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stump collector: May 28, 2007

everything i do is mansplaining because i'm a man

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:01

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# ? May 14, 2024 19:35

C-SPAN Caller: Apr 21, 2010

corn on the cop posted:

_{he's pretending to be a feminist to control her}

Pretty much while also getting that neoliberal pat on the back for being a good ally when he tells other his rosey story

Also why is he so mad about her playing 40k, it's something they can do together right???

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:01

Space Kablooey: May 6, 2009

miniature wargaming is very dumb tho

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:02

100 degrees Calcium: Jan 23, 2011

I know this is the kind of "easy to say" thing I have the privilege of posting without consequence on the internet, but jesus christ that chick needs to tell that dude he's being an obnoxious rear end in a top hat and then dump him if he keeps on being an obnoxious rear end in a top hat. I mean seriously, what the hell.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:01

C-SPAN Caller: Apr 21, 2010

HardDiskD posted:

miniature wargaming is very dumb tho

Tabletop RPGs with miniatures are pretty fun though if you don't play with rule spergs and is a nice social outlet and use for all the miniatures you painted!

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:06

Space Kablooey: May 6, 2009

C-SPAN Caller posted:

Tabletop RPGs with miniatures are pretty fun though if you don't play with rule spergs and is a nice social outlet and use for all the miniatures you painted!

I was thinking "miniatures wargaming" more in the 40k vein. Minis for regular tabletops RPGs are a godsend generally.

Space Kablooey fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Dec 2, 2016

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:17

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

HardDiskD posted:

I was thinking "miniatures wargaming" more in the 40k vein. Minis for regular tabletops RPGs are a godsend generally.

Yea I've played D&D where we use minis just to show where we are during combat, but they were premade and prepainted.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:18

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

She's gonna (rightfully) break up with him and then he'll be telling everyone about her "internalized misogyny, the poor dear."

# ? Dec 2, 2016 19:58

Nazzadan: Jun 22, 2016

I bet he plays Sisters of Battle, out of solidarity for womankind.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:03

poopnanners: May 3, 2016; hey guys lets party

quote:

Most recently, and why I'm writing for advice now, is that I'm also a casual fan of Warhammer 40k and there's been an article going around about issues of sexism in the franchise, most notably how there's so few female models and characters. I acknowledge these are totally real problems

Not enough girls in my orc vs space marine video games. This is totally a real problem.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:22

haljordan: Oct 22, 2004; the corpse of god is love.

poopnanners posted:

Not enough girls in my orc vs space marine video games. This is totally a real problem.

I demand female orcs be eligible for the draft!!!

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:25

Gaunab: Feb 13, 2012; LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL

quote:

Me [24 M] with my wife [25 F] of 4 years, keeps asking what I think about having a threesome

So my wife randomly asks me if I would ever think about having a threesome. I am a difficult person and I never answer a complex/loaded question without asking context questions. For example: is this with two girls? Me and another guy? Why are you asking this?

When I ask those questions it always brings up a secondary conversation that soon fizzles out where she says "why not with two guys?" Then quickly explains she wouldn't want to share me.

Some background information: there has been infidelity on her part in the past. This is not what the post is about but leads me to my second question(s).

Did she possibly have a threesome in the past and is not being honest about that and that is why she is asking me?

Is she maybe thinking about having a threesome with me to "make-up" for cheating on me?

Ladies in a relationship (preferably married) have you ever asked your man this? Was it just innocent speculation and wonderment or did it mean something?

The last time she asked, I kinda pointed out she keeps asking me and she hasn't asked since then... Whatever is in her head that repeats that same question is bothering me though.

EDIT: [�]lonewolf35f[S] 1 point 6 minutes ago

Lol okay so you got part of that correct.

My response would be... "well sure bring your friend over and lets do her together" and her response would be "why not with two guys?" Which I would say something along the lines of no, that's gross I don't wanna get naked with another man. Then the conversation would end.

[�]PurplePlurple 1 point 4 minutes ago

Pretty much.

What's curious is... why ask again after she has an answer?

