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JustGotTheJaundice · 13/05/2026 19:42

Do you ever open a thread, read the first post, answer it out loud and then immediately close it?

I'm trying to think of examples ...

If I open one and it says " I went through the messages on his phone..."
I always think "just leave him, it's already over because the trust is gone. " and I don't bother reading any further.

What first threads make you immediately close them?

OP posts:
lljkk · 13/05/2026 20:26

Whinge fests, when they are moaning & want everyone else to moan too. I can't understand the appeal.

fantam · 13/05/2026 20:23

I skip over so many now. Same old, same old. Same issue, same advice.

But there are a few gems. I sometimes wish my life was more interesting, then I could start a thread too. 😊

WildGarden · 13/05/2026 20:22

A thread that give you a situation and then ends 'Discuss'.

It's like an exam paper.

WonderingAndOverthinking · 13/05/2026 20:19

A thread on AIBU that starts with “to think that school shouldn’t be telling my child off for….. (list of exactly the things that school should be telling children off for)…

JustPlainStanfreyPock · 13/05/2026 20:11

So,
Straight back to active discussions

Edited for idiocy

Nain2026 · 13/05/2026 20:09

Anyone who says bare with me
Anyone who uses text speak
Anyone who asks AITA - this is not Reddit

Blodyneighbour · 13/05/2026 20:06

Friend A,B C and Cs DH etc. I cant read it as I cant follow it. Or I have a friend, let's call her Carla. I may be petty but just cant do it.

Leekpotatosoup · 13/05/2026 20:02

I, F (42)…

PennySweeet · 13/05/2026 20:00

“Hello Ladies”

”Hi mummas”

”Discuss”

Just no.

Womblingmerrily · 13/05/2026 19:56

When it's really really really long. Brevity people. Brevity.

HoraceCope · 13/05/2026 19:43
Wink

if there is a lot of comments,
and so many tbh

HoraceCope · 13/05/2026 19:43

um

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