Just found out about this subreddit so it seems like a good opportunity to throw out some frustrations lol.
Yesterday I joined a lobby and got imposter role, and for some reason, everyone was mostly staying in the cafeteria, so it was pretty easy to just pick people off once they left cafe. I ended up winning with zero reports or emergency meetings. So game ended, & I mentioned how surprisingly easy that was. Not being cocky or anything, just amused. Host hit me with the "k." "And?" "Who asked." "Shut up." Even though I hadn't said anything else. I then see that my color of choice that day, rose, is free. So I pick it. Host immediately says "change color. Now. Or I'll ban you." I asked why and I end up getting banned. Weird.
Today, I was playing crewmate and someone emergency reported saying I was walking backwards and that only imposters can walk backwards. Thing is, another crewmate literally saw me do weapons. So I mentioned that. And people started accusing me harder saying "only 2 cremates have visuals". I got voted off we lost that round. Oof.
Also today: someone simply could not process how two cremates could have the same task and tried accusing me of being imp.
And less frustrating, more funny, but how many times people have KNOWN damn well I was imp but skipped anyway just saying "It's him but skip for now." LIKE??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? YOU COULD'VE WON!
Also the times people have seen me next to an ss of myself and reported it saying I was imp because there were two of me. Like- ?????huh???? Shouldn't that rule me out!?
And how often people will just walk past a dead body and not say anything even if they clearly saw who did it. Which is just shocking when I'm imp but absolutely infuriating when I'm the one who got killed lol.
And the biggest frustration of all: the lack of color options. I would REALLY appreciate a better selection of pastel colors!! Why is it only banana and rose?? Why not a sky blue?? Or a proper light green??
Oh and the hosts that get mad at you for being imp & killing them so they kick you. Or when you kill someone and they start threatening to find you IRL and commit crimes on you once game ends. Chill. It's literally part of the game.

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I am in my late 30s and have always identified as a straight, cis female. I was molested when I was half asleep by an unknown individual when I was 9 years old. I kept it a secret until I was 13. Unfortunately my parents did not believe me because anything out of the ordinary was labeled as "just trying to get attention" in our house. Thus did not get the counseling I needed to overcome my body insecurities and PTSD until I was well into adulthood. Because of my insecurities and PTSD, I did not date seriously in high school nor college. Any time one of my high school boyfriends would pressure me into having sex, I would make up excuses like being on my period or mention my dad would kill both of us if he found out—and that was enough to stop him. I would immediately dump any boyfriend who even asked for sex.
I finally lost my virginity when I was 21 to a cis male who I would later marry when I was 23. During our relationship, we had sex once per week on average. At first I enjoyed sex because I could have multiple orgasms that felt good. If we went long periods without sex, I didn't mind at all because—to me—sex didn't define our relationship. If he asked for sex, I would usually oblige unless I was legitimately not feeling well. Sex completely stopped towards the end of our marriage (even before I started to suspect he had a mistress). I was a little relieved when he stopped asking for sex bc it meant no longer having to "perform" and feel dirty after the deed was done. Honestly I was more upset about the emotional affair—my husband falling in love with another woman. Not so much about him having sex with her.
After my divorce in my late 20s, I dated on and off with the intention of finding a long-term partner. I only had sex with the men I was seeing (after a few dates) out of obligation to keep my him interested. Sex with these guys was boring and always made me feel dirty when I would reflect on it. My last "situationship" that ended six years ago left a very sour taste in my mouth because it was mind games and being used for nearly two years. Ever since then I have had ZERO interest in dating or sex.
After so many failed attempts at relationships with men, I began to question if I was perhaps bisexual/lesbian. However a relationship with a female is not something I can picture myself in and lesbian porn does not arouse me. In fact, no porn or anything arouses me. Literally nothing turns me on and I don't masturbate because I am never aroused enough to reach orgasm. Thought maybe a health issue but my doctors have assured me everything is "normal" down there physically.
I am tired of the drama associated with dating. I cannot say I've ever had a good relationship so it seems illogical to put myself in that situation again. To me, DATING = DRAMA. Dating has always been a struggle for me bc jumping through hoops to keep men interested is not something I am interested in doing. My personality, talents, and what I have to offer in a relationship should be enough to keep someone interested. However I have not completely brushed off the idea of a future relationship. I can see myself in a sexless relationship with someone who fits me well with some kissing and hand holding. I no longer see myself as a sexual person and ultimately do not want to be fondled or touched in a sexual manner.
Even so, I'm not sure if all of this puts me on the ace spectrum or not?

