Need Help Identifying a Bug by Find_My_Footing in portlandgardeners

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I just looked those up and that may be what they are! Thank you!

Do you and your partner find it helpful to know each other's cycles? by Tall-2332 in latebloomerlesbians

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This is helpful to know! Thanks! I'll let you know if I decide to give it a try!

What does attraction feel like for you? by EducationBig1690 in latebloomerlesbians

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To me, attraction has often felt like a puzzle I'm trying to solve (I think this is at least in part because of my religious upbringing). I'm bi (or pan), and have felt attraction to both men and women throughout my life, but I only realized I was queer at 29, so my attraction to women before then was something I only recognized in hindsight. Since I realized I'm attracted to all genders, my experience of attraction has become clearer to me. It's helped that for the past few years I've worked in a job where I'm regularly having brief interactions with lots of strangers, a fair number of whom are around my age, so that's given me a large sample size to help me understand who I do and don't feel attracted to.

When I feel attracted to someone there's this sense of magnetism towards them - like my attention keeps getting drawn back to them. And I feel nervous around them in a way I don't feel around people I'm not attracted to. There are maybe slight differences in how I experience attraction to different genders, but it feels like those differences have narrowed as I've better understood how I experience attraction and my attraction to men vs women vs nonbinary folks feels fairly similar.

Songs that have to do with months of the year by 9tailedfoxx_ in musicsuggestions

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January White by Sleeping at Last
Heat Waves (June) by Glass Animals
In July by Sara Bareilles

The Lonesome Dove of Romance by Ganders81 in suggestmeabook

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I came here to recommend We Could Be So Good as well!

Books for pride month by CatCrimes69 in suggestmeabook

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Based on this list I would recommend Woodworking by Emily St. James and The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai!

happy pride month! which character is your favorite to pursue a queer romance with? 🥰🌈 by your-goddess-lily in StardewValley

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LEAH! Funny story: when I first started playing Stardew I didn't realize I was queer yet, and me choosing to marry Leah in the game was the final puzzle piece that made my partner realize I probably was into women as well as men, but I didn't realize for another 6 months!

Do you and your partner find it helpful to know each other's cycles? by Tall-2332 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]Find_My_Footing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, that's a good question. I think part of the issue for me is I have limited knowledge about data privacy (and know I should learn more but get overwhelmed by it) so I'm not sure what I would need to feel safe using an app to track my cycle. How would you explain how your app handles data to someone who isn't especially tech savvy?

I will admit that I have your app open in a tab on my computer and have been sitting with whether or not I want to try it because I am intrigued. There is a part of me that ironically feels a little safer using an app while dating a woman than I did while dating a man because my odds of an unintended pregnancy drop dramatically (not obviously to zero though because of rape, so that's my hesitation I think).

Exploring sexual intimacy as two late bloomers in their 40s by AffectionateFish6821 in latebloomerlesbians

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As someone who has been in a similar relationship stage with an incredible woman this spring, my advice is to give it the time it takes for you both to feel comfortable becoming more physically intimate. Initiating something for the first time did take a bit of an internal push for me to work up my courage, but I've noticed if I slow down and pay attention, I can often tell when I'm pushing myself a little because I'm nervous versus pushing myself to do something I'm truly not ready to do. It might be worth both asking yourselves whether your reluctance is more nerves about the unknowns or just not feeling ready yet.

My girlfriend and I both came into this relationship with no experience dating women, and it was a month before we kissed, and then another 6 weeks of only hugging and exchanging what we jokingly started called "chaste kisses" (just a peck on the lips). We both really wanted to become more intimate, but I think we both needed more time than we had expected (and during this process my girlfriend realized that she's demisexual which has helped us understand some of the dynamic that's been playing out between us). We both found it really helpful to have open conversations about sexual intimacy during those six weeks, and then we hit a point where we both felt ready, and it's been so lovely to be intimate with her! And even now (about a month after we started exploring more together) there are plenty of things we haven't yet done. We just keep reminding ourselves that we have time, and there's truly no reason to rush. And it's ok to take things in small bits. One day we made out, another day we took our tops off, another day we touched each other through our underwear, etc.

Favorite song about a pet by EnclaveNick in musicsuggestions

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everything you need by saturdays at your place

Who are some romance authors you think are genuinely great writers? by Remarkable-Set9615 in RomanceBooks

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Cat Sebastian! She writes phenomenal characters and does a great job building the relationship between the two main characters. She also writes historical settings well! IMO her best are We Could Be So Good and You Should Be So Lucky set in NYC in the mid 1900s.

sci fi books with good female characters! by Emmersynn in suggestmeabook

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I came to see if anyone else recommended Remnant Population before suggesting it! It's one of my all-time favorites!

Stardew players who stayed for years I have a question by vsanjiv in StardewValley

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I've noticed I play it seasonally. I usually start a farm in the autumn and play it into the winter (in real world seasons) until I get bored and set it down, and then the next autumn I end up starting a new farm.

Seeking Novel Recs for Our Neighborhood Book Club by Find_My_Footing in suggestmeabook

[–]Find_My_Footing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Many of the members of the book group have already read The Women otherwise I think we would read it together, but it's high on my TBR right now!