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My best friend, let's call her "Jessica", was laid off last March when her retail shop temporarily shut down (we're in Los Angeles) and she collected unemployment up until being asked back last October. Since then, she's re-certified every Sunday even though she automatically doesn't qualify for benefits since she always makes more than her weekly base unemployment allotment (either $80 or $90, I can't remember).

But, now that there are 11 weeks of an extra $300 from the EDD, she's certifying and saying that she's unemployed again so she can collect that extra $300, since that's probably what she makes in 2-3 days at her shop. I told her to be careful since she can get audited or caught at any time, but she said that since this pandemic is putting millions out of work, they wouldn't focus their time and energy on stopping one girl from getting an extra few hundred dollars. How can I convince her that this is dangerous stuff and she could be fined or go to prison? Or am I overreacting? Are other people working the system this way?

My boyfriend is OBSESSED with cheese and I think a subscription box would be a cute Christmas gift idea. I've Googled endlessly but I have yet to find a company that doesn't have any negative reviews. Which ones do you recommend? Preferably ones that are just cheese and not with accompanying meats or snacks, but jams/spreads are okay. Bonus points if it's international or even just European. Thank you!

My mom and I had a tuna salad last night when we met up for an early dinner and we both got sick, I found out this morning. But last night, after my boyfriend and I had sex, I went to the bathroom to shower and it hit me so, so hard. Ended up throwing up on the bath mat, the floor, and back in his bed a little. He said I was hunched over and shivering and barely responsive because I was so sick. This morning, I feel pretty good and he had already thrown everything in the washer.

He’s actually been calm and smiley this morning, cracking stupid jokes and reassuring me not to overthink it. But I can’t help it, I feel so absolutely mortified. I’ve never been sick in front of a boyfriend like that, let alone to the point that I needed assistance. Thankfully we've been together for over a year because I don't know how he would've reacted to this 9-10 months ago.Has taking care of someone’s grossness who was sick ever changed your perception of them?

I'm a young guy and I don't normally get skin tags or warts at all, but I had this one very skin-tag looking growth on my perineum just an inch or two above my anus that grew to be about 4-5mm in length. Not huge but big enough that it got in the way while I was wiping once and I made it bleed. Thinking frantically, I got some (sanitized) nail clippers and clipped the growth off. After bleeding profusely and being bandaged up for a few days, it was fine, but now 2 weeks later, it's back to its prior size. What can I do to stop it from growing?

I'm 25 and I've been very serious with my boyfriend ever since we met about eight months ago. The only thing is, he's never told me his age. Someone guessed that he was 29 and he giggled and now it's become a running joke. He once told me, "one day, I'll tell you how old I am" with a cheeky wink, and then when we were at the supermarket buying wine and the cashier asked for his date of birth, he looked at me, nervously laughed and said "go over there for a second" so I wasn't within ear shot of him saying his age...

And one time I tried to get the truth out of him by saying that he told me once that he's the same age as our friend "Justin" (who's actually a month younger than him) and he said "I would never, ever say that. I'm not the same age as that old queen." So it's clearly a big insecurity of his.How do I tell him, without sounding rude or accusatory, that ummm, dude. I googled your name before our first date, so I've known you are 42 even before I met you in person? We get along amazingly and have never, ever had an argument. This is the only thing that annoys me about him. I've told him countless times that age doesn't matter to me.

I'm 25 and I've been very serious with my boyfriend ever since we met about eight months ago. The only thing is, he's never told me his age. Someone guessed that he was 29 and he giggled and now it's become a running joke. He once told me, "one day, I'll tell you how old I am" with a cheeky wink, and then when we were at the supermarket buying wine and the cashier asked for his date of birth, he looked at me, nervously laughed and said "go over there for a second" so I wasn't within ear shot of him saying his age...

And one time I tried to get the truth out of him by saying that he told me once that he's the same age as our friend "Justin" (who's actually a month younger than him) and he said "I would never, ever say that. I'm not the same age as that old queen." So it's clearly a big insecurity of his.How do I tell him, without sounding rude or accusatory, that ummm, dude. I googled your name before our first date, so I've known you are 42 even before I met you in person? We get along amazingly and have never, ever had an argument. This is the only thing that annoys me about him. I've told him countless times that age doesn't matter to me.

