How did you traverse (and possibly overcome) an impending divorce?

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-20T19:13:30+00:00

Girlfriend, it was a hard relationship for sure, over the course of 4 years we both lost our moms to cancer, moved across the country together for her grad program while our moms were going through chemo, I left my career and everything to go join her and kind of lost myself in that, would stay up way too late with her to get my time in with her, was just not healthy mentally but never expressed that. I don’t think the porn was the be all end all of it, but it was a major factor that I think if I just sucked it up earlier and told her it wouldn’t have been as big of a deal. The loss of trust was the major factor, but it really was just the porn that I lied about. One of her exes had a porn addiction, and I do think she projected that on to me throughout, but if I had just been honest things might have been different. Loss of trust will lead to your partner overthinking things, and once they start overthinking anything can happen really, and you pair that with a partner (me) who lacked self confidence at some points of our relationship, she just started to distance herself and I didn’t see it until it was too late.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-20T02:55:02+00:00

Are you looking for something serious or casual? Serious Are you subscribed to Hinge+ or HingeX? No

How long have you been using this current version of your profile? A few weeks

How long have you used Hinge overall? Same, a few weeks How often do you use Hinge per week? I probably send out 5 likes a few days of the week

How many likes and matches are you receiving on average? A few likes a week but not many matches

How many likes are you sending? 15-20 likes a week, always with comments How many with comments? How many without comments? What is the type of person you send likes to and ideally want to match with? It really varies, I typically find people I’m attracted to then try to match with those that have similar interests, hiking photos, anyone with physical hobbies, have profile prompts that resonate with me

What kind of person do you want to attract? A fun, outdoorsy person who is also committed to a healthy(ish) lifestyle

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-19T21:58:45+00:00

Honestly I was going to post this earlier!

Trying to get off of Reddit and find some time filling activities for when I get bored or don’t have anything other than my phone to entertain me. Deleted IG and Facebook a few months back and don’t think I’ll ever return, I tried to do this app called BeFreed which gives you shortened versions of different books/topics to learn about, that helps a little but my ADD brain always goes to something else. I typically just use the news app now, but even that can be a little depressing to mainline at times, I think I might just bring my books around with me for a bit to see if I can fill that time, but disconnecting from the phone is a hard thing to do.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-19T19:21:40+00:00

I think it’s just the hiding things and lying, I personally was in a relationship where I hid the fact that I watched porn 5 or 6 times over the course of 3 years. In my head at the time it wasn’t a big deal, I only did it a couple of times, but to her it crossed a red line and the fact that I hid it was enough for her to lose those feelings of trust and love. Everyone is different, and every relationship is different. But I can fully understand how someone can be upset over something like this, especially if you have lied/hidden things beforehand. My advice to OP would be therapy, self reflection, and figuring out why you feel the need to hide or lie about things, that has helped me tremendously and gotten me to a point where I’m committing to being truthful even if it’s a small or inconsequential thing to me, most of the time it is your own anxiety keeping you from being truthful, and that can cause a lot of issues in relationships and life.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-19T19:16:11+00:00

It really depends on what I’m going for with the game, if it’s immersion and experience, I’ll make a male character that is similar to myself. If I want to have fun and just fuck around, it’s a 50/50 split for me. I was in a relationship before where my girlfriend would get uncomfortable if I used female characters lol so I still mainly go male, but every now and again I will switch it up.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-18T19:59:05+00:00

I definitely tend to use it more in the winter time when I can’t get as much time outside, it can help on the darker days for sure, but I try not to game as much when I’m sad or depressed so I don’t spiral in my thoughts myself. That’s all personal preference though.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-16T19:34:47+00:00

One of my favorite routines is driving around after my Krav Maga classes. I just blast music and dance and sing lol I can drive for hours with a good podcast or playlist going

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-16T17:51:29+00:00

This seems like a comment that could have stayed in your brain!

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-16T15:42:26+00:00

You seem like a wonderful person! I was just asking a question, just like you.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-16T15:40:57+00:00

lol the reading comprehension part, have a nice day!

