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2024.05.18 22:20 ehollreddit Friend spoke ill of me to a potential employer behind my back. How should I learn from this to grow, and how do I deal with feelings of betrayal?
I applied for a job with a mutual friend and was rejected. I felt overall okay with the experience- I got decent feedback and felt I showed up well, not taking the rejection personally.
However, I recently got word (by a 3rd hand person who had heard this gossip) that the interviewer felt I was speaking too fast and shaking my legs a lot. I was a bit unnerved and assumed the source was our mutual friend, so I called her to ask what happened. She angrily told me that she had shared concerns in confidence with the hiring manager- that she questions my work ethic and morality in general, that she didn’t understand how I could be traveling as much as I was when I was employed, that I’ve been a flaky friend, that she’s been worried about me. She was almost sputtering and said she’s felt this way since last year but didn’t know how to tell me.
I provided context on my situation below. I have been pretty rocked by this. I understand my friend’s position (if she had doubts about me in the role, I understand she felt obliged to share with her friend, the hiring manager, that she considered me a liability.) however - I’m in a real low right now and am spinning out about whether I didn’t interview well, or if the job didn’t work out because of my friend’s poor reference. I really, really need to find full time work right now to start to rebuild my life. In addition, I need friends around me right now who can support me and help me find work to get back on my feet. This friend tends to be a bit passive aggressive and I’ve distanced myself from her over the last year.
We discussed going on a walk next week to discuss further. I’m struggling with anger and feelings of betrayal that this became gossip fodder, and I don’t know what to do. All advice in pursuit of me getting my shit together is welcome.
Context: I’ve (32F) been unemployed for a year and things have been really difficult. My unemployment put a lot of stress on my marriage and my partner and I are currently separated. Before I was fired I was burned out and putting in minimum effort. Tech employee burnout and recovering people pleaser. Smoked too much weed to cope with feelings of shame for my failures. Yes, I know this is shitty and I only have myself to blame. Since the start of the year though , I have been working on myself by taking shifts as a bartender, trying to be accountable for my actions, applying to jobs every day, reducing cannabis intake, and going to both individual & couples counseling.
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However, I recently got word (by a 3rd hand person who had heard this gossip) that the interviewer felt I was speaking too fast and shaking my legs a lot. I was a bit unnerved and assumed the source was our mutual friend, so I called her to ask what happened. She angrily told me that she had shared concerns in confidence with the hiring manager- that she questions my work ethic and morality in general, that she didn’t understand how I could be traveling as much as I was when I was employed, that I’ve been a flaky friend, that she’s been worried about me. She was almost sputtering and said she’s felt this way since last year but didn’t know how to tell me.
I provided context on my situation below. I have been pretty rocked by this. I understand my friend’s position (if she had doubts about me in the role, I understand she felt obliged to share with her friend, the hiring manager, that she considered me a liability.) however - I’m in a real low right now and am spinning out about whether I didn’t interview well, or if the job didn’t work out because of my friend’s poor reference. I really, really need to find full time work right now to start to rebuild my life. In addition, I need friends around me right now who can support me and help me find work to get back on my feet. This friend tends to be a bit passive aggressive and I’ve distanced myself from her over the last year.
We discussed going on a walk next week to discuss further. I’m struggling with anger and feelings of betrayal that this became gossip fodder, and I don’t know what to do. All advice in pursuit of me getting my shit together is welcome.
Context: I’ve (32F) been unemployed for a year and things have been really difficult. My unemployment put a lot of stress on my marriage and my partner and I are currently separated. Before I was fired I was burned out and putting in minimum effort. Tech employee burnout and recovering people pleaser. Smoked too much weed to cope with feelings of shame for my failures. Yes, I know this is shitty and I only have myself to blame. Since the start of the year though , I have been working on myself by taking shifts as a bartender, trying to be accountable for my actions, applying to jobs every day, reducing cannabis intake, and going to both individual & couples counseling.
2024.05.18 22:20 rando018 Watching porn with my vanilla wife for the first time as a closeted sissy
My wife (38) grew up very sheltered. She was actually a virgin when we met in our early 30s and had never even masturbated until after we got together. I’ve slowly tried to encourage her to explore her sexual desires more. Recently we read a book together that introduced her to kink and explained some basic kink terminology. We went through the book together and each made a list of potential kinks we’d like to explore together. We kept it semi private so that we could only see what we mutually agreed on and therefore neither of us felt self conscious about what we were into. One of the things she wanted to explore was porn. She had never watched porn before. For weeks now she’s been saying she wants to try it but has been nervous about it. She’s been self conscious that she won’t live up to it. Last night I finally talked her into it…
I should mention now that I’m a bit of a sissy. My wife has no idea. Usually I’m thinking about cock more than pussy and it’s a struggle to even get hard to fuck my wife. I spend most of the day edging to sissy porn and talking online to my new domme sissy mommy who I’m absolutely smitten by. She encouraged me to write this account of last night. Hehe.
Back to the story at hand. I knew my wife would want to have sex last night because she told me she was ovulating and we’ve been trying to get her pregnant (which I’ve failed at so far—probably because I’m a pathetic sissy). I asked her if she wanted to finally try porn and she agreed. I edged myself all day. And not normal edging like a normal straight man would do. I would rub my little cock like it was a clit and stop if it ever got hard. I did this for hours. This method usually made it very difficult for me to get hard with my wife and even if I could I would usually cum almost immediately. It made me feel so pathetic. But I couldn’t stop it. I had to edge. I had to rub my little clit all day. My balls were aching and full of cum. In fact it had been days since I had cum. I had been edging for days.
When the time came, we got my wife’s computer and both got in bed with just our underwear on. We laid next to each other. My wife grabbed her vibrator and some lube and took her panties off, exposing her massive bush. When I say massive, I mean massive. It’s overgrown and comes out the sides of her panties. You can almost smell it just by laying next to her. Anyway, we got her computer and went to pornhub. I had to explain how pornhub works to her. How to navigate categories, preview videos, etc. I asked her what she might be interested in watching for her first time. She sheepishly said she might like to watch a lesbian video. This didn’t surprise me because she often tells me about sexual dreams she has with other girls. I think she secretly might be a little (or a lot) gay. So we go to the lesbian category and start scrolling through. She says she wants to find something with a little bit of build up. She is scrolling and stops on a video with two women she finds attractive. It’s called “kinky brunette gets submissive towards her hot therapist.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to start with something a bit more vanilla?” I ask.
“No, I think they’re hot,” she says.
We start the video.
There’s about 10 minutes of build up. It’s about a woman seeing a sex therapist and learning about bdsm for the first time. Telling her therapist she thinks she’s submissive and wants to explore it. My wife gets her vibrator out and starts rubbing her hairy pussy with it as we watch. I start stroking my little limp cock. She looks over at me from time to time to see my reaction. I assume she’s checking to see if I’m getting turned on. I’m still pretty limp. The only thing that starts to turn me on is thinking how my wife might be wondering why I’m so limp and pathetic.
Finally the video picks up a bit. The therapist asks the patient to get on her knees. Makes her take her heels off. Makes her tell her how submissive she feels and beg to eat her pussy. I’m imagining myself as the woman on her knees. Imagining my mistress as the woman in the chair. That’s right. My mistress, not my wife. I’m thinking about what it would be like to serve my mistress. Beg her to suck her cock. To please her. This starts to turn me on. I’m finally getting a bit hard as I continue to rub my cock. My wife is getting turned on too. She starts to moan a bit. I wonder which woman she’s imagining herself as. I think to myself that she’s probably also wishing she were the sub on the floor. Wishing she could taste the therapist’s pussy.
The video starts to get really steamy now. The domme woman forces the sub to rub herself and occasionally slaps her pussy. Finally, in the hottest scene, the domme woman sits on the sub’s face. Grinding her pussy into the other woman’s mouth. Meanwhile the bottom woman is rubbing her pussy and clearly enjoying being dominated. While this is all happening, my wife turns up the speed of her vibrator. By this point she’s very close to cumming. She’s moaning and very into the video. She’s stopped looking at me at all by this point. She’s focused on what’s on screen. I’m fully hard now. Edging myself and trying not to cum myself. I’ve been edging for so long that by the time I actually get hard I’m ready to blow. This whole scene is almost too much for me to contain it. I’m picturing myself as the woman on screen having her face sat on. Only it’s not pussy I’m eating, it’s my mistress’ ass. Picturing myself getting my tongue deep inside her hole. Imagining her smell. Imagining the taste of her hole. I’m not even watching my wife at this point. I’m fully immersed in my own fantasy of being used. But I know I still have a job to do. I still have to fuck my wife. So I hold off from cumming. Barely. But my wife doesn’t. She cums hard. Moaning and convulsing as the domme on screen is grinding on the sub’s face and bending over and slapping her pussy.
