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What should I do ?

A guy friend of mine who is kind of close to me wants to play an online game with me after a lot of days . Im asking cuz we didn't text much cuz he was giving exams. He's a good guy but his responses in texts seem dry to me. We can talk on a call for hours but on text it's just bad. He can't communicate over text. I bought it up but I don't think he thinks much of it. Since we had not played for a while I uninstalled the game . What should I do? Should I download it again? He asked me to play with me today but I said I would play with him after exam for sure but I'm still thinking about it. Pls help.(Just to clarify by game I mean a mobile game )

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2024/03/10
19:38 UTC

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Growing old of living with parents.

Does/did anyone else feel this? I don’t think it all the time but sometimes I’m just like damn, I’m nearly 21 and I’m just confined to this one room in a house with 5 other people. Decent privacy but you need more at this age. Sometimes I just wish I was in the house alone.

Just no control over things, because it isn’t your house, can’t do what you want, can’t have round who you want etc. Also can’t really do anything without being questioned which isn’t a bad thing really but it is annoying sometimes.

It’s just bad though, like sometimes I genuinely cannot be bothered talking to my parents for no reason, it’s annoying being asked to do things when I’m already busy but that’s just a way of repaying your parents to be honest, they spent years running around for me lol. And the worst part is still getting spoken to like a young teenager sometimes when you’re getting told to do stuff. That’s annoying

I love my parents and I have a good relationship with them, I’ll definitely miss home when I move out, and I’ll miss them, and I’ll miss living for free and not having to pay rent or buy groceries, but there comes a point where that needs to happen.

I’m introverted as well so sometimes I’ll fucking love it having my own place when I move out. Looking forward to it!

2 Comments
2024/03/10
19:20 UTC

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I’m behind in life. Don’t have any friends. Mentally recovering.

Kick the shit with me?

I’m terribly lonely. My mind hamster wheels about nothing and everything. I’m so so lonely.

I spent 10 years so far with schizophrenia. Wish I could say I’m recovered.

8 Comments
2024/03/10
19:14 UTC

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Working in bank fraud is awesome

Recently started working for a bank and it's amazing what fraudsters do, caught my first scammer on Friday who hacked into someone's account and stopped them right in their tracks. There's an appalling amount of processes and software to deal with but the satisfaction of catching a bad dude is great. Trust your fraud team people. (Except if they ask you to move money urgently to a strange account or install software on your device 👍)

4 Comments
2024/03/10
19:04 UTC

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What is the New Normal?

2024 now, Covid isn't completely gone but still the situation is much better than what it was in 2020 and 2021. We know things are not the same post pandemic. Our lives have gone through drastic changes, be it with lifestyles, relationships, personal growth. Things are certainly not going back to how it was pre-pandemic and I've seen many people here saying that we somehow have to adjust to the new normal. Hence, my question is what are those things that are normal now and isn't going to change anytime soon?

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2024/03/10
19:01 UTC

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Being gay is difficult. Is often lonely and mostly alone.

It's kinda sad to be beholden to someone else's acceptance. As if I'd need to come out if I had a girlfriend. Sometimes I wish it was easier. I wonder if someone has had a different experience, especially if you are from India.

3 Comments
2024/03/10
18:56 UTC

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What do you think of a public issue tracker for your country's biggest problems?

The idea would be that you could review the list of top issues in your country that your country's government is empowered to solve, to at least some extent. Users could vote and the authorities would update the issues as they work to solve them.

Transparency and accountability, basically.

I don't know about you, but I'd love something like this for the country I live in.

1 Comment
2024/03/10
18:41 UTC

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Turned 18 a few months ago

M18, looking for someone to chat casually and wanna explore more about the nsfw port of the world.

Do hmu if any Fs are okay texting about all these

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2024/03/10
18:31 UTC

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What's one thing someone can do on a date that immediately gives you the ick?

What's one thing someone can do on a date that immediately gives you the ick? For me, it's gotta be bringing up exes, of course it depends on the context but if they bring it up in a way that is clear that they're not over them (insult them etc) then that's a big ick for me, what about yall?

17 Comments
2024/03/10
18:21 UTC

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How do you keep track of series and authors you read?

I don't like to binge a series. I like to read a book and then read a book in a different genre, then go back to a series. And if I have read all of the books in a series I want to know when a new one comes out.

