After 8 months of marriage Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus have decided to consciously uncouple. According to a rep for the couple they will “remain dedicated parents to all of their animals.”

Meanwhile, in Como, Italy Cyrus wasted no time posting bikini videos.

In an August issue of Elle, Miley said of their relationship, it's “so complex, and modern, and new that I don’t think we’re in a place where people would get it. I mean, do people really think that I’m at home in a fucking apron cooking dinner? I’m in a hetero relationship, but I still am very sexually attracted to women.”

Which leads us to the report of her making out with Kaitlynn Carter, who recently divorced Brody Jenner, star of The Hills, The Hills: New Beginnings, and cameo's on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, where his father, who was Bruce Jenner, transitioned to become Caitlyn Jenner.

You can see more photos of the two on ETonline.

It all sounds like good fun, and as long as no one is hurt and the animals are taken care of, we're good too.

If you're a millennial or older, think back to the first time you were left to your own devices as a kid. Chances are you were pretty young.

Today, parents who leave their kids to fend for themselves — even for short periods of time — are frowned upon. Big time.

Writer Anne Helen Peterson tweeted in disbelief that she was recently "blown away" by this new parenting practice. She recently learned that "you can't even leave, like, a 5th grader in the car when you run into the store."

The tweet sparked a lot of discussion, and it might even be news to fellow non-parents. Fifth-graders are usually 10 or 11 years old — weren't many millennials left home alone or even baby-sitting their siblings at that age?

Apparently not anymore. Peterson added in a follow-up tweet that latchkey kids, as we were known, aren't left home alone anymore.

One follower pointed out that oftentimes, the authorities are called when children are left alone even for short periods of time.

Some weighed in with their own examples of being threatened with police action for leaving their kids alone.

Another chimed in that the rule of thumb for parents is apparently now that no one 12 or under should ever be left unsupervised.

And as a piece in Salon points out, people are often happy to call the cops — yes, THE COPS — on parents who leave their kids in the car for five minutes.

Surprisingly, many say the ones who call the cops or chastise parents for this seem to be baby-boomers — members of the generation that left their kids alone for hours and hours at a time.

But another speculated that millennials' and Gen Xers' penchant for child-free living might contribute, too.

Some of Peterson's followers believe that constantly supervising kids might rob them of some independence.

And one pointed out that when no one else's kids are allowed to roam free, it's tough to let your own.

Others compared the current situation to the more permissive past.

Which is surprising, considering the country is statistically safer than ever before.

One follower speculated that for people who don't have enough cash for outside childcare, this might still be the norm — but Peterson pointed out that those people are often punished for letting their kids play alone.

Either way, kids today are clearly losing a lot of valuable alone time.

There's a wild celebrity love rhombus going on in Hollywood and Italy (two great places for any love rhombus, TBH). The latest development: Miley Cyrus has told Brody Jenner to "go take a nap in your truck and cool off" as she frolics around Lake Como, Italy, with his newly minted ex-wife.

Yaaas Miley, keep the social-media-based drama coming! The Italian countryside can wait!

The back story: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth recently announced their separation after 10 years of on-and-off dating, and eight months of wedded bliss.

Within a matter of days, reality TV fixture Brody Jenner and his "wife" Kaitlynn Carter announced their own breakup— as well as the fact that they were never really married, they just held a ceremony and acted like it for about a year. Many are speculating that this means their relationship was all an elaborate PR stunt to promote their TV show, but that's just a theory.

Now, Miley Cyrus and Kaitlynn Carter are posting pics of themselves frolicking together in Lake Como, Italy. A joint post-breakup girls' trip? Sure, why not? Sounds great.

This was all juicy enough on its own — and then the paparazzi snapped some pics of Miley and Kaitlynn making out on a boat, and the girls' trip became even more interesting.

So what is the truth? Did Miley and Kaitlynn leave their partners for each other? Or did their hookup just begin? We still don't know exactly what's going on. A source told ET that the couples have double-dated before. And it appears Kaitlynn and Miley may have gone on a trip to Stonehenge together earlier this year.

But the Instagram comment drama is coming in hot.

It started with Brody commenting "hot girl summer" under the boat pic posted above, leading the general public to believe everything really was super amicable between this group of exes.

Next, Brody posted a picture of himself on top of a cliff, with the caption, "Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."

Brandon Thomas Lee, socialite and son of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, commented, "Let's round out this scandal and post a pic of us making out."

Brody wrote back with a laughing emoji, "watch out! Pics of Liam and I holding hands on the beach coming soon."

And then everything really hit a fever pitch of celeb insanity when Miley wrote back to Brody, "go take a nap in your truck and cool off #HotGirlSummer."

Fans basically lost their minds.

Some people are interpreting this as shade from Miley to Brody.

But uhh... maybe Miley was joking? If Brody can joke about it, why can't she? It's a funny thing to say to your new bae's ex anyway.

And it's hard not to notice the timing of all this extremely public hooking up and Instagram beefing: Brody and Kaitlynn are promoting new episodes of "The Hills," while Miley's on the PR trail for her new album.

But no matter what the cause, I think I speak for us all when I say: keep the public drama coming!!!

Lance Armstrong is getting roasted after tweeting about a chance encounter with Mike Pence over the weekend.

Armstrong, who used to professionally cycle, was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and sued by the federal government and former cyclist Floyd Landis when it was revealed he'd been cheating with performance enhancing drugs for years.

While he no longer professionally cycles, Armstrong's years as an athlete at the top of his game place him light years beyond the average civilian when it comes to cycling stamina and ability.

So, when Armstrong tweeted about whizzing past Mike Pence on a bike path in Nantucket, he was met with a lot of eye rolls.

Pence was in Nantucket over the weekend for a fundraiser for the Republican National Committee that doubled up to raise funds for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.

Needless to say, Armstrong's mentions got filled with a combination of irate Trump supporters and people ready to roast him for his controversial past.

There were also some strategically played puns referencing his past drug use.

If Twitter exists for any one purpose, it's to weaponize wordplay to scorn people with larger followings than you.

It could be said that Armstrong's tweet united people of all political affiliations in a rare moment of unanimous dragging.

Needless to say, Armstrong's tweet likely didn't receive the response he hoped for.

There's a man on Twitter who is seriously confused about the difference between lipstick and "artificial boners?"

Nobody is really sure exactly what point this man was trying to make about why women shouldn't wear lipstick in the office other than that perhaps he is so frustrated by how attracted he is to women in lipstick that he can't focus? Is this like in high school when they tell all the girls they can't wear tank tops because it's "distracting" but instead of hormone-crazed teenage boys we're dealing with grown men in an office setting?

When the host of Freedomain radio, Stefan Molyneaux, (who was previously accused of violating the privacy of his therapist's wife's patients) tweeted about his lipstick dilemma, he was immediately dragged out to pasture:

There's so many hilarious things about this tweet. First, the clarification that we're discussing "female lipstick" here, as opposed to "male lipstick?" Last time I checked, if a man or a woman wears lipstick, it's still just called lipstick. So, is he referring to the fact that he's only triggered by "female lipstick," because that's the only lipstick he's attracted to? We'll never know.

Then, of course, there's the "sexual arousal part?" He compares lipstick to an "artificial boner" which makes me think he's suggesting that wearing lipstick as a woman is just as arousing for her as an erection is for a man? Red lips caused by sexual arousal is equal to erections caused by sexual arousal, therefore lipstick is equal to an artificial erection...? This tweet is a web of fully insane mysteries...

