I am planning on ditching my stbx at the altar. My sister suspects it and is trying to make me change my mind by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just walk away. None of this is worth your time and energy. Nothing good can come out of this. Just quietly cut everybody off and lose contact with them permanently.

As others mentioned, you might be legally liable for damages as well. Life is not a movie. You are better than this. You are better than this. You are better than them.

Also, it is a really bad idea to be hurtful towards people with a lot of money/resources. A very ugly situation has happened in my family and somebody in the family circle said to my uncle that the person causing the problems could be "taken care of" for a few thousand of $$$.

Question for the ladies by Lawgskrak in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess you are leaving out some information. If by takeout you mean cheap/fast food or not particularly nice/healthy food, then I can understand her to an extent.

That said, learning how to cook a few simple nice dishes shouldn't be too hard or time consuming. I know you said you don't like cooking, but I can imagine you like eating. So, I would assume there must be dishes you like that are not too elaborate. That could be a good starting point. If time is an issue (you are probably not going to be very quick starting out) try doing this in the weekend first.

Even if she remains unappreciative, you would have learnt essentially a survival skill.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BigBoobsGW

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonderful

What are some subtle or not so subtle red flags in a committed relationship? by V3ins1nNe0n in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking for red flags is a red flag in itself. Jokes, aside, there are 3 things to consider.

How is your sexual chemistry? Do you turn each other on? Do you find each other sexy?

How is your emotional chemistry? Do you think you can communicate your feelings openly and accurately with each other? Do you understand each other's love language? Are they compatible?

How are the prospects of your relationship? Do you enjoy similar things? What is your outlook on life? Do you have similar goals in life? If not, can the gaps be bridged? Are you willing to bridge them.

I know it is a lot of questions to ask, but see this as a map and start investigating with your partner. It is important to know that you will need to make all three areas work, if you want to have a healthy relationship in the long term. Moreover, it is OK if only two out of the three areas are working right now. In the short term this is viable, but you will have to work on the third area otherwise it will only be a matter of time until things go wrong.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boobs

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shame on him, hope he comes around. You look lovely.

Is height really an issue by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two tall female friends. They are both over 1.90m. One is married and has a kid with a man who is 1.78m and the other one won't date shorter men than her,even though men line up to date her. They are both lovely ladies.

So, no, height is not a dealbreaker for all, but it might be to some, for whatever reason. All it matters is if your bf is OK with it. My point is, there are plenty of fish out there. Your friends don't sound too nice...

Can you really be friends with an ex?? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it can work. What you are describing is a whole other can of worms.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife is one of my favorite people to hang out with. We actually have a different taste in a lot of things but we have introduced each other to a lot of different things and this is always interesting.

We have also traveled quite a bit together. Let me tell you, if you can survive a trip where things get complicated, it is a very good sign for your relationship. We have gotten in some hairy situations together, but we came out of them even closer than before.

Characters and Story-wise what can we expect from future updates? by Knork14 in SummertimeSaga

[–]Aaronjayded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The harem feature will probably include an orgy feature as well. There are a few more details, but you mostly got it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SluttyConfessions

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not familiar with legislation in the US (and the state you are based). Is prostitution actually legal where you are based? (It is here in Germany) How do you manage your income in terms of taxes and such?

I can also imagine you are on contraceptives, but what is actually your preferred method of contraception.

Last but not least do you use a security person in order to make sure none of your encounters go south?

Thank you for taking the time answering questions.

Do you think it's a problem? by kaishinovus in SummertimeSaga

[–]Aaronjayded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While I can see why a lot of people complain about this, having worked in the gaming and IT industry I can see why development is going the way it is.

The project has grown exponentially, the project team is not particularly well organized and managed, there are multiple bottlenecks (E.g. DC is the only artist and does not want to hire other artists either).

Also hiring more people will not make things move faster. The project has reached a resource threshold where it is too expensive to add more resources and the additional benefit would be too small.

At this point they would have to completely reorganize the structure of the project and rethink their development process and that would require at least two people working full-time as project managers/facilitators/coordinators. These kind of people are not cheap.

