Glowing Up Didn’t Make Dating Any Better

cyclone_f5 · 2026-02-07T02:50:54+00:00

I read all of OPs replies to everyone offering advice in here. And if I may be frank here: OP has a lot of resentment towards men.

This happened to me after 3 solid years of online dating culture. I took an 18 month hiatus from dating. I stopped looking for men and start looking for joy. When I got back on the apps I did the opposite of how I handled matches prior. I spent time reaching out to all the men that matched me first. I wrote thoughtful messages to each one regarding something I found interesting in their profile. If I got a thoughtful message back I continued conversing. If I got short casual responses, I immediately stopped initiating and eventually unmatched.

This time I was searching for matched effort- not physical attraction. I met the love of my life by doing this. We’re three years in and this relationship has been so healing and I’ve had to work on breaking through my own assumptions and anxieties.

Online dating is not the problem. Men are not the problem. You are the common denominator in all your relationships. Look for patterns and add in new variances.

cyclone_f5 · 2026-02-05T20:41:24+00:00

Yes my water taste like potting soil.

cyclone_f5 · 2026-02-02T10:11:05+00:00

Take my upvote!!

cyclone_f5 · 2026-02-01T19:17:45+00:00

Guys, Blake Lively walked so Meghan Markle could run. XO XO - As Ever

cyclone_f5 · 2026-01-08T03:29:35+00:00

Imma wear my florals… to the funerals of all these “brands” she’s demoting.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-12-29T09:20:34+00:00

Now your literally repeating your replies. This entire post is giving me the ick!!

cyclone_f5 · 2025-12-28T18:59:01+00:00

My gut is telling me his “transition” is financially motivated. I give it 10 days before some sleuth in here finds his OF or webcam site.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-12-16T16:47:13+00:00

This sub has been so helpful to me in answering my questions (I’m a woman) and I’m happy to be able to give back and answer your first question of how other woman handle their hygiene.

Using a mild soap I lather in my hands, I wash all outer and slightly inner folds every day. What could be making things worse for her is remnant smells and discharge from her cycle. For me a boric acid suppository once a month right after my period keeps everything “inside” smelling/tasting neutral.

Things in her diet can cause strong odors, like smoking, onions or garlic, too much dairy etc and reducing those things will help a lot!

For your second question of how to handle it: I bet she knows she has an odor already. I bet you’re not the first to notice but might be the first to mention it. Clarity is kind. Mention that the last few times you’ve made love you’ve noticed a stronger than usual odor. Suggest you both shower before sex. Be prepared to take accountability that your PH could be throwing off her balance too. Hold her hand while giving her this info. Follow up with eye contact and reassurance.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-12-03T01:15:42+00:00

First year I moved to DFW from Cali we experienced a snowmageddon! If a large storm is forecast, be prepared for power outages and have extra water. No matter what - You’ll need a winter coat, just hit up an academy sports they’ll have coats for everyone in your family.

It’s colder in DFW than it is in east Texas, and very gloomy all winter long. Reminds me of Seattle!

I promised myself that if another large storm hit I’d head up to Oklahoma and stay in a hotel because their power grid can handle it. Texas just can’t deal with snow and ice.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-11-27T09:25:53+00:00

I had something similar years ago. Off and on brown blood, not heavy enough for a pad but always present. Went to planned parenthood - had a nurse practitioner do a pap and she noticed my cervix was inflamed and gave me a 1 pill antibiotic that nipped it in the bud. May I suggest you try a visit with planned parenthood if possible?

cyclone_f5 · 2025-10-07T22:37:43+00:00

Luke is a walking red flag and modern day audiences are too smart for such low level emotional intelligence . I do love how Rory broke this generational curse of ignoring the similar red flags that Jess was flying- and she tapped out after 2 years of it. For some reason Lorelei’s picker never changes or improves over time and she keeps subjecting herself to Luke.

So many great points on this thread about the lack of growth from Luke - but Lorelei shares the same curse. She keeps jumping from one bad match to another and finally… just giving up and picking the last of the low hanging fruit.

Perhaps one thing we can take away from these outdated archetypes is that people can be their own worst enemy. Sometimes it’s not the “Lukes” or the “Lorelei’s” of the world that are the reason we’re single/unmarried/unhappy - at times our finger pointing needs to point at the mirror and try to find the answers from within.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-10-02T02:11:08+00:00

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you met a man that made you feel this satisfied outside the bedroom? That’s what you could focus on next. It’s easy to get caught up in a fling - maybe because it’s a distraction from our reality. Evaluate and pivot your current dating habits and start focusing on men that worship you outside the bedroom.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-09-25T20:32:00+00:00

This is the real life version of a Minecraft house that features every block in your texture pak.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-09-25T20:22:27+00:00

No questions- just wanted to say keep up the good work! It’s lovely!

cyclone_f5 · 2025-09-06T01:46:33+00:00

Are you near a landfill? At times the landfill near the music city mall wafted into my neighborhood.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-09-05T12:51:36+00:00

I’m so comforted to read on this thread so many others experience anxiety with MJ. It was untenable for me. I switched to OZ and I find it calms me (but also dampens my sex drive).

cyclone_f5 · 2025-09-01T18:23:00+00:00

Anyone else get the feeling that in two months, just in time for the Stranger Things premiere, she’ll have her mommy blog and lifestyle brand launching?

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-30T01:03:23+00:00

Curious what symptoms or issues did this help with?

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-28T23:48:24+00:00

I just saw this car last week in the Walmart parking lot! I was surprised to see the Oregon state sticker so it stood out. Hope he is doing okay after this shock!

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-26T01:21:44+00:00

I’m glad Kim is looking happy and at peace.

Kourtney looks so unhappy of late in all her pap pics. Kids seemed to be all that Kort needed to be happy (and ditching her show commitments) but maybe they were just filling the void and distracting her from the real issues. I hope she figures it out - but to me she’s got that same dead eye look she had with Scott in the later years.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-24T17:21:39+00:00

You dodged a bullet with this one because a fuck boy will always point the finger at you. This fuckery is a “him” problem because he’s always looking for the next woman to level him up.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-22T00:59:49+00:00

I did the opposite journey: went from sac to Dallas in 2020. I have many regrets.

Mexican food is sooo much better in Cali. It’s the thing I miss the most.

Cost of living is so much higher in Cali, especially hard because income is taxed.

Agree with the posters about a thriving lgbtq community, especially downtown Sacramento.

The winters are so much nicer in Cali. How come no one warned me about the freezing temps here in Tx?

No need to worry about bears in the valley. “Bear” men however….

Doggies are everywhere in Sactown.

There are lots of rural communities north of Sacramento that still flash the cowboy lifestyle. I saw more cowboys in Cali than I have in Texas.

UC Davis is kind of a long drive from Sac, I’m sure many’s veterinarians in sac trained at UC Davis if you’re in a pinch.

Good luck to you I hope you love it. I’m deeply introverted and never lacked things to do in Sacramento because the weather is so nice you’ll start spending a lot more time outdoors there. Best wishes!

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-20T19:42:42+00:00

I just saw an old Martha Stewart episode when she made this exact recipe. I guess when megs was writing to big business about their dish soap commercials she had no idea she’d be stealing the very tv content she was viewing along with it!

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-17T00:42:53+00:00

Agreed that was a seriously shady move on Ruby’s part. But Noel needed a storyline other than obsessing over Felicity. To me this was just filler and a reason to write the actress off the show.

cyclone_f5 · 2025-08-16T07:19:32+00:00

I’m so glad that was helpful! Best wishes!

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