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I’ve recently started a search for some new headphones for my PS5 and wanted to share my results as it has been tough to find a set that is comfortable and doesn’t cause pain.
TL:DR – Start with the Sony InZone H7 (or even the H3 or H9).
For some background, I have a child under 3 and recently became able to play a bit longer each day. I am averaging around 1 hour a day using launch Pulse3Ds. Maybe once every week or two, I will have a longer session of up to 3 or 4 hours. Prior to this, I was at about half that time. As my playtime has increased, I have found myself getting headaches and ear pain. Specifically, pain in front of each ear near my temples and my left ear gets raw from rubbing the inside of the headphones. It seems that my shorter sessions were not an issue, but these longer sessions have added up to me being unable to wear headphones for days at a time while I recover.
I also work from home and wear a HyperX Cloud Stinger headset during meetings. This equates to around 4 or 5 hours a day of additional headphone time and I have not had this pair hurt or cause headaches.
Lastly, my rough head measurements are 23 inches around, 6 inches wide and my left ear (the one that rubs) sticks out around 2/3 of an inch.
Below are my thoughts on the headsets I’ve used in the order I tried them. I’ll try and cover what helped me land on a final set as it will hopefully help others with fit/pain issues. I am not covering sound quality much and will link to RTings for that. Given my head rejects most headphones, my focus is on comfort with sound quality and features being of much lower concern. My goal is to find the best headset I can that does not hurt me and will work wirelessly on my PS5 and possibly my Steam Deck (stretch goal). Sony Pulse 3D --Recommendation – I bought these at launch and would only buy them now if you are not sensitive to clamping pressure, have small-ish ears and do not want to buy anything of higher cost on this list. I sold my pair as these are what started this whole journey. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/sony/pulse-3d-wireless --Spent - $100 + $30 for third party ear pads. --Type – Wireless Dongle --My Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight - .65 pounds --Clamping pressure – .9 pounds --Cup Friction – Some rubbing pain after long sessions. --Testing Duration – 2 Years --Thoughts – I powered through these for ~two years. This is the pair that caused me a lot of pain now that I have more gaming time. I thought the sound quality was fine at the price point, but the clamping pressure felt higher than .9 as the original and third-party ear cups were not soft enough. They also rubbed my ears and never loosened up. The top headband would also hurt my head if I moved around a lot during a session (getting food, water, etc). The original ear pads broke down and I replaced them about 4 months ago. These helped make them more comfortable, but the clamping pressure overpowered them. Lastly, I had to run a USB extension cable away from the console to plug the dongle in to as they would cut out randomly from some sort of interference otherwise. I do have a lot of electronics near the PS5, but most are powered off when I play and the only active WiFi thing is a Harmony Hub so I’m not sure what is causing the issue. The extension did solve the issue about 99.9% of the time. HyperX Cloud Stinger --Recommendation – I’ve owned these for a long time and would buy them if you have basic wired needs. I’m keeping my pair for Zoom use only. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/hyperx/cloud-stinger --Spent - $30 --Type - Wired --My Usage – Zoom, 4-5 hours each workday. Experimented with them as an option for long term gaming. --Weight - .6 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1 pound (these are old, so this is probably less now) --Cup Friction – No rubbing pain. --Testing Duration – 1 Day --Thoughts – I bought these on a whim pre-child when I started playing PS4 games that needed a microphone. These worked fine for those rare cases. However, I would not recommend them for regular gaming use as there are many better wired options now. However, they are totally sufficient for zoom meetings as I don’t care about sound quality or the mic being excellent. The volume control on them is also handy for this use case as is the flip up mic. While it would be nice for them to be wireless, it’s not worth the money to replace them just for Zoom. They have not caused me any pain during long stints, and they have held up extremely well over the past 3 years that I have used them heavily for Zoom. Bose QuietComfort 35 II --Recommendation – I’ve owned these for years and I love them. Everyone with comfort issues should own a pair for anything other than gaming. I’m keeping them until they break and may stockpile a few depending on what Bose does with the QC line. Will use them as a backup set for gaming. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/bose/quietcomfort-35-ii-qc35-ii-wireless-2018 --Spent - $350 --Type – Wireless Bluetooth --My Usage – Mainly travel and focused listening. Stints of up to 10 hours at a time on planes. Have been using them as a backup set for gaming on the PS5 while testing everything on this list. --Weight - .54 pounds --Clamping pressure – .69 pounds --Cup Friction – No rubbing pain. --Testing Duration – 3 Weeks --Thoughts – These are the first set of quality headphones I ever purchased. I used them mainly for travel and focused listening and did not realize how spoiled I was. These are extremely comfortable, and I think are part of the reason that I have such high needs for comfort in headphones. The only negative is the slight “underwater” pressure feeling you get when the ANC is on. However, they do work in a pinch for gaming and are extremely comfortable. If Bose ever makes a set for gaming that works over 2.4, they will have my money immediately. They are Bluetooth and thus need an adapter or something to hook into your system. I pipe the audio through a Taotronics Bluetooth adapter hooked into the headphone jack on my TV and it works ok. I’ve owned these since 2018. Aftershokz Trekz Air (Now called Shokz OpenRun Pro I think) --Recommendation – I’ve owned these for many years, and you should try a set of bone conducting headphones if you have not. I will always own a pair of this type of headset mainly for their versatility in providing audio when you don’t want to fully disconnect. I’m keeping these for other uses and maybe for the steam deck on rare occasions but they are not suited for regular gaming. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/aftershokz/trekz-air-bone-conduction --Spent - $160 --Type – Wireless Bluetooth --My Usage – Cycling, walking the dogs, listening to things while watching the kid. Experimented with use on the Steam Deck and as a final solution for PS5, and they are meh. So basically, I will use them for listening to things where I still need to hear the world. --Weight - .06 pounds --Clamping pressure – .32 pounds --Cup Friction – N/A --Testing Duration – 1 Day --Thoughts – They will not blow you away with sound quality, but I do love them for cases where I want to listen to something but need awareness of the world. They are weird feeling if you are not used to them, but I find I use these the most in my daily life outside of my Stinger headset for Zoom meetings. They are great for walking the dog, cycling, or listening to a podcast while Paw Patrol is on. Seriously, try a pair if you never have. Not really an option for a gaming headset though. Steelseries Arctis Nova 7p --Recommendation – Would buy if you are not sensitive to clamping pressure. This seems to be the best set for the price of all that I tested, and I would have kept them if I could have solved the pain issue. Ended up returning them. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/steelseries/arctis-nova-7-wireless-7-7p-7x --Spent - $140 --Type - Wireless --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight - .72 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1 pound --Cup Friction – Rubbing pain after long sessions. --Testing Duration – 2 Weeks --Thoughts – I was hoping these were the holy grail that everyone said. The sound was excellent, and the unit was well built. The headband was comfortable however, my ears still rubbed a tad but more importantly, they caused a ton of pain on each temple after only 1 hour. This seems to be due to the clamping pressure and the design of the pads (and possibly my head shape). My wife experienced the same issue though. I suppose I could have put them on a box to stretch them out and reduce the clamping pressure, but I experimented with manually reducing the pressure while they were on, and they still hurt my temples. It seems the pad/clamping combo does not work for me, and I really don’t want to gamble on the box method and buying third party pads as that seems like a lot to ask to make them work when there are other options. Astro A50 2019 --Recommendation – Skip these. I was extremely unimpressed compared to the cheaper sets on this list. Also, mine came with the headband busted which seems common and crazy as these launched in 2019 and this should be solved by now. I returned them. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/astro/a50-gen-4-wireless-2019 --Spent - $300 --Type – Wireless Dongle/Base --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight - .8 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1.3 pounds --Cup Friction – Rubbing pain after short sessions. --Testing Duration – 2 Days --Thoughts – Man I wanted to love these. They seemed full of features and of a high-ish quality. However, the headband constantly popped out, the cups kept sliding up and down when I took them off and on, my ears rubbed quite a bit and the sound was not particularly better than the Nova 7ps. Overall, I was thoroughly unimpressed by their price point and comfort. Lastly, the pads were a bit rough and had a weird smell to them that would probably go away but was noticeable from 2 feet away and was nauseating. Obviously, these were a huge letdown. Logitech Pro X Wireless --Recommendation – Probably skip these as they have a white noise hiss and clamping pressure issues. It’s sad as they sounded good, and I really liked the build. I returned these. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/logitech/g-pro-x-wireless-lightspeed-gaming-headset --Spent - $180 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .83 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1.1 pounds --Cup Friction – The white noise prevented a long session, but no rubbing pain after the short session. --Testing Duration – 1 Day --Thoughts – The build of these really impressed me when I took them out of the box. They felt sturdy and solid when moving it around. However, they hiss when turned on, which is crazy as these launched in like 2019. Apparently not everyone can hear it, but I can and it’s a common complaint for people who can still hear in that range. I tried updating the firmware sliding the volume around on them, the PS5, etc., and they just hiss. It’s like a light white noise that you can barely hear when it’s quiet. They also put a lot of pressure under my cheek bone after around 30 minutes. I’m not sure if that would be solved with some tweaking or using the second set of pads they came with as the headache inducing hiss was enough to send these back. Sony InZone H7 --Recommendation – These were my final pick after a couple of weeks of testing. The sound was a little less full than I would like, but it’s not noticeable unless directly compared to other headsets. I also felt the surround sound was better than most and these are really light and comfortable for a long time. I’d start here if you have similar issues to me. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/sony/inzone-h7-wireless --Spent - $200 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .71 pounds --Clamping pressure – .8 pounds --Cup Friction – No rubbing pain. --Testing Duration – 3 Weeks --Thoughts – I really did not want to like these at first as they look like shooting headphones and feel cheap. Also, you cannot adjust the EQ on the PS5. However, these are extremely light and comfortable, and the spatial audio is good. I’m not sure that they are worth $200 compared to some of the others on the list, but these were the only pair that worked well over long sessions for me. The Barracuda Xs were close, but those were a little uncomfortable at first but that faded away in long sessions. The thing that sold these were the slight edge in comfort and the dual audio with Bluetooth. Astro A30 --Recommendation – These a worth a try if you do not mind a rubbery material on the headband and earpads and have a head/ears in the medium/small range. I personally found the material bothersome, and the headband hurt the top of my head. Returned them. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/astro/a30-wireless --Spent - $230 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .76 pounds --Clamping pressure – .9 pounds --Cup Friction – No rubbing pain. --Testing Duration – 3 Days --Thoughts – At first, the material on the pads seemed neat. It felt nice in my hands but the second I put them on, I hated it. The ear cup openings were a smidge too small for me but did not hurt when wearing them. The sound profile was decent, but the headband ended up hurting me after a long session. If the cups were a tad bigger and the material on them was different, I think they would have worked and not caused me head pain. Razer Barracuda X 2022 --Recommendation – These were my #2 choice. I really did like these to solve my comfort issues, but there was some random interference and very slight comfort issues during the first 10 minutes of wear that made me send them back. If it weren’t for that, I may have kept them as they are the cheapest set with a low clamping pressure. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/razebarracuda-x-wireless-2021 --Spent - $100 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .59 pounds --Clamping pressure – .8 pounds --Cup Friction – No rubbing pain. --Testing Duration – 3 Weeks --Thoughts – This is a tough one. They were comfortable for long wear, but they caused interference with my controller and would cut out rarely even with the dongle on a long extension cord away from my entertainment center. I found these to sound slightly better than my #1 pick (H7s), but the Bluetooth was not active while playing and they could not have the EQ adjusted. It was by a slim margin that these went back. Razer Kaira Pro PlayStation Edition --Recommendation – They have a good all-around feature set, and I would try them only if you have a medium/small head and ears and are interested in the haptics as I don’t think the clamping would be an issue on a smaller head or maybe on someone with a different head shape. I sent these back but wished I didn’t have to. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/razekaira-pro-wireless-for-xbox (They didn’t have the PS5 specific review) --Spent - $200 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .73 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1 pound --Cup Friction – Rubbing pain after short sessions. --Testing Duration – 2 Days --Thoughts – I really liked the idea of these with the haptic feedback, but it ended up just feeling like extra bass shake. I suspect I would have disliked it of long sessions and turned it off immediately. They put too much pressure on the front of my ears and caused pain and made them feel clogged. They also made my ears hot and both ears scrapped a bit. However, the feature set, like being able to swap sound profiles with a button, was great as was the sound. HyperX Cloud Alpha --Recommendation – Hello white noise my old friend. While not as bad as the Logitech Pro X, it was still enough to make these a no if you can hear it. If you cannot hear it, and are sensitive to clamping, these are a great option. Since HyperX has no fix for the white noise, I returned them. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/hyperx/cloud-alpha --Spent - $200 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .7 pounds --Clamping pressure – .9 pounds --Cup Friction – The white noise prevented a long session, but no rubbing pain after the short session. --Testing Duration – 1 Day --Thoughts – I thought I would hate these as they looked really ‘gamer’, but the build quality was pretty good. I liked the sound profile, and they were comfortable. I would say that these would have been a front runner if not my final pick were it not for the white noise. It was just enough that I knew it would cause a headache, which is unfortunate as the cups and headband did not cause any pain. So, if you cannot hear the white noise and are sensitive to clamping, consider these. Razer Kraken v3 Pro --Recommendation – Basically the same as the Kaira. I was hoping that these would feel better as I like the Kiara, but no luck. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/razekraken-v3-pro-wireless --Spent - $180 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .8 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1 pound --Cup Friction – No rubbing pain. --Testing Duration – 2 Days --Thoughts – I really liked the Kaira ones and was hoping these would feel different. Like the Kaira, they put too much pressure on the front of my ears and caused pain and made them feel clogged. They also made my ears hot, but it didn’t scrape like the Kairas. Razer BlackShark V2 Pro --Recommendation – I tried these as I liked all the other Razer models other than their comfort issues. These also caused a lot of ear pain after about 20 minutes, so I sent them back. They were one of my favorites if you ignore the pain part. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/razeblackshark-v2-pro-wireless --Spent - $130 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .72 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1 pound --Cup Friction – Rubbing pain after short sessions. --Testing Duration – 2 Days --Thoughts – Again, the Razer headsets seem to have clicked with me other than the comfort issues. I ordered this one on a whim to see if it would be better than the others, but the wire cup mountings made them less adjustable, and I think are what caused the pain so quickly. I thought these were well rounded and was a bit sad that the pain hit so early. Razer Barracuda Pro --Recommendation – Since the lower end Barracuda X was a finalist for me, I threw a stab at these despite the higher clamping force. Sadly, the clamping force was an issue, and they made my ears hot. I returned them. --https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/razebarracuda-pro-wireless --Spent - $250 --Type – Wireless Dongle --Usage – Gaming, 1-2 hours a day with bursts of up to 4 hours. --Weight – .75 pounds --Clamping pressure – 1.1 pounds --Cup Friction – Rubbing pain on both ears. This was the only set to have that on both. --Testing Duration – 2 Days --Thoughts – It’s strange that these are so different from the 2022 X lower range model. I understand they have different drivers and features, but you wouldn’t think they would feel like a totally different line. However, they do and given the shallow cups and that they cause clamping pain and made my ear hot after only 30 minutes, these were a big disappointment.

