Last pic is 2 weeks post 9 sessions. I started in the fall of 2020. Longest break in-between sessions was 1.5 years. Usually I go every 10 weeks give or take. Tattoo used to be a cover up of a quote tattoo đ„Č
I feel a bit stuck lately and a bit disecouraged wether this will come off eventually. I do not see so much progress since session 4... I have no clue how long this is going to take. Some days it seems super dark. First 8 sessions were done with a picosure, last session was done with a picoplus and an other tech..
Any opinions? đ„Žâ€ïž
I was gonna get a tattoo soon and I was thinking of getting a blur inspired one, I was gonna get the quote âholding on for tomorrowâ because the meaning but I really relate to coffee and tv and canât think of what to get inspired by that⊠so I just wanna see if anyone has any blur tattoos!
Hey allen.
Ik loop al 'n jaar of twee met de gedachten om de tekst "What a terrible day to have eyes" als tatoeage te laten zetten. Zelf heb ik in gedachten om deze op mijn linker onderarm te plaatsen aan de binnenzijde.
Echter, veel steun van familie en partner krijg ik niet voor dit idee. Ze zijn geen anti-tattoo (ze hebben er immers zelf ook een paar), maar specifiek mijn tekst vindt men geen goed idee.
Ik daarin tegen wel. Soms heb je van die dagen dat je dingen ziet, die je liever niet zag. Het is mijn favoriete 'quote' geworden, en zou 'm wel graag als tatoeage willen.
Hoe denken jullie hierover?
De tatoeage heeft geen speciale waarde o.d, ik vind 'm gewoon leuk, en is soms best toepasselijk.
Bijvoorbeeld, je buuf Gerda zonder bovenkleding zien in haar woonkamer omdat ze de gordijnen open had en puur natuur door de woonkamer liep. Of, een lijkvinding. What a terrible day to have eyes!
The post will be a bit long and I'm sorry for that, but I feel a bit gaslit and need to vent. I'd like to know If anyone had the same feeling or I'm in the wrong here.
I'm currently binging all the ink master seasons from the very beginning and I was left veery confused with the task for the elimination tattoo and its execution.
The contestants had to create, and I quote, "an eyeball tattoo using dimension to make it look just like the real thing". Maybe it's cause I'm not a native English speaker, but I was so confused as to why was everyone tattooing eyes? With lashes and stuff. Isn't "eyeball" an actual eyeball that is in the socket, with veins like in the picture?
If I were in the competition and heard the task, I would envision this anatomical slippery ball that is staring at you, but everyone went for the whole eye with eyelids and lashes, and I'm actually questioning my sanity rnđ„Č
And the amount of toothbrush lashes growing out of nowhere was disappointing. I may be in the minority here, but I think Gentle Jay's eye was the most accurate.
"The MorrĂgan"
First off, I apologize if this has been thought of or posted before either in reddit or youtube. ( I have yet to find anyone talking about it"
This is just some food for thought as I've been heavy into Elden Ring lore lately. I really enjoy watching youtube videos about Elden ring lore and story. Love watching tarnished/ vaatti and others just to name a few.
I Love trying to tie in real life history or mythology and how it possibly inspired story decisions. It can possibly help us uncover story secrets before they are revealed.
This is going to be all over the place, because I don't have a ton of time to make a huge presentation but I'll try and give you the cliff the notes of what I uncovered and hopefully it inspires someone smarter than me to piece something together.
I first stumbled upon "The Morrigan" mythology when I was watching a Quelaag video and she mentioned how the deathbirds are keepers of the flame. It got me thinking about how in old roman pagan times there was a group of woman called the vestal virgins who were in charge of keeping romes sacred flame. So I googled what that flame in roman/pagan times represented. I somehow stumbled across
Brigid or
Brigit meaning 'exalted one who was a goddess of
pre-Christian Ireland. She appears in
Irish mythology as a member of the
Tuatha DĂ© Danann, the daughter of
the Dagda and wife of
Bres, with whom she had a son named RuadĂĄn. (From Wiki)
According to myth, the Tuatha de Danann resided in a mythical country described as the underworld.
They live in the
Otherworld, which is described as either a parallel world or a heavenly land beyond the sea or under the earth's surface.
\1]) Many of them are associated with specific places in the landscape, especially the
sĂdh mounds; the ancient
burial mounds and
passage tombs which are entrances to Otherworld realms.
\1])\2]) The Tuath DĂ© can hide themselves with a fĂ©th fĂada ('magic mist')\2]) and appear to humans only when they wish to.\1]) ( kinda like how Melina appears to us ) She has some crazy similarities to Marika, the flower that represents her is dandelion/sunflower that we see all over the lands, the animal that is most associated with her are lambs... found all over limgrave. Also was known as the goddess who could create trees or something like that. I won't bore you with all the things, but if your interested there are a lot of associations that can be tied to the goddess Brigid and the Elden ring story if you have time to research it.
I dove deeper in Wikipedia and clicked on the link for her father
the Dagda. He is considered the great god of
Irish mythology And things got a bit interesting here for me. He is often described as a large bearded man or giant. Again I need the help of you guys to try and tie these mythological gods to a possible connection to the Elden Ring characters. I have a few ideas for this guy.
The Dagda has several other names or epithets which reflect aspects of his character.
One being Eochaid
- Eochu or Eochaid Ollathair ("horseman, great father" or "horseman, all-father
There is a sword in Elden ring called The Regalia of Eochaid, (
Treasured sword of Eochaid, a lesser, long-vanished domain )
I think the old man in the photo from the DLC trailer could be this Dagda character or possibly one of the Giant skeletons sitting on the throne in the under ground.
