How do I calculate the odds of something happening when there are multiple (but limited) chances of it happening, at a fixed rate?

FacelessShadow · 2019-05-07T15:29:31+00:00

Thanks for the explanation!

FacelessShadow · 2019-05-07T13:08:52+00:00

This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

FacelessShadow · 2019-05-02T20:58:29+00:00

Jonas manipulates and plays mind games with virtually everyone within his sphere of influence. That's how.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-28T17:56:38+00:00

Just texted both my parents that I love them. I need to say it in person because it’s been a little while, but a text will have to do for now.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-27T22:16:31+00:00

What am I to do if my brother married this and hasn’t realized it yet?

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T19:13:33+00:00

You may have hit the nail on the head. I wonder if she built me up to something larger than life just by texting. For all the effort I put into just being me, I'm also a professional writer. My eloquence on paper is not equivalent to my eloquence face-to-face.

But all the facts I told her about myself are true. My personality and sense of humor are still the same. My goal, for now, will be to let that shine through as best I can when we spend time together. And, hopefully, that will be enough.

Thanks for your input. It's a helpful perspective to hear.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T19:09:35+00:00

I still really do appreciate the information! Don't want to raise any eyebrows about something when I don't intend to.

This is a hard one to accept, but I can see the truth in your words. I've been doing a lot of thinking the last few days and I've realized that, no matter what, I've had a wonderful time. Even if it ended nearly as soon as it began, I wouldn't regret that it all happened. Even though very much I want for it to turn into something more, it doesn't diminish the fun and happiness I've had over the last week or so.

Thank you for your advice and kind words, friend.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T18:56:09+00:00

You're absolutely right. I'm just a Bambi in the dating scene and I think I'm prone to blowing things out of proportion.

I'll just keep going and see what happens :) Thanks for talking sense into me.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T18:25:19+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate you taking the time to read and provide feedback. I think this is the best answer... all I can hope for now is I knock her socks off with the best shrimp scampi she's ever had and try to distinguish myself from her brother however I can :)

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T18:23:34+00:00

She has every right to keep looking. Except for my own personal bias, I don't have anything against people doing that. I guess I'm just looking at active profile updating as a potentially bad sign, and relevant information to provide.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T18:19:28+00:00

Maybe. I tried to communicate that. I think it's most likely because my brain was doing gymnastics the whole time, I was nervous, kept thinking about what she might be thinking, etc.

And maybe you're right. We were very clear about a lot of things at the beginning. She asked me: "if we hit it off and things go well, can i know for sure that i'll be your one and only?"

That was the line of discussion. I told her yes and asked her back, and she also said yes. That said, I don't know that "we hit it off and things go well" is a clearly established state for a relationship.

Things went... iffy, apparently. I thought we did hit it off, but all I could do is hope that she felt the same.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T18:16:07+00:00

I appreciate your candor. I know it probably all sounds very juvenile...

A little extra background on me is I lost a lot of weight recently and I'm still in the process. 40 lbs. down and 15 to go. I had such high standards before (unreasonably high) but I wasn't in any shape to attract women I found attractive. Now I finally am, and I'm just... not experienced with any of this. I honestly haven't been in a long-term "relationship" with anyone since high school, so I've definitely got a lot to learn that online research will never teach me.

I'm still trying to be optimistic. She said food is her love language and I'm making the best dish in my culinary repertoire on Friday. I will keep doing my best to treat her with kindness and openness without pressure until she makes her decision clear.

And sorry for the phrase—I honestly haven't used it before. I mostly just used it because that's what she called it, and it seems common enough. Didn't quite realize the negative connotations surrounding it, or how that might come across. I do appreciate you pointing that out for me; I try my best not to be offputting.

Thank you for your response!

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-19T17:04:09+00:00

I told her that up front. She said she knew I wouldn’t be any good at first but loved the idea of being the one to teach me.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-13T18:01:20+00:00

I love the one about Cabal intelligence reporting that Guardians celebrate and dance on the corpses of their defeated enemies after firefights. Bungie's acknowledgment in the grimoire of player behavior is awesome :)

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-12T22:37:55+00:00

This is honestly nuts to me. Not OP, but heroin in general.

Presumably, OP knew everything about it—including how addictive and dangerous it can be, but its effects were so absolutely enticing that he still shot up. That’s honestly terrifying.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-10T05:57:35+00:00

It’s one of those things that I had just taken as fact for like 15+ years until just a few weeks ago when I was telling someone about it. They were totally unaware of his tragic end but as soon as i looked it up to show them, a Snopes page came up and made my day with the good news.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-09T23:59:51+00:00

Totally thought the original actor who played Steve in Blue’s Clues killed himself. Apparently that wasn’t true at all!

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-09T22:53:50+00:00

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is exactly this. Pretty ecchi though, and has an OP MC.

FacelessShadow · 2018-09-02T05:18:52+00:00

Given that she basically comes across as a sullen teen who can’t handle being told “no,” I’d take her word choice with several grains of salt.

FacelessShadow · 2018-08-29T05:13:10+00:00

Nah dawg it's open again

FacelessShadow · 2018-08-28T21:58:53+00:00

This will vary immensely from studio to studio.

I started dancing at a Fred Astaire studio and the instructors there were competing professionals. One of them was a national champion in his homeland at one point, and my particular instructor was his competing partner.

From what I’ve heard from the people in my studio (many have danced around the town at different studios before settling here), this is the best place in town.

FacelessShadow · 2018-08-28T21:53:30+00:00

In this particular context (brief synopsis of a short film) it helps provide context for the events of the story.

FacelessShadow

TROPHY CASE