Lucky for our entertainment, he continued:

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

Of course, the internet was eager to weigh in on this madness:

Maybe he'll explain this nightmare eventually? Until then, let's all wear a whole lot of lipstick...

Caitlyn Jenner has made a terrible mistake...

Maybe she's decided to take after Trump and never proofread any of her social media posts, but an eagle-eyed Kardashian fan noticed that she might not be able to tell her own two daughters apart. Granted, most of us can't tell which raven-haired hourglass beauty is which, but you'd hope their own parents at least could.

For Kylie's 22nd birthday, everyone else in the family seemed to nail it:

Unfortunately, when it came time for Caitlyn to post a sentimental tribute to her daughter, she...picked the wrong daughter...

What's even more hilarious than posting multiple photos of Kendall for Kylie's birthday is that Caitlyn's quick fix was to just post two photos of both daughters just in case...

A part of me empathizes with Caitlyn considering my mom used to call me by the dog's name every now and then. Being a parent is difficult, even if your daughter is a billionaire? Who knew!

Of course, people were quick to roast her:

Better luck next time, Cait! Happy birthday Kylie! (Or is it...Kendall?)

It can be hard to figure out the line between being a supportive friend and calling out bad behavior. This truth is multiplied when it comes to the romantic relationships of a close friend, everyone has different priorities and moral boundaries when it comes to romance, and finding the space between honesty and acceptance can be incredibly hard with close friends.

The subject of cheating is deeply controversial for many. Some people will turn a blind eye to a friend's cheating, because they don't believe it's their place to meddle. Others, however, feel a moral responsibility to confront the cheater or even reveal the cheating to their friend's betrayed partner.

In a recent post on the subreddit Am I The *sshole, a man shared his conflict about being best man in the wedding of a friend marrying their mistress.

"AITA for refusing to be my best friend's best man when he marries his second wife, who is his former mistress?"

OP kicked off the post by sharing that his best friend cheated on his late wife with his current fiance.

"My best friend is getting married to his second wife, who was his mistress when he was still married to his first wife. He asked me to be his best man and I refused."

While they're both single now, OP doesn't feel comfortable celebrating their marriage given how the relationship started.

"I told him that didn't want to do it because it felt like supporting their 'regularized' adultery. It was found out that he had been cheating on his late wife with his current fiancee for years. His wife died last year, now he is free to marry his mistress and wants me to be there to celebrate with him? It just feels wrong."

OP's best friend expressed sadness at the call-out, and asked why OP can't just be supportive at the wedding.

"He was disappointed and said that he just wants his best friend to be there for him, not to judge him. He also defended that the fact that they had a relationship while he was still married is irrelevant because they are both single now and are free to marry each other. Furthermore, I didn't even like his late wife that much."

"Yeah, I didn't like her, but that doesn't mean I would have supported my best friend cheating on her and that doesn't mean I'll feel comfortable watching him get married to his former mistress."

OP went on to clarify that their friendship goes way back, which makes it feel difficult to completely remove himself from the friendship.

"Edit: because I'm getting tired of explaining myself."

"I consider him my best friend because we have known each other for 20 years and were really the best of friends during that time. When I learned about his affair, I gave him a piece of my mind about what a POS he is for cheating on his wife and told him I would never look at him the same again."

A lot of people cut OP's friend off after learning about the affair, but OP has stuck with the friendship partially to lend extra support to his friend's kids.

"A lot of people cut him off after learning of the affair. I would have done that also but he lives far from family and has three young children who are suddenly without their mom. We live five minutes away. If he needed someone to look after the kids because he was meeting with his lawyer or working late, of course I didn't say I hate the fact that you cheated so I'm cutting you out of my life."

OP rarely goes out to socialize with his friend in public settings anymore, he does regularly check in on the family following the death of his friend's wife.

"I help him and check on him and the kids but we don't hang out socially because as I said I can't look at him the same. Which is probably more than our other friends have done because they cut him off. The kids have been adjusting and I am helping them out and checking on them less these past few months."

RealBettyWhite69 thinks OP is completely right about the situation.

"NTA. I really admire your integrity and think you should stick to your guns on this one."

inevitablegirlie thinks OP is making the right decision, but pointed out how hard it will be for the friendship to weather this.

"NTA. Cheaters are *ssholes, and you're certainly not an asshole for wanting to stand on principle. Just make sure you're prepared for the consequences, because I doubt he's ever going to forget or forgive this."

SelfANew thinks OP needs to face the facts that they're no longer best friends, and OP is more of an uncle figure to the kids.

"NTA

But..."

A lot of people cut him off after learning of the affair. I would have done that also but he lives far from family and has three young children who are suddenly without their mom.

"Time to come to terms with the fact that he isn't your best friend. You're there for the kids, not him. He needs to realize this, too. You're like an uncle to the kids, not a friend for him. It isn't ever going to be magically fixed."

"You can't look at him the same way anymore. He will never forget that you said no to this. You two aren't going to be able to work that out. He doesn't seem to realize that yet, as he's asked you to be in the wedding."

nerdspartying thinks it's completely reasonable for OP to draw this line while still maintaining a friendship.

"NTA. It's ok to be friends with someone and not support or agree with every decision they make. You can still love your friend, despite his flaws, even after he marries this woman, but I definitely understand your apprehension about standing next to him at the event and celebrating the situation."

OneTwoWee000 thinks OP is completely in the right, and that the best friend is a supreme jerk.

"This is so disgusting. So if it wasn’t for her best friend, this guy would have played the “bereaved widower” roles with impunity all while having his mistress waiting in the wings to be introduced as a new relationship once the appropriate amount of time had passed.. he probably would have introduced her to the kids as a helpful “friend” during the period they’re biding their time to go public. Ugh. He’s such an *ss."

"You’re NTA. I hope the grandparents and uncle are successful in their bid for custody. The dad’s judgment is not sound — he’s been cut off by most of his friends, pissed off his in-laws, but still is trying to push through marriage to his mistress only 8 months after his wife died. He’s awful."

At the time of writing, most of the commenters agree with OP's decision. The most difficult task at hand will likely be figuring out how to break the news and navigate the friendship from here on out.

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."

-Mignon McLaughlin

In case your marriage therapist hasn't told you this, the key to a successful marriage is laughing at memes. These bad boys are sure to make anyone who's ever tied the knot laugh out loud.

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5. Liam Hemsworth, because he's getting divorced and his ex Miley Cyrus already has another woman.

Australian hunk and star of multiple action franchises Liam Hemsworth, not to be confused with his brother Australian hunk and star of multiple action franchises Chris Hemsworth, is getting divorced.

Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus announced over the weekend that they are divorcing after eight months of marriage, and Miley already has a rebound. If this reality TV-ready drama wasn't already juicy enough, of course there is some sort of Kardashian konnection, and the woman Miley was spotted hooking up with is Kaitlynn Carter, who is *inhale* Caitlyn Jenner's son Brody's ex-wife *exhale.*

The two were spotted making out on a boat in Italy, a very Hot Girl Summer move.

Meanwhile, Hemsworth flew home to Sydney to mourn his marriage in peace, and was approached by the paparazzi at a frozen yogurt stand.

"You don’t understand what it’s like," he told Daily Mail Australia when asked about the divorce. "I don’t want to talk about it, mate."

According to the tabloid,Hemsworth was wearing sweatpants, so you KNOW that he's going through a hard time.

