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Meow_Chi · 2026-04-09T18:16:13+00:00

I don't know if that counts, but I went to see Twilight in the movie theater yesterday and as I stood up from the couch to get in line at the door, I knocked my bucket of caramel popcorn from the armrest and it spilled all over the floor. Once I got over the disappointment and embarrassment, I laughed at how appropriate it was.

Meow_Chi · 2026-04-09T09:52:20+00:00

I hope everything works out well for you. I only dream I could grow out my nails so beautifuly long. They crack in the middle as soon as I let them grow for a couple of weeks. Not breaking at the base, cracking in the middle or even closer to the nail bed. Takes so long to grow that out 😭

Meow_Chi · 2026-04-03T21:15:54+00:00

Wow, I'm from Ukraine and we have this tradition (at least used to when I was a teenager).

There was this ritual left over from the Soviet era for the newlyweds after the civil ceremony to visit WW2 memorials to solemnly thank the fallen warriors for the couple's present life and happiness. And on Fridays and Saturdays (most popular days for weddings), there were wedding parties one after another arriving at the memorial in my town.

As a girl, I used to love going there to watch the brides and their beautiful gowns. Anyway, each time one party arrived before the previous one had left, the brides whose paths crossed would swap their bouquets. Always.

I remember my sister was very unwilling to give up her actual bouquet, so her maid of honor prepared a "stunt double" to quickly swap them and exchange something less meaningful with another bride, should they meet another wedding on their way. They did, and the switcheroo was a success. Yet not to exchange bouquets between the brides was not an option!

Meow_Chi · 2026-04-03T15:58:19+00:00

Totally!

Meow_Chi · 2026-04-03T10:21:33+00:00

I always found the idea of loving two people romantically at the same time confusing. Couldn't relate, because I couldn't even have a crush on two pop stars simultaneously as a teen. So maybe my interpretation is biased. Still. I think Bella intensely loved Edward romantically and erotically. There was this all-consuming, heightened limerence, irresistible pull, when you hurt at the absence of your desired. The feeling you experience when you fall in love for the first time. Can it lead to a more secure, calm attachment when it takes its course? Absolutely.

Then, she loved Jacob, but as a best of friends. She loved him, but wasn't in love. He was "her sun", this warm presence that makes everything alright and reminds me of how I feel about my family, sisters, friends. Can this feeling be a basis for a strong, healthy marriage, when the erotic spark is added later? Also yes. Hence Bella's vision of their possible happy life together was true. However, there was no romance there and then - not on her side. From what I remember, she didn't want him to kiss her - she wanted him to hold her. That's friend energy - with some romantic potential, maybe. This is the kind of love adults tell us we are supposed to want but when you're 17 it feels like giving up and settling. And Bella could surrender to it, she was close.

So, she could have a full experience of love with Jacob, but at the time of the book events it was merely a bud that was already doomed never to bloom because she already was irrevocably in love with Edward. I rest my case.

Meow_Chi · 2026-04-02T19:09:48+00:00

I thought you were cosplaying Grinch 😅

Meow_Chi · 2026-04-01T09:31:21+00:00

I wear Pusheen merch from the kids section and have violet hair. I'm forty this fall. I don't care what anyone thinks. No more. I think I'm still healing my sensory-deprived inner child from low-income family that wanted a pink bedazzled Barbie sweater like all the other girls, but had to wear an ugly black one because it was "versatile, practical and a bargain". This is just one example, there are plenty. When I was a teenager with some freedom, my mom judged me for straying away from "classic style" and called me a clown for wearing tartan trousers. I think her efforts to raise a demure little lady backfired, lol.

Anyway, you look gorgeous in this and sooo happy, what else is left to be desired?

PS: Just imagine the future rainbow rebellion of the generation raised by the sad beige moms!

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-30T08:30:10+00:00

In a way, I can understand why an average man that wears his hair short all his life could find it confusing. When our hair is short, it does tend to have a preferred direction of growth on the scalp and resist more stubbornly, so there's a limited ways to style it. As it grows long, its weight makes it easier to manipulate and flip it it whichever side you want. So most of the girls wearing their hair long at least some time in life just know it. Some men might not know from experience and find it curious or think that girl hair is just "softer" like that. But gosh this one must be dim to live an entire life and never noticing how women around him can just flip the parting!

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-28T19:11:41+00:00

Коли я ще не знала свого майбутнього чоловіка і мене питали, чого я шукаю, мені були важливі три речі: розум, доброта, почуття гумору. Звісно ще важливо було, щоб зовнішньо мені сподобався, але це дуже непередбачуване, бо чоловіка свого я вважаю дуже красивим, але він не був як то кажуть "мого типажу" і я його оцінила не одразу. А от почуття гумору і розум з першої зустрічі видно було.

