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My friends were fed up with me crying and complaining about not getting respect and people disrespecting me but I don’t do NOTHING about it and they tried helping me stand up for myself but I am too afraid. My guy best friend said, “You know what? We don’t know what to do anymore. I guess you LOVE being treated so badly do you? We tried helping you. I guess you’re too much of a coward to have self respect. You want someone to get into your face huh? Yeah you like when I get in your face don’t you? Don’t you? You wanna man to get into your face and disrespect YOU! That’s what you love.” He got in my face. Then my girl best friend said, “Yeah you LOVE when people disrespect you huh? You want people to yell at you IN YOUR FACE. You wanna be the weak ass woman that has no respect for herself? Yes I will get into your face. YOU won’t anything since YOU DON’T HAVE THE HANDS TO FIGHT!” She got in my face. They kept doing it until I screamed at them to stop and then they said, “Then start standing up for yourself then! Instead of being a coward and acting like a little girl, be a woman and stand up for yourself damn it!”
Don’t you think they were being rude for getting in my face to teach me a lesson?

Hey everyone, I (33F, African American) need some perspective on a recent conflict that arose between my boyfriend (31M, African American) and me. We've been in a long-distance relationship, as he lives down south while I'm up in the northeast. We had a strong emotional connection, exchanged love notes, and even discussed marriage. Here's where things got complicated. My mom is planning to visit his city in a few months, and she doesn't know about our relationship yet. I intended to reveal it to her once we became more serious. However, my mom has always insisted that I should only date Caucasian men, believing they would treat me better. I find her beliefs challenging to deal with, and we often argue about them. When I shared my mom's visit plan with my boyfriend, he encouraged me to go with her. However, I expressed my concerns about being in close quarters with my mom due to our strained relationship and her strong opinions about dating African American men. I wanted to be honest with him, as he deserved to know about my mom's views. Unfortunately, he became angry and went on a rant. He questioned why I didn't challenge my mom's beliefs and stated that he no longer had romantic feelings for me. He even listed his family's accomplishments and the fact that his parents are still together, highlighting the contrast with my own family situation. I was hurt by his reaction, and in the heat of the moment, I responded with a curt "ok good, bye," and blocked him on social media. Now, I'm feeling conflicted and would appreciate some perspective. Was I wrong to share my mom's views with him? How would you handle a situation like this? I'm open to hearing different opinions and understanding who might be at fault here. Thank you in advance for your insights.

For examples 100 million ($100,000,000) or 10 billion ($10,000,000,000).

I’ll be honest, I’d choose the billion dollars because one I wouldn’t have to work anymore, pay off debts, wouldn’t worry about being broke and be set for the rest of my life. Of course I’ll invest and save my money. Help the poor.