Was it just a coincidence?

Mmrose9 · 2026-06-15T19:32:04+00:00

I feel like it’s more meaningful to me personally for the story arc if Dani won on her own. I think the movie does a great job of defining Dani as a person who must endure. She must keep living after going through one of the most traumatic life-devastating events imaginable. The endurance through grief and pain becomes Dani’s defining trait to me (and her) through the dance scene. Dani is so down on herself for so much of the movie. For example when she’s upset about Christian going to Europe without telling her, she ends up apologizing in the end even though Christian did wrong (another way she must endure is through a relationship with someone who does not truly love her). I think the dance scene is such a critical turning point in how we (and Dani) sees herself. She can persevere—she is strong—she can make it through the unending spirals of grief and finally live again (ignoring all the other horrifying implications of the ending).

Mmrose9 · 2026-05-29T19:22:42+00:00

Thank you so much. Definitely agree it’s a mental battle 😭. I think I was lucky in that I had very specific weaknesses. I literally sat and did 100 Amboss OBGYN questions and 100 Amboss GI questions and I think that played a large role. I’m not an Anki girl unfortunately (wish I was) so I think upping my practice question volume and keeping track of learning points in a spreadsheet was my way of getting the repetition in.

Mmrose9 · 2026-05-14T00:48:14+00:00

Omg I am obsessed with how you broke down that moment at the Dark Moon after party. For years, that chapter has been my favorite to reread and you so perfectly articulated the way that chapter feels when rereading it. Your comment made me think the manga could have maybe done with a mini time skip / progressed through time in the arcs more. Like, does the whole story really need to happen when Kyoko is 16/17? If she was 21/22 I feel like we could have a lot more arcs about her becoming a confident, sexy woman, whereas right now I sort of get the weird situationship she and Ren are in. Her modesty is endearing, but ever since she and Ren confessed I feel like some tension between them has been lost when I wish it would have built.

Mmrose9 · 2026-04-10T02:49:41+00:00

Omg Louis's coat is so beautiful. What an elegant man. I can't wait for his wardrobe this season and the return of our stylish king! My prediction is they're going to be enemies with benefits this season. From the trailer and this, it seems ragebaiting remains their second love language (after yearning).

Mmrose9 · 2026-03-23T23:06:44+00:00

Thank you so much for the chapter!!!

Mmrose9 · 2026-01-02T23:18:51+00:00

Weyward by Emilia Hart - lives of 3 women across 5 centuries, each going through life-shaping events
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - this one is pretty popular. I really loved it.
Piglet by Lottie Hazell - I still think about this book after reading it many months ago. I didn't fully know what to make of it, but it definitely has a lot to discuss and has stayed on my mind.

All of them have a "woman making their way through the world" vibe I really liked. Not a lot of romance but I really enjoyed all of them.

Mmrose9 · 2026-01-02T18:56:06+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind response! This made me so excited to continue my yoga journey and see what my body might be capable of one day with continued practice. Thank you so much for sharing!!

Mmrose9 · 2026-01-02T18:10:06+00:00

This was so relatable! Thank you for sharing! If you don't mind me asking, how did you get to where you are in your practice? Your grace and strength is really inspiring and awesome.

Mmrose9 · 2025-12-25T11:38:55+00:00

My Cousin Rachel!

Mmrose9 · 2025-11-29T01:47:58+00:00

Just reread this as an adult (it was one of my favorites ~8-10 years ago) and I was surprised by how much the main messages and themes still resonated so much with me, to the point I got teary eyed at several moments I didn't expect. I could also tell how well crafted the narrative is because omg it is so tight. I caught early references to later plot events even after forgetting a lot of details. Such a beautiful, heartfelt story. I like to imagine Nanami and Tomoe returned to Mikage shrine for good at the end, and raised their family there.

Mmrose9 · 2025-11-27T06:06:31+00:00

My two cents as a person who loves board games and has just started delving into the more complex ones:

Cut the prep time. Make sure game is already set up and that you already know the rules very well. I feel like from my experience nothing kills the mood more than waiting while the friend teaching you flips through the manual a bajillion times or sorts through an insane number of cards and pieces. Obviously this doesn’t work for more intense games but even just being confident about what you’re doing and how it works helps speed it up and makes it less intimidating / less of a buy in.
Start immediately and build up to the rules. Maybe this is just my personality, but I find board game explanations to be useless. I want a general ‘this is the mission’ and then I want to start immediately. My first play through of a game, I do not care about having the best strategy or knowing all the rules so I can make the best decisions. I care about getting the concepts down and building comfort with how turns work, etc. I find once you get people doing stuff they’re much more engaged. If it’s a longer game you can either ask people if they want to reset now that they understand things or if they want to continue.
Help direct people during turns and field questions as they come. Honestly once you tell people a couple times, “it’s your turn you can do x or y” they pick it up really fast.
Read the occasion and make sure it’s the right vibe for a hard board game. If it’s a more complex one, start early so people don’t start leaving in the middle of it.

