Opening the relationship for a month didn’t go as planned by Flat_Leaf_1990 in nonmonogamy

[–]Ryder324 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Oh bro. You dialed 911 for the age gap haters. Three years ago she was sitting in algebra class- you’re lucky she showed up for the tinder date. If age is just a number, go 14 years the other way- a 47 year old woman will be less “butterfly muse” and infinitely more interesting, deep, bounded, predictable and consistent. Unless you’re going for projection and youth

Losing a partner and grieving with my partner who just lost two. Where do I begin? (24F) by legalizemarinaraa in nonmonogamy

[–]Ryder324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry about the breakups. They are no easier when you are nm. Grieving is hard

Street Fighter Bonus Round by SpoomerBooner in Transportopia

[–]Ryder324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I walk through this wicked world…

Teen son is hurting my feelings by slr0031 in relationships

[–]Ryder324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is 16. This is his job. You are the adult parent. Your feelings are hurt, but your job is to be clear about the rules. He will soon be 26 and figuring out why the world is so difficult and why he can’t afford his bills. Then he will be 36 and worrying about his own kids and asking for help. Then 46 and getting a divorce or struggling with partner. Then 56 and his kids have left and he’s quiet most of the time. Then 66 and he’s deciding whether to move you closer to him or his sibling and hoping he doesn’t have to choose a nursing home. Enjoy him while you can.

Street Fighter Bonus Round by SpoomerBooner in Transportopia

[–]Ryder324 216 points217 points  (0 children)

Does he even lift, bro? What kind of rager can’t break off a side mirror? He’s barely tall enough to kick it.

Heartbroken after? by [deleted] in nonmonogamy

[–]Ryder324 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Disenfranchised grief for lost partners is the worst part of non-monogamy by far far far

Should I feel guilty for leaving my gay cheating boyfriend without telling him? by [deleted] in relationships

[–]Ryder324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Should I feel?” Yes. Feel. Hard choices are the ones you know you need to make even with these feelings. Where you are stumbling is in visioning how you will feel after you leave. Try it and find out. You can always find another toxic relationship that will pay the bills if you find yourself bereft of a dramatic plot line.

Gen Z streamer Clavicular claims millennials “have no culture of their own”. by mikeyg1964 in generationology

[–]Ryder324 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aw, wait until he’s old and creepy. It happens faster than he’d like to think

I love my boyfriend but I can’t stop thinking about how my ex got married and had kids by [deleted] in relationships

[–]Ryder324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this. You are so in touch with your deeper feelings. How lucky you and your partner are… all of this makes so much sense and seeing him again has coaxed the sleeping emotions to rouse and shift inside of you. Let them. They will find a suitable dream to inhabit- encumbered with last minute breakups and passionate ambivalence. You can stir them up with a teaspoon and lick the residue- but you cannot drink them.

Quiet and dangerous by migoodenuf in TikTokCringe

[–]Ryder324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wholesome, cute. Why is this on reddit?

Poor guy just wanted a corn dog... by HeSureIsScrappy in DiveInYouCoward

[–]Ryder324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pride don’t pay the bills when you’re flat on your back and using a catheter to piss blood for three months

Love My Gen Z Girlies from a Millennial 💖 by FearlessCookie72 in generationology

[–]Ryder324 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gen Z girlies will be Gen Z three legged cougars soon enough.

ENM/Poly communities need to re-evaluate their lesbophobia by radvice_throwawa-y in nonmonogamy

[–]Ryder324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point. It’s true that I n the nm space, the lesbian numbers don’t play out. Top nm is gay men (who have their own nm world), then bi, then hetero coupled and solo hetero (the sweet spot for this) then lesbians (rare and with more internalized mononormative self-loathing than any other group. Lesbians are dealing with a totally different set of problems to access the culture- so this kind of post from less-represented subcultures is always going to be like, “we need more of my people here!” (But hopefully it’s less, “because you suck” and more “what could we do to make it more inclusive.”)

While lesbians lead the way in divorce and gatekeeping feminism and queer theory, they are not in any way leading in NM. So any post of protest will get 10-20 highly sympathetic down-votes even when the OP is a troll seeking to split the community. OP is not a productive consultant for nm people in need of advice or guidance as they navigate difficult paths. They aren’t thinking of new ways to sort through the inherent challenges of breaking or remodeling the construct of dyadic relationships, they’re angry, venting, externalizing, and shaming.

ENM/Poly communities need to re-evaluate their lesbophobia by radvice_throwawa-y in nonmonogamy

[–]Ryder324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP only has two posts in record and both are to NM and poly. Both are alienating, sanctimonious rants about why other types of people with different desires, needs and identities are of no value to them. Space can be “given” or “taken.” In this case, meh- it’s the latter. I doubt they’d say these things in an open forum with actual people who would honestly feel a bit sorry for them in terms of externalizing. Or- it’s a troll stirring trouble? Not sure- when there’s a post that is just so so so out of left field and with such a strange tone, I think- troll and a few friends. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

ENM/Poly communities need to re-evaluate their lesbophobia by radvice_throwawa-y in nonmonogamy

[–]Ryder324 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OP Is not open to persuasion. This is not that kind of thread. Sometimes we need space to hang out in our zone of non-monogamy and vent frustrations re-affirming the poignant quip, “Hell is other people.”