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𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚙
You know how it runs in New York, don’t ya?
The politicians and the law got you thinking they’re the stars of the show but really? The major players ain’t so shiny. You got the four Families; Lombardi, Cacciatore, Jackson and Diaz. Ol’ Donatello Lombardi’s been sitting pretty for years as Kingpin. ‘Cept now, rumour is the king is about to fall and the throne’s gonna be up for grabs.
Everyone can feel the change coming. All those good old boys longing to make a difference are itching for the opportunity to take back control from the Bosses of New York. People are scared. The officials got no real power. The whole city’s like a powder keg just waiting for someone to throw the match.
There’s only one thing you can be certain of - in times of peace and in times of war, sinners never sleep.
Sinners Never Sleep is a literate crime/mafia roleplay set in an alternate New York City in the early to mid 1900s.
We offer:

A 21+ server, with characters aged 18+
A friendly, dedicated staff team
A welcoming and inclusive environment
Resources to become familiar with the world, create your character and craft engaging stories
Four crime families to be part of, each with their own structure, businesses and dynamics
Or choose to join law enforcement, or be an unaffiliated citizen
Opportunity to create your own player-run business
Both SFW and NSFW areas (with age verification)

Join the Family: https://discord.gg/nnE8p2fAuW

Hello! I hope you’ve had a good day.
Just like everyone else here, I’m looking to meet new people. I’d love to form a long term connection. It’s been a long time since I’ve had that. I miss looking forward to hearing from someone.
I’m 25, female, and live in the US (obviously lol). I have lots of interests. Some are watching sports (football and hockey mostly), being outside, space, history, movies/TV shows (Star Wars, Breaking Bad, Harry Potter, The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Shameless), and tons more! I could list everything out, but I’d much rather get to know you through conversation. It feels more genuine that way and less like an interview!
I love meeting new people and getting to know them. I put a lot of effort into the relationships I form. I can be pretty talkative and a glass half full type of person. I mention this in case it’s not your cup of tea! I have a decent response time, I usually answer pretty quickly. I have some extra free time right now as well so that means more time to get to know you!
As for you, please be 18+ and willing to put some effort into the conversation! I don’t think we need to have the same interests to get along.
Anyways, I don’t want to make this too long. I really hope I hear from you! And if not, I hope you find what you’re looking for 😊
P.S. I am not cool with voice calls until I’m somewhat comfortable with someone. Even then, they aren’t my favorite thing in the world. So please please don’t ask to call me everyday lol I understand if that’s a dealbreaker!

𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚙
You know how it runs in New York, don’t ya?
The politicians and the law got you thinking they’re the stars of the show but really? The major players ain’t so shiny. You got the four Families; Lombardi, Cacciatore, Jackson and Diaz. Ol’ Donatello Lombardi’s been sitting pretty for years as Kingpin. ‘Cept now, rumour is the king is about to fall and the throne’s gonna be up for grabs.
Everyone can feel the change coming. All those good old boys longing to make a difference are itching for the opportunity to take back control from the Bosses of New York. People are scared. The officials got no real power. The whole city’s like a powder keg just waiting for someone to throw the match.
There’s only one thing you can be certain of - in times of peace and in times of war, sinners never sleep.
Sinners Never Sleep is a literate crime/mafia roleplay set in an alternate New York City in the early to mid 1900s.
We offer:

A 21+ server, with characters aged 18+
A friendly, dedicated staff team
A welcoming and inclusive environment
Resources to become familiar with the world, create your character and craft engaging stories
Four crime families to be part of, each with their own structure, businesses and dynamics
Or choose to join law enforcement, or be an unaffiliated citizen
Opportunity to create your own player-run business
Both SFW and NSFW areas (with age verification)

Join the Family: https://discord.gg/nnE8p2fAuW

TW: mentions of suicide, mentions of self harm
Kind of a vent ig?
I've been the most stable I've been in the last 3ish years. Typically I'd go around 2 weeks max without a suicide attempt.
But after my last one (Beginning of April). I decided I'm actually going to attempt to get help instead of sitting around letting myself rot because my ex was being an ass.
I took this giant leap of faith and took myself to the hospital, from then on started booking regular appointments with mh professionals, started utilising my CBT/DBT skills. Finally found a balance that works.
Met someone really cool in this time, things have been going great. There's challenges, a lot of them. But im working through them as tough as they are.
My intrusive thoughts decreased significantly to the point I'd say that I'd been doing spectacularly.
There's been one incident of self harm, 0 suicide attempts in OVER 55 DAYS.
I went to an event 2 days back and felt a little nervous and thought I'd have ONE drink. Now lucky me, I get to remember why I don't drink regularly.
I like alcohol, it's calming. Though I don't like have 3-4 straight days of anxiety, self doubt, intrusive thoughts and second guessing how everyone feels about me.
My BPD symptoms have been so minimal lately that I kinda felt slapped in the face when it all came to creep back up on me.
I'm surviving it, I've been okay. Haven't harmed myself or anything. Haven't had a breakdown, haven't lost it.
I'm just feeling quite anxious with all these awful thoughts in my head.
They're mostly what if statements.
I understand they aren't really logical ones as well, I'm just hoping this starts working it's way out soon.
That's why I'm a social drinker. I've drunk a grand total of 4 times this year.
And I'm not planning to drink again for a while.
Alcohol is just a shitty trade.
30mins of feeling great for 3 whole days of bullshit.
I guess in a way it's progress, in the past I've tried to end myself after drinking and I'm nowhere near that point.
Lately I've been a 1-2 out of a 10 rather than my usual 5. So I have no concerns over sh or suicide attempts.
Just rather on easing this discomfort so it hopefully doesn't turn into paranoia.
FUCK ALCOHOL

Hello, everyone! I (27yo) just found out I’m pregnant with my first baby (I’m only 4 weeks). I’ve been using Flo for my fertility journey since I have PCOS and I had to track my cycle heavily. I really like the app, but wanted to know which other apps you guys like better. Thank you all in advance!

