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7 hours ago
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Boyfriend drunkenly admitted to girlfriend that he creepily ‘watched her' before they met: ‘This dude literally stalked you'
This story is the definition of creepy. A 'meet-cute' is how two people — who eventually romantically date — first meet. One would assume that meet-cutes are usually spontaneous and romantic, however much to one woman's horror, she discovered in an unexpected way that her boyfriend staged how they initially met. She posted about the scary discovery on r/TrueOffMyChest subreddit — which seems to have been removed by Reddit's moderators. Luckily some excerpts of the original posting were shared by the Daily Dot. Sounding like a scene straight from the show, 'You' — on a recent night out together, this woman's boyfriend drunkenly said, 'Could you believe we wouldn't be this happy if I hadn't watched you for so long?' That sentence will sober someone right up. Confused as anyone in her shoes would be, she asked him to elaborate — and the confessions just got worse. Supposedly, her boyfriend revealed that when he first laid eyes on her, he didn't immediately introduce himself — which would've been the normal, rational thing to do. Instead, he quielty observed her — he eavesdropped on her conversations with friends, he made mental notes of her likes and her personality quirks. He then planned to 'bump' into her at a coffee shop she liked — where he ordered her favorite drink. Beyond creepy. Thinking it was fate that brought them together, one could imagine how betrayed and weirded out this girlfriend felt learning all this. 'I mainly am just upset because I feel like our relationship was built on a lie, even if it was a smallish one,' she wrote in the post. 'Hellllllllll no this is the creepiest thing I read in a while,' one commenter wrote. 'Well, if he can lie about this and hide it for so long what else do you think he could be lying about? After hearing that, I would assume there would be more things hes been lying about,' another user pointed out. 'Go with your gut. This dude literally stalked you and manipulated you into going out with him,' wrote someone else. This woman's story got even more bizarre. As Reddit users were chiming in on the thread with their thoughts on the situation — suddenly, the woman edited her original post at the top writing, 'I was wrong. My boyfriend didn't do anything wrong.' But then, at the bottom of the post, users noticed the OP said she wanted to chat more with her boyfriend about this discovery and how she was feeling about it. Users sensed something fishy was going on. 'Ummm I need some clarification on the edit at the top.. Is there a comment thread somewhere in here that explains? OP, you okay?' a concerned commenter wrote. 'As soon as I saw the edit on the top, I got super concerned. OP please let us know if you're okay,' another comment read. 'That update definitely doesn't sit well with me either. I hope OP is okay; this is such a creepy and concerning post all around,' a concerned commenter shared. The woman hasn't made many additional edits to her post since — and there hasn't been an update.
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10 hours ago
- Entertainment
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You could cut the tension with a needle—7 SteamDB changes in the past week have Silksong hopefuls wondering if the final hour is upon us
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Silksong may, after many long years, finally be releasing—or it may not be. A shadowdrop could be arriving tomorrow, or our eternal vigil may never end. It's either the final 24 hours, or time has no meaning anymore. One thing's for certain: SteamDB has some updates. In addition to the updates released earlier this week, which included achievement data for multiple languages, Silksong has had support for Windows, Mac, and Linux added, visible via SteamDB. At the time of writing, Silksong's minimum requirements don't list Mac or Linux as possible platforms, however, Steam does provide support for them, and developers can prep their store pages to send out platform-specific packages. As always, the Silksong subreddit is being delightfully normal about the news. In one thread, you can even see the ever-cynical doubters (we're well past the point of tribalistic factions) starting to crack. "FUCK MY FLAIR SILKSONG TOMORROW," roars one frantic switcher. "I... CANT... DENY... IT... ANY... LONGER!" writes another, with the tone of the Incredible Hulk swelling out of his shirt. On one hand, it is mighty suspicious that the games' Steam page would receive such a ferocious flurry of updates—seven in total, including this one—before Summer Game Fest. With a bevvy of announcements to come, the idea that Team Cherry's doing some preparatory updating before finally releasing the dang thing isn't entirely out of the question. On the other hand, a few SteamDB updates aren't substantial proof of anything if you aren't scrabbling for every scrap of hope you can. Almost no game since Elden Ring has had this much feverish hype built up behind it and, in a way, the cultish chanting is outstripping what Silksong is likely bound to be: A very good metroidvania. Which, given I've played several since Hollow Knight, is only saying so much. If Team Cherry does do the funniest thing it can and shadowdrop Silksong in a manner of hours, it'll mark the end to all doubting and hoping, all coping and copium. No more daily Silksong news, no more crossed fingers, no more Silkposts. Bait used to be believable, but if it's the dawn of the final day, it shall be absent entirely. All I can say is, if this is indeed the end? Gentlebugs, it has been an honour. 2025 games: This year's upcoming releasesBest PC games: Our all-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together
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12-05-2025
- Health
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People Are Sharing The 'Harmless' Habits They Had As Kids That They Now Realize Were A Cry For Help
