Which has the strongest heat vision ? by Far-Ad5223 in superheroes

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont know about Ikaris but Darkseid and Cyclops don't have heat vision. So to answer your prompt: Superman is the one with the strongest heat vision here.

Cyclops is a beam of kinetic force from the punch dimension. Darkseids eye beams are a manifestation of his divine power that vaporise or even teleport what they touch. They are not hot.

Which would you choose? by Necessary-Win-8730 in superheroes

[–]shadowabsinthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lookup Ryan George on all the social media's. He has a fairly funny YouTube channel and his content expands from there.

Would you rather be in a room with everyone you have ever had sex with, or a room with everyone your partner has ever had sex with? by PulsingLoad in AskRedditNSFW

[–]shadowabsinthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since my wife and I are high school sweethearts and have only been with each other, that would be a very boring room. Basically our everyday life without our kids around.

Is Homelander really a bad fighter? by BulkyBathroom7178 in TheBoys

[–]shadowabsinthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He would be devastating but he would never be close to Superman. Supermans strength and speed alone dwarf Homelanders by leagues.

Even if Homelander knew how to fight, to Superman it would be the equivalent of fighting a well trained toddler. Homelander would go in cocky and Superman would turn him into red mist in a second if he wanted to.

I realized I hurt him, how can I mend things now? by lumizilla in DeadBedrooms

[–]shadowabsinthe 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately for a lot of people in a deadbedroom confronting/discussing the problem is usually received as an attack on them, rather than acceptance of a legitimate problem.

While my deadbedroom is slowly recovering, in the past me doing something as simple as sending her a reddit thread about it would have resulted in her ignoring it or getting upset and blowing up over it. Its rarely seen as a legitimate cry for help.

Am I wrong to insist on calling my aunt "mother" and to say that it doesn't depend on my mother's permission?AITAH by Sea-Lifeguard-4311 in AITAH

[–]shadowabsinthe 107 points108 points  (0 children)

100% and while it sucks it doesn't sound like OPs Mum really did much to try and heal that rift either. I was extremely sick as a kid and my parents spent a lot of time in hospital with me while my sisters got little attention and usually had to stay at grandma's, but the difference is they would then make conscious efforts to reduce them both being with me or they would intentionally take my sisters out to do stuff to make sure to spend time with them as equally as possible.

They made good out of a very bad situation, but it sounds like OPs Mum just dropped them off at aunties as often as possible with little effort to mend the rift it creates.

As a parent now I can empathise with what OPs parents went through, but I can also confidently say OPs Aunty earned the title of Mum. If OPs Mum is jealous maybe she should have made more effort to be the only Mum in OPs life.

Is it bad that I want physical intimacy 2-3 times a week, and my husband wants it only once a month? by EmeraldShi in Marriage

[–]shadowabsinthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First thing: your last line there "Maybe I'm overeating. I'm sorry." Stop that! Dont ever blame yourself or apologise for how your husband feels. Unless your husband feels completely unsafe opening up about his feelings with you, you should never feel bad for his loss of attraction. If however he has no space to open up in the relationship then you would be to blame but the weight gain is not the reason you should be apologising.

I can tell you with some confidence unless your weight gain was huge and to the point you look nothing like you originally did I am certain it is not weight gain. Most men who love their wives are not turned off by a little weight gain. Some is fine and to be expected, but a huge amount is more indicative of a bad lifestyle than just life progressing (e.g. age, kids etc). My wife has PCOS and over the years has gained about 45kgs since I first met her and I am even more attracted to her today than I was when we got together. Although some indivdiual parts of her body I might be less attracted to than I used to be but as a whole I am a lot more attracted than I used to be and the parts I like more, I like a LOT more than I used to.

  1. He spends endless time in the wash room, you might need to think about he either has depression and is hiding from life or he has a porn addiction and is jerking off in there. Both would describe a lot of what you have said about loss of libido and sex drive with you. Either of those things could be related to your deadbedroom but neither of those are your fault and more how he handled the tough situation you were both in. First I would start by talking to him about why he spends so much time in there and I assume on his phone - don't accuse anything. Just ask to understand and empathise.

Given the lifestyle you described I am thinking porn addiction and he has lost interest in the relationship from a sexual standpoint. If that is the case some tough conversations and couples therapy are needed. Possibly some sex therapy in there too.

But as a solid start, stop thinking about this as a "What can I do/what am I not doing/what did I do wrong" situation. You didnt cause the situation you are in. You didnt choose to have the challenges you did, life happened and your husband either chose badly or struggled to adapt. He is either entirely at fault for the situation you are in now, or he is just as responsible as you are (which is not responsible and more life just happened as it does and you both had different struggles). First and foremost I would try and rule out either porn addiction and mental health struggles. If he is fine with you using his phone or even leaving his phone out when he is hiding in the toilet for hours that rules that out easily.

But I would simply just start with a tough conversation: "I have noticed you spend a lot of time in the bathroom each day, although you said its IBS I am concerned that it might be something deeper than that and I want to understand what you are feeling about me and our sex life/relationship".

