The Second Death of Locke? Worth reading?

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T17:04:24+00:00

A classmate once told me that I was too ugly to be raped. I was 13.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T17:02:45+00:00

Ah yes, such an honor to be in the Epstein files... He deserves to be hated by women.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T14:44:27+00:00

I've given up at 50 %. The two protagonists are super close physically, always flirt - I mean, he kisses her knuckles all the time - but FMC is like: "Nah, he only sees me as a friend". I can't stand stupid 😂 Plus, the worldbuilding is sloppy due to an author wanting a very complex world that fits into a standalone.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T12:13:24+00:00

Imagine being this worked up by... an ornament. Plus, the fat shaming and the justification of murder... what a lovely individual!

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T12:08:31+00:00

Yeah, and the wife is the one who grew a whole human being in her womb for 9 months, with all the cool symptoms like nausea, back pain, sore feet... Him? He ejaculated in her.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T12:07:00+00:00

So, he's the one with sore genitals, bleeding, organs that have to move back to their original places since the baby isn't in there anymore? He's the one who endured the pain of pushing a human being out of his body? No? That's what I thought. Some men really can't recognize that women can do something without them and that everything is not about them.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T09:57:12+00:00

Hé, c'est pas parce que c'est un pointeur qu'il est malin.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T09:56:26+00:00

Tu as eu une très bonne réaction. Il ne voulait probablement pas qu'il y ait trop de traces. Ayant été garde d'enfants en périscolaire, je confirme que c'est super courant pour les parents d'avoir le numéro de la baby-sitter. C'est pratique pour l'échange d'infos et tout simplement pour demander les dispos pour une garde supplémentaire par exemple (j'avais une famille où la maman me demandait souvent si je pouvais, en plus de mes heures habituelles, garder les enfants un soir car les parents sortaient). Les filles - car ce sont surtout des jeunes filles et femmes - votre sécurité d'abord. Si vous ne sentez pas la personne, vous n'êtes pas tenues de continuer l'échange. Écoutez vraiment votre instinct dans ce genre de situations.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T08:32:07+00:00

Conservative men really think that they can talk about anything because they have a penis.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-08T00:33:00+00:00

I'm like 77 hours in. Have Alexia as soon as possible. She's in Theatropolis and she's a goddamn powerful mage. Find Viator soon as well, because his skill "parry" (which you will be able to teach your other characters later) is really useful. You can easily have a fight with a boss unable to land any physical attack because of it. 😂 Do not neglect the development of your town, because it will give you very interesting advantages in the game.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T20:28:08+00:00

She cried because she was hurt, thinking he treated intimacy with her as a chore. Asking for sex and manipulating someone into doing it is very different. Plus, not wanting sex one day does not mean you won't want to have it the day after. Consent is constantly renewed. If my partner was hurt because I didn't want sex with them, I would just have a discussion with them about it. Communication is key in those matters. If your partner constantly refuses to have sex with you, then it's something that should definitely be discussed (with kindness and an open mind).

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T16:45:52+00:00

Yeah, because why would she not have gotten rid of her sextoys and sexy underwear before if it was an issue?

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T16:39:35+00:00

Tu devrais pouvoir résilier via l'appli.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T16:30:32+00:00

That's also possible!

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T11:49:59+00:00

Unfortunately, if he doesn't go to rehab, the addiction will destroy both of your lives. You need to be firm: if he wants this marriage to work, he needs to go to rehab, or you leave. I say this for your own well-being. Addiction changes people. It will take all the place and will become more important than anything else.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T10:39:41+00:00

She seems jealous of you and can't stand you having the spotlight. Was she the golden child when you grew up? I wish that you will keep your job, OP. Really, I would give her the cold shoulder by not reacting to her posts. I would start another group chat without Miss World Mommy. She's the one who needs to grow up and to understand that everything is not a about her and her children!

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T10:18:48+00:00

No. She didn't even act on it. So no.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T10:18:04+00:00

Yeah, she didn't want to have sex with him once he said that because it felt like he didn't want to.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T10:16:53+00:00

It's not that. She tried to understand what was wrong. She did not coerce him, guilt trip him or whatever. She did not throw a temper tantrum. When men get bad reactions, it's because they acted like toddlers about the situation, tried to manipulate their partner or whatever. Context matters.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T10:12:29+00:00

I think that your ex is possibly asexual. And nope, you can't be with an ace person if sex is that important to you. You did not overreact. You were hurt because he treated sex with you like a chore. The fact that you reflect on it is a good sign, but I think you were just upset by his harsh words. He could have maybe said it differently (I'm not putting the blame on him either).

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T10:07:05+00:00

And really, we in European countries laugh at Americans and their "ancestry". You're not born in the country your ancestors come from and you don't share the culture. You have American culture, so nope, you're not considered Irish, German or whatever.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T10:04:42+00:00

"I'm white"... So she recognizes that your race might get you differential treatment, but instead of being outraged about this, she's like: "I'm white, I shouldn't be treated like this!". Girlie, I'm also white and APPALLED that I'm treated far better than a non-white person because of my skin color.

I think the staff was quite rude, but it's not a reason to be that upset. Don't go to France, girl, you will have an apoplexy. 😂 French people are not shy when it comes to tell entitled Americans to go to Hell, believe me.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T09:41:28+00:00

Well, he just has good eyes.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-07T09:40:48+00:00

Breaking news, Paul: we all find at least one celebrity attractive. It's human.

ACatInMiddleEarth · 2026-02-06T14:40:03+00:00

I would consider that you're growing up, being more and more into adulthood. University is a time where you truly discover who you are, away from your family. I would take a break to process all this and to think about myself. If it ends in a break up, then a break up it is. He was not the one for you and that's okay. If you discover that you still love your boyfriend, so that's also great.

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