Sounds like this guy could use a rebound. Any volunteers?

4. Bill and Hillary Clinton, because the president is accusing them of murder.

The nineties are back, baby! Right-wing fringe figures are spreading conspiracy theories about a "Clinton body count." This time, rather than have the subject of the conspiracy theories occupy the Oval Office, the president is a conspiracy theorist himself!

After billionaire pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell, people on both sides of the aisle immediately suspected foul play. How could the nation's most high-profile non-Paul Manafort prisoner commit suicide, weeks after a suicide attempt? Wasn't the link between a bipartisan cabal of upper-class sex criminals, who knows the secrets of the world's most powerful, on suicide watch?

While Attorney General William Barr (whose dad just so happens to be a buddy of Epstein's) insists that Epstein successfully committed suicide thanks to prison guard incompetence, the internet rallied to blame one of two sex pest presidents: Bill Clinton or Donald Trump.

A #ClintonBodyCount hashtag popped up, as did a #TrumpBodyCount one in response. MAGA Twitter insisted that the latter's popularity is proof that Twitter is biased against them.

Trump, for his part, retweeted a conspiracy theory blaming the Clintons for Epstein's death. The claim is unsubstantiated, and would be quite shocking for a sitting president to make if "shock" was still a thing.

You really think that Bill and Hillary Clinton could conspire to assassinate a prisoner, when they couldn't even figure out how to conspire to win the 2016 election? Even Donald Trump was able to figure that out.

Rather than blame one another's sexual predators-in-chief, Americans should come together and unite to condemn the real suspect: Queen Elizabeth II.

3. Drug dealer Jermaine Taylor and the people who mocked his hair, because they're all wanted by the police.

Alas, I shall tread lightly, lest I offend the Welsh.

When police in south Wales posted a photo to Facebook of a drug dealer they're hoping to capture, people proceeded to have a laugh in the comments about the fugitive's unfortunate hairdo.

The BBC reports:

People can be prosecuted for posting offensive messages online.

One contributor joked that police should look in Edinburgh, which hosts the fringe festival, while another said officers were "combing the area".

On Monday, Gwent Police said: "We're really grateful to everyone who is assisting us in locating Jermaine Taylor, and we must admit a few of these comments have made us laugh.

"However, when the line is crossed from being funny to abusive, we do have to make sure we are responsible and remind people to be careful about what they write on social media."

Whatever you do, don't go on social media and call the Welsh police "snowflakes."

2. Caitlyn Jenner, because doesn't know which kid is which.

You're not the only one who gets the identical animatronic FemBots known as Kardashians konfused...even Kendall and Kylie's own parent couldn't tell the difference.

Caitlyn Jenner celebrated Kylie's birthday last weekend with pictures of Kendall, who is a different person.

The proud parent shared four throwback pictures, all of which feature Kendall (not the birthday girl) instead of Kylie (the birthday girl).

Make the mistake in one picture, fine, babies are all squishy and look somewhat similar anyway. But, fail to identify your child at various stages of life? That is....not good.

The "save" included pictures of both daughters, doubling the chances that one of them will be the correct person.

It's Jenner's most embarrassing public mistake since she supported Trump, who went on to ban transgender people from the military and systematically dismantle LGBTQ rights.

An "oop" for the ages.

1. The German fugitive who got caught after jumping into a wasp's nest.

The Associated Press reports that a 32-year-old German man was ensnared in a literal sting operation when he jumped off a balcony to avoid being captured by police and landed straight onto a pile of wasps.

In what sounds straight out of a slapstick silent film, the fugitive was attacked by the insects, and as cops tried to apprehend him, they were attacked by wasps as well.

Ultimately, the guy broke free from both the wasps and the fuzz but jumped into an inflatable pool, where he was promptly arrested.

Another successful crime bust from the Wasp herself, Hope Van Dyne.

A pregnant woman who wants her husband to miss his best friend's bachelor party because it's two weeks before her due date has shared her story on Reddit.

She explains that the bachelor party, a two-day golfing event, will be a two-hour drive away, and that her husband has a bad track record of not responding to calls and texts when he's away with his friends. He also apparently smokes a lot of weed.

She says she was willing to "compromise" by letting her husband go to the bachelor party if he would be willing to stay sober and keep his phone charged in case she goes in to labor early.

But her husband didn't accept this compromise and got angry with her for suggesting it. Yikes. So she asked Reddit whether he is the a**hole in the situation, or she is. I think you can guess whose side people took in this debate, and no, it's not the one who prioritized golfing with his buddies over his heavily pregnant wife's happiness and well-being.

She writes:

My husband’s best friend got engaged, and my husband is in the wedding party. He is not the best man, but is doing most of the planning for the bachelor party. In his friend group, they usually do a golf weekend. Also, this is likely the last bachelor party in the group as the rest of the guys are already married.

The woman says she originally told her husband she didn't want him to go so she wouldn't have to be suck watching their 2-year-old by herself in her third trimester.

But she says truthfully she doesn't want him to leave so close to her due date.

However, we have a 2 year old and I’m currently pregnant with our second child and due on August 25th. When he started planning the bachelor party, I told him that planning something earlier in the summer would give him a higher chance of going for the full weekend. I originally framed it as not wanting to be stuck watching our toddler by myself for a full weekend in my third trimester while he’s out golfing, which was a mistake. I should have framed it as not wanting him to go away for a weekend so close to my due date.

The woman will be 38 weeks pregnant the weekend of the bachelor party, which is about two weeks before her due date. The party will take place about a two hour drive away. And she says in the past, her husband has been "terrible" about staying in touch when he's away with his friends.

Sounds like a real "winner" this guy. SMDH.

They finally picked a date for the bachelor weekend. It’s August 8th - so I’ll be almost 38 weeks pregnant and considered full term (technically I’ll be 38 weeks the day he plans to get back.). So it’s about two weeks before my actual due date. The bachelor party will be in about two hours away (without traffic). On previously golf weekends, he has been terrible about keeping his phone charged and it can be hard to get in touch with him. Also, while he doesn’t drink, he does smoke pot, and would most likely be smoking the whole weekend.

Her husband claims that if he's willing to get someone to help with their toddler, it's "fine" for him to go for the full weekend. But his pregnant wife says this makes her "incredibly nervous."

She said she would be willing to compromise by letting him go, as long as he goes for only one night, keeps his phone on and charged, and stays sober in case she goes in to labor. He thought this was an "unreasonable" compromise.

He thinks that as long as he gets someone to watch our toddler while he’s gone, it’s fine to go for the full weekend (2-3 nights). This makes me incredibly nervous. I am willing to compromise and agree to an overnight plus a day of golf. I would also want him to keep his phone on and charged at all times, and ask that he stay sober in case I go into labor. He seemed to think this is an unreasonable compromise when I initially brought it up. Since then, he is unwilling to discuss it until they have finalized the plans for the weekend. I’m of the mindset that there are very few times in our marriage where my needs/wants/desires take priority over his, but that this is one of them.

So, naturally, she did what all couples do in times of marital strife: she posted about it on Reddit. Turning to strangers on the internet, she asks:

So, Reddit, am I the asshole for not wanting him to go to a bachelor party for 2-3 nights so close to my due date?

She added a few updates, explaining her husband's side of the story. Apparently he thinks going on a two-day golfing weekend with his friends is akin to a "long business call" at work.