Notes: Added this reply to further funnel the post.

tl;dr: I can see her asking once but why would she ask me multiple times? With infidelity in the marriage on her part, is she maybe projecting this idea onto me with guilt or based on how she cheated on me?

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:27

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

poopnanners posted:

Not enough girls in my orc vs space marine video games. This is totally a real problem.

The millions of little girls who play Warhammer all the time need to be taught that girls can be orcs too

I'm not trying to gamergate here, I just kind of think the nerd-culture theater of the culture war is the whitest thing ever

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:28

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

poopnanners posted:

Not enough girls in my orc vs space marine video games. This is totally a real problem.

Does explaining that female orks and space marines don't exist make it better or worse?

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:30

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

People argue that representation is important, but people are usually arguing about things with more visibility. I don't think people care about representation of minorities in things with niche audiences.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:32

Business Gorillas: Mar 11, 2009

loquacius posted:

I'm not trying to gamergate here, I just kind of think the nerd-culture theater of the culture war is the whitest thing ever

Nah youre right

Edit: having more female space marines doesn't matter when there's people painting swastikas on their stuff and shouting racial slurs in card stores

Business Gorillas fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Dec 2, 2016

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:33

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

Just not intentionally.

Chomp8645 posted:

Does explaining that female orks and space marines don't exist make it better or worse?

If female orcs don't exist then male orcs don't exist. Therefore, all orcs must be hermaphroditic or asexual. If that is the case then I think it is highly misandrist to label all orcs as "male" just because they like war and fast cars. I think this sets a poor example for young boys out there who draw upon the WAAAAAGH for positive role models in their lives.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:36

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

I've never actually played Warhammer but I read part of the wiki once several years ago and I'm like 80% sure orcs in that game literally reproduce via spores, like fungus

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:37

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

loquacius posted:

I'm like 80% sure orcs in that game literally reproduce via spores, like fungus

Also, your mom.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:37

WAY TO GO WAMPA!!: Oct 27, 2007

Me 36F with my husband 60M I shut down completely if he does not immediately reciprocate when I'm feeling in the mood.

quote:

hi reddit, i need help. I know i am in the wrong here. i have always had an issue with my sex drive, it has always been higher than whoever i have been with. sex is how i feel loved, its as important to me as hearing "i love you" maybe even more so. the trouble is, when I try to flirt with my husband when I am in the mood, if he doesn't immediately reciprocate, I get extremely hurt. i shut down. i never get angry at him, not anymore i have learned to control it that much. But i still get hurt, and get quiet. The rejection just turns me inside out. Its not even that he rejects me often! we have sex 3-4 times a week, which to me is even on the high end.

We have talked about it at length. My husband knows i will come out of these moods by myself, but then sometimes he will try to win me back and flirt again later. But i can't get back int he mood! I am too upset, it can last for hours.

tl;dr: I feel so down after being rejected for sex that I can't come back and be happy for hours on end. How do I get over the feeling of rejection when I am not even really being rejected?

This poor old guy is gonna get hosed to death

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:47

Gaunab: Feb 13, 2012; LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL

You guys aren't just nerds, but super-nerds

quote:

I [24M] slept with a colleague [23F] while my girlfriend [22F] of four years and I were on a break. She found out and is not happy. Colleague has called me.

This is a serious FRIENDS situation and I hate that I'm in this position right now. I hosed up real good, and I need some advice.

Lily is my colleague and I've worked with her for three years. I love my job and I have a huge passion for it, so leaving it just isn't an option. I'll never find something I love doing more than this - plus the pay is great. I've never really been on friendly terms with Lily. I hardly ever see her around the office and I've never had a serious conversation with her, but alas, she does work with me. And as much as I tell Olivia (GF) that I never see her, she doesn't believe me. I'm not surprised.

Anyway, for the past three months Olivia and I have been having issues. Basically, I found out she'd been talking to her friends about our sex life. I'm not saying she just sent a few vague messages - no, no, no. She went into a lot of detail about our sex life. She'd tell her friends about my moaning, how I pull on her hair, pretty much every single detail about what we both do to each other. She likes everything I do and she wasn't complaining about it, but I hate the fact that now her friends know exactly how I act when it comes to sex. I mean. they know every single detail, down to how I eat her out. Like come on, I was pretty angry when I found out, and this was back in September.

