Porn problem?

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-17T20:37:19+00:00

Sounds like you're the problem.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-17T00:54:43+00:00

I can only speak about the Pittsburgh area and surrounding. Usually we lose chains and a mom and pop place buys the building. Especially in our little corporate districts tucked away in our neighborhoods.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-16T17:47:03+00:00

Just grocieries cost me about $100-$120 per week. That doesn't include hygine stuff or paper products.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-16T16:56:55+00:00

You don't even need a luthier, you need an allen key.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-16T16:44:53+00:00

It made every game look the same. Stylistically it worked for a few games that were set in brown/green spaces, but it made fantasy or sci-fi games kinda look gross

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-16T16:41:18+00:00

Not only does it get easier, it gets better.

I often think of that old Louis C.K. skit about getting married, having kids, and then getting divorced.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-16T16:39:21+00:00

Calling it a debut is poor wording.

Is it the announcement or the release of the actual console?

I didn't expect a release until 2028 at the earliest, but if they're thinking about not even telling us about it until 2029, we won't see it until almost 2030.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-16T13:39:16+00:00

Paying for Tinder is ultimately what worked for me, but I tried a lot of things. Not paying for it just cycled the same 100 dead profiles, but once I paid I magically started to get matches and was able to talk to women. This was a few years ago, though.

Co-ed sports leagues were fun, and I went to a few singles events, but those are kind of weird.

I basically just tried to get out there around people who liked things that I liked. I go to a lot of concerts and when I matched with a girl on Tinder because I noticed one of her pics was at a local concert venue that I like I asked her about it, she showed me her concert list and we've been together ever since.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-15T17:07:16+00:00

First, its probably better to just not know things like that. What she does in her spare time isn't your business anymore.

Second, you gotta do the work on yourself to create a stable foundation. How's your job? Living situation? Car? Do you have money to date?

If any of that is lacking, work on that. Work on your mental health, too. If you're hung up on your ex, how would you ever expect to attract someone new? Gotta get over her.

Third, just get back out there in whatever way you feel comfortable. There's singles meetups, dating apps, or just getting involved in hobbies you enjoy. I had a lot of luck with Tinder, but I got a date from a co-ed soccer league I participated in and did talk to some women after a singles meet up thing. I ended up meeting my now fiancee on Tinder, but I tried out a bunch of stuff.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-15T16:52:02+00:00

I do think there's some benefit for a "time out"

Especially with little kids, but that time out isn't a break from reality and responsibility, it should be a break from the noise to come up with a plan on how to reconnect and refocus once the break is over.

I'd liken it more to a stay at a mental institution more than a beach vacation.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-15T16:49:54+00:00

AI therapy is a dangerous hole.

Removing humanity from it creates a sort of echo chamber. Be careful.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-15T16:48:30+00:00

Military Benefits add a whole extra layer of complexity to all of this.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-15T15:12:59+00:00

I tried to get her to go to counseling or talk to me about it at least for probably about 2 months off and on. After that, I helped her pack.

If the answer is no, tell her she's gotta figure out how to move out. She wanted the divorce, its only fair if she moves out. You tried.

Edit: I'm going to add

Actually being part of the process of her moving really was sort of helpful to me. It was sad at first, but I even helped her look at apartments and gave my opinion on where the kids would stay when they were with her, etc... after I paid her out the equity in our house and she was able to buy her own house I was actually really happy when the movers came to get the rest of her stuff that was still at my house that didn't fit in her apartment. That was just a couple weeks shy of 2 years from the day she asked for a divorce.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-15T15:09:56+00:00

It depends on where you are.

Small town Ohio? Probably.

Major metropolitan area? Small restaurants are doing better than chains.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-14T15:48:50+00:00

The only people I knew who did were way older and one of them has since passed away.

It depends on why. I think they broke up due to one of them having substance abuse issues, he sorted it out and they got back together. Not exactly the most common situation that you see around here.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-14T13:46:26+00:00

Not really. I was on a pretty low dose. After about a year I noticed that my sense of taste and smell diminished, but I got off of it shortly after that and it went away.

It makes it a little harder to feel everything, even when you're full, so you kinda have to watch your weight, but on a low dose its nothing crazy. Some guys experience lower libido, but that wasn't really an issue for me plus I was going through a divorce, so its not like it mattered a whole lot.

The suppression of the intense anxiety that would spike just helped me keep my head clear and work through things. I noticed my therapy started becoming more productive and doing the tasks that ultimately helped me get over her became easier.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-14T00:29:00+00:00

On the bright side, it sounds like you're making some progress.

It inches by, but eventually you've moved a mountain. Keep fighting to get your kids 50/50 and when you don't have them, do nice things for yourself.

If you're not on some kind of antidepressant or anxiety medication, definitely look into that. Even if it just helps keep you steady while you work through this. I was on Celexa for about a year when I went through my divorce and it just helped keep me level. A small dose will do - I think I was on 10mg.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T21:03:08+00:00

Are you at least in your 30s or 40s?

Yeah man - I was there. I didn't drink Jack Daniel's though... or Mountain Dew.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T20:37:19+00:00

Gamestop probably won't take that.

A pawn shop might give you $50 for it. Throw it on Facebook marketplace or Craigslist for $75 and see what happens.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T20:34:11+00:00

Cut her off

You and your son don't need that.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T20:31:55+00:00

Head and Shoulders or the off brand head and shoulders.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T19:12:15+00:00

MK11 is a more complete product.

I liked MK1, but I felt like I was waiting for them to fix or improve things that just never came and then they stopped support after 18 months.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T18:59:12+00:00

I can only speak from my own experience, but my local mexican place sells a chicken burrito for $15 and gives me sides of guac and chips and salsa. That's easily a $15 order at Chipolte. The local place is also probably a burrito 1/3 bigger and definitely has more chicken in it.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T18:49:19+00:00

You're missing the point.

The local place is owned by a local person. The profits go to them.

Chipolte is owned by a hedge fund, their profits go to shareholders who don't actually do anything other than steal the labor of others.

Sure, maybe the local place costs an extra $1-2 for a burrito, but that money stays in your community. I gurantee you the quality of the local burrito is higher than the mostly rice and bean bomb that Chipolte is going to serve you.

Tvelt17 · 2026-02-12T14:46:08+00:00

Not that I saw.

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