After she cums, my wife turns off the vibe and pulls it out of herself. On screen the two women start making out as the scene comes to an end. I know it’s time. I shut the computer and throw it to the end of the bed. I lean over and start kissing my wife. I pull her on top of me and slide inside of her soaking wet pussy in one motion. At this point I’m only turned on because of my fantasy earlier. Once I slip inside her pussy I barely even feel any pleasure. It’s wet and somewhat loose and just doesn’t turn me on that much. But I know I need to cum in her. I’m close. I ask her if she’d rather me fuck her doggy. She eagerly says yes. She rolls off of me and gets on all fours and I get behind her and slide inside. This is my favorite position. She has a plump, beautiful ass. I can spread her cheeks in this position and admire her smooth asshole and imagine it as someone else’s. As a smooth femboy or trans girl’s ass. Wishing my wife had a cock and balls hanging below while I fucked her. At this point it’s all too much…her ass bouncing on me, my cock barely hard but my balls full of cum from edging for days, and my imagination running wild. I cum hard. I moan and collapse on top of her. I’m relieved I was able to perform and actually cum in my wife but ashamed of how I had to do it. That’s usually the case. Hell it’s always the case. I’m a pathetic sissy and my wife deserves to be fucked by a real man sometime. Maybe as we explore more porn she’ll realize that too…
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I should mention now that I’m a bit of a sissy. My wife has no idea. Usually I’m thinking about cock more than pussy and it’s a struggle to even get hard to fuck my wife. I spend most of the day edging to sissy porn and talking online to my new domme sissy mommy who I’m absolutely smitten by. She encouraged me to write this account of last night. Hehe.
Back to the story at hand. I knew my wife would want to have sex last night because she told me she was ovulating and we’ve been trying to get her pregnant (which I’ve failed at so far—probably because I’m a pathetic sissy). I asked her if she wanted to finally try porn and she agreed. I edged myself all day. And not normal edging like a normal straight man would do. I would rub my little cock like it was a clit and stop if it ever got hard. I did this for hours. This method usually made it very difficult for me to get hard with my wife and even if I could I would usually cum almost immediately. It made me feel so pathetic. But I couldn’t stop it. I had to edge. I had to rub my little clit all day. My balls were aching and full of cum. In fact it had been days since I had cum. I had been edging for days.
When the time came, we got my wife’s computer and both got in bed with just our underwear on. We laid next to each other. My wife grabbed her vibrator and some lube and took her panties off, exposing her massive bush. When I say massive, I mean massive. It’s overgrown and comes out the sides of her panties. You can almost smell it just by laying next to her. Anyway, we got her computer and went to pornhub. I had to explain how pornhub works to her. How to navigate categories, preview videos, etc. I asked her what she might be interested in watching for her first time. She sheepishly said she might like to watch a lesbian video. This didn’t surprise me because she often tells me about sexual dreams she has with other girls. I think she secretly might be a little (or a lot) gay. So we go to the lesbian category and start scrolling through. She says she wants to find something with a little bit of build up. She is scrolling and stops on a video with two women she finds attractive. It’s called “kinky brunette gets submissive towards her hot therapist.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to start with something a bit more vanilla?” I ask.
“No, I think they’re hot,” she says.
We start the video.
There’s about 10 minutes of build up. It’s about a woman seeing a sex therapist and learning about bdsm for the first time. Telling her therapist she thinks she’s submissive and wants to explore it. My wife gets her vibrator out and starts rubbing her hairy pussy with it as we watch. I start stroking my little limp cock. She looks over at me from time to time to see my reaction. I assume she’s checking to see if I’m getting turned on. I’m still pretty limp. The only thing that starts to turn me on is thinking how my wife might be wondering why I’m so limp and pathetic.
Finally the video picks up a bit. The therapist asks the patient to get on her knees. Makes her take her heels off. Makes her tell her how submissive she feels and beg to eat her pussy. I’m imagining myself as the woman on her knees. Imagining my mistress as the woman in the chair. That’s right. My mistress, not my wife. I’m thinking about what it would be like to serve my mistress. Beg her to suck her cock. To please her. This starts to turn me on. I’m finally getting a bit hard as I continue to rub my cock. My wife is getting turned on too. She starts to moan a bit. I wonder which woman she’s imagining herself as. I think to myself that she’s probably also wishing she were the sub on the floor. Wishing she could taste the therapist’s pussy.
The video starts to get really steamy now. The domme woman forces the sub to rub herself and occasionally slaps her pussy. Finally, in the hottest scene, the domme woman sits on the sub’s face. Grinding her pussy into the other woman’s mouth. Meanwhile the bottom woman is rubbing her pussy and clearly enjoying being dominated. While this is all happening, my wife turns up the speed of her vibrator. By this point she’s very close to cumming. She’s moaning and very into the video. She’s stopped looking at me at all by this point. She’s focused on what’s on screen. I’m fully hard now. Edging myself and trying not to cum myself. I’ve been edging for so long that by the time I actually get hard I’m ready to blow. This whole scene is almost too much for me to contain it. I’m picturing myself as the woman on screen having her face sat on. Only it’s not pussy I’m eating, it’s my mistress’ ass. Picturing myself getting my tongue deep inside her hole. Imagining her smell. Imagining the taste of her hole. I’m not even watching my wife at this point. I’m fully immersed in my own fantasy of being used. But I know I still have a job to do. I still have to fuck my wife. So I hold off from cumming. Barely. But my wife doesn’t. She cums hard. Moaning and convulsing as the domme on screen is grinding on the sub’s face and bending over and slapping her pussy.
After she cums, my wife turns off the vibe and pulls it out of herself. On screen the two women start making out as the scene comes to an end. I know it’s time. I shut the computer and throw it to the end of the bed. I lean over and start kissing my wife. I pull her on top of me and slide inside of her soaking wet pussy in one motion. At this point I’m only turned on because of my fantasy earlier. Once I slip inside her pussy I barely even feel any pleasure. It’s wet and somewhat loose and just doesn’t turn me on that much. But I know I need to cum in her. I’m close. I ask her if she’d rather me fuck her doggy. She eagerly says yes. She rolls off of me and gets on all fours and I get behind her and slide inside. This is my favorite position. She has a plump, beautiful ass. I can spread her cheeks in this position and admire her smooth asshole and imagine it as someone else’s. As a smooth femboy or trans girl’s ass. Wishing my wife had a cock and balls hanging below while I fucked her. At this point it’s all too much…her ass bouncing on me, my cock barely hard but my balls full of cum from edging for days, and my imagination running wild. I cum hard. I moan and collapse on top of her. I’m relieved I was able to perform and actually cum in my wife but ashamed of how I had to do it. That’s usually the case. Hell it’s always the case. I’m a pathetic sissy and my wife deserves to be fucked by a real man sometime. Maybe as we explore more porn she’ll realize that too…
2024.05.18 22:20 Almighty_EBG RC Car Build - Chassis
 | Hi everyone! New to the hobby and been getting the parts together. Was wondering if someone can help by letting me know where to get a chassis to put this baby together? Any recommendation and/or advice is appreciated. Looking into something awd since im just looking to go fast lol submitted by Almighty_EBG to rccars [link] [comments] |
2024.05.18 22:20 Physical_Mongoose_82 My (31F) boyfriend (37M) are in love but are too different, should I stay or go?
As the title suggests my boyfriend and I have been together for 4 years, lived together for 3 years.
We both share common interests like sense of humour, music, films etc.
We are both ambitious and have similar life goals and get on with each other’s families. We have also got a dog together.
2 years ago I lost my dad and grandma and my bf lost his mum, this was within a week of each other so we have been through it all together.
Here lies the problem: My boyfriend is a huge extrovert and I’m an ambivert but leaning towards introversion.
My bf likes to go out drinking and be social all week but I like to stay in more and go to see family once a week.
The only problem is that he has taken advantage and dumps me to hang out with his mates while I look after the dog and he won’t spend much time with me.
Today I planned a weekend where I see my friends and family (which is really rare) but he ditched the dog for 6 hours and went to drink with his mates prompting me to come back for the dog.
We spend time together but after work we usually just watch tv.
We have also spoken about marriage and he can’t commit and he is in therapy to explore this further as he struggled to commit to buying a house and getting our dog too.
I’m just fed up and don’t know whether these reasons are enough to leave. I also don’t want to leave and then regret it.
I know it’s not fair to try and change someone so I was wondering if I should just break it off.
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We both share common interests like sense of humour, music, films etc.
We are both ambitious and have similar life goals and get on with each other’s families. We have also got a dog together.
2 years ago I lost my dad and grandma and my bf lost his mum, this was within a week of each other so we have been through it all together.