She says the argument made her emotional, and she was the "one to walk away first," which is pretty understandable since she's nine months pregnant. And her husband is being a d*ck.

Update: I tried to talk to my husband about the bachelor party, and specifically asked how they arrived at that weekend. My husband said the only requirement was that every groomsman be able to attend, and that he threw out two dates (one in July, and the one two weeks before my due date). The July date didn't work for some of the groomsmen, so he picked the August date. Those were the only two weekends discussed, and he apparently picked both.

His argument is that if I went into labor when he was at work and happened to be on a long call, it could take him over 2 hours to get home, so why is it not okay to plan a trip that would take him the same distance away? I tried to explain that there's a difference between work (where, if can't get home, it's because someone is seriously injured or something is burning down) and a bachelor party. He doesn't see it that way and just wants to be there for his friend. In his head the due date is August 25th, and there is no chance that the baby could possibly come 2 weeks early.

We didn't get a chance to discuss duration of the weekend or the possibility of not smoking before the conversation dissolved. He got pissed when I brought that he has a poor track record at keeping in touch during these things, although he was pretty angry throughout the whole conversation TBH. I tried to remain calm throughout the conversation, but I did cry and I was the one to walk away first.

After work today, I'm getting my son and we're going to stay with my parents.

She said she plans to pick up her son and go stay with her parents. It's unclear if this is for the duration of his trip, or permanently.

Either way, the majority of Reddit commenters are taking the pregnant woman's side, THANK GAWD, and calling her husband the a**hole for being unwilling to compromise.

mellie-ak writes:

Doctors can guess but are frequently wrong. Lots of women are told they’ll have their baby “any day now” at 36 weeks and go overdue. Or told there’s no way the baby is coming yet and go into labor within a week.

Two hours away is unlikely to be a huge deal but if he’s drinking and has to sober up first or if she has precipitous labor, he could miss the birth entirely. Second babies often come faster too.

Personally, I wouldn’t be willing to risk that.

AndDriyrckktrsewwvhi says:

Husband already stated that he thought keeping his phone charged and staying sober was an unreasonable compromise. He is the a**hole.

And invidiaaquitane says:

NTA. The comments here are just so, so frustrating.

Yes, OP's husband will have to make the immense sacrifice of staying sober at a Bachelor party. Woe is him, how could he possibly survive?

I am assuming that both parties made the decision to have another kid. In making that decision, OP has sacrificed 9 months of alcohol, getting high at parties, eating what she wants, and any number of other things.

I don't care if he organised and could have planned it on another day. I don't care if it's the last Bachelor party of the group. OP, and the baby, come FIRST. Not just when it's easy and convenient, but all the time.

If my husband went to something like this after I'd asked him not to, and he missed the birth of our child, or showed up drunk or high while I was in labour, it would be the end of my marriage.

I honestly can't believe how many people are saying OP is unreasonable. If you can't stay sober for one weekend for your family, you have a problem.

And grxce22 says:

NTA. He should have planned it earlier. I had my son at 37 weeks, and being that far away from you that close to your due date is stupid.

KeithSparkle, a dad of two, relayed his own experiences:

NTA. As a father of two, I cannot imagine taking the risk that my wife would drive herself to the hospital when she went into labor and when I might be drunk two hours away. I have been to bachelor parties and missed one that was for a best friend. At the end of the day all the stress caused to my pregnant wife an risking missing the birth of my child is not worth a bachelor party. This might even be different if he had to travel for work. But in the professional world, employers often accommodate employees for these kinds of situations. Sitting out when other people party is just part of growing up and being a rrspons

A select few commenters did argue that the husband should be able to spend the weekend with his friends, even though it's a "big ask."

Like DarthCharizard, who writes:

I get that it's big ask, but his best friend is getting married and he's only going to be 2h away. I think that as long as he keeps his phone charged and he stays sober enough to drive, it's not unreasonable that he wants to attend this event he planned. But I also get why you're nervous.

Can he tentatively plan to attend and check in with your doctor to see how likely it is you're going to go into labor closer to the actual date?

But an ObGyn weighed in to urge him not to go away if he doesn't want to risk missing his baby's birth. Says GoThirdParty:

Obgyn here: not going to be able to give any helpful guess to a woman at term who has already had a baby. We can check their cervix but that doesn’t tell you much. I would advise against his travel, assuming being present at the birth of his child is a priority of his. Which it should be.

His unwillingness to settle for a perfectly reasonable compromise is what settles this case. This guy seems like a real selfish jerk. I hope he stays by his wife's side until she has the baby. And during labor, I hope she squeezes his hand right off his body so he can't play golf anymore. Sorry, not sorry.

If you're lucky, your family loves, supports, nurtures and uplifts you. If you're not so lucky, your family are selfish manipulative psychos who exist to make life a living Hell and are tied to you by circumstances you had no control over. Most of us have a mix of both. A bride-to-be who goes by the name paperweightfairy on Reddit definitely has a family falling in the latter category, according to this nightmare story she just shared.

The woman's little sister, who is pregnant, recently asked her to give up her "dream" wedding venue (which she and her fiancé booked three years in advance) so she can have her shotgun wedding there. When the bride-to-be said no, the little sister threw a fit. And to make things worse, the bride's family took the little sister's side.

She writes:

My fiancee and I have been together for 8 years and engaged for 3. I was doing my PhD program and was juggling planning the wedding. My fiancee took much of that work, but it was perfect because our dream venue was booked till after my graduation.

So what we did is book our dream venue 3 years in advance. It is really a beautiful venue. The only slot we got was September of this year. My sister got engaged a few months ago to her fiancee. They were planning on having a spring wedding next year. They had no venue lined up, but had a few vendors lined up as well as a set date.

The woman's little sister announced at a family barbeque that she is expecting a baby with her fiancé. Since she is pregnant, they decided to move their wedding sooner, to September, which is the same month as her sister's wedding.

Since they don't have much family from out-of-town, the woman said it would be "NBD" for them to have their weddings in the same month.

Yesterday our parents invited us and our SO`s to a family bbq, where my sister announced to our extended family, that she is expecting . Everyone was so happy for her and my BIL ( who is a great guy).
My Nan asked my sister if the wedding was still on the set date or if they were going to wait, because of the baby She said no that she hoped to move it to September. NBD. We don't have many out of town guest so they could attend to both weddings no problem.

However, her little sister feels entitled to taking her big sister's wedding venue because planning a wedding while pregnant would be "too stressful." Her big sister refused, because she had her "heart set on the venue," having booked it three years in advance.

Nan was happy and asked sister if she needed help planning such a short notice wedding

My sister then turns around and said
"Thats what i wanted to talk to you about. I was really really hoping we could kinda like take your venue ? I really can not stress myself too much with planing a wedding while going to maternity classes. And i think it is so beautiful! It would really mean a lot to me". It went silent. But everyone was looking at me expecting me to say "yes of course everything for my little sister !". My BIL looked very uncomfortable and told her that they had talked about this and that it was not okay to put me on the spot . But my sister just said " Don`t be like that! My sister wants to do whats best for me so its no big deal right?"
I just said " well it kind of is. I don't know . I have my heart really set on the venue"

This is when the little sister had a dramatic meltdown. And her family, including their mother, took the pregnant sister's side.

Cue the crying. She stormed off. Nan told me that i was being selfish because she needed the venue more than I did.
I tried to defend myself and my mother said " you waited 3 years. Would it have killed you to wait a few more moths? When has your sister ever asked you for something?"

