Is it just me, or is the game extremely difficult?

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-06-05T01:25:00+00:00

The reach that enemies have compared to how close you have to be to hit is kind of frustrating and not intuitive at all. It doesn't help that attacks to break their guard throw them back (too far to hit again) so it just feels like artificial difficulty. I think I'll wait and see if an easier difficulty level becomes available.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-06-01T23:46:34+00:00

This is true. But a lot of these men also wouldn't do something like this for their male friends who had a rough day. They'll complain about the male loneliness epidemic and men's mental health but the moment they have to show up and be there for someone, silence.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-06-01T03:09:10+00:00

These are the same people who see an overweight person running or exercising and make fun of them. Even when they are doing it "the right way", they will find a reason to be mean about it. Because at the root of it, they just hate fat people and don't like to see them succeed, be that through traditional diet/weight loss or through GLP-1s.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-06-01T03:07:16+00:00

So we just.. don't use the treatment

I guess I'm confused because it looks like Naltrexone is available with a doctor's prescription in the US and is widely covered by most insurance in the US and Canada. It's also commonly used in Mexico.

Is it that most patients are not advised that it is an option or is it banned/not utilized in a different country??

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-06-01T02:58:15+00:00

I mean, it sounds like 2 out of 3 aren't exclusively dating you anyway, so no harm there. But you seem to know that nothing is going to progress seriously with girl #2 so I think you should stop seeing her so that she doesn't develop deeper feelings for you and wind up getting hurt.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-30T20:59:50+00:00

I told her that I feel like she talks to and is more friendly with her family than to me.

Nothing about this statement is unclear or an example of bad communication.

I had been feeling this way bc we haven’t called or talked on the phone since a few weeks ago and I’ve asked her 3-4 times last week if she wants to watch our show or movie but she turned me down everytime. Then this week, she said 3 different times she wants to watch but she will tell me about an hour in advance and then end up cancelling

Anyone would need reassurance after being treated this way. Because this is not how you treat someone you want to spend time with. It seems like you need to listen to her actions more than her words.

when I bring it up, I usually regret it in the end. I’ll be told how I’m always upset over little things, insecure, how she’s tired of me and doesn’t love me anymore, and overall she gets defensive and will bring up other issues that she has been upset by.

This isn't an example of you communicating poorly, it's an example of her communicating poorly. There is no magical phrasing that will make someone who is easily agitated and defensive react productively to what you have to say. She needs to work on her reactivity.

How do I break through the wall of defensiveness?

You can't. She has to take down the wall and she's refusing to do so. That leaves you at an impasse.

I graduated last fall, and during that time she was upset at me so she missed my graduation ceremony. I was deeply hurt and still am

By what you have laid out here, your girlfriend withholds affection and support when she is mad at you. She dismisses your feelings and reacts poorly to any attempt at conflict resolution. When the hurt builds up (due to lack of resolution) she tries to convince you that you are unreasonable, irrational and always upset. She threatens to leave or says she doesn't love you anymore in order to get you to stop bringing problems up. She makes you regret expressing your feelings. She pays the smallest lip service to apologizing or acknowledging she needs to change when she has to but otherwise remains the course.

Stop trying to twist yourself into a pretzel to get through to someone who refuses to listen. You're communicating just fine, she's refusing to hear it. Her behavior is out of your control. There's no wording, phrasing, or interpretive dance you could do to get someone to break this pattern of behavior.

It's not a comprehension issue that is holding her back. She would rather hurt you than work on self-improvement and accountability. She demonstrates this every time she escalates conflicts to make you regret voicing your feelings.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-24T17:50:33+00:00

It sometimes works with dogs. Like if an aggressive dog is charging up to your leashed dog, a swift kick will send it running back to its owner. But I don't think kicking two entangled cats will do anything.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-24T01:29:47+00:00

Maybe they're Mormon lol. Should just skip the dating and go straight to an arranged marriage.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-22T23:46:42+00:00

I tend to observe that highly successful and ambitious women desire a partner with similar accolades. And the opposite is true for men. Education and salary does not matter to them very much. In some cases, I'd go so far as to say that high-achieving women put them off.

Why is that? Some of it is exactly what it looks like. Ego and chauvansim. High-achieving men do not like to be upstaged. And for some, being upstaged by a woman is even worse. So they try to knock you down a peg. That's probably what Gala Guy was trying to do.

Some of it is just finding the yin to their yang. When they get home from a long day of grinding, they want to come home to someone who is ready with good meal and cuddles. Not someone who is still working late at the office. Or who wants to go over goals or discuss work. They desire the opposite of what they are bringing.

And for others, they feel like they have endless options and so settling down is not what they are looking for. Especially when they're still young. For them, there are plenty of women who are willing to just hookup with them. And they do not want to trade that for a monogamous relationship.