I did sign up for goodreads but basically don't go on and mark when I have read a book. I was relying on my library's history tracking - but that only seems to go back 150 books..

So today I am trying to remember series I was reading and then googling to find the names, and making a list.

So how do you track the books you want to read, series you are in the middle of, and series and authors to check for new books?

9 Comments
2024/03/10
18:00 UTC

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The feeling of satisfaction is so weird and vast

There's a ton of ways, some very different than the others, to feel satisfaction, satisfaction after eating, satisfaction because of an achieved goal, both satisfaction but both different in feeling, it's so cool. I might just be splurting right now but yeah, just bored in reddit i guess lol.

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2024/03/10
17:52 UTC

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Ethnographic Interview

I have an assignment to interview a person who has immigrated to the U.S. from a non-English speaking country. The questions are related to your experience moving to America and communication differences. I really only need about 15-25 minutes of your time.

Please comment if you are interested and thank you so much in advance!

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2024/03/10
17:52 UTC

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Sobered up and landed a dream job. What are some obstacles you’ve overcome?

I was penniless despite coming from a wealthy family. Invested everything I had in a consulting business that failed and began drinking my sorrows away. I pulled myself together, built my business back up, sold it, and now I’m working with a company I love.

What have you managed to overcome? What are you working on?

4 Comments
2024/03/10
17:26 UTC

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Drop yall's weird sleeping habits/routines

Ny sleeping habit isn't necessarily weird but kind of creepy to be honest lol, atleast for me; i basically keep my legs up as i sleepz like i pull my heel up so my knee is bent upwards, i can sleep like this and i sometimes wake up to this position, i swear it weirds me out but is this normal? What about you guys? Drop them habits!!

3 Comments
2024/03/10
17:25 UTC

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What to bring while backpacking through Europe?

Hello Everyone,

I will start backpacking through Europe in about two weeks and was hoping for some additional tips on what to bring.

I plan to hitchhike for transportation and use coach surfers for accommodation. This means I am not sure yet where I will end up or what I need to bring.

For now I brought my spare clothes, a sleeping bag, air mattress, and small cooking gear (I don’t know the English word) also I will bring a small tent in case I cannot find a place to stay.

Is there anything you recommend I think about or bring on my joining?

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2024/03/10
17:20 UTC

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Lost my phone!

I lost my iPhone few weeks ago. It was mugged. I also got scammed and ended up giving them my phone’s passcode(I am sorry, I was in a rush to find my phone’s location and just typed it in and got phished).

I lost all my data too bc it wasn’t really backed up.

I feel so dumb and pathetic all the time. Every time I see people on their phones, it triggers my anxiety of not having my old phone with me.

Everything is bothering me so so much that I can’t even explain in words. My phone got snatched. Then the fact that I didn’t care to take a back up! And then I even got scammed. I know there’s no point berating myself but I just can’t process it in my mind that being so wise I still fell for that scam. God knows what he gonna do with my personal data.

I miss my phone and my all data inside it and I wish I wasn’t at least scammed. It was a privacy breach. I felt so violated.

I am tired of sulking about it. I am not able to move on. Didn’t imagine such a thing would affect me so much!

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2024/03/10
17:06 UTC

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I rejected a guy and he’s on my track team & now i’m nervous to go to practice.

so basically, he told me he liked me since middle school and that he wants to date. i don’t like him that way and he just isn’t my type so i declined, he’s a cool and funny guy but the feelings aren’t there. he kept asking but eventually accepted and everything was good.

but then he started getting creepy, before this we were talking in the hallway together and he kept touching me, like my waist and hips and back and even pushed me up close to him. i was uncomfortable by the whole thing so i let him know we can still be friends just don’t touch me like that again.

he said okay but we can’t be around each other no more bc he can’t control himself, i have issues with guys in the past not respecting my boundaries so i told him again but he wouldn’t listen. i then unfriended & blocked him but now tomorrow i have my first track meeting and practice for school and he’s on there.

i don’t want to see him honestly, i know its gonna be awkward and i don’t want him touching me like that again but i don’t want to miss my meeting, i really want to do sports. not sure what to do, i feel like i shouldn’t have unfriended or blocked him and just stopped replying instead but he was creepy so idk. sigh.

why are some guys just so weird to me 🥲

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2024/03/10
16:54 UTC

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I feel like leaving home and just living 'about'

I just want to leave. I feel an immense desire to leave home for a while.

