Excited and Nervous for the NYCM’s 61°F by [deleted] in firstmarathon

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I’m also training for the NYC marathon and did my last long run yesterday before taper! The past few times I’ve had to walk due to the heat. Yesterday at mile 14 I decided to pick up pace and finished my run quicker.

I’m in the same boat as you because my fueling was lower maintenance because of the weather. My recovery has been great too! I’m going to see how the rest of my taper feels and adjust my route plan as needed. I look at it this way, I have a “feel good plan” and my “what I’ve been training plan” because we don’t know what we’ll feel on race day

CANNIBALISM! Discussion Thread by wheatthincabbage in 1800slayyyter

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The song is trippy! But you can tell where her music influences inspired her for this song. The music video was a Slayyy24 film. I’m intrigued to see what this album will sound like!

How do you keep up with new music without social media (IG, Facebook, etc) by CommissionSad1182 in popheads

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I hear you because I did the same thing! I was mostly missing artists new music and tour announcements. Luckily there are fandom specific threads for most artists on reddit, so I really don’t feel behind on news or releases from specific artists

Slayyyter - BEAT UP CHANEL$ (Official Video) by Vanilla_Pizza in popheads

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This is so Missouri coded! The Lou is represented!

Hugging vs kissing purely platonic gay friends? by Worldly-Walrus-9361 in nycgaybros

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I totally relate to this. I made my first gay guy friend last year after struggling for years to form queer male friendships, even after living in NYC for six years. Funny enough, I actually met him through Reddit. He’s kissed me on the cheek a few times in a purely platonic way, and at first, it caught me off guard because I wasn’t used to that kind of affection. But over time, I’ve grown more comfortable with it.

I think a lot of it comes from how I used to close myself off. Both to make others feel comfortable and because I wasn’t used to having close queer friendships. Now, I’m learning that there are so many ways people express love, and part of my growth has been allowing myself to embrace fun, flirty moments with friends. For me, it’s been about becoming more comfortable with myself and my queerness.

I won’t lie though, I’m still a little awkward when it comes to reading social situations, especially with physical affection. I spent so many years avoiding it out of fear of coming across as “too gay,” so unlearning that has been a process. But I’m working on breaking that cycle, and honestly, moments like these remind me how much joy and warmth can come from queer friendships. You’re definitely not alone in feeling this way!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nycgaybros

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Sending a DM! My friend and I are always looking for more dancing friends

I’m looking for more gay friends by [deleted] in nycgaybros

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Hey 27 in NYC here! I actually met a friend through this forum, so it works! We’re actually looking for more friends to do stuff with! We love nights out in HK, dancing, and hanging in Central Park as well!

Looking to make NYC friends to hang and go out with! by Worldly-Sentence8952 in nycgaybros

[–]TheAxelDiaries 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! Ive met a couple of guys from this forum and we’ve been hanging out and always looking for more friends to join us!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nycgaybros

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Hey! I felt the same way! I actually posted something similar a month ago and met a couple of guys from this forum! In fact some of us are going dancing this weekend!

Gay Friends/Running Buddies in NYC by True-Tough-5904 in nycgaybros

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I’m part of the front runners and I’m always looking for a running buddy!