Here lies the problem: My boyfriend is a huge extrovert and I’m an ambivert but leaning towards introversion.
My bf likes to go out drinking and be social all week but I like to stay in more and go to see family once a week.
The only problem is that he has taken advantage and dumps me to hang out with his mates while I look after the dog and he won’t spend much time with me.
Today I planned a weekend where I see my friends and family (which is really rare) but he ditched the dog for 6 hours and went to drink with his mates prompting me to come back for the dog.
We spend time together but after work we usually just watch tv.
We have also spoken about marriage and he can’t commit and he is in therapy to explore this further as he struggled to commit to buying a house and getting our dog too.
I’m just fed up and don’t know whether these reasons are enough to leave. I also don’t want to leave and then regret it.
I know it’s not fair to try and change someone so I was wondering if I should just break it off.
2024.05.18 22:20 raspflam25 Advice needed for setting this sapphire.
 | I purchased this bicolor sapphire online, and did not pay attention to the dimensions. I just assumed it would be as large as the 1ct diamond I have in my necklace I always wear and love. I was planning to make a nearly identical chokenecklace with the new stone. The necklace I currently have is 1ct vs, and basically bought a leftover earring and had it made into a Cartier replica necklace total $2100, feels like I definitely overpaid slightly but I was in love with how it came out so didn’t think too much of it. submitted by raspflam25 to jewelrymaking [link] [comments] I plan to buy the chain and prong myself for the new necklace but the dimensions of the stone are confusing to me, I cannot figure out where to get a prong setting that would fit. -What style is this chain is from my original necklace, and mm width? Is it rolo, cable, or something else? When I measure my current necklace it’s 0.1 inch, so about 3mm? I attached some pictures of ones I was thinking of getting, but they’re almost all 0.9-1.1 mm width? I just would like it to be small and dainty due to the stone being so small. -The prongs I see are 5 x 5mm, 5.5mm x 5.5 mm, or 6 x 4mm, 6 x 6mm, etc based off of standard oval, round, square shapes. If this stone is 5.75 x 5.05 mm, which of these would work? -Lastly, I paid around $520 for the sapphire. I had bid on it for weeks. And ended up getting it. A local gemologist I know had said if he was to obtain this type of stone it would be around 600-800$ or possibly a bit more. Would I actually save money ordering the chain and prong myself, then having a jeweler just solder it together? Thank you for your help. |
2024.05.18 22:19 TurbulentAnomalies Probably divorcing, how do you single mamas do it?
My marriage is a sham. I don’t want to sleep with him anymore. I don’t think I love him anymore. Pretty sure he doesn’t love me. He’s a Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde narcissist, and I’ve had enough. I know I should divorce him. But I’m just so, so scared.
Finances. Surviving with my kids scares me.
Tell me, divorced bromos, how did you do it?
I have 4 boys. They all still live at home. My oldest has a full time job. He pays his own clothes, car, insurance, health insurance, etc, so I don’t have to pay his way. My next kiddo is in community college. I pay his rent and utilities to the tune of about $600/month, plus $4K in tuition each semester. He doesn’t have a job (I want him to focus on classes), so I completely support him right now. Number 3 and 4 are under 18 and in grade school full time.
I work four days a week and make about $48K/year. I JUST bought a new car and have a $700/month+ payment, but I’m paying $1000/month to knock a couple years off of the loan. Our house is paid. I have about $3K in credit card debt, but no other debt.
Husband and I have been together 29 years, married 25 years this year. I just went back to work this year after staying home with my kids most of my marriage. We have a prenup.
I anticipate a very messy, expensive divorce process.
How does this work? How does one come out on the other side with enough money and strength to raise their kids?
I just can’t believe 29 years of my life has come down to this. I’m just so sad. So lost, in so much pain……I just don’t know how to do this and I’m so, so scared. Any guidance or advice or even happy ending stories would be appreciated.
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Finances. Surviving with my kids scares me.
Tell me, divorced bromos, how did you do it?
I have 4 boys. They all still live at home. My oldest has a full time job. He pays his own clothes, car, insurance, health insurance, etc, so I don’t have to pay his way. My next kiddo is in community college. I pay his rent and utilities to the tune of about $600/month, plus $4K in tuition each semester. He doesn’t have a job (I want him to focus on classes), so I completely support him right now. Number 3 and 4 are under 18 and in grade school full time.
I work four days a week and make about $48K/year. I JUST bought a new car and have a $700/month+ payment, but I’m paying $1000/month to knock a couple years off of the loan. Our house is paid. I have about $3K in credit card debt, but no other debt.
Husband and I have been together 29 years, married 25 years this year. I just went back to work this year after staying home with my kids most of my marriage. We have a prenup.
I anticipate a very messy, expensive divorce process.
How does this work? How does one come out on the other side with enough money and strength to raise their kids?
I just can’t believe 29 years of my life has come down to this. I’m just so sad. So lost, in so much pain……I just don’t know how to do this and I’m so, so scared. Any guidance or advice or even happy ending stories would be appreciated.
2024.05.18 22:19 SpokaneNeighbor New Solar Node Updade
 | Here are some pics of what I have printed. Not everything is it's final form. submitted by SpokaneNeighbor to MeshtasticSpokane [link] [comments] Currently the name saved on my computer is "The Rocket" for obvious reasons. After the solar panels are installed I don't think the name will stick but who knows. I will make another comment specifically for name recommendations so comment in there with a name and be sure to look through and upvote name suggests you like. Everything came together pretty well. Currently leaving the top cap slightly loose to allow electrical tape to be wrapped around the pipe to provide some sort of seal. I have taken no measurements yet but would guess the whole package is around 16 inches long with 3 18650 batteries. I am currently printing the last parts to get it together. I will likely continue to tweak the design as I go. |
2024.05.18 22:19 RealitySalty Lost Chess Variant Add-on
 | It has come to my attention that the add-on "Unnecessary Chess" has gone down and its contents are not accessible anymore. submitted by RealitySalty to tabletopsimulator [link] [comments] This workshop add-on was one of the best things I've ever downloaded for the game. it added 24 new chess pieces with unique movements and very detailed models plus a deck of cards that concisely explained each's movement. It would be a shame if it was lost completely, me and my friends used those pieces for lot of our own made up games. You can not find it anymore through the workshop, but i can still see it in my subscribed items. There is another add-on with the same name that tried to replace it, but it doesn't have the assets and doesn't work. I really hope someone out there has the assets and is willing to remake the add-on, it was one of the best. the same creator also made a giant modification of scrabble that went down too and some kind soul remade it in another add-on. Really wish this great work gets the same treatment. Thanks for reading :D https://preview.redd.it/620ukdcxs81d1.png?width=659&format=png&auto=webp&s=bc0badea9a5456b6ea60061e0e8c26e128518ef3 |
2024.05.18 22:19 Dori_the_pupper Is it worth going to this house party just for a girl?
I really don’t want to go. I’m 4 months sober. I’ll have no problem not drinking, but I’m actively trying to do anything else in the world besides go to house parties and out to bars.
I’ve been dating this girl for 3 months. I thought it was going to be a small, less than 10 people get together with her close friends that she wanted me to meet.
Day of, I find out it’s a huge house party, she’ll be drinking pretty intensely with people she parties with and has hooked up with. And I’m only going to meet two of her friends.
I feel a little blind sighted, and I don’t know if this is me being over protective of myself, or if I’m in the right.
If I don’t go I’m pretty sure she’ll end things. I think it might be worth it for me to put my foot down and skip going. Please help me process
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I’ve been dating this girl for 3 months. I thought it was going to be a small, less than 10 people get together with her close friends that she wanted me to meet.
Day of, I find out it’s a huge house party, she’ll be drinking pretty intensely with people she parties with and has hooked up with. And I’m only going to meet two of her friends.
I feel a little blind sighted, and I don’t know if this is me being over protective of myself, or if I’m in the right.
If I don’t go I’m pretty sure she’ll end things. I think it might be worth it for me to put my foot down and skip going. Please help me process
2024.05.18 22:18 Winter_Poet2217 What did I do? Did I deserve this? I guess we will never know...
In the spring of 2022 we employed a new male member of staff to join a small team in a rural job. After a few months of working for us, a personal friend of mine kept mentioning and asking questions about the new member of staff of which I answered. Mostly questions about his relationship and interests.
Moving forward to Winter of 2022 my friend at the time started seeing/dating our employee which I was so thrilled about (thinking this would bring us closer together as friends) but within a matter of DAYS I was being ignored and excluded from all group events.
The friendship circle that we had was quite large (8-10 ladies) and we always did things together but everything changed and I don't know why... It really hurt as I am a very social person and it really upset me when I found out through social media that everyone was together but I hadn't been invited.
