How'd it go? I know you were slowly bringing meat back.I ate steak for the first time in over a decade a few days ago!
How'd it go? I know you were slowly bringing meat back.I ate steak for the first time in over a decade a few days ago!
Are you doing ok with that?I ate steak for the first time in over a decade a few days ago!
How'd it go? I know you were slowly bringing meat back.
Are you doing ok with that?
My stomach had a hard time w the transition back to red meat after being a vegetarian a decade. But eventually it cleared up and my body developed the enzymes I needed ( or whatever the hell the process that happens is).
If you have a gas stove, I highly recommend broiling it in the oven, especially if you have a huge rib cap on a ribeye steak. (I eat meat only two or three times a week mostly because it's stupidly expensive. But this is my favorite cut.)I'm thinking about learning how to cook steak on a stovetop so I can start eating it at home now, haha.
Wow ... what was the motivation?I ate steak for the first time in over a decade a few days ago!
Why did I think you were like a decade younger than me??? Talk about assumptions!Two weeks does not make a relationship.
I've been married for 25 years and I'm still learning things about that man that I never knew.
Two weeks makes a fling. A tryst, a brief moment of your hopefully very long life.
Wow ... what was the motivation?
Have you tried to compromise with just being vegetarian? Friend was having similar problems when she was vegan but was alright when she became veg.Health and social.
I was a vegan for about a decade, and over the last few years I've been dealing with massive fatigue, brain fog and other health issues because I wasn't getting the proper nutrients even with supplements. Plus, I want to eventually have children and studies show how a vegan diet isn't the healthiest for both the baby and momma while pregnant. Figured I should get myself as healthy as possible before then, and also so that when I do get pregnant I don't have to make a massive dietary change overnight. And also, I work out and I feel like I need the protein from meat since meat has higher protein (and all the essential amino acids, I think) compared to plant based protein sources. And, there's only so many beans, tofu and sugar-y protein shakes I can take, haha.
And socially, I don't know any other vegans. My friends, boyfriend and family are all big meat eaters, and it's not fun when you can't eat what other people cook or have to get them to make you something different from everyone else during gatherings/dinners. It's also a lot more difficult going out to eat when you have to worry about not eating meat or dairy.
Ha! Low key flattered. Early 40's.Why did I think you were like a decade younger than me??? Talk about assumptions!
...I (m) met a girl in Colombia via Tinder (she told me she is a Cam Model one week after I left). We had 5 great dates. We are both in our mid-twenties.
She told me "no guy has ever treated her as well as I did" a couple of times....
She basically was super shy, quiet and appeared super vulnerable.
She started with a trauma dump about her sad life and then trauma-bonded me.
She never asked me for money.
good point and one of my initial instincts... one of the reason I wanted to help so badly and fell so hard for her "trauma-dump"."help me escape" and then you left and she lost that chance/hope?
It would be only related if:I don't see how her working as a cammodel makes it any different.
Really sad to hear that. I read how hard it is to get over it. I hope you can heal. I wish you the best of luck and happiness.It took me decades and I'm still not quite there yet.
Shortly after when she told me "You said you don't want to buy a woman" "I want that now" (Well.. She had this american paying for her holiday so to a degree she wanted to justify that - and I had dates too, far less than her though. Open-Relationship...) And she continued "I already made the 50-50 mistake with my Ex. I want a man to provide the house for me now". That is when I woke up. Something is very very wrong here.WHAT AM I THINKING
What’s your plan for next time you meet someone, if they start trauma dumping? I hate to be overly practical here, in such a sensitive situation but…you might end up back here every few months for the next 40 years otherwise.Shortly after when she told me "You said you don't want to buy a woman" "I want that now" (Well.. She had this american paying for her holiday so to a degree she wanted to justify that - and I had dates too, far less than her though. Open-Relationship...) And she continued "I already made the 50-50 mistake with my Ex. I want a man to provide the house for me now". That is when I woke up. Something is very very wrong here.