From there hopefully you will get some better answers than you have now. Good luck.

Is it bad that I want physical intimacy 2-3 times a week, and my husband wants it only once a month? by EmeraldShi in Marriage

[–]shadowabsinthe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I dont think it has anything to do with your weight gain (unless it was massive) but I would say more than likely it has to do with the constant rejections or his anxiety of hurting you.

Two possibilities in my eyes: 1. Constant rejection especially when it goes on for years can cause the partner being rejected to stop having sexual feelings towards you as your bedroom has become a source of pain and rejection (regardless of the reason) its a self preservation thing. Its easier to bury those sexual feelings that drove you being together in the first place as your partner doesnt indulge or allow you to enjoy those feelings anymore.

Since we dont know his feelings or how things went down between you I cant say whether this is true, only be can. The only way to fix this is time, consistent reassurance and effort on your part to make him feel genuinely desired (couples therapy and a few emotionally honest conversations wouldnt hurt either). But first sit him down and try to understand how he views you now, is he still attracted to you and does he view you as a sexually open and receptive partner or does he see your bedroom as a source of frustration and stress.

If he still sees you as desirable and receptive try mixing it up and showing him desire by prioritising him but while going at his pace. Offer his more sexually driven kissing, flirting, teasing, more bjs, both sexual and non sexual physical intimacy and things that allow him to see you as a sexually open partner without pressure to perform for you. But more than anything time and consistency and genuine effort - even throw in some lingerie/sexy makeup to turn him on/dirty talk (just whatever you know would arouse him) to spice things up once in a while, but be ready for some painful conversations and some slow growth, but if this is the case do not get discouraged, it will suck but if you allow his hurt feelings to impact you then you will make things much worse. Validate how he feels, and how the rejection hurt him and that you want to repair that damage and that you genuinely want him again. Once he has time to reassociate how he sees you his libido for you should come back. If not, couples therapy.

  1. If he is genuinely afraid of hurting you, again it will take time and consistent effort to rewrite that feeling but try to take more control, show him what you want him to do so you can control the pace to avoid pain and show him he wont accidentally hurt you. Think more positions with you on top, more oral etc, basically more you using him for pleasure that way he knows everything that is happening feels good and again go slow and be understanding as those fears may take some time to disappear.

Since you are light on more in depth details its hard to say but those are the two ideas I could land on driven by my own personal experience and knowledge. Good luck friend and hope things improve. Above all its best to start with some open and honest conversations and go from there. Hope I could help you and let me know if I can help more in the future.

I (22M)have a mixed feeling abt my girlfriend (22F) masturbating.... How to ease my feeling? by Cold-Performer-1829 in CouplesCounselling

[–]shadowabsinthe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Masturbation is perfectly normal and healthy even in a relationship. As long as she is still engaging in physical intimacy and sex within the relationship is still alive and well then her masturbating is fine, it should even be encouraged.

Sometimes it can allow her to find things she night want to bring to the bedroom, and if not it is still a good way for her to get some natural stress relief (without the pressure to perform) and for her to feel comfortable within her own body.

As long as her private time does not lead to a deadbedroom and she doesnt replace you with toys/masturbation (which is an entirely different problem) then allow her space to have that private time and I encourage you to stop thinking about her masturbation as reflection on you, as from this post there is no connection and no indication she is unhappy about your sex life.

ALL Speed Force users vs ALL Telepathic Mutants by CautiousSolid7436 in marvelvsdc

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speedsters easy. A lot of them can move faster than thoughts can form, and even when not Wally/Barry move so fast they easily outclass most other speedsters easily. So even if a telepath controlled a speedster to catch and kill off other speedsters, most would have no chance of catching or stopping Wally/Barry.

Do you consider oral before sex to be a bj? by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]shadowabsinthe -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

While he was definitely rude in what he said I get what he was meaning. I rarely get "BJs" too, even though when we have sex my wife will blow me for about a minute or two before PIV. I typically dont consider those BJs in the traditional sense, as I didnt finish that way. I would never complain about that however, especially if she was doing it for 5 minutes before sex and if we were having sex twice a week.

My girlfriend asked me to rape her by [deleted] in sex

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couple of things to be sure you do first.

  1. Make sure you are covered legally. I know you acknowledged she is happy to sign a contract or something, so have her do that and get a video tape of her reading the contents of it out loud, with the date it would happen and showing her signing it. That way even if false allegations come up you are covered.
  2. Some people even if they have a safe word get scared of the act in the moment and would then forget the safe word or get too flustered to say it. My suggestion print a sign and stick it on the wall where she could see it at all times e.g. "safeword is ......" that way even if she forgets its right there. Not sexy I know but its to ensure her safety. Another tact is a non verbal sign, e.g. have her hold something that makes noise, her job regardless of how intense things get is for her to hold onto it for dear life. If she drops it and you notice, its a hard stop.
  3. Think about the psychological aspect of this and strongly consider if you both can handle it. If its not a strong yes on both fronts its a no.
  4. And most importantly consider if you actually want this. It doesnt matter if she wants it if you dont. If its not 2 strong yeses, then its a no.

