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Tolkien minority: Feb 14, 2012

loquacius posted:

also it's more societally accepted for women in a relationship to be younger and have less of their poo poo together, but a guy without his poo poo together is not a good catch. A girl who is 22 years old and sees a guy in his 30s with his own apartment and a job of some sort will assume his poo poo is together (even if that job is actually dead-end bullshit and the apartment is an IKEA-furnished bachelor studio because all his money goes into Magic cards); a 39-year-old woman will not think the same thing of a 23-year-old guy working as a lifeguard and living with 4 other dudes he splits a 30-rack of High Life with every night.

truly, an unjust society we live in

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Lunchmeat Larry: Nov 3, 2012

Pvt.Scott posted:

Embrace the comforting nothingness of eternity brother, but do not hurry it along. Experience your joys and miseries, they are what make us human.

I hope ISIS execute me brutally.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:22

ThePeavstenator: Dec 18, 2012; Establish the Buns

Gumbel2Gumbel posted:

Chad isn't even a cool name. Whoever came up with that dumb subreddit probably just really hated this guy named Chad.

I got called "Chad Thundercock" yesterday. It was the first time I had ever heard someone say those words IRL.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:23

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

Tolkien minority posted:

truly, an unjust society we live in

Whoa whoa whoa, I wasn't complaining there. I am happily married to a moderately younger woman who nevertheless has her poo poo together, I will have you know sirrah :colbert:

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:25

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

Thread needs content tho

Me [17F] with my mothers boyfriend [46 M] acting like my new father when he is not.

quote:

Throwaway for obvious reasons.

My mom and dad divorced about 5 years ago and haven't heard a peep from him since which is fine he was unbearable to be around (alcoholic.) So it has just been my mom and I since which is great! We have a great relationship and she is more of a friend then a mom (we hardly fight and I feel I can talk to her about anything)

After the divorce she started working more to make up for the lack of income and child support. She is an RN and works 12 hour shifts at the hospital so I hardly see her except the weekends when she is off. This is fine, Im pretty independent as I have my own car, cook my own meals, buy groceries/cleaning supplies, clean up the house and work, see my boyfriend etc mostly on my own schedule since she is never home. I have money put away for university, make great marks and don't party. I will text her when I away for a night or whatever which is fine by her. Its our dynamic and it works.

My mom recently started dating this man, Rob about 6 months ago and he seem alright at first, he treated her well. Things have been getting more serious with them so he has been staying in the house after she leaves for work, sometimes he is there for days at a time. I don't mind except he is not respecting my boundaries. Since oct he has been staying over more and more and did simple things such as trying to go through my phone or wanted to check my homework to make sure Im done, reminding me what chores need to be done for that week, I should ask him if I wanted to go out for a long time and text him when I got there, who I was with etc

But over the past few weeks he has been REALLY lingering and pushing things to the point.

For example after school once year book is done on Thursdays I go visit my best friend and well go to the movies, skating, play games at her house whatever and Im normally gone until 10 or 11pm. He doesn't like this as he will call me and demand I come home and finish my homework or do this or that chore. Last week he called me 4 or 5 times leaving angry voicemails. Then when I get home he freaked out tried to take my car keys and phone away so I "would listen next time"

Another example is last weekend my boyfriend was over. My mother was at work so of course Rob was still there and when he found out my boyfriend was staying the whole weekend he tried to kick him out and went on a rant about how I was too young to have a boyfriend, I shouldn't be having sex at my age (my mom took me to get BC), how many guys have I been with, when/where and how did I lose my virginity etc and I need to focus on school only. He ranted about how I had to much freedom and that I was still a child and need to respect that (??)