I'm a young guy and I don't normally get skin tags or warts at all, but I had this one very skin-tag looking growth on my perineum just an inch or two above my anus that grew to be about 4-5mm in length. Not huge but big enough that it got in the way while I was wiping once and I made it bleed. Thinking frantically, I got some (sanitized) nail clippers and clipped the growth off. After bleeding profusely and being bandaged up for a few days, it was fine, but now 2 weeks later, it's back to its prior size. What can I do to stop it from growing?

I'm a young guy and I don't normally get skin tags or warts at all, but I had this one very skin-tag looking growth on my perineum just an inch or two above my anus that grew to be about 4-5mm in length. Not huge but big enough that it got in the way while I was wiping once and I made it bleed. Thinking frantically, I got some (sanitized) nail clippers and clipped the growth off. After bleeding profusely and being bandaged up for a few days, it was fine, but now 2 weeks later, it's back to its prior size. What can I do to stop it from growing?

I'm 27 and I've been very serious with my boyfriend ever since we met about eight months ago. The only thing is, he's never told me his age. Someone guessed that he was 29 and he giggled and now it's become a running joke. He once told me, "one day, I'll tell you how old I am" with a cheeky wink, and then when we were at the supermarket buying wine and the cashier asked for his date of birth, he looked at me, nervously laughed and said "go over there for a second" so I wasn't within ear shot of him saying his age...

How do I tell him, without sounding rude or accusatory, that ummm, dude. I googled your name before our first date, so I've known you are 42 even before I met you in person? We get along amazingly and have never, ever had an argument. This is the only thing that annoys me about him. I've told him countless times that age doesn't matter to me.

I'm 27 and I've been very serious with my boyfriend ever since we met about eight months ago. The only thing is, he's never told me his age. Someone guessed that he was 29 and he giggled and now it's become a running joke. He once told me, "one day, I'll tell you how old I am" with a cheeky wink, and then when we were at the supermarket buying wine and the cashier asked for his date of birth, he looked at me, nervously laughed and said "go over there for a second" so I wasn't within ear shot of him saying his age...

How do I tell him, without sounding rude or accusatory, that ummm, dude. I googled your name before our first date, so I've known you are 42 even before I met you in person? We get along amazingly and have never, ever had an argument. This is the only thing that annoys me about him.

I've been with my boyfriend for 9 months and I'm maybe the happiest I've ever been, but two of our favorite things to do -- especially in these quarantine days -- are eating everything and drinking a lot of wine. Cream-filled coffee in the morning, bagels, cream cheese, slices of cheese, chips, all of it. I've gained eight pounds since Christmas which isn't soooo much but enough that I see a negative difference, and he's certainly gained that much if not more. It's not harming my attraction to him that much, but I want us both to be better.

I've been eating healthily this week while he's visiting him mom, and I've already los two pounds. When he comes back, I want us to eat WAY more vegetables and have less fat and dairy, but how do I suggest that, or cook that way, without sounding like I'm saying "hint hint nudge nudge, you could lose a few pounds"? Thanks, guys!

I've been with my boyfriend for 9 months and I'm maybe the happiest I've ever been, but two of our favorite things to do -- especially in these quarantine days -- are eating everything and drinking a lot of wine. Cream-filled coffee in the morning, bagels, cream cheese, slices of cheese, chips, all of it. I've gained eight pounds since Christmas which isn't soooo much but enough that I see a negative difference, and he's certainly gained that much if not more. It's not harming my attraction to him that much, but I want us both to be better.

I've been eating healthily this week while he's visiting him mom, and I've already los two pounds. When he comes back, I want us to eat WAY more vegetables and have less fat and dairy, but how do I suggest that, or cook that way, without sounding like I'm saying "hint hint nudge nudge, you could lose a few pounds"? Thanks, guys!