Me (24M) and my First true Love and ex GF (25F) just broke up. Her borderline rly popped Up Like 6months ago and she is now undergoing therapy and rly wants to work on it to fix herself. We both agreed that they way IT was going the last months we only hurt ourself and she did lose/ is starting to lose feelings for me (either she is in Love with another Guy or her feelings are deep Hidden somewhere in her due to bpd).
The relationship was acutally rly good&loveing&caring&harmony. Even reflecting the relationship her borderline isnt that Bad(there are people haveing much eorse BPD) I really Love her with all my Heart and wanted to make it work.. Also the things she says and her Friends&Family say i wasnt just any BF to her and that she was much happier&loveing to me and in the relationship then with her Ex BFs. She said im the right guy at the wrong time and that she never was this happy and that i was the first she acutally could picture the future she wanted.
It all just hurts so much.. Not being able to Help the person u love& your best friend is killing me...
We lived together the whole relationship and besides the last months IT was always a good time with her.. But after the breakup she told me installed Tinder&bumble but that she doesnt know If she would actually do something there but just Hearing that Hurt so much... I cant think of Something Else at the moment..
Now for the moment i live alone in the Apartment and everything reminds me of her... In my head it didnt fully arrive that its over... Also i think that i developed/have a co-dependecy and i consider speaking to a doctor and maybe going to therapy because of it..
I could really need some distraction..

Hi- so I'm a 20 year old girl. And I had a relationship that lasted from November to January. And it was with a guy I had a major crush on for like a month before that. The relationship was the most serious I've been in even though it was only like 3 months. We spent every waking moment together essentially. He slept over at my place all the time and we basically lived in my apartment. And when we weren't together physically we would talk on the phone all the time. Text. Phone call. Long story short- he told me he loved me in January. I reciprocated. Then he dumped me two weeks later saying he lost feelings. And even after the break up I tried to be on good terms and be understanding even though he broke my heart, but he proceeded to do some things (I won't go too into specifics but it wasn't getting with anybody else) that made me absolutely furious and can't stand him. And he blocked me on every single platform imaginable Worst break up of my life so far and I've had a handful. I basically drank and partied away the month of February. I was majorly depressed. And I would cry all the time because every time we were in a room together, he wouldn't look at me. Just pretended I didn't exist. And to go from someone who you thought loved you to won't even acknowledge your existence... killed me.
It's been literally 3 months since. and it was only a 3 month relationship. Yet I still find myself thinking about him. And for February and March, it was all out of anger. Anger for what he did to me. And I made myself better and hot out of spite so now he looks at me when I walk in the room. I should be over it. I should be saying good riddance right? I've lost 15 pounds, fixed my makeup and my hair and made my own accomplishments. Yet today I found an old list of quotes from when we were together, and there was one where he told me he loved me super casually in it and I just.... bursted out sobbing. I hadn't cried like this about it since February really. Because he told me he loved me so... easily. He would say it ALL THE TIME. Almost to a point of annoyance. And he would kiss me at every red light we stopped at. And always be affectionate in public. And just one day- he basically admitted that none of it was real. Or that he didn't believe in it at all.
YET IT WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS. AND IT'S BEEN SO LONG. I just want it all to be over. I want to go about my day without being reminded of him. And I want to be in the same room as him and not feel horrible (we often have to because we're in the same social circles and major). I hate him. Yet I miss him. And I hate that I miss him.
When will my heart break be over ya'll? Advice? Tips?