My body is dying, my brain is alive, and I'm only 27y/o
All of my life I've fought alone, I lived in the projects with my mother not being in my life and my father trying his best but was never around
So I pushed through all of the horrors and managed to graduate high school even after not completing a single class in my junior year because I was in-and-out of a psych hospital for 4 months because of 3 suicide attempts
I was given my old medical records a few months ago and apparently had taken an IQ test while I was inpatient and was never told my score - apparently I was well into the genius level with a note from doctor that it would most likely be higher if I was in a less shattered state of mind
I can't ever claim to have considered myself dumb, and I have an unmeasured but obviously apparent EQ as well. I am hyper analytical and perceptive of the world and the people in it, to the point that I could read any person's emotional state just by their presence
It made me incredibly introverted as I am an empath I would feel the pain of those around me and the pain of living in this fucked up world and it was too much to bare so I would hide myself away because I couldn't turn it off and I couldn't cope with it either
I wanted to do something go in this world, I wanted to be able to fight for those who grew up in even worse situations than me, I wanted to help millions of people in even less developed countries because I knew the pain of never having help
I tried to go to college like I was supposed to, and would have had maximum financial aid but my grandfather passed away the year before I started and left my father money which was promptly stolen in a legal dispute from a greedy aunt, yet it showed his income as much higher for that year
I was told that I would receive no financial aid as a result, so I reversed my decision to go but they promised my naïve self that they could fix it and it's a common thing that happens, so I decided I would still go, a month before I was supposed to begin they told me they couldn't fix it and I once again reversed my decision, and shame on me but I fell for it again when they told me they could fix it
As I needed to register for classes I signed up, moved into a dorm, and was told they couldn't do anything about it and I'd need to take out private loans, $28k in total for 1-year of college that I medically withdrew from after planned suicide attempt in my second semester
I went inpatient again, but because of the private loans stipulations if I was out of school for 6 months I would be required to pay them back, because of the timing of when classes next started and when I went into the hospital, that 6 months hit where I was "out-of-school" and the private loans placed a hold on my transcripts and restricted me from applying anywhere else, and blocked my from registering for classes until I paid them off
I did the only option I could and looked for work, and because of my terrible emotional state I was rejected from even gas station jobs because my heart just wanted to be able to use my brain and not waste away behind a counter but I had no access, no connections, no financial help
I eventually had one hiring manager at a retailer give me a chance and I rapidly climbed to an assistant manager role after 6 months having no prior experience because of my ability to handle so much, I had fought all of my life so a busy and overloaded work day wasn't daunting, it was just my norm
I rode my success and with my ability to work with and understand people and what they wanted to hear I managed to work at Microsoft with no degree at only 21 and rode that throughout Covid - I had finally started to make it, I was making the most I ever had but my city is in the top 3 most expensive places to live in the US and I still struggled financially
But I managed, I worked two jobs to try and pay off the student loan debt faster while also completely supporting myself with no aid from family
I continued to develop my skills and I continued fighting my way upwards in corporate, with the dreams that someday I would make enough to have breathing room and finally escape the life of poverty
But as soon as I starting making more, the unpaid hospitals bills from 4 inpatient stays came back to haunt me - $60k in debt with nothing to show for but being alive to pay off the debt
So I fought for the last 7 years and I've still been fighting - I have $10k of debt left, I make slightly over 6 figures and I still have never had the chance to breath and because of this fucked up economy and the greed of the ultra rich I can't get promoted fast enough anymore to make enough to save and I've only been surviving and living paycheck to paycheck
And I know this isn't unique but I had set a goal 7 years ago to pay it all off and then start to build a life for myself then, I scarified having relationships, having friends, spending time with family, and really any forms of happiness because I just wanted to be free and give myself the chance to LIVE and not just SURVIVE
I was so close, I was so fucking close to finally getting to a networth of 0, I had fought for my life with not a single dollar of support from anyone, and I was counting down the months until I would make that final payment
But over the last few months I had begun developing pain in my back and just kept working and fighting through it, I'd wake up in pain, go to sleep in pain, but in my mind I just wanted to be free of the debt so kept on pushing myself anyway, pain be damned
Until 2 weeks ago when the pain had reached a point where I couldn't sit at my desk anymore without feeling a fire in my back, and I finally went to the doctor - my reluctance from doing it sooner was the fear of more medical bills after I had been working so hard to pay them off
Well hindsight is 2020 and maybe things would be different if I stopped fighting but come to find out I have stage 3 lung cancer
I've still been processing it, and maybe i'll survive, but I've simply lost the will too
27 years of fighting without reprieve, 27 years of trying to see above the water line, 27 years of dreaming of someday not being in the noose that is money, and 27 years wasted with no friends and most of my family already gone
All I wanted to do was help people, all I wanted to do was break away from this fucked up game of money, I just wanted to feel an ounce of freedom
and now my outcomes are simply die or fight more, possibly live, and restart my nightmare of leaving medical debt as we go into another financial crisis and I still have no financial support or savings
I just wanted to feel alive and be able to live an average life and I got neither
I've lost my will to live and my will to keep fighting, this world is so fucked up and I can still realize my situation is far from the worst and there are people out there who suffer even more and will continue to because of this horrible fucked up game of money
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TL,DR: guy I've been seeing is nice and is mostly showing a kind hearted nature. I'm worried that he prefers women who can provide for him or that he willingly gets into relationships where he can be given stuff.