The Dagda has an affair with
Boann, the goddess of the River Boyne. She lives at
BrĂș na BĂłinne with her husband
Elcmar. The Dagda impregnates her after sending Elcmar away on a one-day errand. To hide the pregnancy from Elcmar, the Dagda casts a spell on him, making "the sun stand still" so he will not notice the passing of time. This kind of sounds similar to Rhadan holding the stars back? I have a feeling there was a secret child had out of wedlock of some kind that will be revealed in the DLC, possibly its messmer?
comparisons are starting to seem more than a coincidence.
I noticed on Wiki that one of the Consorts for the "Dagda" was someone named the
Morrigan Consort means - a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.
When reading up on the Morrigan, I was astonished and some of the things I found.
The MorrĂgan or
MĂłrrĂgan, also known as
MorrĂgu, is a figure from
Irish mythology. The name is
MĂłr-rĂoghan in
modern Irish before the
spelling reform,
\1]) and it has been translated as "great queen" or "phantom queen".
he MorrĂgan is often described as a
trio of individuals, all sisters, called "the three MorrĂgna".
\5])\9])\10]) In mythology membership of the triad is given as
Badb,
Macha, and the Morrigan, who may be named
Anand).
\11]) It is believed that these were all names for the same goddess
The MorrĂgan is mainly associated with
war and
fate, especially with foretelling doom, death, or victory in battle. In this role she often appears as a crow, the
badb.
\2]) She incites warriors to battle and can help bring about victory over their enemies. The MorrĂgan encourages warriors to do brave deeds, strikes fear into their enemies,
Doesn't the Badb sound like Melina?? she often appears as a crow, Melina has a crow tattoo on her eye. She Morrigan encourages warriors ( us the tarnished ) to do brave deeds?
Her role was to not only be a symbol of imminent death, but to also influence the outcome of war. Most often, she did this by appearing as a crow flying overhead, and would either inspire fear or courage in the hearts of the warriors. In some cases, she is written to have appeared in visions to those who are destined to die in battle
The MorrĂgan is described as the envious wife of
The Dagda and a
shape-shifting goddess I'm not 100% sure of this obviously, but It sounds like Melina is one of three sisters who are a Triple Deity. Is the Morrigan the dusk eyed queen, marika and someone else? or are Melina / miquella and Melania all the same Goddess?
The more you look into this mythology, the inspiration is all plastered all over elden ring.
Known as a triple goddess, consisting of three distinct entities, She is often associated with death and is considered a guardian of the dead. As a shapeshifter, she possesses the ability to transform into various forms.
As a goddess of death, Morrigan is believed to have a close connection to the realm of the dead. She is sometimes seen as guiding and protecting the souls of deceased warriors(tarnished?), ensuring their safe passage to the Netherworld
Tâhe Three Sisters
In the legends of the Morrigan and her three sisters, Badb, Nemain, and Macha, a powerful trio emerges, each with different aspects of war, death, and transition.
Nemain, another sister, assumes the role of the comfort goddess in the transition of death (Fia or deathbed companion?)
This passage is even more insane... possible connections to Ranni or Mesmer?
Lunar circles and snake coils are also significant symbols associated with the Morrigan. The lunar circles represent the moonâs influence on the flow of life and death. This symbolizes her connection to the cycles of nature and the passage of time. The snake coils and triple snake spirals reflect her transformative abilities and the shedding of old skin to reveal new beginnings. They represent the cycle of rebirth and renewal, capturing the Morriganâs association with both death and regeneration. I know I'm all over the place with this, but I was hoping to inspire someone in the community to maybe make a more clear connection with this Irish Mythology and the story of Elden Ring and maybe uncover an unknown part of the story.
Again I apologize if this has already been covered somewhere, but every link I click on Wikipedia regarding this group has crazy inspirational connections with the Elden Ring Story.
If you had the patience and curiosity to read through my ramblings your a legend lol.
Please post your thoughts, ideas...
I am the mother of a twinless twin. In September of 2022, two weeks before their 18th birthday, I lost my son and his sister lost her best friend. Iâm currently sending out to have a special ring for her made with his remains for their birthday. I wanted to inscribe it and the custom box with something but Iâm suddenly at a loss of words or direction. Just his name? Our little ampersand (we both got them tattooed on their birthday)? A quote? If itâs a quote, what would resonate? I know what itâs like to lose a child but I cannot even begin to imagine losing your wombmate⊠Thanks in advance for any guidance.
I'm planning to go to my town's local tattoo shop this week and get a quote on a design. I also want to shave the sides of my head, almost kind of reinvent my entire look. Nothing seems to draw any emotion out of me except when I watch something. Everyone comments on how emotionally flat I am at work but it's just how I feel lately. Before I used to do riskier things that I dont really have the energy to put out fires for anymore. It also feels almost .. cringe? To talk about it, especially if the person doesnt get it. Like yeah I've felt like a dying electronic appliance from 1990 for the past month where I mostly just survive but don't taste or feel anything and I just scroll endlessly and waste time. Super fun stuff.
