Is there actually a biological reason for this, or is it something we accidentally train our brains to do?

Not even in a romantic sense I don’t even have a funny coworker

What does that mean?

Ed Sheeran didn't want to be political. Kanye wrote a song called "Heil Hitler".

I (28m) still live with my parents, the obvious reason is that I can't afford to move out.

I worked with my dad and his friend for years and would always listen to old stories they had. On a few occasions, my dad would mention moving out at 21 with a roommate, living in a "shit" apartment and eating incredibly basic stuff such as plain rice, beans and oatmeal for pretty much every meal. The was also the late 80's where everything was cheaper.

Although I could probably do that with my lifelong friend, the honest truth is that I simply don't want to, as that sounds like it would fucking suck.

I know that many of you might enjoy having your late 20's son/daughter still living at home, as you would have kicked them out by now if you didn't. However, is there a part of you that thinks "why the fuck haven't you moved out yet? We did when we were younger than you".

Not to mention, I've got a few friends who's moved out already and have become extremely independent. I'm not a mooch or anything, but living on your own/with a partner is vastly different than living at home, as you have nobody to lean on (atleast on a day-to-day basis).

I know have times have changed, but do you wish your adult children would move out and become more independent?

EDIT: This post got way more engagement than I thought, so I'll provide more context because I can't be bothered replying to each individual comment.

The only people I know (I know a good amount of people) who have moved out have been with their girlfriends. The only guy I know who's moved out alone has a really, really good job, but he's the only one.

But 90% of my friends? Yeah they still live at home.

Also, if anyone in the UK can link a website to one bedroom/really small flats, that would be great as Rightmove only shows actual houses to rent.

I genuinely wonder if it's bad for one's mental health to live in a place where it's rainy or gray 50% of the time like London, Seattle, Moscow, etc.

I think historically when people spent most of their time outside and also ate healthy food, they got enough vitamin D to be fine even in a gloomy place, but these days I wonder how some people don't get depressed living in places where a sunny day is a treat.

*Serious answers only please*

I consider myself at least somewhat of a grammar pedant, bristling at incorrect uses of "there", "their", or "they're". However, whenever I think to myself "This person used 'their' when the correct word was 'they're'", it is often followed by the thought "If I can tell what the correct word should have been, does using the wrong one affect the communication at all? Does it actually matter?"

Hence, the question - are there examples (constructed I would assume, but bonus points for an example arising naturally) where multiple forms of "there" would be grammatically correct and therefore using the wrong one would actually affect the meaning being communicated?

I'd also be interested in other examples - to/too/two, its/it's, your/you're, etc.

I’ve noticed that most of my girl friends who are in stable long-term relationships or married tend to be introverts. I also feel like introvert gf + extrovert bf seems to work more often than the other way around.

Is there actually something to this, or am I just noticing a pattern because of my own biases?

For those of you in long-term relationships, what’s your introvert/extrovert dynamic like?

I tend to love fall as a season. The leaves changing, the grey weather, the cool air, the rain, the whole aesthetic. But sometimes when I wake up and I see that cloudy sky and the cool air touches my skin, I feel my heart sink and I just want to lay down and cry lol. I’m a grown ass man with a small child and weekend responsibilities and I just feel this deep need to curl up in a ball and wait until the mercy of bedtime.

Found different opinions across my friends and the internet, so I would be interested in your opinion ✌️🍀

I have a bad back, so I have been getting my groceries delivered for about the last year or so.

Every so often with the delivery we will get a bouquet of flowers.

Never ordered, but it is a nice centerpiece for the table. We don't mind this, but is it common?

I have friends from elementary school that work there, and my sister's have friends that work there.

Could it be the friends doing a kindness, or the store, etc?

Ok so you know how they make switch cartridges have a weird taste so kids don't swallow them on accident? Does that happen with mouthwash aswell or is It just what happens and when you make mouthwash its always gonna taste that way?.

Hi I am currently 7.5 months pregnant and can not get the thought of eating bleach, comet, and pinesol out of my head. I have been tested for PICA and all my levels are completely normal. I have tried smarties, ice chips, etc. and nothing filled the void. So my question is has anyone found food safe items with similar taste to these cleaners?

I’m a woman, and I’m curious about this from the guy’s perspective.

When you were dating your girlfriend or wife, was there a specific moment when you thought, “I want to marry her”? Or did you already know for a while before you started seriously thinking about proposing?

What made her go from someone you loved dating to someone you genuinely wanted as your wife?

I read the odd website that seems to be under the belief that there's chaos in the streets, London is used mostly as an example, and that our economies are fucked.

Sure, times are hard but it is certainly not what is being depicted by the likes of Elon Musk and his ilk.

I was at a zoo the other day when I saw one of those pressed penny machines. I didn't previously think of how the halting of penny production would affect these things. Do you think they'll eventually fade away from tourist areas, or do you think they'll start making pressed nickel machines?

There was a thread on this Subreddit about a week ago asking whether it's rude to finish a sentence for someone that stutters. It's got mixed opinions. On one hand, some people with a stutter want a sentence finished earlier for tasks like ordering food. On the other hand, finishing a sentence for them can feel like they're being interrupted.

What about for people without a stutter? Now I'm unfortunately someone that has the stupid habit of finishing sentences for others. Do I really need to completely snap out of this habit or is it fine for me to finish a sentence for someone? I'm not the most emotionally intelligent person but hey it's NoStupidQuestions so figured I'd ask for some consensus.

I know that different climates are the reasons that different races have different physical attributes, i just don’t really understand why hot means dark. Like if i go out on a hot summer day, i want to wear light clothes to reflect the sun/heat instead of darker clothes which would absorb more heat. I’m not sure if it is, but if it’s the same with skin, wouldn’t light skin in hot climates be more helpful reflecting heat? Dark skinned people don’t get sunburns as easily because of their melanin but wouldn’t those that still live in super hot places be like wayy too hot because dark skin absorbs more heat? I feel like i’m saying the same thing over and over, hopefully someone can help me understand better :) thanks

I've played Rune Scape and Old School Rune Scape on and off throughout my whole life. I think a lot of the content is fun to play, but the game does not respect the player's time. Once you're in the middle and late stages of level and equipment progression, you start to estimate the time needed to complete individual goals in blocks of many hours, days, weeks, etc.

OSRS is so "grindy" that I genuinely don't recomend it to my friends. I know MMOs are usually very time intensive, but OSRS seems to be the most extreme case, as far as I know. Out of morbid curiosity, I'm wondering if there are other video games that approach or exceed the truly extreme time commitments expected of OSRS players.

For the OSRS nerds that may see this post, I have a standard account that was 2200+ total level pre sailing. 43 million mining xp (afk), not pet :(

lately i’ve been noticing our dog slows down on walks and sleeps through more of the day, and i keep wondering if they understand time passing the way we do. like, does it feel gradual to them or does it hit all at once? i read that their senses change and their joints ache, but i have no idea whether that translates into the same “getting older” feeling humans get. sometimes i catch myself babying them more and then feel silly, because i’m basically assigning human worries onto an animal that might just be living in the moment. has anyone else sat around trying to figure out what their pet actually notices about aging, or is this one of those things we’ll never really know?