Understandably, the woman's fiancé is now "furious" with her family and apparently wants to disinvite the entitled little sister from the wedding. Meanwhile, the woman's family is "threatening not to come" to their wedding, claiming she's being "selfish."

What a mess.

A few comments later my fiance got really mad and we left. My sister called me crying and said that it was unfair that I always get what I want and that i could have done this one thing for her. Dad said it is just a venue and what matters is the person who you are marrying. He is kid of right... but we have been planing for so long .

My fiance is furious with my family and doesn't even want my sister to come. Now my family is threatening not to come because I am being selfish and my sister needs it more than me because having a baby is too stressful.

So the woman took to Reddit, asking if she's being an "a**." Reddit commenters assured her she's not.

Now she wonders if she should compromise and/or confront her family.

I love my family and I am in the dark with what to do. After posting on AITA I have seen that I am not an ass and that I should keep the venue but I am so unsure of everything. How should I Confront my family? Would a compromise be feasible?

She also added a lengthy update to her original post. In summation: her brother-in-law took her side (not his future would-be-wife's), as did her brother-in-law's dad. Sounds like this sister's bratty behavior has probably been a problem for some time. Her own dad blamed her, not the bratty sister. And so did her mom, which helps explain why this little sister's behavior is so bad to begin with.

Luckily the woman said she will not be giving away her venue, and that her little sister has been kicked out of her bridal party.

Update : first thank you so much for your support. Don't worry I will not give away my venue. As a commenter said " don't negotiate with terrorist". So I didn't respond to the wave of texts I was getting from my parents.

My BIL called me and apologized for the inconvenience. He told me he had discussed it with my sister and she had told him she would not ask. He is properly mad with her now and warned me that my sister is blaming me for "potentially ruining her marriage".

My father has sent me about 5 text along the lines of "I hope you are happy your sister hasn't stopped crying since yesterday"

And so on and so on. My fiance and I have decided to boot my sister from the bridal party and replace her with my aunt who is the only family member that took my side. We have not decided whether or not we will invite my family as a whole.

Furthermore my mom took it upon her to tell on us. She called fiancés parents and told them, that it would be best if my sister gets it because she is pregnant and pre-eclampsia runs in the family. Whatever that means. My future father in law told them to f*ck off and basically ripped my Mom a new one for expecting something so ridiculous and that they were going to lose me if they keept playing favorites.

So my mom is now crying too and saying that my father in law is an ass.

This is just getting so pathetic. It seems straight out of a bad soap opera.

My in laws are driving to us currently with some supper and wine and basically told me to not worry and that no matter what happens that they will be my safety net. I cried of happiness

She also added:

On another note my sister sent me a really long text basically saying that I am not her sister anymore.

Finally, some good news!!!!!

Commenters are enthusiastically urging her not to compromise, to keep the venue and not give in to her little sister's entitled behavior.

rosiesunfunhouse writes:

KEEP THE VENUE! I know you’ve already decided to, but this has to be something you won’t budge on. You need to explain to them pretty much as you’ve explained here that you have had this venue booked for three years because this was THE ONLY SLOT OPEN until September of this year, and that it is now probably booked out another three years in advance. You also need to frankly explain to your whole family that while you love them and especially love your sister, this is not something they get to decide for you or ask to take from you. It is your special day, made even more special by many years of waiting. Asking to take a venue out from under you is rude and inconsiderate.

jill-of-many-trades adds this NSFW but 100% valid point:

Not to mention your sister and BIL are 100% responsible for the pregnancy lmao. Can she really pull the pregnancy card? Like damn sis, you’re the one that ordered the cream pie!

Zorkeldschorken says:

Poor planning on their part is not an emergency on your part.

You planned ahead for your wedding and got the venue.

Now, suddenly, you are expected to just drop all that because your sister NEEDS the venue.

No. Just no. She has options.

Tell her that you'd be happy to help her find some other venue, but you will not be giving up yours.

And alissa2579 writes:

Holy f*ck! You are getting married next month and your sister wants to hijack it. I cannot even believe your parents are supporting this selfish behavior. Screw all of them. Keep your wedding as planned.

Good thing this woman didn't give in to her bratty little sister and told her "no" for what sounds like the first time ever. I hope this woman gets the wedding she dreamed of and that her new husband's family treats her a whole lot better than her immediate family.

Taking your driving test is a deeply nerve-wracking experience, but there are times where it's far scarier to be the instructor in the passenger's seat. For every person who perfectly parallel parks and seamlessly abides by the speed limit, there is a driver whose nerves and lack of practice cause them to put the car in terrifying danger.

Luckily, stories of driving students failing spectacularly are far more rare than their tame counterparts. But if we're honest with ourselves, the tales of people almost annihilating themselves in traffic are far more entertaining than any success story.

In a recent Reddit thread, driver's license testers shared the wildest ways people have failed the test, and it'll make you want to take the train.

1.polic1 knows firsthand that kids need to put the phone down.

"Answered his phone."

2. TechyMitch1's driver's ed teacher taught a kid straight out of the Fast and Furious movies.

"My driver's ed teacher said that one kid reclined his seat all the way back, put one foot on the gas and the other on the brake, and grabbed the top of the wheel with one hand and said "Let's go."

3. PuxinF's classmate hit someone during the test.

"One of my classmates in HS failed his driver's test 6 times. During one test, he hit a pedestrian."

4. ILuvMyLilTurtles hit the tester on accident.

"I went forward instead of in reverse when the tester was standing in front of me on the curb. I failed."

5. Podsy93's friend had an immediate gaffe.

"My best friend was coming to a 4way stop sign in our small rural town. The tester said to go straight. So she did. Without stopping at the sign. Just drove right through with out batting an eye. He basically told her. Well you failed, if you want to just drive back."

6. HIginger's best friend's son could've killed everyone in the car.

"My best friend's son just failed because he went the wrong way down a busy 4 lane road. Luckily, they made it safely into a parking lot and the testing administrator drove them back."

7. nightfallbear thinks the 90-year-old drivers are far scarier than the teens.

"The kids make minor mistakes, and yes, some do make scary mistakes. However, it's the adults that scare me most. especially the seniors who are up for re-exam. probably the worst test I've ever been on was this man in his 90's. I instructed him to turn onto a street "when it is safe to do so", and he turned, narrowly missing a pedestrian. not only that, but he was driving on the wrong side of the road, he came head to head with another car who pulled over to let him go."

"He was laughing about it, because he was under the impression that it was a one-way road. When I got back to the office with him (I cut the test short and got him back in the quickest and safest way possible), he was astounded when I told him it was NOT a one way street."

"Me: did you see any one way signs?

him: No but I assumed you were going to take me on one.

huh???

EDITED for clarity. sorry."

8. deanolavorto had a scary experience with their driving instructor.

"Opposite kind of story here. When I was taking drivers ed I was in a car that had the brake on the passenger side for the instructor to use just in case. Going 35 down fairly busy street my car all of a sudden comes to a complete stop. In horror I look over at my instructor who is sound asleep with his foot on the brake. I just sat there dumbfounded. After a couple people honked real quick he shook himself awake, mumbled a quick, “accelerate” and sat up adjusting his glasses. So that was fun.

Edit-yes I did pass guy was in his 70’s and just didn’t care about anything"

9. mcpokey got hit by someone taking their driving test.