Skip forward a few months and things hadn't improved, it was becoming more and more painful. With the business that me and my partner run, all of my friends would be around doing work for us; but all they did was plan meals, trips and dog walks right in front of me without a care in the world like it wasn't a problem.
What did I do wrong? Why did this happen?
I know that I will never know the answer... But I had to get this off my chest!
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Moving forward to Winter of 2022 my friend at the time started seeing/dating our employee which I was so thrilled about (thinking this would bring us closer together as friends) but within a matter of DAYS I was being ignored and excluded from all group events.
The friendship circle that we had was quite large (8-10 ladies) and we always did things together but everything changed and I don't know why... It really hurt as I am a very social person and it really upset me when I found out through social media that everyone was together but I hadn't been invited.
Skip forward a few months and things hadn't improved, it was becoming more and more painful. With the business that me and my partner run, all of my friends would be around doing work for us; but all they did was plan meals, trips and dog walks right in front of me without a care in the world like it wasn't a problem.
What did I do wrong? Why did this happen?
I know that I will never know the answer... But I had to get this off my chest!
2024.05.18 22:18 kindbicycle88 Male friend continues to flirt with my boyfriend
Suspect my bf may enjoy other men flirting with him.
Suspect my boyfriend enjoys it when his guy friend flirts with him. Am I in denial or is my perception incorrect?
My bf (27M) who is straight and I (30F) have been dating for 8 months now. Everything is running smoothly. For the most part, I feel pretty confident about our relationship. Except for recently, there is a friend of his who likes other men and he flirts with my boyfriend. It is extremely obvious that his friend likes him. He and I are openly aware of that.
They’ve had history texting each other and going out to dinner Id say maybe about 3-4 times together (3 times before we started and once when we became a couple). I never thought of it being an issue because as our social groups know, this friend of his has the personality of flirting with damn near every man that surrounds him. I also, in the past, believed that my bf was just one of the very few men who are comfortable in their own skin and can hang around with any type person no matter what background or preferences the other person has.
We had a conversation about my boyfriend’s preference and he says that he is straight and does not like men.
With that being said, I was once doing my project on my bf laptop because mine was having issues. I was starting to see incoming messages from himself and his gay friend. It was obvious that his friend was super flirtatious and my bf was sort of going along with it but would back away when the friend would invite him out.
Well, last night we went out to a business dinner and the friend was there. Once again super flirtatious. His friend barely made eye contact with me or talked to me throughout the night but made the bold decision to move from his original seat to then sit right across my boyfriend. Not only that, when we came in, he whispered to my bfs ear that he wants him to sit next to him and my bf told him, “no”. When we went home I mentioned how it bothered me that his friend was acting that way with him and how obvious it is that he likes him.
Could this friendship between him and the other guy be truly labeled as a friendship even if one party clearly likes the other? Am I maybe oblivious that my boyfriend may possibly like him or have some form of curiosity because he still has him around? Im not sure what to feel or call this anymore. Maybe my boyfriend just likes to hang out in the gray area where he doesn’t like his friend that way but enjoys the flirting.
I just want to hear the thoughts of others and I pray that my thoughts are absolutely wrong to have and my bf does not like him.
TL;DR: my boyfriend’s male friend who likes men continuously flirts with my bf who is straight. My bf does not flirt back but it makes me uncomfortable because I am now starting to question their “friendship”. Am I wrong for having this perception of their friendship or is there something going on that I may be in denial.
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Suspect my boyfriend enjoys it when his guy friend flirts with him. Am I in denial or is my perception incorrect?
My bf (27M) who is straight and I (30F) have been dating for 8 months now. Everything is running smoothly. For the most part, I feel pretty confident about our relationship. Except for recently, there is a friend of his who likes other men and he flirts with my boyfriend. It is extremely obvious that his friend likes him. He and I are openly aware of that.
They’ve had history texting each other and going out to dinner Id say maybe about 3-4 times together (3 times before we started and once when we became a couple). I never thought of it being an issue because as our social groups know, this friend of his has the personality of flirting with damn near every man that surrounds him. I also, in the past, believed that my bf was just one of the very few men who are comfortable in their own skin and can hang around with any type person no matter what background or preferences the other person has.
We had a conversation about my boyfriend’s preference and he says that he is straight and does not like men.
With that being said, I was once doing my project on my bf laptop because mine was having issues. I was starting to see incoming messages from himself and his gay friend. It was obvious that his friend was super flirtatious and my bf was sort of going along with it but would back away when the friend would invite him out.
Well, last night we went out to a business dinner and the friend was there. Once again super flirtatious. His friend barely made eye contact with me or talked to me throughout the night but made the bold decision to move from his original seat to then sit right across my boyfriend. Not only that, when we came in, he whispered to my bfs ear that he wants him to sit next to him and my bf told him, “no”. When we went home I mentioned how it bothered me that his friend was acting that way with him and how obvious it is that he likes him.
Could this friendship between him and the other guy be truly labeled as a friendship even if one party clearly likes the other? Am I maybe oblivious that my boyfriend may possibly like him or have some form of curiosity because he still has him around? Im not sure what to feel or call this anymore. Maybe my boyfriend just likes to hang out in the gray area where he doesn’t like his friend that way but enjoys the flirting.
I just want to hear the thoughts of others and I pray that my thoughts are absolutely wrong to have and my bf does not like him.
TL;DR: my boyfriend’s male friend who likes men continuously flirts with my bf who is straight. My bf does not flirt back but it makes me uncomfortable because I am now starting to question their “friendship”. Am I wrong for having this perception of their friendship or is there something going on that I may be in denial.
2024.05.18 22:18 Jajayjer Is this the way how to reset and re-hack a preowned jailbroken Vita with SD2Vita adapter?
Hi, folks! I want to reset my preowned Vita, since it's still linked to the PSN account of the previous owner and has many plugins and apps installed (some of which I don’t even know what they're good for).
Here's my situation:
What I already did:
Huge thanks in advance for any feedback and input!
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Here's my situation:
What I already did:
- used the search bar here
- googled
- read the guides at vita.hacks.guide
- watched dozens of YouTube tutorials
- hacked a PS TV and installed SD2Vita (so, I do have a little experience doing it)
- a PS Vita 1004 OLED with CFW 3.65 Henkaku Enso installed
- SD2Vita adapter with a 128 gb microSD card, currently filled with many apps/plugins
- no Memory Card/Memory Stick
- no PC (just a Mac instead)
- getting rid of everything on the Vita and the microSD, I don’t mind for the loss of any data (in fact, that’s exactly what I want)
- being able to link the Vita to my PSN account
- Take out the SD2Vita adapter with the microSD card while the Vita is powered down
- Boot into safe mode and restore the Vita (and letting it update to OFW 3.74)
- Following the steps mentioned at vita.hacks.guide for hacking it again (and create an internal memory card in the process to be able to permanently hack it to CFW 3.65)
- Put the SD2Vita adapter back in and following the steps for installing it (installing Vitashell and YAMT, reformatting the microSD card under Devices - Storage Devices, copying files with Vitashell, setting uma0/ux0 as described)
- Installing all the wanted apps and plugins (just the usual stuff here, like PKGj, VitaDB, Adrenaline, GrapheneCt/PSVShellPlus, …)
- logging in to my PSN account (mainly for trophies, friends, …)
Huge thanks in advance for any feedback and input!
2024.05.18 22:18 PersonalizedGameRecs [/r/boardgames PGR] Want to get my mother into boardgames. She plays Filipino Mahjong and Plants vs Zombies. What games would she enjoy? Preferaby games that we can play together and has great replayability.
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2024.05.18 22:18 Few-Designer-4516 Hells Kitchen Last Chance Season Final
With Nikki pulling her act together and getting her team working for her, she was confident of winning in the service and prep went swimmingly but Paula was a bit worried about Sam as she had never worked with him and he was asking some strange questions during prep which seemed to be out of character for any chef and she felt like putting him on appetizers with Emily would be fine as the appetizers weren't hard but was a bit worried as a bad start could be the beginning of the end for her in tonights service. Nikki was happy with her team but was a little worried about Adam as she knew he could be a bit lax sometimes despite the fact he could cook but Adam said she had nothing to worry about and he wanted his buddy from Season 19 to win.
