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For all of those items you find that are not worth wasting the Auction House space, too good to vendor, and may truly help someone in the game. Or just something you are generous enough to donate.
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2024.06.02 06:59 sloth2286 To marry or not to marry, that is the question.

Hey eveyone, I need some advice specially from my sisters in this group.
28M here. Never been in any relationship and as expected parents are forcing me to get married even though I told them I am not interested.
The issue is that I am borderline asexual. For some reason my conscious brain finds the act of sex gross and repulsive. đŸ€·â€â™‚ïž
I do want children if I get married and can engage in sex for procreation + once/twice a month. (Like I do give in and masturbate once every month or two when the base desire exceeds a certain limit. I guess the same frequency could apply to regular sex as well).
How likely is it to find someone on the lower end of sexuality spectrum in AM setup?
If I meet someone how to steer the conversation in this direction? For starters I think past relationship could be one factor. I don't think someone asexual would get in a relationship. (From what I have seen in my college people who choose to date usually have a higher sex drive).
This is not foolproof criteria. Some people don't engage is pre marital sex due to being conservative, religious, upbringing etc. They can still have a high sex drive. From what I have observed women with such beliefs still consider divorce as a taboo (to the extent they even stay in a toxic marriages). I don't want to marry such a woman as she deserves someone much better than an asexual person like me.
Also, some women can literally lie about their past (Not sure why). Marrying her will eventually lead to sexual frustration for her pushing her towards infedility or divorce.
One of my cousin sister was also asexual (I guess something is wrong with our genes). She was pressured into marriage 5 years ago and as expected her husband divorced her in 6 months.
Given my situation do you think I should even consider marriage or should I give up on the idea completely?
Sorry for the long post.
TLDR: As a borderline asexual man is is possible to find a borderline asexual girl via AM? If yes when and how should I bring this up during conversation.
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2024.06.02 06:58 Upstairs_Plane_8266 AITAH or is it my parents?

sorry this is long. For context, I am 29 years old and have been dating my boyfriend (now fiancé) for 5 years. I have been wanting to move in for about 2 years but have held off due to the fear of my very controlling parents. There are a lot of positives to moving in and I have been staying at my fiancé's house on and off a couple days at a time- for years. Recently I have had a health condition that developed and I needed some extra support and have been staying over for a month. I wanted to wait to move in a couple months after our engagement so my parents could have some time to feel like we didn't just get engaged to move in with each other, but this new health scare has kinda put it into perspective for me and it now just makes more sense for us to do what we want to be happy.
For background my parents are from Central America with a lot of culture and religious beliefs. They raised us ( I have an older sister) to be christian (baptist) and fairly conservative with our upbringing- so to them this is an ultimate sin (besides getting pregnant before marriage and other religious stuff like that). I have really lived my entire life for them, doing what they want and have been a people pleaser because of it. My mom has narcissistic tendencies and I see a lot of the toxic as I grow older and have my own opinions and beliefs.
here are just some conditions they put on my fiancé to propose to me ( which he replied, he'd happily do whatever I wanted):
I honestly can't remember them all. and after I got engaged my mother said she "approved an engagement but not a wedding" *sigh*
So, I got the courage to finally do what I want and wrote a very respectful letter to my parents, asked them to meet with me and drove down with my fiancé (they live 3 hours away) to talk to them. They refused to speak to my fiancé because they wanted to speak to me alone, and that already had put me with a lot of stress because I wanted his support ( also as a secondary listener) to what my parents were saying to not be gaslit or anything. They say that my fiancé is not part of the family so he should not be involved ( mind you my sister had dated her husband for 10 years and they are now married...and they still say he is NOT FAMILY). My letter basically stated this is what I think is best for me at this stage in my life, I am not necessarily asking for their permission but I hope they can support me or at least respect it. That I know we have different beliefs and values and I understand their frustrations but I dont want to wait to live my authentic happy life.
also important to note: my mom has stated previously that I could live my life when they are dead *sigh*
anyways...clearly I feel like everyone knew that it wouldn't go great. and it didn't. I do think that we had an OK conversation and no one was yelling, we didn't agree and left it as that..and I left.
I woke up to this email (translated from Spanish):
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“We just want to inform you about what we have decided based on your decision to move in with [fiancĂ©] 1-Not only is it a great dissapointment for us your decision but more important it is a deep pain for both of us because we have based our life on raising them with good principles, morals, but above all obedience to God and what voice you plan to do is unpleasant in the eyes of God. 2-your dad says that if in the future you marry [ FiancĂ© name], he won’t deliver you like he did with your sister. 3- It makes me very sad that you use me as an excuse for what happened at your sisters wedding that were normal disagreements that were fixed But you only remember the negative. 4-economically you will no longer be helped, the goal of helping you is that you are not yet economically independent and that you do not feel the Pressure of Economically and that you didn’t feel the Move with someone on the roof, food, etc. to have a home with your parents. Your car insurance ends today, your phone line will be given to you until June so that you can transfer your data and information but by July we are going to disconnect your phone. 5-For holidays or when you want to come, you can come alone if you want, we don’t want to see [FiancĂ© name] because as a gentleman he is under the status of taken advantage of, and fake because if we had known that his intention was to move with you we would never have agreed to the commitment, he lied to us and deceived us. I don’t respect our values. Your dad says that we are not going to see you too, if you want you can come alone, and let us know when you are going to come. It is important that you know all this before you make the decision to go live with him and put yourself in a vulnerable situation. Think and meditate on everything well, so that later you don’t regret, a man’s manipulation towards a woman can be subtle but it is always manipulation.”
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there's a lot to unpack here, and well with my sisters wedding it was defiantly not normal disagreements: my mom called her ugly, refused to walk down with certain people, berated her and stated she was marrying into "that family" and pretty much traumatized me of weddings ...but this post isn't about my sisters experience.
I am able to financially support myself ( they have just always offered) so I never felt like it wasn't an issue. Moving in would help with saving money for medical school, wedding etc. but its not the only reason we want to take this next step.
I have been basically left with the choice to either move in with my fiancé and my parents cut us off and my dad doesn't walk me down the aisle ( most hurtful part). or I don't move in, but the damage is done with my fiancé, and this will enable them to treat me poorly and think that they can control me for the rest of my life.
its always been hard for me to distinguish the toxic and abusive patterns of my parents because I am first generation American and that guilt alone is wild, as well as I know what my parents have sacrificed and came from to give me a better life. But this letter feels like they are willing to just cut ties for 1 decision I am making... and friends have asked why don't we just get married...my parents also said they won't approve a fast wedding and well...they don't want me married until after med school (5 years down the line).
so it really comes down to: can I live with myself if I cut my parents off? and I just don't know. AITAH or is it them?
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2024.06.02 06:56 Wooden-Part-6342 I think I'm bisexual but I don't think I could ever be in a long-term relationship with a man

I(F19) have identified as bisexual for the past 5 years, I've dated and had sex with both men and women. I haven't found a major preference either way, and as for physical attraction, I don't really pay much attention to looks at all.
I've been with my boyfriend (M20) for a few months, this is my most "serious" relationship so far. I really do like and care for him, I like spending time with him and going on dates and being together etc...
The thing is, I just can't see myself ever being in a long term relationship with a man. Like to me, any romantic/sexual relation with a man is just something fun for the meantime. I don't know if I ever will end up marrying, but if I do I could only ever imagine committing myself that wholly to a woman. Like I don't imagine a long term future with my boyfriend, like I had with past partners who were women (even though I was still a teenager at the time)
I don't feel right identifying as a lesbian because I'm content to date and sleep with men, it just doesn't feel as serious.
I feel extremely guilty as well because I feel like I'm being cruel to my boyfriend. The thing is though, we both agreed that college relationships often aren't permanent and we are both completely content with dating just for happiness without the expectation of spending the rest of our lives together. So in that way I'm not really doing anything he's not okay with. I just feel super bad being in a relationship with someone who I know I could never spend the rest of my life with.
I don't want to break up with him because we're both happy and enjoying ourselves but I don't know if it might be the more morally correct thing to do?
Also idk how to reason my sexuality; like can I be bisexual but still only want to have long term relationships with other women?
TLDR: I'm bisexual but I could never fulfill a life with a man. I feel super bad about this because I currently have a boyfriend who I genuinely like.
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2024.06.02 06:55 mikeramp72 Endgame #10