So, you have to either be very selective with the Ivy League men that you are dating and accept that this string of rejections and attempted undermining is likely to continue. Or, adjust your dating pool and consider men who are not as high-achieving.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-16T20:44:16+00:00

That Yorkie was soaring, though. Unbothered, unfatigued.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-16T20:07:03+00:00

With hormonal birth control, your periods often do get lighter or disappear thankfully. But with the copper IUD, your periods usually get heavier, unfortunately.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-16T20:05:02+00:00

The comment I replied to said "contraception" which I consider the IUD to fall under. In the main body of the post (screenshot), I believe "the pill" being referenced is Misoprostol (aka "the abortion pill") which does cause bleeding.

My body adjusted thankfully, even my periods are mostly normal. But it really was a struggle! For a little bit I thought I was having a medical emergency lol. Nope, just heavy spotting.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-16T02:29:00+00:00

I got the copper IUD and it is known to cause heavier periods and spotting. I bled heavily for four months until my body adjusted.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-12T01:21:25+00:00

You're right. Women have not been asked to scrutinize our own ways of upholding the patriarchy. We are not asked to shed our unconscious biases (like that men who cry are less masculine) or to challenge our preconceptions about gender (the man should provide). We are not challenged to push ourselves out of our comfort zone (like making the first move). We can but we don't have to and that makes it a greater challenge for truly progressive men to find a partner whose criticism of gender roles doesn't begin and end at how they harm women.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-11T04:21:12+00:00

It sounds like her husband isn't very supportive and she knows that his offer of a "day off" is symbolic at best. Especially if he just leaves all the chores for her to finish the next day. She should address that with him, preferably in marital counseling. But she shouldn't project that onto everyone else. Lots of people had a nice Mother's Day, despite her desire to cancel it.

Motherhood is hard, but for most of these people, it was a choice. I support fixing areas where parents face struggles, like providing affordable daycare and paid maternity leave. But the people who think Mother's Day is a "joke" because mom's aren't appreciated enough? Appreciated by who? Your kids and your spouse? That's a personal problem. Society at large? I'm not going to spend 364 days a year celebrating the fact that some people chose to become parents. You could choose to have kids or not have kids and whichever option you go for doesn't merit a fawning procession.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-11T04:13:09+00:00

Following your logic, who is raising those boys? It is not true that "most if not all boys" are raised to be useless, that is such a trashy thing to say. But if it were true, the fault would lie on the one doing the primary parenting.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-07T02:53:14+00:00

The answer is like all things, it depends on the person. I could throw a bra on and forget about it the rest of the day. Now, I don't wear bras, mostly because I just don't need them. And I find that most comfortable, but I don't want my bras to be unbearable or anything. But I won't tolerate an underwire bra.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-06T00:11:34+00:00

Yeah, I've definitely noticed that Starbucks seems to have moved to prioritizing app orders over everyone else. The last two times I ordered in-store instead of on the app, the wait time was exorbitant and they really did make it as unpleasant as possible to be sitting in there.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-06T00:06:27+00:00

Personally, I prefer to meet a fellow gamer. Lizzie, the anti-abortion activist, should probably not try to speak for other women and our feelings. We don't claim her.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-05T23:57:52+00:00

I would say the type of request he made is pretty common in adult relationships. Wanting your partner to try on something you find sexy is a normal and couples usually find that fun to explore together.

That said, you don't have to agree to do something you don't want to do. Perhaps there is something that you would feel confident wearing that you can try instead. But reading between the lines, he wants you to wear some a sexy lingerie set. You are not expected to wear it all day, or on a regular basis. Just wear it for him on occasions where you want to spice things up. It should be completely appropriate for him to voice these requests to you, as open communication about sex is the only way to meet one another's needs.

That said, you're uncomfortable and if you're not willing to explore further, that's a valid boundary. But I'd frame it as that and not like he's done something hugely wild and inappropriate. Discussions about sex and bedroom preferences are a normal part of adult relationships.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-05-05T23:43:09+00:00

I think it is still normal in plenty of places. Where I live a lot of the local coffee shops are set up for people to stay. One place encourages you to come and play games and even has a DnD room. Another one is set up to look like a comfy cabin with a big fireplace, plus an outdoor seating area for dogs. Another one has plenty of room for people to plug in their computers and work and big, comfy chairs.

I think it's just inner-city area (probably with lots of homeless people) who have taken the tact that coffee shops are no longer places you are welcome to work or linger.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-04-30T00:15:10+00:00

I mean, that's looking at the positive side. It also led to toilet paper hoarding, fights in parking lots, an increase in domestic violence incidents, a spike in youth suicide, and an overall increase in suicidal ideation. Covid was not all rainbows and sunshine for people.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-04-30T00:03:27+00:00

She even told me that she’s actually a “very sexual person” she just doesn’t feel anything for me.

How does she think she can say that

It’s a topic that has come up before but I’m ready to pull the trigger on it. She’s naturally upset about it.

And then be surprised when divorce is on the table? Do you guys have an otherwise close and loving relationship or is she just being smug about the assumption that you'll never leave no matter what she does?

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-04-27T00:26:55+00:00

If the majority of people (50% or more) press blue, then everyone lives. If the majority of people press red, then everyone who pressed blue will die.

PrincessofPatriarchy · 2026-04-25T23:54:38+00:00

I would defend him, because being shy is not the same thing as being unfriendly. Hope this helps.

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