r/whatdoIdo • • 3h ago

I thought my coworker was just having a bad week. Then I noticed something that made me stop and think.

659 Upvotes

I feel like sharing this. There’s a guy at my workplace who’s usually one of the first people to arrive every morning after my hr head. Nothing extraordinary about him. We’re friendly, but we’re not close enough to hang out outside work.
For about a week I noticed he had stopped joining us for tea during break. He’d just say he had something to finish and stay at his desk.
Then one evening, I was leaving the office when I noticed he was still sitting in the parking area in his car and he was just staring straight ahead.
I walked back and knocked on his window. He rolled it down and immediately smiled asking if I’d forgotten something. I asked him if everything was okay.
He said yes.
I stood there for a few seconds, then asked again. Not in a dramatic way. Just, “You haven’t seemed like yourself lately.”
His smile disappeared.
He told me he’d been sitting there for almost an hour because he couldn’t bring himself to go home. His father had recently lost his job, his younger sister’s college fees were due, and he had become the only person in the family earning a steady income. He hadn’t told anyone at work because he was afraid people would start looking at him differently.
Then he said something I still think about.
“I spend the whole day pretending everything is normal. When I get home, everyone expects me to have a solution. Sometimes I just need ten minutes where nobody needs anything from me.”
I honestly didn’t know what to say.
I didn’t give him a motivational speech or tell him everything would work out. I just asked if he wanted some tea. We went to a small shop nearby and sat there for about half an hour. We talked about work, cricket, and completely random things. He didn’t bring up his problems again, and neither did I.
Before leaving, he thanked me for coming back.
It’s been a few weeks since then. He’s started joining us for tea again. I don’t know if his situation has improved, and I haven’t pushed him to tell me.
But now, whenever someone who’s usually cheerful suddenly goes quiet I try not to assume they’re just being moody or antisocial.
Sometimes people aren’t looking for someone to solve their problems. They just need a little space where they don’t have to pretend they’re okay.
I keep thinking about how easily I could have just walked away that evening. And how close I came to doing exactly that.
Have you ever had someone notice you weren’t okay when you were trying your hardest to hide it?


r/whatdoIdo • • 11h ago

My mom found my vibrator

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I’m 19 and still live with my mom at home as i commute to uni rather than living out. I regret this a little as she’s a bit strict so i usually hide things in the back of my cupboard. I currently had an old laptop (she didn’t know i got a new one), takeaway bags and a toy all hidden in my two different wardrobes. I brought a new laptop as my old one was breaking down and she’s a single mother so rather than asking her i just got a new one myself. I got him from uni today to see all the takeaway bags and laptop on my bed. She questioned me about them and told me i shouldve told her. She didn’t bring up the vibrator but it’s gone. It’s extremely awkward now as i can tell we both know about it. This is the first time she’s really found something like this and she was quite trusting before. I’m scared she’ll start letting me go out less because of this and i have concert tickets booked which i haven’t told her about yet because i was waiting for the right time. Any suggestions on how to deal with her if she does ask about the toy and how to still get permission for the concert.


r/whatdoIdo • • 3h ago

How do i remove the cork from this bottle?

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r/whatdoIdo • • 11h ago

Update: I told him

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First of all, thank you so much to everyone who gave me advice on my previous post. I decided not to say anything to her and instead call him directly and tell him everything.

I spent most of the phone call crying, but he listened calmly to everything I had to say.

First, I apologized for knowing about the first time she cheated and keeping it from him. When I told him that she had cheated on him again, he said he trusted her 100%. He was too shocked to even cry.

He understood why I hadn’t been able to tell him about the first incident and never blamed me for it. He even thanked me for telling him the truth. We both just kept crying by the time we ended the call.

After that, he told her that he had heard everything from me, and they broke up. Apparently, when she cheated on him the first time, he had decided that if she ever did it again, he would end the relationship.

During our call, he cried and told me that he didn’t want to delete their pictures, that he had always looked forward to seeing her every month (they were in a LDR), that he didn’t really want to break up because he loves him, and that he felt like he could never be with anyone else but her.

During the call, I also told him, “I’m friends with both of you. When one of you tells me about their cheating, keeping it a secret feels like I’m betraying the other, but telling the truth risks ruining your relationship. I was put in a situation where, no matter what I chose to do, I would inevitably lose something, and I never asked to be put in that position. It’s complicated.” Apparently, he shared these feelings with her, too, and she later called me and apologized for putting me in that position.

During the call with her, I apologized for playing a part in bringing their relationship to an end. She told me that she still wants us to remain friends, and I want that, too. Things will probably feel a little different and more complicated from now on, but she is still an important friend to me, and I want her to remain in my life.

Honestly, even now, I still don’t know if I did the right thing because I am the one who brought their relationship to an end, and that’s a difficult feeling to sit with, even though he thanked me for telling him and apologized for putting me in such a difficult position. I’m trying to convince myself that I’m glad I was able to help someone as genuinely good as him, rather than leave him with someone who keeps betraying him.

My friendships with both of them have become more complicated than they were before, but I hope that, little by little, we can rebuild our friendships and eventually get back to how things used to be.

And finally, if she truly reflects on what she has done and changes into a completely different person, I would be happy to see them get back together someday, even if that day is not in the near future.


r/whatdoIdo • • 3h ago

How do I get information from China about disaster

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My mum Evita Sarma is missing in Tibet after the flood on the 26/08/2026 and i cannot get any solid information from China.

