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Let me start by saying I hate LoL, RL, DBD, GTA, Phasmo, DRG, CoD, Fall Guys, sports games, most survival/horror and shooters, and 99% of the most popular games that you see here all the time. (But there's an exception to every rule, i.e. there's a couple survival/shooter games I enjoy and would be down to play casually, occasionally).
I'm LF someone/something different from 99% of the other post(er)s here. In just about every way. (Gaming tastes, ideologically, personality-wise, etc). I'm not holding my breath for this to go anywhere, as I've tried a thousand times in the past to no avail. But what the hell.. Got nothing better to do than keep trying...
I guess you could say I'm a semi hipster. I don't like super populaoverrated games and I don't like really obscure/underground games. Most of the modern games I enjoy are indie 'cause AAA is monetized, corporatized shit now. SNES/PS2/GC/GBA are still the GOAT consoles. A lot (not all) of the games I enjoy the most are 1P. But it's lonely as fuck and I'm getting really burnt out on playing games alone.
I want to find a daily gaming friend who's down to play a ton of different games, both old & new. Someone who's just as down to chill & chat & take turns on 1P games (via Parsec or Remote Play) as he is to play MP games (whether it's enjoying a good story-rich game together, introducing each other to our favorites, seeing who can get further on some tough Roguelike runs, etc). My favorite genres are RPGs (esp. retro JRPGs & Soulslikes) and Roguelikes. Anything with swords, axes, magic, class/build freedom, etc is usually a win with me.
My 3x3 (favorites) and most played Steam games are pinned to the top of my profile. Take a look to see if we have similar taste in games. But it's far from a comprehensive list. Just to give a very rough idea of my tastes. Also, the majority of the games I've been playing lately have been, err.. "acquired" elsewhere than Steam... (*ahem* ARRR! 🦜 *cough*) So please be down with that lifestyle.
Some of my personal criteria/nuances/preferences:
Prefer someone in NA, mostly for latency purposes.
I strongly prefer someone who's a total loner like me, and someone who has very similar taste in games ofc. Call me clingy or whatever, but many of my other attempts have resulted in me eventually just getting ditched because the person already has other friends who occupy a lot of his time and pull him to play other games that I don't play. I might be willing to compromise on a very small, tight-knit, non-cliquey group of 3-4 people.. But meh... Adding more people thins the pool of possible games we can play and I don't want anyone to feel like a third wheel.
I'm currently an unemployed bum trying to get my shit together, so I'm available all day everyday atm. I'm LF someone who's available to game more days than not, for at least a couple hours.
I don't care for people who are super quiet, awkward, shy, reserved, etc. I want to find someone who's talkative, personable, etc. No dry personalities. No people who only give short, curt responses like "yep" and "idk". And if you're the type who refuses to ever reach out first and meet me halfway, I'll ghost.
A sense of humor is a must, as I love to laugh and make people laugh. Moreover, a pretty dark sense of humor. If you consider yourself a typical redditor (self-righteous, easily offended, incapable of tolerating other people's controversial views, etc) then you might want to save your time and move along.
tl;dr - There isn't a summary. Sorry. If my ideal gamer pal matchup exists (spoiler alert: he doesn't, fml) he'll be down to read for a couple minutes, to ensure compatibility.
Send me an actually effortful DM with some info about you, your discord, etc if interested (I won't respond to low-effort messages).

I’m not in the worst situation and I know it. I was always raised in a frugal (bordering on cheap) household. Yet I’m currently looking at $12k cc debt across 2 cards, one at 18% (10k) and one at 21% (2k).
Basically, it’s a combination of inflation and my spouse having a series of mental meltdowns that prompted me to throw money at the problem while he got treatment (cleaning service and Hello Fresh). His ability to get and stay employed is not great, so he has been taking care of our toddler (he is a good dad). If he does get a job, there’s the problem of daycare ($170-200 a week) We’ve discontinued the maid and Hello Fresh services as he’s gotten treatment but they still cost money we didn’t exactly have.
I work the 9-5. I drive about 100 miles round trip to/from work in a fuel efficient vehicle. Take home pay is $3200 a month after insurance and taxes. Mortgage, insurance, and taxes are $1300. Car payment is $350. Utilities average $150 a month (water and electric). Internet is $70 for the cheapest available. Phones are prepay $50 a month. I am in the process of taming food bills — we cut restaurants and are trying to stick under $200 a week in groceries. We recently got hit by an ER bill for him and minor treatment issues for elderly cats (2, both 14). We already cut all streaming services.
Advice is welcome. We have a credit freeze so we’re not opening new cards (my score is about 770, his is about 600). The easiest solution is more income but I’m burning out already managing this. TIA

Hello, I need some help please
2 years ago I had a handball trainer. He was very nice and we got along very well. I went to see him at his work twice during those 2 years. He was happy to see me. I see him very often in the street because we live in the Same neighborhood. a lot each time we say hello to each other and he appears to be happy to see me. But today we didn’t say hello to each other. I feel very bad for that and I’m afraid it is going to ruin our relationship. So I’m wandering if I should send him a message to take and give some news. But I’m not sure if it’s a good idea. I don’t want to act as a « needed person » towards him (since I initiate the contact all the time but he doesn’t expect when we cross in the street). Some advices? I feel really bad