Ever since, things have been rocky. Olivia just cannot understand why I was so upset about it. She doesn't understand why I want this to stay private between us and I don't want all thirty of her friends to know. I knew she had a big mouth when I met her, but I honestly didn't expect her to be this open about our intimate moments. Anyway, she ended up hating me for a short while (two weeks) because she couldn't understand why I was angry, and kept telling me I was exaggerating. Also, she says she will not stop telling them whatever she wants to tell them. I must say, our sex life has died a little since then.

In the two weeks that she refused to talk to me, poo poo went down. Olivia stopped replying to my messages, stopped calling me, and when I went over to her apartment to try and talk to her, she didn't open the door. I called her mother to try and get involved, which was stupid of me, but my girlfriend refused to talk to me. I honestly took that as we were broken up, and so stopped trying to get her attention. Her mother also told me Olivia just didn't want to speak to me, so she advised I also stop trying.

I arranged with the office to go out during that weekend and only ten of us decided we should go - one being Lily. I need to point out that Lily is not an outgoing extrovert, and she's actually quite the opposite. From what I know of her, she's quiet, sensible and even a little shy. I spent most of the night speaking to her while we were having dinner, and even at the club later that night. I spent most of my evening just chatting with her which is unlike anything I've ever done with Olivia before (she's the type to dance all night). I don't want to compare them but naturally you just do sometimes.

I stupidly invited Lily back to my place that night and we slept together. I don't mean just spooning (even though we did that too..), I mean we full on had sex. And it terrified me. I have to say it was different. It was different to anything I've ever had before and like I just said it really did frighten me. I won't sit here and write about how it was special, because I really only knew her for one night, and there's no way we were making love out after only knowing each other for a couple of hours. I'm not sure what the feelings were and how they were connected to either Olivia or Lily, but they were there.

Lily is nothing like Olivia and it seemed like I could be much more dominant over her. Olivia likes to take the reins whilst Lily gave me a lot of power. I'd also like to point out at this time that neither of us were too drunk and this was a hundred percent consensual.

Anyway I don't want to sit here and describe the night to you, but I had a very good time. Too much of a good time, and so I pretty much kicked Lily out in the morning. I was freaked out and still I am, even though this was about a month ago now. I haven't seen her around the office much but the time I did she looked as beautiful as ever.

Right, so a week after that, Olivia finally called me up again. Fast forward to last week, things are fine again except we're not having nearly as much sex. It's a little awkward in the bedroom and I feel like I can't be myself and even though I try not to, I keep thinking about Lily and how I should probably tell her. SO I DID.

And then poo poo went down, again. Olivia is not happy. She considers it to be 100% cheating even though I've told her I had no way of knowing whether or not we were still together. I mean, she just wasn't speaking to me. It was legit two weeks of not knowing anything about her, yet I was supposed to assume she was fine and we were still together? That doesn't make sense to me. The past week has been difficult. Any second she gets, she'll remind me of what I've done. She'll compare herself to Lily, saying Lily's probably much better than she is at sex, and how she's much prettier, etc. I can't even comment on anything she says anymore because if I try comfort her she'll call me a liar, and if I agree with her.. well, I haven't tried. But I'd probably die.

It's been extremely difficult to deal with it. I feel really guilty, but a part of me is telling me I've done nothing wrong, which I'd like to believe. I'll leave it up to you guys to decide. Also, is there any way to get her to stop commenting about it? I want her to know I feel terrible, regret it and that's that, we can move on. But she isn't allowing us to.