Before you start commenting condolences - 1st I still hope that she is rescued but unable to contact, 2nd I am asking for advice on what else can I do.

facts about what we know:

  • She was right on the Gyron port (Tibet side, possibly parking lot / shop area) when the flood hit.
  • She was traveling from Nepal To Tibet
  • last contact about 2-5 min before the flood hit the border
  • she is on official missing person lists
  • we are Latvian Citizens
  • Nepal has rescue works
  • China allegedly still are conducting search and Rescue works
  • port area area has been exclusively Chinese rescue zone from day 4 or 5
  • last information from China was on 7th of September

What I have done / contacted:

  • gave DNA sample
  • Reported to Latvian goverment
  • regularly contacting Latvian MFA
  • Contacting Latvian Embassy in China
  • Contacting Chinese Embassy in Latvia
  • wrote an email to Red Cross (China, Nepal, India)
  • contacted Xizang family hotline
  • reached out to doctors with no borders
  • monitoring the news
  • volunteered (but got denied) to help in rescue work
  • volunteered (but got denied) to help as first aid

Question is what else can i do?

My mum is the dearest, most important and only person for me and I am ready to do literally anything to help, but I just am no longer sure what is there left.

The Chinese government is saying that they will give all the rescued people, found bodies and identified belongings to correct Embassies once all the rescue work has finished. but I'm trying to get information sooner.

I do not have contacts (outside official channels) of anyone in Tibet / China, same as I have not been successful of finding any news / information shared in Tibet / China about this situation.

I am the type of person who needs to do / help my self and cannot just sit and wait. so please, if You have any ideas on who to contact / what to do please post (no matter how small or silly it might seam).


r/whatdoIdo • • 22h ago

Should I tell my friend that his girlfriend is cheating on him, even if it means losing her friendship?

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One of my friends is cheating on her boyfriend. I’m friends with both of them, but I met him first and became friends with him before I met her.

The first time I found out she had cheated was after her boyfriend finished his working holiday in Canada and returned to Japan. She stayed in Canada because she had a few months left until her visa expires, and one day she casually and excitedly told me that she had slept with multiple guys because she was feeling lonely without her boyfriend.

She’s one of my closest friends, but I’m also friends with her boyfriend and care about him a lot. I was shocked when she told me, but I decided not to get involved because I thought their relationship was between the two of them. I just listened and decided to see how it would go.

After she also finished her working holiday and returned to Japan, he found out about her cheating and they almost broke up. However, he decided to give her another chance on the condition that she would learn from her mistake and prove through her actions that she could earn his trust back.

At the time, she seemed genuinely remorseful. She appeared to deeply regret betraying him and told me she would do everything she could to rebuild his trust.

However, when I visited Japan recently and met up with her for the first time in a while, she told me that she had slept with a guy she met while traveling in Bali and had kissed a guy from her workplace. Once again, she told me all of this excitedly, almost as if she were proud of it.

Her attitude was completely different from the remorse she had shown after the first incident. She seemed to think it was okay to have a little fun while traveling, as if cheating were acceptable as long as she didn’t get caught.

Hearing all of this made me feel disgusted with her. Her boyfriend had already forgiven her once, and she was betraying him all over again. He’s also a close friend of mine, and I felt awful for him. What upset me even more was that she didn’t seem to feel any remorse whatsoever.

The first time she cheated, I treated it as something that wasn’t my business and chose to stay out of it. But now that she’s done it again, I feel angry with her, and part of me feels like she needs to be held accountable for what she’s doing.

I feel so bad for my friend because he’s being betrayed by someone he loves, and honestly, I think he deserves someone much better. Should I tell him about her cheating?

The thing is, I genuinely care about her as a friend, too. I’m afraid that if I tell him, I’ll ruin our friendship and lose her. At the same time, I can’t just ignore what she’s doing. I feel like I want to protect him from someone who might continue cheating on him in the future.

Would I be wrong to tell him? What would you do in my situation?


r/whatdoIdo • • 5h ago

I’m concerned about my neighbor

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Hi. So. I live in a little offshoot road and don’t know all my neighbors. I’ve noticed an older gentlemen that is visibly physically disabled without any mobility aids a few times.

Today, as I was about to pull into the house, I saw him on the ground. I pulled over and he said he had fallen. I helped him up, helped him shuffle to his mailbox and drove him up his driveway to his house. A box from the food pantry was sitting on the steps and it was drenched. It hasn’t rained here for a few days. I brought the box inside and was horrified at the state of his house. It was covered in old food, trash, and flies everywhere.

I learned that he lives alone and has no assistance at home. He smelled horribly of BO and appears to have some cognitive difficulties. I’m so concerned for his wellbeing. I had to shower twice and scrub to get the smell off of me.

Do I call adult protective services? A welfare check? How do I help him? We live in a very low income area and I’m not sure our area has adequate resources. I just want him to be healthy and safe.


r/whatdoIdo • • 15h ago

Horrible smelling interview

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So I'm (freshly) part of management and hiring of the company I work for. We have recently been holding interviews but haven't had much luck with what we're looking for.

A middle aged woman applies and on paper, she's got everything we want so I went ahead an scheduled an interview with her.

She turns up to this interview and she reeks. In the most honest way, she smelt like cigarettes, damp and piss. She was well dressed, had her hair done and acted very professionally but the smell was hard to get over.

After she left, other workers in the the vicinity asked who she was and didn't hold back telling me she had a certain aroma.