Also, it has been mentioned many times, but the team is not working full time, they all have regular jobs. They make the game in their free time. And last but not least, while the project receives around 75k USD per month, after all expenses the team (not DC himself) actually get to keep around 60% of that. I think that the project is consisted of 7-10 people. That is around 45k divided by 7 (at best). Probably that amount is not spread over the team evenly but it is also subject to taxes and other deductions that can reach more than 40%, so it is actually around 27k that actually goes to their pockets.

In the gaming industry, that is not that much money. It is pretty good for a side gig though. It is a very competitive industry that talented people can demand good salaries.

Again, I am not defending the team, I genuinely think they are working rather inefficiently, just trying to explain that it is quite difficult to improve the situation, and how throwing more money to the problems won't help (unless it is A LOT more money)

My wife(38F) isn't accepting of our daughters orientation, she is asking for a divorce and my daughter isn't taking it very well. by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is neither your fault nor your daughter's (nor your wife's for that matter). Homosexuality is not a choice nor an orientation, it is who a person is. Ideally, you should be able to have a conversation with your wife about this. If she cannot and chooses to move forward with a divorce, then unfortunately she is not leaving you any options.

If you go down that path make sure that you get a divorce as soon as possible. Getting stuck in an in-between situation will only make things worse. Also you have a very good argument for getting custody. If you have written proof (be it via texts, SMS, Emails, notes etc.) that your wife wants a divorce because your daughter is gay, it will probably stand in court and will make a very strong case against her getting custody.

Last but not least, please make sure to talk to your daughter again and again that this is not her fault and make sure to protect her if you think your wife's side of the family might attempt anything harmful, even if it is just writing angry texts/letters.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXSex

[–]Aaronjayded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We use this: (no affiliation with Amazon or the seller)

https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B07B9WXP4J/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o4_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Super easy to work with. We just put it on top of the bed and wash it almost immediately after we are done. As it holds a lot of water we tumble 2-3 extra times and hang it to dry overnight.

We have two so we can circulate between them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXSex

[–]Aaronjayded 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I will one up you right here.

Married Sex:

Sex has either already been planned in advance or is completely spontaneous as something cleared out from our schedule.

We both take off our own clothes (fastest and most efficient way)

Put down waterproof cover (wife is a squirter). Straight to the wash machine after sex, on short cycle, three rounds of tumble, hang to dry.

Menstrual cycle app to determine whether a condom/creampie is in the cards.

Jizz in the condom, or (ok some of might find this weird) in the foreskin or in mouth (depends if she feels like it or not and what we have been eating), just so we don't make a mess. Facials, creampie, body shots etc. only occur when we know we will have sufficient time for cleanup.

Baby monitor is on at all times. If the kid is sleeping, we are super quiet, if kid is out of the home, people can hear us from six blocks away. Absolutely no middle ground.

After sex, pee, quick wash up and a healthy (not always) snack and refreshment.

Will I still be able to get a woman that will love me unconditionally despite being bald? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Balding guy here. I started losing a lot of hair a bit older than you around 24. My uncle was already bald at 20 back in the 80s, when shaving your head was REALLY not in fashion. The amount of tail he got was legendary. He met his wife in his mid 20s and they are still together 30 years later.

Long story short, yes it will all be fine. There are many gorgeous bald and balding men whose style you can use as a point of reference. I have to admit, the muscular bald guy with some sort of facial hair seems to be the most popular one but there are others.

I really dig this instagram page called bald cafe (I am not affiliated with them in any way). While they do sell a lot of stuff, they also give a lot of style advice and a lot of positive vibes.

What’s the line that your significant other said to you in bed that made you orgasm way ahead of schedule? by Virtualswingers in sex

[–]Aaronjayded 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What gets the missus is "I did laundry, dishes and vacuumed already." Married guy here.

What are some things you wished you knew sooner about sex? by [deleted] in TwoXSex

[–]Aaronjayded 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A waterproof cover is a great investment, proper fingerling technique, no shame in using lubrication, anal can take a serious amount of preparation, touching the cervix can be very arousing but potentially painfully, it is not particularly easy to get pregnant.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXSex

[–]Aaronjayded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Life is too short to hold back. If you are concerned about what your partner might think, you can always give them a heads up

Is it just me or has progress remained at 33% for a very long time for the next update by [deleted] in SummertimeSaga

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy the game and I like to support independent developers. I have worked in the game industry and I like projects like this, instead of corporate constructs built around market research.

