The Tarnished

Description

The Tarnished were a group of warriors of the demigod Godfrey who, after their leader conquered all of the Lands Between for his master, were stripped of the golden grace of the Erdtree and banished from the Lands Between long ago. In the aftermath of the destruction of the Elden Ring and the Shattering war waged between the God-Queen Marika's children, the Tarnished were revived from the dead, had their grace restored, and were called back to restore order to the lands by mending the Elden Ring, crowning a new Elden Lord, and crushing all who would stop them underfoot. Among these legendary champions was one lowly Tarnished of no renown, who would be chosen by a mysterious woman named Melina as her own candidate for the throne. With the aid of her ability to increase their strength, as well as various other companions along the way, this Tarnished set out to complete their quest.

Thread purpose

I was reluctant to make this thread, as I think using blank slate RPG protagonists is a bad idea for battleboarding in general. They basically don't have concrete abilities or achievements. However I think there's some value in at least establishing bare minimums. This thread will list feats that the Tarnished can perform in the early game (with one or two exceptions, nothing in this thread comes from past the first three zones), near-regardless of build (no stat requirements higher than 21 in a game where most start at 12, the soft-cap is 60, and the hard-cap 99). I will mostly be listing animations, and ignoring mechanical stats where they are obviously nonsensical (e.g. one object having a higher weight than another despite them being the same material and its model being several dozen times less voluminous). Because of this intended purpose, no attempt will be made to quantify how much stronger the Tarnished gets over time, how they scale to the bosses, what late spells, weapons, and skills imply about their power, and so on. I'm not saying those things don't matter, they're just not what this thread is about.

General Notes

I have downloaded all of Elden Ring's enemy character and weapon models and placed them in Meshmixer at x0.001 scale (so a millimeter is a meter). All measurements using them are accurate. The game runs at 60 FPS, and some of my example videos are at that rate as well, but others are at 30. You'll be able to see a timer to indicate which is which.
Unlike in my prior Elden Ring threads, I don't have the exact models for the player's weapons downloaded. However, as many of the player's weapons are literally just scaled-down version of boss ones (which I do have), this is easily solved by simply finding the weapons' lengths and scaling them down proportionally. There is only one weapon that I flat-out do not have any model for, which I believe I measured adequately based on images. A Tarnished-sized NPC is presented next to the scaled-down weapon models for sanity checks.
Whenever I refer to something's mass, I'm usually just multiplying the measured volume by the density of steel (7,850 kg/m^3). Whenever I refer to a slashing strike's energy, I'm running the velocity through the kinetic energy formula and assuming 2/3 of the measured mass behind the strike. This assumption is based on this video which got 2/3 to 1/1 effective mass on measured stick strikes (timestamps 14:18 and 38:10) and this study (page 99) which calculated that for an untapered rod, effective mass would be 1/4 for a strike at the tip and over 3/4 at a third of the length down from the tip (my "cutting point"). Neither of these will line up 100% with a tapered sword blade or polearm head (the effective mass is bigger the closer the impact point is to the center of mass, which is further from the tip on a tapered object; so the polearms should actually do a bit better and the swords a bit worse), but the overall shape should be close enough to use the low-end from these with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Especially since I'm already entirely excluding the hilts and hafts in measurements (I'm conservatively assuming that they're not solid metal and thus that their weights are negligible).
Weapon categories reuse most of the same animations, so you can apply my weapon swing calculations to any in that category. The ones that are obviously and visibly heavier than the ones I chose to use (e.g. Greataxe vs Longhaft Axe) would obviously get you higher results.
Some basic context for the strikes: Alan Williams' "Knight and the Blast Furnace" chapter 9.4 quotes tests measuring a bunch of standard human axe and sword strikes at 60 to 130 joules (~95 average), and the chapter notes that an exceptionally strong man with a two-hander might be able to do somewhat over 200 joules. The masses of the swords and axes used in the tests are not given, though it should be noted that most swords are around 1 kg. Williams also never specifies if those strikes were with one or two hands, but I assume two.

With all that said:

General Capabilities:

Aside from the purely mechanical conceits of questionable AI and iframes (mentioned later), the Tarnished's successes are largely down to a few factors that exist in-universe but aren't really quantified outside of gameplay. But because of how important they are, I will note their existence regardless.

