A bride-to-be received online support after sharing that she's refusing to let her parents' boyfriend walk her down the aisle on her wedding day, despite her parents' wishes. Posting in Reddit 's "Am I The A**hole" (AITA) forum under the username u/MomAndDadGotABF, the bride revealed that her parents' boyfriend, Brian, moved in with her family when she was 14. Though she considers Brian to be "family," she doesn't want him involved in her ceremony. The post has garnered more than 6,000 upvotes and over 600 comments from supportive Redditors, many of whom said the bride's parents were being "selfish." At the beginning of her post, the bride said her parents used to fight "a lot." Then, one day, they stopped. "[T]hey both got a lot happier and we started doing a lot more family activities. [We] would watch a show every night, we'd go to the movies or a restaurant or hiking and stuff on the weekends, [and] we'd start having little parties and stuff when I got good grades," the … [Read more...] about Bride backed for refusing to let parents’ boyfriend walk her down the aisle
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Liverpool’s 10 best bargain transfers since winning the 2005 Champions League
As Liverpool prepare to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final, they'll be well aware their run to Paris wouldn't have been possible without the help of some bargain buys. For all the importance of big-money stars like Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, the Reds' success goes beyond that. And it's not just the current squad who have benefited from the services of players picked up on the cheap. Some 17 years on from the Merseyside club's sensational 2005 comeback against AC Milan, Mirror Football looks at 10 of the players signed for less than £15m who have served Liverpool well over the years. Not just those who are likely to be involved in Paris this weekend, but some who helped the Reds deliver long before manager Jurgen Klopp took the reins. Pepe Reina - £8.81m A number of Liverpool's pre-2010 signings come close to making this list. Maxi Rodriguez, Martin Skrtel and Yossi Benayoun just miss out, for example, but 2005 signing Reina makes the cut. … [Read more...] about Liverpool’s 10 best bargain transfers since winning the 2005 Champions League
Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard and more remember Zinedine Zidane’s “best goal of all time”
On May 15, 2002, Real Madrid went up against Bayer Leverkusen for Champions League glory. With the help of one of the best ever goals in a European final, they got it. Some 20 years on, Zinedine Zidane's volley remains very much in the 'greatest of all time' conversation . A volley from distance, with his wrong foot, from what was hardly the perfect ball in from Roberto Carlos, at 1-1 in the Champions League final - yeah, that's going to take some beating. It's a goal which France Football considered the most beautiful ever in the Champions League , in a final or otherwise. The beauty is what elevates it above others, and it's what means now - two decades on - it's still appreciated around the world. Those who were inside Hampden Park for the final remember the goal fondly, but they're not the only ones. Here, Mirror Football looks at the comments from players past and present about a goal few will ever forget. Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos was the man who … [Read more...] about Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard and more remember Zinedine Zidane’s “best goal of all time”
Best Esports Betting Sites: Top Esports Bookmakers
Have you ever considered placing a first-blood wager on League of Legends or a last-second bet on the underdog to come back into the game and achieve a dramatic victory? Well, we found the best esports betting sites that’ll allow you to do all of that and more — on any competitive game you can think of. Not only are we going to rank the top-rated esports betting sites out there, but we’re also going to break down why they’re as good as we say they are. Just raw, honest analysis from our team of experts with first-hand experience at esports betting websites. Not to spoil it for you, but Sportsbetting.ag topped our list with its comprehensive esports coverage, special LoL, CS:GO, and Dota 2 bets, alongside a 60% odds booster on your esports parlay ticket. Let’s check out all the rest as well. Best Esports Betting Sites SportsBetting.ag : Best esports betting site overall Bovada : Best for Call of Duty BetOnline : Most valuable esports rebate BetUS : Best … [Read more...] about Best Esports Betting Sites: Top Esports Bookmakers
UK weather forecast: Exact date temperature set to plummet – but 20C sunshine is on way
With the long Jubilee Weekend around the corner many are hoping for good weather but the Met Office have put a dampener on it by warning of uncertainty. Thursday June 2 and Friday June 4 have been designated official bank holidays meaning we'll get a glorious four consecutive days off. Although some forecasters are predicting the warmest weekend of the year so far, the Met Office are less optimistic. Although the Jubilee week will start off unsettled with temperatures plunging to around 14C on Sunday May 29 and showers across the country, a plume of warm air is expected to make its way up from the continent by Thursday. The Met Office hasn't ruled out rain over the Jubilee weekend ( Image: PA) The plume will bring warmer weather with it but also an increased chance of rain. By the weekend itself the best of any sunshine will be in the south and the west of the England. The Met Office emphasised the difficulty in making predictions this far ahead and have … [Read more...] about UK weather forecast: Exact date temperature set to plummet – but 20C sunshine is on way
