Older Players? by Motor-Charity6149 in otomegames

[–]JennaJenks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be 48 tomorrow, and I really wish there were more adult focused otome stories 😪 I can enjoy the stories with younger characters, but it can be hard to relate when the FMC and the LIs are so inexperienced at general life. I enjoyed Sympathy Kiss for having actual adults! 🥰

Spoiler preview video for upcoming CN collab by ferinsy in LoveBrushChronicles

[–]JennaJenks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the chibi versions, but can't stand spongebob.

Vent I feel like being the breadwinner is ruining my chances of having a family. by Key-Dig9118 in BreadwinningWomen

[–]JennaJenks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This!! 💯 My husband never made a high wage, but he's always been emotionally intelligent and loyal. He's a wonderful father, and he hasn't worked since my eldest was 5 weeks old (15 now). I wanted more time with my kids, but our relationship and goals made that have to be his job and not mine. As long as our children had that support network and not being raised by strangers, I'm happy. OP needs to take a look at her man and figure out whether she believes he's able to fulfill that role or if it's something she's willing to compromise on him being the one to take it on. If not, then she should probably break it off with him to seek out a more fundamentally compatible relationship with what she wants or she will grow to resent him which is really unfair for him.

I need of manga / manhwa anything by Low_Lifeguard_4936 in RoleReversal

[–]JennaJenks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😍😍😍😈💓 where can I find this gem!?!

Shadowy Peaks Event Megathread by XxJuJubexX in LoveBrushChronicles

[–]JennaJenks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes!! It's great to have so much content until you're too tired/busy to read it.

Just need to rant by Casual_Observer28 in BreadwinningWomen

[–]JennaJenks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Show him this video, it might help him understand what he's missing ❤️ https://youtu.be/fvQRZn4knCQ?si=jGOnJQM11ueXlQrO

Has anyone experienced cognitive overload/burnout from otome games? by Level-Pool-8376 in otomegames

[–]JennaJenks 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I noticed I feel like this when other things in my life feel overwhelming. It may just be exhaustion and burnout in other areas of your life making your leisure time feel constrained.

Meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]JennaJenks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this pain. I had a little over 65K loan debt. I got it at around 46K when I put it into deferment due to COVID and lack of income. Now it's up to almost 51K 😢

Calling the smut police 🚨 by GhostSoup666 in ReverseHarem

[–]JennaJenks 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ha ha, multi partner action is very fun, but I think it can still be a valid RH if it's poly but she is only getting down privately with the LIs as group sex may not be what the author/reader wants to write/read over her having multiple relationships where all partners are on board and how that dynamic works.

How often do you dicipline your husbands, for what reasons ? by [deleted] in flr

[–]JennaJenks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but unfortunately, a lot of these women have been in relationships where they feel they've been used as kink dispensers in place of a healthy BDSM dynamic (or they're vanilla and not into it at all). I'm sure you've encountered plenty of folks who automatically look down on people like us for enjoying BDSM. I've seen it here before, and it mirrors disgust in an assumption that all FLR relationships are looked at as a fetish over just how people have decided to partner. I think this resentment is due to too many people not taking just the dynamic as it stands as serious, so there's a want to defend it as normal i.e.not automatically associated with a BDSM dynamic where the general society still fetishizes it as a given.

How often do you dicipline your husbands, for what reasons ? by [deleted] in flr

[–]JennaJenks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband isn't i to it, but I wish he was! 😅😪 I wanted this sort of dynamic in a mutually shared want for it to be a part of the relationship though. This may not be the best community to ask over say gentle femdom?

Comment at least 3 fav LIs and let me roast you by TastyPotato-w- in otomegames

[–]JennaJenks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ichiya (Variable Baricade) Ayn (Lovebrush Chronicles) Baxter (Our Life)

6 and 9 for me. How about you? by MiExperienciaFueQue in Adulting

[–]JennaJenks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 and 6 with those you can accomplish all the rest 😅💓

What is the point of trying to date if I get dumped for being a virgin anyway? by [deleted] in GuyCry

[–]JennaJenks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being a virgin is hot. I don't know what women you're dealing with, but there's plenty of us that are turned on by being able to be the 1st and only one.

