Did they arrive? I need a new Bluetooth speaker. My current one has abysmal battery life.
Yes, been thumping on max volume all weekend :D As for BT-speakers, I've heard good things about the Audio Pro lineup.
Also lol:
Did they arrive? I need a new Bluetooth speaker. My current one has abysmal battery life.
I never ended up going, my husband ended up sick at the last minute so I stayed home. The rest of my family went though, my mom ended up buying a small set of leatherworking tools in good shape for $3 that would have cost her something like $60 brand new. So that ended up alright at least.Heh thanks! Fresh haircut + just finished gym is the best I ever look. Find any gems at the garage sale? I used to hear about rare games being found, but I feel like that happens less since people can get more online.
I'm sorry to hear that. I've been going through some things lately myself and have been doing a lot of that too. I hope you feel better soon, and I hope their surgery goes well.Feeling a little down lately... I'm worried about someone I love dearly who is getting surgery soon-ish, work has some ups and downs, I'm slowly recuperating after months of getting sick, and overall I'm a little anxious about the future. Things will sort themselves out eventually, but right now I'm just exhausted. There are some days you just want to lie down and listen to relaxing/beautiful music (discovered lara6683 and her covers recently... so soothing).
I love those!Friend gave me another pair of her old shoes that I really liked the look of 👀👢
And also the clack. Oh my God the CLACK
I would probably die in heels but the clack is the best part!And also the clack. Oh my God the CLACK
Too bad they're a slight bit harder to walk in than my other boots or shoes but
Feeling a little down lately... I'm worried about someone I love dearly who is getting surgery soon-ish, work has some ups and downs, I'm slowly recuperating after months of getting sick, and overall I'm a little anxious about the future. Things will sort themselves out eventually, but right now I'm just exhausted. There are some days you just want to lie down and listen to relaxing/beautiful music (discovered lara6683 and her covers recently... so soothing).
Friend gave me another pair of her old shoes that I really liked the look of 👀👢
NNo that's roommateesThat sucks, hope all goes well. If you're looking for other relaxing/beautiful OST's I can recommend the Star Onions' renditions of different FFXI songs. Always have it on whenever I wanna zone out :)
Noice! Do you rock that skateboard with them heels too? :P
Hey everyone, was wondering if y'all might be able to lend a hand here.
I have a friend who has recently (within the last couple years, but mainly this past year in earnest) come out as genderqueer and more recently trans. We've been friends since high school (pushing 10 years now), well before she was comfortable talking about any of this stuff and way before she even hinted at any of it. She's been super unconfident and self-conscious about the whole thing and is basically afraid to bring it up in person with others, opting instead to do short vlogs about her expereince with the entire process and what she's gone through essentially keeping it all a secret from the world until now.
To the best of my knowledge, I'm pretty much the only other one in our friend group involved with LGBTQ, and while I've tried to be as supportive as possible ever since she came out, I lack any real experience dealing with the stuff she's going through (I'm bi and have never really faced any adversity for it). So beyond just being a supportive friend, there's only so much I can really bring to the table in terms of advice. She's gone through some real rough stuff mentally speaking, being suicidal for a while while kind of confronting her demons and deciding to let others in. She's doing better now, but still seems to be just kind of hanging on rather than actually being comfortable with the whole situation.
I was hoping some of you who have had some experience confronting difficulties both coming out and just being accepted by others and yourself might be able to help. Like I said, she's got a YouTube channel where she uploads these vlogs occasionally and I think it'd be really helpful for her to get some feedback there where she'll be able to see it without feeling confronted or anything like that. I'm definitely still going to keep trying to do everything I can in person to help become more comfortable and confident, but if anyone can spare a few minutes to just go through a few of her videos or offer some advice in the comments there, I'd appreciate it.
This was her latest vlog and one where she kind of touches on a little bit of what she's been running into, though still not nearly as in-depth as what we've discussed in person; however briefly.
Sorry if this derailed anything. Normally wouldn't make a request of anyone in this way, but I'm just really worried she might start slipping back into depression if things don't keep improving...
This Grindr/Scruff app dating stuff is rough. I hate being ghosted on after a morning of intimacy weeks ago. That and all the non-responses. It just makes me feel like I'm ugly because I don't get much activity with messages and the like. I'm okay, though. Just in a negative head space!
