He has received 11 awards since taking office this term.

Trump and his awards.

The video of FIFA giving him his “very own first ever world peace prize” really reveals his true emotional age. The glee on his face is that of a toddler.

You heard your mother asking some guy in your living room for anal?

Hi. I'm truly curious about your situation. What is your age? Are your parents willing to offer such generous assistance because they want a grandchild? Or because you are getting closer to an age that lowers your chances?

This is total bullshit. This loser was more interested in playing games he learned from some incel dating guru. Can you imagine being married to such an ass?? You've dodged a bullet. I know it still stings when shit like this happens, but read the comments here. You are NOT socially inept. You are fine.

We are fucked.

When x is zero, y will be 19. So that gives you two pairs of points. And with two pairs of points, you build a table and regress the line, and then change the setting to exponential. That gives you the equation and value of a. On the next line, enter the equation as a function of g(x), and then you can enter any value for x, such as g(4), and Desmos will give you the y value for that point.

Here is a picture of it, with all of that complete:

https://imgur.com/a/MU3SfO0

I’m so sorry, OP. Your gardens and vegetables are beautiful and wondrous. My heart hurts for you.

Something very similar happened to me. Perhaps this sounds silly, but can’t even get through reading this thread without crying. Poured my heart and soul into the gardens I had to leave behind.

Oh, an incel showed up. What a surprise. And now, you can leave.

It’s not weird. It’s dysfunctional and toxic. I’ve been exactly where you are. This guy is a toxic ass, and you deserve better, but that’s not going to matter until you realize that.

The real question to answer is why do you think it is okay to be a doormat for someone else? One of the best quotes I have ever heard is, “You can’t be walked on without first lying down.”

Most of my life, I was so fast to lie down, let others walk all over me. Meanwhile, like you, I’d make myself available, and constantly be shapeshifting to try and become what my gf or wife needed. In the end, it didn’t matter. They left.

And I used to be so angry at them. But I was a grown ass adult, volunteering for all of it. That doesn’t mean they didn’t treat me like crap. Sure. But I can’t change them. Besides, blaming them shifts the focus from the truth that I have power over: I let them.

Go back through your numbered list above and think about each item through the lens of how much power you are giving away. How much of yourself are you sacrificing to the point of losing yourself? How many boundaries did you let him cross? None of that has anything to do with love or a healthy relationship.

I’m so sorry this happened to you. It absolutely sucks. I have had the same experience, several times. I once drove 90 mins to meet a woman for dinner. The woman talked to me for a good portion of the drive.

Then she tells me she is going to get ready, and she will see me there. She texts me that she is leaving to meet me. I get to the restaurant a few minutes early. I text her that I am there. She calls me, says she is parking.

Then she texts me that she can’t find me. The whole time I am standing at the front door. She texts me back with a complete change of mood… calling me a liar. She swears she is there, and why would I do this to her. I try calling. She doesn’t pick up.

A few mins and curse words later, she blocks me, unmatches our profiles, and poof… like a fart in the wind, every trace of her vanishes. I was absolutely stunned. Who the fuck does that? And why??

That was my first rodeo. Since then, I have unfortunately been to very similar shitty rodeos. And I actually grew up going to a lot of actual rodeos. The analogy fits. Imagine you are excited about going to one of best and biggest rodeos in America.

Then you get there, and you find out that someone sold you tickets to the knock-off, has-been rodeo. You were lied to. But you decide to make the best of it, bc you are dressed up and you have brought a date. Shortly after being seated, several very large cowboy bouncer enforcer types grab you and hustle you down to the bull pens.

Turns out your ticket is actually a contract to be the main bull rider that night. You tell them you’ve never ridden a bull. They laugh and strap you on. In seconds, you are hurled off the bull, feeling bones break when you land. But at least now the rodeo clown will step in, you think.

