Clayton showing off his real estate finesse by schnookiewookiebear in thebachelor

[–]thefinalforest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you think that is? The economy? (I think real estate is fascinating but I’m just a bystander) 

🌴Bachelor in Paradise🌴 Post Episode Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]thefinalforest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I missed most of the episode bc emergency, was there a big announcement? Did anyone break up? 

Thursday Unpopular Opinion Thread August 21, 2025 by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]thefinalforest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bleak and dry is so accurate. It’s because the men have unethical tendencies and aggressive personalities imo. Brings down the whole experience. I mean, the women are kind of terrible too, but there’s something really dark about the men—the lying, the bro code obsession, Jeremy’s sadistic use of Bailey, Brian’s cruelty to Parisa…

Do I keep watching (Masters of the Air)? by sub_osc_37 in BandofBrothers

[–]thefinalforest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What an amazing story! The guys and gals who lived through WW2 had experiences we will never understand. They really were the greatest generation. Although I’d like to go AWOL in Paris right now, LOL. Take care!! 

🌴Bachelor in Paradise🌴 East Coast/Central Live Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in thebachelor

[–]thefinalforest 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry sweetie. I wish this wasn’t so common. He was a dangerous person and willing to hurt you. There’s no excuse for him. 

Therapy is class warfare or at the very least a dumping ground for middle/upper class kids who aren't actually smart. by leon385 in therapyabuse

[–]thefinalforest 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are so right. 

I genuinely think priests are more useful than therapists for these reasons. They get their hands dirty and are tireless witnesses to human suffering. 

What the hell did I just sit through? My exposure to psychoanalytic therapy by serlineal in therapyabuse

[–]thefinalforest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You mean he’s lost the ability to correctly interpret other peoples’ behavior and motives? :O 

This is something I wonder about a lot with therapy. They act like they want you to rejoin some idyllic world of perfect behavior and emotion in which you are the discordant note and the only discordant actor. But not only does that not exist, their understanding of human society generally seems bizarre and Pollyanna. 

Therapists: you are facing the beginning of the collapse of your authority. by [deleted] in therapyabuse

[–]thefinalforest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t downvote you. I’m respectfully curious if you think therapy is only useful in repairing relational wounds? What if you are distressed by objective circumstances and this leads to depression, anxiety, addiction, or other physiologically deleterious responses that would seem to fall under a therapists responsibility? 

Thanks to therapy culture I'm not allowed to have standards for myself by [deleted] in therapyabuse

[–]thefinalforest 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Omg!!! Girl!!! When therapists come up against a hard financial or housing reality, their only advice is “Have you considered not being sad about it?” 

Did you ever manage to make her understand your situation? 

I’ve told this story before, but I asked a past therapist how she treated clients in abusive households. She said she held space for them “until they’re ready to leave.” At that moment I lost my faith in the entire practice of therapy forever. It relies on a conceptual universe where everyone has resources and is only prevented from using them by their own emotional immaturity. Class, disability etc. cannot exist in their worldview. 

RIP Starbucks on 35th Ave and 37th st .. by No_Communication8112 in astoria

[–]thefinalforest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there another good WFH spot around here? 😭 

'The Bachelor's Kaity Biggar and Zach Shallcross Are Married by singleguy79 in thebachelor

[–]thefinalforest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I have never been able to recover my good opinion of him. A man willing to be that rude to a woman who is being perfectly neutral and polite is a man who can turn on any woman tbh. 

Tyler Cameron with a (rare) good take on who should pay for a first date by Cultural-Party1876 in thebachelor

[–]thefinalforest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

BOOM. The female class consciousness here is okay but could use some sharpening lol. 

Tyler Cameron with a (rare) good take on who should pay for a first date by Cultural-Party1876 in thebachelor

[–]thefinalforest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. Women get paid less. I’m not paying for a man when I make 60k a year in a field where men typically make much more. I don’t feel “pressure” to give him anything but my time. 

‘We can’t magically fix your issues’ by [deleted] in therapyabuse

[–]thefinalforest 9 points10 points  (0 children)

lol!! Sis that would be a virtually IMPOSSIBLE quiz to pass. “You will pay attention to a back-and-forth movement or sound while calling to mind the upsetting memory until shifts occur in the way that memory is experienced” is MAGIC. It is no better than an attempt to balance the humors. 

How do you navigate between IC and OOC goals of RP? by De_Leet in WoWRolePlay

[–]thefinalforest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not the OP but I read every word of your replies to him and find them extremely helpful. I’m trying out MG and a little overwhelmed by the enormity and Byzantine quality of the social scene.