I'm not one who thinks I'm super attractive by any means but once I was able to let go of the "they're not responding because I'm ugly" thing I felt so much better. Hopefully you'll get there too!
More reason I'm in no hurry to jump into online dating
*sits alone with Legos everywhere*
I'm sorry to hear that. I've been going through some things lately myself and have been doing a lot of that too. I hope you feel better soon, and I hope their surgery goes well.
That sucks, hope all goes well. If you're looking for other relaxing/beautiful OST's I can recommend the Star Onions' renditions of different FFXI songs. Always have it on whenever I wanna zone out :)
More reason I'm in no hurry to jump into online dating
*sits alone with Legos everywhere*
This Grindr/Scruff app dating stuff is rough. I hate being ghosted on after a morning of intimacy weeks ago. That and all the non-responses. It just makes me feel like I'm ugly because I don't get much activity with messages and the like. I'm okay, though. Just in a negative head space!
Yeah I'm actually starting to really dislike the way people act on there. I swear it's like talking to bots sometimes. They don't communicate like real people. I've lost track of the number of times someone who dropped off while chatting messages me again later like I'm a new person.
And this expectation that I will send stats, pics of every detail before people want to meet also winds me up.
I mean just look at this:
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I got gently put down as "Sorry. You're not my type," on Grindr. I did not know people could be so pleasant. lol I wished him a good weekend and moved on. Currently talking to this jock tribe guy on Grindr. We'll see if anything happens. I accidentally deleted the app last week, and lost contact with someone else I was in a deep conversation with, which sucked. :(
As an aside, no wonder I haven't gotten a PM invite to the Discord, Sai hasn't been on in about a week. Hope Sai's doing well!
I can't deal with "youre not my type" I always press further after that and its something stupid like race or height.
Hey everyone. I'm new to this thread, I'm a pansexual-guy (previously questioning). I'm from the midlands, UK and extremely recently single. Realised I don't actually have many LGBT friends or people to talk to so thought I'd join in here.
Not sure if that's the proper way to enter this thread, but ehh, I tried!
Hope you're all good!
Welcome, welcome! Sure, there was no flashy entrance or anything with fireworks and stuff, but that was a proper way to enter the thread to me!
Sai got temp banned as part of the Avengers: Endgame forum game IIRC.
They get unbanned after the premiere, which is next Friday, I think?Hope it's not too long of a temp ban. I need some real-time discussion. lol :)
Welcome! Sparklers are usually the accepted way of joining but I think you've done just fine.Hey everyone. I'm new to this thread, I'm a pansexual-guy (previously questioning). I'm from the midlands, UK and extremely recently single. Realised I don't actually have many LGBT friends or people to talk to so thought I'd join in here.
Not sure if that's the proper way to enter this thread, but ehh, I tried!
Hope you're all good!
They get unbanned after the premiere, which is next Friday, I think?
For the record I'd like a discord invite too, please :)
Welcome! Sparklers are usually the accepted way of joining but I think you've done just fine.
I just logged out to check for you and it's working, so you're good!Ah, neat-o. I'm so out of the loop on the MCU stuff. ha
Only saw Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Let's see if I can get this function working:
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That's in case I want to share a pic but am too self-conscious to do so for all passersby.
Welcome!
After dealing with an eating disorder in high school, and having body image and self-confidence issues ever since, I've been trying to keep a positive outlook and doing things to feel better about myself. I'm putting myself out there more, and I'm also taking more pictures of myself (something that I really loathed doing), embracing who I am, faults and all. There's roadblocks, like wondering why people don't respond to messages I send on Grindr/Scruff (like 1 out of 20, maybe, if even that ha), and then falling into a negative downward spiral of thoughts from there, but I'm trying my best.
I recently came out as bi, and my mom's having problems being comfortable of the idea of me with other guys in a relationship setting. Haven't told my dad yet because I just reconnected with him after a long time apart. But, I'm in a good place overall.
Also, I forget, is this the thread where we sometimes share Instagrams to follow our fellow LGBTQ ERA friends, or am I thinking of a different off-topic ERA group? My old age of 33 is making me forgetful. :P
How on Earth did I just wake up more tired than when I went to sleep? That shouldn't be possible.