Immortality. The premise of the Tarnished is that they can regenerate from any death good-as-new by dissolving into particles, and do the same thing over and over again, as many times as needed to win. This is first demonstrated by an unavoidable scripted death followed by a cutscene during the tutorial. In-universe this ability is granted by Marika's "grace", with her intent being that the Tarnished would all grow stronger over their many deaths. There is a limit to the number of times they can revive, as other Tarnished simply stay dead when killed and some reference having lost the privilege of grace in their dialogue. Where said limit lies exactly is unclear.
Healing. The Tarnished is able to regenerate from wounds mid-battle in a variety of ways, most notably by using flasks of "crimson tears" which are fueled by the Erdtree's life-giving magic. Their supply of flasks is replenished after every death and whenever they rest at a Site of Grace. They can progressively improve their flasks' healing abilities by infusing them with Erdtree sap and carry up to fourteen of them at a time.
Magical weapon upgrades. From literally the second checkpoint after the tutorial, the Tarnished is given "smithing stones" to enhance all of their weapons, and they subsequently drop from many of the game's enemies in addition to being easily found in mines and armories throughout the Lands Between. The ones mined nearer to the Erdtree{s} create stronger weapons than the ones mined in other regions, and glow different colors to indicate such. The Tarnished can also infuse any weapon with any other damage type inherently as long as they have the requisite whetstone (e.g., an axe that always also lights people on fire).
Spirit Summons. The Tarnished is capable of casting spells that summon spirit warriors to aid them against particularly tough foes. Some of them are spirits of legendary warriors in their own right, and can be further boosted by imbuing them with magic flowers. Aside from immunity to certain damage types like poison and respawning when they 'die', the spirit warriors largely function like their physical selves.
Talismans. The Tarnished can carry several talismans at a time that each provide boosts to their power (one example of such), and occasionally grant other abilities.

Speed/Reflexes

While their travel speed is unremarkable (they use a horse for long distance travel after all), the Tarnished can and will dodge tons of things in-game that should logically be very fast. However the way this works is through a mechanical abstraction: attacks are often slower than they would be in reality, and "dodging" them is a matter of activating iframes so they phase through your body, rather than really moving out of the way (standard medium dodge has 0.43 seconds of iframes that start on the first frame, 0.26 seconds of recovery frames, and is very spammable). This is obviously meant to represent some level of superhuman dodge speed, but the degree to which it is abstracted makes it hard to put any hard numbers on. Regardless, I'll list some examples of dodgeable projectiles:

Strength:

Lifts the giant metal door in the tutorial zone, and does the same thing at countless dungeons throughout the game. The door has dimensions of 200 x 410 x ~40 cm, and would mass over 25 tons at the density of steel. It is not clear how much of it is hollow, however.
Pushes giant stone doors out of the way at every Divine Tower. They audibly drag on the floor and groan under their own weight.
Launches Alexander ~5 meters and through the air with a weapon strike. Alexander has a volume of ~3 m³ without his arms and is made of ceramic, rock, and human corpses. He should mass over 3 tons (he's probably denser than a human body), making this comparable to batting a large truck.
Launches Lordsworn twice their height vertically with a weapon strike. (Stamp: Upward Cut) Lordsworn Knights and Soldiers are really big.
Ditto. (Giant Hunt)
Ditto, this time with multiple Lordsworn in a single strike. (no skill)
Not strength per se, but is unharmed after being kicked off a cliff, despite impacting a rock hard enough to crack it.
Swings a large greatsword at 60 m/s at the tip, ~47 m/s at the cutting point (extraction work done by a friend). With a 1.48-meter scaled Lordsworn's Greatsword (the most common one in the game), that comes out to a ~5.5 kg blade and ~4 kilojoules at the cutting point (the picture uses the bastard sword but it's the same length as the LGS and the animations are also identical).
Swings a much larger greatsword (a Dragonslayer homage) at 53 m/s at the tip, ~40 m/s at the cutting point. With blade dimensions of 146 x 12 x 6 cm, that comes out to a ~82 kg blade and ~44 kilojoules at the cutting point.
Swings a giant axe at 36 m/s at the cutting point. With a 1.71-meter scaled Longhaft Axe, that comes out to a ~30 kg blade and ~13 kilojoules at the cutting point.
Swings a large halberd at 36 m/s at the cutting point. With a 2.48-meter scaled Banished Knight's Halberd, that comes out to a ~8.9 kg blade and ~4 kilojoules at the cutting point.
Swings a giant hammer at 24 m/s pretty close to the center of mass. With a 0.95-meter scaled Battle Hammer, that comes out to a 123 kg head and ~24 kilojoules at the impact point.
Slams the ground hard enough to break rock and cause a damaging shockwave. (Ground Slam)
Launches gigantic arrows from an equally-gigantic bow with enough force to go through thick stone. Using this bow is noted to take "monstrous strength" to loose "arrows the size of spears." The dimensions of the arrows, especially the thickness and wideness of the heads, back up the text and likely place their mass far beyond that of a typical ballista bolt.
Can launch their arrows with what appear to be vapor cones. (Through and Through)
Can "parry" many enemies and bosses; unlike in some other games this "parry" is in fact just directly pushing against the enemy's strike, halting the momentum of the fast-moving weapon and launching it in another direction while the Tarnished remains still. The impact will also stagger or knock down the enemy in question. Notable examples of this in the early zones include:
Parries Leonine Misbegotten, even though these parryable animations have them swinging 225 kg blades at 155 m/s at the cutting point (near two megajoules).
Parries Night's Cavalry, with enough force to not only arrest the strike's momentum, but knock the ten-foot heavily-armored knights off of their mounts.
Parries Crucible Knights.
Parries Margit the Fell.
Parries Erdtree Burial Watchdogs.
Parries Tree Sentinels.
Utility

The Tarnished right out of the gate can near-instantly learn a lot of useful utility spells with bottom of the barrel stat requirements. These include:

The Tarnished can learn many "skills" throughout the game, which take the form of both magic spells and physical martial arts. These are distinguished from incantations, sorceries, and weapon-bound skills by the fact that any Tarnished can learn and use them without stat requirements (though they still benefit from higher damage with higher stats). There are about a hundred in the game, but here are some of the more notable early ones:

Platform(s): PC (had it on a CD with multiple games)
Genre: 2d Japanese fighting game
Estimated year of release: 2000-2007ish
Graphics/art style: It was in complete japanese with no translation, but very wacky and cutesy, no blood or anything like that. Kinda like Queen of Hearts 99, but without chibi characters.
Notable characters: It was an all female cast, we had a classic school girl in a sailor uniform with a sword (that had like 4 variations), a ninja with white hair, a younger blond girl in red nightgown that floated and seemed evil, a girl with a spellbook that used magic, etc.
There was also some weird ass characters that didnt seem to fit the all girl cast: a teddy bear suit ( in mutiple colors), a telephone pole that was able to shoot lasers, a dog suit and so on.
Notable gameplay mechanics: It had combos and very huge special moves, a bunch of kanji used to show up on the screen during the fights and specials if I recall.
Other details: I recall it had a linear story mode in which you fought 4 girls, then you would move on to a mini boss, and finally end on the evil blond girl with the nightgown.