10th: Jessica “Sugar” Kiper 1.0 (Gabon - 3rd)

oh yeah, jessica kiper from gilmore girls
u/SMC0629:
Sugar has had such a weird history when it comes to her reception among the fandom. It feels like she either didn't get the respect she deserved, or was super misunderstood. I think she has one of the best journeys throughout the entire show, it's almost unparalleled. She goes from being a seemingly insignificant member of Kota, to becoming so much more scrappy on Fang, showing her truly entertaining personality and how she doesn't take shit from anyone. She's even pretty intelligent, and reads people well, something that is CRUCICAL throughout the season in terms of the strategy. I also really appreciate how the show doesn't shy away from showing her emotional moments, as someone who is the same way I think it's super relatable. She's also just got so many quotables, it's ridiculous, even more than Crystal if you ask me. All in all, a near-perfect character who goes toe to toe with Randy in terms of being my favorite on Gabon.
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u/DryBonesKing:
Like with Shane, I really wonder how Sugar passed her psyche evaluation to make the cast, but I’m so grateful she did. Sugar is contention for having one of the best stories of all time, filled with religious metaphor, deep story moments, and just plain old simple “fucking hilarious scenes”. Sugar simultaneously gives too many fucks and not enough fucks at any given point, and she’s able to balance both mindsets at any point to a literal perfect degree.
I’ve seen some takes that praise Sugar for single-handedly making the narrative of Gabon about herself, and while I do think the story does revolve around her, I do want to pushback just ever so slightly since I think there is sometimes a soft implication that Sugar might be acting. I think it sometimes is not acknowledged how fragile of a state Sugar really was in this game and how truly emotionally devastating the events of the game were. It’s especially notable in her relationships this game with Ace, Kenny, and Bob, and how tight she is with all three of them and how betrayed she ends up feeling by the first two. There is just a natural spontaneous energy within her as she wrestles with her actions and what she needs to do to make peace with herself and it’s just so engaging.
u/Schroeswald had an amazing write-up that I recommend everyone read when you all get the chance. I’d love to add my own deeper thoughts on her as well, but I’ll just leave it at this for now. So glad she made it back to Endgame.
Overall Rank - 11/821 ~
u/Zanthosus:
I’m not the biggest fan of Gabon. I’ve made that clear throughout the rankdown. But one thing I will say about the season is that Sugar is absolutely incredible and singlehandedly saves the entire thing from being an overly negative and pessimistic slog. She wears her heart on her sleeve, plays with her emotions first, and creates a lot of fun chaos both intentionally and by accident. She’s spectacular. Simple as that.
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u/Regnisyak1:
Sugar, Sugar! Sugar is a woman of many characters, but more importantly the main character of Gabon. Sugar’s emotional outbursts can be a lot, but I think they are tied very nicely to the story about her playing for her father, and it creates a variable season like Gabon that thrives off of its emotions and allows people to be themselves. Her relationships with Crystal, Bob, Matty, and Ace were incredible, and the pin-up model, one that would expect to be underestimated, eventually ran the season like the Marines, though in a chaotic way to the end. Love her, when I rewatched Gabon she flew to my endgame.
Personal Rank: 13/821. 10/10.
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u/ninjedi1:
Sugar is unique, as there is multiple ways to look at her story. She could be the girl out there dealing with her emotions and managed to grow as a person, someone who was dragged along and once had power abused it to get her way, or many others. No matter what way you choose to interpret Sugar, there's something interesting about each perspective of her and is another person that helps make Gabon as great of a season as it is.
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Tommyroxs45:
Sugar Kiper 1.0:
Sugar, a substance often known as sweet, good to the taste, bad for the health. Does sugar taste good in the moment? Yeah, but overtime it rots the teeth, becoming a negative presence on your life. Had good intentions and felt good but too much hurts.
You know exactly who this definition also applies to
 Sugar Kiper.
Sugar has one of the top 3 best stories in the history of Survivor. Period. Paragraph. Her complete control of the game, while being a complete mess made for some of the most complex emotional gameplay ever seen on the show. Every single person she interacted with, had a relationship with her and usually was betrayed by her due to her emotions getting in the way of her gameplay, and I absolutely love it.
At the start, she's just seen as this pin-up girl, but as the game goes on, she becomes more and more wrecked with her emotions and doesn’t even play for herself. She wants to play the hero, by letting all of the good guys get to the end while blowing up her own game, but when she tries to play hero we get everyone else seeing her as “evil”. Becoming one of the most emotional and well told stories of the downfall of a person who was ultimately grieving and trying to play to help others.
We almost never see a hero get a downfall arc, because what is there to give, they are the selfless ones they should always be on the rise. But the great thing about Gabon, is that when someone is a hero, everyone else sees them as a villain because everyone is the villain and they feed off each other.
She throws everything away, her relationships, her game, and even her morals to make sure that the bad guys don’t win and someone she likes does. She will do anything to let that happen. And what makes it so tragic is that she doesn’t get rewarded for it ultimately, she is panned and driven to breakdowns over the feelings everyone else has for her. She was trying to make everyone feel good but it doesn’t work out because of the way she does it, and it’s a dark story but it’s what makes her so amazing.
This is present all throughout her story allowing for her to build as she goes, making it so deep. With her idol find on Exile Island and then her relationship and eventual betrayal of Ace. The premerge does a great job of setting her up, while not having a particular breakout moment. We see how her emotions and grief are impacting her and how it just gets worse and worse as the game goes on. While her story and overall memorability ultimately ramps up a lot at the merge. The premerge sets up a really good tone for the post merge portion to follow.
You can tell she has such good intentions and a big heart but just doesn’t know how to show it and is struggling with grief at the same time. She wants to be loved, and give everyone else the best chance they can get and have an optimal outcome but she can’t do that without pissing everyone off. You know it’s not coming from a place of malice, while her comments towards people like Corinne, Randy, and Crystal were negative, they weren’t wrong, they were bullies, and she called them out on it and sent them home so the nice people like Susie, Bob, and Matty could all get to the end.
That’s what makes her rivalries with these people so legendary, especially Randy obviously. While she has great dynamics with everyone on the season, and we see them explored to their fullest potential, by far her most notable ones are with 6 people, YES 6 PEOPLE! That’s how damn good her influence is that she single handedly in a key point in 6 peoples stories. (7 if you include Ace pre merge)

Bob, Matty, Kenny, Crystal, Corinne, and Randy. So much of these people’s stories revolve around Sugar and her antics. Every single one of them is legendary, through either her grief, her quips, her heart, or her strategy she makes these stories what they are, none of these people would be the same without her.
Bob:
Bob and Sugar’s relationship is the seasons close. Her seeing him as her father, after her father had just passed before she came out, is such an impactful and honestly kind of beautiful storyline. It’s riddled with darkness but you see a light there, that she sees him in that light and throws away everything to pave the way for him to win and take control over his moves so he could win in the end. I’ll go into this moment later but one of my favorite scenes in the whole show is when Sugar is about to cry as her vote for Matty is read at the final four vote. It’s just perfect.
Matty:
Another one of the good guys just like Bob. They were close out there and you could see a family bond growing between them. Like brother and sister, and they dictated so much of the game together when Crystal and Kenny started to be too big for their britches. Her having to vote him out at the final four vote is tragic, powerful, beautiful, and symbolic of everything Sugar had done up to that point. You can feel her heart being cut in half after Matty loses, it’s like choosing between her father or her brother, and she completely breaks. The music in the background as Matty loses, knowing it was at the hands of Sugar, someone who he thought he could count on as a best friend and wouldn’t hurt him like that, it’s definitely in my top 10 favorite scenes of Survivor. It just sums up the season in a more impactful way than I have seen anything ever do prior or since.
Kenny:
Ah Kenny, what’s there to say about Kenny and Sugar. Their relationship is complicated, and that is probably an understatement, but damn is it good. Ken in a way, manipulates Sugar, often in her head about what to do and trying to play for the underdog. She knows what he is trying to do, but her heart won’t let her break away from it until the final 6 where she puts her foot down and flips on them. She realizes he’s a villain but doesn’t want to break his heart until he just gets too powerful to where he’s interrupting her journey, her path, her game to make the good guys win, and she can’t have that happen.
Her idol play was more of an act rather than a play. She wanted everyone to see that Kenny was evil and that she was doing this for the greater good. Now did everyone else see it like that, no, and that’s what makes it so great, she has great intentions, but it just doesn’t come off that way. Kenny is ultimately left heart broken and felt entitled to her heart, and for her to take that away from him left him pissed. To where we get a very funny one on one end but also a very telling jury speech from Kenny explaining his feelings for Sugar and how she took away his heart.
Crystal:
Sugar is the reason for Crystal’s downfall. Her relationship with Kenny just got too big for the game and were intruding on Sugar’s perfect story of getting the good guys to the end. Her jury speech to Sugar also represents Sugar’s mishandling of her emotions and calling out Crystal as a bully did not help that. Crystal was somebody on Sugar’s side and laughed with her at Randy’s misfortunes, being turned on definitely left a bad taste in her mouth, just crumbling Sugar’s mental state further and further. Showing how she’s pushing away everybody, even the ones who she aligned with and kept with, because of her motive and her grief.
Corinne:
Before I start I just want to say, fuck Corinne. Okay, now that is out of the way, Corinne is actually really good for Sugar’s story. Corinne is a bitch, a bully, and a terrible person, no bullshit, that’s who she is. However, she really plays up Sugar’s role on the season, being this opposition to her and everything she does. Someone who just has pure hate at the heart that owns it. She underestimates Sugar, until Sugar flips the game on its head for her and is all “woe is me!!” It’s really funny. She falls at the hands of Sugar and it is oh so satisfying.
Of course though what else could I bring up other than her jury speech. It’s awful towards Sugar, and one of the worst things ever said to somebody on the show. However, it really sums up Sugar’s story, with everyone’s opinions on her, her emotions, and her heart just trying to be full while being stomped on at every corner. I hate it as a moment for Corinne but as a moment for Sugar, it’s really works and is a dark way to bring Sugar’s story to a close but it was the only way that was gonna close.
Randy:
This is THE relationship of the season. Their rivalry is one of the most iconic of all time. It’s a lot like Jane and Marty where they just hate each other, do anything to bring out the worst in each other, and do not hold any personal punches back. Randy’s boot episode is in my top 10 favorite episodes of all time because of these two. The auction shenanigans where Randy gets pissed because of Sugar. Then, she tells Bob to give Randy the fake idol, and then laughs after Randy plays it. It is the funniest episode of all time and it’s not close.
They are so iconic together, it’s why Gabon is looked at the way it is today, because of these two and their relationship, or lack thereof. I mostly adore it for entertainment reasons but it also greatly lifts up both of their stories as well. Randy is a grumpy old man who has very little in his life and just spews his hatred out on others, and Sugar doesn’t see it as a lonely old man, she sees him as a complete asshole and someone who just has too much pure vile for no reason. He plays up her role of the “protector” and she plays up his role as “the old ass”. It works perfectly for the season both from a story perspective and especially an entertainment perspective, it’s T.V GOLD!
Sugar’s Final Tribal
I mentioned it previously, but her final tribal is the summation of her character and all the things she did during the game. She has a huge heart and is struggling so much with her emotions and breakdowns, to where this is just the huge snowball crashing into the tree. She is absolutely panned and it’s tragic, dark, but the perfect and most satisfying way to end her story. She is mentally broken at this point being out there for 39 days and just to be beaten down again and again for her chaos even if she had the heart behind it. It's sad but it’s serious and the way it should end.
Final Thoughts
Sugar is an absolutely phenomenal character. Her struggle with grief vs emotions vs game is an iconic story that has never been done as well ever in the history of the show. She genuinely has no faults as a character and has so many of the iconic moments that make Gabon what it is. She has such a sweet soul but it became damaging overtime as too much of her antics intruded on others peoples games.
In any other season, Sugar would be loved, and appreciated and supported, but in Gabon she’s hated and that’s why her dynamics are what make Sugar, Sugar! She works off everybody around her perfectly making some of the most iconic storylines ever seen. She’s such a deep and complex person that anybody that she interacts with is automatically made into a great story because she just has these relationships that feed into her emotions and her grief that are shown and told fantastically by the edit.
I adore Sugar, she is easily in my top 10 of all time and will always be there. She has a story unparalleled by anyone else and for that, I appreciate both her and the edit for being able to pull off one of the best stories of all time. Just like sugar, Sugar is a sweet character but one that has side effects but I still love her anyways.
SMC0629: 12
DryBonesKing: 10
Zanthosus: 8
Tommyroxs45: 5
Regnisyak1: 10
DavidW1208: 17
ninjedi1: 14
Average Placement: 10.857
Total Points: 76
Standard Deviation: 3.394 (5th Lowest)
Won Tiebreaker
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2024.06.02 06:52 Wooden-Part-6342 I (F19) like being with my boyfriend (M20) but I don't know if I even like men in that way?