Episode 6 - Following the death of Effie and Obi, Cane is forced to step up as Nomas right hand, but also is heartbroken after the death of his fling. Tariq and Brayden suffering from a severe drought need work asap and their last resort is to go back to Noma, and get in her good graces, by this time i’m assuming they will Anya under their hand. Detective Carter is threatening to present federal rico charges against monet and is applying pressure and i’m guessing he has substantial information which he has monet stuck over. Davis is juggling on whose side to pick( he is not going to jail I was tripping) Nomas or Tariq, Noma is trying to backdoor tariq. towards the end I think as Tariq, Brayden, and Noma link up Tasha tries to save Tariq but ends up dying in the process. Diana has to choose if she wants in deeper in the streets or if she wants to tell Tariq everything, she goes to Dru about this and Dru is forced to kill his baby sister, keep in mind, he is a whole different person now.
Episode 7 - Tariq is in shambles, we will see many memory scenes from the og power and he will totally be in crashout mode. Brayden will be with the mystery character Elle while also trying to comfort his best friend. Monet is lost and wants answrs about her daughter, Cane is heartbroken too, Dru plays it off, Monet is having mixed emotions because of what they tried to do to her. Davis chooses Noma after she presents him alot of money, and Carter is pushing up on monet as he wants money and somebody gone. Monet grieving, gets Dru to do the job and handle the person who is a threat or Carters organization, meanwhile Cane is trying to figure things out, similar to how he did with Lorenzo and Zeke. towards the end of the episode Dru attempts to tell the tejadas Tariq killed Diana and they act like they believe him but are skeptical, Tariq links with Anya pointing a guns at her as she is crying relentlessly. He is about to pull the trigger but she says something that stops him and they build up a plan to take down Noma. Ep 8 Build Up.
Episode 8 - Davis who is fully on Noma side is stalling Tariq and Brayden but they are figuring things out. After Diana’s death Cane and Dru have no legit peace maker, They are battling over who’s on the throne, they are feuding. Tariq and Monet have to find out a way to get from under Carter, seems like he has a case building up and could put them under. Anya is still working on the plan to get rid of her mom, and Tariq tells her she killed her father and she is fueled to do it more than ever. Towards the end I believe Tariq and Brayden kill Davis Milan Style, Cane kills Dru without Monet knowing and the episode pans out.
Episode 9 - Cane goes MIA and hides out after he kills Dru waiting for the heat to die down, Tariq playing along to Noma has to go on a mission for a her with Monet. Carter is still building a case, episode is a build up to 10, nothing major.
Episode 10 - Tariq is ready to kill Noma, Brayden is coping with the death of “Elle” and is ready to crash out. Anya calls for a meeting with her mom. as Anya is with her mom talking, tariq pops out and exchanges words with Noma before shooting her multiple times int the chest killing her. Monet meets Cane and tells him “your my last one left, I love you”right after this Carter and a team rolls up and arrests Monet on charges. in the last 20 minutes of the episode Tariq and Brayden plan to meet with cane, Cane gives them some money to keep them afloat and quotes “looks like yall is a dynamic duo, with Monet locked up I gotta step up, imma start my own shit, away from queen and aye, looks like baby rambo balls finally dropped” as he laughs reaching his hand out brayden ups his gun shooting him in the neck standing over him killing him. Tariq smiles and walks off. He will graduate college, dig up his trust fund and I think the ending scene is going to be where it’s Tariq and Anya, and it ends with him saying “How about we get out of here? permantley” Anya agrees and as they are in a car leaving similar to sullys death we see a car pull up, cut the. off and kill anya and the ending is him crying over her body and it’s a like “All for what?” ending.

Long story short, I slaughtered the goblin camp as well as Minthara before taking care of the Emerald Grove and freeing Sazza (I figured it might lead to some good loot). But now I've followed Sazza back to the Shattered Sanctum, and all she does is stand there and say the line "'Ello again. Commander's waitin' to meet ya. Don't be shy." No quest updates happen when I interact with her. Again, everyone around her is dead.
Did I glitch the quest and do I just kill Sazza? Or is there something more I can do here?

This was it. Commander Celbore had finally given the order to attack. The rebel city was ours to take, the uprising ours to end. The kingdom needed the war to end, and it was the soldiers of the Firebrand Royal Army who would do it. I was never one to fight, to kill. But when they conscripted me, I had no choice but to learn. And I learnt well. I became good, good enough to be knighted. I’ve come to enjoy it, the people loved me and you and our daughter were well taken care of. But then the war started. Suddenly, the nation I served turned against me. Friends, farmers I helped with bandits, the poor who I’ve always given the food I had to spare, all turned against me. All because of my armor. Damn this war. I’ve seen others fall victim to it. Brothers I fought besides for decades, dead. Some died in Herrethinn, fighting those blasted dragons. Others died in the marshes, claimed by rebel traps or violent beasts. Today, I make it right. For you, my darling, and for our beautiful daughter. I’ll bring peace to the kingdom, so you and her need not fear leaving home just because of who I am. The commander is calling now, the time to attack is now. I’ll keep writing several letters. If I fall, may someone deliver them to you. If I live, I will read them to you like the poems I wrote for you, which you always loved.
Stay safe, my darling.
Sir Kraham Lokri, humble knight of the kingdom of Firebrand.