NOW I know people's situations and private lives are absolutely none of my business, not everyone is in the same position but now I'm stuck with this problem. Do I hire her and just buy more air fresheners or turn her down, it feels as though its not my place to tell her BUT if someone turned up to the interview dressed too casual or "bad" they wouldn't be hired. Does the same apply here? What do I do?


r/whatdoIdo • • 7h ago

My mom became a Discord Mod

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EDIT: I AM A CHILD NOT AN ADULT

So… yeah, my mom willingly chose to become a Discord moderator.

She plays this one popular indie game (I do not want to name) with her friends and started their own server with a very wide and fun mod (what I have heard) with some good drama involved.

So besides my mom looking like the female version of a Discord moderator, why is this an issue?

Well, since I moved out from home she has stopped wanting me to come visit her more often. Besides her studying and working on the side, she is really busy managing her own business and now she spends all her nights moderating manually and playing the game.

What this has lead to is her not wanting me to come on weekends to spend time with her because she “needs to mod” (😭).

When eventually she finds time for me to come, she has this urge to go play and mod all night and ask me “is it okay if I go play a bit more?” And then she plays with her wife until 5am (not joking).

We even had this theatre we were supposed to go and after we had fun time there, she asked if I could leave immediately with train to go home, because SHE WANTS TO PLAY AND MOD.

All she talks about in our texts and irl is modding and the drama surrounding the development of the mod for the game and even made me help creating the moderation bot… Today I send her funny pictures of us and she had to mention how their discord has grown to 42 members????

She had multiple times chosen her server over spending time with me and gets upset when she can’t play and begs me to let her go to her computer. Even when we were supposed to go eat lunch, we had to wait for her to stop modding for an hour…

(EDIT: I kinda forgot to mention all the trauma, kicking me out at 16 and forgetting to feed me. This also started back when I was 14, not letting me sleep at nights and so on so on…

Sorry guys, I am new to this, so for more context just scroll few of my explanations in the comments :D)

PLEASE WHAT CAN I EVEN DO?? I am feeling desperate and I feel so ashamed to have my mom as a discord mod… I don’t want to hear her yap about her servers anymore and I want her old self back😭😭


r/whatdoIdo • • 10h ago

I keep getting calls from people trying to order Chinese food.

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Yesterday I drove home from work to find 8-10 missed calls on my phone from different unknown numbers, I finally answered one and somebody tried to order a Chinese takeaway, I hung up then another called and notified me that my number was on the local Chinese Google directory.
I went to the Chinese as it was not far and told them and they sorted the issue. I thought nothing off it but it has happened to me again today but from a different local Chinese takeaway.
I called them up this time and notified them but it got me thinking am I being targeted here? What can I do?

Edit: I have blocked calls from uknown numbers so I don't get calls now


r/whatdoIdo • • 4h ago

Can me and my mom’s relationship be salvaged or is it hopeless :(

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Me and my mom’s relationship has always been difficult since honestly my dad died, she hasn’t been the same since then. Neither of my brothers and grandparents( which are my moms parents) don’t talk to her anymore because of her previous addiction, she has also stolen from them and also she not really nice and not very grateful for any help my family gives her and she can be energy vampire honestly. I can only see and take her doses and I don’t allow her to watch my son because I can’t fully trust her…

I keep a relationship with my mom because most of my family are no contact with her so she’s lonely. I worry if I do cut contact that she will relapse. Neither of my brothers have kids and I’m the only one with a son and a baby on a way so I know how much it means to stay in contact with her but my god she triggers me so much and always picks a fight with me and if I make her mad she slut shames me just like she’s doing in these text.

I’ll admit I am a young mom and that is on me, but my ex convinced me to do things with his friends and I did it because he used to tell me they would hurt him. I regret it obviously but i hate that She throws that in my face because I didn’t want anyone to know in the first place. But I’m at my wits end with her and I’m starting to think that our relationship isn’t salvageable at this point, but I genuinely want one with her but she constantly puts me down. I’m currently admitted to the hospital for a pregnancy complication and I’ve been here for over a week and I didn’t even want to tell her because i know she would make it about herself…can this relationship be fixed?


r/whatdoIdo • • 5h ago

I complained to my toddlers principal about his teacher

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Long story short, my son took a field trip to in and out burger today with his classroom. When they sent pictures my son was being blocked by everyone and you couldn’t see him.
The second picture he was crying in the corner.

It rubbed me the wrong way, but I ignored it.
When I went to pick him up the teacher pulled me aside and said he’s not welcome to the next field trip because he was “running around and climbing under tables” I understand he is a handful but Jesus he’s 3. What do they except really?

This isn’t the first incident one time they wanted to send him home for being ““ congested. So I tried to say that was not a good enough reason and they took his fever and no fever and still sent him home. Meanwhile, kids were coughing and way more sick.

I hate to even say this, but also my child is black and his teachers are white. Am I overreacting? I’m feeling embarrassed that I complained to the principal, but I just can’t take it anymore.
Am I being immature?

Also, when she emailed me saying she had a concern that when my three-year-old gets mad, he hits himself. I said I know it’s really heartbreaking. I’m really trying to work on that with him because I think he’s angry. He’s realizing he does not have a dad and the teacher did not respond. I thought that was kind of rude because I said something vulnerable and opened up.


r/whatdoIdo • • 10h ago

Am I overreacting for getting upset when my boyfriend constantly farts during intimate moments?

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I (22F) have been with my boyfriend (22M) for about five years, and this is something that has been bothering me for a while. I genuinely want some outside opinions because he seems to think I’m being completely unreasonable.

For context, I understand that farting is a normal bodily function. I’m not expecting my boyfriend to never fart around me, and obviously, I do it too. That’s not really the issue.

The issue is that he seems to find it hilarious to fart during moments that I consider intimate, romantic, or just genuinely sweet.