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Hi so I fell down this rabbit hole of IQ testing after trying to see if I would qualify for school accommodations for ADHD
Basically I’ve had ADHD since I was 13 I’m in my mid 20s now (male, USA, south Asian) and I was just shooting the shit to see if I would be considered for accommodations for dental school that begins in a few months.
Then that brought me to the Mensa Norway test. I asked gpt4 what’s the best free online iq test to get an indicator of where I’m at. It suggested the most trusted to be 1. Mensa Norway 2. Cambridge brain sciences and 3. Queen doms iq test
Now see getting into dental school was very competitive. I scored a near 90th percentile on my DAT the standardized test for admission, and have been running on a high ever since
So I thought ok - instead of trying to get accommodations let me just see what my iq is to see if it’s necessary. So I begin Mensa Norway, on my phone, on the couch and like a couple questions deep I lost motivation but decided to stick through it. I’ve never done a formal or informal iq test before so it was all very new to me. I deffinitley burnt out on focus towards the end but idk.
The result? 95 IQ lmao. I feel dumb as hell now. But my mom was yelling at me in the meantime, I was questioning the validity of the whole thing to begin with, and felt I was stuck on a few for too long and overall didn’t give it my all.
What do you all think? Poor test conditions or more so that someone with a truly genuine higher or lower iQ who took the test in the same exact conditions as me would have respectively scored higher or lower?
Now forget all the neuropsych Evals - how the hell am I gonna do dental school with a sub average IQ especially if I wanna specialize which is competitive to another level- fully dependent on exam scores.
What should I do from here? I’m ready to give these iq tests my all in the search of the best reliable online cheap iq measure. Retake Norway? Is there a better alternative? Are first attempts the end all be all regardless of testing conditions? Should I take my adhd medication or go without it? I take it daily regardless.
Ahh it’s okay if I’m genuinely sub average, I mean I have adhd after all since a kid and I’m basically a turnaround story where I did terribly all my life in academics and in the past few years had a massive breakthrough with academics, or so I thought.
Can someone give me down on how this all works and what you recommend I take as a online test and how many times to get a true average iq guesstimate?
What’s the gold standard protocol here for newbies wanting a easy to take but reliable as hell test?
Should I give myself time between the next time I take an iq test or is it ok to go back to back if I feel okay mentally? Is empty stomach okay or should I eat?
I know this was alot so whatever you can provide input on would be massively helpful.