I guess I just don't want to be home anymore. It's not that I have a toxic family or anything. It's just that I feel like being home is driving me insane. The environment. When I'm home I'm different; constantly angry, frustrated, and probably insufferable.

Just a for a bit I want to leave. I'd still be in the same city, have the same job, and I'd still finish up my final bit of school. Just not at home. I'll pack what I need and want and live about.

It's probably a bad idea, but I guess I just want to go with it for a while

Is this a bad idea? Am I being completely delusional?

2 Comments
2024/03/10
16:54 UTC

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Is it rude or a bad thing if i want to ignore people i work with ?

I noticed something about myself over the past 4 years I always felt I needed to reply to people, or say hey to everyone that I knew. Another thing that I keep doing that's unhealthy is that I keep on feeling forced to start conversations first with people when they don't ever start the conversation first with me. Even if they were to start the conversation with me I still don't want to talk I just want to ignore them they aren't bad people it's just i don't like talking as often.

2 Comments
2024/03/10
16:51 UTC

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Does anyone have that one leg stretch that feels awesome!!!

The one i am talking about is where you stretch your leg out and it just starts shaking like crazy but it feels like a slice of heaven that came down to earth. Feel free to reply and tell me that one stretch that makes you feel like you want to ascend

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2024/03/10
16:31 UTC

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A threeway kiss

My female friends (lets call them J and P) and I were out last night, but we weren't in the mood for bars or clubs so we decided to hang out in the park. J brought home-made wine, so we just put some music on, chatted and enjoyed the wine. They were sitting on the bench while i was sitting opposite of them on a concrete block kind of thing. While I was lighting my cigarette, they started kissing. I knew they had some chemistry and had kissed before, but this was the first time they did it in front of me. So, I was just smoking my cigarette and scrolling to find a good song. Then, P got up and went to take a piss.

I finished smoking and J and I were talking something about life and J got up and sat next to me. She touched my eyebrow and then gently carressed my face. And we kissed softly. Then, P came back and sat on the bench and J took my hand and told me to come and sit on the bench as well. She then kissed P again and turned and kissed me. She was hugging both of us and started kissing P, while she was caressing my head. Then I started kissing her neck. Things got a little heated with touching and kissing. And then at one moment she was holding both of our heads and we were all kissing together. It was exhilarating! I was hesitant because P and I don't always get along, but with J it feels like everything melts away, and only the three of us existed.

We didn't really speak about what happened, but I can't stop thinking about it. I am falling for both and I think have been for quite some time. But I don't want to be seen as a guy who is into it because they are two women. They are my friends and I love them both.

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2024/03/10
16:10 UTC

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Hi I want an honest rating on my appearance so I can improve myself, but I'm too socially anxious to post my pics publicly on RateMe subs. Can anyone here help?

Male Late 20s. Would love opinions from all genders.

Having insecurities. And a bit shy so I won't post my photos online publicly.

Can anyone be a pal and rate me HONESTLY?

Please comment here or Private Message me, and tell me what country you are from. All pics are SFW obviously. Much Appreciated

Please Do not be afraid to be brutally honest, I'd rather have the hurtful truth than a sweet lie. I wanna be the best version of who I can be.

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2024/03/10
16:00 UTC

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What's your most favorite color of the sky?

Another weird conversation-starter lol but what's your most favorite color of the sky? For me, it's gotta be that golden color when it's about to set, the pinkish-blue cotton candy color is a tight second though. I love looking at the sky tbh so that's why im here discussing it lmfao.

9 Comments
2024/03/10
15:27 UTC

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i don't know who needs to hear this, just shave your head, trust me.

i'm 23, and i sat for god knows how long being extremly worried about my hair, it was thinning, i had crowpeaks at 20, it was just a matter of time, every single male in my family is bald, it is what it is but i didn't want to shave it off, i hung on to it as long as i could, let it grow out, tried every remedy i could think of... did everything in hopes of saving my hair.

about 6 months ago, with some convincing from my sister, a long chat with her and i shaved it, all off, completly, i went from long hair to bald, and i'm gonna say right now that i have never been happier with myself, i was worried everyday about someone seeing my thinning hairline, i was worried about the right hair products and supplements and making sure that everything was as it should be so i didn't loose my hair.

i shaved it all, and yes, it felt weird, and the moment the electric hair trimmer cut the middle of my hair to nothing i was so extremly regretful and worried and scared.

trust me, you look better without hair than you think, and no hair is better than thin hair, it looks like you made a choice, and even if you are young, a bald head is still better... just the fact i am no longer worried about people seeing how thin my hair actually is has also gotten me way more out there and confident in myself, it's a hard choice, and if you already have thin hair it's extremly hard to go back on, but if you have been sitting on the fence for a long time now... do it, i believe in you!

