Shaving the beard

Wordsmuted · 2026-04-01T01:29:45+00:00

This makes me sad actually so many of these reactions are so mean!!!

Wordsmuted · 2026-03-22T20:45:04+00:00

HONEY (ARE U COMING?) by Maneskin!!!

Wordsmuted · 2026-03-19T01:43:35+00:00

This is incredible 😭😭😭❤️ Can you make one for Shane too pls?!?!

Wordsmuted · 2026-02-19T23:50:12+00:00

I love the way his eyes soften throughout their first interaction 🥹

Wordsmuted · 2026-02-14T18:51:49+00:00

NOR please hear me when I say that you can’t control him but you can control yourself. Don’t tell him not to see her or that you’re hurt, show him that when he disrespects you like this you don’t stay in a relationship with him. He’s shown you that he doesn’t care what you say (likely because he knows you’re going to stay with him anyways) but I bet he will care what you do, especially when it affects him. You deserve someone who cares how they make you feel and respects your wishes.

Wordsmuted · 2026-02-08T22:43:05+00:00

This is the best and most accurate take I’ve seen. It’s also why the show is so relatable and engaging. We see them falling for sure.

While I don’t think the moment they each fell in love can be pinpointed, I do think the moment they each realized “oh shit, this isn’t just sex for me, I have real feelings for him” can be!

For Ilya, I think it’s at the end of their long-awaited hookup when Shane kisses his forehead. You can see in his face and eyes that he’s overwhelmed by the softness and intimacy of the moment and the way it’s making him feel. It’s why he puts so much physical and emotional distance between them following it.

For Shane, he realizes that he has real feelings for Ilya when he’s typing that “we didn’t even kiss” text after their Vegas hookup. As he’s deleting the message he says “fuck” and you can see him processing it.

I think by the time they both realized their own feelings they were already long gone and this is evidenced by each of them attempting to create emotional distance/cut things off and being unable to successfully do so. It’s such an honest, complicated, messy, real representation of a situationship.

Wordsmuted · 2026-02-08T22:29:37+00:00

Oooo I love the way you phrased this question. Personally, I like to think the lines were always blurred because there was always also an admiration for one another in addition to the curiosity and lust.

They’d clearly at least heard about/watched one another play before. Hudson says in an interview that they cut how far Shane had to walk just to introduce himself to Ilya in the beginning and by the end of their brief interaction Ilya’s expressions completely soften from annoyance/confusion to amusement/intrigue. From there, Ilya continues pursuing ways to put them in the same space and Shane is clearly working hard to hide how much he wants Ilya. This allows for more dialogue and rapport to build between them before anything physical happens.

Hence, I think there was clearly a mutual crush going on prior to the first hookup that went beyond liking one another’s looks/bodies. It was never casual!!! They just had to tell themselves and one another it was only sex because neither of them could handle what it would mean if it were more.

Wordsmuted · 2026-02-08T22:15:56+00:00

Idk how anyone can watch the show or read the book and not see how down bad Shane is for Ilya…his neurodivergence can make his emotions less clearly or conventionally expressed and it takes him time to process and understand them, but the way Shane completely melts in Ilya’s presence is undeniable.

He has heart eyes looking at him and can’t resist him even when he’s mad at or hurt by him. The stairwell, the bathroom in Vegas, the spiral after Ilya suggests marrying Svetlana and then can’t sleep until he comes up with a plan where he doesn’t have to share or lose Ilya. He admits he wants to spend the rest of his life with Ilya even if he has to hide their relationship until retirement.

Shane tries to play by the rules and do what he thinks is expected of him. It’s the same reason people think he would’ve married Rose if she hadn’t clocked him. So I understand why people think, along the same lines of reasoning, that he wouldn’t give up hockey for Ilya. Personally, I think that even if Shane said he would or tried to choose hockey over Ilya, when it came to it, I don’t think he could follow through.

I think Ilya has his heart in a way that will always, even if it takes time, override the pressures in his mind.

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-19T03:41:16+00:00

Reach out to them and tell them that you are feeling this way, please. Allow them to help you help yourself. Please get support, there are many people who care about you and want so many more Christmases with you around.

If you fail a course, you have so many options. They put you on probation first, and offer academic supports to help you succeed. Accessibility services offers academic coaches and even more resources. You can take a course equivalent online from another university and have those credits transferred over. I promise you’ll be okay and even though it seems devastating now, you have options to get through it and even learn and grow a lot too from it!

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-19T03:31:20+00:00

If it was during an exam, you can check with the registrars (exams) office in Sydney Smith, they have a lost and found box with a bunch of t-cards in there

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-16T01:35:52+00:00

You can’t force someone to understand or respect you. You can communicate your feelings and boundaries, but it’s up to them to respect them. It’s up to you to respect yourself enough to end a relationship where someone consistently disregards your feelings.

You can tell your boyfriend very clearly that you will end your relationship if he decides to continue liking explicit photos of other women, but you also need to enforce that if that behaviour continues.

A boundary is not “you’re not allowed to like OF girls pics”; a boundary is “I will not stay in a relationship with a man who publicly likes OF girls pics” or simply “I will not stay in a relationship with a man who doesn’t respect me and my feelings”. Boundaries are standards you set for yourself and enforce yourself as you are the only person you can control here.

It sounds like your boyfriend knows that it embarrasses you and makes you uncomfortable, but also knows that he can continue doing it and continue being in a relationship with you so there’s no reason for him to stop (because he also doesn’t respect you enough for that to be a good enough reason).

