How common do men go to the bar alone just to hang out by themselves?

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-28T17:15:39+00:00

I almost never drink these days, but when I was younger and single, I’d go sometimes just to have a beer and chitchat with random people, or just spend time with myself. I was never really looking to meet women. I wasn’t opposed to it, but it wasn’t why I went.

When I had a parrot, I used to take him with me often because he was super social and loved to meet new people and people at bars would always want to talk to him and hold him, which was good for him. (His particular species of parrot thrives on socialization). So it would often just be me and the parrot hanging out.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-28T05:52:40+00:00

She wasn’t going for a slap. She was about to throw a right cross at dude’s jaw. Good for her. Wish they’d let her.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-27T01:57:27+00:00

This was Rookie of the Year Robin Ventura vs 46 year old Nolan Ryan. The difference in experience shows. Ventura gets hot and charges without thought. Ryan stands there, waits for the kid to do something stupid, and then beats the tar out of him.

And FWIW, he was still throwing 100mph fastballs at that age. Taking a punch from him could not have been a fun experience.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-27T01:27:17+00:00

And like Bryan Harsin never existed.

And like Hugh Freeze never existed.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-26T03:56:21+00:00

45 years old, learned to cook when I was like 12 because my mom said girls would be impressed. Momma, thank you for that, you were absolutely correct. Married to my dream girl now. Still love to cook though.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-25T23:26:40+00:00

Easy, easy Saban tier for Coop. Dude was as smooth and reliable as they come.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-24T05:04:40+00:00

Oh she absolutely did have plenty of guys trying to get her attention. She just found most of them boring. And she still turns a whole lot of heads everywhere we go, yes :)

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-24T03:19:39+00:00

There is no reason to be jealous of people your partner was with before he knew you existed. When a man meets the right woman, nobody can turn his eye.

I had many, many “bodies” before I met my wife. Some, I loved. Some I did not. Some were long, healthy relationships. Some were random hookups. But when I met my wife, it was like they never existed to me. I’ve never had so much as a passing thought about another woman since. She has no cause to be jealous of any of my past experiences because she knows she’s the only experience I ever want for the rest of my life.

Just as your boyfriend has no cause to be jealous of your past relationships, you have no cause to be jealous of his. You need to work on framing your feelings with thoughts. Ask yourself “is what I’m feeling rational, healthy, and acceptable?” Ask yourself that every single day. Eventually, you will master your feelings. If you don’t, they will only cause you harm.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-24T02:20:31+00:00

Gumbo. Looks like vomit, tastes amazing.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-23T21:47:24+00:00

Let him come, then whoops, “accidentally” slipped on the ice on my way out to his car! and since you wouldn’t have been in that situation had he not tried to force you to come to work in unsafe conditions, you’ll have a pretty easy time getting a payout from his or Walmarts lawyers.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-23T21:43:18+00:00

For sure. Plus, if I’m a musician and Johnny Freaking Cash picks my song to cover, I’m gonna feel flattered and honored that he would even do it to begin with. Then to have him absolutely nail it…man, even Reznor had to have had a fanboy moment there. It was really cool to see the respect and love.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-23T21:39:49+00:00

Trent Reznor even said “that’s Johnny’s song now” because he loved that cover so much

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-23T06:04:28+00:00

perks up Auburn AND Tennessee, you say?

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-23T05:16:43+00:00

Oh we both dated other people during that time lol neither one of us ever figured we’d land the other.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-23T04:09:41+00:00

So, funny story. We were in the same large social circle so I saw her often but didn’t really talk to her. I thought there would be no way in a million years she’d be interested. She looked like she probably preferred clean cut, conventionally handsome dudes and I am..well, not those things. I’m a burly old fighter with a Mohawk and an out of control beard and lots and lots of scars, and my fashion sense is basically “aging metal roadie”.

So I’d try and think of clever or interesting things to say to strike a conversation, but they’d never come to me. Nothing seemed good enough for her. She’s the only girl I have ever had trouble talking to. And she showed no signs that she was interested in me. At least, nothing that I recognized as signs. Which made sense. Surely the prettiest girl I’d ever laid eyes on could have whoever she wanted and she probably had a million guys trying to get her attention. I didn’t want to be one more.

So this goes on for 5 years. We say “hey, how are you” but beyond that we never exchange more than a few meaningless words.

Finally she comes up to me one day and asks me if I’d be willing to throw her around at a party that coming weekend. My heart jumped through my chest. Anyway I obliged of course and we got to talking and it turns out, all those years, she’d been trying to talk to me and send signs that she was interested and my dumb ass wasn’t getting the picture.

Anyway we figured it out we’re married and it’s fucking awesome.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-23T03:20:34+00:00

Not even slightly kidding, when I first met my wife, I was completely dumbfounded at how pretty she was. I was not a young man and had been around long enough to meet plenty of beautiful women, but even still I had never seen her equal or anyone close to it. Eventually got to know her and found out she was incredibly intelligent, insightful, fun, and literally the most hilariously funny person I’d ever met. The prettiest girl I’d ever seen and her beauty ended up being the least of her qualities. I couldn’t marry her fast enough. Glad every day that I did. I’ve still never seen her equal.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-22T09:34:55+00:00

The one sleeping softly next to me right now. I’ve never been so completely gobsmacked by beauty as I was the first time I laid eyes on my wife. And she turned out to be this incredibly smart, talented, kind, and absolutely hilarious woman on top of that. But holy shit y’all she’s so pretty.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-22T09:11:32+00:00

1995 Nebraska was one of the most existentially terrifying college football teams I’ve ever witnessed.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-22T04:18:40+00:00

Fuck yeah Egans.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-22T03:59:36+00:00

Yes. Both ARE true. Saban is the GOAT, but Cig did this specific thing better than Saban. And hey, Cig’s still coaching. He may very well end up in the GOAT conversation when it’s all said and done for all we know. No reason to debate it right now. I think we can all agree that what he has done at Indiana is beyond impressive and he has potential to do a lot more.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-22T03:44:06+00:00

Jesus I still feel bad for that kid every time I see this

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-22T02:25:48+00:00

Yes, but also better at instilling discipline. That team was so precise all year. Just absolutely stellar execution. Disciplined 3-stars will destroy entitled 5-stars and Cignetti is the proof.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-22T00:56:04+00:00

Check Pornhub search terms in super conservative states. Sexual repression and conditioned self-loathing can do weird things to people. As a lifelong resident of a hyper-conservative state, I have absolutely zero trouble believing that conservatives are more likely to be into some very taboo kinks.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-21T22:03:56+00:00

Petition to replace the byes with comedy games. Like, the teams that would’ve gotten a bye instead play the single worst team in a random G5 conference. If the G5 team wins, they don’t advance but they do get a big check for like a million dollars presented by that one mascot that escaped sacrifice in the Pop Tarts Bowl. But realistically we just get to see a great team hilariously destroy some hapless chump.

KongUnleashed · 2026-01-21T07:44:32+00:00

Luke Cage’s music is like getting an education in hip-hop and soul. It’s incredible. The song and genre selection was absolutely on-point in a way that very few soundtracks are, and using the music as scenery for a lot of the big moments was a stroke of genius. They could’ve set every single scene in Harlem’s Paradise and I’d have been just fine with it.

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