Don't be too hard on yourself. Women can be hard to figure out when you are just starting out. I have spent the entirety of my adult life trying to figure out a wife, 3 daughters, and 2 granddaughters. Interfacing with them is a skill you develop.

For some, it comes naturally. For others like us, it is something we have to learn. From my experiences, it is a skill that I am constantly refining. We've been married 33+ years, and I am still working on it. Truly loving someone takes a lifetime. You will get there. We all make mistakes of varying degrees. Some of us actually learn from them.

Fwiw, don't give up in Mary. From your description, she sounds pretty cool about the whole thing.

A few rookie mistakes in there, nothing major. Sounds more like Mary was being cool and Cherry was being an asswipe.

My armpits hurt just reading that.

Don't get overly excited until you speak to your doctor then. Google and WebMD are not board certified licensed doctors. Ask her what your A1C values are. It is an invaluable key indicator that is used to definitively mark diabetes.

If the doctor ordered it. I am surprised that your doctor would make a definitive diagnosis without that information since it is a key indicator of diabetes.

Check your A1C for a definitive answer.

Yes, you win the asshole award. Congratulations.

Catch the east bound ferry out of Port Townsend. Follow 20 east to 5 north to Bellingham.

Join yhe Navy, see the world.

Take the deferment and don't get another ticket.

I live work and vote in Washington State.

Not in Washington State. Olympia's decidedly soft hand approach to crime and knee capping Leo has emboldened criminals everywhere.

Subtle hints are hard for men.

Don't you know to stop doing everything when they get the Mom voice out?

It's in the husband manual.

Before I can truly determine if this is a tifu, I absolutely must sample one of the delectable offending brownies.

Wishful thinking.

Washington is split on the Cascade mountain range. Western Washington gets more rain fall. Because of our unique geography we have micro climates. So what is true for one may not necessarily be true for all areas. Then we have the convergence zone which can bring wild and unique weather at any given point in time. When it snows in western Washington lowlands everything will pretty much shut down after about 1/2".

Right now outside my window it is sunny and beautiful. Temps are in the 70s.