For example, we’ll be cuddling in bed, having a cute moment together, and he’ll suddenly fart and start laughing. Or we’ll be showering together, and he’ll do the same thing. It happens ALL the time, and I feel like it completely ruins the moment.

There have even been instances where I’ve been bending down to pick up my shoes, and he’s deliberately farted right by my head. Naturally, I got pissed off because I found it gross and disrespectful.
Whenever I express that I’m annoyed or ask him to stop, he acts like I’m the problem. He’ll tell me I’m being dramatic, that it’s just a fart, or that he doesn’t get upset when I fart around him.

But to me, there’s a pretty big difference between accidentally farting around your partner and deliberately doing it because you think upsetting them is funny.

I think part of what bothers me is that I’ve communicated multiple times that I don’t find it funny. I actually find it disrespectful, especially when we’re having a romantic moment. Instead of acknowledging that, he seems to dismiss my feelings and make me feel ridiculous for even bringing it up.

I know couples are supposed to be comfortable around each other, and I absolutely agree with that. But I also think there’s a difference between being comfortable and completely disregarding what your partner finds unpleasant.

I don’t expect him to be perfectly mannered 24/7. I just wish he’d read the room sometimes and respect the fact that I don’t find this particular joke funny.

So I’m curious: Am I being overly sensitive about this? Is this just normal behaviour in long-term relationships that I need to lighten up about? Or is it reasonable to expect your partner to stop deliberately doing something you’ve repeatedly told them bothers you?

I’d especially love to hear from people in long-term relationships. Where do you draw the line between being comfortable with your partner and maintaining some romance and respect?


r/whatdoIdo • • 15h ago

I was a kid when something happened to me that I didn't know how to talk about

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When I was around 12 or 13, there was a family living in our neighbourhood, and their son was around 19 or 20.

​Our second house was under construction, so there was a lot of space to hide. One day, all of us kids and our neighbours were playing hide-and-seek.

​I hid under a woven bed, staying on one corner of it. Then that guy came and asked if he could hide there too. I said yes because I was busy playing and didn't think much of it.

​He hid under the bed as well, starting at the other corner. But then, he kept saying he was scared we would get caught, and using that as an excuse, he slowly moved closer and closer to my side. Then he started touching my face. I kept pushing his hand away, but I didn't say anything. Suddenly, he put two fingers on my mouth, and I just froze.

​I got out from under the bed and stopped playing. I was too scared to continue.

​Everyone kept asking why I'd stopped playing and teasing me because I'd supposedly lost the game. But nobody knew what had actually happened.

​I was just a kid. I didn't understand how to react or what to say. I only knew that something felt wrong, and I didn't want to be near him anymore. Even now, I think about how everyone assumed I was just being a bad sport, without knowing the truth.


r/whatdoIdo • • 9h ago

I (22F) think I’m ready to leave my boyfriend (22M) of 5 years, but our lives are so intertwined I don’t know where to start.

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I’ve been with my boyfriend for five years, and I’m reaching the point where I think I’m ready to end things. We haven’t had the breakup conversation yet, but I want to get my ducks in a row before making such a big decision.

For context, I moved five hours away from my hometown to live with him. We share an apartment, three pets, and he also works part-time for the business I own.

There have been several ongoing issues that have brought me to this point.

1. He’s admitted he’s less attracted to me because I’ve lost weight.

Our sex life has become way less, and when I expressed that I missed feeling wanted and desired, he told me he’s happy with our current frequency and doesn’t see it changing unless I gain weight. (btw I’m not ANA or have an ED, he just likes my old bigger body). He says he loves my face and personality but isn’t as attracted to my body as much anymore. It’s really affected my confidence and how comfortable I feel around him.

2. He repeatedly dismisses my feelings.
One example is that he intentionally farts during intimate moments, like when we’re cuddling or showering together, because he thinks it’s funny. He’s even farted directly on my head while I was bending down. I’ve repeatedly told him I find it disrespectful, but he continues and calls me dramatic when I get upset. It’s less about the farting and more about feeling like my boundaries don’t matter.

3. He’s changing his mind about our future and denying previous conversations.
We had discussed eventually moving back to my hometown, but now he’s saying he doesn’t want to and insists those conversations never happened. I even confirmed with family members who witnessed one of these discussions that it did happen.
I understand people change their minds, but I don’t appreciate being made to feel like I’m imagining conversations we had.

4. He’s also my employee, and yesterday’s argument was my breaking point.
I pay him $250 weekly for approximately 10 hours of work for my business. However, he consistently works significantly less than that and has essentially done nothing for the past three weeks despite being paid.
I’ve repeatedly offered him other ways to fulfill his hours, including business development, finding clients, and completing courses I’d pay for. Instead, he prioritizes working for his dad, a job he’s quit and returned to multiple times.

Yesterday, I explained that I couldn’t financially justify continuing the arrangement and suggested switching to hourly pay based on actual hours worked.
He became defensive, blamed me for not assigning enough work (despite previously giving him tasks he didn’t complete), and afterward refused to hug or kiss me goodbye before leaving for his sibling’s house.
I’m exhausted from feeling like every reasonable concern I bring up becomes my fault.

And also keep in mind, I currently pay more than 70% of our bills already, which is the most recent arrangement. 4+ months I was basically financially supporting both of us (paying like 80-90%)

Here’s my actual dilemma:
I think I’m emotionally ready to leave, but logistically, it’s complicated.

Our lease: We’re both on a lease until February/March 2027. I’m unsure how to navigate moving out early or having one person take it over.