Iâm looking at getting a Pride and Prejudice inspired tattoo and I really want to use a quote from the book (it has to be quite long)- If yall could drop your favourite quotes for inspiration I would appreciate it! :)
If you are as well a fellow visionary I would like your help. I want words or a quote that is meaningful but not too corny. I feel that many people have quotes like âdivine feminineâ or âNo rain, no flowersâ which arenât bad, but just a little too overused for me. I donât mind length if itâs good enough. Megan fox has a tattoo that says âand those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the musicâ which i think is sweet because thereâs layers to the meaning. So I guess tattoos that are allegorical would be a way to sum up what Iâm looking for but idk. Other cool tattoo quotes I thought of were âAs above, so belowâ but the meaning behind that is everything you do in the physical world will still reflect itself in the spiritual realm. Also IM NOT RELIGIOUS so no religious stuff pretty pleaseđ umm I like science things orrr history is cool. anyway yea im not that creative so I canât think of much but help is appreciated thanks again
Does anyone else get the impression that those two really donât like each other? Freddie reposted the Jonâs âHonest Tattooerâ quoting and approving of Joel Maddenâs âmistakeâ comment. And then Freddie posted a picture of the snake which âinspiredâ Jon.đ. Tbh, the tattoos Freddie posts on his Instagram make Jonâs look pretty average, in my opinion.
Heyo all, Iâve got a question. So im planning for my next tattoo and I want it to be a Markiplier quote. One that I was thinking was âYou may fail, but you fail in a wonderful way.â He said that to Ethan in the Markiplier Makes Pancakes. It makes me feel happy, cause I often make mistakes or fail stupidly, but itâs typically pretty funny. I was also thinking, the most stupid thing, putting âYou Rightâ on my right wrist. Thereâs just something so stupid but so funny about that, and it could be helpful(I somehow forget rights and lefts). But if anyone has some other, clean as it will be on my body forever, awesome Markiplier quotes that could be a cool tattoo, please put them in the comments. I also plan to have my mom write them in her handwriting to make it extra special.
The moment a lot of you have been waiting for is here!
A couple of notes before you read (or after because I would just jump into the list right away too)
- Direct quotes from Ali herself are in italics.
- I tried my best to keep everything in timeline order. Some people like The Come Back Kid I placed in the order where they reconnected/talked about on the pod. But I did my best to note this.
- All this information came from the FMH podcast, the Patreon, the original FMH blog, TikTok and other podcast that feature FMH/Ali. I also crossed reference information with this sub. I got most of this done with the help of the Patreon and listening to 1.75x speed but I lost accessed to the Patreon because my subscription ended.
- I'm open to edits! Things around the matchmaker era confused me and if anything is incorrect or if I'm missing someone, please let me know! I will note where corrections are made.
- Some people don't have anything simply because only a name was said or I couldn't find any details about the person/date
- And of course, please be respectful of all the sub rules!
Names on the original FMH blog
- Mr. Adorable aka The Coach
- Trouble
- Waffles
- Future Husband Brian (FHB)
- Cookie
- Peter Pan
- Ambiguous Goodbye Guy
- Bad Bitch Man
AOL chatroom Boyfriend Mentioned on Tiktok and on the pod once
Myspace Boyfriend Mentioned on Tiktok
Third Boyfriend Met on
eCrush.com in 2002 and this was mentioned on the Cracked Up podcast, The Dave Glaser Podcast and Tiktok
The Kiwi Met on a 2 week Model UN type youth trip in high school when Ali was 15, never a boyfriend but she had a huge crush on him, he tried to kiss Ali and she literally ran away, didnât talk the rest of the trip but exchanged numbers and screen names (Aliâs was FineGal13 or BeachJewel760), she made him a mixtape cd called âAliâs really cool mix for The Kiwiâ but never sent it and she still has it. In 2021, he DMâd her when she posted photos of her and her mom in France and invites her to visit him in London, she says she canât but says they should catch up if he comes to NYC
Fourth Boyfriend Met on OkCupid when you had to use it on the computer, this was mentioned on Tiktok
The Homecoming Date or Light Switch First boyfriend? (she goes back and forth calling him her first bf or a situationship), a family friend, a month younger than Ali, dated in high school but went to different high schools, football player, made him ask her to her Homecoming dance over email (her words), Ali hid in the bathroom the whole Homecoming dance, 3-4 revisits of this situations as adults, saw him on Bumble a few years ago and texted him that he had a typo in his bio, â
he very much wanted to be with meâ and now heâs married with a kid. His mom is still â
obsessedâ with Ali and she listens to FMH
Random college guy Freshman year of college, Ali doesnât have a nickname for him/doesnât remember his real name, met this guy through a friend, was texting him to invite him over to hot tub but her phone autocorrected to
âhow about some hot rubbing tonight?â but Ali didnât noticed/didnât correct it and he never replied, Ali had a house party and got really drunk and was all over him, he left the party early, she messaged him on MySpace 3-4 times asking why he left
The Resident Matched on
Match.com, first guy she dated in NYC after college, older than Ali, a doctor, lasted 3 months â
maybeâ, he didnât like Aliâs friends, got a card from him on her birthday and it said â
Love, The Residentâ and it took Ali back a little, Ali drinks black coffee because of him, he coordinated having her mom visit NYC for her birthday then he broke up with her a week later
The Ghost Met at a bar when she was 25, turns out they matched on OkCupid and they already had a date scheduled next week, they dated for 6-8 weeks, had sleepovers,
âThe worst ghosting experience Iâve ever hadâ, he borrowed The Great Gatsby from Aliâs roommate, planned to make dinner together after a beach trip in August with her friends and never showed up, Ali is blowing up his phone and gets no reply, two weeks later she finally texts
âare you alive? check yes or noâ and he responds âYesâ, Ali then ask if he could return the book and gets no reply again, 5 months go by and she receives the book in the mail with the note: âHereâs the book back. Sorry. P.S. sorry about last summer. I was in a bad place. Youâre a great person and your salmon is amazingâ, since then she has ran into him twice on the streets and matched with him on Bumble
The Coach/Mr. Adorable First serious boyfriend at 26/27 in 2013, matched on
