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Not a Children: Oct 9, 2012; Don't need a holster if you never stop shooting.

I dated a girl who was 8 inches taller than me once, it was fantastic

I thought r/short would be a neat place to exchange shelf-reaching strats with other shorties, instead it's just a place where self-esteem goes to die

# ? Nov 29, 2016 16:35

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xtal: Jan 9, 2011; by Fluffdaddy

Ever heard of /r/smalldickproblems cause it's /r/short cranked to 11

Also quoting this horrible thing since it got page sniped

xtal posted:

Did someone post this already https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/5f7yfg/redditor_seeks_help_with_crumbling_marriage/

It's sad

# ? Nov 29, 2016 16:37

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Wife tall, so what?

# ? Nov 29, 2016 16:42

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

The ones about shortness and dicks are particularly harmful because they become so focused on the one thing, to the point that they convince themselves it is their one and only (and not coincidentally predetermined) flaw.it discourages them from analyzing anything else about themselves, especially things in their power to control.

Much like MGTOWs, they also have guides for how to protect yourself from people who are trying to convince you that there is anything else going on. It's very cultish.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 16:51

Cough Drop The Beat: Jan 22, 2012; by Lowtax

That's the problem with reddit. Every subreddit goes into the most polarizing direction possible, thanks to upvoting and mob mentality, so what should be helpful communities like /r/raisedbynarcissists turns into mass paranoia over every family interaction or /r/childfree is coddling of weirdos who can't deal with ordinary human interaction. There are reasons for supportive communities like /r/short to exist, but they are anything but healthy and supportive.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 16:53

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

Pick posted:

The ones about shortness and dicks are particularly harmful because they become so focused on the one thing, to the point that they convince themselves it is their one and only (and not coincidentally predetermined) flaw.it discourages them from analyzing anything else about themselves, especially things in their power to control.

Much like MGTOWs, they also have guides for how to protect yourself from people who are trying to convince you that there is anything else going on. It's very cultish.

I wonder how many of them end up dating fat activists, because on the one hand I feel like that is a natural alliance but on the other hand I feel like both groups would feel like they have a right not to have to "settle"

Cough Drop The Beat posted:

That's the problem with reddit. Every subreddit goes into the most polarizing direction possible, thanks to upvoting and mob mentality, so what should be helpful communities like /r/raisedbynarcissists turns into mass paranoia over every family interaction or /r/childfree is coddling of weirdos who can't deal with ordinary human interaction. There are reasons for supportive communities like /r/short to exist, but they are anything but healthy and supportive.

Reddit is particularly bad for this because subreddits are basically the perfect polarizing environments, but depending on who you surround yourself with you can see the same kind of effects anywhere else from Tumblr to Facebook (also Freep but that goes without saying)

Hell, I myself am way more socialist than I would have been if I never started posting in D&D and have moved on to C-SPAM because D&D is no longer socialist enough for me. It's me, I am the self-radicalizer

loquacius fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Nov 29, 2016

# ? Nov 29, 2016 16:54

Gaunab: Feb 13, 2012; LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL

quote:

My (26/F) husband (30/M) insisted he was gay while drunk.

My husband and I have been married for 4 years. I'm 26, he's 30. In the 6 years we've been together, I have never had the suspicion that he was gay (assuming he actually is).

The only signs I can really think of is that it took him a while to initiate sex (I always thought he was just shy like he said). I still have to initiate sex often because he'll only do it like once a week and sometimes won't even finish himself off. Sex is over once I've finished and we barely have any foreplay before.

He always said he was under pressure and work takes a toll on him. I never questioned it, I mean he's a paramedic and I know it's a stressful job.

Two days ago, him and I were invited to a friend's get-together. While there, he drinks a lot with the guys and is completely hammered by the time we need to leave. He doesn't drink much normally either. One of his friends had to even come with me so he can help my husband walk from the car to the apartment.