52 Comments
2024/03/10
15:25 UTC

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When do you consider someone well-to-do?

What's your take on being rich or wealthy or privileged? Owning a house/condo, having savings that'll get you through x amount of months if you get unemployed? I've just been thinking about this a lot recently so I'd appreciate some other people's thoughts and ideas about it.

15 Comments
2024/03/10
15:21 UTC

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I love getting emails

Getting an email makes me kinda excited lol, maybe its the attention or a feeling of importance but I'm always excited when I get an actual email (not promotional emails though!)

3 Comments
2024/03/10
14:55 UTC

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Today, I chose happiness over productivity. Best decision ever?

Hey everyone! I've always been the type to hustle hard, always ticking off things from my never-ending to-do list. But today, I did something different. I chose happiness over productivity. Instead of tackling my usual tasks, I went for a long walk, listened to my favorite playlist, and ended the day watching the sunset with a cup of hot cocoa.
It felt... liberating. And it made me wonder, why do we often prioritize productivity over our happiness? Is it really worth it? I’d love to hear your thoughts or experiences on balancing productivity with doing things that make you genuinely happy. Let’s remind each other that it's okay to take a break and enjoy the little moments.

3 Comments
2024/03/10
14:49 UTC

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I wanted to ask someone out today but got blocked by bad timing

So I was at the gym today. Whenever there is no staff (like on sunday) everyone has to come in through a door that you can unlock with your membership wristband. The thing is that this system jams frequently, and people who are already inside have to unlock it with their own wristband to let people on the outside in.

I got in no problem luckily and I always leave my wristband in the lockers out of habit. 10 minutes in my session I noticed someone standing on the outside unable to get in. They waved for my attention and me not having a wristband, I had to find someone who did.

Closest to me was a girl who I politely interrupted asking if she could open the door. She did and that was that. But 10 minutes later there was someone else, so I had to interupt her again to open the door. (After that I got my wristband from the changing room so I could open the door myself).

This girl was completely my type regarding looks and the way she handled herself. So even though I know it's not a good idea to ask someone out in the gym, I still decided to build up my courage and ask for her number at the end of my session.

40 minutes of working out pass by and I go to the changing room to get my stuff. At that time she was in a place that was pretty isolated with not much people around. So I change my clothes, and walk back up upstairs, prepared and dead scared.

This is where the bad timing comes in. I expected her to still be at the squat rack (were not much people were). But when I saw her she was walking to a new machine, and I crossed her right when she was walking, in a spot with a lot of people around.

So then I completely jammed and just walked past her to the exit.

This is the first time I've seen that girl, and the first time were I actually built up the courage and would approach granted the circumstances. It was the perfect scenario aswell because I talked to her twice that session and would not just be someone that came out of nowhere.

7 Comments
2024/03/10
14:35 UTC

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Are almost all of us just waiting for the weekend?

Mondays are coming tomorrow again. We can all agree that almost everyone dislikes Mondays (with very few exceptions perhaps), but still, it feels like most of us are constantly anticipating weekends.

I personally enjoy weekends because I can relax, work on side projects, and socialize. However, lately, I started contemplating something - what if I'm not making the most out of my life because I always look forward to weekends and view Mondays through Fridays with contempt? After all, the vast majority of our lives consists of those days, whereas each weekend lasts only two days per week. Nevertheless, during weekends, we seem to relish life more intensely than any other time.

My intention is merely to suggest that life shouldn't be too brief. I wish that every day would bring joy and fulfillment, including Mondays through Fridays, despite its current state.

Do you share such sentiments as well?

3 Comments
2024/03/10
14:26 UTC

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Sunday Plan

Hows everyones Sunday going? Woke up to find cat vomit all over the cat room. I had not planned on doing much cleaning this weekend as the last two weeks I had cleaned but now I am motivated to clean the cat room.

Going to finish my coffee and eat my breakfast toaster meal and start that I guess. I also have a couple Instant pot meals I will start later today to meal prep for the week. What are you all doing today?

12 Comments
2024/03/10
14:00 UTC

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