Our pets: We share a dog and two cats. The dog is mine, the older cat is his, and we adopted a kitten together. I purchased the kitten and pay for his veterinary care, but he’s extremely bonded to the older cat. I don’t want to separate them, but I also don’t want to lose my kitten.

Upcoming vacation: I’m leaving for a solo vacation in early November, and he was supposed to watch all three pets.

Location: I moved five hours away for him. I’m self-employed, so relocating is possible, but it’s still a major decision.

My questions:

What should I organize before having the breakup conversation?
How have others handled shared leases and pets, especially bonded animals?
Would you wait until after the November vacation or address things beforehand?
How would you navigate ending the employment arrangement when your partner works for you?

I still love and care about him, but I’m realizing that loving someone doesn’t necessarily mean the relationship is working anymore.

I don’t want to stay simply because leaving is complicated. I just want to make sure I’m approaching this thoughtfully rather than making an emotional decision without a plan.

Any advice from people who’ve navigated something similar would be really appreciated.


r/whatdoIdo • • 4h ago

Urgent care charged 140$ to take my vitals and nothing else.

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Hey yall, I’m new so idk if this is the right place to post but I desperately need help.
I went to an urgent care this morning because I’ve struggled to breathe for weeks, heavy chest, coughing up mucus, etc. I wake up multiple times in the night to hit my inhaler when I don’t even have asthma. But I have 0 other symptoms. I was down to wait it out but my boyfriend was worried and insisted we go to urgent care to be safe.
I went and they charged 140 walking in. Whatever, I just wanted to get checked out, so I paid it. They take my vitals. After 5 minutes they come back and take them again. The doctor immediately walks in and says “hi! Go to the hospital, your blood pressure and pulse are low.” I asked if she was sure, and she said “absolutely, go right now. Go straight there.” So I listen, and go to the emergency room, where I am told that my pulse is only slightly low, and my blood pressure (also only slightly low) is fine. I proceed to spend 7 hours in the emergency room, where I am diagnosed with Nothing. Nothing is wrong. I have a cough, that was my diagnosis. I am absolutely furious to have been sent to the emergency room when the first doctor could have just DONE HER JOB and evaluated me beyond vitals. Now I’m thousands in the hole because the urgent care doctor was being abundantly cautious. I’m thinking about disputing the charge from urgent care because I don’t want pay 140 just to have my vitals taken and be sent elsewhere only to be told that NOTHING IS WRONG. Her mistake is already costing me thousands, it’s completely unfair to ALSO be charged 140 for Vitals and Bad Advice. If she actually DID HER JOB, I’d be happy to pay, but she didn’t. She put me in medical debt for literally no reason. Would it be possible to somehow at least get a refund for my appointment? Should I just dispute the charge on my card? Would that even work? What do I do?


r/whatdoIdo • • 4h ago

My bf of 1 week wants to have sex

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Sounds dumb. Need advice. Please take this semi seriously 😭😭

So basically. I (14) have been talking to this guy, Gabe (15) for about a month. We started dating last week. We talk almost all hours of the day and have grown very close, as teenagers seem to do. At first, I didn’t want to get into a relationship because my mental health is very unstable and I’ve been throwing myself into school and work as a means to stay busy. I just didn’t see myself having the capacity. He is so understanding and patient with me. I just thought, “hey this guy likes me and he’s pretty cool, so let’s take it slow and if it works then yay.”

Small backstory: When I was 13, I was dating this guy for almost a year. He ended up sexually assaulting me by forcing his fingers inside of me and covering my mouth and trapping me with his legs while I was trying to tell him to stop and push him off. When I told him that I was uncomfortable after that, he told me he would end his own life if we broke up. So, I didn’t break up with him at the time. He ended up breaking up with me because he felt so guilty and could no longer feel aroused in my presence. Whatever.

Anyway, me and Gabe have been planning a little hangout because we don’t really get to see each other during school and we just wanna hang out. He said I could come to his place and watch a movie since my parents are strict and would probably not let him into my room. Sure. Gabe and I have had some sexyish conversations in the past, no pics exchanged because I don’t feel comfortable. He knows what happened with my ex and has said he would never make me do something I don’t want to do. I have told him that I don’t really feel aroused that much. Idk why, but I always end up shutting down the freaky conversations down by either changing the subject or “accidentally” forgetting to reply and waiting until he’s not horny anymore. Back to the hangout part. He told me last night that his mom was going to buy him condoms and I could spend the night if I wanted. That’s the big deal. I don’t know if I want to have sex. I know that I like him and he’s attractive to me and I have felt aroused by him before. I know he likes me a lot and he’s very open about wanting to have sex with me. I’m just not sure. I don’t want to turn him down because he doesn’t deserve it. Help?


r/whatdoIdo • • 4h ago

I’m a sex worker who’s fallen in love with a client

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I feel so weird and stupid. I’ve only met him twice but each time we’ve had very passionate sex to wear when he leaves I start crying. I know that sounds so weird but it’s just so good and he keeps in touch with me through text almost throughout the day, calling me things like his love, mi Vida, princess, he texts me through the day that he adores me and stuff like this.

If anyone has read my pass post, they know I have a really difficult life so he’s been my escape. He brings me so much joy I usually hate my clients and can’t wait till they’re done and get out. But when we had sex we remained eye contact and he hugs me after.

I know this is going to cause a lot of hate, but I’m pregnant now and I told him there’s a chance it’s his but I doubt it is. It’s probably my other dumb clients according to my ovulation. And his response wasn’t really the way I imagined. He just said that he’s not my boyfriend he’s only a client. He was sweet about it but it just made me realize how delusional and retarded I am. I just ended up uninstalling WhatsApp because I am now pregnant and can’t continue this field of work. But now his number is gone. I’ll always wonder about him. I’m crying.