After a whole month, I was able to locate my scat… or what was left of it, kill switch and just make sure y’all put some security on these cars, cuz they were able to take it in seconds, anyways have a good night yall🥲

Even when my life seems to finally be going right and nothing is wrong, i still feel tired and depressed. Of course, that might just be cause nothings ever completely perfect and never will be perfectly right in my life but i dont know. Im just tired. Im exhausted. Ive reached a point where part of me just wants to fall asleep and have it be the last time i do. To never wake up, just finally get some goddamn rest, sleep for eternity. I'm tired of being stressed about never having ebough money, about not being able to find a job, about my college classes, about the fact that im not good enough for a career in anything and im just faking it til i make it...which just isn't gonna work out when i finally graduate and get out into the real world. Im tired of constantly feeling like shit and not knowing why. Im tired of cutting myself to ease the burden of my negative emotions and state of mind. Im tired of hiding those cuts and then lying to my partner when they're inevitably noticed. Im tired of repeatedly going through cycles of optimism where i try to fix all this and mere weeks later im lying on the ground sobbing because i cant handle it anymore
I'm weak and pathetic, i can't handle the stress of life now and i havent even graduated college yet. I have people who love and support me and yet i can't find the strength in me to want to even push through it for them. And i just hurt them by never allowing them to see whats wrong, when they all know something is and im hiding it. And i dont even have the courage to kill myself. So i go through a cycle of these exhausting ups and downs in life, reaching highs only to hit rock bottom again. And through it all, the happiness never lasts for more than just a brief moment. And its not gonna get better cause life only gets harder from here on out...and i just dont think im strong enough or cut out for that

Hi all,
I wanted to request for this game for a long time and I have been following the games since it was announced and I have seen nothing but praise for the way that they are improving and adding stuff to the game (PS: THEY ADDED GUNS in the last update)
I am a big fan of Open World games, specially first-person games which give you a chance to use whatever weapons and inventory you have to kill enemies, loot and survive in an unforgiving world, I think it all started with the Far Cry series and I always say Dying Light is the Far Cry of Zombie games, Having played and completed the first one twice, I can say I am very much into this series,
Also I would like to add the fact that this time there are skyscrapers that you can actually climb to the top if you are brave enough and the adrenaline that fills you up when you look down is amazing.
You can define this game with two things: Zombies and Parkour.
Combine both of these and you get to play the "Floor is Lava" with Zombies during the day And a exihilarating Bonus game of Tag with superzombies during the night.
I hope this summary of the game will
1)At the least make you interested in this game and pray we get a third one soon from the developers.
2)At the most, I get gifted.
Cheers! Have a good weekend and Happy Gaming!
My steam account: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198392301591/
Game page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/534380/Dying_Light_2_Stay_Human_Reloaded_Edition/

I’m once again back with some numbers, let’s see which champions were the stars of the April Monthly Challenge!
First, I would like to thank all the people who contributed, the effort of the community made this possible! This data is based on 57 reports.
So the only champion that was top 10 in January, February, March, but not in April is:

• LeBlanc: 6th, 4th, 2nd and now 11th, looks like she wasn't really needed this time!

The champions, who are consistently top 10 are:

• Aurelion Sol (1, 1, 9, 3)
• Jinx (3, 2, 1, 2)
• Annie (9, 8, 8, 9)

I'm going through the top 10 most used champions in a decreasing order, indicating the average count of successful usages of the champions by players. This means that the maximum number would be 3 if every player would have used that champ 3 times successfully this month. Then I show the change compared to last month. I also highlight the challenges where they were the most common winners

10. Elise (1.77, -0.06)

After constantly rising, last month just missing the top 10, she made her debut here. She has some very good applications as she can fill the board quickly and deal a lot of damage fast. This month she was 1st pick in 1 challenge: 70 Unnatural Selection (The player’s units have Evolve.)

9. Annie (1.77, -0.10)

She is still a strong pick where spell and skill damage are boosted or spells are copied (Hello Dreadway Chase Gun!). This month she was 1st pick in 3 challenges: 1 Arms Race (Game Start: ALL players summon 2 Funsmiths.) 5 Repetition (When ANY player plays a spell, they copy it with the same targets.) 21 Blinking Flames (ALL spells and skills deal 1 extra damage.)

