Month: May 2024

In a year that has already been full of new albums from major stars, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard And Soft was one of the most anticipated. It’s out now, and while it’s widely known that Eilish and her brother Finneas are the primary creative team behind her music, they’re ultimately not the only two people who worked on the album.

So, check out the track-by-track credits for Hit Me Hard And Soft (via Apple Music) below.

1. “Skinny”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel
Amy Schroder: violin
Andrew Marshall: drums, percussion
Andrew Yee: cello
Domenic Salerni: violin
Nathan Schram: viola

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: songwriter
Finneas: songwriter, string arranger

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer, editing engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: assistant mixing engineer
Dale Becker: mastering engineer
Katie Harvey: assistant mastering engineer
Noah McCorkle: assistant mastering engineer

2. “Lunch”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: songwriter
Finneas: songwriter

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: assistant mixing engineer
Dale Becker: mastering engineer
Katie Harvey: assistant mastering engineer
Noah McCorkle: assistant mastering engineer

3. “Chihiro”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: composer
Finneas: composer

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: mixing engineer

4. “Birds Of A Feather”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: composer
Finneas: composer

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: mixing engineer

5. “Wildflower”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: composer
Finneas: composer

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: mixing engineer

6. “The Greatest”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel
Amy Schroder: violin
Andrew Marshall: drums, percussion
Andrew Yee: cello
Domenic Salerni: violin
Nathan Schram: viola

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: composer
Finneas: composer, string arranger

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer, editing engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: mixing engineer

7. “L’amour De Ma Vie”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: composer
Finneas: composer

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: mixing engineer

8. “The Diner”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: songwriter
Finneas: songwriter

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer, editing engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: assistant mixing engineer
Dale Becker: mastering engineer
Katie Harvey: assistant mastering engineer
Noah McCorkle: assistant mastering engineer

9. “Bittersuite”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: songwriter
Finneas: songwriter

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer, editing engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: assistant mixing engineer
Dale Becker: mastering engineer
Katie Harvey: assistant mastering engineer
Noah McCorkle: assistant mastering engineer

10. “Blue”

Performing artists
Billie Eilish: vocals, keyboards
Finneas: programming, synthesizer, bass, vocals, percussion, guitar, keyboards, drums, glockenspiel
Amy Schroder: violin
Andrew Marshall: drums, percussion
Andrew Yee: cello
Domenic Salerni: violin
Nathan Schram: viola

Composition and lyrics
Billie Eilish: composer
Finneas: composer, string arranger

Production and engineering
Billie Eilish: editing engineer
Finneas: producer, vocal recording engineer
Aron Forbes: mixing engineer
Jon Castelli: mixing engineer
Brad Lauchert: mixing engineer

Saweetie is always going to give us something fun, something for the summertime, and something for the girls to get ready and party to. Tonight (May 17), she has shared her new single, “Nani,” a pretty girl anthem celebrating herself and the embracing the sisterly love around her.

On the breezy track, Saweetie is ready to tear up the night, and she isn’t going to call it quotes early. She plans to take it to the “Plane, sprinter, glam, to the club, backdoor section, shots, another club /Two shows, one night,” as she notes on the song’s pre-hook.

“‘Nani’ is a record about empowering yourself to walk through any room you enter feeling beautiful, confident and unstoppable,” said Saweetie in the statement. “Commit to the work, get the bag and have fun doing it!”

In the song’s accompanying video, Saweetie is seen throwing a fun pool party for her girls, before leveling it up and taking it to the bar and the club.

We can always rely on Saweetie for a confident, feel-good hit. In recent months, we’ve seen her star in guest roles on show’s like BMF and serve as a mentor on The Voice. As she’s seemingly been everywhere on-screen, we’ll likely hear “Nani” everywhere this summer.

You can see the video for “Nani” above.

Billie Eilish’s new album, Hit Me Hard And Soft has everyone talking. Her third album features some of her most raw, poignant songwriting to date. But even with her brutal honesty and storytelling, Eilish still knows how to leave fans guessing.

