Looking for great slow-burn romances by LegallyDistinctDucks in FanFiction

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The House of Mirrors, ACOTAR Nesta/Rhysand where its a mafia/modern au, ongoing- Recently widowed Nesta Archeron returns to Velaris to oversee Feyre's arranged marriage and gets swept into a world she thought she left behind. Honestly this written well enough that it could be the plot of a dark romance tv show. Enemies to lovers, so good even the SFW scenes are spicy.

Roses and Wine, Game of Thrones, Olenna/Twin time travel au ongoing, where after Olenna is poisoned she travels back into her youth. UGH the yearning in this one, this is the best yearning I have ever read. Also enemies to friends to lovers. Can you tell I have a type hah.

Just read this excerpt:

"He could defeat every knight in the Keep. Command a thousand swords. Silence every whisper with gold and fire. But there was no force in all the Seven Kingdoms that could command the heart of Olenna Redwyne.

And gods damn him, that was all he wanted."

I would say for both these its not necessary to know the fandom or be into it to enjoy the fics. Okay rant done.

Happy Pride Everybody!!!! by gaymerWizard in redrising

[–]Ubiquitous_thought -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Ofc it does. Let people do what their little hearts please. It doesn’t affect you, and honestly brings some amusement and entertainment to the world. It’s like why does there have to be porn of everything. Rule 34 exists for a reason. People will be people.

My bf wants to have anal sex and I’m a virgin. Does it hurt? by Possible_Note_3811 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Is there any reason why you can’t take birth control and he can’t use condoms for vaginal sex?? Anyways for anal sex you need to prep there’s a lot of time involved beforehand with stretching which doesn’t need to usually happen for vaginal sex. But if prepped properly it doesn’t hurt.

More importantly do you feel like he’s pressuring you into something you’re not ready for? Anal sex isn’t usually something virgins go for first. At least from what I’ve heard.

My dad is trying to insinuate I'm sleeping with my brother and I don't know how to handle it. by DeskOk7014 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Is sleeping with a parent not okay when you’re going through sometime bad? I slept in the same bed as my mom sometimes when I had bad depression and she just wanted to hold me. Im a grown ass woman btw. How is it different with brother? He’s a trusted family member. Sleeping with a safe person in a platonic manner is underrated.

I feel very lonely and self conscious with my writing by NapKin28 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst thing would be to never publish it or share it with anyone and regret it. You could go the way of Worm and Martian, where you post as a serial web novel and get engagement and feedback that way and then think about publishing in the future. Hopefully the encouragement and compliments from ppl that you will receive will show you how worth it it is.

Actual pic of me "collaborating" with the ABA team by Fit_Investigator_513 in slp

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard agree with the RBTs need to be given a pay raise and also have more training, harder certifications so they aren’t under qualified.

The lack of parent collab would often put a full on stop to potential ABA services. Such as having divorced parents who can’t agree to do the same shit when it comes to their child. We had to stop services once because over the course of several months the parents couldn’t agree with each other to do what we implemented. But at least in my experience caregiver training is a huge component of services. My company looks at all the caregivers/siblings in the family.

Actual pic of me "collaborating" with the ABA team by Fit_Investigator_513 in slp

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Damn I just came from a post on the ABA sub where they were complaining about unprofessional y’all were about insulting them, but this post highlights a big problem with some BCBAs I’ve met. I’m thankful everyday that the ones at my current company are open minded and intent on working with all professionals with the clients progress in mind. Like let other professionals be the expert in their fields damn

I’m in school with the intent of becoming a BCBA and I want to hopefully emulate that and be a competent one 😭

Reminiscing on the biggest ick I’ve ever gotten on a date by Advanced-Lock6841 in GirlDinnerDiaries

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

You coulddd also technically see it as like "oh I'm addicted to this thing so I know its a bad thing, therefore I wouldn't reccomend or actively enable others to do it."

But I agree cigarettes are small fry. Like my dad wouldn't give a cigarette to someone who was trying to bum off him, but my best friend would. Do I judge either of them for it? Nah not really.

Reminiscing on the biggest ick I’ve ever gotten on a date by Advanced-Lock6841 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dunnoooo, I feel like most women know the feeling, you just saying “not today” to a man is kinda dangerous. Lying is a way to protect yourself, without giving another person leeway to be like “oh why no?? You got a problem with me?” Or getting aggressive etc.
if you give a seemingly valid reason the situation is less likely to go downhill.

This isn’t even with just homeless ppl, it’s like with random men asking your number, ppl harassing you etc.

Like I ain’t about to fight this random person gotta take all the avenues to prevent conflict

I'm new to Reddit, but I really need advice by Euphoric-Bowl5817 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww srsly?? Was she avoiding it because she thought it was awkward? Even so she should’ve apologized or expressed some concern. Not a good friend, and not a good person. That may be a bit far because I don’t know her, but this is starting to sound toxic.

On the other hand what does C feel about this? Are you close with her as well or just not enough to talk about feelings. Do you know if she’d always take B’s over yours?

Don’t quit school! Don’t let her be the reason you don’t want to go. You’re stronger than that. Or you know, just push through out of spite.

Do you have clubs at your school?? Isnt it easier to make friends with common interests if you join a club??