8. Lux (1.98, +0.28)

Another mage, the OG Lux, seems like we had many mutators this month liked by mages. She, unlike the previous ones, doesn't focus on throwing cheap damaging spells, but rather on some big ones, so she likes to have some extra mana at hand. This month she was 1st pick in 5 challenges: 12, 33, 64 Arcane Emissions (Game Start: ALL players start with 3 spell mana.) 37 Power Of Observation (Game Start: ALL players summon a Hextech Observatory.) 47 Nautical Nuisance (Round Start: Refill ALL players' spell mana.)

7. Nidalee (2.02, +0.32)

Our ambusher is back in the top 10, but this time she didn't have a special use apart from Small Stuff (with a 2nd place), she was rather used as a generalist. This month she was 1st pick in 0 challenges.

6. Diana (2.16, +0.12)

We had Forest Workout challenges again and Diana was ready for them! This month she was 1st pick in 3 challenges: 15, 26, 42 Forest Workout (ALL units have "Strike: Double my Power.")

5. Garen (2.18, +0.60)

The man is leaping back to action, while he did his part for Demacia, he was rather a generalist this time. This month he was 1st pick in 1 challenge: 11 Dutiful Service (Each round, the player's first Demacia card costs 1 less to play.)

4. Tahm Kench (2.19, +0.42)

Yeah, he likes Frenzied Fighting, and we like him there so much that Elise, Evelynn or Darius, some other good candidates, couldn't beat him in either of the occurrences. This month he was 1st pick in 4 challenges: 20, 30, 41, 62 Frenzied Fighting (The player's units have +2/+2. Round End: Deal 2 to all the player's units.)

3. Aurelion Sol (2.30, +0.45)

He is back in the top 3 now, used the most in the two challenges I deemed the two hardests. This month he was 1st pick in 2 challenges: 48 Vicious Kai'Sa with tentacle spawns and recalls 57 Vicious Undying Rage with Fiora and Yasuo

2. Jinx (2.35, +0.12)

Jinx had a higher use than last month, but this was only enough for 2nd place this time. Against some harder challenges many people used her to ensure victory. This month he was 1st pick in 2 challenges: 35 Let's Rock (Round Start: The Foe summons a Rockfall Path if they don't have one.) with Kai'Sa and Zed 65 Mercy Killings (Round End: Kill ALL damaged units.), Noxian Might II (Each round, the first time the Foe summons a unit, grant it +4/+0 and Overwhelm.) with Lee Sin and Katarina 68 Mercy Killings (Round End: Kill ALL damaged units.)

1. Master Yi (2.40, +0.98)

A new guy in the top 10 (26th, 14th, 25th previously) and he jumped straight to the 1st place. With the right mutators and build he can win round 1 or 2, and not a lot of champions can do this. This month he was 1st pick in 2 challenges: 51, 60 Vestige Of Helia (ALL spells cost 1 less, ALL units have SpellShield.) 53, 66 Natural Magic (All cards cost 2 less.)
My spreadsheet, where you can learn more: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bTf-RDkkw0uHkigrnuwxvLcsxfFIKNFLlwGuyDpwFJg/edit#gid=1693669316

If you just look at this title it seems like the stupidest idea on earth; Dialga has a monstrous special attack and rather good bulk, comparable to even Garganacl. its good typing also helps it out in taking hits. Of cause it would destroy OU. But that's where the problems comes in. It's not fast. it lacks reliable recovery. It can't boost its special attack. Its offensive combination isn't too hard to wall with a steel type like corviknight without it throwing steel beams everywhere, and if it does you can revenge kill it fairly easily. And it's item locked, meaning no choice items. It also doesn't benefit much from terastalization since it can't sweep due to its lack of boosting moves and it would lose its amazing defensive type. Of cause it is still possible that its hefty bulk and offensive stats lets it still destroy everything regardless, but it does feel rather unlikely. the average power level in UUbers is only slightly stronger than normal OU and absolutely no one uses it there. Is there anything that I missed/underestimated?

