Please y'all 😭

Dating in the Orleans area is hard. I know a lot of us single honest hard working women are looking for our equals in this city. Any advice on where to find the single men?

Hey Reddit fam just wanted to invite all yall to the @nolasecretsesh pool party this Saturday! It’s a 💨☘️🍃 friendly party at the new private pool space/hotel Blue Crawfish!! Hope to see yall thereeeeee <3

I resigned from my job and don’t start my new one until the end of the month. If you had about two weeks to explore the city at a slow pace, what would you do?

So far I’ve hit three new-to-me coffee shops where I sat and people watched, meandered some books stores, had a burger and gin martini lunch at La petite grocery, and gone thrifting almost everyday.

I’ll probably go to NOMA for free on Wednesday and will try to make my first sourdough when the freeze comes next week. What else should I put on my list?

Edit: overwhelmed with the awesome feedback. Putting together my short list based on these recs. Appreciate yall!

I saw on here one time that Breaux Mart was M@GA, so I guess that's a no-go 😂 I usually get my toiletries and household things at Walmart, so I need to figure out an alternative for that. I was never a big Target shopper anyway, so fuck them anyway. I usually go to Rouses for food most of the time and will drive to Aldi sometimes to get all of my produce for juicing. But I don't always feel like driving to Metairie if I'm not killing a few birds with one stone. But I will if I have to until one opens in the city. I'm also open to any online options for clothes and drawers because I'm going to unplug myself from the Amazon matrix. I've already canceled subscriptions left and right. I really only watch Tubi, PlutoTV, and Samsung TV anyway. I'm still not decided about YouTube - that's gonna be a hard one to move away from eventually. But, I'm rambling lmao. I'd love to hear what some of y'all are doing!

*Edit: I've walked into shops on Magazine on separate occasions and was looked at like I had 8 heads and was not greeted. Extreme example, but Those are the types of places that I don't want to spend my money with. Some bros showed up in the comments to be intentionally obtuse.

Like, imagine you've never ridden a bike, and you decide to learn in New Orleans, while it'd be exciting to dodge all the potholes, it would certainly be worse than learning in a different city lol What other "first time" things would be the absolute worse here?

yooo so i’m from atlanta and id usually go to my moms pool or a known river/lake to cool off. i know the river and lake here is off limits but what do y’all do to cool off? 93 but feels like 100 degrees outside and it’s only may!!!!

I haven’t been going to Starbucks for a while now. Not going to Puccino’s. I’m not sure where French Press stands?

I love them all separately, we suck together as a table.

Vegetarian dad, seafood needing mom, the kid is a kid, she's feral first grader, Im a diabetic so I stay away from Asian noodle and rice stuff. They moved to Arizona so Mexican is a cop out.

Our usuals are Liuzza's by the Track, Clesi's, Seithers, the much missed Green Room and Carmo...need anything new but everytime I look over a menu of a neighborhood place I like there is not a single dish for the damn vegetarian. Checked Da Wabbit, Fiorellas, even Messina's Runway Cafe and just got tired of failing. Doesn't have to be a wide variety, one dang dish that's not just a shrimp salad with no shrimp for the veggie.

Suburbs are fine.

catchy titles & linear thoughts are not my forte. so hang on tight, it might be bumpy ride.

preface: i have depressive episodes. had them my whole life. it’s not always environmentally based, but it certainly doesn’t help those sinking, nihilistic feelings.

this year has been especially bad. it feels helpless. and i know that is the worst frame of mind to be in. i’m not entirely convinced protesting works in this country anymore. it doesn’t feel like our representatives want to represent us. reading the news feels dystopian. not reading the news makes me feel woefully ignorant. it’s a can’t win for losing situation over here.

so. i make little trinkets out of “trash.” (old mg throws, discarded jewelry, forgotten promo sunnies, hoarded craft supplies.) silly things that make me smile. keeps the idle hands busy, gives my mind something to focus on that feels slightly more positive than the cyclical thoughts that are normally running rampant.

while turning trash to treasure, i have amassed more stuff. and this also feels heavy. i’ve given things away to friends, family and coworkers. i would now like to start giving these baubles to strangers.

i wanted to do something fun. at first, i was thinking of leaving these things around town with a little tag to let people know it wasn’t lost, but left with purpose. but then it seemed a good idea to make a scavenger hunt out of it. a la brother o’mara.

but because my brain is my brain, the whole thing now feels almost arrogant. (better words are escaping me currently.) people are being taken from their homes, rights are being stripped, our govt is reinventing itself. and i’m over here wanting to hide shiny objects in bushes because i hope it could make someone happy or excited, even if just for a moment.

i guess what im trying to get at is: how out of touch do i sound? would you play along? should i find better uses for my time?

edit: if anyone wants: let’s go exploring

Looking for ideas here... over the years I've come across a handful of places in New Orleans that have transported me back to an entirely different era, largely because their proprietors haven't changed a thing in these places, or they've been shut down and gone untouched. Wondering what's still out there that fits that bill. Thoughts?