Warning: This post mentions physical and sexual abuse. Trauma can take many forms, and often, the ways we learn to cope are shaped in childhood. Unfortunately, the coping mechanisms we develop early on, though they may seem harmless at the time, aren't always as benign as they appear. It's usually not until adulthood that we begin to recognize how these habits may have caused more harm than good. The realization can be jarring: something that once brought comfort or stability might have actually been a quiet signal of distress. A recent post on the r/AskReddit subreddit asked: 'What's a 'harmless' habit you had as a kid that you realize now was a cry for help?' The responses reveal how survival instincts can develop at a young age, with many people only gaining the clarity to understand them much later in life. 1."Being so independent. Never asking for help, even when I really needed help. From a young age, I realized no one was going to help me, so I just figured it all out by myself. Not a great way to get through adolescence…could have really used a grown-up with my best interests in mind." –u/pupomega 2."Feeling responsible for everyone's emotions and being praised for 'bringing joy' to people." –u/littleirishpixie 3."Constant maladaptive daydreaming. Most of my childhood was spent in my head." –u/phleghmy 4."Always saying and thinking, 'Other people have it worse.'" –u/voided_user 5."Constantly reading books to escape my reality. It was the only thing that made me happy. Everyone was so, so mean to me as a child." –u/Plus-Service6148 6."Staying in my room, not interacting with family." –u/Chance_Caterpillar17 7."In elementary school, I would go to the nurse every single day (usually after recess) about a stomach ache. It was to the point where if I didn't go on a certain day, she would notice. Now, I know exactly what the stomach ache was caused by. Anxiety. I had no idea what was happening, and my family never bothered to really look into it, but yep, I had severe, untreated anxiety as a kid and now I feel so bad for that little girl." –u/SnooRegrets460 8."Not wanting to shower. It started after I had been sexually abused. That combined with sleeping in my clothes, and a stomach ache that never went away. If my parents had heard those cries for help, maybe I would have opened up to them about the abuse." –u/dundanau 9."I've learned not to cry in certain situations when people yell at me, learned this during my childhood when I used to get in trouble a lot." –u/Lyn_132 10."Seeking constant approval." –u/credditthreddit 11."I would take a five or seven-hour nap right when I got home from school to not have to deal with my family, then sit alone by myself all night while they slept." –u/clamps12345 12."Wetting the bed. I am 42 now. I did this until my teen years. Was physically and sexually abused. A teenager wetting the bed would be a huge red flag these days for abuse. Back in the '80s and early '90s, my pediatrician didn't bat an eye and blamed me." –u/akhaddox 13."Starting around age 8, I absolutely had to have some sort of noise in my room when I went to bed. Usually, it was the radio. As time went on, I had to have noise around me at all times. If I didn't, I'd have a panic attack." "It took until age 17 before I understood why I needed noise so badly. My father was very verbally abusive, and in my mind, noise was normal, and silence was something to be feared. If the house was quiet, he was gearing up for his next explosion, and we never knew when it would happen. I finally overcame my fear of silence two or three years ago, in my late 30s. It took a double ear infection and a week of sheer terror, but I can be somewhere silent finally. I can even sleep through the night without a peep." –u/taniamorse85 14."Saying 'no thanks' or that 'I'm not hungry' to toys and snacks when my parents offered, because I knew we were poor, and I felt like it was just one way to help my parents save money. I was like 8." –u/slowraccooncatcher 15."I used to stay up late, take long showers, etc., to think. I thought that if I thought about something enough, I would find an answer or a way to make things feel better. Now it's just turned into hyper-focusing on issues which cause extreme stress and anxiety." –u/Far-Alternative7258 16."Precociousness. Adults related to my conversation more than others of my age. Later, I met a romantic partner who had the same experience for different reasons: she wasn't being abused the same way I was, but had parents who suffered from alcoholism, so from age 12 onward she basically had to handle the 'adulting' of cooking, cleaning, tending to her younger siblings, and so on. Is it weird to think I got off easier?" –u/Sunny-Day-Swimmer 17."Staying awake late into the night because I'd be stuck in a prayer spiral of thanking God for everything and asking him to protect me, then throwing in some Hail Mary when I did ask God for something, and feeling immense guilt if I forgot to pray for someone and then having to offer up special intentions for them the next night." –u/YourMothersButtox 18."Apologizing like everything was my fault since I always got blamed for everything. A friend called me out recently for apologizing for something that I had no part in, and I realized what I've been doing all these years." –u/hanfamousIRL 19."Needing to be the best at everything and literally crashing out to the point of full-on meltdowns and panic attacks if I was just average. I was so scared of being a disappointment or bringing shame on my family. I'm now a uni dropout with an average job, still learning to drive, no huge future plans, a minimal social life, and a repetitive routine, but I'm so much happier for it. I'm proud of myself and my personal accomplishments, I'm proud that I've learned to find joy in everything I choose to do, even if I'm not the highest earner, the smartest, or the most talented." –u/aimlessbitch If you have a similar story or experience, share it in the comments if you feel comfortable. Or, use the anonymous form below. Who knows, your story could help someone else feel seen or understood. Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here. If you are concerned that a child is experiencing or may be in danger of abuse, you can call or text the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453( service can be provided in over 140 languages. The National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline is 1-800-950-6264 (NAMI) and provides information and referral services; is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries who support efforts to reduce harm in therapy.
