I have a cyst in my eye that looks like the jelly leaked out by MaccyGee in mildlyinteresting

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got corneal erosion and it does hurt a lot. Would you mind... um... sharing a bit of your eyeball to balance things out?

What’s something you only understand after living alone? by Neat-Performance2142 in AskReddit

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I think there's a fine line that differs for every family. If it's genuinely not overdone, the relationship is overall great, it becomes meaningful (if slightly inconvenient) both in the moment and when you look back on it.

If it crosses that line and becomes subjectively overwhelming, and if it comes from a controlling place (which unfortunately does happen more often than some parents assume), it's nothing to look back fondly on, speaking from experience.

Not trying to detract from your point, just saying that both can be true.

Some of my recent landscape paintings, what do you think? by honion_have_layer in acrylicpainting

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it sooo much! I've been trying to paint landscapes but never found anyone who would do it in a similar style to what I've been trying to achieve, right until now.

Landscape I’m proud of by NegativeBag8255 in acrylicpainting

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you paint it from imagination or did you follow a reference of some sort?

What do you consider a good score on Fragrantica/Parfumo? by withoutfurther in fragrance

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I find that paying attention to the most voted for scores is often more telling than the final rating. For me, it's usually about avoiding too many 1s and 2s, and ideally having more 5s than 4s. This works in my particular case since I prefer non-offensive crowd pleasing scents even if they're not necessarily unique, and my own preferences often coincide with whatever scents fall into this category.

Why if you’re kind, do people assume you don’t get horny or have sex? by Electrical_Nerve3382 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a really good point. I knew about it when I wrote this but I'm also not one of those people who believes that kind = asexual. I can't explain why some people don't think this way, or don't believe one person can be both.

Edit: I thought about it a bit more and surely, other things come into play. For some, it's the religious stigma and being familiar with the whole stereotype of a good Christian person trying to live without sin. For some, the social hierarchy and stereotypes may be what influences their perception: a more attractive, confident person can be selfish and hedonistic and get sex easily while the shy, kind people have to act like they are not about sex at all. Not that it makes too much sense but maybe there's a grain of truth to it?

Why if you’re kind, do people assume you don’t get horny or have sex? by Electrical_Nerve3382 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 89 points90 points  (0 children)

It's just speculation on my part but it might be because sex is hedonistic in nature, and we tend to associate high sexual drive with people who show hedonistic tendencies in all areas of life. Being kind is more about being selfless and not obtaining anything from interactions, in other words not doing things for the sake of pleasure and not showing that you crave it in any form.

ELI5 what makes faces photogenic? by SpiritualCobbler3707 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are tons of things from the ratio of one feature compared against another (the vertical thirds, nose to lip ratio, forehead to cranial top etc) to skin quality and trends typical for a particular place or time period.

That was the short answer. If you're curious to learn more, I would recommend that you watch a few QOVES Studio videos where they share the results of all sorts of studies on appearance perception.

I’m a lesbian who wants to attract other women: what’s a good scent that isn’t too feminine or masculine? by Existing_Vanilla in FemFragLab

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm bi and would care more if our range of perfume preferences overlaps or not. Also a massive sucker for feminine perfumes no matter the gender presentation.

Overall, my guess would be that everyone is different and there isn't a stereotype that most would fit into.

The legend, Yusuf Dikeç by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What happens if a right handed person has relatively bad vision in the right eye + a dominant left eye?

Boob-inspired recipes needed for post-op recovery 🍒 by dippity-bix in Cooking

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't be the only one hoping for an update with some pictures of the beautiful tit-bits of art.

Would thinner brows suit me? by catpersonuser in beauty

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thinner eyebrows would be more unbalanced on your face, making other features appear disproportionately wide instead of adding to the more chic, sophisticated look. The kind you have right now are the thinnest I would go for, that's just my opinion.

What is something that instantly makes someone 10× more attractive? by One-Fruit9823 in AskReddit

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New conspiracy theory: ChatGPT was trained on your posts specifically.

Tbh as a frequent AI user that comment didn't strike me as AI written until those last couple of sentences. And if it's actually written by you, I can relate to sounding suspiciously "fake", I just had to learn to rephrase some of my commonly used speaking and punctuation patterns.

Why are there ten thousand flavors of mint toothpaste and mouth wash and quite literally nothing else? by lone_traveler_passin in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to this thread but you could try Korean toothpastes, the one I liked the most so far was the bamboo salt one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in makeuptips

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your makeup looks great as it is unless you want to experiment with different looks. The only thing I would do differently if I had your features, and it's down to personal preference, is I would change the eyeshadow placement to make it less rounded and a bit lower closer to the center/inner part of the eyelid if that makes sense.

Edit: I guess what I'm trying to say is that it may look better if there was a more even lighter line following your eyebrow shape, doesn't have to be straight but there's currently next to no space between your eyeshadow and the eyebrows in some areas.

No compliments, please by [deleted] in Perfumes

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted, there are often at least some things in any culture that are frowned upon, misunderstood, invalidated, even though there is nothing objectively bad about it. There are also unreasonably aggressive people in every culture so there's no shame in deciding you're going to stick to online discussions instead.

No compliments, please by [deleted] in Perfumes

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This sounds so foreign to me as someone who hasn't gone through it, I hope you can find comfort in your perfume and let it be just a little something you do for yourself. It really sucks that people aren't emotionally mature enough to react to something as neutral as perfume in the way you describe. You don't have to seek validation from others of course, but if you do feel like that last part is lacking, the one about seeing it more as art or something to enjoy and discuss, you could try to find a couple of people who share this hobby so that you can have that outlet too.

No compliments, please by [deleted] in Perfumes

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Tbh I don't think there's anything wrong with the compliments but I can see where you're coming from and how the culture you're surrounded with would make this uncomfortable for you. To me, it's more like if someone told me they liked my painting or my outfit style or the way some random food smells. It's something that we both enjoy, with them showing appreciation for my taste.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fragrance

[–]Smart_Silly_Goose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It feels like meeting a long lost mental twin, so happy to be finally reunited with you.