Owning a Tacoma is honestly a dream to me. I know it’s not the best model but I’m proud of it and it’s all I really need. I definitely want to make changes when I feel more comfortable but that’ll be later.
One thing that stuck out to me after discovering this group is how everyone on this page loves there tacos so much while other pages like Silverado’s or dodge owners just seem to be having issues with there’s lol

We'd been dating each other for a couple months. Everything was great. It just never felt like it was "taking off." She'd go away for work and there would be some gaps in communication. I approached the topic of being exclusive once or twice and got soft "no"s from her, but we kept dating and enjoying it. (She didn't date other people, though.. I did, if that matters.) After she took a vacation to see friends and we barely talked during that two week period, I was going to end it because it felt like we weren't going anywhere. She then learned that I'd been on a few dates while we were dating and that I had sex with someone else. She was a little thrown off because she'd made an assumption, but she understood because we didn't make a commitment. She agreed that she hasn't really been emotionally available with a stressful situation that's going on.
I called her the following morning and told her I missed her. She thought it was sweet, and then invited me to hang out with her and her friends from out of town. We had a fun time; she obviously enjoyed that I'd come and said it was really nice that I came out. I asked if she'd see me on Thursday and she paused and said maybe. We did some funny back and forth texting the next day. The following day, this morning, I told her that I really like her and that I'll like to be in a relationship with her (or at least exclusive for now). She said that it was very sweet and "got choked up" (emotional) from hearing that, and she said she appreciated me taking the risk and putting myself out there, but she needs some time to digest it.
I think we're really compatible and would be happy together long-term. What do you think of her response?

𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚙
You know how it runs in New York, don’t ya?
The politicians and the law got you thinking they’re the stars of the show but really? The major players ain’t so shiny. You got the four Families; Lombardi, Cacciatore, Jackson and Diaz. Ol’ Donatello Lombardi’s been sitting pretty for years as Kingpin. ‘Cept now, rumour is the king is about to fall and the throne’s gonna be up for grabs.
Everyone can feel the change coming. All those good old boys longing to make a difference are itching for the opportunity to take back control from the Bosses of New York. People are scared. The officials got no real power. The whole city’s like a powder keg just waiting for someone to throw the match.
There’s only one thing you can be certain of - in times of peace and in times of war, sinners never sleep.
Sinners Never Sleep is a literate crime/mafia roleplay set in an alternate New York City in the early to mid 1900s.
We offer:

A 21+ server, with characters aged 18+
A friendly, dedicated staff team
A welcoming and inclusive environment
Resources to become familiar with the world, create your character and craft engaging stories
Four crime families to be part of, each with their own structure, businesses and dynamics
Or choose to join law enforcement, or be an unaffiliated citizen
Opportunity to create your own player-run business
Both SFW and NSFW areas (with age verification)

Join the Family: https://discord.gg/nnE8p2fAuW

Hello, here I am once again! First ever Fan-Fic.
Last week I opened a poll about the type of Fan-Fic I should write (or try to), and after a good 4 days I took a look at said poll, and the overwhelming majority went for Option 2. And so I shall try my hardest to deliver, and give you all a story about Humanity entering on the Galactic stage later and being more prepared for eventual hostile encounters, and acting as such.
Let's see what I can cook up in my tired state- Some creative liberties are to be expected.
Still thinking of a Title- but this is the one I came up with.
... Also consider this a proof of concept for now, a WIP if you will, as I'm still new to writing (and not a native English speaker either) and wanting to learn as much as possible while writing anything at all- so expect word vomit. Any and all feedback will be welcomed.
Lastly, all love to for having made such an amazing universe.
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Memory Transcription Subject: Alan Voor-hein, UN Secretary-General.
Date [Standardized Human Time]: January 1st, 2300, 11:00
It has finally happened. A fellow space-faring civilization has been found, something we thought would happen one day- Never in my 40 years would I have guessed it would happen in my lifetime. But I guess that is the thought process for everyone who are now involved.
I had gotten the first message out of anyone. It was now up to me to head to the HQ and get everything ready for the Emergency meeting. We'll have to "discuss" our next course of action on this situation. And I use the term "discuss" lightly, because there is not a lot to discuss, rather there is much to think about as a potential next step. I'll be having these discussions with our diplomatic and military advisors. Civil advisors will be left out, as to not make the public aware of this discovery ...at least, not yet.
I have an hour to get everything ready... and I still need to travel 20 minutes to get there. Luckily I have my own companion who can be my chauffeur- who is always ready at a moments notice, essentially 24/7.
I was speed-walking.. or speedily descending more like it, down the stairs of my house. ...Don't ask me what I was doing upstairs. My hastiness almost caused me to trip while going down the stairs because I was in a such rush to get outside, I did not have a lot of time on my hands.
After reaching the ground-floor I sped-walked past the kitchen, and I took a second to contemplate about taking a quick bite from a snack, but I decided against it. After-all, I could eat at the HQ... not that I'd have the time too, but at least I could give it a shot if I arrive in time.
As my journey to the front door continued, I was met with a familiar face- namely Heluni. Heluni is my Android companion. Android technology has gotten far over the last few decades, and Androids have become more Human than ever before.
"Good morning Alan!" Heluni spoke up, her voice as smooth as the calmest oceans. I looked towards her, and greeted her in return.
"Morning Heluni- Sorry to be a bother, but I gotta use your driving expertise again today. Emergency UN meeting. It's at 12, but I would like to be there as quickly as possible. Can you do that for me?"
"Of course I can, sir. Right this way." She led the way, opening the front door, waiting on me to follow behind her. I took my place behind her as she led me towards our car that was parked outside. A classic unmarked "not noticeable" vehicle, one everyone knows screams "here is someone important" but no one seems to care about in their daily life.
And like always when walking outside, my mind wandered to the flowing shoulder long hair Heluni has, her hair was always a beautiful sight to behold. How she- an Android- managed to have the hair of a Goddess remains a mystery to me. But I learned to never question our technological prowess.
Before I knew it, I was standing next to the car, Heluni having already taken the drivers seat. I took my seat in the back. And before I even sat down, Heluni look back at me. "Ready sir?"
"Floor it." was the only thing I responded with.. and Heluni took off like it was the end of the world.
... And I'm suddenly reminded why I only used her driving skills in Emergencies. This type of driving is gonna make me sick- but it's to late now, I suppose. I gazed down to my watch, and it's 11:15. If Heluni keeps driving like this, we'll be there in about 10 minutes.
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I'm just gonna try and keep myself calm, as to not make myself sick with Heluni her driving.
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We drove through the city towards the UN Headquarters. Heluni was cutting through the traffic wherever she could- you'd think we would get pulled over. But the only reason we never were, was because the only symbol on this car (to at least mark it somewhat) was that the UN symbol was put in place of the car-manufacturer logo. Any officer knew that, if a UN car was speeding like this, there was something going on.
But since I still did not want the public to know about the discovery made earlier today, I'd have to come up with some excuse for this... I think I'll wave it off as a training exercise for my Android.
Noticing that I was rather quiet, Heluni chirped up. "Sir, is everything okay?"
"Hm? .. Oh yeah, just thinking about stuff. Don't worry about it."
"Sir, is it about the upcoming meeting? What is it about?"
"..Heluni, that's confidential information-"
"I know sir, but perhaps.. whatever it will be about, is making you nervous?"
... Am I nervous? I don't think I am- maybe subconsciously I am??
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"Well, I can say it's something I have never planned on doing."
"Is it bad?" Heluni asked me, trying to inquire more out of me.
"Depends on future circumstances...."
"Will I be allowed to know more about this meeting?"
"One day you will, Heluni. But for now, that's gonna be a negative."
"I understand, Sir."
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For the rest of our journey, no words were spoken. I was deep in thought again. Like.. what does this mean for my career? I will be the first leader in UN history who may lay the ground-works for an eventual "First Contact" between Humans and an Alien species.
I'm nervous thinking ahead that far, for all we know, they are those type of Alien we have seen in pop-culture. Either fun and loving, or utterly ruthless and genocidal. What would they think of us? ... What will we think of them? Is there a potential for a future war?
We have that last one covered at least. Humans being Humans and all- we already have a decent Space going fleet of roughly 8000 ships of various sizes. ... Just in case a Colony gets any funny ideas with their local security forces. But now knowing we might have to face off against Aliens as well, I think it's about time to ramp up the ship production tenfold.
More importantly, we have to spy on them. Luckily that probe we sent is close to their planet, so we'll just use that for any surveillance and intelligence..
My thoughts were shaken back into reality from plausible scenarios once we took a tight corner a little too fast- but before I could scold Heluni for it, there it was, the UN-HQ in the distance. A few more minutes, and we'll be there.
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There we have it! I think I did well in my tired state for this first part. I'll keep looking through the text itself from time to time. So if any feedback, grammar, etc, is thrown my way. I can implement them right away.
I hope this is setting a decent stage for what's to come. Hope you had fun reading this!
For now, Imma chill with some music.