I wish so badly he was the father of my child but according to ovulation it’s the short asshole client of mine. I don’t know if anyone has ever seen the Jeff dahmer series when he started to cry when his friend left. That’s how I feel. It’s not appropriate to cry yet I don’t know him enough to cry. Something is wrong with me..

I will always remember him


r/whatdoIdo • • 9h ago

Would it be appropriate to bake chocolate chip cookies for my sister's coworkers if they have no allergies? Is this a good or bad idea?

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I know this might be a stupid post but I am a male and still nervous about my baking abilities lol. My sister's company is celebrating their 50th anniversary with a party tomorrow at her place and her closest coworkers are all women. I want to bake some chocolate chip cookies for them just because I like doing small things like that to bring joy. Is this a good or bad idea?


r/whatdoIdo • • 19h ago

Serious post. I need someone mentally stable to help me make a decision.

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I really need advice I am a young single mom to a toddler and baby on the way. I live in a temporary housing it’s 300$ a month two bedroom apartment for people who have had gone through crisis - you can only stay 9 months
However I’m struggling because since being here the fridge breaks down 3-4 times a month so when I do “stuff” for money for food right away it goes bad and I’m so broke. I’m so tired I’m always having to get money and think of the next move. Also I am trying to find work but it’s hard to align with schedules also the first trimester is really hard. (Please don’t mention abortion I tried but can’t go through with it not judging anyone but it’s just where my hearts at) also the washer is growing mold you and everytime I run the heater it smells like dead rat carcass

But 300$ a month is so good. I’m also in So Cal so it’s about 2,600$ for a two bedroom apartment.
But this place is gross..and it’s only temporary but there’s a lot of maternity homes free of cost that will help me but the thing is they want to take your phone away and car keys classes and living with other women which sucks I like to have my space..

But it would let me save my money while they provide everything. I’m tired of “hustling” weather that means asking for money, stealing food, or using my body to manipulate men :( I feel so trashy and nasty about life. Should I just go to the maternity homes I can stay 2 years as long as I follow there strict rules

Last time I went I didn’t last and ended up homeless because a lady told my toddler to be quiet and I freaked out

Please be kind I’m really broken right now but I love my kids I want to do this for them
I just want a place to come home to and love if. I want a cozy clean house, that smells good. Soft blankets and pillows, clean carpet and my kids room with toys and everything they want while I’m baking in the kitchen :(
I want to live a soft life I am tired


r/whatdoIdo • • 20h ago

I feel deeply betrayed by my husband over several things, many of them involving other women

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He met and was with him ex during a time we were broken up, and not on speaking terms. He told me he didn’t intend to get into a relationship with her, that she threw herself at him, and he didn’t want to reject her. He said he wasn’t fully attracted to her due to her weight, but slept with her to avoid hurting her feelings, and claimed he struggled during it. He told me he broke up with her because he wasn’t over me. He claimed she slandered him and called her crazy. He met his former friend after that online, and then in person. He sent me screenshots of her telling him he was cuter in person. He told me she made advances on him, which he turned down, because he still had feelings for me. All of this occurred when we knew each other online.

He argued with me over not wanting to be sexual, and made me feel pressured to be. I was overweight, which he said he didn’t mind, and I lost weight before we met. He rejected me. He shamed me for trying, and told me he said he wouldn’t be the same way in person. I lost more weight and he came onto me, but it felt forced. I spoke to his ex, who told me he said he’d two time, and he said she was lying to make him look bad. For a year he turned me down frequently and made me feel unwanted. He told me he had OCD about not finding me attractive. He started meds he claimed killed his libido. I spoke to his former friend, who told me he came onto her. She said he spoke to her when she was underage, touched himself on video chats, and badmouthed me.

He said she was the one who touched herself and the rest of it was lies. I lost more weight, and he showed more interest in me, telling me if I looked as I did then whenever we met he would’ve been all over me. He claimed to have low libido still but I caught him looking at porn, which he denied, and then said was to test himself. I started to suspect he was cheating for many reasons, something which he accused me of online. When I began to question him, he called me paranoid and crazy, and turned it around on me saying I was the type to cheat, that I would do so thinking he had. He snooped on my phone but slapped my hand away from his. He questioned me whenever I did any of what he was doing, but called me controlling and abusive for questioning him.

For years this went on, with him acknowledging a lot of what he did was suspicious, but getting angry with me for thinking he had cheated. I never felt good enough. He turned me down in lingerie, and went soft on me, but posted photos of me on here asking other guys would do to me. He briefly spoke sexually to one of them and said it was because he was married, and he wanted to out him. He didn’t touch me during sex, didn’t seem to care about my pleasure, and later told me he feared losing his erection. He told me he felt asexual sometimes and then I’d catch him ogling other women, staring at their backsides, which he denied or had other reasons for. After agreeing it would be wrong to do around me, he defended noticing other attractive women, and said he’s married not dead.

He acted like I said he never could, even when I wasn’t around, and called me controlling and insecure. My ex from online, when I was 13, who I broke up with, and remained friends with for years reached out to me. He demanded I didn’t talk to him, and said it was inappropriate because I had moaned for him, likening it to him speaking to his ex who he knew in person and slept with. I regained weight, and he showed less interest, blaming meds, and telling me it had nothing to do with my weight and never did. But then he repeatedly insulted me during arguments telling me I let myself go, calling me fat and ugly, and saying guys prefer thinner women. He said he didn’t mean it, said it to hurt me, and still found me attractive but his actions suggested otherwise.