Match.com or met through work depending if youâre listening to the pod or reading her OG blog, clean-cut look, played volleyball, Ali invited him to a friendâs birthday party and they made out in the streets at 4am, on their second date he asked Ali if she was seeing any one and when Ali said no he ask her to be his girlfriend 3 days after their first date, dated for almost 1.5 years or almost 2 years depending on if youâre listening to the pod or the Patreon, first time saying âI love youâ to a guy, â
lovely guyâ, never would posted Ali on his instagram until Ali said something, he âlivedâ with her for two weeks while he was in between apartments, tried blind folding/hair pulling during sex and she didnât like it, by the end of their relationship Ali didnât like sex and thought she wasnât a very sexual person, after they broke up Ali drunk texted him at 2am and he picked her up and she spent the night and she took her things in the morning in a rolly suitcase, from her blog in 2015: â
I just want to be careful I donât end up with another Mr. Adorable situation, where I find myself dating my platonic best friendâ, had drinks with him in 2016 from the blog:
âNot in a romantic way (at least on my end)â, Ali still talks to him sometimes through casual instagram DMs, heâs currently (as of 2021) dating someone for 4+ years and Ali thinks theyâre going to get engaged
Trouble OG 2015 FMH blog, never mentioned on the pod,
âI was immediately enamored with himâ, met at a Beer Olympic party but he worked with one of Aliâs best friends (Ali was still dating The Coach at the time), lived in BK, tattoos and stubble, Aliâs best friend said he was a âfuck boyâ,
âhe very much made me see that it was the right thing for me and The Coach to not be togetherâ, from her blog in 2015: â
he has this look in his eye like heâs constantly laughing at me â in a super sexy wayâ, he texted her saying he didnât see anything romantically with her and she sent a gif of someone shrugging
Personal side note: Ali has mentioned she has cheated on someone but never disclosed who she cheated on or with. I feel like she cheated on Mr.A/The Coach with Trouble because of the timeline. Just a guess.
Waffles Matched on Bumble, OG 2015 FMH blog, he asked Ali fuck/marry/kill breakfast foods, dated 2 months around summer time, on Fourth of July while watching fireworks he said how they had a great day and Ali replied with something along the lines with âyeah, it would be better if I could call you my boyfriendâ
, he said he wanted a relationship but just not with Ali and shortly afterwards they stopped seeing each other
The Buffalo Lived in Buffalo NY, 6â5, Scorpio, met in 2015 at Adults National volleyball (Aliâs team won that year) where he was heckling her while she was playing, asks Aliâs mom for her number and Aliâs mom said âI guess youâre tall enoughâ and told him to ask her himself, he flew her out and she met his parents, dated over summer, exclusive but never boyfriend/girlfriend (but called him her LD boyfriend on TikTok), texted and talked on the phone a lot, Aliâs best friendâs favorite ex âthey had really good banterâ, in October he invited her to his cousins wedding and she invited him to her friends wedding, after Ali bought her ticket to his cousins wedding (with the promise he would buy her ticket to her friendâs wedding) he ghosted and stonewalled her, she âpoured her heart out to him on voicemailâ and he never replied, she asked him to pay her back for her ticket and he got mad that she âmade this about moneyâ, 2 years later he told Ali that he freaked out because he really liked her and saw a future with her but knew she would never move to Buffalo and it would ânever workâ, Ali said at the time she would have considered moving for him, Ali used to have him blocked on Facebook and told all her friends not to update her on info about him (unless she asked). Heâs now married and goes to Disney with his wife (which Ali kind of scoffs at?), Ali said on TikTok that she dodged a bullet
Baby Bic Met him at Adults National years ago, had a flirtationship with him in 2016 when he was 19 years old, ran into him at the Adults Nationals 2021, last texts she got from him were about getting his fake ID taken away at the bar and him visiting her in NYC but Ali didnât want to buy him beer and drink at her apartment
The Chef Matched on Tinder around 2016, he loved karaoke, â
total shitâ, asked Ali to be his girlfriend and to meet his mom after a month, off and on dating, broke up the first time because he was talking to his ex, lied and flew to Mexico to see his ex while dating Ali, that ex sent Ali a Snapchat of them in bed together on that Mexico trip, Ali broke up with him via text and called him a shitty boyfriend, heâs the reason Ali deleted her Snapchat because of drunk Snaps he would send post break up, FB messaged Ali 6 years later (while Roark was visiting/staying with Ali) and said sorry for being a shit head. Aliâs best friends hated him
The Dentist Met on Halloween in the wild, Canadian, dated NYE 2016- May 2017 â
nice guy, not my guyâ, one of Aliâs best friendâs favorite ex âhe adored you,
âhe was too sweet for meâ and
âhe had no edge to himâ, he painted Aliâs cat for her 30th birthday but she was annoyed it was just Rory and not both cats, The Chef texted Ali while on a date/sleeping at his house
ASV - Aspiring Sober Vegan Met through a friend (her best guy friendâs college roommate) the day before she had to fly out to her dadâs memorial, a doctor, into meditation, remembered him â
being cuterâ when they went on a first date, felt âthe sparkâ, had â
omg this is awesome sexâ, Ali described this relationship as a âslow burnâ and âthe most attracted she ever been to a partnerâ even thought she didnât think he was that cute in the beginning, dated 2-3 months before he tried to ghost Ali but they talked and broke up, four months later they start casually dating/FWB because heâs moving but this turns into a âmiddle distance relationshipâ and he moves to Philly, had a lot of communication issues but didn't have a lot of fights, wants to live in Ohio and give a % of his income to charity, Ali was close to saying âI love youâ but didnât, he uninvited her to meet his extended family and they got in a fight, broke up with her a couple weeks before their 6 month anniversary at the park while on a picnic and told her that sheâs still his favorite person, Ali used to think he was â
the one that got awayâ and would frequently have dreams about him. From what Ali knows, he's sober but not vegan
The Scientist 2017 or 2018ish, from San Diego, went on one date, Ali ended up ghosting him due to the decline in her dadâs health, saw him on Hinge while she was in San Diego for 3 months in 2020, texted him and apologized for ghosting him, ended up going on 2-3 more dates, took a selfie in front of his house and sent it to him but acted like she didnât know that was his house and made a TikTok about it, things ended up not working but she doesnât make it clear on who ended it. She can now see she shouldnât have been going on dates during this time when her dad was sick.