Few facts about Canada from an American first Canadian second duel citizen.
Quick about me: I've lived in Canada most my life 22 years, and in the U.S. 11 years. I wish that were reversed anyways on with the show. First though I've asked way too many Canadians who their head of state is. If they know what that means at all they usually say Trudeau...... It's king Charles....yea not great, in fact the second in line is the governor general, prime minister is third. Onwards.
Canadas "constitution" if it can be called that technically isn't a legal document. Québec refused to sign it's ratification and to this day hasn't. That doesn't stop Québec from collecting equalisation payments of which Alberta pays the most. I like the fact that Québec is grifting the other provinces makes me smile. They could develop their resources and quickly become the wealthiest province but why not get welfare eh? And the language thing holy cow.......nuff said.
Which brings me to Alberta the wealthiest province overshadowing Ontario per capita. The weather there is by far the worse in the provinces (and I grew up in Winnipeg). We like to put Vancouver down due to the homelessness (worst I've ever seen) however Calgary and Edmonton have metro populations of 1.5 m each and the homeless issues have ballooned in recent years. It's to the point where it can be compared to places like Nashville TN, Tampa FL, and Atlanta GA, all of which are at least double the population where as ATL is quadruple. As car dependant a city I've ever seen, akin to LA. Calgary has become a mini Toronto and Edmonton a large Winnipeg.
Moving on to good ol' Winnipeg the asshole of Canada. Potholes, poverty, pessimistic, petty, predictable, and of course proud. It's like the old adage pride go before the fall, except in this case the fall came first. Winnipeg is isolated and has a Stockholm syndrome hovering over it's people. Being the only city in Manitoba, everyone flocks there from the small towns. Way too heavy on the sports, I'd imagine it's due to how little there is to do. Per capita Manitoba as a whole is statistically on par with Chicago in murder and violent crime rates (look it up). Winnipeg itself is up there with D.C. not great. It's so poor and corrupt the roads have crumbled and no one fixes them. It took like 3 years to put up the new "tallest tower" 300 main. For reference Toronto puts them up in half the time and twice the height. The tallest building in Omaha is 50 m taller, in Tulsa it's 60 m, 50 m in Des Moines, and 70 m in New Orleans. Not that that matters. Way over priced housing for where and what it is, and anything "affordable" is in areas akin to American ghettos. Lastly transit... Nuff said. Moving on.
The maritime provinces. They're poor, really poor, but mostly poorly treated by Ottawa, if they hadn't been so long they would've thrived much like Winnipeg would have without the coast to coast CN line. I digress, of all the places in Canada the maritimes are the friendliest, pretty on par with the stereotype of nice Canadians. There's nothing bad to say about this place. Moving on...
Saskatchewan would be good if not for the fuckin RCMP giving it a bad rap. Moving on...
Before we get into the meat I'll add a quick not about the territories. STOP IGNORING THE RESERVATIONS NEEDS FOR CLEAN WATER, AND LOWER THE FUCKIN PRICES UP THERE!!!. Next.
I'll start with Ontario the dirty asshole of Canada. Ottawa, Great little city ruined by over confident politicians walking around convinced they're better that you 🫵. The amount of investment into transit in and around the GTA from Montreal to Windsor is impressive and on the level of European countries. I don't see that kind of investment in the rest of Canada. Ontario is, was, and always will be, me first.... Fuck you. They literally stifle other provinces from becoming wealthier. Look at the bombardier contract as a perfect example. Carbon taxing Manitoba who has been green since before we all knew what that was. The actions against the trucker protest and all the scandals, that's all Ontario... Americans don't know much about Canada but they do know the "crack smoking mayor". What can I say. Toronto has been ruined by too much construction and lack of proper city planning. So over priced NYC is jealous. Next.
Last on the list we have the beautiful British Columbia. Right so, it is beautiful but the people are criminally rude. Vancouver is poised to be the best city in north America in all metrics, however they choose to follow Ottawa and now look at it. As I mentioned worst homeless issue I've seen including skid row in LA. The Okanagan is a bible thumping tax haven and stash for drug money and gang revenue. Despite these things and a few more I won't mention the lower mainland is a unique and interesting place. Good luck living there holy mackerel the prices..... Anyways O' Canada stop being what you are before you either dissolve and are annexed by the USA or get invaded by a modern version of the allied powers... Freezing bank accounts.... Whoa. Even D.C. isn't that tyrannical. Taking away legal gun owners guns. Whoa, while Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg's illegal gun seizures skyrocket. No free speech, which is the backbone of any democracy.
Don't get it twisted Canada you aren't a democracy you are a dominion of the U.K. an archaic monarchy. Have fun with all that eh!! America has it's issues some starker than yours that's not lost on me, but for now in 2024 it's a better place to live, not best, better. Good day ladies and gentleman.
Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