When we get inside, he asks me for more whiskey, so I give it to him since he didn't have work the next day. He drinks quite a bit of it. I'm tired so I decide to head off to bed. I go to give him a kiss like usual. As soon as I started bringing my face closer to his, he leaned back so far he almost fell off the chair. He had this really confused/disgusted look on his face and I laughed at first, but then when I went to kiss him on his cheek, He pushed my face away. Then he looked at me really shocked and said "no I'm gay!".

So I backed off and went to bed. I couldn't sleep all night. After 6 years together, why would he say that now? But now that I think of it, I wouldn't be surprised if he was.

The next day, we were having breakfast and he was extremely hungover. I start telling him how drunk he was last night and he just laughs. Then I told him about what he did/said and he look straight up at me really worried. I must have looked really upset because right after he said "everyone says stupid things when they're drunk, forget about it". Then he walked off saying he needs a shower. He's been a little distant ever since.

Maybe I'm reading into this too much, I dont know. It's bothering me a lot and for some reason, I feel very hurt. I'd appreciate some help

tl;dr: Husband becomes drunk, tells me he's gay. I confront him the next day, and he becomes distant.

quote:

UPDATE to "My (26/F) husband (30/M) insisted he was gay while drunk"

Ever since I confronted him about what he said while drunk, he had been ignoring me and giving me one word answers all day and today. He's been looking extremely tired, worn out, sad, and stressed. I didn't want to push him to talk to me about it because I thought it would make him explode.

But it's been eating at me ever since and I couldn't control myself and I burst out crying while he was getting ready for bed. I told him I needed answers because I didn't want our relationship to be like this. He was really hesitant to talk to me, and tried leaving it at "you dont need to cry, it's okay". But then I asked him if he was attracted to me and he gave me a look of pity without giving an answer. Then I asked him about women in general and he gave me the same look.

It turns out you guys were right. He's gay, said he was meaning to tell me some time soon. He said he drove himself crazy thinking about it and finding the right way to tell me that it came out while drunk instead.

He said when we first started dating, he thought he was bisexual so he went on with it. Then he slowly came to realize he was gay but dug himself into a much deeper hole by then. He said he was diagnosed with major depression and was prescribed anti-depressants but he couldnt take them because the side effects interfered with work.

He also assured me he's never cheated on me, flirted with other guys, or been to any gay bars or clubs and said he had no intention to. I do believe him though, because I know he's not that kind of person, but also because his daily routines are the same- work, gym(which is in our apartment), and then straight home. He barely uses his phone for any other purpose but calls, it doesnt have a passcode on it either and he leaves it laying around everywhere.

For some odd reason, I don't feel as angry and upset as I thought i would now that I know whats been going on. But I feel like I'm handling this too well and might break down sooner or later.

He said the only way he can be fair to me at this point is if we get a divorce. So we agreed on that. He said he'd tell his friends, his family and my family exactly what happened so nothing's left in the dark.

I guess it all makes sense now. When I first met him he was a really happy/spirited person and when I look at him now it's completely gone.

Thanks for the advice, it really helped prepare me for what went down today and I appreciate it. Now, any tips on moving on would also be of help

tl;dr: Yes, he's gay.

Gaunab fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Nov 29, 2016

# ? Nov 29, 2016 17:07

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

tldr: Yes, he's gay.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 17:15

Gumbel2Gumbel: Apr 28, 2010

Regarding height chat as a tall man: it helps, but not being a self defeating rear end in a top hat helps more.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 17:15

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

anglerfish posted:

This dude is literally my sister-in-law's fiancé. She had her kid 3 months ago and he was unemployed the entire pregnancy because he lost his license due to a DUI (and I guess couldn't be hosed with to walk to a job for his kid). He regularly posts on Facebook about how "people judge him" for using "medical marijuana" for his ADHD and bipolar disorder (medical weed is not legal in our state; also I have the same diagnosis and I would be a raving lunatic if I self-medicated with only weed). He sleeps all day and stays up all night playing Call of Duty. He and my sister-in-law live with his parents and grandmother, and have 1 room for themselves and the baby. After the baby shower, he refused to clean out his closet to make room for the baby's clothes, and recently bought a PS4 (they're both unemployed). He's also got dead eyes and rapeface, and stares at me creepily during family gatherings . Basically, he's a huge piece of poo poo. The difference between that post and this is that my sis-in-law thinks he's an amazing dad, and regularly posts photos on Facebook of him holding their daughter while playing CoD with a headset on, with captions like "I couldn't have asked God for a better father for my daughter 😍". It's really sad and infuriating.

Working in mental health, it is incredibly frustrating how many bipolars are absolutely convinced that weed is the best thing for them. It is always manic white dudes in their 20s to 30s, and they're usually entitled little shits even before they have an episode.

I'm glad you're managing your condition well and I hope he is out of your life soon.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 17:24

Farg: Nov 19, 2013

as a 6,11 rich white man with a huge penis, its great

# ? Nov 29, 2016 17:24

30 Goddamned Dicks: Sep 8, 2010; I will leave you to flounder in your cesspool of primeval soup, you sad, lonely, little cowards.; Fun Shoe

Chichevache posted:

Working in mental health, it is incredibly frustrating how many bipolars are absolutely convinced that weed is the best thing for them. It is always manic white dudes in their 20s to 30s, and they're usually entitled little shits even before they have an episode.

I'm glad you're managing your condition well and I hope he is out of your life soon.

This explains a lot about an old coworker of mine

# ? Nov 29, 2016 17:55

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

Pvt.Scott posted:

If I was 5' 2" I'd find me a 6' broad just to gently caress with people.

this is my goal, but I'm 6 even so I need to find a 6'5 woman

Welp

# ? Nov 29, 2016 18:21

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

this is my goal, but I'm 6 even so I need to find a 6'5 woman

Welp

I'm 6', and I dream of meeting a women's volleyball player as well.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 18:24

DACK FAYDEN: Feb 25, 2013; Bear Witness

Chomp8645 posted:

tldr: Yes, he's gay.

I laughed at first, but then when I went to kiss him on his cheek, He pushed my face away. Then he looked at me really shocked and said "no I'm gay!".

:same:

# ? Nov 29, 2016 18:26

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

Chichevache posted:

I'm 6', and I dream of meeting a women's volleyball player as well.

when I was at Penn State I played in the pep band and we played at the volleyball games

The Penn State Women's Volleyball team is fine af

# ? Nov 29, 2016 18:30

54 40 or fuck: Jan 4, 2012; No Yanda's allowed

Did you guys know you get a warning on r/relationships for using the word 'manchild' because it's considered a user-generated slur

# ? Nov 29, 2016 19:11

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xtal posted:

Yeah as a 5'10'' dude i had no idea height was something people cared about. The perks of being exactly average

At 5'7.5" it's something that comes up a bit more than I'd like, but nowhere near what the internet would have you believe.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 19:19

Jeffrey of YOSPOS: Dec 22, 2005; GET LOSE, YOU CAN'T COMPARE WITH MY POWERS

54 40 or gently caress posted:

Did you guys know you get a warning on r/relationships for using the word 'manchild' because it's considered a user-generated slur

I got a warning for "dweeb" because...well I don't know.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 19:21

Space Kablooey: May 6, 2009

54 40 or gently caress posted:

Did you guys know you get a warning on r/relationships for using the word 'manchild' because it's considered a user-generated slur

As opposed to a machine-generated slur? :confused:

# ? Nov 29, 2016 19:23

WrenP-Complete: Jul 27, 2012

HardDiskD posted:

As opposed to a machine-generated slur?

New ideas for bots percolate as we speak.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 19:49

sleppy: Dec 25, 2008

HardDiskD posted:

As opposed to a machine-generated slur?