I've had this issue for weeks now and even Genius Bar didn't know what to do. When I try to sync music to my phone, whether through a wifi or cable connected sync, the wheel gets stuck with a tiny sliver of it unfinished and I get the error "The iPhone “iPhone XR” could not be synced because the sync session failed to finish." When I check my phone, not only is the music I'm trying to sync to my phone greyed out with the message "this song is not currently available in your country or region", but it sync with incorrect artwork that I already have (ex: I tried to sync a new rock album to my phone but on my phone, that album has the cover art of a folk album I've had on my computer for years).

What can I do to listen to my recently downloaded music on my phone again? I've tried restarting both my computer and phone with no such luck. Thank you!

My boyfriend of about 5 months just left for Australia for about 2 weeks and I was an embarrassing mess. I cried saying goodbye to him, I cried trying to go to sleep last night, and I've cried a few times today. I want him to have fun and not be bombarded by texts from me or ever think that I'm being needy, but I also already miss him so so so much. It feels like a giant piece of me is gone for 15 days and I don't know how to handle it. Today's gone by so incredibly slow and if it's like that for the next 14 days, I don't know what I'll do. Is there anything I can do to make myself feel better right now?

My boyfriend of about 5 months just left for Australia for about 2 weeks and I was an embarrassing mess. I cried saying goodbye to him, I cried trying to go to sleep last night, and I've cried a few times today. I want him to have fun and not be bombarded by texts from me or ever think that I'm being needy, but I also already miss him so so so much. It feels like a giant piece of me is gone for 15 days and I don't know how to handle it. Today's gone by so incredibly slow and if it's like that for the next 14 days, I don't know what I'll do. Is there anything I can do to make myself feel better right now?

My boyfriend of about 5 months just left for Australia for about 2 weeks and I was an embarrassing mess. I cried saying goodbye to him, I cried trying to go to sleep last night, and I've cried a few times today. I want him to have fun and not be bombarded by texts from me or ever think that I'm being needy, but I also already miss him so so so much. It feels like a giant piece of me is gone for 15 days and I don't know how to handle it. Today's gone by so incredibly slow and if it's like that for the next 14 days, I don't know what I'll do. Is there anything I can do to make myself feel better right now?

My boyfriend of about 5 months just left for Australia for about 2 weeks and I was an embarrassing mess. I cried saying goodbye to him, I cried trying to go to sleep last night, and I've cried a few times today. I want him to have fun and not be bombarded by texts from me or ever think that I'm being needy, but I also already miss him so so so much. It feels like a giant piece of me is gone for 15 days and I don't know how to handle it. Today's gone by so incredibly slow and if it's like that for the next 14 days, I don't know what I'll do. Is there anything I can do to make myself feel better right now?

My boyfriend of about 5 months just left for Australia for about 2 weeks and I was an embarrassing mess. I cried saying goodbye to him, I cried trying to go to sleep last night, and I've cried a few times today. I want him to have fun and not be bombarded by texts from me or ever think that I'm being needy, but I also already miss him so so so much. It feels like a giant piece of me is gone for 15 days and I don't know how to handle it. Today's gone by so incredibly slow and if it's like that for the next 14 days, I don't know what I'll do. Is there anything I can do to make myself feel better right now?

My boyfriend of about 5 months just left for Australia for about 2 weeks and I was an embarrassing mess. I cried saying goodbye to him, I cried trying to go to sleep last night, and I've cried a few times today. I want him to have fun and not be bombarded by texts from me or ever think that I'm being needy, but I also already miss him so so so much. It feels like a giant piece of me is gone for 15 days and I don't know how to handle it. Today's gone by so incredibly slow and if it's like that for the next 14 days, I don't know what I'll do. Is there anything I can do to make myself feel better right now?

I got a brand new XR yesterday and I was filling it with my iCloud data when I got a popup message saying "Sign into iTunes store. Entire the password for your Apple ID: " but it was a random email address that I d never heard of. I clicked cancel, then it happened again, and again, and again at least 100 times.

I have some music on my iTunes that was illegally obtained (someone else bought it and then uploaded it) and I then realized that these emails were the emails of the people who bought these songs/albums and uploaded them for free download. After 10 minutes or so, the popups stopped only to happen again this afternoon and now again in the early evening. I know it s not ethical but I have so much music in my iTunes from these emails, so is there any way to stop these popups without deleting my music? Thank you so, so much.