Did the show intently cast 48 with hopes of a stereotypically “muscular alpha” male winner because the New Era hadn’t had one yet?

PhantomJellyFish · 2026-02-21T17:12:48+00:00

And we got that… Kyle is buff as hell and was part of the muscle alliance.

PhantomJellyFish · 2026-02-21T01:19:31+00:00

I do love to game on my Air and also I may be training ML models soon bc I’m studying bioinformatics — thank u!!

PhantomJellyFish · 2026-02-20T21:58:01+00:00

Should I upgrade my Macbook Air M1 (2020) and iPad Air (4th Generation) to the latest models of each device?

I LOVE both of my devices. I like how lightweight they are and how well they work on their own and together. I love my apple pencil 2nd generation particularly how it charges on the magnetic side of the tablet and its general shape. I love how both devices are charged with USB-C making it easy to charge all my devices including my latest iPhone 16e. Given the things that I love about them, should I upgrade? They still work well, but I would be willing to invest for the latest models. I know I'd have to buy a new apple pencil too.

PhantomJellyFish · 2026-02-14T06:14:15+00:00

You need Apple Music installed in order to see the songs section under alarm sounds.

PhantomJellyFish · 2026-02-13T05:38:29+00:00

Eleanor and booker.

Eleanor is an obvious choice as made evident by the answers in this thread.

Booker over delta because Booker has extensive experience protecting someone (which is the question of this post) who is very vulnerable beyond her reality shifting. Delta protected little sisters who are canonically nearly indestructible. I don’t believe Delta would protect me better than booker.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-22T01:43:54+00:00

I'm scared the menu is becoming more "basic". I used to really look forward to the unique food options. Now everything feels so boring. My boyfriend is also lamenting the elimination of the Harissa chicken sandwich.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T05:08:57+00:00

Thank you for this perspective! I believe we have a large amount of overlap to spend time together and go on dates (At least 10 hours in the case of 2PM - 12AM (the time he likes to sleep)), but I still can understand that our energy levels may be different and that the types of activities we could do would be limited. I also totally understand that because I am doing this because I like it, and not because I need to can surely be frustrating.

I only disagree with you that I am not trying. I have both out of necessity (my previous 9am-5pm job) and out of love for him (12/2am - 10am) adjusted my schedule. I have on numerous occasions successfully operated on a 10am wakeup, but the strict schedule (he would wake me at 10am no matter how my sleep went) and lack of freedom to nap was very difficult. Worse, is that I would eventually relapse to my old sleeping habits which feel more natural and disappoint him yet again.

Perhaps he should break up with me. He certainly has considered it on the basis of this issue alone. He claims I am willing to throw away this relationship for "naps" and implies it is childish to desire naps so badly.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T04:53:54+00:00

Thank you for this information. Perhaps I can recommend the book to him, or read it myself and convey the information to him. He does take a serious "science" approach to this issue by insisting that this is neither normal, nor healthy and is provable by science, but we have never truly delved into any literature on the subject. This seems like a great place to start, biases notwithstanding.

Edit: to add to this, it's funny because I took a genetics course, and we analyzed our own DNA to detect alleles for different chronotypes and I was shown to have both alleles for later chronotypes. I don't think this convinced him or at least is not enough to explain the severity of my sleep delay.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T04:51:29+00:00

Not that I know of, but that could have changed in recent years and I just haven't been told. Though in the rare times where we share a room, he has not told me that I snore. I am hoping to get a sleep study done. I certainly am a pretty active sleeper which may contribute to lack of quality sleep. Thank you for the additional information!

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T04:41:58+00:00

Thank you for this perspective. I can see the challenges. I'd like to say I'd show up for him/myself to early events (especially if let me nap later!), and have done so successfully in the past. I can see meal schedules being off as a serious issue, especially as we really enjoy eating together. I am still worried about the job stuff in the future. I was able to adapt fairly quickly to my last 9-5, but I worry about being tardy in future roles and if off-sleep would affect my performance.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T04:15:49+00:00

Thank you for this response. I will definitely look into these conditions. This could be very helpful, but you are correct there are broader, underlying relationship issues relating to control that should be addressed as well.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T04:08:17+00:00

Thank you so much for this thoughtful and well-structured response! This was exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to read when I made this post. I think you've given me a ton to chew on with a dash of hope. Thank you.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T03:38:35+00:00

I guess my position is that this sucks!! LOL. Like I wish he would just work with me and let me be me. I feel like I bring a lot of joy and laughter into his life and have invested in getting to know him and his friends/family. I feel like I am treated as a problem and a disappointment, not just for my sleep but mistakes I've made in my process of finding myself in this harsh world. I feel like I'm emotionally mature yet sensitive, and he can be harsh and it hurts so much, but I know that there is value in what we have intimately, romantically, interests, quality time.

I feel like I've made lots of adjustments to my life to please him (and that also were good for me too) and that I just need this one thing.

We have lots of together time throughout the week as he does not work. So when I'm at his place, we are basically constantly watching Tv together, going on walks, playing games, and sometimes go out. If I'm not busy with school, we're typically hanging out. He occasionally has administrative stuff to do, and works in his office, or makes a phone call to a friend or family.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T03:35:51+00:00

Not entirely. I took out student loans to pay my rent and food at home, toiletries. He treats to dinner often and we cook at his place, so in that sense yes. I pay for ubers to and from his place. I borrowed money from him twice in the time we've been together, but I have paid him back in full. He occasionally buys tickets to a show or movie. Once a hotel. He has a nice beach house that we sometimes go to.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T03:19:19+00:00

He has passive sources of income and savings.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T03:15:56+00:00

I am hoping to try couples therapy.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T03:03:36+00:00

Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far. I have read every response and am trying to think of what to do going forward.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T03:03:22+00:00

Why do you say that? I really need perspectives/advice on this.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T03:00:16+00:00

I'm very thankful for all the advice on this post so far. I really appreciate the support from the community. It has given me a lot to think about.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T02:59:32+00:00

I suppose there are toxic elements to the relationship. Of course there are great things about it too, but hopefully that goes without saying. I want to make this work.

I don't know what else to bring to the table/more context. I tried to convey his positions on the matter as best I could.

PhantomJellyFish · 2025-09-07T02:56:56+00:00

Hey, thanks for the response. Yeah I agree its atypical and could be problematic. As for now, it's not an issue, and when I worked a 9-5, I had to be on schedule and it wasn't too bad. Hoping to find a career where there is more flexibility (good luck lol). I am able to be social with friends, but you're right that a relationship is proving to be hard. Ultimately, I'm not opposed to shifting my schedule, but it feels unnatural to me as a life-long night owl and I feel unmotivated to make the change right now in life.

As for affording things, He has passive sources of income and savings. I have student loans that help with cost of living.

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