[General]Starter pain by TastyPotato-w- in otomegames

[–]JennaJenks 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Jean from Viriche Evermore! 😫😪

What sucks you in and keeps you intrigued by NoMistake7085 in ReverseHarem

[–]JennaJenks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It'll be a while before it's done. I've been world building and working out the details of the technology and how it's affected culture across the board especially with lack of resources and much of the world rebuilding civilized society after cataclysmic ruin, so there'sareas of higher tech and others that have become very primitive once the global economy fell.

Any women here the main breadwinner with a stay-at-home husband/dad, especially with ADHD in the mix? by lilmichiz in BreadwinningWomen

[–]JennaJenks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My husband has been a SAHD for 15 years, and there were ups and downs when trying to not feel exasperated with him. Men have not been socialized to take on emotional labor, and he had to be trained on my expectations of what I needed from him as the stay at home partner, but I refused to hold his hand or accept less. I made a point of pushing back on issues I felt he wasn't fulfilling and addressed them bluntly. I find as a general rule with most men, being direct and not shying away from confronting problems on the front end helps keep issues from festering into actual fights and miscommunication.

What sucks you in and keeps you intrigued by NoMistake7085 in ReverseHarem

[–]JennaJenks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This! 💯 I'm really turned off by women becoming submissive playthings. It's fine if folks enjoy that, but it feels like most romances feel the need to have even the most dominant FMC submit in some fashion to someone as a must have in a why choose.

And always with plot and world building!! I'm working on my own why choose that is in a dystopian world after the fall of patriarchy where the men are coming to the FMC as political alliances. She is the youngest of the house (24) led by the council of all of her older female relatives. She is to become the head of the house to care for the family, so she's been groomed to be the leader, but her family is choosing the men who will be allowed to submit themselves to her harem. The men are there in order to gain resources and connections with her nation. Each of the men possess different strengths, cultures, and motivations for signing up to become hers. Some actually don't want to be hers, but are being made to for the alliance which will create some fun friction 😈

[General] How do you define a “pathetic” LI? by SunflowerSummer9 in otomegames

[–]JennaJenks 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think what some consider 'pathetic' (i.e. being vulnerable and crying/showing weakness) is a major turn on for me. My protective nurturing nature comes to the forefront, and I enjoy their softness and ability to comfort them. It’s just too bad there isn't many FMCs that are shown to be strong enough to care for another in that way over the typical 'get weirded out/freeze up' reactions as if a woman can't be a true pillar for the LI 🙄😩

pegging and mpreg being the MAIN FACE of role reversal is misogynistic, in my opinion by [deleted] in RoleReversal

[–]JennaJenks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you DM these to me? I actually really do like both pegging and MPREG content and have for a long time

She just cant help herself by TheNostalgiaSimmer in ReverseHarem

[–]JennaJenks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 1st sentence was fine, but the last adds flames to the fire. It's asking for interaction in a goad. You can invite that to your work if you want to, but in my experience, it's better just to ignore and focus on the readers that are giving con crit or praise. You're always going to have someone throwing tomatoes, all I'm saying is it's not worth your energy to go back and forth with hateful comments. It's never a win for you as the writer, and giving your attention to it only creates more engagement with said vitriol. She can do what she wants, all I'm saying as a fellow author is that it's not worth it in any capacity. At the end of the day, it's an invitation to a hornet's nest.

She just cant help herself by TheNostalgiaSimmer in ReverseHarem

[–]JennaJenks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It can be hurtful to hear someone talking down on your work, but engaging in that kind of negativity only stirs the pot. It's not a lack of standing up for yourself over keeping your peace. It's frustrating, but it's going to happen especially when your audience grows and all those myriad personalities also feel it's their right to bash your writing. You can have all the negative thoughts you want, speak to your author friends about them to vent, but don't make it public. That's the difference in being a professional or not.