Both could be self-sabotage, too... She told me "I am only the black sheep and I will always be". I think she was really afraid, too. That I would never have a real relationship with her. But I assure you, I would have visited her again for some weeks to see how it can evolve. I thought about nothing else, I wanted it so much back then
What’s your plan for next time you meet someone, if they start trauma dumping? I hate to be overly practical here, in such a sensitive situation but…you might end up back here every few months for the next 40 years otherwise.
I see the conversation has already moved on to food, so I will try (and apparently fail) to be brief:What pages from authoritative sources? Anyone and their racist mother can say anything online ... or haven't you figured that out by now?
I read all of the articles before haha, thank you anyway. This marked one actually before I had the first date in Medellin. Still, never found something about a trauma-bonding scam during my research, JFYI.US Embassy in Bogotá
But where was that a scam? I mean what did you loose other than the tip? Did I miss something?a nice tip for the great experienc
Omg. where was that? And how does it work? "My brother owns it, it's all free!" or what?a US$4,000 bar tab
You fell for a girl that was never intended to be serious anyway. That's on you, no studio training or advance tactics required. Just shrug, call her interesada and move on. The world is full of people that will take advantage of people like you.Still, never found something about a trauma-bonding scam during my research, JFYI.
I think the thing to note here is that in terms of bullet points 2 and 3 above, this is a case of criminal elements moving to meet a clear demand in the market. If American sex tourists didn't go to Colombia looking for sex then these scams wouldn't exist. The Tinder and scopolamine robberies don't lure sex tourists from America to Medellin. They're already in Medellin looking for sex and that's why they are susceptible to these scams. It's like saying that London is a sex scam hotspot just because clip joints exist in Soho. If you're not already looking for those things then they won't come looking for you.I see the conversation has already moved on to food, so I will try (and apparently fail) to be brief:
I also do not mean to disparage Colombia or its people. Love scams happen everywhere, the OP just happened to be in Medellin.
- US Embassy in Bogotá
- Bloomberg News: Tinder Crime in Colombia Is Dating Scams at Scale
- Top Scams in Medellin. Marriage scams are #1 followed by dating app related robberies at #2.
Sure they will, you think only sex tourist are getting drugged and robbed? Colombians get drugged and robbed too xDIf you're not already looking for those things then they won't come looking for you.
Granted, but the links Slapstick posted are all related to American citizens travelling to Medellin and the things that could befall them. For example, I avoid getting into difficult situations with the Taliban simply by not travelling to Afghanistan. Simple.Sure they will, you think only sex tourist are getting drugged and robbed? Colombians get drugged and robbed too xD
It felt good giving so much love to someone, that I thought really needs it and deserves it. To someone so vulnerable, sweet and empathic, that I can be my vulnerable self.
That sounds amazing!I made lasagne for dinner, nice and deep with alternating layers of meat filling (although I use 50:50 ground pork and beef as it seems to have more flavour than all ground beef) and spinach and ricotta layers.
Topped with three cheese mix (mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan) and breadcrumbs - crisped up nice and brown and crunchy.
Served with "cheat's" garlic bread - store-bought turkish bread spread with butter and crushed garlic and 10 mins in the oven.
It's winter down here
You make it sound like there is no prostitution in the "Northern" parts of the Americas lol.Maybe I'm thinking too "Detective Monk" here, but, can it be that she was discreetly sending you vibes and signs of "help me escape" and then you left and she lost that chance/hope?
I am no American, so, I cannot know first hand how things are in the southern countries, like Colombia. But, I'm hearing and reading a lot about sex trafficing.
I'd say, just in case, have a flash-back, you may want to double check your experience with her in that context as well.
If that's not the case though, well... Interactions with narcissists can happen anywhere, anytime. I don't see how her working as a cammodel makes it any different.
In that case, I wish you luck healing. It took me decades and I'm still not quite there yet.
I see the conversation has already moved on to food, so I will try (and apparently fail) to be brief:
I also do not mean to disparage Colombia or its people. Love scams happen everywhere, the OP just happened to be in Medellin.