Good on Paper Divorced Dude Met a couple of years ago (she told this story on TikTok in 2020) on Bumble
The Groomsman Met at her friend Ashleyâs wedding in Chicago Oct 2019, had a â
two night standâ with him, texted/talked/FTâd for 3-4 months, divorced, never dated seriously/FWB, saw each other a couple time when he came to NYC, Ali stopped talking with him due to FMH and her trying to find a serious relationship, he starts dating someone, follows FMH on insta, slid into her DM in 2022 and then sent her soup while she was sick, turns out heâs single again, 2 months later Ali is heading to Chicago and texts him â
Hello! Reminder that my arrival to your neck of the woods is imminentâ and turns out he is now seeing someone and Ali doesnât see him while in Chicago (at least she doesnât mention it)
Unnicknamed person He was her plus one at her best friend from collegeâs NYE wedding 2019/2020, met and hung out with Aliâs mom, posted photos of them together on her personal Insta story, â
fully dating but werenât official heheâ doesnât have a nickname/never gave him a nickname? This could be The Latvian/the person she texted her friend in DC about saying âI think Iâm on a date with my husbandâ
Starts FMH on January 2020 on Instagram/TikTok
The Traveler He was browsing Bumble while Ali was in the bathroom during their first date, he was banned from Bumble and was using his grandma phone number. Ali turned down a second date
The Duke Early FMH, went for long periods of time in between texts, 7-8 Zoom dates while Ali was in San Diego and he was in NY, Ali said you could see three of his exâs on his instagram page (without scrolling), they finally went on one date and it was
âmehâ but they did kiss on their date
The Oyster Matched on Bumble (he had one photo and no bio) two weeks before Valentines Day, Gemini, a lawyer, part of the 13 First Dates in 30 Days series (he was #13), dated Feb 2020-Aug 2020, love bomber, felt âthe sparkâ and became official after 3 dates, best first date ever??? at the time, said âI love youâ to Ali after two weeks, â
For most of my relationship with The Oyster, he didnât live in the city he had moved to Connecticut without telling meâ, would fight all the time, opposite political views, Ali felt like a â
fucking summer camp directorâ because she planned all their dates and he would get upset if Ali didn't have a plan, sought out a therapist (Megan) because of her relationship struggles because of him, went to Mass/church, he wanted a traditional marriage/life/wife/kids (at one point had Ali thinking she wanted that), didnât want to live in NYC, didnât support BLM, Cindy hated him
The Pilot Went on 3 dates, texted a lot, didnât hear back from him in four days and when she said she was looking to date someone who showed more consistency, he replied saying he met someone the day after their last date who seems to have more free time than Ali and he wants to pursue that but would like to be friends, Ali said on TikTok that this other women âbent her schedule to his scheduleâ and she was unwilling to do that. Mostly talked about him on TikTok
The Analyst Matched on Bumble two years ago and went on one date, re matched in 2021 and he stood Ali up, she send him a text âgetting stood upâ script and he never replied. Only mentioned him on TikTok (?)