I have a friend who I’ve convinced to play the trial and he is very standoffish and borderline against the idea of needing to subscribe for a game at all.
He comes from a background of playing a lot of strategy games and shooters and in when he takes a dip into MMOs it’s either free trials of MMOs like Guild Wars 2 or games that have no sub like ESO (which I don’t think he has bought any expansions for beyond his initial purchase).
After some convincing from myself and some other friends we convinced him to give the trial a shot and none do the classes clicked for him until he saw Rouge and then later the full job in Ninja. He likes a lot of things about it but when he was looking up guides (which assume you are at the current expansion) he got hung up on how some of the “best abilities” are in the level 70s which is all behind Shadow Bringers and that otherwise the ninja is a DPS that doesn’t do anything damage wise and utility wise without it. I don’t play Ninja so I couldn’t comment on it any more than that it’s content he won’t even get around until after he’s out of the content in the trial. I think it’s a really weird thing to get hung up on since the game is balanced around making sure any job can clear the highest level of content.
Can anyone confirm the ninja is still any good at 50 and 60?
His other bigger issue was the idea of subbing for a game as a whole. He likes the idea of just buying the game once and then DLC but never needing to pay more than those aside from cosmetic micro transactions. I tried to explain how subscribing keeps out a lot of the predatory micro transactions that plague other free to play games and even still in a game like ESO. And that the servers are expensive along with everything around development. He’s super hung up on this and the thing easier about Ninja that he’s borderline about to drop the game not to mention that he’s around over halfway through patch 2.0 MSQ so he hasn’t experienced doing lv 50 dungeons and trials.
Is there any suggestions on how to convince him to at least not outright quit the game over this? I’m not even trying to convince him to sub. I just want to get him to play further in the trial and do some of the more fun PVE content with the rest of our friends. And how do I best justify the need to subscribe for the game for Stormblood and on? He enjoys playing the game but these things really bother him and make him want to drop it as a whole.

Just a quick post for a good laugh. Went on a first date with a guy. Here are some highlights: he told his middle school age niece or nephew (can't remember which) to tell the school bully to "eat a bag of dicks" next time they had a problem. Followed this up with a semi lecture to me, a 41F, on perimenopause on how it's the root cause of many "females" my age pretty much going bat shit crazy. Awesome.
Fast forward a bit, dumbass me falls for his charm and I find out that he pretty much is looking to build a harem by "dating" multiple women at the same time with no commitment. I said I'm not interested in being the Tuesday night special and that I wish him luck but that he's playing a dangerous game. He says I've insulted his moral character.
Tagging this as giving advice only because my gut said not to go on a second date. I did and got sucked in by his BS. That'll teach me to listen to my instincts.
Sigh...on to the next one I guess.

For context, I (24M) work as a sales analyst for a big (not huge) company in my country. I have been at the company for almost 3 and a half years, and at my current position for almost a year and a half. I know it is not a lot of time, but for refference, out of all the analysts in the area (12 in total, not counting another 3 who quit in the last 6 weeks because they found better jobs) Im in the top 3 regarding seniority (in time) in the area (and the only one who has been in the company for over 2 years). Recently a Sr position opened in the area, and I requested the position, together with a workmate who started in the company about 6 months ago. Given that I often work overtime (even though I am not paid to do so - it is legal in my country), I have the most knowledge of the business given the time I´ve been here, and the fact that my boss regularly tells me that he is very happy with my work, I really thought I was the logical choice for the position. Last week my boss and I had a meeting in which I was told I was not getting the promotion, but my workmate was. When I asked why him and not me, he told me it was because my coworker had managed to make "transformational changes" in his position, which I had not; to which I responded by saying I am constantly swamped and answering requests form different managers, and have to dedicate my own time whenever I want to do something "extra" or improve an existing process/task. Even though he acknowledged that I have the heaviest workload and the most challenging position in the area, he said that I never approached him asking to postpone other tasks in order to spend time making these "transformational changes". Before this, I really saw myself working for a long time in this company, but now I really dont feel like my work is appreciated. I'm going to stop doing overtime (which often included weekends) and basically start to do the bare minimum, since I don't believe my effort is being valued. Should I start looking for a job elsewhere? O ir is it too drastic?
PD: I also want to clarify that I have nothing against the guy who got the job. I know the is s good worker, but I´ve talked to some other coworkers and they told me they were also surprised when they heard I didint get the job.