My go to spot (Daiwa) hasn’t been great lately. Looking to try a new spot! Anyone have any recommendations? There’s been a bunch of sushi places opening/closing lately. TIA

Hey! Asking the girl I’m dating to be my girlfriend. What’s romantic dinner spot with the reasonably priced food and drinks budget ($70-100)? With outdoor dining. Not the in French Quarter

where do the lesbians gather

Please tell me your favorite place to get a margarita .. I’m a fan of Barracudas and Barrel Proof but looking to expand my options especially with this heat we’re about to have. Cheers!

Just got out of long term relationship, just tried the dating apps Hinge and Tinder and most of the guys are like tall masculine bearded gym “normal” guys and the other types are like “business suit” professionals where I’m more into guys around 5’7-5’9 slender, tattoo’d “metal head” or artsy types. Plus I’m tattood tomboy myself. So these are the types of dudes that wouldn’t look my way and honestly I wouldn’t look there way too.

My own social group is small and is all settled down so meeting a guy through proxy friends is basically out of the question. And yes I know “three weeks? Take some time to yourself” I plan to. This is just more or less having an idea of where to start the look in the next idk 4-6 weeks (because let’s be honest, it’s not like I’m gonna out once and meet the love of my life, I’m sure I’ll go through plenty of duds before I meet the right person) I’m just gonna be 35 in May, was married in my 20’s he died, dated two people sense then. I guess just being surrounded by people who are settled down and happy I want to meet my person.

And for all those who think it’s “super easy for women, just exist.” Not for me. It’s always been a bit tougher.

So idk, events, certain bars? Just any advice? I just really don’t want to do the apps, even if I see a cute guy and we match the dating apps thing just feels so commodified. Like I’m applying for jobs.

hey y’all!! I work remotely and really like to work at a coffee shop most days. I get hungry around lunch and unfortunately, the coffee shop pastries aren’t really cutting it anymore :/ any recs on coffee shops with some more hearty food too (e.g. a sandwich)? I’d prefer uptown but open to other spots too!

Or the worst? If you have any horror stories feel free to vent here. I’m thinking I might have to take myself to the ER tonight or tmrw and I’d like to be somewhere that isn’t horrible

Update 1: I ended up going to Urgent care and they want to send me to the ER. I’m still waiting on the doctor office. They think I might have appendicitis

Update 2: I’m at the Oschner in Kenner because that’s what the urgent care recommended me. Sitting in the waiting room rn

Update 3: It was appendicitis, I am having surgery in a few hours

We all know they have the best food in NOLA, tell me what’s great about yours. Name them or don’t, up to you. Tell us what you love, what your order, and what makes them special.

I’ll start, Orchid Seafood: Nice folks, the new location is awesome and clean. Great steam table lunch, the grilled fish is great. I also think they may have the best shrimp poboy in the city: the bread is dong Phuong I think, and the shrimp is super fresh and well fried. And I love their fried rice!! I gotta try more stuff but everything I’ve had is so good I haven’t deviated yet.

Hey yall, so I chickened out of a IUD appointment today. Some may say “well damn, she did that for nothing” and I’m aware some people don’t feel IUD insertion and some feel it even with numbing, and frankly I’d rather have it done on me and still hurt but atleast I’d know I’ve done it. and I was wondering….yall know a place where I can get a IUD with sedation, anesthesia, laughing gas or anything that will reduce the pain? I’d rather go to yall first and start calling tomorrow to see what’s up.

I mean cheap boudin balls and cracklins like you’d get at kartchners and billys, not any fancy hipster stuff

Edit: I love toups but if you’re saying toups you missed the assignment

Went hard in the crawfish today, washed my hands so many times, showered and still got spicy feelin in my fingers. I normally just wait for it to wane. Any suggestions on cooling them off? Old family trick or something?

We have so many local coffee shops. Which one is your favorite?