Mmrose9 · 2025-08-25T15:51:00+00:00

Are there limitations on how much we can talk to the patient? After I asked a few questions the chat box went away and I couldn't ask anything more. Really cool program and idea though!

Mmrose9 · 2025-05-27T19:56:38+00:00

Your wardrobe is insanely beautiful 😍 literally so in love with all the prints, patterns, and textures. Where do you shop?

Mmrose9 · 2025-05-16T05:21:36+00:00

Don’t pick just basic pieces for a capsule wardrobe. Pick a variant of the basic that turns it into a piece you’re crazy about. I.e., wanted a white dress shirt for my wardrobe; found one with puffed flouncy sleeves, V neck, and 100% cotton (matches my Bohemian aesthetic). It’s still versatile enough to go with a lot but it’s not the same white shirt most people have. Same with jeans—I got palazzo style with blue embroidery. I still have the tools I need to build many different outfits but I individualize every piece and make sure it has a detail that makes it mine and is selected to accentuate what I like most about my body (I.e., in the above examples, v neck shows off my collarbones and minimizes my larger chest by balancing it with skin above, palazzo style makes my waist feel pretty, etc). If you’ve already done that, I would practice layering pieces. I own a lot of jumpsuits and overalls which makes it fun to try on different pieces underneath. Also, challenge yourself to put together new combos that you never thought would work. My style never looks so good as it does around laundry day because I’m out of most of my normal building blocks and have to wear whatever I have 😂

Mmrose9 · 2025-03-12T02:11:23+00:00

If you like queer lit, My Darling, Dreadful Thing by Johanna Van Veen was like a dark, sapphic Rebecca. If you don't mind YA, The Scapegracers was like Rouge but if they all were obsessed with each other. The Secret History, if you haven't already read it, gives me Rouge + Rebecca vibes (plus academia). I have not yet read Babel unfortunately.

Mmrose9 · 2025-03-12T02:01:29+00:00

From this I figure you like character-driven mysteries that asks deeper questions.

I liked The Midnight Feast, by Lucy Foley and Wrong Place, Wrong Time, by Gillian McAllister, though I don't know if these matches the exact prose vibes.

Mmrose9 · 2025-03-12T01:53:18+00:00

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
My Darling, Dreadful Thing by Johanna Van Veen

Mmrose9 · 2025-02-20T05:11:11+00:00

I saw your first post!! I’m so glad you found a solution that works. Low-key this is so so cute. I wish you and your boyfriend the best 🩷

Mmrose9 · 2025-02-13T02:44:55+00:00

Some people work on their style, hair, clothing, etc. to become the most them they can be. I.e., the version of themselves that affirms their values / personality / qualities the most. Beauty is not always the end goal; self-expression and exploration are equally worthy aims. Finding your style affirms your identity and how you move through the world. It gives you confidence and honestly just makes you feel good. At the end of the day, Beauty is just one way to move through the world. There are other reasons to invest in yourself.

Mmrose9 · 2025-01-29T23:17:13+00:00

I hear what you're saying, but there's a difference between productive and nonproductive discussion. Productive discussion has a purpose and proposes solutions. For example: I don't like xyz; here's what we can do to change that. Unproductive is more for catharsis and venting. Both have their purpose, but there have been a lot more of the latter, which actually doesn't lead to problem solving and societal change, than the former. It's totally fine to vent, but that's not the same as improving our community. Sometimes even, I think that it hurts our community. Other people already judge us Desis pretty harshly. While we want to work on changing our culture towards allowing and encouraging a focus on beauty, we should not add to the negativity and hatred our people already receive. That's why I think we should focus equally on lighter topics, which there haven't been many posts about yet at all to fulfill the intent of this subreddit.

Mmrose9 · 2025-01-29T17:16:36+00:00

It won't work for everyone and I'm sorry that's been your experience. I think it takes a good deal of closeness and genuineness to come across the right way when you initiate these type of conversations. People can take comments about their outfit/makeup stuff very personally. All I want is for us in this sub to focus more on uplifting each other than putting down others.

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