I've identified as bisexual for the past 5 years, I've dated and had sex with both men and women. I haven't found a major preference either way, and as for physical attraction, I don't really pay much attention to looks at all.
I've been with my boyfriend for a few months, this is my most "serious" relationship so far. I really do like and care for him, I like spending time with him and going on dates and being together etc...
The thing is, I just can't see myself ever being in a long term relationship with a man. Like to me, any romantic/sexual relation with a man is just something fun for the meantime. I don't know if I ever will end up marrying, but if I do I could only ever imagine committing myself that wholly to a woman. Like I don't imagine a long term future with my boyfriend, like I had with past partners who were women (even though I was still a teenager at the time)
I don't feel right identifying as a lesbian because I'm content to date and sleep with men, it just doesn't feel as serious.
I feel extremely guilty as well because I feel like I'm being cruel to my boyfriend. The thing is though, we both agreed that college relationships often aren't permanent and we are both completely content with dating just for happiness without the expectation of spending the rest of our lives together. So in that way I'm not really doing anything he's not okay with. I just feel super bad being in a relationship with someone who I know I could never spend the rest of my life with.
I don't want to break up with him because we're both happy and enjoying ourselves but I don't know if it might be the more morally correct thing to do?
Also idk how to reason my sexuality; like can I be bisexual but still only want to have long term relationships with other women?
TLDR: I'm bisexual but I could never fulfill a life with a man. I feel super bad about this because I currently have a boyfriend who I genuinely like.
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2024.06.02 06:51 futurebannedacct Choices

Choices
Hello, everyone. I'm out of my hibernation with another important message for you all and I know that just makes you so fucking happy and excited.
I wanted to remind everyone to check out my blog, which is one of the last bastions of free speech that is left in this god-forsaken place.
Alright, now that I have officially tongued my own asshole to the point where pleasure turns to dysphoria, allow me to present to you: total bullshit!
... and some other things.
Let's talk about choices. We make them everyday; life is all about them. This is a somewhat true statement - because life is really all about making sure you don't wake up - and choices play a significant role in this operation. Probably not so big a role as language, however, because language is the most deceptive tool in the arsenal of the ones with the power, so it is important that we choose our words wisely.
For example, I keep hearing the phrase "forced vaccinations" or "mandatory vaccinations" being thrown around conspiracy forums, and this phrase, in itself, is an example of the deceptive power of words. We need to be honest with ourselves - because through honesty the truth is exposed - and the truth is the most well hidden part of this experience because the ones in power work to keep the truth hidden at all costs... because the truth will "set you free". But I digress. No one was forced to get vaccinated - not yet, anyway - so let's be honest about this: you might have chosen to take the jab, in order to keep your job, or you might have chosen to take the jab, in order to participate in society. This is a choice that you are making. Perhaps the stakes are high and you had a lot to lose if you chose not to take the jab; but until they are breaking down your door, holding you down, and sticking that needle in your arm - until that time - you are giving your consent to take the jab.
This distinction is an important one to discern because we should be paying attention to the parts in life that are forced upon us and the parts in life that we are choosing to consent to. For example, no one forced us to wear masks for an entire year, but we all (for the most part) consented to doing so, in order to participate in society. We all chose to stand on the circles on the floor, in every checkout line, of every store. We made this choice for many different reasons - but in this community - many of us simply did this for other peoples "perceived well being". In other words, we were catering to the people that make up the majority and aren't as far along in the process of "waking up" as we are... although, many people seem to be choosing to remain asleep - for many different reasons - far from the most insignificant being "fear based programming".
Allow me to share my perspective: for an entire year, we all wore masks in public: an action which is gradually weakening our immune system. Also in public, we practiced "social-distancing": an action that is also gradually weakening our immune systems. Many people - the drooling masses - took this social-distancing b.s. very seriously, for their own "perceived well being" (while virtue-signaling online that they were doing it for everyone else). So, the government asked us to all make a choice: to wear masks and social-distance for a year and - oh - almost forgot! Hand sanitizer - all over, suddenly - some so strong that it seems to be pure rubbing alcohol - killing all germs - and, well... gradually weakening our immune systems! The government had us all compromising our immune systems and overall health, in preparation to get vaccinated with something that sounds... frankly, batshit insane. Do you think this was all an accident? An innocent faux-pas on the part of our dear leaders? I think this was done intentionally. I've also prepared this meme, to help illustrate the conspiracy in question:

The inspiration for this actually came from a post in that was written by someone who is, by no means, an anti-vaxxer, and overall still happy to be vaccinated... because the debilitating side-effects, self-replicating spike proteins is nothing compared to the constant onslaught of fear-based programming.
"Trust the science". That's the last thing I think I'll do; thank you very much. Science is a bullshit factory specializing in limiting beliefs, which uses language to support any point of view that it chooses to support... and of course the point of view we are inundated with, in excess, is that of the ones in power. So please know that if you choose to educate me in the comments, about why the science behind social distancing, face masks and hand sanitizer is to our benefit then I'm either going to think you are being intentionally deceitful, or I will feel sorry for you because you have sincerely become this invested in the wrong direction of practices that are to your benefit.
The moral of the story is that the words we use need to be chosen carefully, because when we choose words such as "forced" and "mandated", we are only working to deceive ourselves further away from the truth. The truth is that we are consistently bombarded with propaganda and manipulation, from the many resources available to the power structure, with the goal of getting our consent. The internet has been a great resource for the power structure to use for minimizing the power of consent. We must constantly "agree" to the terms and conditions that are made to be intentionally agonizing to read and understand. We are being trained to believe that consent is of little value or importance - consent is nothing more than a single click - in order to get to the prize on the other side. The truth may be that our consent is far more valuable than we realize: our consent is one of our most valuable assets.
We need to pay attention to the effect that our consent has on our shared reality - because if there is one thing I learned, after experiencing psychosis - it's that the greatest sin is often committed by very kind people: the kind of people who are timid, helpful, and generous to a point where others take advantage of their kind, benevolent nature. Everyone knows someone who is in a relationship with a manipulative, controlling narcissist that walks all over them. Everyone knows someone who is kind, meek, and respectful of others... because they have no backbone. Someone who has lived a life of avoiding any and all conflict, at all costs, and chooses instead to allow others to take advantage of them. When you habitually allow others to walk all over you, this is your consent that "it's ok for others to do this to me". You are a worse person that the one who is violating you, because you think that it is ok for this to happen to you.
Alright - that was just to set the mood for the actual post - which will begin..... ........ ......... now.
CHOICES: PATRIOTIC EDITION
In the spirit of (shudder) "the most free country on Earth" we're going to (I had a bad reaction to typing that just now, I find the idea to be suffocating and repulsive) talk about choices in red, white and blue. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about topics like "color programming", or the exact science and reasoning behind it; I just know that this color palette is used with enough frequency and in a way where there is likely some intent behind it. Perhaps it's as simple as feeling patriotic about democracy, constitutional rights, and other deceptive concepts that are total bullshit - or maybe - the meaning behind it goes far deeper, into the psychological manipulation that is induced by this particular color palette. When I saw that the magnet shared the same red/blue color palette, I realized that these colors are likely being used in order to put each individual into a state of polarization.
CHOICE # 1
Games are fun. Games are based in conflict. Manufacturing reality by making conflict the biggest source for entertainment.
Being alive involves the near constant activity of making choices. We are indoctrinated with the idea that having more choices is desirable. The power construct that is manufacturing reality has recently gone into overdrive in the manufacturing of choices. As the information age progresses through time, the amount of choices is becoming an ever increasing burden on the collective consciousness. The choices are presented using many different angles. A popular example is beliefs, which are currently being exploited by the manufacturers of choices more than any other time in the collective memory... which is always followed closely by the collective amnesia. Choices are deeply rooted in the DIVIDE AND CONQUER strategy, an all time favorite of the power construct. Choices are now being utilized in another favorite strategy for maintaining control: ORDER OUT OF CHAOS. Choices have an important role in the MANUFACTURING OF CONSENT, which is highly valued by the power construct. Consent is the oil that keeps the reality machine running smoothly, which is why so much effort is put into the illusion that consent has very little value. This illusion is concealed very well within the fabric of the intangible idea of reality that is overlaying the physical, material reality and has been so successful that consent is given almost instantaneously and without a second thought. Meanwhile, the illusion of value that has been given to currency is as strong as ever: remaining in its long-held position as one of the "pillars of control", which supports and maintains the power construct. The other pillar of control: the illusion of legitimacy, which several institutions within the power construct rely on, has been under maintenance, as a new version is being installed. While the anticipation for this new update slowly builds, the grand master illusion behind the power construct: FEAR BASED PROGRAMMING, - that's it - I'm giving up on this now. They're fucking plastic robots that hit each other until one of their heads... pops a boner?
CHOICE # 2
A theme that seems to always accompany color-based choices emerges: everyone on the outside, looking in, sees an absolutely pointless rivalry. These dudes are victims of mind control.
Well, after choice # 1 resulted in a train wreck of disjointed abstractions trying way too hard to be deep, meaningful observations, I am troubled by the thought of how many readers have probably given up on this. I want everyone that is still with me to know that, due to irrational fears about what anonymous online profiles might think about me, I will now focus primarily on "fitting in" and being likeable, by employing a strategy of trying very hard to not express any more ideas that might be considered "out there". Obviously, this is just the result of growing up poor and uneducated in the ghetto. I mean, who is crazy enough to actually believe that this is somehow connected to other rivalry's that use... very similar hues of red and blue. I mean, they are two of the most popular colors out there - both primary - and... realistically, there aren't that many colors; especially that complement each other like red and blue... ahh, blue and red: the colors of rivalry. There's no deep conspiracy here. Obviously, these guys wear these colors so they know who their enemies are... because, otherwise, there is no reason to kill each other. This is all about the colors. It would be completely pointless otherwise and these guys would probably get on well and hang out in each other's back yards... and then the cops would have nothing to do, which would be a waste of tax payer dollars. Can't have cops just standing around eatin' donuts and getting fat.
CHOICE # 3
Coke & Pepsi. A classic rivalry that makes me proud to live in a free country, where great ideas like capitalism can flourish. I know that they are made by the same company, but I don't really think that matters, ya know?
We are presented with choices. Our choices shape our opinions. So, if I choose red - I mean - Coke, then I will get along with others who choose Coke and we will agree that we chose correctly and that the people that prefer blue - I mean - Pepsi, chose incorrectly. Well, the people that chose blue think they chose correctly and that it is, in fact, the red people that chose incorrectly. This is a conflict of interests, and conflicts create division. People who are divided require a non-biased mediator so that order can be maintained and, because this mediator cares about the safety of both the red and the blue groups, it only makes sense that they should be given the authority to decide what is ok and is not ok for both groups. This is the most rational and logical option because the authority isn't biased towards red or blue, which means they will know what's best for everyone's interests. The police are there to make sure that all red and all blue people are all following all of the all-inclusive rules, mandated by the mediator, and all this is done for the greater good of society. I - I'm gonna get all choked up over here, just thinking about how nice the government is to do all that it does for us. They protect us from those fucking freaks that drink Pepsi. God I fucking hate those sub-human blue-tards! Red people generally have more money and are more successful, which means they are smarter. What started as a small neighborhood feud between Coke and Pepsi is actually how the gang warfare between the Bloods & Crips originated. That's right, they got the colors from Coke and Pepsi, which obviously is a lot more likely than a vast conspiracy involving powerful people manipulating reality in order to maintain control and power over the uninitiated masses. Fuck poor people. Oh, and how about those people that make their preference for Coke or Pepsi an aspect of their personality? They don't seem to understand that the color of the can is the only fucking difference. That's why I stick with Tab Cola, for those unmistakable metallic flavors and the uncomfortable, sticky feeling all over my body the next day.
CHOICE # 4
They're the exact same store except for the fact that one is red and one is blue... and yet, you have a preference for one over the other. You made up some reasons for why they are different in your head, because you are under an immense amount of mind control.
Ahh... consumerism: the arena of pointless choices. Why does only one company manufacture all the different brands of eyeglasses? Perhaps... to have control over the market? No - to have control over you, stupid - and no: this isn't a joke. It's a desperate plea, urging you to wake up and see this shit for what it really is, while you have this opportunity - this window - into the illusion. You see, they are getting desperate - and lately, the world seems like it has gone mad - which is part of their strategy, which is preventing you from seeing it. Why do you think there are suddenly twenty new M&M's flavor combinations? All these new Reese's Peanut Butter Cup's with minor alterations of essentially the same fucking thing? Let me guess: they're just having fun... right? Trying to stir up interest in candy bars? Or maybe for profit... right? This is just a business strategy to get your money... right? No... no... I'm afraid you're thinking way too small... with your logic and reason and all the other LIMITING BELIEFS that you have been - and are being - indoctrinated with: every fucking day! These are all pointless choices (brought to you by consumerism) that are trying to keep you distracted. Trying to keep your mind occupied. Why is Netflix trying to induce option paralysis? Why are the high-tech gadgets we use for entertainment purposes bombarding us with a constant onslaught of ads, new articles, stories, and a maddening amount of pointless bullshit?!?!?! They want you to be overwhelmed; they want you to freeze. They want you to have no sense of identity. They want life to overwhelm you with an endless list of pointless shit that has to get done in order to maintain... in order to maintain... to maintain what? THE ILLUSION, IDIOT. Ok: that was uncalled for. I don't think you're an idiot. I think that you know, in the bottom of your cold, gray heart , that the crazy shit I am saying sounds right (for some reason). They are manipulating reality in order to keep you under their power and control. I don't exactly know why, but I do know that they care a lot more about you being distracted than they care about worthless green paper. You know what? I bet the 1% doesn't give a shit about money: they simply have all of it just to piss you off. Why is all this corruption in the news all the time? The next fucking scandal that everyone can talk about? WHY is the news telling us to wear masks, get vaccinated and then, the following week, admitting COVID-19 is a bio-weapon? TO KEEP YOU DISTRACTED. THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO THEM. Oh, and Walmart and Target's LOGOS both contain some occult symbolism. Yep: Target's logo is the astrological symbol for the sun and Walmart's logo is the Star of David... with the hexagon in the middle. The hexagon is symbolic of the cube. Once you understand that you can't not see the cube. It's fucking weird - but also a conversation for another time - when we can discuss why all of these well-known corporate LOGOs are symbolic of Saturn:
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CHOICE # 5
You know what? I think I should devote a large portion of my life to watching a bunch of overpaid, mentally compromised, grown-ass men chase a ball around. I also think I should be passionate about the team that is closest to me in geographical proximity. This is not mind control, but as a conspiracy realist, I do like to point out that MK Ultra really did happen, and the CIA really did experiment with mind control back in the 1950's, but the program ended decades ago. I like to go on online conspiracy forums, and help people understand the reality of conspiracy theories, so they don't get sucked into lies like Q-anon or lizard people or THIS POST, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY THE WORK OF A MENTALLY UNSTABLE INDIVIDUAL.
Watching sports makes me feel safe, and comfortable, because it distracts me from all the bullshit of everyday life. It's good to have a nice distraction - and fill my mind with useless sports stats - or talk endlessly with the bro's about individual players strength's and weaknesses - in a boring, monotonous tone of voice - while I sip domestic piss-water beer. I don't want to think too deeply about things because it starts to make me really uncomfortable when I have to confront reality. I'd rather just not worry about it and see what happens. Who am I but a lowly speck of insignificant, worthless dog shit in this giant, scary universe, where I am completely powerless to do anything but take whatever beating the world feels like dishing out to me that day? I dunno. Maybe Jesus will come back and good will win out in the end. Good always wins in the end - that's just the way it works - so I don't really have to worry about anything. God is good. My little brother doesn't like sports at all. He likes to put on girls makeup, and is always depressed and confused and obsessing about some dumb shit. We're lucky to live in the modern age, with advancements in science that will allow my brother to medically transition into the woman that he always should have been - and always truly was - on the inside. Some assholes don't think that trans women are women. They just don't understand how science works, and don't care to learn. They are just misogynistic, transphobic assholes. That's right: if you don't think that you can be born a man and then change into a woman that means you are transphobic. You hate trans people because you don't want to believe that a man can change into a woman. Anyway - that's my brother -not me. I like guy shit... because I'm normal.
CHOICE # 666

