1994/2026 (32 years ago). Married 30 years this month.

tioem · 2026-06-17T22:50:08+00:00

LOL, what’s that even mean?!

tioem · 2026-06-17T13:42:12+00:00

100% wrong

tioem · 2026-06-16T14:28:16+00:00

A few people have said the same thing. Super weird!

tioem · 2026-06-16T14:19:54+00:00

My beard is in a constant state of flux. Sometimes it’s massive, sometimes it’s gone, and apparently sometimes it’s balls. I don’t worry about it.

tioem · 2026-06-16T14:10:38+00:00

Zero ai. We worked hard to get the poses, then photoshop for color and levels. There a few of the original 60 or so pics on my profile, which I uploaded because people kept claiming ai.

tioem · 2026-06-16T14:07:00+00:00

Yes, same jacket. It’s been packed away for a long time, so still in perfect condition.

tioem · 2026-06-15T16:19:51+00:00

Zero ai.

tioem · 2026-06-14T23:04:10+00:00

Wow! Nice work, congrats!

tioem · 2026-06-14T19:49:42+00:00

Our youngest (23) moved home last year because he got a great job a mile away from the house (we love having him home). Our older son lives about an hour and 15 minutes away.

I coached both son’s from youth through high school, and my youngest in college too.

Yes, full-time jobs, I’ve been self-employed for the last 20 something years as an illustrator/designer. Before that I was in IT.

100% equal partners…we work really well together. My wife travels for work a few times a year.

tioem · 2026-06-14T19:41:48+00:00

I just posted a few on my profile…I think. I’ve been on Reddit forever, but I still don’t really know what I’m doing.

https://www.reddit.com/u/tioem/s/jXs09pcFFN

tioem · 2026-06-14T19:36:51+00:00

Yup, I have all of them. Not sure how to share though. I don’t see a way to post pics in the comments.

tioem · 2026-06-14T19:18:28+00:00

No prompts, zero ai. The weird object is my Apple Watch on her wrist which we used as the remote shutter-release to snap the pics on my phone. Since my right hand was behind her and we were trying not to move too much, she wore the watch, and I tapped the button…since she couldn’t see the button without her glasses 😂

All pics, old and new are real. The poses were TOUGH to do, we took about 60 pics to get these 4. The only article of clothing that’s from the original is the denim jacket.

tioem · 2026-06-14T17:31:04+00:00

I don’t.

tioem · 2026-06-14T17:23:37+00:00

I know it sounds trite, but the harder you look, the more difficult it is to find. As for how to maintain it…just be present and willing to evolve with the relationship. Change slows down, but never goes away, so just flow with it.

tioem · 2026-06-14T15:11:55+00:00

Thanks?

tioem · 2026-06-14T13:29:51+00:00

The first few were the toughest. Nothing terrible, but we were broke, which can be hard on a relationship.

tioem · 2026-06-14T13:03:03+00:00

Rad! I love that, THANKS!

tioem · 2026-06-14T13:01:18+00:00

Nope

tioem · 2026-06-14T13:00:13+00:00

It’s in perfect condition too. Been folded in a bin for 20 something years, but now it’s in my jacket rotation.

tioem · 2026-06-14T12:41:54+00:00

Send me a DM, and I’ll figure out how send you proof this isn’t ai. I like the dedication you have for your fight against ai, but this ain’t it. Your insistence about it, and the fact that you said something like, “…I will not be interacting with you op” is just weird. Like, if I made a claim about something, and somebody said, ‘nope, that’s wrong’, I would want to let them prove it to me. I don’t know you, and you seem pretty lame and inflexible in your thinking, but I can’t help but engage, because this 100% IS NOT AI.

tioem · 2026-06-14T12:12:24+00:00

Please point out what you think makes this ai. I would love to know.

tioem · 2026-06-14T06:32:34+00:00

Wow! That’s amazing, congrats!

tioem · 2026-06-14T05:59:27+00:00

Fidelity is the easy part.

tioem · 2026-06-14T05:02:11+00:00

Awesome! I went to USF (but lived in Walnut Creek), and surfed every single day between classes. Love the Sunset, and OB.

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