A little disclaimer before I get fully into it: This was my first real, long term relationship so a lot of things still don’t make sense to me, but I will try my best to explain everything clearly and fully.
Me (19M) and my boyfriend (19M) got together in February of 2023. We met through our job, and even before dating we were good friends for about 6 months prior. During this time in my life, I had just turned 18 and was struggling heavily with my self image, self worth, and the idea that a relationship was even a possibility for me. In fact, I would say i was struggling the most with relationships and men in general. When my boyfriend came along it honestly seemed too good to be true. We hit it off instantly, got along very well, and shared a lot of the same morals and values when it came to dating. Except for when it came to sex, but i’ll go more into that later.
For the first few months, I would say the dynamic worked out well between us. Then, he moved out of his parent’s and in with his best friend and her family, which consisted of her mom, dad, and brother. Since the beginning of the relationship, I wasn’t too crazy about his best friend. I do care about her and have empathy for her, but for lack of better words, my boyfriend kind of let her walk all over him. This seemed to get worse after they started living together. And, it became apparent that they did not see eye to eye on most things and wanted different things out of their living situation. She would get jealous anytime we wanted to spend time together alone, and often times would not let us be alone when I was at their house. This eventually was talked about between them and i will say, in the regards of giving us more space, she did back off. However, their living situation was still toxic. They would have disagreements, but ones that would never be talked about or worked through. In turn, my boyfriend would talk/rant to me about her, and I always agreed with his POV, but that was the end of it. He always said that it’s extremely hard for him to confront people due to his own anxieties and past trauma. I 100% understood this, as I struggle a lot with confrontation too, but when it came to the point of his friend putting stress on our relationship/on me and I would talk to him about it, he would say he understood but nothing would ever be done about it. I could’ve very well spoke up for myself against her, but I was terrified that he would be upset with me and it would cause problems for us. I know that’s unhealthy now but in the moment it felt like I just had to get over it.
Then, around OctobeNovember last year, his friend’s mom ended up kicking both her daughter and my boyfriend out over a very small misunderstanding involving transportation. It was one night that I was taking him home from work, and her mom thought she had to pick him up, so we both showed up to get him. She absolutely flipped out over this and used it as justification to kick him out. Then when his friend tried to defend him against her mom, she kicked her out too. She ended up going to live with her current boyfriend and mine came to live with me. At this point, I had moved about 45 minutes away from our hometown with my dad and step family. I was (and still am) working in said hometown, because I do like my job and most importantly the people I work with. My boyfriend could’ve gone back to live with his parents, but honestly, neither of us wanted that. In hindsight, that’s what should have happened.
Up until this past April, everything was okay with our situation. We were living and working together full time and considering he didn’t have a car or his license yet, I was his source of transportation. Something shifted inside of me though. I found myself not being excited about his presence anymore and also not having sexual feelings towards him anymore, which is highly unusual for me. I felt like I had hit a wall that I couldn’t climb over in the relationship. In that moment, I chalked it up to being a “simple” change in feelings and that we were just growing apart. This did not go very well when I told him. I didn’t expect it to, but I know that he wasn’t even trying to fathom how I felt in the situation and ended up being pretty hurtful about it. The first night after it happened, we had a lengthy conversation over text where he was essentially saying that I ruined him and broke him and that I couldn’t possibly have loved him like I said I did since I was doing this. He also said, and I quote, “You built me back up and made me believe I was finally having the life I deserved and then you destroyed me and left me worse than when you found me”. This of course made me feel immense guilt but I knew it was coming from a place of hurt and I didn’t let it weigh me down too much. He also said that I would never find a friend in him and that this was goodbye, and blocked me on all social media and my phone number. Even though I was the one to break up with him, this still hurt a lot because I did and still do very much care about him.
The next day, he reached back out and apologized for how he reacted and asked me if we could try space instead of a full-on break up. I agreed to this because the relationship really did mean everything to me and I genuinely loved him. I did make sure to tell him that I couldn’t make any promises about my feelings returning but that I would try. And I have. Since then, we have still been working together, just not on the same schedule as before, and he is staying with his parents back in our hometown. We still text on the daily because we both made the agreement that we didn’t just want to go back to strangers. We mainly just talk about work and life and what not, but not much has been said about our specific situation on either end. We both agreed that we needed space. We both also agreed to not really see each other outside of work because we both know it would just complicate things even more, especially if we were to still act like a couple and even more especially if we continued a sexual relationship. This brings us to current day.
It has been about a month of space now and although it’s hard to admit to myself, I don’t want to be back with him. After I’ve had time to think everything over, I’ve realized that I may have put up with more than i deserve/disregarded my self and my feelings for him. Sex was honestly not that important to him, but it always has been for me. It’s not all that I care about of course, but I found myself being told no more often than not. I found myself suppressing my true sexual feelings for him in order to comply to what he wanted. I am also the type of person who likes to try new things, and he was almost always opposed to it. For a while I told myself this was the right thing to do in order for us to work out. With all this being said, our sexual relationship was good and we both enjoyed each other in that way, but it was just very inconsistent.
I also now feel like we just started to want different things out of the relationship. We both needed our own personal space which was impossible at the time, considering we lived and worked together on the same schedules and I was his transportation to and from work and also to hang out with friends when he wanted to. We also have conflicting love languages, as mine is primarily physical affection and reassurance while his are more along the lines of quality time, gift giving, and sharing his interests. As far as the love languages go, I knew early on that they were not the same but I thought we had come to a place where they could coexist. I know now that it was starting not work out that way, and I think he felt the same too although I’m not 100% positive as I found it very hard to understand him and his feelings sometimes, as did he with me.
Like I said previously, he struggles with confrontation. Any time I had an issue with something he did that would upset me, it was usually met with silence and a simple apology or “I don’t remember that/That’s not what I meant.” It seemed like he was taking things as a personal attack rather than trying to understand where I was coming from. One specific moment sticks out to me. One night after work, his best friend wanted to see us before we went home, but she got off of work later than us , which meant we would have to wait around for that. I was very tired due to a long busy day and just wanted to go home as did he, but we stayed and waited anyways because he was afraid of her reaction had we not. I did not respond to this well, and I told him straight up that she walks all over him and that I felt he was not considering how I was feeling about the situation either. All i got in response was confused silence and a simple “I’m sorry.” I was not satisfied with this, and after telling him so, he said how he doesn’t know what else to say/doesn’t know how to communicate how he’s feeling. I ended the conversation there because I could see that I was getting nowhere, but I was still very visibly upset. After we left to go back home, he wouldn’t talk to me and just fell asleep on the drive. This caused me to start crying and after he realized and I reiterated my feelings, I was met with a little more compassion and “i’m sorry”s but then the conversation shifted and no more was said about it on either end.
There were also multiple times that I knew that I had upset him over various things, because he would start acting different (short responses, dirty looks, spending more time on his phone etc). But , when I would ask him what I did, he would just say that he’s fine and to not worry about it. For example, on Valentine’s day this year, I made a very inconsiderate joke about his size (even though it wasn’t true). I was trying to be funny and we both knew I wasn’t being serious, but it still was wrong. It did affect him and eventually he opened up to me and we talked about it, and i apologized profusely and all was resolved. But before that, his demeanor and attitude towards me completely changed and he was treating me very differently. Before we talked about it, I was unaware that the joke I had made was the cause of it, but he told me that he was upset about something I had said but told me it was fine and that he’d get over it, while still treating me differently. I didn’t respond to this well because I knew I had hurt the person I loved, and wanted so desperately to resolve it and make sure it never happened again, but until he brought it to light I was stuck in an intense self-hate/guilt trip.
I will say I don’t recall him ever using any of that against me, but communication is extremely important to me and I just wasn’t getting it. It was like , we always were fine together until the more serious issues came about (differences in intimacy desires, communicating our issues with each other , etc.)
It’s worth mentioning that I also struggle with self image/self worth, and a lot of anxiety/uncertainty. I forgot to include it earlier, but another reason the space is happening is because we lost ourselves in the relationship. We still don’t really who we are or what we want from life. I was constantly preoccupied with how he was feeling and how my actions affected him, and he was constantly preoccupied by turning to me for comfort and safety. I don’t blame him for that though, as I know that we have to fully love and know ourselves/know what we want first before making a commitment to someone else. That’s why I struggle so much with knowing if I’m making the right decision or not. I’m also scared that once I tell him, he won’t want anything to do with me anymore similar to how he reacted the first time. I will forever be grateful for the love that we shared and all the good he showed me and would rather have him as a friend than nothing at all, but I don’t know if that’s the reality. And if it’s not that’s okay and I know that, but I haven’t accepted it. I just want us both to be happy in life and live to our full potentials even if that means it’s not together. If you made it this far I’m sorry for the novel but thank you for taking the time to read. I may be the asshole here and if that’s the case, I will do better and I will make the right decisions. I just need a little insight. Thank you again for anyone who took the time.