Also, Lily called me for the first time today and I think this is mostly why I've come here. Scarily enough, a huge part of me wants to call her back. I don't know why, but I want to talk to her, but I know no good will come of it. I don't think I've fallen for her, and I'm trying my best not to think of our night together, but sometimes I catch myself doing it. But I want to be with Olivia. I love Olivia. I don't love Lily. So why am I feeling like I want to talk to her? Why am I thinking about her if I'm in love with someone else? I can't imagine being with Lily; she's naturally too submissive, and I'm not used to that. I don't know if I'd like it or not. Olivia is powerful and strong and confident, and I'm used to being with her now. I dunno if being with Lily would be such a good idea, considering I'm not used to being the dominant one. I have to say I did have a great time being the dominant one that night.

Okay, I'm done typing now. I'm leaving this to you r/relationships. I really, really need your help so please give me any advice you can. Please help me. How do I get out of this lovely situation? I don't think I should call Lily back but I have this urge to. I want to be with Olivia, though, and I want her to stop bringing Lily up. HELP ME

tl;dr - I slept with my colleague who is very different to my GF, while we were on a break. GF doesn't think it's a break even though she spent two weeks refusing to speak to me. She says I've cheated. I haven't cheated. I had a great time with colleague and the sex felt way too special for me to handle. It terrified me. I feel like calling colleague back. Not a good idea, I know. GF found out we had sex, doesn't stop bringing it up. I'm tired. Do I even want to be with my GF anymore? Can't stop thinking about colleague, even though I don't want to.

He should just break up; his girlfriend is childish.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:48

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

loquacius posted:

I've never actually played Warhammer but I read part of the wiki once several years ago and I'm like 80% sure orcs in that game literally reproduce via spores, like fungus

I'm pretty sure you're right and I honest to God don't know why I remember that

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:48

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

WAY TO GO WAMPA!! posted:

Me 36F with my husband 60M I shut down completely if he does not immediately reciprocate when I'm feeling in the mood.
This poor old guy is gonna get hosed to death

That is my preferred method of death. Dude needs to get some Viagra or something.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:49

Space Kablooey: May 6, 2009

The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > r/relationships 3.0 > Orks reproduce via spores

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:50

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

Gaunab posted:

You guys aren't just nerds, but super-nerds

He should just break up; his girlfriend is childish.

Super mad this OP got the Friends reference before I could :mad:

nah but seriously this relationship is p much done no matter who was In The Right, dude should just call it off now (with his words rather than ghosting like SOME PEOPLE) and call Lily back

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:54

MF_James: May 8, 2008; I CANNOT HANDLE BEING CALLED OUT ON MY DUMBASS OPINIONS ABOUT ANTI-VIRUS AND SECURITY. I REALLY LIKE TO THINK THAT I KNOW THINGS HERE

INSTEAD I AM GOING TO WHINE ABOUT IT IN OTHER THREADS SO MY OPINION CAN FEEL VALIDATED IN AN ECHO CHAMBER I LIKE

Gaunab posted:

You guys aren't just nerds, but super-nerds

He should just break up; his girlfriend is childish.

loquacius posted:

Super mad this OP got the Friends reference before I could

nah but seriously this relationship is p much done no matter who was In The Right, dude should just call it off now (with his words rather than ghosting like SOME PEOPLE) and call Lily back

yup yup

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:55

Nancy: Nov 23, 2005; Young Orc

WampaLord posted:

People argue that representation is important, but people are usually arguing about things with more visibility. I don't think people care about representation of minorities in things with niche audiences.

I get what you're gettin' at in that women are a typically marginalized population, but strictly speaking in most "first world" countries there are numerically more women than men.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 20:59

FUCKFACE MORON: Apr 23, 2010; by sebmojo

It's very rare to find a 22-year-old (M or F) that isn't a complete child and incapable of being in a mature relationship

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:00

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

Chichevache posted:

If female orcs don't exist then male orcs don't exist. Therefore, all orcs must be hermaphroditic or asexual. If that is the case then I think it is highly misandrist to label all orcs as "male" just because they like war and fast cars. I think this sets a poor example for young boys out there who draw upon the WAAAAAGH for positive role models in their lives.

It's true that if there is no "female" then there can't really be a "male" either in a scientific sense, as the Orks are monogendered. However they constantly and exclusively refer to themselves and their fellow orks using male pronouns. They refer to groups of orks (either their own group or others) as "the boyz" for example.