On one of the album’s standout tracks, “The Diner,” Eilish sets a harrowing scene, stopping at nothing to end up in the arms of the one she loves. But fans notice at the end of the song, Eilish lists out a mysterious phone number, leading us to wonder what it all means.

What is the phone number Billie Eilish reads on ‘The Diner?’

The number Eilish reads is (310) 807-3956. The 310 area code is connected to Los Angeles, where Eilish was born and raised.

When fans dial the number, they are connected to a voice recording of Eilish, in which, she says “Hey, hey? Wait, I can’t hear you…Hello, hello? Hold on, let me call you back.”

When fans add the number to their WhatsApp contact list, they are able to sign up to receive messages and updates from Eilish.

It is unclear if the number originally belonged to friend or former lover of Eilish before setting it up as a fan line.

You can listen to “The Diner” above.

Hit Me Hard And Soft is out now via Darkroom/Interscope Records. Find more information here.

Billie Eilish is back. Tonight (May 17), she has shared her much-anticipated third studio album, Hit Me Hard And Soft. Though Eilish has previewed the album in recent weeks — at Coachella, at listening parties, and most recently, in the season three teaser for Netflix’s Heartstopper — this is the first time many of us are getting to listen to the album in full.

Sure to be one of the album’s most talked about songs is the steamy “Lunch,” on which, Eilish can’t shake off a feeling. Though Eilish has never been one to shy away from her sexuality in her music, “Lunch” is one of her first songs on which she is undeniably happy exploring her queer identity.

“​​I could eat that girl for lunch / Yeah, she dances on my tongue / Tastes like she might be the one / And I could never get enough / I could buy her so much stuff / It’s a cravin’, not a crush,” Eilish sings on the song’s chorus.

“Lunch” is a refreshing sapphic track that doesn’t hide behind complex metaphors, but rather, vocalizes its needs with fervor and pride. Perhaps most notably with the line “I want to get her off.”

You can listen to “Lunch” above.

Hit Me Hard And Soft is out now via Darkroom/Interscope Records. Find more information here.

Billie Eilish’s new album, Hit Me Hard And Soft is here — and boy, is it a gut punch? On her third album, Eilish is all grown up, and more painfully self-aware than ever. Though Hit Me Hard And Soft features Eilish finding beauty through all the chaos, she always wears her heart on her sleeve, detailing the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight.

The album’s opening track, “Skinny,” features some of Eilish’s most raw songwriting to date.

On “Skinny,” Eilish details her struggles with body dysmorphia, and battles people’s idealized image of her. However, at this point of her life and her career, she has never had more love for herself.

“Twenty-one took a lifetime / People say I look happy / Just because I got skinny / But the old me is still me / And maybe the real me and I think she’s pretty,” Eilish sings on the song’s opening verse.

Like any person of her notoriety and stature, Eilish is often the subject of internet gossip and fodder. But at 22, she’s come to realize this is simply part of the gig.

“The internet is hungry for the meatest / kinda funny that somebody’s gotta feed it,” she sings.

You can listen to “Skinny” above.

Hit Me Hard And Soft is out now via Darkroom/Interscope Records. Find more information here.

It’s been two years since Latto dropped her sophomore album, 777. The album boasted hits like “Sunshine,” “Sleep Sleep,” and “Big Energy.” As one can imagine, fans are eager for new music.

Latto has released several standalone singles while we wait for her new album, including “Put It On Da Floor,” “Lottery,” and “FTCU.” However, it seems like none of these songs will appear on her hotly anticipated third album.

Today (May 16), a fan took to Twitter to categorize Latto’s songs into three categories — Rap Latto, R&B Latto, and Pop Latto. They asked fans which of these categories of Latto they would prefer an album from, which caught the attention of the rapper herself.

“All these songs suck Album otw & it will be washing these,” Latto said in a quote tweet.

Outside of music, Latto has been keeping busy. She recently appeared at the Chicago Sky and Dallas Wings’ season-opener to support Angel Reese in her WNBA debut. She has also guest starred on shows like Grownish and has been working with Just Eat and Wing Stop on marketing campaigns.

But as Latto’s star continues to rise, people are dying to hear new music from her. And it looks like her promising third album may be arriving sooner rather than later.