Nikki was quick to call out her early tickets and said she wanted Adam and Alison on appetizers to be a bit more vocal and pushed for a better response than a mumble of yes Chef and Alison said she could feel the determination from Nikki to win the prize. Adam and Alison were able to push out the first raviolis and risottos but Kanae started to lag behind on scallops and served raw scallops! Nikki could not believe that Kanae was struggling on something she had cooked so many times as her second pick and told Kanae that was her first and only mistake for the night. Nikki was struggling to get Kanae going as she wasn't communicating and was now dragging on the order of scallops and ignored Alison telling her they were overcooked to serve overcooked scallops now! Nikki could not believe this was happening and told Adam to jump on fish and told Kanae to go on appetizers with Alison as she was not fucking about tonight. Kanae felt it was ridiculous she was kicked off fish this early but knew Nikki was the boss tonight as Adam's refire scallops came out to complete the table. Alison though started to drag on risotto and when she finally served it, her risotto was undercooked and dry. Nikki was struggling how risotto and scallops was what was holding back her kitchen, Alison did manage to bounce back on risotto but Chef Ramsay noted that it was too slow in Nikki's kitchen now as she pushed Kanae and Alison to finish the final appetizers and Nick on entrees was on garnish and he said he'd be Nikki's sous chef to push Adam on fish and Donya on meat as the first entrees of john dory and duck came out. Donya started to drag on wagyu and now served it overcooked and Nikki was now starting to lose the plot as Adam now served a broken john dory and the kitchen''s communication was starting to break down as Chef Ramsay noted that Nick was now leading the kitchen more than Nikki as Chef Ramsay dragged Nikki away to the pantry and told her she had to take control of her kitchen! Nikki realised it was now or never and got her act together to get Donya motivated on the meat station and Donya, Adam and Nick worked very strongly together to complete the service as Chef Ramsay congratulated Nikki on pulling it back to complete a strong service.
Paula's team was a lot more in sync than Nikki's team for the start of service and despite Paula's worries about Sam he was quick to get organised on salads and dumplings while Emily pushed out the first orders of linguine and Paula said her menu wasn't hard so a team of five shouldn't have any issues. Van supported well with with perfect tuna but Emily realized she had been far too generous with how much shrimp and mussels she was putting in her linguine and served a linguine with barely any seafood which Paula sent back and wondered what the hell Emily was thinking as Emily now needed Ed's help in sorting out her pastas as Paula's team completed appetizers. Van on fish noted that he had been on the losing team twice in Hells Kitchen so it was third time lucky and his sturgeon and salmon flew out but Ed on meat served overcooked pork with Ramsay wondering how early Ed was firing off pork to be that overcooked! Anthony on garnish was originally fine with a whole new menu but got completely behind on the garnish for salmon and then served garnish for the wrong table and Paula's worry about maintaining her lead over Nikki continued when Ed served a raw fillet! Paula said it was time to crack the whip and told Ed if he can't cook a fucking fillet he's out of here and both Ed and Anthony bounced back and with Van continuing his great service on fish, Paula finished a strong service.
Chef Ramsay congratulated both Paula and Nikki on their finales and said thank you too all the returning chefs but said he had not made his decision yet. Nikki said no matter what happened she had all the respect in the world for Paula and had looked up to her all competition and Paula said being back in Hells Kitchen after 16 years was still surreal but she couldn't think of anyone better to go against than Nikki. Chef Ramsay said he had made his decision and both chefs put their hands on the door but it was PAULA whose door opened to give her victory 16 years after being in Hells Kitchen! Paula could not believe she had finally done it and Nikki was quick to congratulate her as the 2 had kicked ass all season and it was always going to be close.
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Nikki was quick to call out her early tickets and said she wanted Adam and Alison on appetizers to be a bit more vocal and pushed for a better response than a mumble of yes Chef and Alison said she could feel the determination from Nikki to win the prize. Adam and Alison were able to push out the first raviolis and risottos but Kanae started to lag behind on scallops and served raw scallops! Nikki could not believe that Kanae was struggling on something she had cooked so many times as her second pick and told Kanae that was her first and only mistake for the night. Nikki was struggling to get Kanae going as she wasn't communicating and was now dragging on the order of scallops and ignored Alison telling her they were overcooked to serve overcooked scallops now! Nikki could not believe this was happening and told Adam to jump on fish and told Kanae to go on appetizers with Alison as she was not fucking about tonight. Kanae felt it was ridiculous she was kicked off fish this early but knew Nikki was the boss tonight as Adam's refire scallops came out to complete the table. Alison though started to drag on risotto and when she finally served it, her risotto was undercooked and dry. Nikki was struggling how risotto and scallops was what was holding back her kitchen, Alison did manage to bounce back on risotto but Chef Ramsay noted that it was too slow in Nikki's kitchen now as she pushed Kanae and Alison to finish the final appetizers and Nick on entrees was on garnish and he said he'd be Nikki's sous chef to push Adam on fish and Donya on meat as the first entrees of john dory and duck came out. Donya started to drag on wagyu and now served it overcooked and Nikki was now starting to lose the plot as Adam now served a broken john dory and the kitchen''s communication was starting to break down as Chef Ramsay noted that Nick was now leading the kitchen more than Nikki as Chef Ramsay dragged Nikki away to the pantry and told her she had to take control of her kitchen! Nikki realised it was now or never and got her act together to get Donya motivated on the meat station and Donya, Adam and Nick worked very strongly together to complete the service as Chef Ramsay congratulated Nikki on pulling it back to complete a strong service.
Paula's team was a lot more in sync than Nikki's team for the start of service and despite Paula's worries about Sam he was quick to get organised on salads and dumplings while Emily pushed out the first orders of linguine and Paula said her menu wasn't hard so a team of five shouldn't have any issues. Van supported well with with perfect tuna but Emily realized she had been far too generous with how much shrimp and mussels she was putting in her linguine and served a linguine with barely any seafood which Paula sent back and wondered what the hell Emily was thinking as Emily now needed Ed's help in sorting out her pastas as Paula's team completed appetizers. Van on fish noted that he had been on the losing team twice in Hells Kitchen so it was third time lucky and his sturgeon and salmon flew out but Ed on meat served overcooked pork with Ramsay wondering how early Ed was firing off pork to be that overcooked! Anthony on garnish was originally fine with a whole new menu but got completely behind on the garnish for salmon and then served garnish for the wrong table and Paula's worry about maintaining her lead over Nikki continued when Ed served a raw fillet! Paula said it was time to crack the whip and told Ed if he can't cook a fucking fillet he's out of here and both Ed and Anthony bounced back and with Van continuing his great service on fish, Paula finished a strong service.
Chef Ramsay congratulated both Paula and Nikki on their finales and said thank you too all the returning chefs but said he had not made his decision yet. Nikki said no matter what happened she had all the respect in the world for Paula and had looked up to her all competition and Paula said being back in Hells Kitchen after 16 years was still surreal but she couldn't think of anyone better to go against than Nikki. Chef Ramsay said he had made his decision and both chefs put their hands on the door but it was PAULA whose door opened to give her victory 16 years after being in Hells Kitchen! Paula could not believe she had finally done it and Nikki was quick to congratulate her as the 2 had kicked ass all season and it was always going to be close.
2024.05.18 22:18 xenodium I built lmno.lol, a drag/drop blogging service
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2024.05.18 22:18 cocodonutoil Got dumped for the nth time and I don’t know what to do. 23F 34M I tried seeing other people but how does one find something real in this economy?
Had a long distance relationship for the last 15 months where I met on different occassions through the year. We met at a wedding and realised that we were moving to the same country and over time, started seeing each other.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t find employment in the new country (we were still doing long distance here, as we were on two ends of the coast) and moved back to our home country, while I stayed here.
We tried really hard to make it work and not gonna lie, it was hard, distance, his unemployment, age gap, it was hard, but we were so so so good. However, from the very beginning, he was very hot and cold towards me. A conversation regarding “I can’t do long distance” or “it’s gonna be a while until we’re together” or “I need to focus on my career and with a relationship, I can’t” was recurring, every month, since about 5-6 months into the relationship.
I brushed it off as his situation driving him insane, because he came back each time he left (and I know I’m the fool for taking him back) but that’s just how the dynamic was. It reached a point where I didn’t know if I would wake up knowing he exists in my life or not.
For visa purposes, he would have to end up in the country where I am, to retain his status, therefore, I suggested that he move here and take up any employment - he is unemployed for over a year, and counting…..
I was there through it all but he refused to seek my network’s support and even was angry when he secured a referral in my organisation.
The last month has been horrible as he left (again) but has shown no signs of coming back. He says he can’t fight for the relationship as he can’t balance a career and relationship.
I have tried, really, I have tried to understand how can a man in his mid 30s not balance career and a relationship, but he keeps on saying he’s not able to, and he can’t keep on fighting for this relationship. I texted him over the last few weeks on SMS and we ended up talking 3-4 times for an hour or two, but he always circled back to not getting back together due to his inability to balance and fight for us.
I had had enough. I convinced myself that I can’t force myself to stay, and coincidentally on the same day, I ended up getting asked out by someone and decided to go out for drinks.