Ali and Roark start FMH: The Podcast February 2021
The Boomerang First date on the pod? I couldn't find anything else about him
The Scuba Diver The Music Man One date,
âhe didnât do anything wrong, heâs just not for meâ, amped up small talk, complimented Ali a lot which made her feel awkward cause she wasnât feeling it, he texted her and asked for a second date and Ali sent the no ghosting script
The Bet Uses the phrase âok betâ, 28 years old shoe designer, only went on one dinner date to a spot he picked, turns out its cash only and he didnât bring cash, was not into him , not looking for the same thing
The Dinosaur Nickname was previously The Hawaiian, first date at Dinosaur BBQ, stood in a parking spot to save for Ali, he asked for a kiss after their date and Ali declined saying maybe next time
The Rose He sent her a rose on hinge, first date was an hour long walk in the park while drinking beer
The Comic Matched on Hinge, older than Ali (Aliâs friends express how happy they were to hear that), had brunch on their first date (was the first part of a double header but the second guy canceled), listed as âmoderateâ politically on Hinge, good and easy convo, went back and forth twice over text and then never heard back from him,
âtechnically not ghosting...â The Camper Met in the wild at a volleyball tournament in July, lives in Chicago, 27 years old, hung out the whole time, over heard Ali asking someone to get her a make out partner, gave Ali his number, drunkly ask him for a FT date in the future and he didnât reply, Ali texts him again about a volleyball thing and he replied back with not a lot of enthusiasm, Ali is going to Chicago in Sept for a volleyball tournament and sheâs already planning on playing 4-on-4 with her best friend vs. his roommate and maybe The Camper, he texts her saying he has to work on the date of the tournament and wonât be able to do the 4-on-4 game, â
I feel like I got broken up with someone I never want to date in the first placeâ Aliâs Matchmaker contract starts in August 2021 - 6 matches
The Schmoozer Went on a dinner date, was chatting up the waitress in a kind of creepy way, was bragging about a lot of things and it turned Ali off and Ali texted him her no ghosting script
The Accountant 1st matchmaker match, 31 years old, lives in BK, his dad has also passed away, easy to talk to, on the third date she wasnât sure if she saw a future with him and in her gut doesnât feel like this would be a slow burn, Ali breaks things off with him, months (?) later he sent Ali a 5 min long voice memo and they said they were both down to see each other as friends. He later on dated and ghosted Erica
The Aussie Matched on Hinge, in politics, from Australia but lived all over the place, asked Ali what sheâs looking for on the first date and he said heâs âcasually looking for something seriousâ, Ali accidentally walks up to a different person on their second date, Ali texts him saying she would love to see him before he leaves on a trip and she wasnât happy that it took him till the next day to reply and he canât see her before he leaves
The Goalie Was supposed to be Aliâs 2nd match, heâs a paying client, Ali didnât hear back from him for a while when she told him where she lived, he wrote to the matchmaker saying that she lived too far away even though it states where she lives in her matchmaker profile
The Journalist 2nd matchmaker match, ended things because she was dating/pursuing things with The Discoball and paused her matchmakers matches
The Threepeat Matched multiple times on dating apps but this recent time with Hinge, Amazon seller, first date was a pizza lunch date (with bubbles aka champagne) and he gave her a single yellow carnation, talked a lot about her âside hustlesâ aka her food blog, coaching, FMH and the pod (Ali didnât mentioned the name on FMH), had an awkward half kiss during the date and then gave her a peck when they said goodbye, he had no night stands by his bed?, spent the night but told public pod they had a movie night, different kissing styles, 6 dates, broke things off with Ali two days before her first date with The Rower WHILE Ali was on a Halloween girls trip
The Rower Dated from Halloween 2021 till early Feb 2022, Pisces who is 6 days older than Ali, has an ex-fiancĂ© (they dated for 8 years, engaged for two of them, she broke off the engagement with him 1.5 years ago once he started dating Ali), has a shared dog with this ex, slept together around Xmas on the fourth date and Ali got a UTI, first time having âomg this is awesome sexâ since ASV, first person Ali slept next to wearing an eye mask "
that's a big step for me", had him watch 90 Day FiancĂ©, on New Years Day told her that he sees âlong term relationship potentialâ with her but doesnât want to be exclusive after 5 dates, â
we didnât talk all weekâ, he said he wasnât as ready as he though to date someone seriously and âI donât know why I donât want to be in a relationship with youâ they broke up over the phone, Ali said heâs a good human and wants to date someone like him, 3.5 weeks later Ali drunk texted him at 3:00 am saying â
its really hard not to talk to youâ which Ali said was a lie, he replied back (few days? A week later?) while Ali was on another date and it made her cry a bit, she replied back saying â
the door is closed but not lockedâ in regards if he wants to get back together.
âFin⊠for nowâ 2022
The Discoball Matched on Hinge but didnât go on a first date for two week, Gemini, used to be a singer in a band, moved from DC to NYC, went on 7 dates in 2022, had a dog w/ ex and ex got full custody once he moved, met one of his friends on the second date, slept with him on the second date
âmorning and nightâ, he tried to find the podcast without knowing the name, podcasted from his house in DC, he would send Ali photos of them together âall the timeâ, gave a virtual presentation from his hotel room, did Molly together in DC, had him watch 90 Day FiancĂ©, moved to BK (didnât see each other for 2 months pre-move), had a sex-less sleepover (a milestone for Ali), he showed up for her on her dadâs death date (something that a person sheâs dating has never done), used to listen to the pod but stopped before they stopped seeing each other, ghosted her after they had a talk about moving things forward to exclusive and Ali texted him something along the lines of âyour silence is the answerâ when she didnât hear back from him for a week and he ghosted her. Ali said he sucks in #77 AUA
Lisbon The Brit M&M The Come Back Kid They went on 2-3 dates in Nov 2018 and reconnected in May 2022,
"felt immediately comfortable", sat next to a very drunk lady on their second 1st date and was supportive but "didn't step on Ali's toes" when the drunk lady said something offensive to Ali, couldnât remember if they slept together or not, knows about FMH, ghosted Ali
The Trainer The Cold Brew The Nomad 3rd matchmaker match, reminded Ali of The Oyster, wanted kids and didnât want to live in NYC forever, Ali was upset at first because her matchmaker was supposed to screen for that but the matchmaker DID check and it wasnât mentioned when she was screening The Nomad, no second date because those are dealbreakers to him
The Catcher Matched on Bumble,
âgood not greatâ after their first date, ~April 2022, talked about sports a lot on their first date
The Gentleman 4th matchmaker match, knew about Aliâs FMH socials before their date, Ali didnât like his texting style, awkward intro on their first date â
like hugging a 2 x 4â, he runs a dating event company and actually email Ali to be a guest on the pod when FMH first started, awkward goodbye, didnât discuss the actual first date on the main pod because she doesnât want to give him a reason to reach out again
The Tennis Pro Ali had a good time on their date, â
He is an adult, heâs matureâ BUT â
I donât think he was into itâ
The Padre Matched on Bumble, 3 dates, from San Diego,
âenergy mismatchâ, doesnât want to know or listen to FMH, no psychical connection/kiss, only a kiss on the cheek on their last date, â
I havenât spoken to him since Friday night [a week]â, she didnât want to do what The Threepeat did to her (break up while on vacation/traveling), she said it might be a MOO
Roark leaves and Erica joins the pod Oct 31st 2022
Captain Kirk 5th matchmaker match, found him on Bumble before their in-person date, ghosted Ali AND the matchmaker???