He added a female acquaintance, who he said he didn’t know, was married, and that he was never going to talk to. He made me unfriend a longtime male friend he suspected liked me, amongst other things, and I asked him to unfriend her due to the lack of trust. He went off at me, called me controlling, and agreed to do it after an upcoming reunion he told me prior to adding her he wasn’t going to. He said he might go, she’d be there, and would ask why he unfriended her. He said it would be awkward. He didn’t go, but didn’t unfriend her, until I mentioned it again and he went off like before. He reluctantly unfriended her. A month later he not only went off at me again, he contraindicated what he told me about how little he knew her, and when he last saw her.

He eventually told me she wasn’t married, during a conversation about boundaries and opposite sex friendships, in which he called me controlling over my stance which is that I don’t agree with close, new friendships, when in a relationship. He posed a hypothetical scenario of working a job, and a female coworker asking to add him on Facebook, and how it would be awkward to say no. He acted like I said he could never communicate with a female coworker/other women because I didn’t agree with adding them on Facebook, and said there were other places he could do so which were more professional. He then went into defending adding random women as being normal, telling me that other people do it, including his friends.

A random guy asked to add me after that, and I asked if I could, and he said no. He said that agreed with not adding people of the opposite sex. I asked why he told me his female acquaintance was married, when she wasn’t, and he ended up telling me he went on her profile and noticed she was with a different guy. He swore he didn’t like her, wasn’t attracted to her, and called her annoying. Any time I mentioned her, and question his intentions, he’d cuss me out. He admitted to over exaggerating how little he liked his ex so I’d be more likely to take him back. I caught him looking at his former friend’s YouTube channel, and he said he was just curious.

I said perhaps what she told me was true and he denied that, and said she was crazy. He started a class a few years ago. He told me he didn’t interact with the women in the class much or at all. There were things that suggested otherwise which he told me, and interactions with them in group chats, which I questioned since he appeared to be trying to hide it. He went off at me, accusing me of being upset he was talking to women, and calling me insecure. He denied doing something with a woman he said he sat beside, who I hadn’t accused him of doing anything with, and said he’d message her and make me look crazy. I reached for his phone and he twisted my finger. He said he felt accused.

A female classmate mentioned going out to eat with him, when he was with me, and he told her that. Then another female classmate asked if he wanted to ride up to class with her. He didn’t go, said he didn’t want to, but also said it wouldn’t have been inappropriate if he had. He told he had to go somewhere, not that he was with me that day, and that it was a pity as going with her would’ve been a good way to practice. He said he worried he’d make her feel rejected. I asked if he’d be okay with me going up to a class with a male classmate and he said it would depend, that he’d have to trust the guy. He swore everyone in his class knows he’s married, but said some may have forgotten, and for a while he didn’t wear his wedding ring claiming it was too tight.

He has since admitted to having touched himself on video chat with his former friend. He said he didn’t want to tell me because it would suggest the other things she said were true, and they weren’t. He said he felt guilty keeping it from me. Then he minimised, insisting he didn’t lie to me as I said he did, and criticising me for reaching out to her and his ex, calling me psycho. Of course, he expects me to move past that like everything else, though he acknowledged it would further erode trust.


r/whatdoIdo • • 1h ago

Pls help- married never had sex due

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My husband (M 30) and I (F 27) have been married for 3 years. We dated for 6 years. We have an insane history where we rlly rlly had to convince our parents to let us marry each other. We love each other a lot. All our friends are jealous of our relationship. My husband told me like 1 year into us dating that he had couldnt get an erection. I didn’t think much of it cus I was young and didn’t plan on having that level of intimacy at that point. As our relationship progrrsssed, I wanted more physically. He still couldn’t get an erection. He tried taking Viagra but it didn’t work. I went through his phone and saw he was watching porn. I confronted him and he admitted to having a porn addiction since he was 13 and that’s why he couldn’t have sex. We worked through it and I was very understanding. But I kept finding porn in his phone. On instagram, Snapchat, all random apps. We would fight over it. But I eventually thought I got through to him and he stopped. Now, we’re married and we still haven’t had sex. Not once. He doesn’t even rlly try to initiate either. He touches me and stuff, but never initiatives anything sexual. I took him to a Urologist and all his tests come back clear. His phone is clean but I know he’s obviously still watching porn. What do I do? I want to have sex with him. I want to have a baby with him. This is the biggest hurdle in our life and I cry about it to him and he sympathizes but doesn’t say anything. I’ve been so supportive of him and understanding but no improvement. At one point I saw he was uploading my little sisters pics into AI porn generators (she is above 18 but still). He would edit my friend naked. This was 2 years ago but still. We still haven’t had sex. We’re starting IVF to have a baby but idek if I want one at this point. Please help. Am I dumb


r/whatdoIdo • • 1h ago

Slight depression over lost job/new job situation and wife seems unsupportive.

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So, I can’t explain too much about the work because of standard NDA’s and proprietary stuff. But, for the last 7yrs I had an awesome job that made me travel a ton with a really awesome company. There were only a couple dozen of us in the country doing this work, very close knit group. The money was great, even though it was sometimes sporadic and we couldn’t always plan things out because breakdowns/callouts or other things could pop up. I felt proud of everything about my job and it was almost an honor to work there with those people.