I realised I wasn’t ready for anything but appreciated spending the time with someone new and putting myself out there. I ended up downloading apps as well but gosh, isn’t that horrific!
Right now, I’m half way waiting for my ex to come back while also convincing that he doesn’t want me and I’m just 23 in one of the greatest cities in the world, and I should move on, but I feel horrible that he wasn’t brave enough to stay and fight, and ran away from his responsibilities and relationship when it was time to fight.
I’m very confused on what to do, but more than that, how do I find something real now?
I don’t want to hookup or do casual nonsense. I am a lover girl, who wants to have a career and be a wife some day. I appreciate man in my life but I don’t know how to find one who would stay? Especially, in this economy.
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Unfortunately, he couldn’t find employment in the new country (we were still doing long distance here, as we were on two ends of the coast) and moved back to our home country, while I stayed here.
We tried really hard to make it work and not gonna lie, it was hard, distance, his unemployment, age gap, it was hard, but we were so so so good. However, from the very beginning, he was very hot and cold towards me. A conversation regarding “I can’t do long distance” or “it’s gonna be a while until we’re together” or “I need to focus on my career and with a relationship, I can’t” was recurring, every month, since about 5-6 months into the relationship.
I brushed it off as his situation driving him insane, because he came back each time he left (and I know I’m the fool for taking him back) but that’s just how the dynamic was. It reached a point where I didn’t know if I would wake up knowing he exists in my life or not.
For visa purposes, he would have to end up in the country where I am, to retain his status, therefore, I suggested that he move here and take up any employment - he is unemployed for over a year, and counting…..
I was there through it all but he refused to seek my network’s support and even was angry when he secured a referral in my organisation.
The last month has been horrible as he left (again) but has shown no signs of coming back. He says he can’t fight for the relationship as he can’t balance a career and relationship.
I have tried, really, I have tried to understand how can a man in his mid 30s not balance career and a relationship, but he keeps on saying he’s not able to, and he can’t keep on fighting for this relationship. I texted him over the last few weeks on SMS and we ended up talking 3-4 times for an hour or two, but he always circled back to not getting back together due to his inability to balance and fight for us.
I had had enough. I convinced myself that I can’t force myself to stay, and coincidentally on the same day, I ended up getting asked out by someone and decided to go out for drinks.
I realised I wasn’t ready for anything but appreciated spending the time with someone new and putting myself out there. I ended up downloading apps as well but gosh, isn’t that horrific!
Right now, I’m half way waiting for my ex to come back while also convincing that he doesn’t want me and I’m just 23 in one of the greatest cities in the world, and I should move on, but I feel horrible that he wasn’t brave enough to stay and fight, and ran away from his responsibilities and relationship when it was time to fight.
I’m very confused on what to do, but more than that, how do I find something real now?
I don’t want to hookup or do casual nonsense. I am a lover girl, who wants to have a career and be a wife some day. I appreciate man in my life but I don’t know how to find one who would stay? Especially, in this economy.
2024.05.18 22:17 cocomelon2013 Divorce to an illegal immigrant?
Hi, I am a (30F) and he is a (34M), we have been married almost 10 years next year in August will be 10 years. I need to know what my options are since we have two kids together. One is a toddler, and the other one is 10. He has no papers or legal work permit. He placed it like 4 years ago, due to the pandemic it is slow to receive a response of what will happen since he is waiting for the pardon. I don't want to be with him anymore. He works full time; I only work part time in the weekends. My toddler does not go to daycare she is 2 and a half. I don't want him to lose his chance in getting a green card but, I don't want to be with him anymore. I also have a mobile home that was gifted to me as donation since it was going to be destroyed. He has helped with improving it and paying the rent and bills. Will I lose it? He does not want to leave since he can be very controlling and says why should he pay me alimony since he will just help me with child support the minimal. He is not an empathetic person, so I feel a bit fear from separating from him. What should I do? How to I become guided? I fear I won't make it as a single mom. I am still paying for my car which is a 4oo payment and 200 in insurance. Rent and bills is $1000. I get paid minimum wage as a receptionist.
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2024.05.18 22:17 FitSnow3978 How to get new employer to give in writing about green card
How did you ask your new employer to give in writing that they will do your green card processing?
Ps - my i140 is approved with a priority date
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Ps - my i140 is approved with a priority date
2024.05.18 22:17 TheBlaringBlue Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Analysis & Pseudo-Review)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is such a good game despite being so… well… basic.
It’s simple — almost overly so — yet it is beloved by so many seasoned and experienced gamers.
What I got curious about after playing the game myself and reading a number of pseudo-reviews online was how exactly it achieved this.
How did a package so entry-level-looking garner such respect by 201 and 301 students?
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The ‘Fields’ region is a great example of Kena’s dichotomy.
It’s gorgeous and inviting, with sea-foamed vistas, lush landscape and rushing waterways. There’s a even a big, lovable pet bull towering over the myriad of cute little Rot dudes scampering through the foliage. The whole place is just friendly.
Why then, does it end up being one of the game’s longest, deepest and most complex sections? Consider its many scattered puzzles, which ask you to combine platforming, archery, environmental awareness and combat proficiency. There’s even a handful of red herring platforms that you can’t properly interact with until later in your puzzle solving endeavor.
The ‘Fields’ are a microcosm of the game as a whole. A childish, Pixar-esque shell which, when uncovered, reveals a complex, involved gameplay experience underneath.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits invites you to be a kid, but treats you like an adult. This is something very few games manage — or even attempt — and it’s what makes Kena so unique, memorable and special.
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Kena crushes its tone and aesthetic on all fronts to create something that’s desirable and attainable to a group outside of hardcore gamers.
Kena’s visuals are youthful and welcoming by using cartoonish and fairytale-esque art design. The game’s companions do the same — the Rot are your constant brigade of adorable little plush-like, Pikimin-esque comrades who hop as you walk, munch on berries, clumsily trip over each other, and squeak in pitches that can only described as ‘cute.’ You can even give them little hats to wear. They’re pets and it’s all so mired in youthful innocence that I cringe even typing it.
From a distance, Kena appears childish and immature based on its outward appearance. That is, until you peel back its outer layer.
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The game looks like something your five-year-old might enjoying toying with on your iPad, “you-got-games-on-yo-phone?” style. But there are four elements in its building blocks that make it a game not optimized for your five-year-old on their own;
As far as the game’s story is concerned, it may begin bright and innocent enough, but it deals not-abstractly with death and loss.
Consider that all three boys you meet in the early game — Taro, Benni and Saiya are actually dead, I-see-dead-people style. Consider also that Kena’s entire journey revolves around the loss of her own father and her desire to reconnect with him.
Additionally, it is Toshi’s selfishness and his desire to be the hero that actually ends up bringing death and destruction to his village when he jumps the gun and kills and the mountain spirit in cold blood.
Merciless affronts on nature and an up-front dealing with death and grief are not exactly for the young of age, despite their youthful packaging.
Puzzles
It would be a waste of word count to explain in detail the steps necessary to complete certain puzzles in Kena just as a set of examples to prove the point.
If you’ve played or watched gameplay, you know the puzzles are surprisingly involved, consisting often of multiple steps to complete that build on each other and require the use of all of your abilities in tandem.
One of the bigger “ah-hah” moments I recall was when I realized I could order my Rot minions to move objects while Kena stood on top of said object in order to give me a leg up to jump to a previously unreachable ledge.
Platforming
Speaking of ledges, jumping to and from them is tight and precise in Kena.
Platforming challenges are often timed (your aura-bomb weapon only activates platforms for specifically-timed bursts). Combining their scheduled nature with the need to rotate them via precise archery, mid-air grappling segments and more makes for a movement experience that is involved enough to demand the player’s full attention for every tick of the clock.
Kena and her world’s gravity also have a decided, predictable weight to them that’s not exactly forgiving, meaning the act of jumping to and fro is exact while also requiring exactness.
Combat
Fighting the enemies of Kena is similarly involved.
The cadence with which the game throws opponents your way combined with the complexities of dealing meaningful damage to said opponents creates a combat scenario which demands the player fluidly wield and swap between both melee and ranged options while carefully managing space on the battlefield.
Kamikaze-style enemies often rush Kena in carefully-spaced and well-timed waves, while enemies with shields and shells hide their weak points from visibility. Enemies like this require certain sequences to beat — be it a well-placed bomb and arrow combo, a parry, or a maneuvering to an enemy’s backside.
Boss encounters lean into these mechanics but also present new wrinkles — The Hunter fight asks the player to rethink their tactics and find a way to deal with an airborne opponent who is apt at dodging bombs and arrows, for example.