Basically... My sister has 2 cats, Rocket and Shadow, they have lived with her their whole lives. Well recently, she moved to my parent's house. My parents own a cat, Boba. We introduced them by trading stuff. Like their beds, clothing, stuff they laid on, for weeks. We put the two cats in the house while Boba was in a different house, then we introduced them so there was sense and stuff. Then things went to shit. Completely hay wire. Rocket just kept attacking Boba. At first we didn't intervene very much unless it got extreme because we have been told by the ✨️Google experts✨️ to let them fight to test their tolerance and stuff. Big mistake. Then it just kept getting worse and worse. Out of nowhere. Unpredictable. No Warning Signs. So we tried to do things to help: Calming Collars, Calming treats, and Jackson Galaxy's Bully Solution, his hierarchy feeding technique, 4 litter boxes, a shit ton of toys, and cat trees, and cat beds. None of it worked. We tried Feline Way (a multi-happy defuser???) It is to the point to where we think Rocket is trying to kill Boba. (Boba was injured and we were searching for emergency Vet type deal). So now we have a bandaid over a bullet wound. We Lock away Rocket during the day, and Boba at night. We feed them at specific times, Boba first then Rocket. Rocket watches Boba eat. And it got worse... Rocket started to scratch the door that keeps him separated, and the carpet underneath. This is a brand new home, so my parents have no tolerance over it. So they said we had to lock Rocket in a kennel. sighhhh So Rocket was in a kennel, till Rocket tried to escape said kennel and he got blood on the wall, his nails came out of his paw. So no more kennel, bc we don't want the poor cat to be hurt! He tears apart cat carriers as well. So we tried to let him roam, if he had a harness and leash on. No matter the size he slide his way out of the harness. Yes, yes we did make harness good experience for him with all the good vibes. Helpful? No. Not helping. Nothing is. Money is tight too, so I cannot take Rocket to the Vet. His behavior's not manageable, preventable, or predictable. We are really concerned, but we don't want to put him on meds. And even if we did, we don't have the money for it.
Moral of the story: I need advice.

Yesterday, my partner broke up with me because he doesn't see us solving conflicts in a good way. The last few months were really tough. We got a little puppy, who broke its leg, ran into a stick and I'm working full time and finishing my masters degree. He's working full time remote and taking care of the puppy, while I do most of the organisational stuff and work in the office.
With all the injuries our puppy got, we had a lot of vet appointments and stress and pressure... which also resulted into lots of fights.
My part in those fights was, that the fear of my puppy having severe health issues took over and triggered lots of my panic and anxiety. This had a lot of impact in our fights... I wanted to immediately act, not wait it out while he would want to wait. He would also mention that I exagerrate... this often made me feel unheard and it often let me to shouting... which is probably the worst thing I could do... As a reaction to this, my partner would stonewall me and get somewhat aggressive... In the end we however always managed to back up and talk again in a civil way...
This happened a lot the past two months since we were in a lot of stress and pressure due to all those vet appointments, work life and daily business... And now, after it started to get better (or at least I saw the ending of the struggle) he breaks up with me, saying that he can't see us raising kids like that.
He's right in that regard... but I also could see us getting better at things since we learned from those experiences... or at least I thought... Everytime we cleared some issue with the vet, it was no longer an issue and we didn't make a fuzz about it.
A few months earlier, I suggested couples therapy... but he never wanted to try... I suggested weekly check ins on our emotions and feelings to acknowledge them and appreciate the other partner. When he broke up with me, I suggested couples therapy again and he doesn't see us solving the behavioural issues we have during conflict...
For me, it's not an issue that is unresolvable... We work so well apart from that... we have the same values and needs, we share the same humour, have similar interests and do very well otherwise.
I don't know why I am writing this... he is at his parent's and made it clear that his decision is final... but somehow I hope that it's not... I don't know what to do...
I feel like this is killing me...
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TROPES AND CLICHES: You've all seen them:

• The alcoholic cop on the outs with his wife, who always says, "I work alone".