"Last year I was making a left turn at a light, and a car swerved into my lane and hit me. Turns out is was someone taking their drivers test. I'm not exactly sure how drivers test car insurance works, but the instructor told me we had to wait for the police and take details of everything. I am guessing the driver did not pass."

10. CoCa_Coa's tester saw a man who failed on purpose.

"I'm not a tester, but I asked my tester during my full license test what was the worst thing someone had done."

"Apparently there was an older gentleman who drove through 3 stop signs before the tester told him to pull over. The gentleman explained that he didn't want the license but his family was pressuring him, so ran the signs on purpose to fail (made sure no cars were coming first)."

11. canth123's grandpa ended up in a ditch because of the girl he was testing.

"My grandfather used to be a tester. He had one girl forget which way to turn the steering wheel, and they ended up in a ditch."

12. Fourtires3rims saw a guy tank it before it started.

"While I was waiting for my turn to do my CDL test I watched a guy in a semi back into a light pole and instead of seeing what he gently backed into gassed it and knocked it over. Needless to say I didn’t get to take my test for an hour or so while they cleaned it up."

13. MrsVoorhees had a very unhappy tester.

"When I went to take mine the tester waited till I was AT an intersection and then yelled TURN LEFT! She scared me so I did and failed lol. When I went back to try again she was just ripping into this girl and her mom in the parking lot, I was like at least I'll get a different tester cause she's clearly busy lol."

14. Xesrac had an argument with their tester.

"I didn't have a license before I went into the Army, but got licensed for several military vehicles while I was in. I get to the DMV after I got back Stateside and the lady behind the counter points to my tester and tells me, "Good luck," in the most apologetic way possible."

My tester was a complete ass. Before we even started, I asked what the speed limit was in the lot.

"Standard speed limit," he said.

"Okay, it's not in the book I got, so what's that?"

"He gets huffy and tells me 15. Fine. The in-lot test went okay, but he was being really condescending the whole time. Went on the road and I took a right turn a tad too wide (yet still in my lane), and he berated me the whole rest of the way for it."

"Finally I had enough, pulled over, turned off the engine, and quietly said, "Sir I do apologise for that, but please keep in mind that the last vehicle I drove had treads, a 600 HP turbo-diesel, and a big fucking cannon on it. I'm used to making turns a little wide so as to avoid bending track pins on the curb. Rest of the test went quietly except for basic instructions."

"Go back inside and same lady behind the counter told me I was the first perfect score come from that tester, and he fails more people than he passes. I told her that he might have a better pass rate if he wasn't being an absolute prick to the people testing - it made me incredibly anxious."

15. Hi0nLife knows of a guy who truly couldn't handle failing his test.

"In my local area a guy in his mid twenties failed the test for some reason. At this point in time the results of the test were shared in the car. After being told he failed, he proceeded to get out of the car and grab an axe out of the trunk."

"I don't know any more details beyond that but apparently it is why the results are shared inside the licensing building rather than in the car."

16. elunstad took a test with a girl who nearly killed people.

"Took a test with a girl who drove on the wrong side of the road and took a left turn into on coming traffic all in the same drive. It was through my school and she was banned from taking it through the school because of that."

17. bagforthebadger has a few stories up their sleeves.

"Ok 3 stories. My ex drove a Geo Tracker (TINY car). She pulled right into the parallel parking area and fit in so unbelievably easy, the tester made her do it “properly”

A girl in my drivers ed failed her test when she went to DMV because she turned into oncoming traffic. Not only was there a grass median, there was some of those skinny red/white poles for about 10 feet followed by a guard rail. Each side of the median was 3 lanes. There really was no way to miss it, but she did.

On a lighter note, I did the backing up 100 feet. When the tester told me when. I stopped and before I put it into park he asked me a few verbal questions, then proceeded to give me directions to leave the area and back to the parking lot where the parallel parking test would be done. Never put the car in drive, pressed the gas, and car went flying in reverse for about 20 feet. He apologized and said “my fault for distracting you. As far as I’m concerned that never happened.”

18. iforgetredditpsswrds's great aunt couldn't see the speedometer.

"Wasn't a kid, my 80 year old great aunt. The tester kept telling her to speed up. After a few times she said she can't see the speedometer so she doesn't know fast she is going.

He made her pull over and she did not receive a renewal, thank god."

19. tacknosaddle's family friend has seen it all.

"My dad was friends with a guy who worked for the registry giving the road test. His best story was of a kid who took his test while it was raining. He started driving without the windshield wipers on. The guy figured he was nervous so tried to give him a break saying, “It’s raining pretty hard, huh.” The kid was white knuckled on the steering wheel and just said, “Yeah.” Again trying to give the kid a break he said, “Don’t you think you should do something about that?” The kid said, “Yeah.”

"Apparently he didn’t know where the wiper controls were so he rolled down the driver’s side window and stuck his head out. At that point he stopped the test and failed him."

20. echothree33's dad was stopped on the railroad tracks.

"My Dad did testing for a few years and he once had a girl stop on railroad tracks. There was a train coming (slowly, but still it takes them a long time to stop) and it blasted the horn right into the car (passenger side, with the window open). This just made her freeze up even more. He had to reach his foot over to her side to hit the accelerator."

"Edit to add: in Canada you can do your driver's test in any car you choose because (in theory) you should be good enough at driving to not need an instructional car. So this car did not have dual pedals."

Katy Perry has been accused of sexual misconduct by Josh Kloss, who appeared alongside her in her video for "Teenage Dream."

In an Instagram post, the 38-year-old model claims the pop star once pulled out his pants and underwear without his consent and flashed his genitals to her friends at a party.

He says he decided to share the story in response to people celebrating the song's ninth anniversary this month. He also throws shade at the #metoo movement in the post, saying: “our culture is set on proving men of power are perverse, but females with power are just as disgusting."

In the post, he says when he first met Katy Perry, she "embarrassed" him by saying that kissing him was "gross." She later invited him to a strip club, but he declined.

He writes:

You know. After I met Katy, we sang a worship song, “open the eyes of my heart”
She was cool and kind. When other people were around she was cold as ice even called the act of kissing me “gross” to the entire set while filming. Now I was pretty embarrassed but kept giving my all, as my ex was busy cheating on me and my daughter was just a toddler, I knew I had to endure for her sake. After the first day of shooting, Katy invited me to a strip club in Santa Barbara. I declined and told her “I have to go back to hotel and rest, because this job is all I have right now”

He then details the alleged incident, which he says occurred after he brought a friend to meet her at a birthday party at a roller rink following her breakup with Russell Brand.

He describes Perry as "still my crush" at the time, and says when she flashed his genitals to her friends, it left him feeling "pathetic and embarrassed."

So I saw Katy a couple times after her break up with Russel.
This one time I brought a friend who was dying to meet her. It was Johny Wujek’s birthday party at moonlight roller way. And when I saw her, we hugged and she was still my crush. But as I turned to introduce my friend, she pulled my Adidas sweats and underwear out as far as she could to show a couple of her guy friends and the crowd around us, my pen*s.
Can you imagine how pathetic and embarrassed i felt?

He then says he has decided to share his story to prove women in power are equally "disgusting" as men in power.

I just say this now because our culture is set on proving men of power are perverse.
But females with power are just as disgusting.
So for all her good she is an amazing leader, hers songs are mainly great empowering anthems.

Kloss also claims he only made $650 in total off the "Teenage Dream" video and that her reps forbade him from publicly discussing anything regarding the singer.

