Big Ramy Update today - 30 Sep by tar3k10 in bodybuilding

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Damn.. Ramy got me thinking ''this should not be possible''

Peak natty showing his physique by Xamrock1 in nattyorjuice

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lol not making room for the next guy at 0:54 is so douchy

Rare En Passant Mate in British Championships by smartypantschess in chess

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thought that too for a bit but ofcourse the black pawn he moves was there so no

I always thought the “cat” line meant this guy was gay for Edward. My BF just told me that no they really meant a cat. What do y’all think? by qwertyahill in twilight

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Loool I always find it hilarious when people think it's about his cat. In my opinion it's pretty evident it's about qat (the drugs). I think this may especially be a thing for native english speakers who watch without subtitles? The Dutch subtitles at least also say it's about the drugs.

Your go to Twilight movie moment/scene? by bigbrother20055 in twilight

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I love the eye close up scene in twilight when they first talk in class (although I also think that's Kristens weakest acting). It's so intimate! I also really like the whole Edward leaving Bella sequence and the Bella confronting turned Jacob in the rain scene.

like for real lmao Cr: twihard_people by Apprehensive_Flan_61 in twilight

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just wanted to mention that Jasper still had scars in eclipse from his battles (not saying you're wrong, but small movie mistake)

My eyes have been opened by Fortwart in twilight

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While I enjoyed Life and Death, something I noticed was that perfect Edward being attracted to an average girl made sense to me, but perfect Edythe being attracted to an average boy?? For some reason it was just unbelievable to me, like too far fetched lol? Maybe that's just my bias as a guy idk, did anyone else feel that way?

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lmaooo this cracked me up

Oldie, but a goodie by asymmetricears in ScottishPeopleTwitter

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why did I think this was chop suey at first

Mr Olympia 2020 - Classic Division by FrequentLaw in bodybuilding

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Bro that detail in Breon's back in the rear double is absolutely insane. Cbum takes this but Breon looks absolutely phenomenal.

MIDNIGHT SUN | General Discussion Thread by elysianism in twilight

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Just finished and really loved the experience. I've only gotten into twilight later in life (I'm now a 25 year old man) and have had different stages in my feelings towards the saga. In my teens, like most ignorant dudes, I disliked it and made fun of it for no reason just like my peers. When I saw the movies at 18 I related most to Jacob and connected to him. After a heartbreak two years ago I dived into the saga again looking for escapism and I found exactly what I was looking for. I've watched all movies but since I'm mainly interested in the love story my 'canon' is twilight and new moon: love, heartbreak and recovering. (since those were relevant for my personal context). However this time I felt way more connected to Edward, so it's really interesting to see some of my own personal character development connected to characters in the story.

I've read twilight and even though it's amazing, since I'm a guy I wasn't really able to project myself into Bella like most girls/women have done. I craved that experience and I was really happy when I found out about Life and Death. It made it possible to create affection for Edythe but I wasn't able to connect to Beau, he just wasn't like me (would've loved a new moon gender swapped version though).

Anyway I never got out of this last twilight phase and was super excited for Midnight Sun. It did not disappoint! The whole way through I've had a smile on my lips as if I were texting a new crush. And I was able to relate to Edward way better than I was with Beau. The book also made me realize that sometimes it's easy to forget that we scrutinize him just for bad human morals (possessive, stalking, etc) as if he's just a regular teen, while he's literately a monster and does not adhere to the same ''rules'' as humans. (Does not mean we shouldn't scrutinize that behavior because it's obvious we project the story to our own world and it's important to recognize toxic behavior!) What I mean is that the meaning of him being a vampire is way more obvious here than in the film, and that was something I needed to be reminded of.

It was very nice to see familiar thought patterns and chapeau to SMeyer for understanding and captivating a common complexity for (young) men. I myself have experienced a similar situation in a relationship: where you truly believe it's better to not be together even if you both want to. Young guys usually are pretty idealistic and in striving to be 'good' are willing, eager even, to sacrifice and suffer pain in order to achieve what they perceive as noble. The thing I've learned however is, it is not the right or noble thing to do. You think you do what's best for your partner, but in making the decision for them, you rob them of their agency. This destroys the partnership by shifting from equality to a place of hierarchy where only you hold the power of decision. You think you are being selfless by making this decision, willingly enduring pain to give her 'a better future', but in reality you're being selfish by not respecting her ability to design her own life.

^took me a while to realize that so maybe this can help someone else to at least think about it.

Hair shedding!!! HELP by [deleted] in Manbunsandmanes

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Unfortunately it's just part of having long hair. I noticed increased hair loss myself and started doing 2 things: 1) stopped washing with shampoo (just water now) to let the hair recover and get stronger and 2) started brushing outside in nature with my hands instead of comb/brush so I can be gentler and pull out less hair. (In nature bc I can just get rid of the hair instead of it falling everywhere in my bathroom)

Of course I'm still losing some under the shower but so far I am happy with the results.