I'm(F40s) coming for advice because I'm a bit confused right now. I'm seeing this guy, Jim (M 40s). He's cute and has had some painful situations, which I respect. He was raised in between two golden children and wasn't exactly the scapegoat, more likely he was the lost child. He's never been married, both ex GF's and mothers to his two children broke up with him.
We've had very profound conversations and I'm grateful for that, but recently, I've been feeling like he only dates women who can provide. It's like he had a before abd after situation and he's been doing this for a decade.
All his exes since 8 years back have had mental health issues. Two of them provided housing and everything else.
I'm a bit alarmed. I've known him for years. He's had extremely high paying jobs despite not having any formal education. He's very good at a particular industry. First opportunity he was super well off but had to leave the job and relocate.
Second time around, he made huge amounts of money, had a luxury car and an apartment. Got fired and didn't even have money for groceries. I'm a bit uncomfortable because his timeline tells me he only got that job after breaking up with his ex, who has mental health breakdowns and very serious emotional situations but was wealthy and had lots of money. He drove her car. Had access to things only accessible to rich people.
He finds this job where he got fired. Moves 3 hours away and gets a good job, although not as high paying. No place of his own. Ends up living with a much younger gf who had BPD and once he got fired, he had to move back to our area.
Went to live at a friend's house. Met his latest ex. She has a diagnosed mental illness. She has a job that pays minimum wage but also has some type of government assistance. He says he helped her through some crises and that's okay, what makes me wonder is that he moved from his friends house strain into her home. She looks like a very strong willed person who's battling her own situations, and he described her as a hard worker, which is admirable.
Now, I just realized now that he hasn't told me if he has a job. He's very comfortable working for someone else, or at least being directed. His dream was to start a bit. I gave him some info for him to begin with but he quickly relayed all the responsibility to me, which I politely declined.
He never talks badly about anyone, and when he mentions something a woman has done, he's rather compassionate.
He says he does " some fishing" and sells it "every now and then". He had no passive income and tried to get me to buy some stuff he's discarding.
I'm getting the feeling that he might be living someone off.
He said he would call, but didn't. And that was fine with me until he lied and said he gets a weird message from my number when he calls. Next time he calls asking for a favor, which really sets off alarms and irritates me.
I just completed a very important goal and feel like we are on very different paths. I'm trying not to judge and don't know if maybe I should tell him how I feel next time he asks why I'm not acting as enthusiastically as before. I hold no ill feelings towards him. I'm.just confused because he can be such a great human being but some areas look shady and I don't want to end up finding out he used people. Help????!!

This is a bit of a long one, as I think our situation is a little unusual.
I have recently finished uni and got a decent paying first job lined up a distance away from my parents house, but close to my partner's house so I'm moving in with her.
We'll be in her bedroom in her parents house. It's a small room and a busy house, but it will work short term so we can save up a little.
In 6 months time, I imagine we should have £15k in joint savings for a deposit. By this time, or earlier, I think we'd have gone insane living in her small bedroom.
At that point, how should we look to moving out into our own property? £15k doesn't seem enough for first time buyers to get a mortgage, with the average property price in our area being around £200-250k, even for a flat. Rental prices are around £800/month, again for a flat.
From what I've found through research, I think these are our options... -rent while saving for a bigger deposit to buy our ideal house -buy the cheapest flat we can find, pay off some of the mortgage until we have enough for a deposit for an ideal house -go for a buying scheme such as shared ownership, rent to buy, etc, either to build a deposit or get an ideal house for us
As someone new and unfamiliar to all this, I've seen a lot of contrasting opinions on the many schemes and I'm a bit lost. I want to maximize our money, it would hurt to sacrifice so much income on rent when it's essentially dead money we won't see again. Though it may make sense if it keeps us sane and allows us to save for a deposit on a good house.
Collectively we will be earning just over £50k/yr before tax, I don't know how much we should expect to be offered as first time buyers looking for mortgages.
What would our best option be, given our circumstances? Are there more options I didn't list?
To add to this confusion, ideally in 5-10 years, I'd like to move away to the other side of the UK, so is it even worth mortgaging in such a short space of time?
I hope this post wasn't too jumbled- I'm hoping someone can point us in the right directions.
