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'Nobody is staring at you and nobody cares': 20+ tips from gym rats for people who want to work out more in the New Year

'Nobody is staring at you and nobody cares': 20+ tips from gym rats for people who want to work out more in the New Year

If you're like me, “exercise more” makes an annual appearance on my mental list of New Year's resolutions. And like so many New Year's resolutions, there is some meaningful change for a few weeks until I decide to go back to old habits. When it comes to working out, everyone always says it's about finding the right method of exercise for you, but for many, the right method of exercise looks more like sitting on the couch binging my favorite comfort TV show. At least there is some movement as I…
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‘I refuse to accommodate her': Former mother-in-law refuses to attend Christmas dinner unless it's on ‘her terms’

‘I refuse to accommodate her': Former mother-in-law refuses to attend Christmas dinner unless it's on ‘her terms’

Family Christmas dinners are either the event you most look forward to OR the event that you are wholeheartedly dreading every day of the year until December, by which time you accept your fate. One daughter-in-law, who for the sake of this story, we will call OP, feared the latter, as she was no longer with her spouse, and did not take a liking to his family at all. The mother-in-law, who we will call Karen, liked to scowl, drink, complain, and do things her way. She never went out of her way…
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‘He blocked me straight away’: Top Dating App Flops of the Year

‘He blocked me straight away’: Top Dating App Flops of the Year

On dating apps, your fate lies in the hands of the ever-changing whims of the algorithm gods. Match? Nope, not this time. What about now? No, again. Well, when is it my turn, you ask, and the answer is (malicious laughter) NEVERRRRRR. I'm being dramatic, of course, you'll find someone. I did, a couple of times, and they all broke my heart, and now I'm single again. See? It totally works. Now that we're all nice and grumpy, we can genuinely enjoy the dating fails below. Take joy in other people'…
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Top Unpopular Opinions of the Year

Top Unpopular Opinions of the Year

Christmasssssssss is coming up, and I am per usual, per every year, per every decade, STRESSED. Running about to find gifts, gahhh, it's absolutely exhausting and my family is never happy with what I get them anyway, but it's not like I have a choice, because they would be way more offended if I didn't get them anything at all. So, you win some, you lose some. Now that I am done with my short holiday rant, let's get on to the unpopular opinions. Every so often, I make a point to post the most r…
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'No, you can't use your vacation time': Worker takes 7,200 hours of vacation time after job insists he work on holidays for decades

'No, you can't use your vacation time': Worker takes 7,200 hours of vacation time after job insists he work on holidays for decades

Workplaces love to advertise their great benefits, especially if they offer generous vacation allowances.
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'They will expect you to be the family piggy bank': In-laws expect DIL to pay for everything after receiving inheritance

'They will expect you to be the family piggy bank': Entitled in-laws expect DIL to pay for everything after receiving inheritance

Wealth makes people move differently, as this woman found out in an unfortunate rift with her husband's side of the family. Everyone wants money , and they can never get enough. You always need more and more cash, especially as the cost of living goes up. But you can't just demand it from people, even if they are significantly more wealthy than you are. This woman's in-laws did just that — they not only demanded their DIL's money, but randomly expected her to pay for an entire meal for their fa…
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Neighbors kept parking in our lot. I froze them out.

'I call the tow company — they can't do anything': Party-goers infuriated by icy surprise after loud late-night party

One neighbor got so fed up with parking issues that he took a strategic approach that no one would ever forget. This person wrote that the story took place around 20 years ago, at a time when he lived in an apartment building with parking space for 16 cars. However, the OP, u/BrightRick, noticed that all of the sudden random strangers were taking up all this parking. The OP tried to get these cars moved through all the usual channels. They talked with police, who said there was nothing to be do…
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'I'm turning in my two-week notice': Manager's insane set of rules for 2023 drives employees to quit in viral thread

'I'm turning in my two-week notice': Manager's insane set of rules for 2023 drives employees to quit in viral thread

New year, new me!.. — new job? If your employer is pushing out tone-deaf policy changes like this to start off 2023, then this might be the year that you look for a fresh start to your employment. Let's be real; it's been a rough few years; if you had told me that it had been three years since the start of the hot mess that was 2020 — I just simply wouldn't believe you. Two years? Maybe. But three years!.. What has happened in that time? Not much to speak of… that's why we all need a win in 202…
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20 Dry January Memes, Tweets, and Fails for Folks Who Couldn’t Make It Past the First Week

20 Dry January Memes, Tweets, and Fails for Folks Who Couldn’t Make It Past the First Week

We salute you for trying!
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A List of Predictions Made in 1923 About 2023

'No more hard work by 2023!': Researcher collects wild 2023 predictions from newspapers published in 1923

Who knew the concept of curly-haired men would cause such a stir a century ago?!
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‘Your Boyfriend Has to Leave, Now’ : Furious Brother Kicks Sister's Disrespectful Boyfriend Out of Holiday Dinner for Being Rude to His Blind Wife

‘Your Boyfriend Has to Leave, Now’ : Furious Brother Kicks Sister's Disrespectful Boyfriend Out of Holiday Dinner for Being Rude to His Blind Wife

Reentering the office after Christmas can be particularly overwhelming. You'll find everybody huddles together, each recounting their own dramatic holiday saga, which usually involves a few or more ‘loved ones’. Granted, family dinners are like taking part in a reality show, minus the cameras. My personal motto that has served me well throughout the years: When in doubt, say nothing. Also, lie — a lot. Or rather, omit as many details of your life as you possibly can. Moreover, if somebody says…
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20 Post-Christmas Work Memes and Fails

'Going back to work after the Holidays': 20 Post-Christmas Work Memes and Fails

You know that feeling when you have to work between Christmas and New Year's...
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Landlord seeks to spread a little holiday cheer.

'There are some good ones': Landlord REDUCES rent as a gift to tenants for the Holiday season

Whoever said landlords are all scum hasn't met this one!
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+20 Holiday present ideas for sassy, snarky gift-givers

20+ Holiday present ideas for sassy, snarky gift-givers

Shopping for holiday presents for every single person on your list can be quite the challenge. Many families deal with this by sending out a list of gift ideas , and some even send links to the online items to make your shopping easier. But there's always a few people who don't want to send a list. And then, they get what they get, and they don't get upset. If you're still looking for ideas for some of the sarcastic people in your life who don't know what they want, look no further. Below are 2…
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Reject tradition, embrace modernity: 35 Nontraditional Christmas trees that radiate wintertime weirdness

Reject tradition, embrace modernity: 35 Nontraditional Christmas trees that radiate wintertime weirdness

It's almost Christmas , and if you haven't decorated yet, come visit our nontraditional Christmas tree display to get inspired! Below are all kinds of creative ideas for the holiday season . People have created trees from so many materials, from entire packs of cards to dozens of egg cartons. Meanwhile, other folks got really creative with their celebrity inspired trees . Up next, if you can handle it, are 30 of the worst computer setups of all time.
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A collection of Twitter replies to what people did when they woke up on January 1st | Andy Roberts Pulp Writer @AndrewRoberts66 #IWokeUpOnJanuary1stAnd Went back sleep again.

Twitter Users Share Their January 1st Experiences

Many people's original January 1st plans collapsed under the weight of pure exhaustion.
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