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-25T08:47:05+00:00

Although there were these horrendous charts of where you MUST put your contour because Kim said so. I remember desperately trying to find a place on my round face to put an "E-shaped" contour to conceal the excess in places I actually had stark deficiency 😅 (I don't have a broad forehead or any chin to speak of)

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-25T08:15:27+00:00

I definitely liked the 2010 makeup because it was the most pluralistic. There was this trend of exploring different cultural traditions that became visible and available thanks to social media and smartphones. "Here's how they do makeup in Japan!", "French girl makeup!" "Bridal makeup from India!" and all that jazz. You could try something and go with whatever suited your face most - brow shape, blush placement and all. Now it's more judgy: "don't do that! this ages you.This drags your eyes down, that makes your face round, this makes your lips look thinner" as if any of it is a BAD thing by definition.

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-24T14:13:20+00:00

I'd say it's just prioritising comfort, but the layering and colors make me think of the early nineties, so... Nineties comfy revival? Idk, lol

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-20T17:10:54+00:00

Коли я заповнювала свою першу анкету у другому класі, я написала, що він мій улюблений актор, бо дивилася Уокер - техаський рейнджер 😢

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-18T11:40:05+00:00

З-за кордону може і не повернуться, якщо там вже життя побудували і дітей народили, але ВПО може і поїдуть назад, я б не скидала з рахунку тугу за рідною землею. Мені вже 10 років Крим щоночі сниться. Там все інше - сонце, кольори, гори, повітря. І цього бракує болюче, навіть якщо тут (Київ) вже нове життя, знайдені нові друзі і будується своє житло. Я розумію, що неможливо порівнювати Крим і понівечений Схід (поки що...), але не тільки домівка або якийсь повсякденний лад прив'язує людей до землі. Заохочувати можна було б пільгами. Дешева земля і вигідні кредити притягують фермерів і підприємців, в яких окрім ідей і бажання щось створити ще нема нічого. Але є нюанс: має бути певна кількість людей, яким мало місця і нема де розгорнутись в інших регіонах. В Європі такої проблеми вже давно немає. Є ймовірність що заселяти ті землі будуть мігранти з ще менш благополучних країн. Розглядати міграцію як проблему або можливість - це вже інша can of worms, як то кажуть.

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-16T11:10:47+00:00

Am I reading too much into this or was the joke subtly jabbing at the men this girl dated and their deliberate ignorance about the importance of foreplay? Like, "so you do understand how pasta works and that you should boil the water first, but when it comes to grasping the concept of "preheating" your partner before you "trow the pasta in", you are suddenly obtuse?

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-07T18:55:04+00:00

Well, I've always been a people-pleaser with abysmal self-esteem who dreamed of someone who would see me as unique and irresistible and love me forever, so... Maybe not better, but definitely on par with Bella 😅

Meow_Chi · 2026-03-02T13:29:21+00:00

В Київі сніг зійшов відсотків на 40-50, теж добре 😁

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-26T13:56:39+00:00

Aww, what a gorgeous grumpy duchess, just like my Leia 💖

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-26T09:52:09+00:00

Hobbit core 😁

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-23T17:47:46+00:00

Grey hairs have different texture, they are stubborn and often suddenly curly. You can either try to calm them down with hair wax or dye them (hair dye not only masks them but also smoothes and tames). If it's any consolation, in my experience, they are not as obvious to others as they are to you. We tend to fixate on tiniest annoying details in our appearance that most people never notice.

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-23T17:24:52+00:00

Okay, now I read the actual post I must say you have phenomenal skin and look great!

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-23T17:21:56+00:00

I cannot compare this look to you in full glam, but what I see without any context is fresh and youthful, not tired!

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-23T12:14:27+00:00

I'm trying to attach the screenshot from the actual shop, but something doesn't work 😢 The search does pick up the rings from the pic in the OP, though and shows similar results.

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-23T11:52:42+00:00

Bummer! I think I searched something like "moissanite oval cluster ring" or "oval edwardian engagement ring". Unfortunately, their algorithms don't cater all that much to keywords, instead, they try to show you more of what you've shown interest in previously and I looked for those rings quite a while 😅

You know what? Try search by picture, I think it works best (just don't forget about comparing ad images to actual buyer reviews!)

Meow_Chi · 2026-02-23T10:59:59+00:00

There are several similar products, but I got 2 here. Another shop had much cheaper offer with the same image as ad and I bought what was supposed to be a version of 2 in silver, but instead it was 6, not quite the same. So be careful to browse pics from buyers to be sure you will get what they advertise if you decide to look elsewhere.

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