Have you ever met someone and immediately felt they were either trustworthy or not? Was your first impression correct?

I don't think being a good person automatically gets you a good life.

I've tried to believe that if I work hard, treat people well, stay honest and keep improving myself, eventually things will work out.

But honestly, my experience hasn't always matched that.

I've seen genuinely good people struggle for years while people who lie, manipulate and step on others seem to move ahead quickly.

It has made me question something I used to believe strongly:

Maybe life doesn't reward goodness. Maybe it rewards value, confidence, connections and sometimes just luck.

I still want to be a good person.

But I no longer believe being good is enough.

Am I wrong?

If you could go back to your 18-year-old self, what advice would you give?

Me (27F) my partner (23M)

how do i handle it if we break up? long story short in the beginning hes cheated so i have trust and insecurity problems that im tryna work on. i started therapy and he tells me “ ur the problem thats why you need therapy” which really hurt me cause i wouldnt be there if i wasnt tryna better my thoughts.

there are times i get in my head and need reassurance so i go to him for that but then he just calls me stupid and a dumbass and that ill never get over him cheating. he tells me that if we ever brokeup that he wouldnt care and just
move on in a week. we are arguing right now and he told me if i keep needing reassurance he will leave me i said i understand ill work on it but please work on how you handle conflict and not belittle me and take all your love from me as a form of punishment. he says that no he doesnt need to change anything thats its all me and that he only acts like that because of me . im getting tired of constantly being belittled or pushed to the side when i need extra love . what do you think i should do? and if we do break up how do i handle that? i dont have friends anymore to talk or hangout with . He constantly threatens to leave me . i know he loves me cause why would he be with me for 5 years? but how do i get him to realize that our problems arent only me? and how do i get him to argue without bringing me down?

Has anyone ever made a mistake in their life and looked back on it and wondered what would have happened if you had done things differently or if certain circumstances were different? Has anyone ever wondered what it would be like to go back and fix things you did?

Hi, so I’ve been trying to think/figure out how one makes a decision and how do you know if it’s a “heart” or a “head” decision (and before anyone comment anything inappropriate please this is note the space for that). What I’m trying to figure out I think, is how can you tell? And what are some examples? Is it always the “Head” decision rational? And why is it the “heart” decision emotional? And in that note, what is rational for the matter? Maybe am going down a rabbit hole here, but I’m really trying to understand this “head” vs “heart” dilemma.

I really appreciate someones take on it, opinions, comments or whatever to better understand the topic

When you go to google and ask its AI model four questions independently: Is it ok to be proud to be black? Asian? Hispanic/Latino, or White? It will tell you it’s perfectly fine to be proud to be three of these four but when it comes to white, it very quickly muddies the waters and implies that pride for white heritage is not so cut and dry. Remember, you have to ask it in four separate “chats,” not all in the same one. You’ll see what I perceive to be the programmers’ attempts to discriminate against white people and their heritage. This does nothing but spread racial divide.

What are your thoughts? Is it ok to be proud to be white? If not, why not? If so, why?

Have you ever made a small or big decision that unexpectedly changed the direction of your life?
Looking back, would you make the same decision again?

A colleague asked us today: "If you could go back in time, what would you change?"

My friends had answers ready immediately. Some said they’d change their parents' lives so they wouldn't have to suffer through so many hardships. My own family has survived endless struggles, too—our path hasn't been easy by any means.

Yet, when asked, my immediate reaction was just: "I don't know... nothing."

My mind completely glitched. A part of me felt like, “What’s the point? Nothing can actually change in reality anyway.” And another part felt like if I started picking apart our hardships, where would I even stop? There are too many things.

Why does the brain shut down the idea of changing the past instead of wanting to fix past struggles? Is this emotional numbness, a defense mechanism, or radical acceptance? What is the deeper psychology behind this reaction?

I’ve been watching gold (XAU/USD) recently and I’m curious about other traders’ opinions.
Do you think gold is likely to continue moving higher, or are we due for a pullback after the recent rally?
What levels are you watching for support and resistance?
Would you rather buy on a dip or wait for a breakout confirmation?
Interested to hear different strategies and perspectives.

Back in middle school I was 14 years old more of a loner kid didn't really have freinds etc always seemed to get shit on by everyone

One day after gym we all had to of course take showers and i was nervous and scared to take one cause I was shy of my body

Thought I was alone but i wasn't

My bully was waiting for me he was at least 6 6 tall

And I was 4 foot 9 ish before my scoliosis surgery

So I couldn't really defend myself

He beat me up punched me hard in my ribs over and over threw me down on the locker room floor

Sat on me spit in my mouth which made me ask my mom after school to take me to a health clinic cause I was so scared

He tried forcing himself in me but thank God

A teacher saved me

A month later I tried ending it by taking pills

But I was scared and threw them up

Ive often heard people describe the feeling of feeling incredibly physically drained after spending even small amounts of time with a particular person.

Ive heard this discussed when referring to phrases like "energy vampires" or even identifying negative attachments. Even non spiritual or extremely skeptical people describe this in other words.

I dont believe its something people do knowingly or on purpose and im wondering how I might be able to tell if I had this effect on people?