After Nikola Jokic put forth one of the best games of his career in Game 5, the Nuggets looked primed to punch a ticket to another Western Conference Finals. Denver had seemingly cracked the code on both ends of the floor against the Timberwolves to win three straight, and not many outside of Minneapolis were picking the Wolves to force a Game 7.

However, an inspired effort from Minnesota sent the series back to Denver for a winner-take-all game, thanks to an utterly dominant showing from the Wolves in a 115-70 win.

It did not look like it was going to be that kind of night in the first few minutes. The Nuggets jumped out to a quick 9-2 lead to force a timeout from Minnesota, and things were tense in the Target Center.

But whatever was said in that timeout locked Minnesota into the right mindset and they came out and blitzed the Nuggets, going on a 27-2 run to take control of the game — and they would never look back.

The Wolves were getting incredible performances up and down the roster on Thursday night, but as is typically the case when Minnesota is at their best, they followed the lead of their young superstar Anthony Edwards, who finished the night with 27 points.

While Karl-Anthony Towns had a terrific night on the glass and was much better defensively, the support for Edwards offensively came from Jaden McDaniels, as he was lethal shooting the ball and attacking the rim, finishing with 21 points.

On the other end, the Nuggets were simply unable to pry the lid off of the basket. Minnesota was relentless with sending doubles at Jokic, and coupled that with crisp rotations on the backside to smother Denver’s perimeter players with length. The result was a horrendous shooting performance from the Nuggets, as they simply could not buy a bucket. Denver shot 30.2 percent from the field, with Minnesota walling off the paint and daring Denver to beat them from three, which they simply could not, hitting just 19.4 percent from deep on 36 attempts.

The main culprit for Denver’s woes was Jamal Murray, as he could not force the Wolves to pull any of their attention away from Jokic, going just 4-of-18 from the field. He certainly wasn’t alone in shooting struggles, as Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were a combined 5-of-14, and the bench didn’t score their first points until the fourth quarter. Denver made a brief second quarter push, but they just never had anything for Minnesota on either end. With over 9 minutes to go in the fourth and facing a 30-point deficit, Michael Malone pulled the plug and emptied the bench. Shortly after, Minnesota did the same and Anthony Edwards let the crowd know where they were headed.

The defensive performance of Minnesota was truly sensational, and the Nuggets will have a couple days to regroup adn figure out what they’ll need to do to have more success on Sunday. That starts with hitting open looks and getting more out of Murray, but they can’t simply bank on hitting more threes and have to get back to their identity of attacking the paint.

The Wolves, meanwhile, will finally feel like they have their legs back under them after three tough outings in a row, and will be thinking about picking up their third road win of the series. Game 7 will be Sunday, with the time still TBD, and as Zaza always says there will be nothing easy.

Sabrina Carpenter has the song of the summer on her hands. Last month, the pop hitmaker dropped her single, “Espresso,” which has taken the world by storm. Carpenter is set to perform on Saturday Night Live this Saturday (May 18) for the season 49 finale, and she’s sure to slay with her catchy bops.

Her songs are so fun, even SNL cast member Bowen Yang and this week’s guest host Jake Gyllenhall cant get them out of their heads.

“Sabrina, your song is stuck in my head,” says Yang in a promo for this week’s episode.

“Oh, thank you Bowen,” says Carpenter.

Yang then proceeds to sing a song that doesn’t seem to be by Carpenter.

“Summertime’s coming, everybody’s in their board shorts,” Yang sings.

“Oh, that’s not my song, I don’t think,” says Carpenter.

Yang continues, singing his made up song. Seemingly having taken notes from Carpenter on how to craft a pop hit, even Carpenter can’t deny Bowen’s songwriting prowess.

“Wait, that’s acutally really good,” she says.

“Board shorts summer!,” shout Yang, Carpenter, and Gyllenhall in unison.

You can watch the promo above.

Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. EST on NBC. Episodes are also available to stream on Peacock.

Men sometimes get labeled as the gender more likely to keep secrets for selfish, manipulative purposes. But just as often, men might keep certain things to themselves due to the effects of gender norms: wanting to hide insecurities to appear strong for their families, hoping to shield their partners from hurt, not feeling safe to show emotion, and so on.