Then one of the projects I was on finished (early) and me and a few other guys ended up without work for the foreseeable future. The company tried to keep us going but after a very short time, unless a new contract started up they couldn’t really do much with us and we all either had to quit and move on or retire. I quit and looked for work for 4 months which was pretty stressful mentally and financially and definitely wasn’t a fun time in our household. I’m the sole breadwinner in our family which was never an issue before. Everyday I was scouring the internet and doing interviews or those stupid AI questionnaires that companies use now. Had some decent offers and took a job with a company that I had worked at previously.

Been working there almost a year and the last few months I’ve been doing a ton of OT and getting a bit burnt out but need the money which means a lot more time away from the family. During this last few weeks I’ve been thinking about my old job and kinda realized I never really got to deal with the disappointment of leaving there and the people. I honestly think I’m a bit depressed. I’d say I’m around 85-90% of my normal self if that makes sense.

I told my wife this and she was not very supportive in my eyes. We are usually very good with sharing our thoughts and feelings with no judgement but I was a bit shocked at how quickly she negated my feelings and said multiple times that I had 4months to deal with those feelings and it was “enough time”. But I wasn’t thinking about the old job at all I was searching for the next job and tried to keep a stiff upper lip as it were. She’s going through perimenopause and just started some HRT patches and she admits she’s a bit more snippy than normal. She also is on her own with the kids while I’m gone. But, after our phone call tonight I’m sitting here feeling unheard, unseen, and unsupported.

Any thoughts on this? Am I being a sad sack? Or am I justified? Both?? Thank you.


r/whatdoIdo • • 6h ago

Need help on dealing with a dog that likes to wrestle

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Hi, I'm looking for advice on a situation.

I’m house-sitting for a client with a big German Shepherd, and I’m totally at a loss on how to deal with his wrestling. The second I get down on the floor, whether I’m cleaning up a spill or just picking something up, he sees it as an invitation to play. He’ll lunge at me, grab my waist or hips with his paws, and try to pin me over. It’s not aggressive; he doesn’t actually bite hard, though he does bark, growl, and nip a bit. The problem is, he weighs over 80 pounds, and at 5'1", being pinned by him while I’m trying to work is exhausting.

I’ve tried everything I can think of, but nothing sticks. Shouting NO or DOWN doesn't seem to register for him. If I push him away, he thinks I’m engaging in the wrestle match and gets even more excited. Once he’s got hold of me, I basically have to crawl over to something sturdy to try and pull myself back up, and he follows right along, keeping his paws on me the whole time.

I’m feeling pretty helpless because I’m out of ideas. How do I handle this without being mean? Are there different commands that might work better here? I really want to do a good job while I’m here, so any advice would be a huge help. Feel free to DM.


r/whatdoIdo • • 13h ago

I need some advice, maybe I'm wrong...

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So throwaway because I don't want anyone I know seeing this. I have been with my partner for over 10 years. We have children together. Until recently, we had an apartment together, the only downside aside from renting and not owning, was our kids had to share a bedroom, which sucks because they are getting to that age where they want privacy. My SO's grandfather passed away a few months ago, and my MIL was living with him, caring for him in his home, which is a really nice house. Before he passed away, he approached us and asked if we wanted the house when he passed. His health had started to decline and I think he knew he didn't have too long to live. We agreed, because he doesn't owe much on the mortgage, and the payments are less then what our rent costs. But i did have some worries. (I'll get to those in a second.) The only thing was my SOs mom was gonna continue living there too, which I don't mind at all. We get along, and she's on disability so she can't afford to live on her own, and I wouldn't ask her to. So, on to the worries I had. We have lived on our own for a long time. Like, 8 years, and I want things done my way. I'm picky about things.. And I felt like we were taking a step back moving in with his mom, because she's lived in that house for years now. She wanted us to move out there badly. She was alone for a month or so after her dad passed, and she kept talking about how she couldn't wait for us to move out there, and to finally have more time with her grandkids. She constantly talked about how we could do whatever we wanted, really "make it our home." "She wouldn't even be in our way, she just wanted her little bedroom." I had doubts, because how do I just move in and start taking over someone else's house? But we have kids, so I made it clear that if I agreed and gave up our place, it really wouldn't be an issue to change some stuff around for them. No problem!! Well, we have been out here a couple weeks now, and my kids finally have their own rooms. The house has 3 bedrooms and a fully furnished basement. We made the basement our room, his mom kept her room, and the other bedroom and office were to be turned into bedrooms for our kids. Well, the washer and dryer were in the basement before, but had to be moved into the upstairs office because she can't do stairs anymore. The room the washer and dryer is in, it's small already. It really is small, like barely enough room for a twin bed if we keep the washer and dryer in there. I asked when we moved in if we could move them back downstairs, and I'll gladly carry her laundry up and down the steps and wash her stuff for her just so our youngest could have her own room like her sister does where people aren't invading constantly to do laundry. Also, we were told changes like this wouldn't be a problem. Well, now we can't move it because his mom would rather it stay where it's at "for right now." I already feel like im walking on eggshells trying to figure out what I can and can't do, when this was supposed to be our "first house." I guess I should've known it wasn't gonna be that easy. She also has indoor cats and strays outside she feeds, and we have a dog who is constantly being chased by the cats. I'm venting because I'm frustrated, I feel stuck, and I have no idea how to even make this work. My kid is super disappointed because she thought she'd have her own room like her sister already has, and they've been through a lot the past couple years, and really deserve this, and I feel like im letting them down. I'm considering moving out and getting my own place, but I've only had a part time job and depend on their dad's income, so now I feel super stuck. Maybe there's a solution I'm not seeing? Maybe I'm being selfish. Any input would be great.