I haven't told my mother yet, she seems so happy with him but he's a different person when Im around. And this really pisses me off and he is NOT my father and has no business trying to parent me especially when he was prying into my sex life and demanding to know how many people, if I go to rainbow parties etc This is probably the biggest boundary being cross and is creepy as hell. I just need some advice and to get this off my chest before i talk to her.. I just need to know HOW to tell but Im scared because I know she is so happy with him for the 1st time after the divorce and with the holidays coming up :/

tl;dr: My mothers bf thinks Im to independent and need more parenting so he trying to be that parent but is pushing boundaries.

dude thought if he dated a woman with a kid he'd get to play dad

(bolded the weirdest part)

My [18f] friend [23F] marrying her boyfriend despite the fact that she wants kids and he doesn't

quote:

I know this isn't really any of my business and I should probably just let them be but I thought I should at least ask anyway.

My sister's best friend who I'm quite friendly with has decided to marry her boyfriend (23) of 2/3 years despite the fact that she wants children A LOT and he doesn't want them ever. They have discussed this with each other and both seem to think the other will change their minds. She is settling with him because she thinks no one else will want to be with her even though she's only had one other boyfriend before him and that was in high school and he was an rear end. They've even decided to get a pet and she keeps saying stuff like 'It'll be practice for our future children!'

I know her family agrees they're dumb because they've banned him from their house, which is actually the reason they're getting married! My sister isn't a help at all, she's told me all this and she's in agreement that, 'he'll change his mind someday'. Though this might be true I feel like you don't go into a marriage assuming your partner is going to change.

I know it's not any of my business and I'm not really close enough to her to say anything but I feel like someone needs to say something to stop her making an idiot decision. Is there anything I can do or does she have to just make this mistake?

Edit: Not really relevant to the major issue but there are plenty of other reasons she shouldn't be with him, she's just got a really good engineering job while he's on unemployment and mooches of her and his parents. He hasn't remembered a single birthday or anniversary. He almost certainly cheated on her early on but she never brought it up with him so no one is really sure.

tl;dr: sister's best friend is marrying a guy despite them disagreeing completely on children

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:35

FormerPoster: Aug 5, 2004; Hair Elf

ThePeavstenator posted:

I got called "Chad Thundercock" yesterday. It was the first time I had ever heard someone say those words IRL.

Grats on your cock, I guess.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:36

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

ThePeavstenator posted:

I got called "Chad Thundercock" yesterday. It was the first time I had ever heard someone say those words IRL.

Was it a good story or are you just gonna leave it at that

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:39

ThePeavstenator: Dec 18, 2012; Establish the Buns

Not a Children posted:

Was it a good story or are you just gonna leave it at that

I was in a mostly empty gym and some guy was creeping on a girl near me and I looked at him and said "dude", then he said "gently caress off chad thundercock" and stormed away. Jokes on him I'm actually average-looking and my cock is really small.

...and then everyone stood up and cheered

e:

So no it's not really that good of a story, but I got to hear someone say the words "Chad Thundercock" and mean it. Moral of the story is don't go to engineering schools.

ThePeavstenator fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Dec 15, 2016

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:43

boner confessor: Apr 25, 2013; by R. Guyovich

ah yeah this is the perfect place to pick up women... the rec center at Tech State... gettin'laidville here i come...

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:49

Lunchmeat Larry: Nov 3, 2012

loquacius posted:

Thread needs content tho

Me [17F] with my mothers boyfriend [46 M] acting like my new father when he is not.

dude thought if he dated a woman with a kid he'd get to play dad

(bolded the weirdest part)

holy poo poo this is predatory behaviour and is setting off every alarm I can imagine. She needs to talk to her mum ASAP because I really don't think she's safe.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:51

Leon Einstein: Feb 6, 2012; I must win every thread in GBS. I don't care how much banal semantic quibbling and shitty posts it takes.

Lunchmeat Larry posted:

holy poo poo this is predatory behaviour and is setting off every alarm I can imagine. She needs to talk to her mum ASAP because I really don't think she's safe.

Agreed. Guy watches a lot of fauxcest porn I'm guessing.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:54

ThePeavstenator: Dec 18, 2012; Establish the Buns

boner confessor posted:

ah yeah this is the perfect place to pick up women... the rec center at Tech State... gettin'laidville here i come...