Reddit user Teen_dream91 recently asked: “What, if anything, are you unable or unwilling to share fully openly and honestly about yourself with your spouse?” and the answers are a prime example of this.

These long kept secrets—some hilarious, others heartbreaking—a rare candid glimpse into exactly what many men feel compelled to keep bottled up inside.

Check them out below:

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“I keep the ceiling fan on at night because she farts in her sleep and it’s so bad it wakes me up.” JackassWhisperer

“When I go grocery shopping, i often buy a fresh rotisserie chicken thigh for myself, and wolf it down on a parkbench on my way home like a homeless caveman. I have no idea why, but it’s my little me-time ritual.” –Sternsson

“My self-doubt is something I conceal. I strive to be her rock and revealing my vulnerabilities seems counterproductive.” –AdhesivenessGlass978

“When she asks to go out with her girlfriends or away on an overnight with some friends, she thinks I’m upset I’m not included. In reality, I’m praising the lord for a day or two alone.” Bobo_Baggins03x

“While I love my spouse deeply, I struggle to fully share my childhood traumas. The memories are painful and sometimes I feel like shielding her from that darkness.” Slight_Policy3133

“My child (18 months) is legitimately well behaved, compliant, and enjoyable to be around when she’s not in the home and it’s just he and I. When she’s around he’s combative, whiney, rude, and a little terror.” D00deitstyler

“Deep down, I really just want to be lazy.I don’t want to go to work, or cook that much, or change the bedding every week, or find part time income streams… Like, in my heart, I just want to lounge about, get a bit drunk and read books or watch youtube videos. I do as much as possible so that she’s comfortable and happy but don’t want to admit that I don’t really WANT to do anything useful.” –LeutzschAKS

“The sheer amount of stress I’m under. I do share, but I can’t articulate how bad it is.” –Herald_of_dooom

“Sometimes the things she says to me in arguments break my heart.” –justVinnyZee

“I served in Iraq and lost my leg. As a result I have severe PTSD…A couple of years after I got out I met my wife. She is an Iraqi Lady and has helped me through the best and worst times. She’s given me beautiful children and a reason to carry on. However…her parents moved from Iraq before she was born. Every time I go to her parents house or there is a wedding on her side of the family I attend whilst suffering in silence. Sweaty palms, heart palpitations, shredding feeling where my leg was etc. It drove me to be extremely disrespectful by secretly carrying a hip flask with spirits and cocaine in as it just took the edge off and made it all manageable. Her parents are extremely religious and alcohol and drugs of any kind are heavily frowned upon and banned from the house.The worst is going to her parents house as so much of the decorations reminds me of the house I got dragged into after stepping on an IED. I keep this hidden because what can I do? Make her choose between family and me? Absolutely not. Prevent my kids from having grandparents and extended family? Absolutely not. My mental health and my foolish decisions at 16 are not going to be any form of potential wedge.” –Greenlid_42

“That I sometimes buy $20 scratchers when I do the shopping and occasionally throw $60 at large Powerball/MegaMillions jackpots even tho I publicly say ‘lotteries are a tax on people who are bad at math.’ I do this because I like to dream of a day we don’t have to work and we can follow our passions.” –wembley

“The fact that she wont let me put any of my hobby stuff (mostly miniatures and random knickknacks) in our shared spaces without it being in an approved location, meanwhile the entire house is her canvas for her aesthetic. Makes me feel really lonely and small sometimes and like she doesn’t care. It’s been a topic of conversation, she just doesn’t get that delegating me a tiny shelf in her curio isn’t the same as letting me actually decorate some.” –Kimblethedwarf

“That she is bad at taking criticism, even about the most minor of things. And even saying so is itself a form of criticism she cannot handle. And this has very much hindered our ability to talk to each other.” Aechzen

“I keep my regrets from her. I worry she’ll think less of me if she knew all my past mistakes.” Suspicious-Factor362

“Literally anything that isn’t within the realm of her personal interests. Otherwise, she makes it clear that she’s not really interested in what interests me. Sometimes I do, because I can’t keep everything to myself forever, but it just feels like I’m a child bothering their parents talking about how cool their toys are.” ChefBillyGoat