How Sleep is Linked with Hypertension? Best Sleeping Position to Lower High Blood Pressure
People who have high blood pressure (hypertension) must pay special attention to the quality of their sleep. Although the specific relationship between sleep and hypertension is unknown, lack of sleep or interrupted sleep might trigger or worsen hypertension, as per a research published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. As per the aforementioned study, if you are already suffering from hypertension, poor sleep quality may aggravate it. Sleep is the body’s natural way of getting rid of stress hormones, which are known to elevate blood pressure. When you don’t get enough good quality sleep, your hormone levels rise, which causes inflammation, which ultimately leads your blood vessels to shrink and causes high blood pressure. Aside from all of this, the posture in which you sleep is also a key part of lowering your blood pressure and benefiting your general health. What are the Best Hypertension Sleeping Positions? According to Dr Trupti Gilada, a consultant Physician … [Read more...] about How Sleep is Linked with Hypertension? Best Sleeping Position to Lower High Blood Pressure
Sensitive Skin? Here Are 4 Easy Ways to Wash Your Make-Up Brushes at Home
Who doesn’t love experimenting with makeup? And gone are the days when only women used to do makeup. Today, men also want to look sharp and the best version of themselves. But sometimes we ignore a few things that lead to skin breakouts, especially when your skin is supremely sensitive. It depends a great deal on the makeup brushes you use. How you clean it after the usage and how you store it determines, in many ways, the health of your skin too. To protect your skin from damage, cleaning your makeup brushes once a week is very important. And today we will tell you a few important tips that can be kept in mind while washing your brushes. Cleansing with anti-bacterial liquid After a few days of use, makeup brushes can get a bit oily. The oil on the brush can be removed by using an antibacterial washing liquid that is available on the market. Soak the brush by mixing liquid in lukewarm water. Remove the brush after a while and wash it in clean water before drying it. Use … [Read more...] about Sensitive Skin? Here Are 4 Easy Ways to Wash Your Make-Up Brushes at Home
Bond with your baby through massage
Babies love to be touched. It is one of the senses that develops even before they are born, and one of the best ways for parents to quickly bond with their little ones. Massage is a form of skin-to-skin contact that helps improve the bond between parents and infants. This is as it helps to engender trust, especially in the first few years of a child’s life. Both fathers and mothers should also engage in other forms of physical contact, such as cuddling, hugging and rocking their newborns. Big benefits Massage is a primal form of intimacy between a mother and her baby. One of its benefits is that it helps stimulate maternal feelings, as well as the release of the hormone oxytocin. This hormone is usually secreted before pregnancy, during birth and later as mum comes into physical contact with baby. It is responsible for triggering various physiological functions and emotions such as happiness, attraction, love and affection. Another benefit is that touch also helps … [Read more...] about Bond with your baby through massage
Tobacco Intake, Smoking Affect Sexual Health and Fertility. Don’t Let it Drag You Down
To address the widespread misinformation about sex, News18.com is running this weekly sex column, titled ‘Let’s Talk Sex’. We hope to initiate conversations about sex through this column and address sexual health issues with scientific insight and nuance. The column is being written by Sexologist Prof (Dr) Saransh Jain. In today’s column, Dr Jain explains the impact of tobacco intake and smoking on your sexual health and fertility. It’s pretty impossible not to be aware that use of tobacco or smoking is bad for our health. It increases the risks of lung cancer, chronic lung disease, heart disease and more which come with lung cancer. But would you be more likely to quit if you learned it could affect your abilities in the bedroom too? Smoking is a common habit among men in both urban and rural India. The past few decades have also seen a significant rise in the number of women smokers. We all know that smoking adds a significant cost burden on one’s finances, health and … [Read more...] about Tobacco Intake, Smoking Affect Sexual Health and Fertility. Don’t Let it Drag You Down
A model plan to fix a heart
At birth, the doctors found Balan (name changed) to be an anatomical puzzle. All his organs, the heart, the liver, the spleen and the stomach were ‘reversed’ or seemed to be mirror images of what was normal. By itself, situs inversus, as this congenital condition is called, isn’t a problem, but in Balan’s case his displaced heart was severely compromised. Both his major arteries, for instance, arose from the right ventricle due to which his blood was impure and didn’t carry enough oxygen to the other organs. Moreover, the links that connected to the lungs were severely obstructed and there was a hole in the heart’s lower chambers. Though Balan’s growth wasn’t affected, the condition limited his physical activities and left him fatigued at the slightest exertion. Changing treatment Cardiologists in Kerala found it hard to visualise the architecture of his circulatory system to begin plugging his heart’s defects. But there was a way out; 3-D printing came to their rescue. Using … [Read more...] about A model plan to fix a heart