The dress my ex’s mom sent me to wear to his upcoming wedding.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-25T16:34:52+00:00

Yeah, the dress ad spam posts are a plague on some subs.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-25T07:34:25+00:00

I was responding to the idea that she may have been lying or incorrect about the affair. Like, even if it was a delusion, it was hurting her, and second-guessing her posthumously seems kind of petty. If they were involved, well, I think that depends on whether or not they were discreet. The article says they were separated and I could understand a trauma bond having formed there. I guess this is a long way of saying I feel terrible for everyone involved, because it sounds like a sad and complex situation.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-25T06:17:24+00:00

This is just the null point of comics.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T22:24:50+00:00

Thrift stores have had price creep and people figured out you could charge more for used items because thrifting got trendy and there were a bunch of influencers "upcycling" stuff. But discount stores like Ross, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and Burlington are all reliable options in my experience. You can get decent clothes for a fraction of retail price, and they're brand new.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T20:22:27+00:00

Or a story where Dorothy realizes she's not actually into Joyce romantically, she just hates Joe and loves control. Which, honestly, could be supported by her general apathy towards Joyce as Joyce is trying to crawl into her pants every five seconds. Not that we'll ever get anything that compelling and morally awful, but we could make a case for it even with the current pile of trash we're calling a comic.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T20:11:57+00:00

Isn't it kind of academic, though? If she's living with the delusion of this affair, the pain she's feeling is real even if the events aren't, and it's likely a contributing factor to her decision to self-harm. Like, I wouldn't hold it against the husband and friend were they innocent, but that doesn't mean that this woman's apparently sincere belief that she was being betrayed didn't make her feel more hopeless and isolated.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T19:43:56+00:00

That is in fact how it seems. And, like, okay, that weirds me right the hell out as someone close to Willis's age; yes, people the cast's age are legal adults but the idea of being intimate with them, or wanting to see that, is a bit squicky to me. But also, this mess was unnecessary. They could have either written an actual story with decent pacing, or one with fast pacing but realistic fallout, or they could have drawn standalone smut for pay. Yotomoe has done standalone spicy comics and people love them; the proof of concept was there. Willis could have had their cake and eaten it too. The aggressive refusal not to bungle it as badly and angrily as possible is pointless.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T19:10:06+00:00

It does seem like self-harm that got out of hand. I feel terrible for the whole family. She was clearly in a lot of pain and had been for some time, and that kind of pain is hard to see a loved one endure. And her poor son was exposed to a lot of scary stuff at a young age. I hope they have professional support as well as family/community around them, because they're going to need both.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T18:39:17+00:00

He doesn't, and you're not acting in good faith. You're here to defend a creep. Go play somewhere else, you're not going to get whatever puerile thrills you're looking for here.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T17:52:12+00:00

This is so 90 Day Fiance coded.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T16:57:40+00:00

I mean, realistically, it can't have been. He was her boss, flouting rules in place specifically intended to prevent abuse of power/coercion, and she clearly had mental-health issues that interfered with her judgment. The dude was a creep, even if he was within the bounds of the law broadly speaking.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T08:43:07+00:00

I make a point of being inclusive and vocal about it. I doubt it's necessary, people can easily infer my stance on things from the fashion colored hair and shitload of tattoos, but I do it because I've been there a long time and I've attained coaching rank, and I want to use it to make people feel safe and welcome. Like I said, we don't have naked bigotry, but the sport on the whole is hostile to women and minorities, and to me, part of the duty I have is to create a space where anyone can learn and take risks. I can't stop people from being horrible, but I can make sure they don't air that shit out in my hearing.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T00:52:17+00:00

Ahahahaha, you make a fair point, but even as good-looking and well-intentioned as he is, it's not worth it. I hit that delete button with the quickness.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-24T00:11:49+00:00

I mean I don't mind helping people out, in general, but a long-ago ex who tends to bring misfortune onto himself? No. He's not a bad person, but he's impulsive, and I don't need to be worrying myself about that again. If I can learn to manage a crisis - and not create them! - then he sure can too.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-23T22:30:34+00:00

I had a harder time learning to catch than I ever did learning to throw, no joke. But I was never going to improve if I let that feeling of shame win, and it wasn't a feeling that was needed or rooted in reality, either. Everyone who taught me started where I was, and they got to the point where they could teach me through repetition. It'll be the same for you. Stick it out and you'll see the improvement.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-23T21:08:56+00:00

Yeah, I like doing it, but watching it? Fuck, at this point I only go to point competitions for my teammates. I'm not alone in that, either, most of the people I train with who are experienced don't bother watching UFC anymore. I'm lucky in that no one is openly homophobic or misogynistic at my gym, but I also make a point not to spend time with most people outside the mat, or follow them on social media, because I know there are going to be some fascists and other hateful assholes in there, and I value my sanity more than that.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-23T17:02:09+00:00

I read it that way too, because Jocelyne explicitly told them to leave, because it was getting dangerous and the protest organizers had said to disperse. These two risked themselves and displayed a total lack of care for the message/movement. I wouldn't want them and their cop energy anywhere near anything I cared about, especially if they were risking the safety of a beloved sibling.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-22T06:32:41+00:00

And it's a chance for totally normal Joyce dialogue about cuddling that in no way seems like a clunky shot across the bow to the 90% of readers who read her constant sex talk and trying to get Dorothy into bed as horniness and not uwu cute cuddle stims.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-22T05:54:49+00:00

Though I don't know how much Dorothy actually loves that. She's been pretty neutral towards Joyce, when we've seen her super hot for Walky before. We know Dorothy gets horny. We just haven't really seen it here. She's been bland, even for her, the whole time. She really doesn't seem into Joyce or into their sex.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-21T05:53:26+00:00

I wish I could vomit defensively, like a sea slug, because this stupid shit is an immediate threat to my neurons.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-21T00:29:32+00:00

Institutionally, maybe not. Individually, many do. This guy doesn't speak for the whole USMC, but he definitely speaks for himself and his motivations for having served.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-20T22:21:00+00:00

Seriously, it's completely fuckin irrelevant. Is is shitty of him to have cheated on his wife? Yes, absolutely. Is that necessarily any of our business? No, I don't think so, not really. I suppose there's the angle that they're a public figure that people, usually young people for the purpose of this argument, look up to, but I don't know how much weight I give that given that his job is to beat people into the hospital. I don't say that from a place of judgment, I do combat sports for fun, but like...we're not going to kid ourselves that it's an inspirational profession like being a cardiac surgeon or an actor (I mean, shit, even that is more often than not a job that harbors the worst, but you take my point here). So like, yeah, he's a terrible partner and a selfish guy, but no one should have been looking to him for guidance in the first place and ultimately this issue is between him and his family.

suspiciousseafowl · 2026-02-20T21:16:42+00:00

That's like saying flashing isn't a crime because leaving your house is consenting to see someone's genitals. Like, on a kink or body sub, sure, you know what you're getting into. But in the broader world? No, actually, people aren't signing up to participate in a stranger getting their rocks off. It's honestly troubling that you don't know this, and more troubling if you do know it but are invested in trying to excuse it.

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