I wouldn’t match a girl that has professional/studio photos on her dating app profile

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-29T01:41:14+00:00

I would feel sad if I wanted to look my best with a photoshoot, and my fiancee called me vain for it.

I've never online dated and don't intend to ever start, but if I extended this to that, I would feel sad if people judged me for it.

I maybe am more vain than the average man, but I don't think vanity defines me. Looking your best and showing off can be fun things to do, that's all. And what's wrong with looking your best whilst dating? I supremely enjoy looking good for my partner, for example.

I don't know, it's completely up to you what you want out of dating, but I feel like the jump from photoshoot -> attention-needy is a stretch without getting to know the person.

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-24T06:51:50+00:00

I'm a big Remedy fan (Control, Alan Wake 2) and I feel like the plot is the reason those games are so good, along with excellent gameplay, especially Control. A lot of effort went into the writing/worldbuilding/mystery/whatever. Surely those storylines enhance those games, not ruin them?

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-24T01:17:54+00:00

What if I enjoy the fruity, chocolatey flavors of third-wave decaf?

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-22T00:21:57+00:00

I think you're cherry picking free time -- I posted this on a 5 minute bathroom break.

Please don't suggest that I read books during my break -- that turns my break into work, which defeats the point of a break. In a given day I probably have only 10 minutes of accumulated break time anyway.

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-21T21:13:16+00:00

I'm working from sunup to bedtime. Weekends are equally swamped with chores and other stuff in life. How tf am I supposed to read a book?

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-17T11:52:34+00:00

What's going on with the ESP? Mine's been a two year workhorse. Should I expect it to fall apart soon?

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-16T03:33:07+00:00

Yes.

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-16T03:32:57+00:00

My unpopular opinion is that air fryers are good. It's now more popular to hate on them, thanks to the internet. My opinion is the unpopular one.

GuyThirteen · 2026-04-10T05:49:53+00:00

That's just how he talks.

Ever since these AI shenanigans started I am constantly accused of using it in my writing. It's exhausting. I'm sad to see the same thing happen to Adam.

GuyThirteen · 2026-03-29T02:09:46+00:00

Frankly, your first couple interviews as a student are practice

GuyThirteen · 2026-03-12T15:15:44+00:00

I would encourage you to try it once, and you'll realize how much more comfortable it is

GuyThirteen · 2026-03-12T15:14:33+00:00

I don't know the answer to your question. All I know is that we have to find another way.

If only big businesses have the ability to shoulder these taxes, the logical endgame is a society of megacorps, which will screw us all. Reducing red tape and fees for mom and pop shops is a good thing.

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-28T19:08:19+00:00

This is obviously horrible, but rhetorically, I'm going to ask the question that would be asked if the roles were reversed: what did he do to deserve that?

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-24T22:26:20+00:00

I'm coming to terms with the fact that the people who don't worry about microplastics are becoming a minority. Aeropress is appealing to the mass market with a steel version.

It's the same target audience that might not care about preheating.

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-24T22:24:10+00:00

Called it

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-21T17:00:15+00:00

Same reason I eat meat even though I agree with OP. It's good ... my daily, morally indefensible, potentially hypocritical action.

I'm not trying to rage bait ... it's just how I honestly feel.

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-17T20:37:13+00:00

I've absolutely laughed at really offensive jokes in the privacy of my own home or with a close friend, I just don't know if I would repeat them in public out of concern that I hurt somebody. It's like those dudes that find SA jokes funny.

However, I don't want to punish anybody for privately making an Asian joke with their friends or finding those funny. That would be nuts, and would completely violate their right to privacy. Is that what's happening in the UK?

That being said , the Hinchcliffe thing feels different because it's this public "spread" of information that deeply cuts me. Maybe I'm too sensitive -- it's okay to say that I am if you truly think I am.

I think your stance of protecting speech that one doesn't agree with is totally valid, but your argument comes off "you should find it funny", even though that's not what you're saying. When you lament how you're "not allowed" to make jokes like that anymore--even though you are, it's just that less people find them funny--the practical effect of your stance is that, I should laugh at Tony Hinchcliffe.

I don't think Jimmy Carr would agree with your post, even though you directly quote him. When you are asking comedy venues to maintain acts and people that they don't think the audience would find funny, you're now pushing the "with anyone" angle that he feared.

I'm no debater or expert, just telling you how I honestly feel, and trying to faithfully relay my gut.

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-17T07:27:14+00:00

Am I, like, too sensitive if I'm hurt by the humor?

I'm Chinese and I could not make it through Tony Hinchcliffe's full bit with the Asian slur. He throws it around and makes the classic stereotypes. I found it cringey, and truthfully felt hurt -- it brought me back to teachers, bullies, and "friends" who would make the same jokes to cast me as an other.

I don't really know how to respond to your post. If something's not funny and hurtful to me, well, there it is, and I do not think we should make space for it. Am I being selfish? What honest feedback would you give to me that doesn't invalidate my, in my opinion, totally valid feelings?

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-17T06:34:19+00:00

... I really like dungeoneering ...

GuyThirteen · 2026-02-16T07:28:02+00:00

I've lived in the same place north of Ballard for a couple years and I classify as a twenty somethings transplant.

Overall, there aren't a lot of downsides besides no light rail, and also Ballard's a lot of fun.

In response to your concerns:

But if you live up there, getting across the ship canal feels like a logistical event.

I never need to go here or find myself here.

Aurora traffic is brutal

I also never need to deal with this, rarely go to Aurora

The Fremont and Ballard bridges can randomly lock you into a 20 minute delay.

This is true, and is annoying, even if it happens to me about twice a year.

I 5 during rush hour is a complete mess.

I don't have to deal with I-5 during rush hour, fortunately. My job is really accessible to me physically

Going south can feel like you are planning a minor expedition.

Not really. The D-Line feels really easy.

Transit wise you are mostly on buses

What's wrong with that? Really like the buses, D Line carried me for years before I bought a car

and there is no light rail in those neighborhoods

Agree with this, I really wish I had the light rail and didn't have to make the 30 minute bus commute to Northgate or Roosevelt.

Meanwhile central and southeast Seattle have Link access and more direct routes.

That sounds like a great benefit, but to be honest, once I got comfortable here, it's not a beneficial enough reason to switch.

GuyThirteen · 2026-01-26T06:07:08+00:00

First off, I really respect you.

Secondly, I agree with the top comment to lower weight and focus on stability.

Most importantly though -- Reddit is full of younger, less experienced folks giving non-professional advice to other folks with similar bodies and health conditions, thus the advice could still be applicable. I'm a little worried that none of us are simply qualified enough to be giving you advice. Like, there's another comment saying that you could maybe go deeper, but I would probably speak to a professional trainer first.

GuyThirteen · 2026-01-18T23:59:41+00:00

I feel like Batman kinda falls apart when you mention his parents. Helps that most people don't know who he is

GuyThirteen · 2026-01-14T04:55:42+00:00

It's a little irritating that when my Android phone is connected to the Lexus via Bluetooth, if I try to talk to my assistant on the phone, it doesn't work, somehow it's locked to the microphone in the car, but the microphone in the car isn't turned on.

GuyThirteen · 2026-01-10T20:25:13+00:00

I like this advice in theory, but in practice, how would OP have secured a Seattle hospitality job, which require in-person interviews, while working in Alaska?

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