“I’m scared of not being able to provide a half decent life for her and my kids. Life’s getting so expensive and challenging.” Arent_they_all

“Sometimes, the food she cooks isn’t great. I will never tell her this because she goes out of her way to cook, and I’m not ungrateful. I can live with bad food that night over her getting upset.” –CaptainAwesome0912

“That if I speak to her the same way she speaks to me she would probably spend her whole day in tears. It’s definitely a case of “familiarity breeds contempt” as she does not speak to any of her friends like this (who come over to help with furniture moving, for example), and occasionally it comes out with her family, but the unfettered torrent of complaints and abuse is reserved only for me, regardless of what I do. It’s like she looks for imperfections and mistakes just to point them out.” –MusicusTitanicus

“How sad I am that my life isn’t a grand adventure but a series of choices i made in order to be able to form and provide for a family…I know there’s adventure and excitement to be had still, but I wanted to continue my family line. And dearly love my family. Anything available in that vein will come at cost to my wife and children. So I’m stuck playing rise through the ranks, build the better mouse trap and look good to the suites for another raise or step up the ladder. It’s going well, but as it goes well it feels more hollow. I could become head honcho, or start my own enterprise and find massive success, it’d still all been to just provide. Collecting wealth is such a boring pursuit, I hate our society.” BodyRevolutionary167

“I let the kids play Roblox beyond their allowed time.” –chelhydra

“She’s always in the way. If she’s in the kitchen when I’m cooking, she’s always standing in front of the next place I need to be. If I’m working outside, she’s always in the next place I’m going to go. If I’m fixing something, she’s always standing right in front of whatever I’m going to be working on next. If I’m trying to leave a room, she’s always in the doorway. I realize she wants to spend time with me, but I really wish she’d just get out of the way when I’m doing something.” –Lonecoon

“That when I’m not with her, I put ketchup on my hot dogs.” –bipolarcyclops

Men sometimes get labeled as the gender more likely to keep secrets for selfish, manipulative purposes. But just as often, men might keep certain things to themselves due to the effects of gender norms: wanting to hide insecurities to appear strong for their families, hoping to shield their partners from hurt, not feeling safe to show emotion, and so on.

Reddit user Teen_dream91 recently asked: “What, if anything, are you unable or unwilling to share fully openly and honestly about yourself with your spouse?” and the answers are a prime example of this.

These long kept secrets—some hilarious, others heartbreaking—a rare candid glimpse into exactly what many men feel compelled to keep bottled up inside.

Check them out below:

---

“I keep the ceiling fan on at night because she farts in her sleep and it’s so bad it wakes me up.” JackassWhisperer

“When I go grocery shopping, i often buy a fresh rotisserie chicken thigh for myself, and wolf it down on a parkbench on my way home like a homeless caveman. I have no idea why, but it’s my little me-time ritual.” –Sternsson

“My self-doubt is something I conceal. I strive to be her rock and revealing my vulnerabilities seems counterproductive.” –AdhesivenessGlass978

“When she asks to go out with her girlfriends or away on an overnight with some friends, she thinks I’m upset I’m not included. In reality, I’m praising the lord for a day or two alone.” Bobo_Baggins03x

“While I love my spouse deeply, I struggle to fully share my childhood traumas. The memories are painful and sometimes I feel like shielding her from that darkness.” Slight_Policy3133

“My child (18 months) is legitimately well behaved, compliant, and enjoyable to be around when she’s not in the home and it’s just he and I. When she’s around he’s combative, whiney, rude, and a little terror.” D00deitstyler

“Deep down, I really just want to be lazy.I don’t want to go to work, or cook that much, or change the bedding every week, or find part time income streams… Like, in my heart, I just want to lounge about, get a bit drunk and read books or watch youtube videos. I do as much as possible so that she’s comfortable and happy but don’t want to admit that I don’t really WANT to do anything useful.” –LeutzschAKS

“The sheer amount of stress I’m under. I do share, but I can’t articulate how bad it is.” –Herald_of_dooom

