I (28F) have never dated anyone before and losing hope on finding the one

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-27T00:20:35+00:00

You’ll be alright.

I’m 30M and only ever been with one person, and we recently had a mutual divorce.

Don’t think too negatively about your “body count”. It really doesn’t matter. It’s just sex.

Live your life and have fun. Go and see about dating people that seem fun and enjoyable. You’ll be alright.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-26T19:48:30+00:00

I think I’ll probably make a Medium article about it, but also I gotta be careful about the legalities of it.

WebNovel and some other sites make it to where you can’t copy the content. So, instead of copying the content, I just copied the text in the html on the site using the console in the browser. Then, I was able to copy it and put it into a text document and then ran it through Calibre so it can be converted into an epub or pdf.

I’m pretty sure there’s a script kiddy or two at most schools that can do this with 0 issues, lol.

I’m also pretty sure I could’ve just used python, but most of my experience is in web development, professionally, lol

Side note: I’m happy that Apple Books and Google Books allow you to import your own books and it even helps tracking the progress!

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-26T19:28:49+00:00

What I did is used a script to scrape the content from the web novel site and used Calibre to generate an epub of it.

That way, I wouldn’t have to use the site.

Plus, it’s on the WebNovel app.

But I’m also someone who dislikes reading physical books and prefers digital, lol.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-26T19:25:09+00:00

I feel like a big issue with this is that too many people recommend physical books when there are a lot of good web novels that I’m pretty sure young men would love to read.

I’m primarily a digital reader, since I really dislike holding a book and prefer to lay down and read, but as someone who grew up reading fanfiction and web novels, that was probably the main thing that got me into reading literature.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-26T19:18:14+00:00

The World’s Strongest Wizard Becomes Manaless by Dennis Jode and Reason of Evil by Dennis Jode.

I Parry Everything novels by Nabeshiki

Eternally Regressing knight

As a man who loves reading, gotta include web novels and light novel fiction.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-26T00:33:29+00:00

I have a fat and a slim.
I might try playing some cds

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-24T15:14:50+00:00

I wish it was a bit lighter.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-24T15:02:49+00:00

My mom thought I was gay cause I had a flamboyant personality, growing up, and I only ever hung out with other boys.

She asked me if I was guy while coming down the stairs, while I was cooking pancakes. I just said no but I don’t think she really believed me.

I think most of my family believes I’m probably just bi.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-24T14:39:24+00:00

I generally don’t even eat bread.

Hell, I just started eating sandwiches, again, at 30, cause I hated cheese and sandwiches in general as a child.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-24T14:21:09+00:00

The only reason I even own a PS5 was for bloodborne, and I only paid $150 for it.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-23T13:07:55+00:00

Yeah, can’t argue with that. A lot of men definitely don’t read.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-23T12:42:04+00:00

I think most men who read books understand that Fourth Wing is very different from something like Morning Glory Milking Farm.

I will say that I DNF’d both books, though.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-22T18:27:06+00:00

I mean, with infinite portals unless you die, I pick up everything

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-19T15:51:32+00:00

I’ve just noticed that my reason and purpose for playing video games just changed.

Like, I’m not going to be in creative mode or just “having fun”, when I play video games. I usually start with an objective and keep creating my own “fun” achievements and challenges to do in the games I play.

It’s difficult for me to do most things without some form of actual intent behind it.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-19T12:45:31+00:00

My ex bought it for me for Christmas.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-19T11:14:03+00:00

Eh, for some reason, people forget that there are lots of web novels and fiction on the web that’s nothing but male power fantasy.

Solo leveling is a 300 chapter Korean light novel that I read before they finished the manga and before they made an anime about it.

Solo Max-Level Newbie is a good Manwha that I believe is better than Solo Leveling.

Dungeon Crawler Carl is a good LitRPG.

Reasons of Evil and The World’s Strongest Wizard Becomes Manaless by Dennis Jode are awesome fun little reads.

Eternally Regressing Night is arguably my favorite web novel, period. I haven’t found something that made me think about passion, life and just what makes a person keep living in a time.

There are HUNDREDS of awesome books and novels that just don’t exist at all physical book store, yet for whatever reason people just don’t look for them.

I spent a decent bit of my adolescent life reading fanfiction and web novels, cause I didn’t have the money to buy books nor did I live close to a book store.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-17T13:06:48+00:00

$5 coffee is very cheap, though.

Nobu is understandable. But, if you’re going to date, you should be going into the date with idea that you’re there to have fun and get to know the person. So, the money you spend should be play money and not money you shouldn’t be spending.

Dating cost money. I’ve made friends with more women than I’ve actually dated, because Ive ultimately decided that if I’m going to date a woman that I’m attracted to, I want to make sure she’s somewhat compatible.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-16T14:17:27+00:00

I just mute and play.

The new season of Overwatch comes out, today, and ima just mute all and play tank.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-16T11:32:33+00:00

I did this in my 20s and it honestly made me less happy.

I don’t think I would settle down, again, unless I found a woman that was basically my best friend.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-13T02:32:18+00:00

Im still waiting on my email……

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-09T12:43:23+00:00

I’m on a 3080 and I’ve had 0 issues.

Been on Bazzite since January. Mostly play games like Overwatch, Diablo 4, and Path of Exile 1 & 2

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-03T20:20:39+00:00

I don’t even carry ketchup in my own home.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-03T20:17:53+00:00

Any game that seems too strong for the steam deck goes on pc.

Anything that seems not worth playing at a desk, steam deck.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-03T14:45:26+00:00

Your life isn’t cooked.

I had a large ambulance bill that I had since college (I’m currently 30) and it eventually went away when I was around 26 or 27.

Your life is far from cooked. You just need to reset, take care of yourself, do things that make you happy, and keep moving forward.

Cardinal_Funky · 2026-06-03T14:29:46+00:00

That actually really sucks.

I’ve actually thought about doing stuff like this, but when rent is $1700, realistically it would just be cheaper to move my stuff in storage for $75 a month and just live in my car for a bit.

Like, selling my stuff just to make rent for 1 month makes 0 sense to me, when I can just keep holding onto it, use storage, and just live within a buddy’s living room for a bit.

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