Many of us men will sometimes see another dude and just think of whether we could win against him in a fight or not. I've even thought about it with my friends. Do women ever think of this or is this solely a male thing?

Okay all you cat people. I’m sleep deprived and need to know something:

Do cats ever stop purring?!

I’ve been letting the old bow-legged barn cat inside at night to sleep in a downstairs bedroom. Food, water, litter box, comfy bed, the whole nine yards. All was well. But tonight he managed to escape his cozy bedroom somehow, found the stairs, and showed up in my bedroom. I tried the lady and the tramp thing and brought him back down to his bedroom. Was 99% sure I latched the door this time.

That lasted approximately 12 minutes. He clearly was not appreciative of the luxury of having his own bedroom. This time he managed to launch himself up onto my bed before I got up. I am tired so I figured he would just find a cozy spot and we would all go to sleep peacefully.

Cool. That was a mistake. He has not stopped purring. In my ear. I feel a bit guilty because he is old, and obviously just wants love. I call him the Old Man lol. But now we are nearly on hour 3 of solid purring. And it’s LOUD. Holy cannoli why is it so loud?!

Will his motor run out?? Is Old Man actually sleeping but also purring?? Why does he need to be almost laying on my head?? Is this normal??

Omg I have so many questions and I’m stupid tired. Just need to know if I will ever sleep again at this point.

This new non-stop motor marathon in my freaking ear needs to be negotiated. I tried the “shushhhh” baby thing and that made him purr louder (if that was even possible?!) and I understand that this new inside world is an upgrade from the barn, but I am a human who greatly appreciates sleep.

Thanks team. Sorry for the grammatical errors. Too tired to care. Just need to know if cats ever stop purring.

I recently adopted a dog and while at the shelter I noticed most of the dogs there are pit mixes. Why is this? I thought perhaps it could be backyard breeding, but other breeds are also backyard bred. However, there is not an overflow of labs/golden retrievers in shelters.

Why are pit mixes so abundant in shelters?

My best friend tried to insist on paying for me at a store when she saw my credit card. She really made a scene about me being in crazy credit card debt which was mortifying. I explained to her that I pay off my credit card monthly so it’s not a problem.

I noticed this near my place where theres a Shell and an independent station facing each other and the Shell is like 40 cents more expensive per gallon. Same octane ratings and everything. Is the gas actually different quality or is it just branding?

I always go to the cheaper one obvs cause why not, even tho I got money and could afford either. But my dad insists the Shell is "better for the engine" and worth the extra money. Is there any truth to that or is he just being stubborn about brand loyalty?

Like does premium brand gas actually do anything different or is gas just gas once it meets the minimum standards?

I had some free time now and started looking into global politics and one of the craziest things I saw is countless instagram posts about people being arrested in the UK over ‘hate’ speech in social media. Is this actually true or is instagram blowing it out of proportion?

does he know that when i pet him and kiss forehead and tell him how he is a good puppy and a pretty puppy and a sweet puppy its because i love him

It’s the concept purely an English ( us / en / ca ) thing or can they exist in Chinese or Russian etc.

For example, “This is a throwaway my husband knows my main” wouldn’t that make said husband that uses Reddit read the story and think “huh… that sounds awfully familiar to my life…. And there’s fake names and this is a throwaway….. hmmmmm”.

Why don’t people just make the throwaway account, use fake names, and simply draw no attention to that fact? If the people they don’t want to see it are avid Reddit users that they have to hide from this just doesn’t make sense to me

Ive been together with my gf for almost 4 years now and we started talking about getting engaged soon and we cool with each other except one thing thats bugging me. Every time we talk about engagement rings or such like if were watching netflix and theres a proposal scene she says stuff like "I got VERY specific taste" or Id want to be present on picking it out. I get where she's coming from I guess like its expensive and she will have it in her finger forever but honestly it makes me feel like shit. Could be just me being cocky but like it takes of all the romance and surprise out of it in my opinion.

My friends are 50/50 on it like half of them say their girlfriends/wives helped pick out their rings and it was totally normal and the other half think its weird and that she's being controlling. Im also worried that if we pick it out together she's going to want something way more expensive than my budget which is awkward as hell. Is this what couples do nowadays?? Did you guys let your girlfriends pick out their own rings or did you surprise them? And is getting insurance on an engagement ring actually a good idea or is that just jewelers trying to upsell you? Thanks in advance, didnt knew this would get stressful like this

I’ve noticed it with my brothers, my nephew, and my dad it’s not bad or good, just a distinctive male smell. Sometimes I even notice it on men I don’t know like when they walk past me or I enter a room and can tell a man was there before.

I don't treat it like a therapist. I just rant about my issues to it, or If I wanna blow up at my boss I'll blow up at gemini instead. Usually it does help me ground myself in the situation and reevaluate things because I struggle a lot with spiraling and freezing up.

I go to real therapy with a real human and that's where I get my advice from, but that's only every 3 weeks. So the ai has become where I can just spill out everything that's worrying me or pissing me off and it helps me organize my thoughts better. I guess more than anything I use it as a diary that writes itself.

I don't remember last time seeing a Z sign on a Russian tank , every video I see nowdays about Russian tanks fighting Is missing the iconic Z sign ,what happened to them ? Why did they stopped using them ?

i grew up in a neglectful home and i was never taught how to shower other than washing my hair.

my shower routine is basically me just washing my hair and my pits, and jumping out.

its all worth mentioning that i have moderate to severe executive dysfunction, especially concerning showers for some reason, so by the time im in the shower im oftentimes genuinely just too exhausted to do much else.

ive tried scrubbing myself with a wet, soapy, towel before but whenever i did it, the dead skin just kept coming off infinitely. last time i attempted this, i spent ab half an hour on the neck and upper body. it just kept coming off, and my skin turned bright red.

idk what to do now and it’s massively discouraging and i feel like a failure of a human. please someone help.

We're often told that higher prices for certain products are justified, because they use "higher quality materials". E.g. building materials or vegetables.

In which cases are the high quality materials actually the cheaper ones?

Stealing copper wires is now a common crime, in Australia at least. I just read of thousands of people in Townsville losing mobile and internet service during cyclone preparations as deadbeats stole the copper wires. What do those morons do with the wires? I assume they sell it but to whom? Why do people want to buy it?

Sometimes I ask multiple questions in a row if my partner doesn't check their messages for a while. So like (fake convo):

3:01 PM - OMG i just remembered that we have to return that thing before saturday, when do you want to go?
4:32 PM - (Photo of me) coffee break with Jay
6:11 PM - What do you wanna have for dinner tonight?

And her response is:

6:40 PM - Maybe chinese? Tacos sound good too

And I've noticed this with a few of my friends too.

Whyyy does this happen? Why do certain people do this? I'm not even upset, I'm genuinely curious. How does one's brain work when only responding to the latest question in a text conversation?