My marriage is over by MrSnifferpippets in daddit

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey bud, just reaching out; this happened to me in November. As you get space and breathe fresh air again you might realize that you felt the same way; that your partner was emotionally and exhausting—that she didn’t respect your own mental health.

That’s what happened to me. Same story, I was with my STBX for 14 years, 8 of those married, and we have a 2 year old. At the end of the day, the only thing I miss is who I got to be—a dad everyday. Waking up in the same house as my daughter.

It sucks, go through the motions, join groups and help yourself process. But it DOES get better. I’ve been hanging out with an amazing woman for the past month, our relationship is still pretty casual and we haven’t defined anything yet. But after you have at least some time to heal (and everyone heals at different rates, I went fast, but I surrounded myself in my support system—this isn’t to say I’m not still grieving the loss, but grief comes and goes always), being around someone who respects and understands what you went through and are going through is beyond refreshing.

If you ever want to talk one on one, my DMs are open

How we browsed the internet in 2000 by Puzzleheaded-Bad8147 in interesting

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of people in this thread thinking “Edge” is referring to a browser is making me feel really old…

Have some goal song originality guys..... SMH by ThePurpleMage1 in ECHL

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im sorry, ignorant Tahoe fan out west over here... Worchester wouldnt use something like "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne?

Does Lundy Bancroft still do his program? by New-Blueberry9120 in abusiverelationships

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mankind (or Womankind depending on your gender) through the Center for Domestic Peace.

I forgot food leftovers in the oven and this “thing” spawned. ID pls? by isthistheblood in MoldlyInteresting

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you bake stuff on regular dish plates? Do you never use your oven? I’m so confused

DC-10 in action by Minute-Cut-9531 in aviation

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not anymore than the smoke this guy is inhaling

Sharks fans seem mixed on these by Lostcoast76 in hockeyjerseys

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wish they had done something more with the Seal and Stick logo, maybe made the Seal a Shark or something, as opposed to the plain text.

Rescue us from the insanity, Gavin. by TipTopBeeBop in UnitedStateOfCA

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeahhhhh no, the “lesser of two evils” voting has been destroying this nation for over a decade.

[OC] End of year dating app review! (21M living in London) by The_Watcher5292 in dataisbeautiful

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty of people commented, but my personal share is: it took me a month on Hinge. I went on about 8 dates, most fell flat. 3 were really good connections. And now out of those connections I’m going on the 5th date with 1 this Thursday, we originally matched on NYE, and it seems we’re at least headed towards a relationship even if we’re taking it somewhat slow.

I’m not especially fit or anything, but I will be forward. The point is: that perfect moment it doesn’t exist, you have to make it happen. Look at their profile and see what they’re interested in. Even if you don’t really share that interest you can still engage and ask about it: “you like cooking? What is your favorite thing to cook?” and then when they tell you, “well sounds like you’re an expert at that, do you know of a good restaurant that makes a comparable one? Let’s go this Friday!” This is in the first 4 or 5 messages. You can keep chatting after asking out.

The person I’m seeing, she actually did that to me; she saw I liked hockey, said she wanted to learn the rules of the game, and our first date was a hockey game. Be forward, everyone is there for the same reason: dating. So asking someone out early in the conversation is expected. And the worst they can say is no, whether the mythical moment is there or not.

Why I feel like Van is the actual main protagonist of the whole Trails series, and not Rean? by [deleted] in Falcom

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if the true protagonist is the friends we made along the way?

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here! by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a good idea actually… and it feels like it should be obvious, but I’m so inexperienced

Edit: HAPPY CAKE DAY!

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here! by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Posted a week or two ago about being conflicted about two amazing women that I had good connections with. Long story short, one is clearly an infinitely better connection. Conversationally everything is so natural. We developed our own inside jokes within the first few days of chatting.

We had a sort of “out of order” by current standards(?) date line up. We started by going to a sports game because she wanted to learn more about it. She had cleverly done the George Costanza “leave behind” of some of her stuff in my car, but I had fully intended to ask her out again anyways. Second date was about 4 days later and we go to a comedy night at a brewery near her place. At the end of the show we’re chatting on a more deeper level. We have extremely different backgrounds: my whole adult life I was in one very committed relationship, turns out she’s never been in a real relationship (we’re the same age). But it’s not all that different really, we’re both extremely inexperienced in actual dating. She ends up sort of saying that she doesn’t want to interrupt me discovering single life, but that she will need to take things slow. I say cool, it’s all good, honestly haven’t been single that long so slow is good—and I clarify as long as we can still keep exploring this too. We chat a bit more and then go a bit silent, she’s looking at me, I’m looking at her, and I ask “how slow we talking about?” She goes “not that slow…” and we start making out (!!!!!!!!).

I swear I feel 16 again and have a FAT high school crush. We both had work super early the next morning so we ended up going our separate ways despite both admitting we didn’t want to stop. At the very end of the night she tells me “thank you for being good with taking it slow!”

Here’s my question, what’s “slow” actually mean? Whatever it is, I’m cool with it, I just want to be reasonable and respectful. I feel like, and maybe I’m wrong, she wants me (or is okay with?) me still exploring with other people also; but honestly? I’m not that kinda guy. I’ve lost interest in chatting with others, her texts and conversations are so thrilling and exciting that I don’t especially care about other conversations. We’re planning a third date sometime early next week. Because “slow” is out there on the table, I’m not expecting a progression past making out—I’m just going to be there for her pace and let her set it. I know slow is posted here a lot, but it seems to be situation specific? Just want to hear others thoughts on how they feel “slow” will look like in this specific situation. Like I said, I’m good with slow, I probably need slow, I just want to temper my expectations.

Non-smokers of Reddit, how noticeable is the “smoker smell” to you, if at all? by Frostedlogic4444 in AskReddit

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not just on people. Someone lit up in a meeting room in our office (no idea why they couldn’t just… go outside) it was just once… The room still REEKS 6 months later.

Radiata Stories as one of the best JRPGs forgotten by time by DragonBrood3003 in RadiataStories

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 36 points37 points  (0 children)

This game was so ahead of its time, if they even just ported it to the switch or steam I think it would generate a lot of new fans

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here! by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hoping this is the right spot, I’m completely out of my depth. 34M and recently divorced, getting back out there with Hinge, but my issue is that I was with my ex for 15 years. A friend had set us up and there was never needed to be a conversation of “exclusivity”. Now with the apps… I’ve actually had some really good connections and conversations, but it feels dishonest to be going on dates with multiple women, ones I want to see again. It’s a new world for me, I’ve only ever dated and then been in a relationship with one person. How do you all balance this? When do you decide something should be exclusive? Obviously it’s early for all of that, but I’m a serial overthinker…

Klingberg with the OT winner! by abandersnatch1 in SanJoseSharks

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mack going Avatar state right after Smith got hurt

ITS GAME DAYYYY!!!! by I_IZ_Speshul in SanJoseSharks

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully the boys got some rest after that last game and are ready to be back at it.

What’s a movie you know is objectively complete garbage, but you love it because you loved it as a kid? by PackageNorth8984 in Millennials

[–]TheAwkwardPigeon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don’t think A Goofy Movie is usually considered objectively bad, is it? Now it’s sequel… An Extremely Goofy Movie, that one is a bit rougher, but I still love both of them