“Where’s the clown??” you scream at the guys who strapped you in. The bull is turning around, getting ready to charge back. The cowboy enforcer assholes are laughing hysterically. And as you hear the bull’s hooves start to pound the ground behind you, one of the cowboys throws something at you, and it comes in fast.

It lands right at your feet—an oversized fire-engine red clown nose. “You’re the fucking clown, you moron!!” yells the cowboy. And then the bull gores you. It is like a fucking nightmare.

Your description of feeling hollow is absolutely spot on. Yes. It is a fucked up type of betrayal. I now believe there are two types of people who do this shit.

1. Catfishers. They are not the people in the pictures, but they love the chase, and some even will have a plan to tell the truth that night, but they chicken out. They are convinced that they are so unattractive, that if they use their own pictures, they will never get a date. There are various versions of this, of course.
2. Sadists. These are also catfishing, but they are actually doing it with the intention to be cruel. It is like a weird form of vandalism. They get off on causing harm to someone who is essentially a stranger (at least at first). These are really sick fucks. They know from the start they are going to do this. Who does this???

This is why I always now insist on a FaceTime or Zoom call before I plan anything. And that weeds people out real fast. And there are also people who just get all weirded out about a video call. I don’t get it, but whatever. I was finally done being the clown. 🤡

I am really sorry someone did this to you. It is hard not to take it personally, but that’s the reality: it’s really not personal. As someone wise once told me many years ago… “The bird doesn’t shit on your car. The bird just shits.”

Wow. Sorry, u/SuspiciousCycle9121, but this guy sounds like a major prick. What are your ages?

Lol, well, for anyone in this thread that's curious, I suppose they could peek at your profile page where do have some pictures. You're neither old nor a hag. You're incredibly attractive.

What does this even mean?

Nice analogy, lol.

What are the places or situations where you are you meeting guys? Both men who you might like and also, men who seem to like you, but they are not your type, etc. (If I'm incorrectly stating something, please correct me.)

Good for you for leaving that relationship. I'm sure it was incredibly difficult to do. And thanks for replying. It helps to maybe help you sort out what's going on.

So the men who you express interest in don't respond mutually. Or they respond and only want something purely physical, which is not what you want, correct?

And are you having the same issue the other way around? Meaning, are there men who do express interest in you, but the roles are reversed? You're not interested in them?

I'm curious: the last real relationship, there was this type of connection you are seeking now? And if so, what happened then? How long did it last? Why did it end?

OMG. Dude, just cut the bullshit, will you? I'm sober in AA over three decades, and if I was sponsoring your ass, I'd be calling you on your shit. Your wife abandoned you at your lowest point? FFS. Who are you selling this shit to? Are they buying some bridges to fucking nowhere as well? Is it your therapist, bc alcoholics have run circles around many therapists, including myself. I'd be sober over 40 years if I hadn't lied to therapists.

Stop your victimizing bullshit. You got sober because your wife finally had enough. FFS, it's amazing she put up with you as long as she did. You can try and sell your functioning alcoholic story all day and night long, but I'm going to tell you the truth: if you really believe that you were such a prize as a drunk, then one day, if you manage to stay sober, which with your ego like it is now, I would say odds are not likely, but if you do, you are going to have one fuck of a wake-up call about who the real asshole is. It's you.

You're not even giving your wife a fucking chance. Let's see, she puts up with your ass drunk for 13 years, and then you get sober, put in one good year, and then... one month later: revenge, bitch. Yes, you are definitely a prize, lol. Holy shit, you are piece of work.

Go ahead, divorce her. But at least tell her the truth. You think you're hot shit and want better now, and you want revenge. All of that will wear off. One day, you will have to explain all of this to your children, who will slowly see through it, trust me. And whether or not, you tell your wife, so will she. And then the real prize will happen. She'll find a better man. And he will be living in your house, raising your kids. Just wait for that one. Have fun.

She likes you.

Wtf?? Who does this??

I’m shocked.

You are in denial. He is very attracted to her.

Dump this cheater and loser.

How long have you been together?

Get away from this guy.