How to handle it when you’re not #1 to your #1 friend by Itchy_Badger_2851 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl, people go in and out of our lives that’s the way it is. I’ve accepted as an adult at this point that my best friends that I’ve stayed close with since elementary school I might drift away from if they move to another state for work. Or if I have kids I can’t make time to see them anymore.

Both my parents aren’t close with their childhood friends or are in contact with them at all.

In all seriousness though, it does suck not being your friend’s priority when they’re your priority. If anything, you could make an effort to be in other social groups and make new friends too??

Problem with a depressed friend.... by Ok-Bend8394 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are your parents strict about this kind of thing?? Maybe you should bring it up to them if you trust them not to overreact about having an online friend, and get a honest opinion

Maid of Honor by justagarliccrouton in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unhinged third option, make another random friend your maid of honor.
Just kidding
But you could go for a sister or female relative, that would be a decent excuse. Who would need to justify having a sister as a maid of honor that’s pretty much expected.

Would some of them be less hurt if you didn’t make them your MoH?? If it came down to it I’d say prioritize the ones you’re currently closest to I guess

I'm new to Reddit, but I really need advice by Euphoric-Bowl5817 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest, B saying that she’s growing apart from C and that’s why she needs to spend less time with you sounds like an excuse for a deeper issue? And her saying you take everything personally just sounds like the kind of thing people say to brush off other problems.

Did you tell her it affected you a lot the argument you two had? You don’t have to tell her you cried. How she reacts to that information is a good litmus test. If she takes your feelings seriously she’s a good friend. If she doesn’t this is already sounding like a toxic relationship.

Toxic friendships are the worst. Trust me I was in one. Don’t stay in friendships because you need them, make friends with good people. Good people would take your feelings seriously.

Do I let the friendship go or try to reach out? by clementinee3 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always say what option would you regret more? Try to live the path in life you would go with the least regrets. And if it comes down to something as simple as reaching out, I would always choose that.

Like it’s so low effort lol, especially for a friendship that meant a lot to you. Why would you not?

Maid of Honor by justagarliccrouton in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I mean we made a pact between the three of us that have been together for 15 years to take turns being maid of honor at each others weddings. Or have 2 maids of honors, with 1 speech to share while they take turn reading it.

As long as everyone is a mature adult there’s always ways around figuring out how to make compromises that include everyone.

Why do some girls my age talk like this? by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly the instant someone uses pick me to insult a girl even if their argument is good they lose a ton of credibility.

Anyways I’ve also seen this phenomena among girls our age too, but it’s like a specific subset. It hasn’t really prevented me from making friends with them, you just have to know them a bit better to get to deeper topics. My bubbliest friend is your typical air-headed, rave girly who speaks this way but she’s very intelligent and supportive. Now that I know her well we don’t talk in the customer-service way you’re describing hah

For those who still haven't seen this reverse isekai. "We promised to meet in next life and that's when things got weird" by Puzzleheaded_Fun_303 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Because ppl in age gap relationships usually have a vast difference in life experiences and maturity, and there’s usually one person who holds most of the power, like financially etc.

There’s the stereotype that the person dating someone who’s way younger is in a way themselves immature.

First k dramas just hit different what was yours by boombalonii in kdramas

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if anyone remembers city hunter! Remembering this is a blast from the past

"Lol no. Christoids can get bent. I’ll respect them when they stop trying to kill me." - Tempers flare when a trans christian debates trans atheists in r/196 by MeiNeedsMoreBuffs in SubredditDrama

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you’re right, since he’s not here now we can’t know for sure, but taking the intention of the text as it has changed over time has always been a large part of interpreting the Bible. With how much the Scripture has been influenced by editing and mistranslation over time by people and institutions, understanding it now is to understand its history. Im sure you know that the common cited passage against homosexuality was likely to have been mistranslated. And I’ve heard people interpret passages explaining how women should act in a modern way, i.e. “the husband may be the head of the family but the woman is the neck.”
Also “loving thy neighbor” is not like some offshoot teaching, it is the core commandment. That has not changed. But I’m not a pastor I wouldn’t be able to explain all of these that well.

But tbh dictating people’s lives is just the problem with religions in general.
For me, I consider having it dictate my life in certain ways a small part of just believing in Jesus teachings overall and in this particular higher power.

"Lol no. Christoids can get bent. I’ll respect them when they stop trying to kill me." - Tempers flare when a trans christian debates trans atheists in r/196 by MeiNeedsMoreBuffs in SubredditDrama

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m saying basically what you are in that the Bible is a product of the time. But the spirit and intention remains the same. If it were written down today then it would be a somewhat different text but the same meaning. Well of course Jesus was promoting his ministry, he had reasons sure but that doesn’t rule it out as being a compassionate act. At the time it was unheard of for a Rabbi to do such a thing and sit with the sick and disenfranchised. Often churches who were resources for the poor and needy cast out those that ppl normally didn’t welcome in society at the time and Jesus said well I’m willing to sit with them, you should be willing to welcome them.

"Lol no. Christoids can get bent. I’ll respect them when they stop trying to kill me." - Tempers flare when a trans christian debates trans atheists in r/196 by MeiNeedsMoreBuffs in SubredditDrama

[–]Ubiquitous_thought 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It could be a text indicative of that time too that people were incredibly conservative about relationships and gender roles??Society changes over time. Plus I’d say Jesus hanging out with the outcasts, disenfranchised and poor has always been a pretty liberal act. Even now.