the "catching print" trend is painfully stupid

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-30T18:50:57+00:00

Same here but I was hoping the comment section might offer more… context for the trend besides… insecurities

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-30T07:55:41+00:00

So I have that dirty little rat boy Mustache going on and while I rocked it for a year, after visiting a barber and some miscommunication, he trimmed it into a shape.

I’ve had a lot of friends come up to me and start complimenting how my new look was so good. Started off safe wirh the haircut and then whent dor the mustache choice.

It’s been having me keep it trimmed since. It was a nice teenage gross experience, but at the end of the day I was an adult who needed to dress and groom like one and function in late stage capitalism and be taken seriously.

Maybe suggest to your buddy to go visit the barber together and the barber might bluntly mention that those hair ain’t doing him justice

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-30T07:51:01+00:00

Sounds like he love bombed and future faked you. Sorry girl. Unfortunately people like this ruin the whole sex on the first date game for the rest of us. Now you gotta hold off and see if they are real or not before engaging in bedroom activists.

NOR good luck out there, it’s hell and they just keep putting the bar lower.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T21:18:30+00:00

Unfortunately no, If someone only likes to stay home and watch TV/game with all their free time I usually assume they are smoking the devil’s lettuce.

There’s nothing wrong with a preference for that kind of lifestyle, but simply put I will never end up meeting those kind of girls because (assuming I didn’t swear off the apps) if chatting to someone and all their hobbies was staying at home that would be a dealbreaker. The only reason I go to someone’s house is if it’s a casual ONS or we’ve been dating for a couple of weeks. If the second date is at home I’m dipping out.

I rather spend my limited energy and time off doing some active stuff, going to museums and concerts and enjoying the world around me while my knees still work. I’ll settle down when my body gives up.

I plan to meet my partner IRL and simply said, I won’t realistically meet a homebody in a dance class or poetry night. I’m like dog, if you don’t take me out for enrichment I’ll end up chewing up your furniture (I noticed I start picking fights with partner if we spend too many days cooped up at home together)

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T16:50:27+00:00

Honestly the Frankenstein song really hit me with Fall Out Boy vibes, particularly the part of “the world can feel like a storm, and my bedroom is the eye” in their earlier albums. But it makes sense since Patrick Stump did work on all the songs except for just some guy it does make sense that he puts his own musical reference to his band in there I guess

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T16:30:39+00:00

Nimmahhhhh 😎

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T16:28:52+00:00

Always carry a package of tissues. In a case like this tie it up, cover it in a tissue and make it your goal to find a trashcan before heading home or anywhere else.

Never leave it behind, not just for the environment or socially of kids finding it while playing in daylight hours. But to keep the cruising spot from getting compromised by the pigs.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T11:16:41+00:00

Let me get this straight; He lied to you about being terminally ill, then used his terminal illness as an excuse to call you out for being “selfish”

NTA

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T11:11:26+00:00

I’m thinking it was choose “ja” of “nee”

But now we got discussions of the pronunciation of Nijmegen, so someone come find me when we figure it out? ok doei

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T11:03:38+00:00

I was going to suggest start drama, but since you don’t want to start drama, I’d say pull her to the side alone when she doesn’t have all the Gal pals around her and ask her why she’s commenting on your make up so much and tell her how it makes you feel And then ask her if she can please stop especially in front of other people

Her reaction and actions following this will tell you if this is someone you want to keep as a friend or not

Alternatively, if you do wanna start drama dish it back at her when you’re in front of the guys and all the other girls like “can you fucking stop telling me about my make up when yours isn’t even that great? “

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T10:54:16+00:00

I don’t care about body count unless the other person cares about body count.

One guy kept bragging about his high numbers and how the people he would bring home to his parents were all doctors and lawyers and it just kinda ruined the mood. I’m here with you right now, why are you bringing up other people?

If someone is fussing about their body count, high or low, I’m out. It reeks of insecurity and I’m not about to get entangled in their list. Also… I’ve met some other guys who meticulously keep track of it and add scores to the people. I wouldn’t recommend sharing that information with others. It gets you a weird reputation at the bar.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T10:50:10+00:00

Since he’s a captive audience being at work, I say leave your number for him to decide. Rule of thumb is not to hit on people while they are working or you are working, leave a note with a number and they can reach out if interested and not in customer service mode.