sorry in advance, i talk a lot in person and just want to make this clear haha
a few days ago, me and a few friends(me20,19,21,21,29) were on vacation in croatia and we were having the time of our live to say the least. beer was cheap, the weather was good. time of our life… on the second evening (2/4) we went to the beach to grab some drinks at a bar. we sat down, chugged a few beers (i drove, i stayed sober) and had fun. then, randomly, a friend almost jumped up to hit up 3 girls that were walking down the beach to ask them how old they were as we were all speculating on how old they could be. they said they were 17. we thought about it for a few seconds until they had already said down with us and ordered a few shots. after a few seconds it was already clear for me who my favorite was out of them(the way she talked, looked, smelled and just behaved made me go crazy) we talked for abut and told them we rented like a villa with our private pool and that we were living like kings (at least for a few days). apparently, that made them decide to come with us. we went to the house, undressed to the bare minimum (underwear) and got in the pool. after that we had a few drinks and i had some really nice talks with this girl and we sort of flirted for a bit here and there and they slept at ours. the next day, they went home to change and got back after a while to make us some breakfast (fuckin delicious btw.) during the last full day we had, we all went to the beach again and just sat there, talked for a few hours, got in the water, and threw some rocks in there, all while i and this girl tried to find some nice little rock’s and shells for the other to look at. the evening came and we were at the house again, drinking and having a great time. as the night settled in, me and this girl were laying on the couch, here legs like over mine as i was sitting up. we talked and talked and we really found some similarities and things we both liked about the other or just at all. slowly, a thunderstorm started to sneak up on our house and i told i really like listening to the thunder and the rain, although she really didn’t like it at all. after a while of still talking, i switched off the lights as she was slowly falling asleep. as i was walking towards my room i said fuck it. i turned around, asked her if she wanted some company on the couch, to comfort her during the thunderstorm. she said yes. i laid down beside her and she snuggled up on me. let me tell you that was the greatest feeling i’ve had in a long time. the warmth, her just holding onto me, the smell of her hair, it was just perfect. but here comes the best part. at some point i wake up, realize what a great time im having, as she starts to slowly grab my hand and pulling me even closer to her. i fell asleep shortly after but we woke up in the morning still holding hands and if think it was absolutely beautiful.
this was about 6 days ago and i’m still on cloud 9, as we’re still talking over snapchat and she really shows interest in the convo and in me in general. i gave her my hoodie she slept in that night and she just sent me snaps of her wearing and using it as a pillow or just to snuggle up.
now here’s the question : she lives about 4 hours of driving away and is 3 years younger than me. should i keep on going, maybe ask her to talk via facetime or should i let her go ? i can’t say im in love but everytime i think of her i smile and i really think we would make a great couple just from a few days of knowing her. i know this sounds stupid, but i really believe in this

Dude! Top team in Bingo and Buildmart and Top 5 in Parkour Tag! Positive vibes really doing a world of good for him!

Hello, I need some help please
2 years ago I had a handball trainer. He was very nice and we got along very well. I went to see him at his work twice during those 2 years. He was happy to see me. I see him very often in the street because we live in the Same neighborhood. a lot each time we say hello to each other and he appears to be happy to see me. But today we didn’t say hello to each other. I feel very bad for that and I’m afraid it is going to ruin our relationship. So I’m wandering if I should send him a message to take and give some news. But I’m not sure if it’s a good idea. I don’t want to act as a « needed person » towards him (since I initiate the contact all the time but he doesn’t expect when we cross in the street). Some advices? I feel really bad

I am developing my first GCE and would like to add a feature where GIFs play in the pop up. After looking through documentation I have found that you can technically ask for unlimited local storage. I do plan on only having less than a gig in terms of GIF files, so maybe local storage is a good way to go.
What are the best ways to implement this? Can I store the files in some way that will have the user download them upon installation of my extension? Do I need to host them somewhere and have the extension make a call to that place? Any advice on how to best do this would be appreciated.

The European wakes up eager to start his virtuous European day and immediately a thought pops into his head. AMERICANS. This of course is a daily occurrence without fail. "I wonder what those stupid Americans are up to," he thinks as he instinctively opens up his favorite American website Reddit from his iPhone. He scrolls and scrolls seeking an opening to talk about America, anything to latch on to. He's totally not obsessed with Americans. He becomes bored so he turns his TV on and opens up Netflix. He puts on his favorite marvel movie for the billionth time and he goes back to scrolling. He loves engaging in American culture as he bashes America. He's totally not obsessed. He gets hungry and reaches for his iphone to order breakfast from McDonalds using uber eats. “Stupid Americans making me eat their shitty food,” he thinks to himself, “European food is so much better not even close.” He has eaten KFC 3 out of the last 5 nights for dinner. He waits downstairs for his food so he decides to put on some American rap music. “Ugh stupid Americans,” he says “their culture is such shit! Not like European culture, we have history! and long-standing traditions. True culture comes from the wealthy!” A Muslim family crosses his path and he pretends to not be afraid and gives them a friendly nod and a wave. “WAAAOOOO” he thinks as he smirks so self-satisfied “I bet if this was America they would have shot them lol.” “Us Europeans are much more open-minded and civilized.” He nods agreeing with himself. His food arrives and makes his way back upstairs as he slurps down the coke Americans have forced him to drink. As he sits down to enjoy his shitty American food his Iphone receives an alert. NEW ZEALAND NOW HAS ZERO CORONAVIRUS CASES! “Oh my fucking god!" He yells! "I am so gonna rub this in their stupid American faces!” He tweets, he posts on Instagram. He jumps on Reddit and comments with furor and xenophobia. He never really congratulates New Zealand or their success but instead talks about how Americans will all die from COVID and how they are all so stupid. The European posts charts and graphs he has archived to link when he is questioned. Hes totally not obsessed with America. Dont even joke around like that. Hes cooming with joy. “I really showed those stupid Americans today” he says to himself “they fucking deserve it, god damn imperialists,” he says without a shred of irony. Felling extra good about his exploits he decides to go out and enjoy his blessed, virtuous, pretentious Euroday. He laces up his Jordans nice and tight. He puts on his favorite Batman shirt and Nike sweater. As he walks out he grabs a piece of cardboard sitting by the door. The European is now on his way out to protest about something happening in the U.S. Standing in a bus with 300 other people in it he has a thought. Why DO I care so much about things happening in America...Am I obsessed with American life?” he thinks as he yells Black Lives Matter from his 90% white, European country.