The choice of the beast
Oh NO! Everyone hates politics - which is why I hid it at the end - because I know nobody is still reading this. I've alienated myself from the audience, with all the confusing switching between dialogues of seemingly different people and JUST BECAUSE I BET there will be some DIP-CLIP that says "voting is how we get things done around here." HA! Nice try, but this isn't about politics; this is a meta-analysis of WHY it's NO POLITICS. The short answer is that participating in this is as pointless as those people above, participating in gang warfare against their fellow man. "THOSE PEOPLE?" What do you mean, those people? Black people? THIS GUYS RACIST. No, even worse: HE'S INTOLERANT. The human race has become far too soft, weak and emasculated by the pesticides and environmental toxins that get dumped all over us, every day! GET VACCINATED for other people, you SELFISH CONSPIRACY THEORIST. This is why we aren't going to reach herd immunity and we will have to deal with COVID-19 for years to come: because of people like you. WHY WOULD I trust a RANDOM, intolerant asshole on Reddit, who watched a YouTube video about lizard people, over EXPERTS who WENT TO SCHOOL for years to become indoctrinated, believe everything the MSM tells them, and completely LACK the ability to critically think?! All my life I heard that I "need to go to college", and today I couldn't be happier that I am not of a "higher education" because, from what I've gathered, they are some of the most CLOSE-MINDED people on the planet. LIMITING BELIEFS. That's what trendy these days.
I'm not done yet! Yes, I'm gonna talk about the donkey and the elephant: not only are politics bullshit; those who participate in politics are participating in a terrible, evil practice. Why would you affiliate with a political party and tell people what you think they can and cannot do? Can't you see that's the crux of the problem? I know things are fucked when the majority of people are of the opinion that we need to FIX the government (change it, drain the swamp, bureaucracy, etc.) They don't get it - we don't need to change the government - we need to END the government. Government is the single biggest threat to humanity. "But they protect us from the BAD people." Guess what? "The bad people" are there because of the government. The government needs the bad people to be there, in order to maintain their "illusion of legitimacy" (credit - Jim@EOI) and make themselves seem needed. THE BAD PEOPLE are the people who protect us. The sooner you understand that, the better off you are. And people are still talking about election fraud because they think that Trump is GOOD. Can't you see the mind control? How are these people this BLIND to reality?
Manipulation of reality.
Look... it's the superpowers. The greatest countries in the world! But why do they have the exact same color scheme as all the pointless choices? How can they be united? This is the divided states and the divided kingdom, and they have conquered. DIVIDE & CONQUER. Oh, wait... some patriots went off to find a new home and fight for freedom from the oppression of the taxation of the royal bloody palace? Only to go and make a new country even more oppressive and with higher taxes, some two-hundred odd years later? Are you SURE that it wasn't actually to commit GENOCIDE against all the indigenous BROWN PEOPLE, whose genetic makeup allowed them to have a far deeper understanding of spirituality? CoUlDn't bE Th@T....
I'M DRAWING A LINE IN THE SAND
I am so sick of the average Redditor - who thinks they're smart because they're an atheist who understands science - arguing with me, using all their SUPER-BELIEVABLE LIMITING BELIEFS. I know on Reddit it's hard to tell who is real and who ... isn't real - but these people are seemingly the majority now - and they're fucked. They don't even actually understand what science is. Science isn't chopping off your dick to be a woman. Let's talk about the actual scientist who performed many series of actual scientific experiments to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that people are able to control material reality with only the use of their minds. Why doesn't anyone ever want to talk about THAT science?
What it seems is that every thing in this world - every institution, religion, and academic study - has been corrupted to keep us under control. The people that are in control of this world have access to esoteric knowledge that they have hidden from the masses to keep for themselves. This knowledge involves the ability to manipulate reality, which they use for power and keeping the rest of us down and powerless. From what I can tell, the thing they don't want us to know is that we are powerful beings, with capabilities that have been hidden and unused. Every person needs to understand that they are a powerful being that doesn't need any help or anyone to save them. WE have the power to control our own destiny. If the majority would start believing in their power and themselves, we would have a chance at ending this shitty reality manipulation and living as non-dual beings of love - as the true source of creation made us - powerful, independent beings with everything we need, and no need to evolve or learn shitty lessons about suffering. Unfortunately, it seems like most people would prefer to keep their creature comforts, believe that this isn't as bad as I am making it sound, and remain here, in the safety of familiarity... away from the fear of the unknown. And that makes me so fucking sad that it brings tears to my eyes.
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2024.06.02 06:51 Wooden-Part-6342 I (F19) like being with my boyfriend (M20) but I don't know if I even like men in that way?

I've identified as bisexual for the past 5 years, I've dated and had sex with both men and women. I haven't found a major preference either way, and as for physical attraction, I don't really pay much attention to looks at all.
I've been with my boyfriend for a few months, this is my most "serious" relationship so far. I really do like and care for him, I like spending time with him and going on dates and being together etc...
The thing is, I just can't see myself ever being in a long term relationship with a man. Like to me, any romantic/sexual relation with a man is just something fun for the meantime. I don't know if I ever will end up marrying, but if I do I could only ever imagine committing myself that wholly to a woman. Like I don't imagine a long term future with my boyfriend, like I had with past partners who were women (even though I was still a teenager at the time)
I don't feel right identifying as a lesbian because I'm content to date and sleep with men, it just doesn't feel as serious.
I feel extremely guilty as well because I feel like I'm being cruel to my boyfriend. The thing is though, we both agreed that college relationships often aren't permanent and we are both completely content with dating just for happiness without the expectation of spending the rest of our lives together. So in that way I'm not really doing anything he's not okay with. I just feel super bad being in a relationship with someone who I know I could never spend the rest of my life with.
I don't want to break up with him because we're both happy and enjoying ourselves but I don't know if it might be the more morally correct thing to do?
Also idk how to reason my sexuality; like can I be bisexual but still only want to have long term relationships with other women?
TLDR: I'm bisexual but I could never fulfill a life with a man. I feel super bad about this because I currently have a boyfriend who I genuinely like.
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2024.06.02 06:50 PauloDybala_10 Technically on this sub you could post a straight up sex scene

Technically on this sub you could post a straight up sex scene cuz there’s no context for why it’s happening unless you watch the show, so these fat chodes make it an excuse to turn this sub into soft core porn instead of making this sub actually fun to be on. Gross obese smelly perverted pedophiles that are so poor at socializing and making jokes even online to the point where they make liking porn their entire personality cuz it’s the only way that they can seem to be funny, then they eventually get depressed when they realize joking about sex all the time will make then look like the pathetic perverted masturbation-addicted misogynist incel pieces of garbage they are. They are so desperate for attention and depraved that they will post the most unfunny unremarkable even tangibly related to sex thing cuz that’s what makes them “funny”. This person posted on this sub two naked people together, what’s so funny and “OUT OF CONTEXT” about that? There’s nothing clever, it’s just a variation of a million other sex related posts on this sub like an NFT. It’s one of those absurd sex rated posts on this sub but dumbed down 100000%, Where’s the absurd situation combined with lack of reason to have us questioning our lives? “Oh, well it’s a naked man and a naked woman, but they’re old for seemingly no reason. That’s it. Why aren’t you guys laughing? It’s two old people probably having butt sex in the cropped out portion of the image but you don’t know anything about it, isn’t that just so funny? It’s sex but they’re old! Old people aren’t able to have sex, so ain’t it absurd they might be having sex in the cropped out portion of the image? How the hell could they possibly be able to do that?â€đŸ€” unremarkable pieces of trash
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2024.06.02 06:50 absurda377 Twin Peaks, Roughly Explained As I Interpreted It:

Supernatural evil is overwhelmingly present in the small town of Twin Peaks, Washington.
This evil stems from the ancient entity Judy, also known as Jowday, or Joudy in Sumerian mythology. Judy is an extreme negative entity, perhaps the embodiment of evil itself, and transcends both time and space. She is associated with the Black Lodge, a supernatural dwelling place for evil spirits. Various Black Lodge entities include Killer BOB, MIKE and the arm (who both eventually became good), the Jumping Man, Mrs. Tremond and Pierre, and the woodsmen. They all feed on garmonbozia — human "pain and suffering" — and travel via electricity.
There are also good spirits who wish to counter Judy's evil, who reside in the similarly-named White Lodge. The foremost of these spirits is the Fireman, a god-like entity with similar powers to Judy. While powerful, the Fireman is implied to not be as powerful as Judy. Other White Lodge entities include Señorita Dido, Naido, and the angels.
Various cultures throughout history had been aware of Judy's existence, including the ancient Sumerians and the Nez Perce Native American tribe. The Nez Perce people were the first to name the Black and White Lodges, and over time gained access to the Black Lodge via Glastonbury Grove in the forest surrounding Twin Peaks. There they discovered the existence of evil human doppelgÀngers residing in the Lodge.
The Nez Perce's access to the Black Lodge led to an increasingly dark presence in the surrounding area, and many locals (including the Bookhouse Boys society and the Log Lady) became devoted to fighting this evil.
1945, New Mexico: The U.S.' detonation of the first atomic bomb, the ultimate man-made evil, results in a catestrophic release of evil into the world. The bomb inadvertently creates Judy herself, who promptly extends her presence throughout time and space. An array of other Black Lodge entities are created by the nuclear blast, like the woodsmen, and Judy (in her physical form called "the Experiment") vomits out Killer BOB and the frogmoths as minions of hers to do her bidding.
The Fireman sees the atrocities unleashed by the atomic bomb and devises a plan to stop Judy's evil from spreading. He creates a golden orb with Laura Palmer's face on it, and Señorita Dido sends it to Earth to counter Judy, BOB, and the other agents of the Black Lodge. Laura is "the one" and possesses the ability to defeat Judy once and for all.
However, Judy was one step ahead. She sends a frogmoth to inhabit Sarah Palmer so that she can use her as a human host. Killer BOB is used to possess Leland Palmer. While Judy lay dormant in Sarah due to her close proximity with "the one", BOB molested Laura via Leland, feeding off of her garmonbozia, and ultimately killed her.
Agent Dale Cooper, who solved Laura's murder and inadvertently stumbled upon this supernatural realm, gets trapped in the Black Lodge while BOB and Cooper's doppelgÀnger roam freely on Earth. With "the one" dead, evil is allowed to grow unchecked.
Cooper's doppelgÀnger, possessed by BOB, is in search of Judy, either to try to take her place as the ultimate evil or to work together with her. He devises many plans to find Judy, including a glass box designed to trap her.
The Fireman realizes that there's another way he can stop Judy before the doppelgÀnger finds her, even though Laura is dead. He sends the real Cooper on a mission to kill "two birds with one stone": save Laura Palmer, and defeat Judy. To do this, Cooper travels back in time to save Laura from being killed by BOB. However, Judy is one step ahead, yet again: she rips Laura out of the timeline, creating an alternate reality in which Laura went missing. This accounts for all the bizarre "glitches" and inconsistencies we see throughout the season, the "official" and "unofficial" timelines.
In one final attempt to destroy Judy, Cooper and Diane Evans cross from the "unofficial" timeline into a completely different reality, per the Fireman's instructions ("remember Richard and Linda"). There they become slightly altered versions of themselves, with Cooper being Richard and Diane being Linda. Diane forgets her mission and leaves Cooper. Cooper finds Laura's alternate self, Carrie Page, working at a restaurant called Judy's.
They go to the Palmer residence, where Sarah should be. However, Sarah simply isn't there. The owner of the house (the real owner IRL) mentions the names Tremond and Chalfont, which are two surnames used by Black Lodge entities, but hasn't heard of any Palmers living there. Confused, Coop and Laura leave.
We hear Sarah's voice crying out Laura's name from the "official" version where she was murdered. Laura looks at the house and screams in horror as she fully remembers all the pain and suffering Judy inflicted upon her.
The lights go out in the Palmer house.
Judy won.
Any disagreements or questions regarding my explanation of the general storyline? There are so many elements to just the basic plot that I'm still so iffy on.
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2024.06.02 06:47 TheNewReddittor AITA For telling my mom I avoid single mothers?