6th matchmaker match Last match and Ali states she will not talk about this date or anything about it
JFK Kirk? Matched on Bumble, didnât realize heâs located in SD, exchanged personal instagram info, not sure where things went or how things ended
Kirk #1 Met in the wild, make out a lot the night they met, â
stealing kisses throughout the nightâ, exchanged numbers, planned a date (no specifics, just the day) but when Ali texted him day of he asked to reschedule (no specifics again), he replied back that heâs picking up a rental car, told him sheâs looking for someone to respect her time and he never replied back
2023
The Falcon First date of 2023, matched on The League, first nickname was âLeague Kirkâ, hard to talk to, felt like Ali was always reaching for the next topic, likes to travel, â
there wasnât a vibeâ, MOO
The Roommate Used to be her friendâs roommate and have met before (Ali doesnât remember but it was the day after that exclusive convo with The Rower),
âtotally cuteâ, reunited at their mutual friendâs engagement party January 2023, made out at the bar, comes back to her place and sleeps over (no sex), Ali questions why her friends never set them up and its because he was taking a break from dating, first date they made out a lot at the bar (again),
âI really felt like we were already a coupleâ, âIt didnât feel like a first dateâ, mentions her FMH content has popped up on his FYP, tried texting him after their date and he wasnât giving effort, sheâs glad she didnât sleep with him because â
one night stands arenât my thingâ, MOO
The Belgian Matched on Bumble, accidentally had their first date during a trivia night at a bar, easy to talk to
The Viking Ali forgot they had a first date on the day of said date
Tinder Man Matched on Tinder (duh) on Valentineâs Day, first Tinder date in three years, good convo on first date but got a pushy vibe from him at the second bar they went to, put his hand up her sweater and was kissing her in the bar, made Ali uncomfortable and she told him that after he asked her on a second date
The Historian Matched on Bumble, good conversation on the first date with a wide range of topics like â
urban planning and its impact on feminismâ, heâs in grad school
The Georgian Matched on Hinge, he asked if she was free on Friday and she said yes but didnât hear back from him in two days and in that time she made plans for Friday, rescheduled for a Saturday afternoon date at a dive bar, ate on her way to her date
âit would be next level rude to eat on the subwayâ, good first date, talked about places he wants to take her to
The Publicist Matched on Tinder, lives in BK, Jewish, one year younger then Ali, good first date, invited him to the Chaotic Singles Party that night, came over to Ali's apartment (which Ali said was messy) before and he made her favorite cocktail for her, a couple of listeners met him at the CSP, goofy and silly convo mixed with deep and serious convos, second date was at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and a tasting menu dinner, he made a Resy reservation and Ali got an email saying she was added to it â
fuck receiving gifts, THATâS my love languageâ, he's into words like Ali, he sneezed and Ali said "God bless you" but then corrected herself and said "gesundheit" and he leaned over and kissed her and said he loves that she cares about her words, he met her friends on the third date â
It felt so easy. It felt so comfortableâ, her friends took âsneakyâ picture and videos of them together which Ali said she loves a sneaky pic, took all their date recap videos on his phone, cooked Ali steak on their fourth date, "
it's very comfortable", had him watch 90 Day FiancĂ©, Ali met two of his friends and some of his teammates he plays a rec sport with, had sex the day they took a trip outside of the city, Erica met him before their trip to Greece and I said âheâs dorky in a good wayâ, WhatsApp video chatted while in Greece and told her âsee you in two days!â at the end of their call, said she felt less anxious about him compared to other relationships while on vacation, sent him a birthday present while she was in Greece, felt an energy shift coming back from vacation and didnât hear back from him 3 days after she came home, Ali requested a call to talk about this distances she was feeling,
âI did the 12 date rule and it didnât work!â, she said the distance help her see that theyâre not compatible, went on a total of 9 dates. Ali talks about the âbreak upâ on episode 123
Mr. Chaotic Matched on Tinder but he saw Ali at the Chaotic Singles Party and Cassidy the host is there mutual friend, went to a brewery and played games on their first date (Ali said this was her favorite first dates in episode 147 where they recapped 2023), works in entertainment industry, very high energy, knows about FMH and he said she's entertaining to watch, splits his time between NYC and some unknown city, texted while she was in Greece,
âThe man gives good textsâ Random Matchmaker Match Withdrew his match to Ali because he found her FMH socials. Talked about on #71 AUA
Gone with the Wind Matchmaker match, said some gross things about women in volleyball outfits on their first date, Ali told her matchmaker about this, âI would describe him as misogynistic overallâ, Ali was glad he did say those weird things so early on so she didnât waste her time, the matchmaker flagged his account. This was around June 2023
