Stormzilla

Hi all. 40-year-old male here. I really debated whether or not I should post this here because I feel like I'm exposing a lot of information that feels pretty private. But I am just trying to figure out how to process and move past a pretty unique and ultimately pretty saddening brief romantic relationship I had. Please just try to be kind, even if you think I acted dumb.

In early December, I asked a coworker out (I know that's not the smartest thing to do, but it's also not especially relevant to what happened here). She said yes, and we had a really amazing first date. Went to a bar and were there for over three hours. We kissed a lot and were very affectionate. The connection just felt v

I doubt I'm entirely alone here, but even in my 40s, I really have a tendency to put myself through the emotional ringer in the early parts of relationships. I started dating a woman a couple of weeks ago. It's only been 4 dates so I'm not sure it even qualifies as a relationship yet (we did sleep together on date 3).

Though it's early, things have been really good so far. There has been openness, vulnerability, a lot of laughing, a lot of affection, some pretty deep sharing, and no game-playing...it's really been great.

None of that has stopped me from going home and analyzing every potential misstep and magnifying every "mistake" I feel I made on a date and dwelling on it.

We just actua

I doubt I'm alone here, but I really have a tendency to put myself through the emotional ringer in the early parts of relationships. I started a relationship with a woman a couple of weeks ago. It's only been 4 dates so it's very early on (we did sleep together on date 3).

The relationship really has been good so far. there has been openness, vulnerability, a lot of laughing, a lot of affection, no game-playing...it's really been great.

None of that has stopped me from going home and analyzing every potential misstep and magnifying every "mistake" I feel I made on a date and dwelling on it.

We just actually had our fourth date this afternoon, and it ended up being a pleasant time, but in

Does anyone have any suggestions for New Year's Eve plans that are fun but not fussy? No nightclubs, no crazy expensive dinners; just something fun that is relatively simple and accessible. Thanks.

Until recently, I used a company called Gradfin to help "coach" me through the student loan repayment process and basically make sure I was in compliance. Is this necessary? Probably not. But it wasn't that expensive ($250/year) and I found it helpful. It put my mind at ease that I was doing what I needed to do to get my loans forgiven.

Recently, Gradfin discontinued that service. I am wondering if there are any other similar programs out there. If anyone knows of one, please share.

Thanks a lot.

I received my first specialist (Gaius, +1.5 income within his range) and in order to maximize the range of his effect, I decided to relocate my villa farther away from my town. I moved it to a location farther away and built a road to connect it to everything else on my island. But when I confirmed the relocation, my entire workforce seemed to go away and a little "road" icon appeared above pretty much all of my buildings. I moved my villa back to its original location and everything went back to the way it was.

I am not exactly sure what happened here. Can someone explain?

Thanks.

For about 7 years, I have dealt with chronic IT band pain in my right leg. To manage this pain, I have done physical therapy, strengthened my hip muscles, foam-rolled on a daily basis, stretched, etc.

Throughout this time, I always wore Asics GT-2000s. I've always found them to be very comfortable, and they seemed to offer adequate support.

Well, I feel kid of dumb that it took me 7 years to make the switch, but after buying a pair of 1080s about 3 months ago, my IT band pain has been almost completely eliminated, and I have rarely needed to foam roll or do any stretches.

At first, I found walking in the shoes awkward. My gait felt different (which it is, because I believe the shoes ar

My PW-5 iron are graphite shafts. My 50, 54, and 58 degree wedges are steel.

I have not consciously noticed an adverse effect, but I'm a relatively new golfer and high-handicapper (26h), so I don't think my feel for such differences is great.

I'm just curious to hear others' thoughts on whether this is a good/bad/neutral thing. I figure if it's not ideal, I might as well get the clubs reshafted sooner rather than later.

Thanks.

I picked up golf three years ago. I have developed a generally functional swing, but have no power, and am tired of that, so I went and got a golf lesson on Monday. The instructor quickly diagnosed that I had no hinge in my wrist and that my swing speed was slow. He basically prescribed three things:

• Relax your grip and allow your wrists to hinge
• Stop focusing on your form and let your natural athleticism take over
• Swing faster

Yesterday, I went to the driving range and had easily the best range session of my life. I was carrying the ball 25-30 yards further with every club and making the best contact of my life, even with clubs I usually struggle with. I was carrying my 7-iron 170

When I navigate through the my Library on my deck, there are all sorts of satisfying clicky noises, but when I go to the Store these stop. Is this normal? If it's not normal, does anyone know how I can turn sounds on?

Thanks.

I coach 7th/8th grade flag football, and we had our first game yesterday. We were up 20-to-3 at the half, but ended up losing 37 to 36.

There was also a call at the end of the game that felt unfair to me and the kids, and unfortunately, I kinda lost my composure arguing with the ref (nothing egregious, but it probably wasn't a great look). Now, I know better than to dwell on that call. I told the kids after the game that we gotta move on and control what we can control.

But it was just a brutal loss and the vibes were not good post-game.

I am looking for any advice on how best to proceed when we have our next practice.

I am thinking that we'll cover some glows and grows (what we did well

I coach 7th/8th grade flag football, and we had our first game yesterday. We were up 20-to-3 at the half, but ended up losing 37 to 36.

There was also a call at the end of the game that felt unfair to me and the kids. Now, I know better than to dwell on that. I told the kids we gotta move on and control what we can control.

But it was just a brutal loss and the vibes were not good postgame.

I am looking for any advice on how best to proceed when we have our next practice.

I am thinking that we'll cover some glows and grows (what we did well and what we could do better) and reiterate that the past is in the past and we need to move forward. But I'd love to hear some thoughts from coaches