Therefore when I say that orks are male I'm actually respecting their FREEDOM TO SELF IDENTIFY which is something you would support instead of suppress if you weren't a CIS PRIVILEGED PIECE OF poo poo.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:04

Business Gorillas: Mar 11, 2009

Chomp8645 posted:

It's true that if there is no "female" then there can't really be a "male" either in a scientific sense, as the Orks are monogendered. However they constantly and exclusively refer to themselves and their fellow orks using male pronouns. They refer to groups of orks (either their own group or others) as "the boyz" for example.

Therefore when I say that orks are male I'm actually respecting their FREEDOM TO SELF IDENTIFY which is something you would support instead of suppress if you weren't a CIS PRIVILEGED PIECE OF poo poo.

Please stop assuming ork gender

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:05

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

"Boyz" is actually a genderqueer designation that is totally distinct from and mutually exclusive to the male gender

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:07

Nancy: Nov 23, 2005; Young Orc

Maybe Orks are just male Asari.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:08

Business Gorillas: Mar 11, 2009

My pronouns are git/grot/gubbin

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:13

Gaunab: Feb 13, 2012; LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL

Please make another thread for this derail at least.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:17

El Golden Goose: Jul 23, 2007

berth ell ork

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:18

Panfilo: Aug 27, 2011; EXISTENCE IS PAIN😬

Please do not say WAAAAGH that is our word.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:19

ikanreed: Sep 25, 2009; I honestly I have no idea who cannibal[SIC] is and I do not know why I should know.

syq dude, just syq!

Me [2 O] with me grots [1 G] dey ate me squig but got no teeths to pay me back

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:25

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

quote:

My roommate Jen is really nice and generally me and her and our three other housemates get along really well. She just really, really loves Christmas. I am deeply ambivalent towards the holiday, totally agnostic so theres no religious factor but all the "extra" stuff around it has always grossed me. To me it's about getting to spend time with my immediate family, that's literally the only thing about Christmas that I value, I always thought all the bells and whistles were for kids, which we aren't anymore. Last year I had a death in the family this time of year and was at my parents place for almost of all the end of term, so if she's done this before I don't know or didn't notice.

This is a minor problem in the grand scope of things but in the right now I have a really grueling exam schedule and her Christmas stuff is getting in the way of my working and making me feel like my home isn't mine.

I guess I'm just bothered that she didn't ask me or any of my housemates, none of whom are remotely as into it as her if any of this was okay. She just assumes we're all onboard and gets pissed when people don't participate in the secret santa exchange she literally set up on all of our behalfs without asking, or don't want to do whatever seasonal activity she'd gone out and bought for the house that night, or when our two male housmates who play football in the hall sometimes (its actually fine there was nothing there they could break until she put her decorations up) accidentally break or knock down the (dollarstore, its not like they're ruining heirlooms) decorations she has absolutely coated every living space with. She plays christmas carols at all hours of the day where it's appropriate to have music playing, so its not like I'm waking up at 4 am to jingle bells, but it's so grating. I have so much poo poo to do this weekend, she knows that, and she just came in to ask me to come buy a tree with her "as a fun break" and I almost lost it.

How do I talk to her about this without coming off like a total dick? We're living together until May and get along pretty well otherwise.

tl;dr: Roommate is going crazy on the Christmas, decorated our house, constant carols etc and I really need some loving peace and quiet for exams and also looking at/seeing christmas poo poo just kind of pisses me off, is she overstepping and how do I not be a dick about this bc somethings gotta give?

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:25

El Golden Goose: Jul 23, 2007

Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

christmas

I think her heart is 3 sizes too small

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:28

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

El Golden Goose posted:

I think her heart is 3 sizes too small

I posted this one for controversy, personally christmas songs all day would drive me nuts around hour 2 but to each their own. As a Jew I never did the christmas stuff at home growing up, it's just never been a big production for me so I don't quite Get It.

# ? Dec 2, 2016 21:29

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