The Rock Ali knows him from an activity that they used to be involved with in the city (she's very vague about what this is) from 8 years ago, he had a very serious/long term GF when they met, follows her personal Insta, has never talked about him because heâs never been a âprospectâ, summer 2023 they met up to catch up and found out that heâs now recently single but heâs moving out of NYC for work, Ali texts Cindy saying she thinks this is a date, Cindy said to tell him that you really want to kiss him, he ends up telling Ali âI really want to kiss youâ, made out at the bar, Ali invited him back to her apartment and they had sex the night before Ali ended things with The Publicist, â
one night stand vibesâ but she said she was down to do it again, Patreon only and talked about on #75 AUA
The Tourist Matched on Hinge, just moved to Brooklynn, went to a brewery in BK for their first date, Ali showed up to the date dripping in sweat, allergic to cats, he sent Ali a âno ghostingâ text the next morning
The Stout Matched on Bumble, â
we had really great banter right awayâ, laughed the whole time on their first date, talked about going on a second date during their first date
Speed Racer Matched on Bumble, drinks first date, axe throwing second date, made out after their second date, MOO, randomly texted Ali ~6 months later because he said one of Aliâs date recap videos about him popped up on his FYP (Ali and Erica think this is a lie), he thought Ali wasnât into him, he claims he was doing all the work with texting even though there was only a few messages since they exchanged numbers after their second date
Billy Joel Recently sober, Ali said she felt like they had several inside jokes before they met in person, ate pizza on her way to their first date, second date was getting coffee and going to the museum, they cooked dinner together for their third date at Aliâs apartment and they watched 90 Day FiancĂ© (he didnât like it), he Googled how to clean a red wine stain when it spilled on her countertop, he asked if she wanted to have sex and she turned it down, the next day/the day before a 7am flight Ali booty called him and they had sex, she was drunk and said the sex wasnât good/they stopped mid way, helped Ali pack for her flight, Ali said heâs at a crossroad and he doesnât seem like a long term fit, Erica found a condom on the ground while cat sitting, Ali said she didnât regret hooking up with him but wishes she hadnât done it, MOO
Sales Cycle 30 seconds in and Ali said he was very boring, only really talked about his job, stared at Aliâs boobs, â
might be a MOOâ, texted her âmerry christmasâ
2024
Pie Guy/Dr. Laundry Matched on The League, 34 years old, requested a nickname change from Pie Guy to Dr. Laundry, he had to cancel their second date because he got hit by a car, went on two dates, Ali sent him a pic of his subway stop saying something along the lines of âthe stop isnât looking as cute todayâ and turns out someone he dated with in that photo, were supposed to go on a third date the night she got back from a bachelorette party but he didn't answer her text when she said she landed, the next day he asked her how her trip was not acknowledging her previous text at all, Ali expressed her disappointment and he replied that he was tired last night, she said she would've been understanding if he said something then ghosted her
Andddd I stopped listening to the podcast around the Dr. Pie Laundry Guy but have stayed up to date with everything via this sub.
I have a huge interest in dating culture, human behavior and data similar to Ali and this little project of mine was really interesting once I got the framework of this list. I started this list once I found this sub in December 2023 and started re listening to the Patreon while working out (and lost 10 lbs ayeee) and writing down information in my notes app. I did my best to keep this list unbiased and just give facts and information that was said.
My own thoughts after making this list is that I'm very sad for Ali. I didn't realize the extent of her dating history. I think about my own dating history or even my friends who are in their 30's and dating and Ali's dating lore runs so deep. Is Ali unlucky with love? Did she pass on someone that could have been great for her? How has she had so many dates with little success in a long term partner or even going beyond 6-8 dates? Or is Skyline the person she has been waiting for? What's the pattern with all this dates/men? So many questions.
I truly do hope Ali finds her guy because I believe theres someone for everyone. Until then, I'll be hopping into this sub (cause y'all are too funny and give the best advice) and waiting for Ali to find Mr. Height.
Enjoy and I look forward to everyone thoughts! I'll keep my eye out for any edits that need to be made.
Bonus quotes:
âLongest relationship was a little under a year and a half. Havenât made it past 6 months with anyone elseâ - AUA #7 11/27/21
âI spent the first 10+ years of my dating life being sort of perennially singleâ -1. The Actual First One episode 2/21/21
"I think my parent's story is the reason why I think that I can romantically get back together with an ex and it'll work out" -The Dave Glaser Podcast 4/5/21
âAlmost every relationship Iâve ever been in, with a couple of exceptions, started as a situationship.â -21. The Undefined One 7/11/21
âAll of my boyfriends have been whiteâ -Aliâs BFF Special on Patreon 4/23/22
âYou definitely need an older guyâ -Cindy on Aliâs BFF Special on Patreon 4/23/22
âIâve been on the dating apps since high school. Dating websites at the timeâ -Aliâs BFF Special on Patreon 4/23/22
âWho would be the perfect man for Ali?â
âClearly a combination of the The Dentist and [the early stages of] The Buffaloâ -Cindy on Aliâs BFF Special on Patreon 4/23/22
âDo you consider The Rower or Disco ball to have been situationships?â
âNo, I don't consider either The Rower or The Disco Ball to be situationshipsâ -question asked on TikTok 11/9/22