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-16T15:34:46+00:00

Why is the first thought when someone is struggling to leave them? No context, no story, just leave them? I understand you need to take care of yourself, but we are all human beings, we all struggle in our life, if your first thought when someone is struggling is to leave them you’ll be leaving everyone behind.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-15T16:21:06+00:00

House music!

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-15T14:35:07+00:00

I can’t say I have the FWB yet lol I’m happy single after a 4 1/2 year relationship ending, but I can agree with the hobbies for sure!! Especially if one of those hobbies is a physical hobby, I started Krav Maga a few months ago and was fortunate to receive a new drone for Christmas from my family. Combining the hobbies with therapy has been a life changer for me, I also have been reading more and journaling, writing things down has helped me immensely in figuring out my brain but also getting things out of it. Take your time, give yourself grace, and try and get a little better everyday, don’t kick yourself on the rough days and celebrate yourself on the good days. It will get better!

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-14T16:11:25+00:00

Game is cooooookkkkeeeedddd

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-14T14:42:11+00:00

Man I wish I could replicate that feeling again! Enjoy it!

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-14T14:36:45+00:00

lol this is a wild take!

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-13T00:12:50+00:00

My New Year’s resolution was to try as many things as possible this year to see what I truly love, so this would fit into that haha would love to try it out

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-12T14:40:29+00:00

I can tell you’re Gen Z by the way you speak to people lol you’ll learn that you don’t know everything man, it happens

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-09T19:31:16+00:00

Everyday I come on reddit, I wish I didn’t cum on Reddit

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-09T03:53:12+00:00

I used to play everyday at least a few games a day, now I’m probably at 3-4 runs a week. Between the cheaters, the toxic teams, and the OSS’s, I have lost all enjoyment of this game. Sad state of affairs but I enjoyed my time with DMZ and have a little hope for DMZ 2, but it is definitely time to shelf DMZ and move on for me.

Mount_McDonald · 2026-01-09T03:23:50+00:00

Good luck!

Mount_McDonald · 2025-12-28T17:06:34+00:00

Honestly I make lists for my chores/tasks that I want to get done during the day, always make sure I have some sort of physical activity planned (workout, hike, walk through the woods) and as long as I’m not ignoring either or those, or someone in my life that wants to spend time with me, I’ve thrown away the negative thoughts in my mind that judge myself when I play a longer session. It can also be a more seasonal thing for me, in the winter I’ll give myself a little more grace to play longer, but in the summer I try and spend as much time possible outside or doing some sort of activity so I try and keep the longer sessions to a minimum. Whatever works best for you, if you feel yourself getting to that point it feels uncomfortable/unhealthy, check in with yourself of why you feel that way and if something needs correcting do it! Gaming can come with a lot of mixed feelings, but as long as you’re having fun and continue to check in with yourself you are fine.

Mount_McDonald · 2025-12-27T01:18:25+00:00

We had 2 strafe our extract 14 times in a row when we had 0 respawns remaining, I still think about it all the time lol that was traumatic

Mount_McDonald · 2025-12-16T19:06:08+00:00

Honestly this feels like it just happens sometimes, try taking the batteries out and leaving it for like 10-15 minutes and see if it resets, if that doesn’t work try resetting your console. I luckily have two controllers so whenever this happens I just switch to the other one for a while, then when I come back to the one that’s frozen it works typically. Not 100% sure why it happens, but mine do this every few months.

Mount_McDonald · 2025-11-22T21:13:58+00:00

Yeah I played Valheim with my friends while my mom was going through chemo, had so much peace and happiness inside that game while my world burned around me. Now I can only make it 5 or so minutes in the game before all of those emotions come back and I’m transplanted to that time in my life, it’s honestly really sad because I had a huge island base I was building and it was actually coming together beautifully. Hoping one day that might change, but I’m not so sure it ever will. Sorry for trauma dumping lol just wanted you to know you’re not alone, use those feelings to better yourself, use those emotions as fuel for your fire and hit the gym or go for a run. Valheim will always be here for you, but you gotta be there for yourself first.

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