The shadowy assassin who gets called back for "one last job".
The hero with a father figure who was friends with his slain dad.
The private detective who's a loner with a quirky home life and who's only friend is a dog.
The law enforcement character of higher rank who completely ignores all visible evidence and thwarts every possible advance in an investigation.
The tropes and 100' s of others have been reground, repackaged, rebaked, recooked, repainted, and resold, over and over again.
At this point, my first judgment point for a good movie is whether or not they try to "trope" me within the first 10 minutes, and the second , is finding a character, any character in the movie that I like. If I don't like anybody in the first 10 minutes I seen no reason to watch the movie.
But these tropes, are an ongoing indication of the disrespect, (now very public, in a series of controversies over woke content, versus customer satisfaction, which is playing itself out before our very eyes), sloppy writing, lousy ideas, and a real lack of understanding of screenplays, and especially scripts. I mean the scripts really kill me. Some of the dialogue I'm hearing on some of these big budget movies is absolutely, horribly, not only out of touch with reality, but out of touch with good taste and even interest.
Looking at a lot of the "woke" controversy it looks like the insistence on hiring female or "woke" producers and directors at any cost, so far, have cost the entire industry billions of dollars in flopped movies and losses. (Disney alone lost a billion dollars in the past couple of years, with their woke flops. The company itself remained profitable, but those productions failed terribly, and that's just one example from one company. There are parallels in netflix, hbo, and other services as well)
It's like the entire industry can't come up with a good new idea. And it's not like we're even demanding a good new idea, we would happily accept a good old idea of repackaged themes if they were well executed, but things are just getting out of hand. I think in the next few years Hollywood is going to torpedo itself, and the streaming services that have shown themself capable of providing first class entertainment, will pretty much be the only thing left over. Of course there are people that will gladly watch anything on the screens before them, yours truly having been among them on more than one occasion, but these tropes, this poor writing, this shoving of a foggy "woke" agenda down our throats, all of this is going to utterly destroy the Hollywood of old. Say goodbye to the glitz, the glamor, and the class of the red carpet, and the excitement of galas.
Thank you for listening to my bitter rant, filled with accusatory statements, laden with sadness for a bygone era, burning with resentment for the sad fate I see befalling a beloved industry that has brought happiness to so many americans. Yes my friends, this is a battle for America, and we are losing!
Thanks to MormonBatman for pulling my covers, forcing me to amend and correct this still barely readable comment. LOL

This nigga I’m in a situationship with dropped a bombshell on me that he has two kids and I have refused to react to it, question him or address it no matter how much he pushes me to talk….
So the next day (for the millionth time) he started going on and on about how his life is hard and that he doesn’t want commitment (I’m the one who has been pushing for a relationship) I told him neither do I!
That stopped him in his tracks and he started saying why not? What changed? you are not allowed…your needs must remain constant..but me I was like No, I don’t want a relationship either I agree with you on this for once.
But because we were not in a place where we could talk, we said we would discuss next time
Today morning woke up to this paragraph from him and I was like but I already said I don’t want one either…
I’m I tripping or is he trying to take back control of the situation after I choose not to react to his antics with the kids and saying we are in agreement and I don’t want commitment either? He was trying to UNO reverse card but I had beat him to it plus he has gone quiet after my last text
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Hi all, 28yo CNA here! I’ve been working as a CNA the last 4 years, but I have a wide variety of things I’ve tried over the years. I’ve worked in manufacturing/maintenance, corrections, healthcare, and food service, as well as a brief few months as an insurance sales rep.
I’ve been wanting to pursue nursing, but Covid has really killed my passion for healthcare, and I’m becoming burnt out. My back is not in good shape either, and I have planters fasciitis in one foot.
I really am at a point in my life where I want more of a career that won’t destroy my body. I have a friend in another country who works from home managing a cell phone company’s social media account, and to be honest, something like this sounds perfect, working from home and not on the phone all 8+ hours of my shift.
I’ve also looked into things like patient care advocates, care coordinators, even insurance adjusters, to stay in a similar field as what I’ve worked in, but even filtering for entry level leaves jobs that expect 2+ years of experience and/or a bachelor’s degree.
Going to school for something might be an option in a couple of years, but the thought of having to continue working in healthcare while I wait to maybe get to go to school makes me want to cry.
My wishlist for a good career to settle in to is: not terribly physically demanding, ideally WFH, room for growth and advancement and learning, and not call center type work.
I understand that I may very well need to take a call center type job to break in to the WFH space, and if that’s the case, then I’ll manage. I’m also open to in-office work, but would prefer WFH, or the option to ultimately advance into a WFH role.
My problem is I have no real desirable skills outside of customer service. I have my CNA license and a life and health and casualty insurance producer license and that’s it. No other certificates or associate’s degrees or anything.
Is what I’m wanting crazy unattainable? Can anyone just… point me in a direction?