Few facts about Canada from an American first Canadian second duel citizen.
Quick about me: I've lived in Canada most my life 22 years, and in the U.S. 11 years. I wish that were reversed anyways on with the show. First though I've asked way too many Canadians who their head of state is. If they know what that means at all they usually say Trudeau...... It's king Charles....yea not great, in fact the second in line is the governor general, prime minister is third. Onwards.
Canadas "constitution" if it can be called that technically isn't a legal document. Québec refused to sign it's ratification and to this day hasn't. That doesn't stop Québec from collecting equalisation payments of which Alberta pays the most. I like the fact that Québec is grifting the other provinces makes me smile. They could develop their resources and quickly become the wealthiest province but why not get welfare eh? And the language thing holy cow.......nuff said.
Which brings me to Alberta the wealthiest province overshadowing Ontario per capita. The weather there is by far the worse in the provinces (and I grew up in Winnipeg). We like to put Vancouver down due to the homelessness (worst I've ever seen) however Calgary and Edmonton have metro populations of 1.5 m each and the homeless issues have ballooned in recent years. It's to the point where it can be compared to places like Nashville TN, Tampa FL, and Atlanta GA, all of which are at least double the population where as ATL is quadruple. As car dependant a city I've ever seen, akin to LA. Calgary has become a mini Toronto and Edmonton a large Winnipeg.
Moving on to good ol' Winnipeg the asshole of Canada. Potholes, poverty, pessimistic, petty, predictable, and of course proud. It's like the old adage pride go before the fall, except in this case the fall came first. Winnipeg is isolated and has a Stockholm syndrome hovering over it's people. Being the only city in Manitoba, everyone flocks there from the small towns. Way too heavy on the sports, I'd imagine it's due to how little there is to do. Per capita Manitoba as a whole is statistically on par with Chicago in murder and violent crime rates (look it up). Winnipeg itself is up there with D.C. not great. It's so poor and corrupt the roads have crumbled and no one fixes them. It took like 3 years to put up the new "tallest tower" 300 main. For reference Toronto puts them up in half the time and twice the height. The tallest building in Omaha is 50 m taller, in Tulsa it's 60 m, 50 m in Des Moines, and 70 m in New Orleans. Not that that matters. Way over priced housing for where and what it is, and anything "affordable" is in areas akin to American ghettos. Lastly transit... Nuff said. Moving on.
The maritime provinces. They're poor, really poor, but mostly poorly treated by Ottawa, if they hadn't been so long they would've thrived much like Winnipeg would have without the coast to coast CN line. I digress, of all the places in Canada the maritimes are the friendliest, pretty on par with the stereotype of nice Canadians. There's nothing bad to say about this place. Moving on...
Saskatchewan would be good if not for the fuckin RCMP giving it a bad rap. Moving on...
Before we get into the meat I'll add a quick not about the territories. STOP IGNORING THE RESERVATIONS NEEDS FOR CLEAN WATER, AND LOWER THE FUCKIN PRICES UP THERE!!!. Next.
I'll start with Ontario the dirty asshole of Canada. Ottawa, Great little city ruined by over confident politicians walking around convinced they're better that you 🫵. The amount of investment into transit in and around the GTA from Montreal to Windsor is impressive and on the level of European countries. I don't see that kind of investment in the rest of Canada. Ontario is, was, and always will be, me first.... Fuck you. They literally stifle other provinces from becoming wealthier. Look at the bombardier contract as a perfect example. Carbon taxing Manitoba who has been green since before we all knew what that was. The actions against the trucker protest and all the scandals, that's all Ontario... Americans don't know much about Canada but they do know the "crack smoking mayor". What can I say. Toronto has been ruined by too much construction and lack of proper city planning. So over priced NYC is jealous. Next.
Last on the list we have the beautiful British Columbia. Right so, it is beautiful but the people are criminally rude. Vancouver is poised to be the best city in north America in all metrics, however they choose to follow Ottawa and now look at it. As I mentioned worst homeless issue I've seen including skid row in LA. The Okanagan is a bible thumping tax haven and stash for drug money and gang revenue. Despite these things and a few more I won't mention the lower mainland is a unique and interesting place. Good luck living there holy mackerel the prices..... Anyways O' Canada stop being what you are before you either dissolve and are annexed by the USA or get invaded by a modern version of the allied powers... Freezing bank accounts.... Whoa. Even D.C. isn't that tyrannical. Taking away legal gun owners guns. Whoa, while Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg's illegal gun seizures skyrocket. No free speech, which is the backbone of any democracy.
Don't get it twisted Canada you aren't a democracy you are a dominion of the U.K. an archaic monarchy. Have fun with all that eh!! America has it's issues some starker than yours that's not lost on me, but for now in 2024 it's a better place to live, not best, better. Good day ladies and gentleman.
Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