For context, my mother and I are both fairly conservative Christians and have been our whole lives. My parents split when I was 10. I'm 23, and she's 44. She met Andrew, who has been essentially my stepfather since 2014.
While watching a movie, she made a comment about single mothers. (Can't remember her exact words) I mentioned something about my knowledge about single mothers and how I generally try to avoid them as I'm not particularly interested in being in a relationship with a woman who's had children already.
This surprised and upset my mother. As Andrew was willing to be in a relationship with her despite her having 3 kids. (Although she didn't have custody of me and my younger siblings for the first 2 years they were together)
When my father got arrested and we were taken in by Cps, my mom was on the other side of the country getting her life together, clean for 2 years.
When she got that phone call about us, Andrew stepped up to the plate and started looking for a house that could accommodate everyone while she flew out to take custody of us.
Since then, he's gone above and beyond the call of duty taking care of my mother emotionally, financially. Putting a roof over our heads and food in our mouths. It takes a special kind of man to do what he's done, and I'm ever grateful and respectful of him.
I should also note that my mother's father walked out on her and my grandma when she was a kid. My grandpa met her soon after through her church, and they got married.
Despite these wonderful men in my life, I still look at single mothers, and it's hard to see them and not their mistakes. (NOT that the children aren't mistakes, but I generally view having kids young as a bad idea)
Being the victim of a young marriage that fell apart and ruined the better part of my childhood myself, how can I, as a man and a Christian, be open to relationships with these girls? Am I selfish because I want a traditional relationship? My mother told me that ship sailed, and I needed to be realistic. Am I The Asshole?
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2024.06.02 06:46 mansplanar 20 Hinge Prompts to Help You Get a Response

I think “my simple pleasure” is the best prompt. If used right it’s a good way to say things you like. For example mine was- thrift stores, new tattoos, Philly sports and R&B. Really depends how you write it
As a woman, I’d advise men not to use “I won’t shut up about,” as a prompt.
Woman constantly complain about men dominating verbal conversations. Saying you “won’t shut up about
” just reinforces that you might be one of those guys.
I think if you actually have a good travel story, that prompt can work. That is to say, I think that the "tiers" really fluctuate a lot from person to person, and your qualifiers ("this works if you're funny") are kind of proof of that.
For example, I have two pretty good stories about coming face to face with sharks, and one less good story about coming face to face with a shark. I think that the shark thing is just crazy enough that it intrigues most people. But you have to have a genuinely good story for it to work.
Also, someone else said they need to get rid of prompts - I disagree. It's really annoying if you try a new prompt and then can't go back to your old one.
I think “my idea of a good Sunday” is a great prompt bc if guys include it and they say “church,” I’m 95% more likely to like them.
THERE'S AN ART to curating your Hinge profile. If you're looking for quality matches, don't be the guy with a barren profile who sends a mildly-enthused "hey, how's it going" to every potential partner. Hinge offers a feature called prompts: conversation starters that let you show yourself off and spark more substantive conversations—and you should use them to your advantage.
Choosing the right Hinge prompts—and writing good answers those prompts—will help you scan the many fish in the sea to find those most suited for you. It might sound like a daunting task to craft the perfect profile, but at least you're an expert in the subject matter: you.
Best Practices for Crafting Your Hinge Prompts
Having an air of mystery may seem hot in movies, but it's just a waste of time in real life—especially when it comes to dating apps, where determining what's real and what's not is so much more difficult than it is in person. "Being coy may seem like a safer way to interact on apps, but it doesn't yield fruitful results," Engle says. (No one's swiping right on a bio that says "I suck at writing bios.")
So nix those coy answers and get specific when you fill out your Hinge prompts. The more specific you get, the likelier you are to match with people that are similar to you. That means you'll really have to think about yourself and want you want.
Be specific when discussing what you're looking for, too. Vagueness won't help narrow your options. For example, don't just say you're looking for "someone with a lot of personality" (is anyone not looking for someone with a personality?); say you're looking for "someone with a lot of energy, and who enjoys being active and trying new things" (or whatever that personality looks like to you). Be honest, both with yourself and in your profile. Don't say you're "super into the gym" because you want someone with a six-pack, when in reality you haven't been to gym in six months and have no intention of starting again.
Add a variety of prompts to paint a full picture of yourself. If all of your prompts are jokes, that doesn't reveal a ton about you. But, if all your prompts are serious, you might come off as a little intense—and you won't be revealing much about your day-to-day life.
The 20 Best Hinge Prompts to Help You Get You a Response
Here are 20 Hinge prompts to get you off the apps and into real relationships.
I'll pick the topic if you start the conversation...
Starting a conversation isn't easy, and with this prompt, you're meeting them halfway. It creates less of a barrier to entry for the person doing the messaging. Pick a topic you're interested in or care about, and "be as specific as possible," Engle says.
What you can say:
The best bands to come out of the 90's.
The worst holiday traditions.
The best and worst concerts you've seen.
The last time I cried happy tears was...
"Consider the things that really make you YOU," Engle says. Mentioning things you care about "will allow you to engage with like-minded people who share similar likes and interests."
What you can say:
When they showed Jason Kelce ripping his shirt off at Travis's touchdown against the Bills.
At the closing scene of All of Us Strangers.
When I PR'ed my back squat (the boys didn't see).
The one thing I'd love to know about you is...
It's always nice to see someone on a dating app be interested in you, even if they haven't seen you yet. Put that energy out there with this prompt. People might feel more comfortable responding when it's something about them, since they know themselves the best. Find a topic that's important to you, and let your potential match take it from there.
What you can say:
What would you do for a living if money weren't a factor?
What's your go-to coffee shop order?
Were you a Nickelodeon or Disney kid?
Let's make sure we're on the same page about...
The great thing about this prompt is you can make your answer as lighthearted or as serious as you want. If you have something that's a deal-breaker for you (like wanting an open relationship), you can insert that here. It also works if you have something a little less serious that still plays a role in your life (like putting pineapple on pizza) and you want to get that out there.
What you can say:
Not wanting kids.
The ending of Game of Thrones.
The shape of Earth.
This year, I really want to...
This prompt is an excellent way to open up potential first date options, or show how you want to work on yourself in this upcoming year. Want to get more creative, more fit, or try something new? Maybe someone out there wants to do the same—and wants a partner to do it with.
What you can say:
Try a ceramics class.
Drink less.
Find the best burger in town.
I'm looking for...
If you already know what you're looking for, you may as well lay it all out there. That being said, don't nit-pick or be judgmental in your answer. Don't be too vague either, or you won't narrow down your options for people best suited to you.
What you can say:
Someone who will get along with my family.
Someone comfortable with being in an open relationship.
A good time, not a long time.
My simple pleasures...
You're probably looking for someone with similar interests as you (at least, we hope you are). "Prompts serve as conversation starters, so consider your interests, hobbies, and skills and lead with those," Engle says. Odds are someone shares them with you.
What you can say:
The smell of fresh cut grass.
When Debbie from marketing brings in banana bread.
Open sunroofs.
I go crazy for...
Another easy way into talking about the things you like—but make sure it's something you can carry conversation on. "Focus on answers that you can go into detail on," Engle says. "Talk about interests, hobbies, and goals outside of romantic relationships to give potential partners a full picture of the person you are."
What you can say:
Planning my next trip before the one I'm on has even ended.
Barry Keoghan. Obviously.
Reruns of Pimp My Ride.

You should leave a comment if...

This is another way to discuss what's important to you, with a call to action for the other person. You can pull in your hobbies, hopes for the future, or interests—the world is your oyster here. But remember: specifics, specifics, specifics (don't just put down "you like sports").

What you can say:

A shower thought I recently had...

Balance your prompts by throwing in a lighter option here and there. A shower thought is a great way to show off your humor and how your mind works. Get creative.

What you can say:

Green flags I look for...