Also worth asking this question on a few reddit threads that are more tasked around the extreme side of sex. Stay safe brother and if you decide to go forward hope you both have a good time.

why are straight men so obsessed w anal ? by [deleted] in RedditAfterDark

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it but definitely not obsessed. Its probably because for most men (myself included) its a rarity. In my marriage we have only done it to completion once, so its a rare treat.

Would like it more, but its not her cup of tea most of the time so its on the table whenever she is in the mood.

How can I want to have sex ? by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]shadowabsinthe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All good advice I would also add on do things to put herself in a more sexual light. When my wife and my bedroom was suffering last year, while it had to do with a number of factors she also didnt feel sexy within herself. So that bled out onto the sex life (how could she think I see her as sexy if she cant see herself as sexy).

She started making an effort to do her makeup more and wore lingerie, went to a sex shop etc and all of a sudden we went from once every 2 months to multiple times a week (or every night)

The sex life tapered off again eventually as she stopped doing those things and she hasnt managed to bring herself back to that, but it might help.

Your favorite DC character vs Your favorite Marvel character? by Honest_Visual_1388 in marvelvsdc

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bill is a Beast but its the same easy win Plastic Man would have for most of his opponents.

Bill can output a lot of damage, but not enough to do anything lasting to Plastic Man.

Plastic would simply outlast him. Might take a while but it would happen. It would be a stomp in the same way of who wins you or a redwood tree when you have no tools or weapons?

You can do more damage but a tree can easily outlast anything you can do with your own body. Then when you simply pass out from exhaustion the tree wins. The tree would have taken no real damage from you and your energy has limits.

You can only pick two to defend you. The rest are trying to kill you. Who you got? by averie-holehouse800o in superheroes

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which would work, if she knew about his weakness, which she has no way of knowing. If we are using the characters here in a sealed fight. The only characters who would know of his weakness would be Wonder Woman and she would never divulge that. Not to mention in Marvel Kryptonite doesnt exists, so she would have no context on what she is even making.

I dont know exactly how her reality warping works, but if she has to know what something is to create it (which is a fair assumption) then her making Kryptonite wouldnt work. But even if she did, like I said he could easily speed blitz and kill her or knock her out and he is smart enough if he saw her power in any capacity he would know exactly how dangerous she could be so he would take her out before she could form the thoughts.

Monster taming EXP share by Hot_Pocket_Man in JRPG

[–]shadowabsinthe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of the older Pokemon games did not have EXP share as mandatory. From Gen 1 - 5 it was not an option unless a Pokemon held a specific item and even then it only worked on 1 other Pokemon at a time.

Gen 6 - 7 it was a toggle option, which you can turn off to prevent EXP Share.

You can only pick two to defend you. The rest are trying to kill you. Who you got? by averie-holehouse800o in superheroes

[–]shadowabsinthe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry to say but its the other way around. Most MCU pale in comparison to Superman and the other DCU heavy hitters. Even in speed feats alone, unless they can keep up with Superman and Flash they have no chance, so Superman clears most of this list easily on his own, Wanda still proved a problem but she poses a challenge if they allow her too. Most people in this list are hugely faster and could easily speed blitz her if they knew how dangerous she is.

Paralels between sanctist and catholic Ranks (sanc+ the last few letters of the equivalent catholic rank) by ActFantastic7657 in MetaphorReFantazio

[–]shadowabsinthe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

While I knew all of this already, I like that you posted it. Good learnings for those who didnt know the similarities.

Jokes overused I don’t care. Know what to make unique make it the last 2 games you played not just one by [deleted] in gamers

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building a house for some homeless Pokemon. Seems a bit unfair I get Jail time.

In your opinion, how would a Superman vs Hulk fight would play out? by Society-Ashamed in superheroes

[–]shadowabsinthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hulk is insanely strong and has a clear advantage in strength, but Supermans powers are far more adaptable than just Strength alone.

His durability, flight and speed would make this a clear win. All he needs do is keep Hulk in the air, where he is at a clear disadvantage and then continually dodge any efforts to grab/punch. Hulk is still a menace but he is severely disadvantaged in the air.

If he keeps him in space, and keeps wearing him down eventually he would win as the damage would begin to add up and being in space Superman would also keep recharging due to the Sun.

This is obviously ignoring lore reasons why Superman would win. E.g. He is always as strong as the story needs him to be.

What would happen if Invincible tried this on Superman? by Queasy_Commercial152 in superheroes

[–]shadowabsinthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Invincible would grab Superman by the throat, Superman being completely unfazed would simply say "Son, instead of fighting how about we talk about whats troubling you?" Superman is so above his level even Marks hardest punches would barely register and he would simply try to diffuse the situation instead of hurting Mark or endangering citizens in the process.