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Hi, the country I live in is very violent and the prospect for the future economically is not the best. As such, I decided that I want to study abroad. I would love to receive good energies so I can get enough resources in order to cover the costs! Thanks in advice🤍

So I started my campaign on a prison ship and there are a few players in my group that it was their first time playing. i used them breaking out of the brig and gathering their gear as sort of a tutorial on some game mechanics such as stealth, combat, working with npcs, and boss fights. The captain of the ship was a vampire named Desmond that went on about some big plan and how they were ruining it deciding not to listen to him and his ramblings they fought him and he escaped right before they actually killed him vowing he would return. It worked out pretty well and they took over the ship burnt it to the ground just before they reached the shore floating to land on pieces of the ship and a few life boats. Then once they got to land they were trying to figure out who put a bounty on their heads (also I should mention at this point none of the characters had ever met before so they sort of bonded by breaking out of captivity.) Of course they wanted to shop once they got to a town as well but they had no money so they went looking for jobs. I set them protecting a caravan of the towns main resource as it ships off to the main city. as they were on their way to the main city with two of the towns folk they were set on by a horde of zombies. That lead to a really cool sequence of them riding the caravans mowing down zombies to the tone of crazy train and thunder struck. (Everyone liked that) however they decided to keep on rolling and not look back. Not finding out where the zombies had come from or why they were there. once they made it to the main city they got paid half the job for getting it there ( they would receive the other half upon the return of the caravan to the town) so of course we had a boring session where they just shopped around and enjoyed the main city while also avoiding contact or discovery by the city guards. After the fun was had in the city they were now setting back off towards the village with payment and a few supplies as well as the two towns folk. They once again ran into an even larger zombie horde but this time they lost the two towns folk and one of the horses in the conflict resulting in them trying to figure out where the horde was coming from. The fought and snuck their way to a cave where they found two necromancers they fought them and eventually prevailed and discovered in the room with the necromancers was an alter and atop this alter was a box that seemed to defy physics. One of the party members grabbed the box thinking it would be valuable, however upon grabbing the box they were transported to another dimension. It was a really cool sequence that had flashing lights and crazy music and the dropped them into a world where there was still the same d&d races but it was much further along in technology also there was no magic in this world. The high elfs in this world set on eradicating the other races and complete world dominaton attacked the other relms and people's. It was a ww2 setting and they had a lot of fun grabbing rifles grenades and fighting in the trenches they were quickly picked up by the resistance or allyed forces and tasked with saving some POWs in a camp behind enemy lines. Sneaking across no-mans land they had their first taste of real and fast paced environmental hazards they were moving in the dead of night as to not be shot by a sniper and they had to roll every few dozen feet to make sure they didn't fall on the holes created by the intense shelling. Once across they kept going through enemy infested trenches where through the woods they discovered train tracks and followed them almost to where the POW camp was once there they saw it was not a camp and in fact a large castle where the high elfs were taking POWs to be experimented on and tortured the man in charge of this operation was simply known to the allyed powers as the torture. They snuck into the castle to find hundreds of POWs as well as a whole organ trade where they axis army was taking blood and organs to keep them alive in the war but also using them and the people they came out of as experiments (think group 735 type of experiments) they freed the prisoners most of them anyways and blew a hole in the castle wall stole a bunch of vehicles and drove down the train tracks and got them to safety some of the POWs however wated to return with them to help bring down this evil ( I had two more people join the campain and figured this was a good way to integrate them into the team they were a huge help in escaping the catle the first time) before turning around and taking out the torturer once and for all catching the military personnel off guard after their escape they returned in the dead of night fighting their way into the castle until they reached the main guy who I modled off Heinrich himler the second in comand of the in our world german empire at the time. He was obsessed with the occult ans magic and whatnot however in this world he was in fact a vampire as well seeing this the group listened this time as he went on about his plan. He was quite full of himself and they were in a bad spot so he figured he could monolog and it fit idk. Anyways the plot they had uncovered was the box they had stolen was an interdimentonal portal anchor that allowed someone to travel the different dimensions using this box once they had concured this world they would then concur the multiverse. They discovered that this was a version of the captain Desmond they "killed" in their world apparently upon discovering the boxes the various versions of Desmond were able to communicate and come up with this multiversal domination plan. Then after learning all of this they got tired of his yapping and attacked. The battle was great and two of the players went down with most of them left with only 5 or so health. One player died permanently. However once defeating the torturer and his forces in the room they discovered another box most likely the one he was using to communicate with our world's Desmond. Upon this discovery they were going to take the box to the allied forces int the hopes of keeping it out of enemy hands. At this point the player that they "saved" from the torturer that had also been the one who had the permanent death ( he failed 3 death saving throws and the teems clearic was down) stood up and slowly clapped his hands congratulating the team on showing him magic and telling him about how the boxes really worked and allied plans for the war. Revealing himself as a double agent the whole time calling in more reinforcements to take them captive but before they could the team opened the case the box was in and touched it whizzing them put of the room and throug a portal dropping them in what is from what they can tell the wild wild west where I now have to write the rest of the campaign for here. I guess I just would throw this up here and see if any of you had any cool suggestions this is definitely a shortend version of what has happend so far we have had this campaign going for the last six months and have built up to this point. Everyone is super excited to see what dangers and adventures the wild west has to offer. So if anyone has any cool suggestions or something they would throw in I'm all ears.. Thanks for taking the time to read all of this by the way :)

I'm intrigued by the Conan RPG from Modiphius, but I can't find the core rulebook anywhere, even PoDs for sale, yet they are still supplements. What gives? I was also interested in the Fallout TTRPG by Modiphius, but this is making really hesitant to give them my money. Anyone know the deal with Modiphius or why they decided to not make the Conan CRB available?

I tried cloning Windows 10 disk to a new larger capacity disk. I followed this dreaded video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZBDluCITmE
The video talks about a "AOMEI Partition Assistant" Windows program which apparently allows you to clone Windows 10 to a new drive for free. Except woopse, right after we made the video they made that feature not free and we forgot to update the description, we are so sowwy. Guess what, I payed a 50 USD one year(!) subscription for this shit program, and all it does is not only make the new Windows drive not bootable, but even the original one I'm greeted with this screen now:
https://i.imgur.com/rAn2K9T.jpeg
Esc does nothing, just shows the same screen again.