Colin Sparks was never bitten by a radioactive spider. He wasn't the son of billionaire parents (after all, he was attending Haverstrom University on a generous academic scholarship), nor was he the son of Kryptonian royalty, for that matter. Despite his aspirations to one day work for NASA (behind the scenes, mind you; even roller coasters gave him the spins), he didn't score any superpowers from some improbable space-related event. But Colin's long-running affinity for heroics straight out of Saturday morning cartoons and a nearly-virtuosic knack for gadgetry were a dangerous combination for your standard nerdy guy-next-door type: As a Haverstrom freshman lucky enough to have a dorm room to himself and with the help of a fashion major who's sworn to secrecy (mostly to spare Colin any embarrassment), he fashioned himself a sleek, jet-black superhero suit. Maybe he'd wear it to Halloween parties. It was just a fun project to work on while classes started off slowly. Those were the reasons Colin gave himself: At least before the bookstore break-in.
It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time, really: Colin had his prototype suit in his bag when he noticed a couple of shadowy figures trying not to trip the not-especially-reinforced alarm of the campus book store well after hours, and he was able to hustle into the jet-black fabric, and, somehow, avoiding any clumsy mishaps or technical failures, apprehended the would-be book thieves and found himself answering questions at an impromptu conference with the various student media organizations, all wanting the scoop on this mysterious hero. It was the kind of fledgling fame that made Colin's chest puff out with pride; maybe the campus wouldn't know about Colin Sparks just yet, but word of a plucky would-be superhero spread like wildfire, the way college gossip does. But his heroic antics, as chronicled in a handful of student magazines, also capture the attention of an upstart supervillainess, one with a mischievous streak and playful way of going about her business, who is all but ready to size up her new foe and see if he can match wits with her.
Of course, what Colin doesn't know when he comes toe-to-toe with his new foe is that, behind whatever getup she's sporting, is a familiar face. Maybe a classmate he competes with for the best grades? A member of a secret sorority for fledging supervillainesses? Or the TA in one of his introductory courses? A performing arts student who daydreams about being a campus puppet master? Whoever you choose to play as, I think it would be such a fun dynamic to explore a hero and villainess who also, unknowingly, have to coexist when they're unmasked. The cheekier and more roguish the idea for your supervillainess and her powers, the better! Not looking for a foil who wants to end the world or cause bloodshed or anything, but wants to torment the press' new superstar. Think the kind of villainess who'd call Colin "Underoos" instead of his proper superhero moniker just to vex him, and would also probably leave him sporting his Underoos for a laugh. Not an altogether evil presence, but a devilish love for mischief is essential, and a sense of humor is a plus!
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Hello! This prompt is a little out-of-the-ordinary, since I'm looking for a slice-of-life story that meshes together superheroic antics and your more typical enemies-to-crushes-to-lovers setup. I'm hoping to find another couple of partners who are up for developing a character with a supervillainess alter ego who decides to try to turn Colin's life upside down. Just because I'm playing Colin without powers doesn't mean your character can't have otherworldly capabilities! If you can think of some fun skills she can have that bolster her roguish ways, by all means. On the "super" side of the spectrum, I'm looking to write opposite a villainess who's just looking to add a little color and prankster efforts to a sleepy college town; this isn't the kind of story where taking over the world or bringing a city to her knees is really on the menu. I'm a multi-paragraph writer, third person, present or past tense, and would appreciate my partner being the same. I'm also in my twenties, and would only be comfortable with writing friends who are also at least 20. Happy to use Discord if that's your preferred platform, but would prefer Reddit messages, with responses of at least 300 words! If you're interested, please send a character description for someone you think would be fun to play opposite Colin, and put a potential supervillainess name in the subject line.