Let me tell you about the time the guy who wears suits to class decided to use his current event speech for a Data Security class as a platform to defend far-right nationalism in Europe.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:55

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

Leon Einstein posted:

Agreed. Guy watches a lot of fauxcest porn I'm guessing.

Isn't it like one of the top search terms on most porn website? loving gross.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:57

Leon Einstein: Feb 6, 2012; I must win every thread in GBS. I don't care how much banal semantic quibbling and shitty posts it takes.

Pick posted:

Isn't it like one of the top search terms on most porn website? loving gross.

Yeah, it's disgusting. I guess easy access to regular porn desensitized people to the point where they need poo poo to be taboo af to get off.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 21:59

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

My (28/F) future SIL (32/F) is mad that I didn't ask her to be maid of honour.

quote:

The wedding is in March. Months away. That said, I've been planning a ton. It's a destination wedding and my SO and I are paying for our everyone's flights and hotel. It's going to be a small ceremony. Around ten people on each side. We're quite well off, so the expenses aren't terribly out of reach. That said, we're not millionaires, so we've only put money towards things that are absolutely necessary. No bachelor or bachelorette parties, no extravagant outfits, etc. We want it to be a simple ceremony, and for everyone to focus on having fun instead of worrying about gifts and what not.

Because it's a small, intimate ceremony, we only have two others in our wedding party. The maid of honour and the best man. My best friend and his best friend. We've planned it this way on purpose. If we add too many people to our wedding party, they'll outnumber the other guests, and the whole ceremony will look a bit funny. Everyone seems to be perfectly fine with this ... except my future sister in law.

The thing is, my boyfriend's best man (and friend) happens to be my brother. They've known each other since university. My brother was the one who introduced us. I guess my future SIL is looking at it in the sense that my boyfriend has chosen my brother because he's my brother, and maybe she feels I should choose her to be my maid of honour because she's his sister. She knows they're best friends, and we've gently explained this to her a few times but she's still very angered and upset by my decision.

She's recently divorced and not really coping well from what little I know, so I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt here. This probably has very little to do with the wedding itself. At first my bf told me to simply shrug it off and let her get over it, but now she's saying she doesn't want to go to the wedding at all. Kind of messy. I've given her the benefit of the doubt thus far but she's acting out like a toddler now, throwing a tantrum over something we can't go back on. If she doesn't want to attend, then fine, that's okay with me, but my boyfriend is hurt by it. He hasn't said the words aloud, but I've known him long enough to know when he's upset. They're siblings. If she's mad at me for not including her, then she can go ahead and be mad at me, but if she chooses not to go at all, then she's hurting her brother more than she's hurting me.

For his sake I'd like to put this whole situation to rest. She's always been on the more difficult side, but this is the first massive problem I've had with her. If there's anything I can do to mend the situation besides making her my maid of honour, please let me know. Maybe if there's something more I can say? I've already explained why my brother was included and why she wasn't to her, but it's in one ear and out the other with her. I get that she might be a little jealous over the wedding, but she's a grown woman in her thirties. I would hope she has the capacity to set her pride aside and be there for her brother. If I can mend the situation for his sake, I'd like to. He and I have discussed it and his mood always goes down when he thinks about one of his family member's not being there.

I can be very blunt. I don't know if I've said anything the wrong way or if she's misconstrued my bluntness for rudeness, but if that's the case, I am willing to apologize and explain the situation to her in a more delicate manner.

TL;DR - Small wedding. Twenty people in attendance. There are only two people in our wedding party besides us. My best friend is maid of honour and his best friend (aka my brother) is best man. Future SIL is offended that I haven't chosen her to be maid of honour seeing as my brother was chosen to be best man, but my brother happens to be best friends with my SO, so he wasn't chosen out of courtesy. It's a small ceremony so we don't have any other bridesmaids or groomsmen. She's taking it very personally and she's now saying she doesn't feel welcome at the wedding at all and she doesn't want to go. My SO is hurt by this. He obviously wants his immediate family to be there. If there's anything I can say or do to mend the situation (for his sake) I'm willing to try.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:01

boner confessor: Apr 25, 2013; by R. Guyovich

ThePeavstenator posted:

Let me tell you about the time the guy who wears suits to class decided to use his current event speech for a Data Security class as a platform to defend far-right nationalism in Europe.

oh yeah i went to an engineering school too i know the type. i just love the idea of hanging around a gym trying to pick up women (not a bad idea if you actually, you know, work out instead of treat it like a single's bar) but worse, the gym at an engineering school where all women are already on the defensive. that's the kind of beep boop that would cause someone to try to pick up women at the abortion clinic because then you know they put out

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:02

C-SPAN Caller: Apr 21, 2010

ThePeavstenator posted:

I got called "Chad Thundercock" yesterday. It was the first time I had ever heard someone say those words IRL.

What's the female equivalent weird internet term for attractive well-adjusted people or is it just slut/whore/bitch and they lack any originality.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:03

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!

C-SPAN Caller posted:

What's the female equivalent weird internet term for attractive well-adjusted people or is it just slut/whore/bitch and they lack any originality.

Basic bitch, probably.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:06

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

C-SPAN Caller posted:

What's the female equivalent weird internet term for attractive well-adjusted people or is it just slut/whore/bitch and they lack any originality.

Bimbo/basic/Paris Hilton or something.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:06

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

ThePeavstenator posted:

Let me tell you about the time the guy who wears suits to class decided to use his current event speech for a Data Security class as a platform to defend far-right nationalism in Europe.

lol that guys like this think eugenics is a good idea, and that they'd be on the winning side of it

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:07

P-Mack: Nov 10, 2007

Cheryl Lightningtwat

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:08

ThePeavstenator: Dec 18, 2012; Establish the Buns

C-SPAN Caller posted:

attractive well-adjusted people

lol @ the idea that the bar for being a chad is anywhere this high

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:09

C-SPAN Caller: Apr 21, 2010

P-Mack posted:

Cheryl Lightningtwat

what hot young girl is named Cheryl

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:09

C-SPAN Caller: Apr 21, 2010

ThePeavstenator posted:

lol @ the idea that the bar for being a chad is anywhere this high

sorry I meant "basic functioning human"

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:09

Mr. Creakle: Apr 27, 2007; Protecting your virginity

C-SPAN Caller posted:

what hot young girl is named Cheryl

The same could be said about Chad.

I kInd of want that as a new screenname

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:10

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

When those types say "chad" they're not thinking about attractive people, they're thinking about high school bullies, because the incel mindset is a high school worldview

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:15

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

It says a lot that these people haven't emotionally matured out of highschool.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:19

Clark Nova: Jul 18, 2004

Tad Chundercock would make a good screen name.

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:25

SpiderHyphenMan: Apr 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

extra row of teeth posted:

I'm [22M] in love with [24F]. She's dating my roomate [26M]. I did something and I need help.

This is one of those situations where the best course of action is to fake your own death.

Edit: I didn't finish reading. I thought he meant something completely different by "need help." Jesus gently caress.

SpiderHyphenMan fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Dec 15, 2016

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:27

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

Clark Nova posted:

Tad Chundercock would make a good screen name.

haha gross

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:29

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

C-SPAN Caller posted:

What's the female equivalent weird internet term for attractive well-adjusted people or is it just slut/whore/bitch and they lack any originality.

Mombie

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:31

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

P-Mack posted:

Cheryl Lightningtwat

Ugg the cadence here - please make it "Jennifer"

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:32

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

Ugg the cadence here - please make it "Jennifer"

wasn't she team leader of The Authority?

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:33

corn on the cop: Oct 12, 2012; Break what must be broken, once for all, that's all, and take the suffering on oneself.

â Corey Dostoyevsky

Pick posted:

It says a lot that these people haven't emotionally matured out of highschool.

These people have the emotional maturity of toddlers, which tends to happen when you have no positive role models in your life and think the world is out to get you

# ? Dec 15, 2016 22:33