“Sometimes the things she says to me in arguments break my heart.” –justVinnyZee

“I served in Iraq and lost my leg. As a result I have severe PTSD…A couple of years after I got out I met my wife. She is an Iraqi Lady and has helped me through the best and worst times. She’s given me beautiful children and a reason to carry on. However…her parents moved from Iraq before she was born. Every time I go to her parents house or there is a wedding on her side of the family I attend whilst suffering in silence. Sweaty palms, heart palpitations, shredding feeling where my leg was etc. It drove me to be extremely disrespectful by secretly carrying a hip flask with spirits and cocaine in as it just took the edge off and made it all manageable. Her parents are extremely religious and alcohol and drugs of any kind are heavily frowned upon and banned from the house.The worst is going to her parents house as so much of the decorations reminds me of the house I got dragged into after stepping on an IED. I keep this hidden because what can I do? Make her choose between family and me? Absolutely not. Prevent my kids from having grandparents and extended family? Absolutely not. My mental health and my foolish decisions at 16 are not going to be any form of potential wedge.” –Greenlid_42

“That I sometimes buy $20 scratchers when I do the shopping and occasionally throw $60 at large Powerball/MegaMillions jackpots even tho I publicly say ‘lotteries are a tax on people who are bad at math.’ I do this because I like to dream of a day we don’t have to work and we can follow our passions.” –wembley

“The fact that she wont let me put any of my hobby stuff (mostly miniatures and random knickknacks) in our shared spaces without it being in an approved location, meanwhile the entire house is her canvas for her aesthetic. Makes me feel really lonely and small sometimes and like she doesn’t care. It’s been a topic of conversation, she just doesn’t get that delegating me a tiny shelf in her curio isn’t the same as letting me actually decorate some.” –Kimblethedwarf

“That she is bad at taking criticism, even about the most minor of things. And even saying so is itself a form of criticism she cannot handle. And this has very much hindered our ability to talk to each other.” Aechzen

“I keep my regrets from her. I worry she’ll think less of me if she knew all my past mistakes.” Suspicious-Factor362

“Literally anything that isn’t within the realm of her personal interests. Otherwise, she makes it clear that she’s not really interested in what interests me. Sometimes I do, because I can’t keep everything to myself forever, but it just feels like I’m a child bothering their parents talking about how cool their toys are.” ChefBillyGoat

“I’m scared of not being able to provide a half decent life for her and my kids. Life’s getting so expensive and challenging.” Arent_they_all

“Sometimes, the food she cooks isn’t great. I will never tell her this because she goes out of her way to cook, and I’m not ungrateful. I can live with bad food that night over her getting upset.” –CaptainAwesome0912

“That if I speak to her the same way she speaks to me she would probably spend her whole day in tears. It’s definitely a case of “familiarity breeds contempt” as she does not speak to any of her friends like this (who come over to help with furniture moving, for example), and occasionally it comes out with her family, but the unfettered torrent of complaints and abuse is reserved only for me, regardless of what I do. It’s like she looks for imperfections and mistakes just to point them out.” –MusicusTitanicus

“How sad I am that my life isn’t a grand adventure but a series of choices i made in order to be able to form and provide for a family…I know there’s adventure and excitement to be had still, but I wanted to continue my family line. And dearly love my family. Anything available in that vein will come at cost to my wife and children. So I’m stuck playing rise through the ranks, build the better mouse trap and look good to the suites for another raise or step up the ladder. It’s going well, but as it goes well it feels more hollow. I could become head honcho, or start my own enterprise and find massive success, it’d still all been to just provide. Collecting wealth is such a boring pursuit, I hate our society.” BodyRevolutionary167

“I let the kids play Roblox beyond their allowed time.” –chelhydra

“She’s always in the way. If she’s in the kitchen when I’m cooking, she’s always standing in front of the next place I need to be. If I’m working outside, she’s always in the next place I’m going to go. If I’m fixing something, she’s always standing right in front of whatever I’m going to be working on next. If I’m trying to leave a room, she’s always in the doorway. I realize she wants to spend time with me, but I really wish she’d just get out of the way when I’m doing something.” –Lonecoon

“That when I’m not with her, I put ketchup on my hot dogs.” –bipolarcyclops