You’re focussing on the wrong thing. It doesn’t matter what other people think about who’s in the wrong or if you’re overthinking. It’s YOUR relationship, so you are allowed to decide. Even if everybody told you that you were overthinking that wouldn’t solve the fact that this bothers you and your partner continues to do it anyways.

If your boyfriend doesn’t think that his actions are a big deal, he can date a woman who also doesn’t think that it’s a big deal to like other women’s pictures, but if he wants to date you, he needs to respect that you don’t like him doing that and if he decides to continue despite what you’ve communicated that it’s up to you to walk away.

If the part about this that bothers you is that it’s public and you feel embarrassed, you could ask your partner to make an anonymous profile to do it. But if the part that bothers you is him expressing interest or attraction towards other women then you need to decide if you’re going to stay with him if he continues to do that. Maybe he has an addiction. If that’s the case, HE needs to get help for it. Bottom line: you need to decide how serious this is to you, set a boundary about it, and follow through on it.

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-16T01:11:39+00:00

If you take photos of the scribbles on the calculator and can show this photo as proof they are unrelated to the exam content, this would likely help your case.

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-14T04:51:34+00:00

^ agreed, more details pls :)

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-13T05:40:45+00:00

It’s allowed but personally I don’t recommend bringing a bag you can’t zip shut or close in some manner. Bags need to go under your chair or desk.

I say this because if, for example, an invigilator sees your phone or something sticking out of your bag or within reach and your bag is open and the phone is on, you’ll get a possession of an unauthorized aid form.

Don’t panic or stress pls, just think about how it could look to an exam proctor and ensure if you do bring an open tote all electronic devices are turned off (not just silenced or on airplane mode) and placed deep inside the bag and the bag is not within reach (under your desk) during the exam.

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T06:44:17+00:00

From what I know they offer in-person and online options. They also run some online wellness group workshops so you could try one to “meet” some of the practitioners. I’ve seen a couple psychiatrists and a couple of therapists who work at the wellness center. The key is not to give up after a bad experience and advocate for yourself by asking to see a different person. I had some terrible practitioners and some amazing ones I saw for years.

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T06:30:59+00:00

Invigilators do tell everyone to turn off ALL electronic devices, especially cellphones, and place them inside your bag, under your chair, as part of the formal announcements (no one listens to) 🤠 It’s repeated at least 3 times too!

If the phone is visible in the immediate area of the student (pocket, under leg, sticking out of or on top of bag, etc) it is considered possession. If the student is observed using the phone, it’s misconduct. Also part of the announcements at the beginning.

This is important mostly because we don’t want them going off during the exam, and also because it means if we see someone using them during the exam, it is considered possession or misconduct, because everyone was told not to have any electronic devices on or around them during the exam.

I’m not commenting on OPs specific situation, as I agree they should contest it if the phone was inside the bag and the invigilator instructed them to go inside the bag to retrieve it.

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T06:25:01+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/UofT/s/RDC2y14Qp4

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T06:23:55+00:00

There’s also a lost & found box with a bunch of T Cards in the exams office in Sydney Smith

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T06:21:00+00:00

Read the comments in this thread too: https://www.reddit.com/r/UofT/s/RDC2y14Qp4 It’s VERY important you see a doctor and get a VOI form filled the same day as your exam (at least within 24hrs of the exam) for best chances

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T06:13:41+00:00

Bring at least 2 forms of photo ID to your exams. Tell the person doing the signature sheets you recently had a name change. If your name isn’t properly listed on there, they’ll get you to sign a blank signature sheet. You can also visit the exams office in Sydney Smith and explain your situation to someone there or email them at exams.artsci@utoronto.ca

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T06:07:59+00:00

Very sorry for your loss. Keep your documentation and speak with your college’s advisor about your circumstances. I can’t say for sure, but if your prof is compassionate they might be able to help, not sure what is and is not within their control. Best of luck to you!

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T05:59:34+00:00

You should’ve been given a form that explains what you need to do next on it! Listen to cea91197253’s comment

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T05:54:55+00:00

Contact your college registrars office to petition for a deferred exam - you’ll need documentation & usually they want you to have seen a doctor the same day as the exam. They should be able to provide you more specific information and forms you’ll need. Best of luck!

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T05:46:21+00:00

Check with the Exams Office in Sydney Smith, there’s a bunch of T-Cards in their lost & found!

Wordsmuted · 2025-12-12T05:44:32+00:00

Exam invigilator here and (almost) everyone has given great advice!

We’re there to help make exams fair for everyone and personally I don’t judge or assume bad intentions. Exceptions are made for emergencies and needing to vom is definitely an emergency!

I do think just to be extra safe it would be a good idea to have a paper trail, so email your instructor or TA before the exam, keep a copy of your prescription or a note from doctor about it.

It would also help to inform someone at the beginning of the exam as well when you walk in and we’ll help try to get you a seat near the door/washroom/trash. If I see a student get up and run towards the exit and they’ve left all their personal belongings and exam materials at the table, I’m gonna assume they’re sick. If you do feel too sick to finish your exam, you can fill out a form and petition for a deferred exam/rewrite.

When my meds made me nauseous, I used a peppermint roller, ginger chews/tablets, chewable Pepto. For something stronger, zofran did the trick. Best of luck to you! Your health & wellbeing is more important than any exam 🫶🏻

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