And that is it. I continued to watch her use clips of her music videos for her world tour and then her dvd, only highlighting one of her male co-stars, and it was me.
I made around 650 in total off of teenage dream. I was lorded over by her reps, about not discussing a single thing about anything regarding Katy publicly. And a couple interviews they edited and answered for me.

Finally, he calls his job working on the song "one of the most confusing, assaulting, and belittling jobs" he's ever done and decided to speak out because he's done "helping her bs image."

So, happy anniversary to one of the most confusing, assaulting, and belittling jobs I’ve ever done. Yay #teenagedream

I was actually gonna play the song and sing it on ukele for the anniversary, but then as I was tuning I thought, f*ck this, I’m not helping her bs image another second.

Johnny Wujek, whose party they were allegedly at the night of the "incident," defended Perry in the comments, claiming Kloss had an "obsession" with the singer.

He writes:

Oh hell no. I’m not about to let you make accusations against my friend like this. This is such bullshit. Katy would never do something like that. We all know about your on going obsession with her since the day of filming that video. You were writing her music. And planning an imaginary future with her. It’s not ok to do this to people who have done nothing but uplift and inspire others. Focus on your life and your daughter and move on josh. I’ll be praying for you. We all will. 🙏🏼😐

In a second, caps-laden post, Kloss claims he was "supposed to minimize myself and stay PC" in order to "protect [Perry's] image."

He writes:

I was supposed to minimize myself and stay PC to protect her “image”
I listened and was a good boy.
The fear sticks with you, when you are censored to protect someone else’s image.
But in return treated like a prostitute and exposed in front of a group of her friends and other random people.
Then you are shocked and you block it out, because you watch the face of children being uplifted by positive music she sang.
And your mind is stuck trying to do your job and protect her bs image or be honest and help the global dialogue about power and abuse. And you hear over and over a million times that Males are the great evil on this planet. Meanwhile you know the truth POWER empowers what is corrupt in people, regardless of their gender.
Folks I am putting us both out on display to increase and enlighten everyone. I don’t want money for this, Many of you project your own ambitions. I don’t want fame from this, that is why I stomached it and kept working, and kept supporting the “teenage dream” image.
And this anniversary, and time elapse made me realize hey now is the time to let it out and let it go. Not one more day of hearing “How was Katy Perry?”

What a mess.

Wanna live life on "easy mode"? Welcome to the world of being a hot guy.

One Reddit user asked the attractive men of the world, "what type of attention do you receive from others and do you like it?" They came out in droves to answer (who knew so many hot guys were lurking on Reddit, of all places?).

And as one Redditor put it, being a super attractive guy is "basically the single greatest, easiest, unearned leg-up in life you can have." Here's what we learned.

One hottie said people are all much more likely to trust him — but they also seem to have issues with his boundaries.

"I get different treatment from the average guy. I get compliments from strangers (mostly for my skin, shoulders, arms and hair), or girls I have never seen asking me out at the gym. Girls don't see me as a threat, they see me as trustworthy and friendly. I have random girls ask me if they can walk with me at night because they're afraid.

"There are girls who think it's okay to touch me but I am often not comfortable with it. A lot of girls are also comfortable with me touching them, something I used to do a lot when I was younger, but no longer do. I would grab hands, thighs or touch them when speaking to them and it was the most normal thing when for many it probably wouldn't have been."

sloanpal144 and others noted that being hot makes other guys resent you. Wow, it's almost like that old stereotype of women being automatically jealous of better-looking women is complete and utter BS.

"I've noticed this too. It's like the more attention you get from women the more other dudes hate you"

Zefiron concurs.

"I was out a few months ago at a small show with some friends and this girl was very much into me, I am happily married and was just being cordial. But the guy who was digging at her was finding any and all reasons to belittle me, and he even threw something at me, I think it was an olive from his drink after I made a complaint about not wanting to walk home. I was a little stunted and didn't know what to do, I'm twice his height and could have done something, but I just said let's go to my friend and we left.

"People are dicks."

howdoispooderman is a hit with the old ladies.

"Older women are very kind to me and usually have no problem telling me I'm cute/handsome. I like the compliments...just wish women my age would do the same."

Apparently, people treat super-hot white men like celebrities in Asian countries, according to sujihiki.

"6’5” reasonably attractive white dude here. Traveling through asia made me feel like some sort of celebrity. Kids would crowd around me and take selfies, two little dudes at the fish market made me pick them up (literally, i had one on each arm). People randomly bought me drinks. It was the weirdest shit and totally hilarious and seriously fucking fun."

lowtempdev's hotness leads to some pretty boring conversations:

"I notice that women will always agree or change their opinion to fit my belief even though they were just talking opposite of that until I said my part. And honestly i don’t like it cause then it seems like your dealing with fake women."

UnluckyDrink finds that even men like him more:

"Men treat you differently, too. I find authority figures give me oft times ridiculous leniency. People tend to believe whatever I say. So much so that I have had to consciously work 'but I don't know, so take that with a grain of salt' into my regular vocabulary. Strangers approach me on the street with questions a lot. People tend to ask my advice within minutes of meeting me. I don't think this is normal. A lot of it might stem more from innate confidence than raw looks. I get better customer service when exchanging/returning stuff etc. I don't think I'm like a 10/10 but I receive lots of unbidden compliments - something I know is rare for men. Also, parents tend to default trust me based on absolutely nothing."

niobiumnil gets free massages at bars:

"I was at a bar on Saturday with a few friends, just enjoying a drink or five.
This lady began chatting with me, mentioned she was a massage therapist, commented on how "tense" my muscles looked, and rubbed my shoulders.

"I did not know muscles could look tense.

"F-ing free shoulder rub while I was drinking beer and watching a game. That is pretty much how I have envisioned heaven on occasion."

sujihiki found a new superpower after he got hot:

"Was a fat teen, lost weight and all of the sudden everything got way easier. People, especially women, just sort of agreed with me and took what i said at face value.

"It was weird, i kind of hated it, but it was fun."

Now that he's all glown up, illegallad gets away with what was once considered creepy behavior:

"I was overweight, poorly dressed etc. growing up and now I'm pretty attractive. The difference is you get the benefit of the doubt for nearly everything, so life becomes a lot easier. Also, women trust you a lot more, ie. if you're accidentally zoned out and looking in a girls general direction and you're ugly, you're secretly leering at her, if you're attractive, you're just zoned out because attractive guys, of course, are never creepy (pending something overtly rapey)."

Quantulus has had to get used to lots and lots of prying eyes:

"When the girls look at you and their boyfriend looks at you as well"

durma5 didn't notice his hot guy privilege until it was gone:

"I never realized I was attractive. I just thought women were kind and friendly and social. But then I hit 50, and just like women complain that they became invisible to men after a certain age, the kindness and attention from women stopped. Several years ago I couldn’t go to a Duncan donuts driveup window, as an example, without the woman catching my eye, giving a real smile, talking. Now, if the woman even looks it is a lot, and the ones that smile you can tell they are faking it.

"Getting old opened my eyes."

ErraticPragmatic points out an occupational hazard of being hot:

"[People] feel more comfortable to ask for directions and that's annoying as fuck."

And another: women with partners might hit on you, which is uncomfy for everyone, according to GoodPosture.

"Downside; when those compliments and interests come from unavailable women in your social circle. When women with partners start eye-fucking you or touching you, while it's a massive ego boost, its uncomfortable, especially if you are single. Not right to use the attractive single guy as your validation but also expect him to stay in his lane. You can't eye-fuck me all night, say suggestive things and expect me to stay switched off."