Don't underestimate machine generated insults, you UnfitAcademicAfricanrockpython!

# ? Nov 29, 2016 19:55

54 40 or fuck: Jan 4, 2012; No Yanda's allowed

HardDiskD posted:

As opposed to a machine-generated slur?

Yeah I guess they mean as opposed to a widely used societal slur like the n bomb

Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

I got a warning for "dweeb" because...well I don't know.

Haha really?

# ? Nov 29, 2016 19:56

kaschei: Oct 25, 2005

fruit on the bottom posted:

At 5'7.5" it's something that comes up a bit more than I'd like, but nowhere near what the internet would have you believe.

No one cares about the half inch, and everyone assumes you are "rounding up" anyway

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:02

Cough Drop The Beat: Jan 22, 2012; by Lowtax

54 40 or gently caress posted:

Did you guys know you get a warning on r/relationships for using the word 'manchild' because it's considered a user-generated slur

I'm just imagining the mods getting together and thinking of the next arbitrary rule to plop down on their incredibly sad subreddit every week. I wonder if they ban the words "stupid" or "dumb" because it might be insulting and how can anyone feel insulted?!!

Did you know that all political discussion is banned too, even if someone's like "my boyfriend is really angry at me for arguing about politics with his dad during Thanksgiving dinner" or the like? It's really good.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:09

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

fruit on the bottom posted:

At 5'7.5" it's something that comes up a bit more than I'd like, but nowhere near what the internet would have you believe.

Only children and short asses use half inches.

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

when I was at Penn State I played in the pep band and we played at the volleyball games

The Penn State Women's Volleyball team is fine af

I've never seen an ugly volleyball team.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:15

Space Kablooey: May 6, 2009

sleppy posted:

Don't underestimate machine generated insults, you UnfitAcademicAfricanrockpython!

hey

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:21

Clark Nova: Jul 18, 2004

Imagine how much time is wasted every week coming up with acceptably polite ways to describe the flailing adult toddler who is causing all the problems in the majority of threads posted.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:26

Mr. Meagles: Apr 30, 2004; Out here, everything hurts

fruit on the bottom posted:

At 5'7.5" it's something that comes up a bit more than I'd like, but nowhere near what the internet would have you believe.

I'm short, 5'4". It actually hurt me in the past, pretty often. In the early days, online dating was legit painful at times. A few years ago I talked with a girl for weeks and we had the best conversations and calls, but we met and she was wearing heels, towered over me and the first words she said in person were "I thought you'd be taller..." and was totally disinterested the whole night. I had my height on my profile, so I have no idea. She ghosted after that. This happened a handful of times afterwards with other people, and it's hard to explain. But it really sticks with you.

I think I understand the anger and irrational attitude those dudes take. But you just have to move past it and not give a poo poo. There are people who will reject you for the stupidest things and you have to just wave your hand at it and move on. It takes a lot to do that, and the people who can't get angry and post on the internet.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:38

Doctor J Off: Dec 28, 2005; There Is

My (24f) husband (28m) got mad at me for not playing gta5 "correctly"

quote:

So my birthday recently came and passed, and my husband bought me a PS4 for it because of the awesome Black Friday deal that was going on.

I've never really been a gamer, I play kid games like Lego Star Wars and such. I don't take it seriously, it's just not my thing.

Well for the 6 years we have been together he has always pushed me to game with him. I tried a few games, we beat a few together, but it's just not something I really can get into. I'm more of a reader, movie watcher, etc.

Now my husband on the other hand is obsessed with his PS4. It doesn't really bother me that I have to watch tv on my phone at night because me using the tv for shows or movies is just something he's never really happy about. So I've just gotten used to using a laptop or my giant phone. But honestly, it doesn't bother me. He works all day too and he deserves to have unwinding time as well.