I don't have a Windows recovery DVD or usb, Windows 10 just came preinstalled with this notebook.
What the heck do I do? I followed the instructions in the top result of Google, spent actual money, and now I can't even access Windows.
Both drives are GPT, BIOS is UEFI.

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back story So my parents (mainly my dad) said that if I don’t mow the lawn or clean my room, I have to pay rent. Keep in mind I have multiple mental health disorders and have rarely gotten “support” from either of my parents. I’m 17 and live in Manitoba, I work 14 hours a week and make minimum wage. I’m trying to save up for a vehicle and want to have at least some money for when I move out. Are they aloud to force me to pay rent?

Curse of Strahd is the first campaign I've DM-ed. I've worked with my players to find out what kind of arc they want for their characters and they've all put a lot into character development. But the issue is that we've had a few brushes with character death and I'm starting to realise how much of a loss one of these characters would be to some of the players *AND* to me as a DM.
We agreed in session zero that we were happy with a serious tone and character death. But on saying that, while I think that it's fair enough if they meet their end going against Strahd or Baba Lysaga etc, it feels unsatisfying to have a character die in a random encounter because of some unlucky roles.
It doesn't help that the only cleric is quite keen on being in the front line and is often the most in danger, which somewhat removes the "revivify" safety net. I am using lingering injuries when a character has had a close call but this certainly doesn't replace the fear that Curse of Strahd is all about.
Somehow in the podcasts I listen to PCs only die in epic, narratively satisfying ways and I'm not sure how the DMs manage it.
So, I'm interested in how other DMs tackle this: how do you balance maintaining a sense of danger and the weight of death while avoiding deaths that seem pointless? Do you tactically pull your punches in fights? Do you take the OSR approach of letting the dice fall where they may? Do you give players ready access to options to come back from the dead (e.g. the abbot, dark powers etc) or did this make the loss of the character less significant?
This is definitely a broad topic, so any thoughts/experiences/ideas welcome

The night market presented ripe opportunities to cut purses, especially as the weather warmed and tourists lingered in the streets. Paski watched from her usual spot from the rooftops before picking her mark and making her way into the crowds, invisible given her stature and casual demeanor. Young thieves moved too eagerly; they were easy to spot, even by lazy guards. Paski ambled forth and doubled back, pretended to examine food at the stalls, and kept her chosen elven target at the very edge of her vision. After years of practice, she had learned to pick her moment.
A sudden mob burst into the marketplace. Shouting men pushed through the crowds, trailed by red-faced city guards. Paski's ears twitched, but they weren't shouting about goblins and that's all that mattered to her. And now it was time. In the confusion, she slipped a dagger under the elf's gold-trimmed cape and freed the purse from its owner. She grinned a sharp, toothy grin as she measured the weight of the coin bag with a practiced hand.
It's your lucky day, elf. Robes like that and a purse like this? You'd be robbed anyway, but at least I won't hurt you...
Then the crowd surged and knocked her forward, forcing her to grab at the elf to steady herself. She was noticed.
“Oh dear, I'm terribly sor--” the elf woman started. Her voice fell to sudden silence and sure enough, her elegant hands darted to her waist, checking for her coin purse. Paski untangled herself from the woman's robes and stepped backwards lightly, assessing the movement of the crowd with quick, golden eyes.
“No trouble at all, miss.” The goblin met the elf's eyes and touched two fingers to her forehead in mock salute. Finding her moment, Paski slipped between the throngs of people and disappeared into the busy streets. More city guards rushed past. She heard the high voice of the elf yell after her, trying to get attention and redirect them. Well, shit.
She picked up her pace and turned into a random alley, boots whispering against the cobblestone as she sprinted on tiny legs. Turning the corner, she tripped over a dark, hunched figure. Shit! She tumbled with a grunt as the purse was knocked from her hand. Coins scattered across the ground with precious silvers rolling away into the inky shadows. Paski rose to her feet and wiped the dirt from her chin. Her hand was wet. She looked curiously, but if it was blood, it wasn't hers. Heavy footfalls thundered closer.
“Did'ya see 'im?”
“He's got to be here!”
“Don't let 'em get away!”
Paski licked her lips and snatched the coin purse off the ground. Cursing under her breath, she noted that the bag was much lighter. She'd decide what to do about it later, but her moment was passing fast. The goblin glanced over the man before her. He was large, probably twice her size, and wounded. She gave him a nudge and spoke in a hoarse whisper.
“Them's lookin' for you?” She jerked her head in the direction of the shouts. The man's clothing was burned and cut in places, probably nothing worth stealing. Paski quickly checked his belt. Money would be no use to him if he was dead or caught. But instead of a coin purse, her small hands met a scaly coil. A tail. A sharp, toothy grin replaced her scowl. She left the figure's side for a moment and pressed a few bricks in the alley wall, opening a hidden passage to a staircase leading down. Then she trotted back and again nudged her boot against his shin.
“It's your lucky day, mister,” she whispered, her golden eyes glinting in the dark.
“Follow me.”