I really appreciate the idea of One Piece as a surreal psychological thriller. Backed by Mamoru Hosoda's unique cinematography, the movie does a really great job taking you what feels like a normal One Piece scenario, making things slightly off kilter to the point you may not pick up on it, escalating it more to make you begin to realize something is off, and then delving into straight up surrealist territory. The movie is so visually unique and it's what drives it to be so terrifying on a psychological level. The movie does drive home quite a few interesting themes, including the idea that the consequences of the Grand Line and the Great Pirate Era are nothing short of insanity inducing. It doesn't just tell you that there are many pirate crews where there is a survivor that has to watch all of the people they've traveled and enjoyed with life die - it drives home that the entire concept is enough to drive one crazy and just contemplating the reality of it being possible alone can drive one mad.
It also has one of the most terrifying villains of all of One Piece. And I am NOT talking about Baron Omatsuri. Just the way they animated . . . that thing . . . that was enough to leave an impression.
Even at the end of the movie, I'm not even sure I fully comprehend all the details that occurred narratively. Some people believe that each member of the crew was kidnapped early on and replaced by plants clones, hence why they were acting strangely. But if that's true, why did we need to see that entire scenario where Usopp meet with the kid? Was everyone subtly being influenced by the Lily Carnation to act the way they did?
Overall, it's quite possibly the best One Piece movie and I'd love to see another like it. With G5 pretty OP, another opponent on a psychological level would be great.