I'm so conflicted... I haven't had anything serious in a very long time, over a decade, not cause i didn't want to, but life got in a way. My mom had cancer, i took care of her for 6 years, and now 2 years after her death (which destroyed me emotionally for a long time, and still kinda is) i'm kinda ready to enjoy my life again. So i had sex here and there (sometimes really a lot), and there was this one guy who was really into me, and we met like 2-3 times a month, had fun, he even cooked, and i slept over. At first i didn't like sleeping over, but then i kinda got into it and enjoyed it.
But here is a catch. First, we never talked about relationship, cause i met him on Grindr, so i didn't think about it in that way. I just told him, i don't want to know what he is doing when i'm not around, i mean it's his life, he should enjoy it, but just don't tell me about other guys. Then one night he just wrote me, that he had sex with a guy, and he is telling me cause he likes me, and respects me. I was so confused why he did this, why he hurt me on purpose, and i had to think about him having sex with other guys all the time from that day, cause he planted a seed in my head, that was growing and growing. We talked about it, and i'm pretty straight forward person, i don't hide my emotions/feelings, and he admitted that he wanted to test how i feel about him... i mean, why? He is almost 40, why playing such childish games? But okay, maybe he got hurt a lot in the past, and this is his way of dealing with his emotions, or something else.
Second problem is, he wants an open relationship, and i don't know if i'm into something like that. Or maybe i would be, if everything progressed naturally, you know what i mean? If we dated for few months, had fun like crazy kids, and then wanted to open it more or whatever, this kinda of naturally progression. I mean, i haven't had one before, so i can't really say if it's for me or not, but demanding from the beginning this in that, i feel like he put me in a corner, where i don't have any room to move around, no room to feel comfortable.
I kinda know that he is not good for me, and that he is still playing games, but i kinda like him, and it saddens me, that we couldn't be so much more... But, i have learned through him, that i'm ready to fall in love again, to have fun, to relax, and that's a good thing.
Yeah, you will get used to it that some people don't respond. I just think, we can't be to everyones taste, i also don't like everyone (that's not possible), so if someone does not respond, i just shrug and move on. Don't think to much about it, cause it's pointless, especially on Grindr ;).
Congrats on coming out! You feel better now?
Sharing insta-accounts here is actually kinda nice idea!
Happens to me all the time, when i sleep to much XD
I'm at a low point emotionally lately. Not the worst I've been, that would be my suicide attempt last year, but I just feel like no one finds me sexually attractive anymore and I wonder if I should just be celibate for the rest of my life. Shit sucks. Doesn't help that I moved to a new town when I'm used to city life and know no one here outside of family and my work schedule sucks. Graveyard shift and Tuesdays and Wednesdays off.
marqiees. I haven't been very active lately. (or ever, my profile is pitiful)
There's a guy in my area who is creepy af so I blocked him. every few days or so he deletes his account and then messages me or taps me and i block him. Over and over and over and over. There's no way that I can find to report him for harassment but he's clearly getting the same treatment from other people but knows that making a new account will let him see everyone again.
Yeah, I think I'd avoid the guy, or at least avoid getting into a relationship with him, if I were you. Aside from the head games he's apparently playing, open relationships require a lot of honestly and trust from both parties and they typically require more than one conversation for someone who's never been in one to get used to. If you really want to try it and he's serious about being with you, he'll give you some time to figure out how you feel about the arrangement and not pressure you.
It's just hard to meet people with my work schedule and I feel like I just work and sleep at this point. I guess I just need to learn to be happy with what I got. I know from personal experience that it could be worse. Thanks for the response.I know I'm double posting, but I wanted to dedicate a response to this separately. I definitely know all about the feeling of thinking that no one found me sexually attractive. I mean, I'm 33 and I've honestly never had an actual romantic relationship, and this year was my first real sexual experience. It made me fill myself with negative thoughts which spiraled out of control. I thought things like, "If no one found me attractive when I was young"--which by the way was a falsehood and just my negative, emotional mind speaking to me and not my logical part of mind--"then no one will ever find me attractive now that I'm older." We can't give in to our negative, emotional mind! We have to fight back against it! I can bet there's a big part of you that knows you're still sexually attractive and can find someone to make you happy, but currently the negative part of your mind is trying to beat that part down.
I might have just rambled there, but I hope I helped some, regardless!
Social media and hook-up sites/apps are too much of a headache for me. The cons seem to outweight the pros 9 times out of 10 (not to mention how these things are devastating for one's self image).
Sadly, for some, finding other people to meet can be quite the ordeal, and thus you have no choice but to use these. "Damn if you do, damn if you don't".