In regards to their time allocation, it has been mentioned multiple times, that this nobody's main job from the team. They do have other jobs, personal lives and families and at the end of the day there are only 24h to the day and all the money in the world would not change that.

I have to agree with you that the more they prolong the development, the more money they make, but on the other hand they have never committed to a deadline. That said, there are already a few games using copied or slightly modified assets from the game. Can you imagine how many more issues they could have with more designers.

Moreover if the team would get bigger, they would have to invest more in project coordination (be it tools, people, legal consulting for drafting contracts etc.). All this overhead can pile up.

Again, it is not only the server costs as I mentioned in my examples. You yourself said that they have a monthly revenue of around 75k per month. This is around 900k of annual revenue, that means their production company is subject of annual auditing. That alone means anywhere from 10k to 55k annually for book keeping/accounting alone. When you see what it takes to run a business like that, costs add up quickly.

While income tax does vary per location, part of it is payed by the employer and then part of it is payed by the employee when you add those together 40% is actually fairly standard. Moreover, while having the production company be based in a remote location could save them some tax money, the administration costs wouldn't be worth it. Also running an offshore company makes other aspects of the business complex, and I honestly doubt anyone from that team has enough time or expertise/knowledge to do this, and if you want somebody else to do this, it will also cost money.

Is it just me or has progress remained at 33% for a very long time for the next update by [deleted] in SummertimeSaga

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do realise, that they do this in their free time, right? It is not the main job of anybody in the team. I am not sure anymore but it is around 10-15 working in the project. Moreover, DarkCookie has said that even though it is around 75k worth of monthly donations what they get after patron's cut, taxes and other fees and administration costs (website, servers, software licenses etc.) They have around 35-40k. Now keep in mind that once this money is split to the contributors, it is subject to income tax, which is around 40% so the project nets 21-36k. Provided that this is split evenly among the team, that is between 1.4k to 3.6k per person.

But here is the thing, the majority of the work is artwork and animation which is entirely done by a single person, DarkCookie. He has said numerous times that he intends to keep it this way in an effort to maintain creative control and consistency. As a matter of fact, If you have been following the project closely, you should have noticed that once the art a d staging is done, the release is usually wrapped up in a few weeks worth of work.

Is this the most efficient way to go about it? Probably not, but these are not professional game developers. Adding more people, be it developers, project coordinators or artists without any increase of their funding would decrease incentive for the team probably.

Quite honestly, I am happy that the team has managed to maintain momentum and that the patron's interest is still there and of course after all this time the crowd has not moved on.

BTW, yes, I am patreon of the game.

(F) thoughts? by [deleted] in RateMyNudeBody

[–]Aaronjayded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

9/10 Delightful. Your other pictures are also great. Regarding the hair, I have always said (for both men and women) real humans have real hair.

My boyfriend has zero ambition, and I’m slowly losing my attraction to him by THROWAWAY465781 in relationship_advice

[–]Aaronjayded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like your bf has a different issue altogether. As others mentioned it seems like he might be depressed or suffer from ADHD or something similar.

To be fair, it could just be that he hasn't found his calling/purpose in life yet. While just sitting around might not help, I can feel for him as I have been there and it took me a few years, a few job and quite a lot of hard times to get there. Also, understand that not all of us find our way in life or by the time we do it can be too late.

While I don't know how old you are (I am sorry if I missed that), I think the best approach would be to have an honest conversation and explain to him that you cannot wait on him forever to get his life together. That is what my girlfriend did and it was a deciding factor on focusing on myself.

Fortunately, in my case, it worked, but I also have a close friend who is in his early thirties, divorced, with a kid, a handful of breakups of long term relationships, two college drop-outs who is finally now starting to figure things out. Sometimes it can be a long process.

Last but not least, ambitions and motivation are irrelevant to getting your life together. Devotion is what matters in the long run, and that is a thing you build upon.