Colin Sparks was never bitten by a radioactive spider. He wasn't the son of billionaire parents (after all, he was attending Haverstrom University on a generous academic scholarship), nor was he the son of Kryptonian royalty, for that matter. Despite his aspirations to one day work for NASA (behind the scenes, mind you; even roller coasters gave him the spins), he didn't score any superpowers from some improbable space-related event. But Colin's long-running affinity for heroics straight out of Saturday morning cartoons and a nearly-virtuosic knack for gadgetry were a dangerous combination for your standard nerdy guy-next-door type: As a Haverstrom freshman lucky enough to have a dorm room to himself and with the help of a fashion major who's sworn to secrecy (mostly to spare Colin any embarrassment), he fashioned himself a sleek, jet-black superhero suit. Maybe he'd wear it to Halloween parties. It was just a fun project to work on while classes started off slowly. Those were the reasons Colin gave himself: At least before the bookstore break-in.
It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time, really: Colin had his prototype suit in his bag when he noticed a couple of shadowy figures trying not to trip the not-especially-reinforced alarm of the campus book store well after hours, and he was able to hustle into the jet-black fabric, and, somehow, avoiding any clumsy mishaps or technical failures, apprehended the would-be book thieves and found himself answering questions at an impromptu conference with the various student media organizations, all wanting the scoop on this mysterious hero. It was the kind of fledgling fame that made Colin's chest puff out with pride; maybe the campus wouldn't know about Colin Sparks just yet, but word of a plucky would-be superhero spread like wildfire, the way college gossip does. But his heroic antics, as chronicled in a handful of student magazines, also capture the attention of an upstart supervillainess, one with a mischievous streak and playful way of going about her business, who is all but ready to size up her new foe and see if he can match wits with her.
Of course, what Colin doesn't know when he comes toe-to-toe with his new foe is that, behind whatever getup she's sporting, is a familiar face. Maybe a classmate he competes with for the best grades? A member of a secret sorority for fledging supervillainesses? Or the TA in one of his introductory courses? A performing arts student who daydreams about being a campus puppet master? Whoever you choose to play as, I think it would be such a fun dynamic to explore a hero and villainess who also, unknowingly, have to coexist when they're unmasked. The cheekier and more roguish the idea for your supervillainess and her powers, the better! Not looking for a foil who wants to end the world or cause bloodshed or anything, but wants to torment the press' new superstar. Think the kind of villainess who'd call Colin "Underoos" instead of his proper superhero moniker just to vex him, and would also probably leave him sporting his Underoos for a laugh. Not an altogether evil presence, but a devilish love for mischief is essential, and a sense of humor is a plus!
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Hello! This prompt is a little out-of-the-ordinary, since I'm looking for a slice-of-life story that meshes together superheroic antics and your more typical enemies-to-crushes-to-lovers setup. I'm hoping to find another couple of partners who are up for developing a character with a supervillainess alter ego who decides to try to turn Colin's life upside down. Just because I'm playing Colin without powers doesn't mean your character can't have otherworldly capabilities! If you can think of some fun skills she can have that bolster her roguish ways, by all means. On the "super" side of the spectrum, I'm looking to write opposite a villainess who's just looking to add a little color and prankster efforts to a sleepy college town; this isn't the kind of story where taking over the world or bringing a city to her knees is really on the menu. I'm a multi-paragraph writer, third person, present or past tense, and would appreciate my partner being the same. I'm also in my twenties, and would only be comfortable with writing friends who are also at least 20. Happy to use Discord if that's your preferred platform, but would prefer Reddit messages, with responses of at least 300 words! If you're interested, please send a character description for someone you think would be fun to play opposite Colin, and put a potential supervillainess name in the subject line.

My ex told me a story about something that happened with his ex(Irina) before me. Apparently they were chilling with his family and his maternal grandfather had just died. His mom asked him if he could please go grab her a glass of wine from the kitchen and he refused, saying she's being a baby/doing it for attention/is perfectly capable of doing it herself. Irina was (rightfully) pissed about his response and they'd had a fight/argument over it.
Just for clarification, I don't know/remember if my ex simply refused or if he added along an explanation to his mother when he did so.
I don't know why he was telling me this story. It doesn't make him look good. But it really felt like he thought he was in the right. Do you think he was training me to condone his future bad behaviour so I'm not like his "evil, avoidant, unappreciative" ex? I wish now I'd said, "The woman just lost her father...this simple act of kindness would have taken 15 seconds of your life."
Instead I brushed it off. I didn't want to believe that this person that I loved and keen on for a future with is someone who'd do something like that. I put it aside as an outlier. Plus, I've always hated conflict and arguing.
Why did he share this when he's normally painting himself as such a charming, cordial, well-mannered man?

Started a cool new job last year (go me!) This guy was the first person I introduced myself to and there it was, love-at-first-sight-someone-please-shoot-me-now. Over the next few months we were getting on quite well. He helped me with my training and he was my "go to" person for everything and anything and I genuinely started caring about him. Objectively speaking, he is a smart cookie and will hopefully go far in his career if he wishes so - I was sure to tell our boss how good he is at every opportunity and pretty much had his back if something was to go wrong. Anyway, despite getting on well I barely knew anything about his personal life and it was not appropriate to ask much, but he said he wasn't seeing anyone when I asked. Six months later I was falling for him deeper and deeper, but there was zero chemistry at his end, so I braved it and told him how I felt. That actually angered or upset him to the point that he basically stopped talking to me altogether. Long story short, I accidentally found out he was never into women and was, in fact, gay. He never said this to my face. I felt absolutely stupid for being so ignorant and not finding out, and also for him not telling me - I'm not a mind reader after all! Tried making amends, he was still unhappy. At the same time really struggled with my own feelings because, well, just because someone is unattainable doesn't automatically mean that you can switch off how you feel straight away!
So, lesson learnt, and because I could not tell a single soul about any of this, this is first time I'm actually putting it in writing to get it off my chest...
Sincerely yours, Blissfully ignorant.

