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A reader writes in and asks: "What is a day in the life like (for a firearms instructor)?" I can’t speak for every instructor on Earth. But I am the world’s leading authority on what it’s like to be me. So here’s a snapshot, lifted from one random day. The Good A 21-year-old young man I’ve known for years stopped by the house. He’s one of my son’s closest friends. He wanted to show us the Smith & Wesson he just purchased. Would I have chosen that exact model? Probably not. But it fit him . And more importantly, he knew this was a place where he could share, ask questions, and get encouragement instead of eye-rolling. I taught his carry permit class a few years back. Watching students grow into thoughtful, responsible gun owners never gets old. Elsewhere in the day: • Someone registered for an upcoming class. • Someone else emailed with questions about whether a course was right for them. Those moments may look small, but they’re signals: people want to learn, and they tr...

AITAH for ending my relationship after my girlfriend said no to marriage? <<< The night I proposed, I tried to make the night as memorable and "perfect" as possible. I asked her after a nice dinner surrounded by the family, and she said "No, not yet anyways." ... [He then proposes a second time some months later, and she said the same thing.] ... I told her the truth, and informed her that I think we need to end the relationship. >>> Bro, you are right: "no" means "no." And she was telling you in no uncertain terms that she wanted more money from you. You dodged a bullet. Do NOT marry the next one.  Men, Women are the gatekeepers of sex, MEN are the gatekeepers of marriage.  There is no benefit for a Western Man to get married.  Marriage laws and the courts are 100% against you.  Marriage in the West is a financial contract where the female is incentivized to break the contract. Western marriage is not Biblical marriage.  No, y...