The final few bosses ask you to take everything you’ve learned throughout your journey and apply it all at once, and if you don’t… it’s defeat for Kena.
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The above sounds like I’m describing a souls-like with platforming elements as the ‘fresh take’ in addition to the enrapturing combat.
Games that provide this much of a challenging, involved experience are typically darker in tone — be it music, environment, or what-have-you. I don’t think too many people would call Kena ‘hard,’ but these are the same people who died 10+ times to The Hunter or Corrupted Toshi.
If this game had a darker, moodier skin, would more people describe it as hard or not for the faint of heart?
In this way, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
It is accessible to new players and younger gamers due to its pleasing and friendly atmosphere. But by its conclusion, it is likely to season them into better gamers. If a newbie gamer picks up Kena, they’re in for a surprise and (hopefully) delight when they find something deeper than that which they first expected.
On the other hand, Kena is a worthwhile experience for veteran gamers if they drop their toxic masculinity and play a goofy kids game with a female protagonist. This is a game that will undoubtedly earn their respect by requiring their attention, precision and commitment throughout its experience. Like the newbie gamers, gaming veterans are in for a surprise and (certainly) delight when they find something deeper than that which they first expected.
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a good experience for everyone. By balancing being adorable with being difficult, it earns the respect and appreciation of everyone who plays it. Its accessibility makes it easy to recommend to anyone and the game thus earns itself a bigger audience as a result.
Its narrative and gameplay might not separate themselves in terms of newness from a saturated market, but the surprise and delight the game provides delivers an experience to its players that isn’t typical of the space.
By striking the balance between wolf and sheep, Kena elevates its quality to something beyond just the content within.
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…and yet…
I can’t help but think, as I summarize this article, that if a game is for everyone, doesn’t that, on some level, mean it is also for no one?
I mean, when you look at the game’s narrative or gameplay, it’s not exactly reinventing the wheel here. In fact, Kena does just about nothing new. It spits out the same exact version of a game we’ve been playing for decades in the form of Tomb Raider or Uncharted or The Legend of Zelda or God of War.
Critically speaking, both the gameplay and narrative are pretty damn milquetoast.
You’re in a world infected by some arbitrary Darkness and since you’re Special and The Chosen One™ it’s your job to go around cleansing the world of evil using a combination of environmental platforming, lever and pressure plate puzzle-solving and lock-on-based, sword-swinging driven combat.
It wouldn’t be difficult to make the argument that Kena is bland.
But the discourse around the game just isn’t about that.
The game’s scored an 81 on Metacritic and has a 92% positive review rating on Steam at time of writing. It recouped its development costs in just one month, meaning every sale since then is hitting the bottom line.
People like this game.
Or, maybe, it was something else.
In fact, yeah, I can confidently say it was. It’s a game reviewer’s buzzword, but it’s oh-so apt here: polish.
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The entire experience of playing Kena is smooth. There are no framerate drops, no bugs, no broken quests or puzzles, no desynced dialogue and facial animations. Not a single hiccup to speak of.
The game features exacting archery, precise platforming, telegraphed and accurate hitboxes, as well as an unimpeding camera, responsive and weighty combat and legible visual design that accurately communicates with the player.
You can move through Kena virtually unobstructed (until you come across a puzzle you can’t solve, but that’s your problem, not the game’s). Everything is built carefully and gels together in a cohesion that works so fluidly that playing Kena is simply frictionless.
The game’s developers — Ember Lab — nailed the fundamentals, paid attention to detail and play-tested perfectly. Their effort to go above and beyond saved this game from sinking into the obscurity of being completely and utterly Mid.
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It’s frictionlessness that elevates Kena beyond itself. It makes the game greater than the sum of its parts. It makes Kena a complete, finished and polished experience.
Kena presents itself like it’s Disney Pixar’s latest goofy-ass, lame-ass, sub-par video game, but lying underneath the childish aesthetic is a challenging and engaging experience that’s not only a boon for all audiences of gamers, but a worthwhile one thanks to its extreme polish and dedication.
You should play it.
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It’s simple — almost overly so — yet it is beloved by so many seasoned and experienced gamers.
What I got curious about after playing the game myself and reading a number of pseudo-reviews online was how exactly it achieved this.
How did a package so entry-level-looking garner such respect by 201 and 301 students?
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The ‘Fields’ region is a great example of Kena’s dichotomy.
It’s gorgeous and inviting, with sea-foamed vistas, lush landscape and rushing waterways. There’s a even a big, lovable pet bull towering over the myriad of cute little Rot dudes scampering through the foliage. The whole place is just friendly.
Why then, does it end up being one of the game’s longest, deepest and most complex sections? Consider its many scattered puzzles, which ask you to combine platforming, archery, environmental awareness and combat proficiency. There’s even a handful of red herring platforms that you can’t properly interact with until later in your puzzle solving endeavor.
The ‘Fields’ are a microcosm of the game as a whole. A childish, Pixar-esque shell which, when uncovered, reveals a complex, involved gameplay experience underneath.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits invites you to be a kid, but treats you like an adult. This is something very few games manage — or even attempt — and it’s what makes Kena so unique, memorable and special.
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Kena crushes its tone and aesthetic on all fronts to create something that’s desirable and attainable to a group outside of hardcore gamers.
Kena’s visuals are youthful and welcoming by using cartoonish and fairytale-esque art design. The game’s companions do the same — the Rot are your constant brigade of adorable little plush-like, Pikimin-esque comrades who hop as you walk, munch on berries, clumsily trip over each other, and squeak in pitches that can only described as ‘cute.’ You can even give them little hats to wear. They’re pets and it’s all so mired in youthful innocence that I cringe even typing it.
From a distance, Kena appears childish and immature based on its outward appearance. That is, until you peel back its outer layer.
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The game looks like something your five-year-old might enjoying toying with on your iPad, “you-got-games-on-yo-phone?” style. But there are four elements in its building blocks that make it a game not optimized for your five-year-old on their own;
- Narrative
- Puzzles
- Platforming
- Combat
As far as the game’s story is concerned, it may begin bright and innocent enough, but it deals not-abstractly with death and loss.
Consider that all three boys you meet in the early game — Taro, Benni and Saiya are actually dead, I-see-dead-people style. Consider also that Kena’s entire journey revolves around the loss of her own father and her desire to reconnect with him.
Additionally, it is Toshi’s selfishness and his desire to be the hero that actually ends up bringing death and destruction to his village when he jumps the gun and kills and the mountain spirit in cold blood.
Merciless affronts on nature and an up-front dealing with death and grief are not exactly for the young of age, despite their youthful packaging.
Puzzles
It would be a waste of word count to explain in detail the steps necessary to complete certain puzzles in Kena just as a set of examples to prove the point.
If you’ve played or watched gameplay, you know the puzzles are surprisingly involved, consisting often of multiple steps to complete that build on each other and require the use of all of your abilities in tandem.
One of the bigger “ah-hah” moments I recall was when I realized I could order my Rot minions to move objects while Kena stood on top of said object in order to give me a leg up to jump to a previously unreachable ledge.
Platforming
Speaking of ledges, jumping to and from them is tight and precise in Kena.
Platforming challenges are often timed (your aura-bomb weapon only activates platforms for specifically-timed bursts). Combining their scheduled nature with the need to rotate them via precise archery, mid-air grappling segments and more makes for a movement experience that is involved enough to demand the player’s full attention for every tick of the clock.
Kena and her world’s gravity also have a decided, predictable weight to them that’s not exactly forgiving, meaning the act of jumping to and fro is exact while also requiring exactness.
Combat
Fighting the enemies of Kena is similarly involved.
The cadence with which the game throws opponents your way combined with the complexities of dealing meaningful damage to said opponents creates a combat scenario which demands the player fluidly wield and swap between both melee and ranged options while carefully managing space on the battlefield.
Kamikaze-style enemies often rush Kena in carefully-spaced and well-timed waves, while enemies with shields and shells hide their weak points from visibility. Enemies like this require certain sequences to beat — be it a well-placed bomb and arrow combo, a parry, or a maneuvering to an enemy’s backside.
Boss encounters lean into these mechanics but also present new wrinkles — The Hunter fight asks the player to rethink their tactics and find a way to deal with an airborne opponent who is apt at dodging bombs and arrows, for example.
The final few bosses ask you to take everything you’ve learned throughout your journey and apply it all at once, and if you don’t… it’s defeat for Kena.
--
The above sounds like I’m describing a souls-like with platforming elements as the ‘fresh take’ in addition to the enrapturing combat.
Games that provide this much of a challenging, involved experience are typically darker in tone — be it music, environment, or what-have-you. I don’t think too many people would call Kena ‘hard,’ but these are the same people who died 10+ times to The Hunter or Corrupted Toshi.