Now fast forward to last night. We got an early Christmas present from his mom. (A new tv, also because of Black Friday, to use the new PS4 on) We were doing missions online gta. Apparently I wasn't "listening" to him so he shuts off his console says "I know where our four year old gets her not listening from" and goes to the room in a hissy fit.

I wasn't intentionally "not listening" to him. I just told him I wanted to figure some stuff out for myself on the game. I.e what cars to use, how to fly, etc. I really didn't think it was a big deal. I'm not a child, if I want to drive a specific car on a freaking game, what's the big deal? Especially when he knows I've never even been a fan of it in the first place. I just want to make an effort to join him in "his world" and spend time together.

Am I wrong for getting my feelings hurt? If I am, please feel free to tell me. But now he's saying I'm ungrateful and it was a waste of money to even buy it for me. And that's not even how I feel, I'm more than willing to give gaming another shot if it's the only way we can spend time together at night instead of him shutting me out while he's zoning in on destiny or whatever game it is he's playing.

TL;DR my husband got me (a non gamer) a PS4 for my birthday so we can game together. We were playing a game and he got mad and shut it off and yelled at me because I wasn't taking his advice on what car to drive.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:55

Jeffrey of YOSPOS: Dec 22, 2005; GET LOSE, YOU CAN'T COMPARE WITH MY POWERS

Hmm I wonder why they got married.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 20:58

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Chichevache posted:

Only children and short asses use half inches.

I've never seen an ugly volleyball team.

And I'm a shortass man child so I don't see what the problem is???

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:02

Captain Yossarian: Feb 24, 2011; All new" Rings of Fire"

It's odd to me, a person who plays games basically 24/7 why you would try so hard to get someone to play with you. Like, my girlfriend doesn't really play games at all but she doesn't care if I play dark souls for like 6 hours. Is it called "being an adult"?

Is communicating with your s/o really THAT hard?

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:04

Doctor J Off: Dec 28, 2005; There Is

Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

Hmm I wonder why they got married.

I think it's fair to assume the conception of the child mentioned in passing (lol) was the dude's first time getting laid.

Edit I think we can also assume that the four year old did not get nearly as many gifts as the husband.

Doctor J Off fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Nov 29, 2016

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:05

Jeffrey of YOSPOS: Dec 22, 2005; GET LOSE, YOU CAN'T COMPARE WITH MY POWERS

Captain Yossarian posted:

It's odd to me, a person who plays games basically 24/7 why you would try so hard to get someone to play with you. Like, my girlfriend doesn't really play games at all but she doesn't care if I play dark souls for like 6 hours. Is it called "being an adult"?

Is communicating with your s/o really THAT hard?

It's fun to get someone to game with you, but I'm always self-conscious when I do and try to be hyper-conscientious of how much fun they're having. I can't imagine reacting like that husband did.

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:12

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

my girlfriend likes some video games but she hates anything horror especially involving zombies so I play that type of game by myself in the bedroom instead of trying to make her do something she wouldn't enjoy

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:13

Tendai: Mar 16, 2007; "When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."; Grimey Drawer

I am 4'2" tall and significantly less mad about it than the people on r/short who are in the upper 5 feet, goddamn

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:13

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

Tendai posted:

I am 4'2" tall and significantly less mad about it than the people on r/short who are in the upper 5 feet, goddamn

well yeah but you're a fantasy race so it's actually cool

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:14

Dave Stieb: Apr 15, 2010

Captain Yossarian posted:

It's odd to me, a person who plays games basically 24/7 why you would try so hard to get someone to play with you. Like, my girlfriend doesn't really play games at all but she doesn't care if I play dark souls for like 6 hours. Is it called "being an adult"?

Is communicating with your s/o really THAT hard?

I can assure you that playing screen games for 6 hours isn't called "being an adult".

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Lucky Guy: Jan 24, 2013; TY for no bm

Not a Children posted:

I dated a girl who was 8 inches taller than me once, it was fantastic

i also prefer women who have at least 8 inches on me

# ? Nov 29, 2016 21:18

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