It’s so funny. At any time i go on, he’s there. Stalking me. Like I leave for a day or two, and he’s literally just lived on my account. Pathetic, bc he clearly has no friends, and wants none. So many theories go through my head, on how he probably is just a lost man, who was abandoned as a child and never figured out how to socialize. I literally wake up, and ignore him, then at lunch, my coworkers and I use his content for comedy. We actually put money in a hat and then guess how many messages he sent me that night and morning. Pure entertainment! He says he served the military, this man on man stalking is far from patriotic bro. He’ll read this now too, then maybe post another 2-300 messages from several accounts. When I see someone depressed on the street, I show them the life of this guy and how he follows me like my shadow. That even though someone may have what they think is the worst day and don’t want to live, that at least you’re not this guy. Stalking a man, wanting to be him, but instead gets laughed at by complete strangers off the street. I have turned this guy into something positive. Without him, I can’t show others that there’s folks that have a worse and more horrible existence. I was thinking about using this for one of my comedy routines and then posting it for him to see. How I can literally get a room full of complete strangers laughing at how this man has nothing better to do than to follow me around all day on a social media site. Good idea, I’ll use one of his words and use it as the name of my show. Sweet. I may be able to make money even off his shit show. I should thank him, I would say next chance I get, but he’s already have started messaging me now 108 times!! 😂😆🤣😅

It’s so funny. At any time i go on, he’s there. Stalking me. Like I leave for a day or two, and he’s literally just lived on my account. Pathetic, bc he clearly has no friends, and wants none. So many theories go through my head, on how he probably is just a lost man, who was abandoned as a child and never figured out how to socialize. I literally wake up, and ignore him, then at lunch, my coworkers and I use his content for comedy. We actually put money in a hat and then guess how many messages he sent me that night and morning. Pure entertainment! He says he served the military, this man on man stalking is far from patriotic bro. He’ll read this now too, then maybe post another 2-300 messages from several accounts. When I see someone depressed on the street, I show them the life of this guy and how he follows me like my shadow. That even though someone may have what they think is the worst day and don’t want to live, that at least you’re not this guy. Stalking a man, wanting to be him, but instead gets laughed at by complete strangers off the street. I have turned this guy into something positive. Without him, I can’t show others that there’s folks that have a worse and more horrible existence. I was thinking about using this for one of my comedy routines and then posting it for him to see. How I can literally get a room full of complete strangers laughing at how this man has nothing better to do than to follow me around all day on a social media site. Good idea, I’ll use one of his words and use it as the name of my show. Sweet. I may be able to make money even off his shit show. I should thank him, I would say next chance I get, but he’s already have started messaging me now 108 times!! 😂😆🤣😅

It’s so funny. At any time i go on, he’s there. Stalking me. Like I leave for a day or two, and he’s literally just lived on my account. Pathetic, bc he clearly has no friends, and wants none. So many theories go through my head, on how he probably is just a lost man, who was abandoned as a child and never figured out how to socialize. I literally wake up, and ignore him, then at lunch, my coworkers and I use his content for comedy. We actually put money in a hat and then guess how many messages he sent me that night and morning. Pure entertainment! He says he served the military, this man on man stalking is far from patriotic bro. He’ll read this now too, then maybe post another 2-300 messages from several accounts. When I see someone depressed on the street, I show them the life of this guy and how he follows me like my shadow. That even though someone may have what they think is the worst day and don’t want to live, that at least you’re not this guy. Stalking a man, wanting to be him, but instead gets laughed at by complete strangers off the street. I have turned this guy into something positive. Without him, I can’t show others that there’s folks that have a worse and more horrible existence. I was thinking about using this for one of my comedy routines and then posting it for him to see. How I can literally get a room full of complete strangers laughing at how this man has nothing better to do than to follow me around all day on a social media site. Good idea, I’ll use one of his words and use it as the name of my show. Sweet. I may be able to make money even off his shit show. I should thank him, I would say next chance I get, but he’s already have started messaging me now 108 times!! 😂😆🤣😅

It’s so funny. At any time i go on, he’s there. Stalking me. Like I leave for a day or two, and he’s literally just lived on my account. Pathetic, bc he clearly has no friends, and wants none. So many theories go through my head, on how he probably is just a lost man, who was abandoned as a child and never figured out how to socialize. I literally wake up, and ignore him, then at lunch, my coworkers and I use his content for comedy. We actually put money in a hat and then guess how many messages he sent me that night and morning. Pure entertainment! He says he served the military, this man on man stalking is far from patriotic bro. He’ll read this now too, then maybe post another 2-300 messages from several accounts. When I see someone depressed on the street, I show them the life of this guy and how he follows me like my shadow. That even though someone may have what they think is the worst day and don’t want to live, that at least you’re not this guy. Stalking a man, wanting to be him, but instead gets laughed at by complete strangers off the street. I have turned this guy into something positive. Without him, I can’t show others that there’s folks that have a worse and more horrible existence. I was thinking about using this for one of my comedy routines and then posting it for him to see. How I can literally get a room full of complete strangers laughing at how this man has nothing better to do than to follow me around all day on a social media site. Good idea, I’ll use one of his words and use it as the name of my show. Sweet. I may be able to make money even off his shit show. I should thank him, I would say next chance I get, but he’s already have started messaging me now 108 times!! 😂😆🤣😅