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Refusing to use a condom is a massive red flag. Yes, they reduce sensation, but they also protect both parties from significant health risks. An IUD is irrelevant to him at this stage

Always use a condom until you have both tested clear and are committed to each other. If your relationship is poly, then condom use and testing is required for every new partner, and it's sensible to have everyone retested when someone new comes into the relationship.

I'd personally be concerned about their behaviour, either then trying to coerce you into unprotected sex, or being a whiny shit refusing to use a condom. Both of these would make me consider withdrawing consent, but I'm a stickler for enthusiasm at all stages.

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Honda warns of $16bn hit on its pivot away from EVs

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How can they pivot away from something they were barely doing? 18 months ago we went to our local Honda dealer, and the salesman spent the whole time telling us why the sole EV they had on the lot was a pile of crap and a waste of money. We'd made it clear that we were only interested in BEV due to the tax advantages and he just bad-mouthed the only option he had for making a sale.

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Ikea

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Bought 2 billy bookcases for £20 each in 1991, and moved them a couple of dozen times, including moving country twice. Last month I disassembled them and used the pieces to make wall shelves in the pantry of the house I bought 2 years ago. That's some longevity.

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Simple question: Are you a nice person?

I'm a lovely person to everyone until they show me that they don't deserve it. After that, they are dead to me. Unfortunately, one of the people who has shown me that they don't deserve my time or respect is me, so i treat myself like shit. This does not work out so well for me.

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Survey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sense

I bought a Poco X3 NFC for £200ish in Dec 2020. I've been bored of the phone for a few months and started looking around for a new one, but there's nothing out there that seems worth the "upgrade", certainly in a similar price bracket. I'd generally lose a headphone jack and/or an SD card slot and gain erm.... a more up to date Android version, I guess. I'd maybe get a better camera, but given my aging eyes and lack of skill are probably the limiting factors in my photography, I don't realy see the benefit. I only play puzzle-type games and don't do anything particularly graphic intensive, so where's the incentive to subject myself to even more intrusive AI nonsense and built in adverts that seem to be unavoidable in budget phones.