, I didn't realize that Semax increases serotonin and I should have discontinued the Lexapro before trying Semax.

I got a bottle of N-Acetyl Semax Amidate 90mg (900 mcg per spray). I ran n-acetyl Semax for 10 days before I got sick. I started with one spray for a couple days, noticed irritability and increased to 3 sprays per day in the mornings. I had incredible improvements as others have described -- after just a couple days I had vastly increased energy, able to focus, incredible improvem

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This is a great article that dives into issues faced by transmasc people around reproductive health, rights, autonomy, and our needs.

Personally, I was prevented by my insurance company as well as by surgeons in making crucial decisions that continue to affect me, such as fertility preservation, and it is so important for us as a community to talk about these issues and advocate for ourselves and each other.

I bought a set of 3-lb HeavyHands weights on eBay. The last time I was in good shape, I belonged to a gym that was 2 blocks from my house where I became obsessed with the ArcTrainer machine. At the time, I had crippling plantar fasciitis and the ArcTrainer was a good way for me to get low-impact hard cardio using HIIT. I live in an apartment now and don't have access to an ArcTrainer machine. Additionally, after 4 months using the ArcTrainer everyday at 4am I was bored to tears of that routine.

Prior to starting HeavyHands, I was just trying to get 10,000 steps per day, which usually meant taking a 2-mile walk everyday at lunchtime. The HeavyHands walks I've been taking initially did not fe

CW / TW: hysterectomy, hospital, traumatic experience and complications. .

TL;DR: I got a pelvic abscess 12 days after my hysto and had to be readmitted to the hospital, and now I’m not sure if I should postpone my top surgery which is scheduled for December. .

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I was hoping to kind of process my experience with my transv*ginal hysto (no laparoscopy, no external incisions) and hopefully get some support. The complications I had were apparently very rare. I have known dozens of people who have gotten hysterectomies, and all of them had completely uneventful surgeries and recovered quickly. I am generally in really good health, and I’m not sure why I had complications.

None of

My partner and I are in the middle of divorcing and selling our home due to my transition (I’m AFAB, United States, identify as a trans man, my partner is a CHBM/cis hetero black male). He said that he didn’t sign up for this and doesn’t want to be seen as gay. His mom just texted us to tell us about a show she heard about on TLC called “Lost in Transition”.

Does anyone have any knowledge about this show? So much of what I’ve seen on TLC feels exploitative that I’m tempted to just dismiss it. From reading a little on the TLC website (http://www.tlc.com/tlcme/meet-the-families-of-lost-in-transition/) it looks like it’s just MTF hetero couples and how they are dealing with the AMAB partner’s

Hey friends! I’m FTM and have been on HRT for 60 days today. I am 39 years old. Brief backstory: I tried to transition around 1998, but couldn’t pass the “real life test” due to discrimination and harassment, so I’m just now starting transition.

Testosterone has been the best thing in the world for me, my therapist was flabbergasted at how my life has turned a 180. Stuff just doesn’t bother me like it did before, and I can’t believe how happy and positive I feel now. My levels were low at 240 ng/dL (normal range for cis dudes is 300-1,000, and most of my FTM friends are at 600-900), so my doctor gave me the OK to do my injection every week instead of biweekly. So far, other than a slight ch

I live in Colorado, USA. I have a call in to my attorney, and I thought I'd check to see if other folks have ever been in a similar boat as me, or might be able to offer advice.

My partner is divorcing me and we are selling our home. I took title to the house and I'm listed on the mortgage in my birth name. I already started my procedure for a legal name change and my court date is coming up.

I think that selling our house is going to be easy enough. The title agent at closing is going to have to notarize my signature, so as long as I sign my birth name and have a valid state issued photo ID in my birth name, she should be able to witness my signature and the sale will go through without