The films The Lobster, The Lighthouse, and Lars and the Real Girl.

The songs Hurt People Hurt People by Krill, Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun by Gaelynn Lea , Virgin by Manchester Orchestra .

I met the BEST fwb’s on okcupid.

The app changed a lot and it sucks now.

I think they all eventually make a post like this one.

Millenials brought back eating ass, that’s for sure.

Either there is or you’re a probabilistic anomaly because they clearly didn’t match with you. Have you tried changing it? Have you looked at other men’s profiles? Showed it to girls and asked if it’s good? Gone on other apps?

Or, if it’s a waste of time, try something else? Men outnumber women on dating apps, plus it’s a marketing game. In marketing, when a strategy doesn’t get hits, you change it. Seek out other audiences, different platforms, new spaces, hire a consultant(a therapist.)

No ones owes you a match. Not the app or the women on it. If you don’t make a profile people want to match with, that’s on you.

I’m a chick. Ignore this if you want.

However, I’m a slut who likes a good hook-up but had years-long monogamous relationships as well. I’m absolutely average looking and have mostly been with men who range from hot as fuck twinks to conventionally unattractive socially anxious weirdos. My last relationship was with an autistic 5’6" guy I met on a dating app, it started as a hook-up and lasted three years.

I look for chill people with passions, who know who they are and what they want. Or, are at least introspective enough to see themselves. Looks aren’t a big factor, but cleanliness and effort are. The single dad angle shot doesn’t do anyone any favors.

Just from looking at your comments, you’re coming in here with a defeatest mindset. People who haven’t had much luck can get trapped in that kind of negativity, it works its way into how they hold themselves and what they say in ways they don’t even realize. I unmatch with people as soon as they bring that into the conversation. Self-deprecating humor is alright, when carefully done, but risky on first impressions. If I’m looking for a fun hook-up, I want someone who looks and sounds fun.

Hey, fair enough. Thanks for taking the time to explain.

Well that’s kinda nuts. At some jobs we used “safety whistles” but they were pretty ineffective because everyone just thought they were excited birds. Granted, we were in the forest.

I can’t think of a situation where I’d hear a whistle at night and assume someone was getting raped.

Guess again.

“She and her husband had come home from playing wallyball, a combination of racquetball and volleyball…”

Love that they included this.

It brings me hope that people aren’t afraid to harass ICE and report on wallyball.

What the hell is a rape whistle?

That’s because my comment, overall, was about how choices in communication impact how a message is received, comparing something as direct as a statement to the subtlety of style.

Funny enough, I had a friend who was born without arms. He’s got a special stick with different shapes and hooks he can manipulate rather easily with his shoulders and chin. It’s kind of amazing how quickly he can button/unbutton his pants, tie his shoes, etc after years of practice.

When I say some geese are white, it’s not the same as saying all white things are geese.

The thorn is just another thing.

I could start a comment saying “As a woman” or “As a feminist” that would polarize readers before stating a point. I could phrase things more simplistically, or in purple prose, and that would change people’s opinions of what I have to say, too. Those choices could be important enough that someone won’t care if a few lemmings won’t read it. What people say in response becomes part of the discourse they decided to open by communicating the way they did.

Using the thorn is a neat way to get people thinking about language and how information is presented. It is a more efficient letter for a specific sound, and it only took me a sentence to get used to it and read the rest of the comment seamlessly. Mch lk rmvng vwls. Ornotusingspaces.

But I’m a communication nerd.

Thank you for trying to bring back the þorn.

I wish there was an easy way to do it on a phone keyboard, along with the æsh.

I agree, DHH is an open, unapologetic racist. He should not be given any benefit of the doubt unless he expresses genuine remorse and a drastic change in perspective.

Most crime in the states doesn’t get solved, so their chances are good. They’d probably do better with a suit, though. If you’re gonna do crime, don’t look like you’re doing crime.

Probably.

I’m seconding this and adding to it. AI is terrible for factual information but great at relative knowledge and reframing.

I use it as a starting off point in writing research when I can’t get relevant search results. Most recently, I asked it about urban legends in modern day Louisiana and got a list for more in-depth searches, most were accurate.

It’s good at mocking up accents and patterns of speech relative to a location/time as well.