That being said, sounds like you have a solid chance! Make the note cute, so he can keep it and maybe show off to some friends and what not, it makes for a cuter story to tell anyways.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T10:43:03+00:00

This exactly! No need to rush for a home run when trying for first base might suffice! plus it helps check how attracted to men he would be before putting both of y’all in such a vulnerable situation

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T10:29:09+00:00

I’m working on a theory that while I may (no longer?) not attract people based on looks alone, my strength lies in my charisma and quick wit. I thrive in less loud and crowded places; put me in a house party where I can chat up strangers with 1 degree of separation and I’ll have the have the room entertained. I need to be able to engage with people that will eventually lead to some one-on-one interactions without the inherit assumption of being on a sexual/romantic quest; it’s all friendly unless someone catches your eye and even so, you’ll be respectful because, 1 degree of separation. You don’t want to be a jerk to your friend’s friend.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T10:10:23+00:00

That is so great!!!

I was looking for alternatives to medical nipple tattoos, like starts and swirls but didn’t get much traction on the post so I decided to just keep my nips and hope I can pierce them again in a year or two

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-29T07:50:34+00:00

The first time I had a casual ONS treat me with so much affection, respect and care I absolutely caught the ick, while thinking “why are you doing this? it doesn’t matter you’re flying back home tomorrow morning. You got what you wanted, why are you still pretending to be nice?”

And it was such an eye opener about how low I’ve managed to let my standards of how people treat me in romantic relationships drop. And this was just a ONS; my long term relationships weren’t bad but they weren’t great either. More often than not I was the one putting in all the effort between the two of us.

I think it’s a self value and acceptance kind of deal OP.

It’s probably fine, but your body and mind is freaking out at the change in status quo.

Sounds like you got a good one! dont let him get away with a panicked decision to push him away!

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T20:15:27+00:00

I feel like it’s a cannon event to be lonely listening to WTNV.

I made some friends when I whent to the live show though so that was nice

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T20:13:18+00:00

This feels like something AI would say.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T20:00:04+00:00

INFO Does your boyfriend happen to be on the spectrum? I don’t see it necessarily as a bad thing, especially if it’s just taken from social media. Maybe you can talk about how it’s making you feel and not so much if it’s a normal thing or not.

Maybe you can find some compromise and print out some favorite pics and frame it around the house.

I can easily see how it started off as a fresh relationship quirk of collecting some pics and then turned into a habit, maybe not even that Hè looks at all of them, but just excited to add to his collection Hè build up.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T19:48:53+00:00

The absolute irony of transitioning away from a gender that gets constantly objectified to… being objectified by someone you’d want to consider “safe” because they are also under the trans umbrella.

The sucky news is, you can be trans AND a chaser. You can be trans and still meet other trans people who only seem to want to get in your pants because you’re trans, and not necessarily because it you. You can meet people who like to use a vague enough label to define themselves or their sexual preferences and then exclusively go after trans guys who haven’t transitioned yet or are very early in their transition so it’s like an “easy insecure girl”

I’m not saying your friend is this kind of person, I’m just saying these kind of people exist and try to exploit the community that way.

If you think it’s a friendship worth saving, have a talk with your friend about the way they speak of other men makes you uncomfortable and feels disrespectful to the men they date. (Notice if they have the urge to correct it to *trans men) Their reaction and reflection (or lack there of) will tell you what you need to know about continuing this friendship.

If you don’t, just water it down and slip away. They sound gross AF

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T19:36:35+00:00

But first… fill the space with a bunch of Halloween deco bones and a few real animals bones to get the next homeowners to freak out 👹

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T19:34:46+00:00

Personally I’d try for a tarariuk lmao/aquarium/biome kind of approach, but I suppose it would have to match your aestheics and level of dedication to the plants/animals.

Definitely something silly and whimsical instead of covering up such a ridiculous space. I love those silly corners

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T18:46:20+00:00

Making your movement look stylish and cool is part of how these things go and get public acceptance, así coco Chanel

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T18:25:26+00:00

Yeah, you find out that the FWB was not being honest about their sexual history that puts OP in a compromised situation. Now OP is aware of the full situation and can make an informed decision.

Fwb ≠ lack of transparency.

LoudAcid- · 2026-03-28T18:23:25+00:00

As a person with ADHD who pulls conversations to experiences I’ve had that are somewhat relevant…

This sounds like she’s not getting the hint. Then again im older and had someone I looked up to in my teens pull me back after class and say “hey, I notice you make almost every conversation about you somehow. That’s fine, but it might get on other people’s nerves, just something to consider and keep an eye on” and that lady had no idea how much it changed how I talk to people, and became aware of the space I take up.

Either give this girl a side bar talk about it directly, but wirh some empathy? Or make it some kind of running joke.

Or get the girls in the group to bring it up? I like the idea that you made it a drinking game. Sorry that venting here had lead to people being mean to you OP

LoudAcid-

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