Hello, I need some help please
2 years ago I had a handball trainer. He was very nice and we got along very well. I went to see him at his work twice during those 2 years. He was happy to see me. I see him very often in the street because we live in the Same neighborhood. a lot each time we say hello to each other and he appears to be happy to see me. But today we didn’t say hello to each other. I feel very bad for that and I’m afraid it is going to ruin our relationship. So I’m wandering if I should send him a message to take and give some news. But I’m not sure if it’s a good idea. I don’t want to act as a « needed person » towards him (since I initiate the contact all the time but he doesn’t expect when we cross in the street). Some advices? I feel really bad

We all talk about the ones with bright futures like OKC, Denver, and San Antonio after winning the lottery but which teams are looking very questionable? Here's my top 3 ranked
3. Chicago Bulls: Questionable drafting and trades have left them with a mediocre squad with no ceiling. The Vucevic trade is a sneaky candidate for one of the biggest fleeces of all time as they gave up Wendell (who's already better than Vuc) along with a future star in Wagner and another lotto pick. Not to mention that Lavine's development has stalled and Lonzo may never play again. Chicago probably needs to enter a full rebuild because this current group has a play in ceiling and they didn't even crack is this year
2. Washington Wizards: The gold standard for mediocrity, they haven't made the conference finals since 1979 and its not gonna end soon as they've saddled themselves with a supermaxed Beal and a middling "young core". The only reason they aren't 1 is because they've completely cleaned house on management so we will wait and see if the new FO can salvage this situation but its not looking nice
1. Houston Rockets: With them owing their picks to OKC and the Brooklyn picks not looking great due to Mikal Bridges, this current core is what they've got and it isn't pretty. Jalen Green is a chucker (and even if he was efficient, his archetype are usually 6th men on good teams due to lack of an all around game) Jabari Smith is an unexciting player who will likely never become much more than a good role player, and Sengun is the clear best of the 3 with interesting potential but Houston has severely disrupted his development by being a dysfunctional mess. Not to mention they really might shell out a 4 year max to a 34 year old Harden who is the absolute last type of guy I would put next to a developing young team
To cap it off, they're awful top down with a trash owner, questionable FO, and horrific coaching the last 3 years. It will be tough for even a guy of Ime Udoka's caliber to clean up this mess. Really, only Wemby could have and they struck out on him and even Scoot (though im glad they weren't thrown into this mess). With the pick situation, they could easily be the new Sacramento Kings being horrible for a decade on end unless this core massively turns it around which is unlikely