Few facts about Canada from an American first Canadian second duel citizen.
Quick about me: I've lived in Canada most my life 22 years, and in the U.S. 11 years. I wish that were reversed anyways on with the show. First though I've asked way too many Canadians who their head of state is. If they know what that means at all they usually say Trudeau...... It's king Charles....yea not great, in fact the second in line is the governor general, prime minister is third. Onwards.
Canadas "constitution" if it can be called that technically isn't a legal document. Québec refused to sign it's ratification and to this day hasn't. That doesn't stop Québec from collecting equalisation payments of which Alberta pays the most. I like the fact that Québec is grifting the other provinces makes me smile. They could develop their resources and quickly become the wealthiest province but why not get welfare eh? And the language thing holy cow.......nuff said.
Which brings me to Alberta the wealthiest province overshadowing Ontario per capita. The weather there is by far the worse in the provinces (and I grew up in Winnipeg). We like to put Vancouver down due to the homelessness (worst I've ever seen) however Calgary and Edmonton have metro populations of 1.5 m each and the homeless issues have ballooned in recent years. It's to the point where it can be compared to places like Nashville TN, Tampa FL, and Atlanta GA, all of which are at least double the population where as ATL is quadruple. As car dependant a city I've ever seen, akin to LA. Calgary has become a mini Toronto and Edmonton a large Winnipeg.
Moving on to good ol' Winnipeg the hole of Canada. Potholes, poverty, pessimistic, petty, predictable, and of course proud. It's like the old adage pride go before the fall, except in this case the fall came first. Winnipeg is isolated and has a Stockholm syndrome hovering over it's people. Being the only city in Manitoba, everyone flocks there from the small towns. Way too heavy on the sports, I'd imagine it's due to how little there is to do. Per capita Manitoba as a whole is statistically on par with Chicago in murder and violent crime rates (look it up). Winnipeg itself is up there with D.C. not great. It's so poor and corrupt the roads have crumbled and no one fixes them. It took like 3 years to put up the new "tallest tower" 300 main. For reference Toronto puts them up in half the time and twice the height. The tallest building in Omaha is 50 m taller, in Tulsa it's 60 m, 50 m in Des Moines, and 70 m in New Orleans. Not that that matters. Way over priced housing for where and what it is, and anything "affordable" is in areas akin to American ghettos. Lastly transit... Nuff said. Moving on.
The maritime provinces. They're poor, really poor, but mostly poorly treated by Ottawa, if they hadn't been so long they would've thrived much like Winnipeg would have without the coast to coast CN line. I digress, of all the places in Canada the maritimes are the friendliest, pretty on par with the stereotype of nice Canadians. There's nothing bad to say about this place. Moving on...
Saskatchewan would be good if not for the fuckin RCMP giving it a bad rap. Moving on...
Before we get into the meat I'll add a quick not about the territories. STOP IGNORING THE RESERVATIONS NEEDS FOR CLEAN WATER, AND LOWER THE FECKIN PRICES UP THERE!!!. Next.
I'll start with Ontario the dirty hole of Canada. Ottawa, Great little city ruined by over confident politicians walking around convinced they're better that you 🫵. The amount of investment into transit in and around the GTA from Montreal to Windsor is impressive and on the level of European countries. I don't see that kind of investment in the rest of Canada. Ontario is, was, and always will be, me first.... Feck you. They literally stifle other provinces from becoming wealthier. Look at the bombardier contract as a perfect example. Carbon taxing Manitoba who has been green since before we all knew what that was. The actions against the trucker protest and all the scandals, that's all Ontario... Americans don't know much about Canada but they do know the "crack smoking mayor". What can I say. Toronto has been ruined by too much construction and lack of proper city planning. So over priced NYC is jealous. Next.
Last on the list we have the beautiful British Columbia. Right so, it is beautiful but the people are criminally rude. Vancouver is poised to be the best city in north America in all metrics, however they choose to follow Ottawa and now look at it. As I mentioned worst homeless issue I've seen including skid row in LA. The Okanagan is a bible thumping tax haven and stash for drug money and gang revenue. Despite these things and a few more I won't mention the lower mainland is a unique and interesting place. Good luck living there holy mackerel the prices..... Anyways O' Canada stop being what you are before you either dissolve and are annexed by the USA or get invaded by a modern version of the allied powers... Freezing bank accounts.... Whoa. Even D.C. isn't that tyrannical. Taking away legal gun owners guns. Whoa, while Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg's illegal gun seizures skyrocket. No free speech, which is the backbone of any democracy.
Don't get it twisted Canada you aren't a democracy you are a dominion of the U.K. an archaic monarchy. Have fun with all that eh!! America has it's issues some starker than yours that's not lost on me, but for now in 2024 it's a better place to live, not best, better. Good day ladies and gentleman.
Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

Listen we’ve all read it or posted it a thousand times, Carrie Bradshaw did not always exemplify aspirational behavior. Not with her friends, not with her love interests, not with her finances, not with anything really, not with her fashion.. okay maybe with her fashion. But instead of again critiquing her behaviors, I wanted to ask if there was ever times you felt like you had those “more often than not” Carrie moments the community critiques. Was there ever a toxic love interest you spent too much time with that you hid it from family and friends? Did you ever knowingly cheat in a relationship with a toxic ex? Did you ever find yourself feeling entitled to your family or friends support, but then got mad when they didn’t provide it?
I am in a very happy and healthy relationship (Gay Male), but man the first guy I ever loved (HS Straight Male Friend).. he really did have some power over me like Big had over Carrie. Even to this day I think about him and feel like he could hypnotize me to do something I’d regret. Not that I WOULD, but I think he COULD.
Alright, just wanted to see if anyone else has similar experiences, or if everyone else is a saint and me and Carrie are the only people who aren’t perfect.

No spoilers please!
I started listening to C3 when it first started, then stopped, and have been starting over from the beginning over the last couple days. I've listened to all of C1, C2, and Trinyvale, and love the podcast in general.
I have realized upon starting to listen to C3 again that the reason I stopped wasn't just because I was busy, it was because I was frustrated and unsatisfied with the storytelling compared to C1 and C2. I'm on episode 6 right now and I've found that, compared to the previous campaigns, the stakes just seem a lot lower and the rules seem a lot looser. There have been multiple times where is seems like Murph has just let PCs get away with stuff -- setting a super low DC, and everyone passing it extremely easily; giving direct hints/advice about what to do; and letting "Looney Tunes" type of stuff happen without any real blowback. To me, this has just felt so unsatisfying, like rather than the group crafting the story together there is a very clear plot line that everyone is just following, with no way to really fail or subvert the adventure.
Minor spoiler for episode 1:For example, in episode 1 the crew decides to take a big detour on their way to respond to the summons for a work assignment. They are all joking around, but it is canonically established that they took at least an hour to arrive somewhere that should have taken a minute or two. When they get there, the events are still exactly as they would have been if they'd gone directly there -- the conflict in progress is still stalled, and there is absolutely no negative or unforeseen consequence. This seems to run so contrary to what Murph has previous expressed as a principle of his world-building: that you set up places and people with their own objectives, rather than planning exactly what the PCs will do. I know this is pretty minor, but I think it speaks to the pattern that's been bothering me.
I'm kind of bummed because I do love the podcast, and there are elements of C3 that I really dig (the characters themselves are great, the setting is fun, and I am intrigued by the plot hook), but just the style of storytelling is falling flat for me.
To emphasize: this post is not meant as hate! As I've said, I love the podcast, I've been to a live show, I really want to enjoy it but I am having a hard time getting in to this campaign.
I am wondering if anyone else had this critique when the season started, and if it's gotten any better? If it improves, I definitely want to keep listening, so I am also wondering if there's a point where this seems to shift.