Get a little deeper into what you're looking for in your person by hinting at characteristics you want to see in someone. It's better to be open and honest about what you're looking for in a potential partner then have to do the dirty work of talking to a bunch of people only to find out you don't actually see a future with them.

What you can say:

We're the same type of weird if...

Have some nuance interests that you want to get out there? Here's your chance.

What you can say:

I hype myself up by...
Everyone gets nervous when it comes to online dating. Confidence is hot, but most of us aren't 100-percent confident all of the time, and that's okay. This shows you're nervous, too, but can hype yourself up when need be.

What you can say:

I feel most supported when...

Dating app prompts aren't all about making the right joke or being overly funny. You'll want to layer in some real prompts, too, to show potential partners you can get deep. This prompt is a great way to do that without getting too vulnerable before you're ready. Plus, it reveals a little bit about what you want out of a relationship.

What you can say:

A fun fact about me is...

An oldie but a goodie. To mix in a lighthearted prompt with some deeper ones, stick with what you know and toss in your go-to fun fact from freshman seminar in college. Don't over think the "fun" part—just pick something you think is unique about yourself!

What you can say:

Teach me something about...

Want to learn something new and find a partner at the same time? This is also a great way to show an interest in potential partners by making your answer something related to them. Like we said, people are always more comfortable talking about themselves because it's the one thing they know everything about. People love talking about their passions... maybe someone out there has the same one as you. This is a great way to find out.

What you can say:

I know the best spot in town for...

Hate the phase of online dating where you message back and forth forever and never actually get to a first date? Us, too. This prompt can help speed up that process by getting you out of the app, and meeting in person. Suggest something you'd want to do for a first date.
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What you can say:

First round is on me if...

Another prompt that gets you out of the app and right into the first date. Plus, you can pose a characteristic you really want to see in a partner: a win-win. PSA though: If it translates, you do actually have to pay for the first round.

What you can say:

My typical Sunday...

This gives a little snippet into your every day life. You're probably looking for someone who lives a similar lifestyle to you (if you're a "sleep until the afternoon every weekend" kind of guy, you're probably not looking for a "6 a.m. half marathon on a Saturday" kind of girl), and this is a great way to give them that insight.

What you can say:

Give me travel tips for...

Have a trip coming up? Hit two birds with one stone: get some travel recommendations and start up a conversation with a potential special someone. It's an easy entry to talking, and you can quickly branch to "well, where else have you traveled to recently?" Even if you just put down your neighborhood—there's nothing like a little stay-cation.You should leave a comment if...
This is another way to discuss what's important to you, with a call to action for the other person. You can pull in your hobbies, hopes for the future, or interests—the world is your oyster here. But remember: specifics, specifics, specifics (don't just put down "you like sports").

What you can say:

A shower thought I recently had...

Balance your prompts by throwing in a lighter option here and there. A shower thought is a great way to show off your humor and how your mind works. Get creative.

What you can say:

Green flags I look for...

Get a little deeper into what you're looking for in your person by hinting at characteristics you want to see in someone. It's better to be open and honest about what you're looking for in a potential partner then have to do the dirty work of talking to a bunch of people only to find out you don't actually see a future with them.

What you can say:

We're the same type of weird if...

Have some nuance interests that you want to get out there? Here's your chance.

What you can say:

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2024.06.02 06:42 Little_BlueBirdy The Celestial Birth of Abraham

The Celestial Birth of Abraham
AI Generated with ChatGPT NOT pro version
In the shadowed heart of Ur Kasdim, where the sands whispered secrets and the stars danced in cosmic choreography, a tale unfolded—a myth that transcended time and space.
Nimrod, the mighty king, ruled with an iron scepter. His lineage traced back to Noah, yet his ambition soared higher than the tower of Babel. The soothsayers murmured prophecies: a child would rise, challenging Nimrod’s dominion. Fear gnawed at the king’s soul, and he decreed the slaughter of all male infants.
Amathlai, daughter of Carnebo, carried a secret within her—a spark of defiance. Her belly swelled, and her face paled as she bore the unborn Abraham. Terah, a prince and Nimrod’s loyal general, questioned her ailment. “Uncover yourself,” he demanded, seeking proof of her pregnancy. But Abraham stirred within her, elusive as stardust.
Amathlai fled to a desert cave, its walls etched with forgotten glyphs. There, she birthed Abraham, and the cave blazed with celestial light. “Alas,” she wept, “I’ve brought you into this perilous age.” She swathed him in her garment, whispering, “God be with you.”
Abraham’s Solitude and Divine
Alone in the cave, Abraham wept hunger’s tears. Then Gabriel, the archangel, appeared, offering milk from his right hand. The celestial nourishment sustained Abraham for ten days, as he pondered the heavens.
On the tenth sunset, Abraham emerged. Stars adorned the night canvas, and he wondered: “Are these gods?” But they vanished at dawn, leaving him unswayed. The sun ascended, its brilliance blinding. “Is this my god?” he questioned. Yet the sun, too, set. “No deity,” he declared, “for they are moved by a greater force.”
Gabriel materialized, bearing peace. “I am Gabriel,” he announced. Abraham washed and prostrated himself, recognizing the divine messenger.
Days passed, and Amathlai returned, her eyes hollow from sleeplessness. No sign of her son—only a grown boy by the riverbank. “Peace be with you,” she greeted him.
“Your business?” Abraham asked. “I seek my infant son,” Amathlai replied. “But who brought him here?” Abraham pressed.
“I bore him alone in yonder cave,” Amathlai confessed, “fearing Nimrod’s wrath.” “Twenty days ago,” she added.
“Can a mother abandon her child?” Abraham challenged.
“Only if God shows mercy,” Amathlai whispered.
“Mother,” Abraham revealed, “I am your son.”
Amathlai marveled. “How have you grown so tall?”
“God’s hand,” Abraham answered, “revealing His greatness.”
“Is there a greater one than Nimrod?” she wondered.
“Indeed,” Abraham affirmed. “God, unseen yet omnipresent.”
“Go to Nimrod,” he instructed, “and repeat my words.”
And so, Amathlai carried her son’s message to the throne, where Terah bowed before the mighty king. The cosmic struggle between loyalty and compassion unfolded—a tale etched in stardust, whispered by forgotten goddesses, and woven into the very fabric of existence.
Terah, his heart a tempest of fear and resolve, stood before King Nimrod. “Lift up your head,” Nimrod commanded, eager to hear the tale that danced upon Terah’s lips. And so, Terah unfolded the celestial secret—the birth of Abraham, the child destined to challenge Nimrod’s dominion. The king’s countenance paled, and he turned to his trusted advisors, seeking counsel.
“Divine king,” they chorused, “why tremble before a mere child? Your realm boasts princes by the thousands, nobles beyond count. Send forth your least noble, imprison the boy—surely this will quell the prophecy.” But Nimrod’s mind churned. “What infant grows to boyhood in twenty days?” he mused. “And who dares claim a god unseen yet all-encompassing?”
Enter Satin, draped in black silk—a whisper of shadow. Prostrating before Nimrod, he offered counsel. “Why be confounded by a child’s babble?” Satin’s voice wove silk and steel. “Listen well.”
“What counsel?” Nimrod inquired, hungering for wisdom.
“Open your armories,” Satin urged, “and arm every prince and noble. Let them secure the child, bring him to serve you.” Nimrod, swayed by Satin’s cunning, obeyed. The land bristled with weapons, and the army surged toward Abraham, their footsteps echoing doom.
Yet Abraham, in his desert refuge, prayed. God, veiled in darkness, shielded him from their wrath. The approaching host faltered, terror seizing their hearts. “Better to flee Ur!” they cried, abandoning their posts. And Nimrod? He, too, fled—the mighty king turned fugitive, seeking refuge in the Land of Babel. The celestial clash echoed across time, a symphony of defiance and destiny.
And so, the myth deepened—a tapestry woven with threads of starlight, fear, and courage. Abraham, the cosmic child, stood at the crossroads, his purpose etched in constellations.
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2024.06.02 06:40 crazycat907 [TOMT] [Manga / Anime] OP Maid “Serves” the Protagonist

A manga (or webcomic) and/or anime in which one of the secondary characters (who might be powerful in their own right) has chosen (or is obligated) to follow the protagonist. This side character is a girl/woman and the protagonist is a boy/man. For reasons I do not remember, but I believe were comedic, she dons a stereotypical maid’s uniform as his assistant or whatever it is. The protagonist did not request it and in fact dislikes it, but she insists for some reason and he either can’t do anything about it or gives up trying to stop her. The same might be true of her following him in general. There are some comedy shenanigans that ensue because of her wardrobe, perhaps about his “preferences.” (Unfortunately, both maid outfits and OP followers are pretty common tropes, so I am having difficulty finding what I am looking for with usual search methods.)
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2024.06.02 06:40 United-Plane-9364 Red Pilled and I didn’t even know it

While watching a h3podcsst with JustPearlyThings he said how can you have respect for a low value man as a low value woman if he settles for you and I never realized that was my issue. I so badly want a high value man but whenever one talks to me I just get the heeby jeebies and run away. I need someone lower than me to control and feel like I’m on top. But simultaneously I want to hurt them because I find them absolutely vile for finding me attractive. There’s no other way but down from here. 😭😭
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2024.06.02 06:40 EADGCity Just putting together some thoughts

Hi everyone, first off happy pride month!
My partner is on vacation right now so I don’t want to have this conversation with her until she comes back but I feel like I need to tell someone so here it is:
I’m pretty sure I’m trans. When I was 16 I called myself trans for a little while but eventually stopped. Now I’m revisiting those thoughts more seriously, It’s been 6-7 years since then but I’ve never really stopped thinking about it
A couple months ago I started thinking “well even if I am then I don’t think I’ll do anything about it” but here I am now and I have to say but the idea of being seen as a woman has just been so hard to ignore, I thought I would be able to live as a feminine man but I’m want less and less to do with that second word as time moves on
Anyway sorry for the unfocused rant, I just needed to get this off my chest, thank you if you read through this and I hope you have a great night
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2024.06.02 06:28 GearsFan51 [TOMT] Horror movie from the 60s or older.