Former No. 1 and holder of four Grand Slams, The American Jim Courier looks back on his best memories at the start and end of his career, the defeats he suffered and the coaches who forged him.
Who was the strongest player you faced in your career?
Pete Sampras was the best in the 90s and he was very difficult to manoeuvre because he was a rhythm breaker. He made it impossible for you to feel safe, even when you were on serve. He wouldn't do anything extravagant for four games in a row, then suddenly, at the end of the set, he'd slam down two or three points. If you haven't played in the previous games, you forget how to play. His serve was incredible, but he was just as dangerous on the return. I also really struggled against (Ivan) Lendl. I only had the chance to play him when he was really in top form and that was difficult for me to manage. His sliced backhand was frighteningly effective because it stayed very low on my backhand. At the end of his career, I was starting to develop the tools to compete, but I wasn't there yet and he beat me soundly at the Masters (6-2, 6-3 in 1991 in Frankfurt). At the time, the courts were very fast with a very low bounce and I suffered enormously. People forget just how incredible Ivan's consistency was.
Who was your favourite player to play against? The matches against Andre (Agassi), he was the complete opposite of Pete. We had a similar style and it was very open in a way. If I played well enough, I could win. If I didn't, he'd beat me. I wasn't at his level when I arrived on the circuit. He came first, still as a teenager. But once I got stronger, I started to feel comfortable against him (trailing 4-1, he finished 7-5 in his favour).
The most incredible match you've ever played?
Against (Marat) Safin in the Davis Cup (won 0-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the 1st round in 1998). It was a decisive fifth match against Marat, who was still a teenager. He was new to the circuit, inexperienced, but brilliant nonetheless, and he was killing me. I was down 6-0, 4-1 in forty-five minutes, and he was hitting winners all over the place. I was at the end of my career and that's when I used my backhand slice to beat him. It wasn't the kind of shot you'd think would be effective other than in defence. But I used it to change the tone of the match and it worked. I used all my science and experience. There was another decisive Davis Cup match in the same vein against (Greg) Rusedski (1999, 8-6 win in the fifth set). Those were moments when, at the end of my career, even though I wasn't winning as much as I used to, I still had a bit of magic in me.
You don't mention Pete Sampras' tears (*) in Australia in 1995...
That match (defeat in the quarter-finals 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3) probably made me think of more things than any other match I've ever played, so it's bound to be unforgettable.
It was the first time people saw Pete in a different light. There was drama on the pitch, there was a lot of drama off it, everything was dark above us. We both had cramps after the game in the dressing room. It was incredible. It really was.
His coach, Tim Gullikson, who had suffered a brain tumour, had been rushed back to the United States following a third stroke that very morning. The American was overcome with tears at the start of the fifth set when a spectator shouted "Do it for your coach, Pete!
How did you come up with the idea of asking him if he wanted to stop the match and carry on the next day?
It came naturally. It was one of those moments when the match almost came to a halt because he was overwhelmed by emotion. But we had to carry on and that was the only way I could think of to get him back into the game because he was letting go. What people probably don't know is that I was close to his coach, both Tim and Tom Gullikson, our Davis Cup captain. We were all part of the same travelling circle. So the night before the match, we all went to dinner together. We had a table of ten with my coach, Pete, Tom and Tim, who was on the plane back to the States when we were on the court. So there was no animosity between Pete and me. I understood exactly what he was going through and I had to bring him back into the moment. Then he won the match, but I don't regret it.
Which coach has had the biggest impact on you?
The one who has helped me the most in my professional career is José Higueras, as well as Brad Stine. With José, I went from being a good player to a great player. But if I hadn't met Harry Hopman, who allowed me to come and train at his academy on a scholarship when I was 11 or 12, or Nick Bollettieri, who did the same a few years later, we wouldn't be talking together. Because I come from a very small town (Stanford, in Florida) where I was the best at the age of 10, but where there was no competition to help me progress. They say there are forks in the road in life. These three have been really important in mine.
The moment that changed your career? In Paris, in 1991 against Andre Agassi (3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4). A lot of very, very good players reach the Grand Slam final and never win. I'll never know if I would have been able to overcome defeat in that first final. But I didn't lose and that's what gave me the confidence and conviction to carry on and play at a good level.
How important was your heated discussion with (Brad) Stine in the car park of the Rome tournament a few weeks before your first French Open title?
Huge, really. I'd started the season well, played well in Australia and won the two Masters 1000 tournaments in the United States (Indian Wells and Miami), which enabled me to break into the top 10 and gave me the belief that I could go even further in a Major. After that, I came to Europe thinking I could carry on where I left off, but that wasn't the case. I struggled in Hamburg, which was Madrid's tournament at the time. And in Rome, I wasn't up to the task (eliminated in the last 16 by Cherkasov). I expected to win. I acted as if it was a done deal, and Brad immediately told me: "OK, now you have to win again, nothing can be taken for granted. It was essential for me to change my mindset. Brad had the courage to do it, which is not the case for all coaches.
Do you remember his words?
Not the words specifically, but the tone. It was eye-to-eye. I didn't want to talk to him and he didn't want to let me go off on my own. We had to have this discussion, we had to have it at that very moment. That's why he's such a good coach and still works so well with Tommy (Paul, 17th in the world). And he loves France, which is one of the reasons why I speak a bit of French...
When did you feel the strongest?
It's probably not the answer you were expecting, but it was precisely after I lost to (Stefan) Edberg in five sets in the last 16 of the 1991 Australian Open. I'd had problems with my physical resistance in previous years. I remember coming out of that match feeling that my game was in place, but also that my legs and my lungs were in great shape, that I was physically very strong. A week later, I went to Indianapolis for strength and endurance tests. I did a VO2 max test where they put a tube in your mouth, inject oxygen, put you on a treadmill and you run until you can't go any further. The machine kept running and every 30 seconds it went up and up... I remember wanting to stop three times. But I kept pushing and pushing. In the end I got off, but the people who were there, who saw all the Olympians going by, couldn't believe it. Did this tennis player stay at this speed for so long? They told me my score was 72, like the cyclists, which was incredible. That's when I said to myself that I wasn't going to lose any more matches because of fatigue. I'd started working on my fitness with Pat Etcheberry in November the previous year and had made a huge leap forward in that area. I felt almost irresistible. And that was just before coming here to Roland Garros.
When did you feel loneliest?
When I lost here to Sergi (Bruguera), when I was trying to win my third Roland Garros and I was leading. He came back and won and I felt very alone that night (6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3).
Wasn't it worse at the 1993 Masters when you read a book at the change of ends against Andrei Medvedev in the group stage?
I was just tired from a long season at the time. I was just trying to survive, because I didn't particularly like being in tournaments at that time of year. I wanted to go home. What people forget about that moment is that I was losing before I got the book out ('Maybe the moon' by Armistead Maupin) and started distracting myself. And then I came back and served for the win. I had three match points at 6-5 in the third and then I panicked (defeat 6-3, 1-6, 7-6). If I'd won, people would have said that reading at the changeover was the new winning strategy, but that didn't happen. So the story was told the other way round, but it was a survival mechanism that kept me competitive because I was mentally exhausted after a long season.
Which current player is most like you?
Rafa's (Nadal) relentlessness is something that speaks to me. For those of us who know what it means to see Federer, Djokovic, Nadal and even Murray succeed, the consistency they've shown and all the work they've put in, it's hard to identify with them. But of all these players, I identify with Nadal the most, because he's physical, like I was myself. He doesn't have a crushing serve like I did. But he tries to impose his forehand and when he plays, I can see the game through his eyes. Even though I've never been as good as him, I at least understand what he's trying to do.
Your biggest regret?
I don't have any regrets. I don't have to. I live my life with my eyes wide open. Taking in as much information as I can and using it to make choices and stick to them. It's easy to live your life with a mirror and look back wondering what you would have done if you'd gone left instead of right. But I think I've been extremely lucky. First of all, I have a wonderful family, parents, brothers and sisters who have given me a lot of stability to pursue my dream. In a way, I've found my vocation and I couldn't have had a life like this if I'd gone in any other direction. Even if my career had been better, my life couldn't have been better."
His life as a former professional player
Since the end of his career in May 2000, Jim Courier has become the star consultant for American television. Davis Cup captain between 2010 and 2018, he now covers the Grand Slam tournaments, excluding Wimbledon, on the Tennis Channel. At the Australian Open, he was one of the first former tennis champions to interview players on court after matches, an exercise in which he excels and has no equal. He lives in Los Angeles, where he keeps fit by cycling and playing golf at the LA Country Club, where he will be present next week for the US Open (15-18 June). He is also one of the prestigious ambassadors of Swiss watch manufacturer Rolex, a major global partner of tennis for over 45 years. Alongside other great champions of the past (Roger Federer, Björn Borg, Chris Evert...) and the new generation (Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek...). "It's an honour to be part of this family and to contribute to the development of a sport that has already given me so much.