I think the analogy of mutants being a stand in for marginalized communities is a bad one.
So, I’ve just gotten into X-men media, and I have been enjoying it. The characters are fun and I like the lore and whatnot, but I have a problem with the terrible symbolism.
Now don’t get me wrong, I get the not-so-subtle messages of not fearing people because they are different. We unfortunately still have so much of that today. But I feel like this analogy falls flat in this universe.
In real life, the difference between and white and a black guy is completely superficial. Same with gender, sexuality, and so on. Mutants, on the other hand, are fundamentally different. A random mutant on the street could be capable of leveling entire city blocks, or invasively read your mind, or trick you by shapeshifting. Mutants are inherently superior (except for some that have bad mutant powers). Not to also mention children getting their mutant powers and accidentally hurting people. This isn’t even whataboutism, we literally see instances of this, such as Cyclops.
This is why I think the messaging falls flat. No one of any race, gender, or sexuality can kill hundreds of people in a second, but a mutant can. There is a reason for humans to fear mutants, but not LGBTQ+ people and so on. Even if mutants just looked different, like my precious boy Nightcrawler, that wouldn’t be an issue, but the fact that he can teleport is a problem. I feel this poor analogy does a terrible job at representing oppressed groups, because win real life those groups are not really different from everyone else, but mutants are.
Am I wrong about this? Is there a reason as to why humans shouldn’t fear mutants?

South Dakota has its own particular brand of anti-Indigenous racism, and this is my take on it, as a white resident of Rapid City who lived on the reservation for over 20 years. To wit:
With some exceptions, most white South Dakotans are not openly and aggressively racially hostile. The days of “No Indians allowed” in shop windows are thankfully in the past. But a more pernicious strain of prejudice still permeates much of the culture. You hear it in conversations (or, at least, I do, when white people talk openly around me, assuming I am of like mind) and you often read it in social media postings, especially on news sites.
I’m not sure what to call the attitude in question, maybe “performative sympathy” or “passive-aggressive patronizing.” Basically, it’s when somebody laments how Natives in the state can’t “get it together,” can’t “get with the program,” can’t “get their lives on track,” can’t “give up alcohol/drugs,” etc. etc. (By “the program,” they generally mean assimilated American society.) This is usually couched in faux concern, as if the person saying it is genuinely puzzled and sorrowfully bewildered at this predicament. Often, a sad shake of the head will accompany this pronouncement.
The person in question, of course, rarely gives a care about Native people’s “plight,” and these pat statements are just a way of saying, “Oh well, what are ya gonna do with those folks?” and distancing oneself from the situation, shrugging and moving on to a happier topic of conversation. Why can’t “those people” get it together indeed?
When it comes up in a convo that I’m a participant in, I do my best to bring up the history of how things got to where they are today. I’m a history teacher, after all. I’m well-versed in the subjects of manifest destiny, colonialism, broken treaties, and the like. Usually their eyes will start to glaze over or they will start fidgeting and shuffling their feet, uncomfortable at the way the conversation is going, their mind doing its best to reject input that contradicts their view of the world, no matter how diplomatic and non-preachy I’m being. It’s not the tone that intimidates them and puts them off, it’s the very subject itself.
More often than not, after I’ve had my say, they will just mumble something along the lines of, “Yup, I don’t know how those people will ever get it together. It’s too bad,” as if I had never said anything. People’s sincerely-held beliefs are incredibly difficult to dislodge, as we all know. And being brought up white in South Dakota, unless your situation is significantly different from the norm, you get the same whitewashed story over and over, at home, at school, at church. You’ve heard it your whole life, and doggone it, it didn’t include big fancy words like “colonialism” that make people feel bad when they didn’t do anything wrong. So, the mind shuts out the competing information, stays closed.
And here’s the big secret that maybe you already know: If you don’t believe that history in any way informs the present (because it was “so long ago” or whatever), then the only other option is to – consciously or unconsciously – blame the people themselves. Think about it. If history doesn’t matter and generational trauma doesn’t exist and everyone is born at the same starting line, with the same obstacles stretching ahead of them in life, then the only possible blame for people not succeeding individually or collectively HAS to fall on the people themselves. This is the most pernicious aspect of South Dakota racism. At its root lies a belief that the reason why Native people have higher incarceration rates, lower graduation rates, higher rates of substance abuse, etc. etc. etc. is that the people themselves are somehow defective, somehow lesser. Lesser than whom? Lesser than the white majority.
This is white supremacy in one of its purest forms, but most people don’t recognize it as such. This white supremacy doesn’t necessarily wear a white robe or burn a tiki torch (although look at how they vote and they’re not far off), but it is an unearned superiority complex than many whites learn from a young age. “I don’t know what’s wrong with those Indians. What a pity,” with the implicit understanding that “we” are superior. How else can you explain our demographic superiority? Of course, you and I know the answer to that.
This is one of the single greatest obstacles to race relations in the state moving forward and true understanding and reconciliation happening. How can you understand a people when you see them as faulty, unable to progress, victims of nothing but their own indolence and failure to thrive? You have to put the blame for their lot in life squarely on their own shoulders because to do otherwise would mean interrogating your own state’s history and country’s history in a way that you can’t bear (not you, of course, innocent Reddit reader).
But you don’t want to hear about broken treaties. You don’t want to hear about stolen land. You don’t want to hear about historical trauma. You don’t want to hear about boarding school abuses. You just want a nice story where progress has always progressed and the white man brought the light of civilization into a dark continent and the light of the Gospel to the heathen. “My country, right or wrong” is just another way of saying that you take no responsibility for your country’s wrongs.
And “That was a long time ago” is the great hand-washing, the refrain of a people who dare not look into the mirror, dare not teach what really happened in the not-so-distant past. And so, you have a state where nearly all of the positions of power are held by whites, in government, business, school boards and administration, as well as nearly all the wealth in the state, all the best land, and you wonder how things got to be that way. But then you stop wondering because the questions it raises are too challenging. “Why can’t they get it together,” indeed.