Hello guys I dont know is this the right sub to ask this i want to know some inherent underlying and metaphysical or any karmic reasons as to y am experiencing humilation from time to time last night a big fight happened my cousin brother and my brother in law together beaten me and tore my t-shirt and attempted to murder me by smashing an empty beer bottle on my head my aunt and my mother saved me and locked me in my bedroom to save me from them now I will tell u y it happened my father who don't know how to run a family addicted to alcohol and wasting money entertaining relatives with wine and chicken in the name of God saying divine mother asking them to do this by sacrificing mute animals to her in actual they do this bcoz for their own enjoyment they kill them and fry them they drink alcohol and palm wine completely village uneducated small minded people I have been watching this from childhood being an animal lover I can't tolerate this anymore if u want to eat meat then go and buy in the shop don't slaughter in the home don't say am sacrificing this to divine mother and you guys are menace to the earth you guys live only for drinking alcohol and sex like that I confronted them and they started to beat me like am their prime nemesis it's not about what happened last night from my childhood am facing incidents like this am always being targeted by some specific people in my school my principal beaten me ruthlessly like he is giving me third degree treatment and am only 12yrs old at that time in my inter college two junior lectures did the same I was grown man at that time again I didn't committed any big mistake when they are beating me I saw in their eyes I could feel the rage as if I am their prime nemesis as if i did something wrong with their mothers or sisters when I entered in engineering college a female lecturer tortured me so much when she was correcting some record I was walking there and my blazer hit the record bcoz cabin is too narrow and from there record fell off from her hands and she replied this guy has eyes on top of his head and when my turn came I went to her with my record and i engineering colleges unlike schools never focuses on how good the handwriting is though my hand writing is good she just teared my record book in front of everyone and throwed it on my face and insulted me infront of everyone and from that day she is targeting me only and constantly sending me to hod cabin for every small issue they portrayed me like as if I caught red handed stealing semester question papers even in my family my father and me we r like buddies but when he drinks always targets me he says get out of my house I feel like my entire family my father side and mother side relatives all are enemies bcoz we have difference of opinion even my grandparents doesn't love me as much as they love my other cousins this happened in road rages also is there any curses in my chart ? Y am always being targeted and getting humiliated by known and unknown people I don't have any enemity towards them these humiliations creating mental blockages in my mind am raging 😤 gnasing my teeth whenever I think about this also feel bad about myself am not able to do anything to counter will these mental blockages bring murderer in me? am trying to calm myself with the spiritual knowledge and meditation but not working In my mind I always think that I wont leave these guys one day I will settle my debt....... guys plz help me give me some advice 🙏

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That I want to die but im too much of a coward to try die from suicide. There's no need for me to tell the real reasons of why I want to die so badly. I was born deaf and im just a stupid person to try live anything I wanted to live. I keep getting raped over and over by many people and even at the hospital I was raped there too. Honestly people don't care about my situation and I tried reporting the cops and they told me that they are trying to find the person that did it. Mental health care is a joke, because I saw the dark side of mental hospital and it was scary asf. I wish I had someone to vent to about it but it's not for faint of heart. And I want to throw up blood and scream at people of how much pain that they made me go through because as a deaf person I had no voice to express how much rape and trauma caused me to feel that the way people were so cruel to me was okay to them. Just because I was mean to them and they get to hurt me physically by rape. Almost anyone did that and made me not trust anyone to date or fall in love ever again. I was too damaged and angry enough to try kill anyone who try rape me one more time. Im so done being taken advantage of and suicide seems so welcoming to me, Im done being beaten up by people and im becoming a monster that I dont want to be. I used to be good person and had good heart, I just finally had it with people walking on me and I shown them my true color. I feel nothing but range and hate. I hate people who wants to work for disabled kids and take advantage of their kindness and money that their parents paid for. I hate people who are creeps that make fake dating profiles and hurt many young girls who had no experience with real dates. I hate people who love to laugh at others who fell down on their own knee and cry about themselves when it happen to them. I hate my narcissist father who push me to do the impossible and knowing that im deaf that can't do great achievement without guidance and support. I hate my mother who tried to fix and undo the hurt that she caused me to feel uncomfortable with my own skin and laugh at my mistakes or push me to do the things that she wanted me to do. I hate my sister who is just a teenager with lack of understanding. And People made me become a monster. I feel sick in my stomach, I wish theres someone to talk to about this extremely traumatic experience at the mental hospital. Im better off dead. I dont want to become a monster. I feel gross and angry.