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I took my sweet girl, Dot, to the vet today bc she's been doing some crackly sounding breathinh. I figured it would be an easy enough fix. These things happen. Info: she's about 3 months old.
The usual vet I see wasn't at the clinic today. Instead, we saw some guy, who I'll be calling Dr. Turd Hole, that felt the need to Excessively and Innappropriately man-handle my rat.
He not only literally PHYSICALLY checked her gender with his creepy little hands (he actually touched her genitals and went "ah yep, definitely a girl haha"). Like... why the fck would that be necessary?!?! So uncomfortable.
But heres the kicker. And this INFURIATED me... So, instead of just having me put Dot on the scale in a little box like my usual vet does, Dr. Mother F*cking Turd Hole grabbed my scared baby BY THE TAIL to try to force her onto it.
My mom reflexes activated INSTANTLY and I cupped my hands around her and hugged her to my chest. Turd Hole is like, "oh, has she not been 'scruff trained'? I didnt realize you dont handle her like that at home." I was like uhm. Yeah. Yeah, I usually just picked them up in like.. a kind and gentle way. As weird as that might sound.
So the appointment continues. This guy goes on to spend WAY longer than necessary forcing Dot to endure his poking and prodding. Like, I KNOW that it's not necessary to spend 20 minutes wrangling a stressed out little rat, and holding a stethoscope in different spots over and over... Like, the same spots, repeatedly, for a case of common rat respiratory symptoms... it was just awful. Poor Dot was having a terrible time.. I felt so bad ):
Then, when I was finally checking out, I said something to the person at the front desk about how he picked up my girl by the tail, and that's really not nice to do.
The manager overheard me and started questioning me, asking what happened, and did I think he was being mean on purpose? Or did it seem accidental? And was it maybe a misunderstanding?
She was being super invalidating, saying stuff like "I'm just very surprised! Everybody loves Dr. Turd Hole! Are you sure he actually MEANT to be aggressive? Or does he maybe just do things differently than you do at home? Hes been doing this for a very long time, and youre the only person ive ever heard complain. Im sure he meant no harm!!"
I honestly didn't have the wherewithal to respond to any of this. I was already emotional, so I just started crying lol. (At least I didn't have to pay full price for the visit after that...)
Then, I thought the nightmare was finally over, only to see this lady CHASING me out to the parking lot (I was still crying, mind you.. i wanted to leave so badly lol) saying that she told Dr. Turd Hole what I said (even though I said no when she asked if I wanted her to talk to him), and reassured me that "Dr. Turd Hole is a good person after all, and that even if it didn't look OK , he said it's actually fine to pick rats up like that."
I was so over it. I just was like "look, I never attacked Dr. Turd Hole's character, I just didn't think it looked OK the way he grabbed her. Thank you, I'm fine, goodbye." Absolute shit show.
So yeah... honestly I really needed to vent to people that understand. That really sucked all around and was very invalidating. Thanks for reading if you made it this far
TLDR: Vet made me extremely uncomfortable by picking up my girl by the middle of the tail and really not seeming to know much about rats in general. I do not really trust his treatment plan after that.
ANYWAYS, my first question is, is it actually not bad to pick rats up by the tail? Im like, certain that its traumatic, or at least unsafe.
My 2nd question is related to the meds Dr. Turd Hole gave me. Dot has very minimal symptoms. It's just the snuffly breathing. No nose or eye discharge, no energy level changes or issues with eating drinking.
Is it really necessary to give her an antibiotic? Or can I just try the anti-inflammatory stuff and see if that's okay? Or vice versa? I know yall can't say for sure, but what is your vets usual protocol for respiratory issues that are at this stage?

Hi there, this isn’t meant to be a rant, but I arrived into Heraklion Airport yesterday and got in an official taxi to the centre of the city. As soon as we left the airport, the driver started getting very aggressive that I was only going to the city. At this point he was shouting that the couple in front of me in the taxi queue were going to some resort and paying €115, while because I was only taking a short trip I had ruined his day. He kept looking back insisting that I apologise and then started muttering to himself and gesturing aggressively.
I said to him that if he had a problem, he could drop me off and I would get another taxi as I felt incredibly uncomfortable at this time, but he refused as he had already started the journey.
And then for the final leg of the journey, he kept insisting that I had made the wrong choice coming to Heraklion and as a young person, I should have been travelling to a party destination. All of this may seem mild but everything was said in a needlessly aggressive tone, when I had just been expecting a normal taxi journey.
While I don’t discount the fact that we all have struggles in life and of course he would want a higher fare paying customer, this aggressive behaviour which included shouting at me was unacceptable.
I am basically writing this to ask if there is someone I can complain to, not to get anyone fired, but I don’t feel this is behaviour anyone should have to put up with, and it would be good for the taxi association to remind their drivers of this.