If this game had a darker, moodier skin, would more people describe it as hard or not for the faint of heart?
In this way, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
It is accessible to new players and younger gamers due to its pleasing and friendly atmosphere. But by its conclusion, it is likely to season them into better gamers. If a newbie gamer picks up Kena, they’re in for a surprise and (hopefully) delight when they find something deeper than that which they first expected.
On the other hand, Kena is a worthwhile experience for veteran gamers if they drop their toxic masculinity and play a goofy kids game with a female protagonist. This is a game that will undoubtedly earn their respect by requiring their attention, precision and commitment throughout its experience. Like the newbie gamers, gaming veterans are in for a surprise and (certainly) delight when they find something deeper than that which they first expected.
--
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a good experience for everyone. By balancing being adorable with being difficult, it earns the respect and appreciation of everyone who plays it. Its accessibility makes it easy to recommend to anyone and the game thus earns itself a bigger audience as a result.
Its narrative and gameplay might not separate themselves in terms of newness from a saturated market, but the surprise and delight the game provides delivers an experience to its players that isn’t typical of the space.
By striking the balance between wolf and sheep, Kena elevates its quality to something beyond just the content within.
--
…and yet…
I can’t help but think, as I summarize this article, that if a game is for everyone, doesn’t that, on some level, mean it is also for no one?
I mean, when you look at the game’s narrative or gameplay, it’s not exactly reinventing the wheel here. In fact, Kena does just about nothing new. It spits out the same exact version of a game we’ve been playing for decades in the form of Tomb Raider or Uncharted or The Legend of Zelda or God of War.
Critically speaking, both the gameplay and narrative are pretty damn milquetoast.
You’re in a world infected by some arbitrary Darkness and since you’re Special and The Chosen One™ it’s your job to go around cleansing the world of evil using a combination of environmental platforming, lever and pressure plate puzzle-solving and lock-on-based, sword-swinging driven combat.
It wouldn’t be difficult to make the argument that Kena is bland.
But the discourse around the game just isn’t about that.
The game’s scored an 81 on Metacritic and has a 92% positive review rating on Steam at time of writing. It recouped its development costs in just one month, meaning every sale since then is hitting the bottom line.
People like this game.
Quick aside from me here on something that made me smile — when double-checking the score on Steam for the above info, I found these as the first two reviews at the very top of the queue: “yo wtf. bought this game to chill, why does it feels like im playing souls-like difficulty ass game HAHAHAH.” “Don’t be fooled by the graphics. This game can be a challenge at times, but it is worth the experience.”So maybe being an experience for everyone really was the kicker?
Or, maybe, it was something else.
In fact, yeah, I can confidently say it was. It’s a game reviewer’s buzzword, but it’s oh-so apt here: polish.
--
The entire experience of playing Kena is smooth. There are no framerate drops, no bugs, no broken quests or puzzles, no desynced dialogue and facial animations. Not a single hiccup to speak of.
The game features exacting archery, precise platforming, telegraphed and accurate hitboxes, as well as an unimpeding camera, responsive and weighty combat and legible visual design that accurately communicates with the player.
You can move through Kena virtually unobstructed (until you come across a puzzle you can’t solve, but that’s your problem, not the game’s). Everything is built carefully and gels together in a cohesion that works so fluidly that playing Kena is simply frictionless.
The game’s developers — Ember Lab — nailed the fundamentals, paid attention to detail and play-tested perfectly. Their effort to go above and beyond saved this game from sinking into the obscurity of being completely and utterly Mid.
--
It’s frictionlessness that elevates Kena beyond itself. It makes the game greater than the sum of its parts. It makes Kena a complete, finished and polished experience.
Kena presents itself like it’s Disney Pixar’s latest goofy-ass, lame-ass, sub-par video game, but lying underneath the childish aesthetic is a challenging and engaging experience that’s not only a boon for all audiences of gamers, but a worthwhile one thanks to its extreme polish and dedication.
You should play it.
2024.05.18 22:17 kingofallnorway Giving girl I already know my number?
I met a woman at work several months back. She's a lot like me, introverted, thoughtful. We're now close friends, we've talked about a bunch of places she wants to go, and there's a tension between us, but I've been too worried to act.
It's getting to the point where I know I need to take my shot because some days she's been distant like she's tired of waiting and about to move on, if my hunch is right that she likes me too.
Her birthday is this week. I was thinking of A) giving her an origami note (she likes origami) and in the note would be a message and my number or B) a birthday card
Is this idea good, to let her decide if she wants to reach out? Also, I didn't want to ask out loud since there's a lot of people around us all the time, there's no private moment to ask her.
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It's getting to the point where I know I need to take my shot because some days she's been distant like she's tired of waiting and about to move on, if my hunch is right that she likes me too.
Her birthday is this week. I was thinking of A) giving her an origami note (she likes origami) and in the note would be a message and my number or B) a birthday card
Is this idea good, to let her decide if she wants to reach out? Also, I didn't want to ask out loud since there's a lot of people around us all the time, there's no private moment to ask her.
2024.05.18 22:17 burneremailaccount Portable soldering iron for a field engineer for PCB work?
Hi all,
I am a field engineer who works on linear accelerators and at times I have to do field work which requires me to solder, in a variety of odd places. Sometimes I have to solder connections, but other times I have to solder PCB components to get the board working again before the replacement comes in.
When I first started I had purchased the Milwaukee M12 soldering iron which is garbage, so I hardly use it. Just doesn't seem to get hot enough to do PCB work fast enough to remove or replace components to not cause additional board damage. Maybe it's a heat transfer issue with the tip that comes with the kit?
Essentially, I've been managing by using this Benzomatic Butane which is fine for connections but it gets far TOO hot for me to do PCB work, so I've also been using your normal plug in one with an extension cord. Plus I feel like a neanderthal with using the butane one.
Anyone here have any ideas? I really would like a battery powered one because I travel for work and need to stay lean on infrequent tools. I do need adjustable tips to go down in sizes as I've had to replace microfarad caps in a pinch to get it up and running again.
Cost is NOT a factor as it's going to be purchased on my corporate card and I work on multimillion dollar machines.
Much appreciated!
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I am a field engineer who works on linear accelerators and at times I have to do field work which requires me to solder, in a variety of odd places. Sometimes I have to solder connections, but other times I have to solder PCB components to get the board working again before the replacement comes in.
When I first started I had purchased the Milwaukee M12 soldering iron which is garbage, so I hardly use it. Just doesn't seem to get hot enough to do PCB work fast enough to remove or replace components to not cause additional board damage. Maybe it's a heat transfer issue with the tip that comes with the kit?
Essentially, I've been managing by using this Benzomatic Butane which is fine for connections but it gets far TOO hot for me to do PCB work, so I've also been using your normal plug in one with an extension cord. Plus I feel like a neanderthal with using the butane one.
- Bernzomatic Handheld Soldering Iron Butane Torch Kit with 7 Settings and Case ST550 - The Home Depot
Anyone here have any ideas? I really would like a battery powered one because I travel for work and need to stay lean on infrequent tools. I do need adjustable tips to go down in sizes as I've had to replace microfarad caps in a pinch to get it up and running again.
Cost is NOT a factor as it's going to be purchased on my corporate card and I work on multimillion dollar machines.
Much appreciated!
2024.05.18 22:17 Maximum_Activity_138 Please help me !!
Okay so my score was just 694 then I got my last collection taken off and it dropped down to 541… I have 36% of my total credit lines in use which I am paying down to get to zero …. What else can I do to get my score up?? I am looking to buy a house in late 2025 , I don’t have any car payments no student loans or any other debt besides a total of like 500$ in credit card debt .
What’s the best way to boost my score ? Should I just pay the 500$ off and just make small purchases on each card and pay it off by the due date on each card & setup auto pay so I never miss a payment ? Please help I am unsure about why my score dropped after getting a collection remove but just looking for advice from the people who know their stuff and have done it themself !
I thank you in advance for your time !
edit these scores mentioned above are off of credit karma so vantage scores , I am waiting to use my my free credit report free once a year check next month to see if my score goes back to normal and see if it just dropped for this month because of the collection removal. In the past my score raised when it got removed so idk what’s going on
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What’s the best way to boost my score ? Should I just pay the 500$ off and just make small purchases on each card and pay it off by the due date on each card & setup auto pay so I never miss a payment ? Please help I am unsure about why my score dropped after getting a collection remove but just looking for advice from the people who know their stuff and have done it themself !
I thank you in advance for your time !
edit these scores mentioned above are off of credit karma so vantage scores , I am waiting to use my my free credit report free once a year check next month to see if my score goes back to normal and see if it just dropped for this month because of the collection removal. In the past my score raised when it got removed so idk what’s going on