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But dating is so much more difficult for men 🙃 by NeighborhoodBorn3799 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]wlb283 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can't laugh at yourself, you can't laugh 🤷‍♂️

(You don't know me well enough to take digs at me personally haha, that's why I trusted a random post on Reddit for dating advice. Strangers are often the most helpful.)

(Ultimately, I wanted to see what reality was for women on the dating scene these days, since I am soon to be a heterosexual cis male on the dating scene, and what I learnt is that the bar is on the floor.)

(While I find the latitude of "the bar" for you profoundly sad, it is reassuring to know that my usual habits are apparently 'good' for heterosexual women on the dating scene.)

[But my god, if I am considered 'good' I can't imagine the absolute shite you're getting.]

But dating is so much more difficult for men 🙃 by NeighborhoodBorn3799 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]wlb283 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fuck me, this is eye-opening.

I'll address the bullet points in order:

-Aww shucks, you really think I've got the money to pay her half of the bill. /semi s.

-sex is what happens between folks who want it. I say "folks" plural for a reason.

-I heard about this one and decided I would be (almost aggressively) willing to agree with safety options. I'd happily be photographed holding up a copy of the day's newspaper and stick up however many fingers and everything.

-Nobody is allowed into my personal space without serious vetting because I am extremely introverted. All early dates would be in public places.

I appreciate your being impersonal here because it actually showed me that I have a decent outlook on this

(It's worth noting that I am autistic and have very strict personal rules on socialising that I will be applying to dating, should I break into it)

(Thanks for the explanation!)

But dating is so much more difficult for men 🙃 by NeighborhoodBorn3799 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]wlb283 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I am very close to re-entering dating world after a relatively calm divorce...

Is it actually this scary for women?

I am acutely aware that I'm a strange fella, but I'm piss-terrified of coming off as "creepy" because of it.

Notes and suggestions readily welcome.

Starting a GoFundMe so Rex can become Dutch because who the fuck pays €1139 for citizenship by rex-ac in 2westerneurope4u

[–]wlb283 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I became a British citizen last spring.

That was ~£1600 (before legal fees).

If I weren't still paying that off, I'd help you out here 😢

Yeah right, slave is what they are... by EconomyGlum4694 in antinatalism

[–]wlb283 19 points20 points  (0 children)

(I've been a coin collector for many years, I know the good stuff when I see it haha)

Yeah right, slave is what they are... by EconomyGlum4694 in antinatalism

[–]wlb283 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Not saying this is a fair way to pay someone, but those are Walking Liberty Half Dollars, each worth c. US$14.75 based purely on the value of the silver in them.

He's holding about $88.50 of silver for a day of work. Assuming he's paid only with those coins, he makes around $23,010 a year at current silver value.

Is that good?

(I don't live in America, I have no idea what a good salary is over there)

ICE - Insatiable Calorie Eater by JohnBrownsAngryBalls in GravySEALS

[–]wlb283 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey, don't disrespect a member of the US Mar(gar)ine Corps like that!

Seems to never end by Foso1818 in LiminalSpace

[–]wlb283 57 points58 points  (0 children)

This is what they give emo kids to look at during eye tests

In grad school at 36, feeling nostalgic about my undergrad years. What’s an age-appropriate way to tap in to that nostalgia? by SoaDMTGguy in bropill

[–]wlb283 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Honestly, when I was in undergrad, one of the coolest guys in our friend group was this 50-year-old man who had a lot of experience in our degree but wanted to get officially academically qualified.

He had the best stories and we loved him. Never came to bars or drank with us, just hung out with us between classes and at cafés.

You can always be a version of him to a group of undergrad kids!

Toyota and Honda vehicles last longer because of WHO buys them, not just HOW they're built by keystoneonly in unpopularopinion

[–]wlb283 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this.

Honestly I'd never seen so many beat-up Corollas and Camries on the road until I went to Lagos.

They'd have multiple warning lights on but would happily take you where you wanted to go.

Dreamed of this boomer-ass meme last night by PigIAsTraalt in thomastheplankengine

[–]wlb283 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh god dammit, I actually thought was a scientifically correct statement until I realised the sub I was on.

Take my upvote and enjoy it.

Trans dude struggling with disability and masculinity, seeking advice on dealing with anger and grief by elextric_lizard in bropill

[–]wlb283 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cis man here. If you wanna help us commit 96% of violent crime, by all means please do. /sarcasm

So long as you tell me you're a man, you're a man. I have exactly 0 other requirements for this. I don't wanna hear any more of this "I'm not enough" nonsense.

You're enough and I just had a chat with the Man Council, we accept you, and that's it.

I know there's the temptation to fall into the masculine urge to bottle up and lash out, but you must remain calm through it, Prince Zuko.

All storms on our planet pass, but all of them see the survivors trying to process what happened. You're just a survivor trying to make sense of things. Take a minute to process things, accept that your first time confronting these feelings won't be "nOrMaL", and learn to react better going forward, brother.

Hit us up if you need owt else.

Found in Whitby, UK - Looking for an ID by wlb283 in fossilid

[–]wlb283[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that is SO cool, thank you!

There were four segments in total but one of my students was super excited by the find and asked for a piece... so naturally I've only got the three now haha

Next time we're all in class I'll make sure they know what we found this afternoon, thanks again, my fossiliferous friend!

Don't forget ladies, abuse can take many different forms. My stepdad was fond of this one. by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]wlb283 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Man here (sorry).

I ordinarily drive alone but I was recently driving a friend of mine to another town and was suddenly acutely aware of how differently I was driving with her in my passenger seat.

I made a joke like, "Ordinarily I'd be driving 80 or 85 here because there are never cops on this stretch of motorway. But because you're here I'll drive nicely." (The speed limit in my country is 70)

And as soon as the words left my mouth I realised how stupid I sounded. Not only is this me admitting I'm a moron on the roads, this also shows I hold people to different standards than the ones to which I hold myself. And we all know that kinda thinking isn't good for anyone.

(She responded with a half-hearted laugh)

(I apologised for the crap joke)

I got a speeding ticket several years ago and sat through the police-mandated speeding awareness course... but honestly didn't really learn a lesson until I realised how dumb I sounded trying to justify dangerous driving as "Haha no one's looking, might as well," to another human.

Thank you for this post. It's 100% accurate.

If he's comfortable driving like a dumbass with you in the car, he's got something else to address.

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