[TOMT] [Movie] [1960s] Looking for a horror movie from the 1960s or before.
There was a house at the end of a long road. The killer was a woman, she pushed her sister down an embankment, and she hit her head and died.
Then the woman went to her house and there was a sibling who hid behind a door, and the woman was behind the door and raised her hand up holding a knife or hammer.
She also hurt or killed an old man in a pickup truck. The movie was in black and white. I can't remember any other details.
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2024.06.02 06:26 rekit8464 [A4A] Seeking Genshin Impact RPs

Hello! Feeling some Genshin RP at the moment, so I've come to pick up a thread or two. To note, I am 20+, and will only roleplay with those over 18. Some general info ahead.
☆ I try to reply at least once a day to once every other day, but that can shift. Our expected reply lengths, how busy/motivated I happen to be, etc. all stand to affect that. Regardless, I try to keep a good pace and consistency, and would appreciate the same from any potential partners.
★ I can write anywhere upward from two paragraphs, but that can also vary wildly depending – as in, I can also reach ten or more. Third person past tense only. I also appreciate good grammar and creativity. Please don't make me carry the plotting process or story on my lonesome!
Below are my muses and bolded are potential ships that currently interest me most (yes, I love my rarepairs). I will also consider OCs with any of them, but I do not double.
‱ Ei (Furina, Yae Miko, Kamisato Ayaka, Kujou Sara)
‱ Lumine (Wriothesley, Venti, Furina, WandereScaramouche, Lyney, Kamisato Ayaka, Arlecchino, Tartaglia)
‱ Navia (Clorinde, Arlecchino, Furina, Lumine)
‱ WandereScaramouche/Kunikuzushi (Lumine, Lyney, Kaedehara Kazuha, Alhaitham, Tartaglia, Dottore)
‱ Furina (Lumine, Arlecchino, Wanderer, Neuvillette)
Misc. – Shenhe/Ganyu x Xianyun, Kaveh x Alhaitham, Zhongli x Tartaglia, Chiori x Literally Any Woman, Lynette x Wriothesley
My chats are off; if interested, message me instead, as that is my preference. Please introduce yourself and let me know what you'd like to write.
Note: I'm not comfortable RPing on discord for personal reasons, and will only move there once we've been writing for a while. Until then, I prefer to RP on Reddit. Thanks!
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2024.06.02 06:26 EmotionalFuel93 Scammed by a fake recruiting company

Got a message from Indeed asking if I was interested in a job (one that is relevant to me) starting at $25/hr. I live in an expensive city, but that was still a lot of money for the position. I clicked that I was interested and got a call from a supposed third party recruiting company. On the other end was a man with a thick Indian accent. He asked me the normal questions about my experience, but then asked me very narrow questions that I could only answer yes or no to. Eventually, he asked me for my birthday (month and day) then the last four digits of my SSN to create an ID for me in case someone of the same first and last name applied. That’s when I was about to hang up the phone, but my mother (who was silently listening off to the side) told me to give it to him. Being young and trusting my mother, I did.
All afternoon I’d get emails from the “recruiter” asking questions that were already answered on my resumĂ©, asking me to explain gaps in time, etc. Then he sent me a Word doc with a reformatted and reworded resume, and asked me to approve it. He’d call a total of 5 times in a couple of hours to rush me through the process until he could submit the application to the hiring company. The last call I got was from an Indian woman instead, my recruiter’s supposed manager, asking me to clarify other gaps of time.
That’s when I found tons of 1 star reviews on BBB and Yelp for this company, saying it’s a scam. Apparently a few people were getting their emails hacked, getting non stop calls — these scammers even found ways to contact people’s parents. I’m afraid I 1) gave away too much information with the last 4 digits of my SSN, and 2) gave them access to my email or computer by clicking on that Word document. I’ve reinforced my emails with every security measure I could possibly think of and have been checking which devices they are logged into my emails.
This is the first time this has ever happened to me and it has caused a significant amount of stress and anxiety. I’m having nightmares of them hacking into my emails. I feel so stupid.
Any further actions I can take?
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2024.06.02 06:22 Civil-Return-7715 Is my relationship good for me?

I realize the fact that I’m even writing this should say enough, but I guess I just want more perspectives and writing this is also weirdly therapeutic. (This may be long, sorry) I (21 f) have been dating my boyfriend (26 m) for 2.5 years and I know the age gap may explain my concerns. We met at work and started dating after a couple of years working together,(I had a crush on him and never acted on it until I was older, he literally never showed interest in me before this) in the beginning of our relationship everything was perfect and then he suddenly started getting upset about how I talk to my male coworkers. He said that I have a flirty personality but because I liked him so much I was willing to stop talking to them completely. He had a lot of trust issues in the beginning and I accommodated him but then I started getting trust issues. He never did anything I guess it just rubbed off on me, for context I have never been a jealous person in relationships before this but with him we have both been very jealous about certain things. This was all fine for me honestly, but the older I get in this relationship the more I realize the toxicity in this. My boyfriend tells me “one day you will realize you can do better and leave me” and every time he says that I feel myself getting closer and closer to the door and leaving. I want to be clear he is so nice to me and always lifts me up and tells me how perfect I am, but I also know that there are unhealthy dynamics in this relationship. Our age gap used to not bother me, but the older I get the more I think about and question if it’s wrong. He doesn’t have a history of dating younger girls, and most of his exes have been older than him, but I still have a feeling inside of me that this isn’t okay. I love him so much but I feel like my brain is trying to send me signals that I can’t ignore anymore. Little things that never bothered me are starting to now and I know that’s a sign feelings are starting to go away. I just keep hoping they can come back because I don’t want to hurt him and he tells me I’m the love of his life and he’s still mine but something is changing and I don’t know what to do. A lot of times he says that his controlling tendencies is him just trying to protect me, for example he doesn’t want me going to places alone because it’s dangerous. This may sound reasonable but when I insist on going to places alone like running to the store on my way home he guilts me. Younger me used to think it was so nice how much he cared, but older me wonders why he guilts me when I just want to do something independently. What are his real motives? I know he may not consciously realize this but it feels like he is just insecure and doesn’t want other people even seeing me. He did the same thing when I wanted to go to the bar on my 21st birthday, and when I want to hang out with my girl friends he also gets insecure, not all of them but a couple of my friends. I should mention we live together so it’s even more complicated. What would you do if you were in my shoes? Is this worth saving, can a conversation fix this? Or is this just what happens when you are in your early 20’s dating an older man? TL;DR- I don’t know if my relationship is good for me, we have an age gap and the older I get the more I start to realize that there are a couple unhealthy aspects of our relationship.
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2024.06.02 06:22 uterine_blackmail Why do cis men believe that trans women have no preferences?

I don't know how to word this, and please believe me that I am trying to be as respectful as possible.
Contrary to whatever platitude people will tell you, male attraction is mostly visual, therefore, it is very common for regular guys to find beautiful trans women attractive. It's a no-brainer. We are primates, after all, and one of the most distinguishing features of primates is that we rely on our sight more than other mammals. Men, particularly, gay or straight, love attractive people. Obvious, right?
However, I see men everywhere, online and in real life, saying that they would never be attracted to a trans woman, no matter how beautiful she is, simply because she was born a man and they see her as some type of freak or monster. What really triggers me is that most of these men are objectively ugly, so I do not understand why they assume that a trans woman would be automatically attracted to them and would try to sleep with them. It's some sort of hierarchy. They feel superior to trans women simply for being cis, and they automatically think that a trans woman, by default, will be attracted to them.
My best friend is a trans woman. She calls me sista from another motha. One guy that we both know at work told me how disgusting trans women are, and yet she showed me that he was in her DMs.
Also, please have standards. It seems that most men think that trans women are easy lays. That is not fair to you. Your transition is sacred, don't let any man see you clandestinely or not properly date you. My friend showed me tons of messages from cis men who assume that they don't need to properly date her simply because she is trans.
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2024.06.02 06:21 Ok_Dot7542 What would’ve helped with identity issues growing up?

Hi everyone! I just joined this sub and I’ve been going through the posts for the past hour. I’ve noticed that essentially every other post is about identity issues. I was horrified to hear some of the stories

I’m a white woman, just had a baby with an African man. I guess I’m asking for an advice— what can we as parents do to help with (hopefully preventing) these issues? What would’ve helped for you growing up?
A bit of context, my husband’s side of the family disowned him (for dating me). They haven’t spoken in years. I’m sad my son won’t be in touch with his African roots like he will be with mine, but we’ll try pan African schools or something later on

My side of the family is super excepting, loving and supportive.
I just want to learn more and try to do the best I can
 Some of these stories were difficult to read. Thanks so much for any advice!
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2024.06.02 06:20 Specialist_Reality96 Shout out to the boys and girls on the Western Power crews

14 hours after the power went out were are back on, I imagine it wasn't pleasant at the top of man lift with the rain and gusts rolling through. 4 hours before the projected restoration, of course two hours ago I loaded up the ice box with servo ice as the previous updates had pushed restoration back a few hours every time.
I shudder to think what the service would of been like to a regional area if they'd been privatized.
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