- US Embassy in Bogotá
- Bloomberg News: Tinder Crime in Colombia Is Dating Scams at Scale
- Top Scams in Medellin. Marriage scams are #1 followed by dating app related robberies at #2.
So....back to the food. Well, actually, since this topic was tangentially about tourist scams I'll share the time I was scammed as a tourist in Istanbul.
I love Istanbul; what a great city, with history galore, friendly people, and THE CATS!
Work sent me to a conference in Istanbul and a few of us decided to skip out one day and play tourist. Istanbul has three major sites that are within walking distance of each other: the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and The Blue Mosque. We took a taxi and were dropped off near the Hagia Sophia. No sooner had we started walking than this guy, Muhammad, (late 30'a early 40's) approached and asked if we wanted a tour guide. His tour was free, we would have to pay his admission into the various venues, but otherwise all we had to do was visit his uncle's carpet shop after. No pressure to buy he said, just visit the shop. We told him we weren't interested and tried to move on, but he was persistent. Man was he persistent. Finally we agreed to take his "tour" just to shut him up thinking we could just ditch him later on when the time came.
Best. Decision. Ever.
We only had a few hours and the lines at all three places were hours long. Not only were there huge lines for the ticket booths the lines were just as long at the entrances. We would be lucky to get in to one venue, never mind all three. But Muhammad simply walked around to the back of the ticket booths and returned a few minutes later with tickets. The ticket prices were prominently displayed so he wasn't scalping tickets. At the entrance gates we walked past the long lines, handed the gatekeepers our tickets and walked in. Plus, Muhammad was an excellent tour guide. He knew tons of facts, history, stories and took us to several nooks and crannies that were well off the beaten path.
After we were done we decided, ok Muhammad, you've been great, take us to your uncle's carpet shop. Certainly that is where the scam starts, right? Nope, or at least I don't think so. We sat and visited with Muhammad, his uncle, and the uncle's family for about 30-45 minutes while being served the best mint tea I've ever had. Finally we had to ask to see carpets. Maybe the carpets were acrylic and made in China, but that has to be the lowest pressure sales pitch I have ever encountered. After all was said and done we gave Muhammad a nice tip for the great experience.
It was only after I returned home that I saw a documentary on the tourist scams of Istanbul, and "Fake tour guide with an uncle with a carpet shop" was top of the list. We still talk fondly of Muhammad at work whenever Istanbul comes up.
I did also fall for the "My brother owns a bar, let's go get a drink" scam. I managed to spot the scam and get out only losing $40, but another guy at the conference ended up in the hospital after ringing up a US$4,000 bar tab. But that is a story for another thread.
That includes the United StatesYou fell for a girl that was never intended to be serious anyway. That's on you, no studio training or advance tactics required. Just shrug, call her interesada and move on. The world is full of people that will take advantage of people like you.
Finally an intelligent realty based comment on the why question.I think the thing to note here is that in terms of bullet points 2 and 3 above, this is a case of criminal elements moving to meet a clear demand in the market. If American sex tourists didn't go to Colombia looking for sex then these scams wouldn't exist. The Tinder and scopolamine robberies don't lure sex tourists from America to Medellin. They're already in Medellin looking for sex and that's why they are susceptible to these scams. It's like saying that London is a sex scam hotspot just because clip joints exist in Soho. If you're not already looking for those things then they won't come looking for you.
Keep your creepy ass out of my grandfather's country and teach Americans to stop blowing cocaine up their ass with elephant guns and my beautiful Colombians would be even happier than they already are.Sure they will, you think only sex tourist are getting drugged and robbed? Colombians get drugged and robbed too xD
I avoid Appalachia for the same reasonsGranted, but the links Slapstick posted are all related to American citizens travelling to Medellin and the things that could befall them. For example, I avoid getting into difficult situations with the Taliban simply by not travelling to Afghanistan. Simple.