ICanHearYou4444 notes another downside:

"Another thing that has been annoying lately is women getting the impression that I'm a player who sleeps with alot of women. This makes actually getting a quality date hard as of late. I've had the worst luck with women lately. For whatever reason, many women jump to the conclusion that, because I'm open and honest about being a sexual person, that I'm some sort of a male whore that gets laid all the time and they won't take me seriously or give me an honest chance. I've literally only had sex 6 times this year with 2 women. Yet coworkers, acquaintances, assume I'm drowning in pussy. When I tell them the truth, they refuse to believe me, thinking I'm downplaying my sex life. I would much rather, actually be drowning in pussy and no one believing I was getting laid. Lol. It's weird."

And finally, Eric_Broflovski puts it succinctly:

"My jokes are funnier."

Stars like Taylor Swift are coming out in support of Bebe Rexha after she complained of flagrant sexism at the hands of a record executive.

The pop singer-songwriter claims that the exec, who she didn't name, said her brand was "confusing" because songwriters don't typically have a "sexy" image. Guess he meant only female ones, because we can think of plenty of male rock stars who wrote songs and were considered sex symbols. He also allegedly told Rexha that at 29, she was "too old" to use sex appeal as part of her image.

She posted the full story on Instagram with a photo:

The caption reads in full:

I recently had a MALE music executive tell me that I was getting too old and that my brand was “confusing.” Because... I’m a songwriter and I post sexy pics on my Instagram and that’s not what female songwriters are suppose to do, especially for my age. I’m 29. I’m fed up with being put in a box. I make my own rules. I’m tired of women getting labeled as “hags” when they get old and guys get labeled as sexy with age. Anyways, I’m turning 30 on August 30 and you know what, I’m not running away from it. I’m not gonna lie about my age or sing songs that I feel will sell better because they sound “younger.” I’m gonna celebrate my age because you know what, I’m wiser, I’m stronger and TRUST ME I’m a much better lover than I was 10 years ago.

It's a familiar story: an old man's feeble brain wasn't sure how to easily label this young woman, so he decided to trash her and gaslight her into changing instead. Tale as old as time.

Also, are men really saying out loud that 29 is "too old" for sex appeal post-Epstein? How much younger does he want her to be?

Celebs are coming out in full force to stick up for Rexha.

Taylor Swift found kinship with Rexha because they're both the same age.

Rita Ora also sang her praises.

As did Natasha Bedingfield.

Good on Bebe for standing up to this particularly insidious genre of sexism. We can think of very few things 29 is "too old for," least of all being sexy.

"Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with."

-Terri Guillemets

Grab your coffee and get ready to laugh. These utterly random memes are just what you need to start your day off on the right foot. It's like caffeine for your funny bone.

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In case you haven't heard, love is a lie.

Rather, celebrity love is sometimes a lie. Miley Cryus and Liam Hemsworth have officially split despite being married for less than a year. Surprise! Sometimes, even if you're insanely gorgeous and rich, marriage is still hard?

While nobody knows for sure what the cause of their separation was, a rep for Miley made a statement to People saying, "Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time. Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers."

Of course, that didn't stop the internet from properly mourning the loss:

One Twitter user decided to run with the rumors that Miley may have split off the marriage to explore relationships with women...

Um, excuse me? This is a sweeping, disrespectful generalization. Plenty of bisexual people have happy monogamous relationships without being "greedy" and "never satisfied." Sorry Tigerbob, but this was a swing and a miss. Bisexual people aren't animalistic, insatiable heathens.

Luckily, Halsey agreed and chimed in to defend her friend Miley:

Stop being afraid of women indeed, Tigerbob!

Unfortunately, there were a few more haters:

In the meantime, let's stop blaming Miley's bisexuality for her separation. Sometimes, people don't work out and being attracted to men and women isn't the cause. Even if Miley did cheat on Liam with a woman, it would be infidelity that would be the cause of the split. Ok, Tigerbob?

At least Miley seems to be doing well in the wake of her heartbreak:

Give us a song!

On Saturday August 10th, the child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at Metropolitan Correctional Facility in New York City. According to law enforcement, the wealthy predator appeared to have committed suicide via hanging, but the internet has not been entirely convinced of the cause of death.

Regardless of whether it was suicide or an illuminati murder ordered by the ring of wealthy pedophiles Epstein socialized with, his name has been on everyone's lips this weekend.

While Epstein's ghost deserves all of the harsh words people can muster, there is a living man named Jeffrey R. Epstein who works as a publicist at Disney that has been getting a lot of misplaced anger.

Over the weekend, Jeffrey R. Epstein had to clarify that he is not the deceased criminal multiple times.

While there's nothing funny about the true Epstein's legacy of violence, people are having fun with the mix-up and encouraging Jeffrey R. to milk it.

Other people with unfortunate name doppelgangers chimed in to share solidarity with Jeffrey R.

Jeffrey R. even posted a follow-up thanking people for all the RIP messages, and further clarifying that he is in fact a different Epstein.

His friend, Community actress Yvette Brown, also piped in to defend Jeffrey R. and confirm that he is a real person who has nothing to do with the dead pedophile.

Hopefully, people start to lay off him, the late Epstein is a horrific name doppelganger to have.

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and brother of current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, will fight you if you imply that he's the dumbest member of his family.

In a video that is now going viral on Twitter and in the White House, a notorious right-wing YouTuber accosted Cuomo by calling him "Fredo," a classic insult referring to Fredo Corleone, the dumb downfall of The Godfather's mob family.

Cuomo took offense to that bro-ey pop culture reference, insisting that Fredo amounts to an ethnic slur when used against Italian Americans.

"Are any of you Italian?" Cuomo asked the men he called "punk-ass bitches." "It’s an insult to your people. … It’s like the n-word for us."

Cuomo really went to the mattresses, saying, "I'll f*cking ruin your sh*t. I’ll fucking throw you down these stairs."

The altercation was delightfully profane, and thankfully didn't escalate into actual punching (while we're on the subject of stereotypes, bar fights are more of an Irish American thing).

While certainly no fans of right wing trolls, people on Twitter are dunking on Cuomo for equating the Fredo insult to the N-world. If calling someone Fredo was as bad as calling someone the N-word, we'd be calling it the F-word.

The president got in on the fun, saying, "I thought Chris was Fredo also."

In a rare joint own and self-own, the other Donald Trump insisted that Fredo isn't a slur, it just means that you're stupid.

White House Press Secretary Sean Hannity sides with Cuomo on this one, complicating the Trump family's united front.

Cuomo took to Twitter to say that he appreciates the support, but should have cooled it with the swears.

Plus, if you find yourself getting into the fight, remember: leave the gun, take the cannoli.

If there's one thing that unites America, it's #carfails (and hashtags). The whole point of driving is to make our lives easier, supposedly. But most people who've spent some time behind the wheel know having or driving a car will often, sometimes quite literally, backfire. On his most recent #hashtags segment, Jimmy Fallon asked his viewers to share about their weirdest and funniest "car fails." The responses may leave you wondering if we drive cars, or if cars are actually the ones in control (spoiler alert: it's cars).

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Luckily all these people are ok, except for their pride! Drive safely, folks. And remember: DON'T TWEET AND DRIVE. Hashtags can wait until you get home, promise.