DRAG RACE!
Chronologica struts the runway wearing a Spider-Man suit, and long red wig.
Hello world!
Welcome to Drag Race.
Princess Papaya, you’re back! How are you going?
“Fabulously.” Papaya grins, touching the back of her head. “OH!”
What?
“Nothing.” Papaya smiles.
Rachelle, are you a lover?
“Always.” Rachelle smirks. “We were lovers.”
Once!
Floss, are you a lover?
“I’m a fighter, bitch.” Floss smirks. “I’ve survived snipers, baby.”
For our Challenge, our racers were tasked with competing in Duos in Lovers: The Musical.
And on the runway, they’ll be wearing Royal Couture.
It’s TIME!
~
Category is… Royal Couture!
Yasmin strides confidently onto the runway in a super-elegant Irene Galitzine cream shift dress, with a structured dress collar, built-in pockets, and a subtle black geometric pattern, accessorized with sleek black boots, black gloves, a neat blonde bob, triangular cream glasses, and a simple tiara studded with black diamonds.
“I’m hungry.” Papaya laughs.
Aguacate struts, jade scepter first down the runway. She is covered in a bronze robe, and her face is concealed by a jade mask reminiscent of Pakal the Great. At the end of the runway, she removes the mask, revealing a mug that is beat for the Mayan Gods.
“Ooooh….” Floss eyes light up.
Zazu Nova enters the stage in a fitted bodice adorned with intricate beading and lace in a regal royal blue, a voluminous skirt made of silk, structured with hoops to create a dramatic effect and an oversized collar, made of beads with metallic accents to add the final touch.
Beaded for the GODS.
Fiore Stravaganza struts out in a pearl coloured ballgown, with layer upon layer of white pearls upon her chest, structured around her gown. She has a stark painted face in a clown white, with a huge updo that itself has pearls wrapped around it, with a crown in white to add the final touch.
“A pearl necklace? Gross!” Papaya yells.
Jaslene Bangus has become Cinderella! In a gorgeous blue gown, Jaslene spins around, her dress glittering in the shining light. Her hair is placed up in a shining blonde, with a blue ribbon headpiece wrapped around it as she smiles.
Cinderella’s Ball.
King Omari Star enters the stage as an African King! He’s got a huge bronze cape, with a suit in a shining gold with geometric shapes throughout. Around his neck are various beads and jewels, along with a huge top hat in the same embroidered fashion as his cape as he proudly stomps through the stage.
“Power, baby.” Floss grins.
~
Hi Racers.
Let us chat.
Starting with… Aguacate & Yasmin.
The two grin.
What a fun combination. You both are really campy Queens, and you brought it this week.
“We always do.” Aguacate winks.
“I feel like you aren’t SINGERS.” Papaya adds. “But, you really had the confidence and skill in the delivery that brought yourself forward. For that, you should be pleased.”
“Thank you.” Yasmin nods. “I wanted to fight for this, and I believe collectively, we did.”
Good work.
Jaslene and Fiore.
The two stand tall.
“First of all. You look amazing- both of you.” Rachelle says.
Jaslene grins, and Fiore nods.
“Princesses.” Fiore smiles.
“I feel as if the vibe, though- the two of you, together, didn’t really work like I wanted to. Jaslene, you are a performer, and that was shown, through and through.”
“Thank you.” Jaslene responds.
“Fiore, I wanted so much more then what you did.” Rachelle responds. “This competition- we’re almost at the tail end, I need you to give us more. You struggled.”
“I did.” Fiore purses her lips. “But I did try-”
“Is that enough?” Rachelle adds. “I don’t know.”
Fiore looks at Rachelle. “Okay.”
Finally, Zazu and Omari.
“Pisces.” Zazu winks.
“You two bring such a fun chemistry, baby.” Floss smiles. “When it’s bad, it can be bad.”
“No more hosting.” Omari smirks.
“But when it’s good, it’s fucking good.” Floss grins. “I loved ya’ll.”
“Thank you!” Zazu smiles.
“There was such a level of fun, such a level of entertainment- you were stars on the main stage, and I loved to see it.” Floss grins. “Well done.”
The two look happily.
Thank you, racers. Whilst we deliberate, you may untuck backstage in the Crystal Lounge, sponsored by Princess Papaya Tropical Drinks.
Papaya winks.
~
The racers enter the Crystal Lounge.
“The final countdown…” Aguacate sings. “Da do do da… da da dee da da…” Aguacate grabs her drink. “The top 6.”
“It feels fantastic.” Yasmin grins. “Also because I am surviving another week.”
Fiore and Jaslene, at the other side of the room, both roll their eyes at the back.
“I feel as if-” Omari purses his lips. “This week, I was challenged, I felt as if at times- I couldn’t do it. But not only did I fight, have fun- but I engaged with my truth with a fantastic partner.”
“Me?” Zazu looks over in surprise.
Omari chuckles. “Yes, you.”
Zazu blushes. “I just wanted to enjoy this. I know I am not- the most mind blowing, the most talented artist but I love to perform. That’s what is in my heart.”
“I think that’s-” Yasmin tears up. “Beautiful. Because all of us here, we’re all fighting something and giving our all. And you’re a survivor, girl.”
Zazu smiles.
“We’re all survivors.” Aguacate wipes a tear and nods. “That’s what makes us powerful.”
Jaslene and Fiore look at each other.
"Well." Fiore purses her lips.
"Well, this has been quite the journey, hasn't it?" Fiore says, breaking the silence between them.
…
"Well, what?" Jaslene raises an eyebrow.
Fiore takes a deep breath. "Look, Jaslene, I may not have been the easiest person to work with, and I apologize for my behavior. I let my competitiveness and my desire to win cloud my judgment and affect our partnership. I didn't give you the respect and support you deserved."
Jaslene looks surprised and nods. "Thank you for saying that, Fiore. I appreciate it… And I'm sorry too. I let my frustration get the best of me, and I didn't always handle our conflicts in the best way either. We both made mistakes, but it's not too late to make amends."
Fiore's voice cracks slightly as she continues, "I know we don't have the best relationship anymore, and I can't promise that everything will suddenly be perfect between us. But I don't want us to be at each other's throats anymore. We're both here for a reason, and we should focus on supporting each other, rather than tearing each other down… and I have honestly missed our friendship these past few weeks.”
“Me too, girl.” Jaslene nods, also becoming emotional.
“…and I hope we can eventually go back to how we were." Fiore sighs.
Jaslene smiles, extending her hand towards Fiore. "Truce?"
Fiore hesitates for a moment, then reaches out and shakes Jaslene's hand. "Truce." She says with a small smile.
…
"Aww, look at them. They're having a moment." Yasmin whispers to the group, as the two walk over to the mirrors.
Omari smiles. "Seems like they've finally found some common ground. It's about time."
Zazu raises her glass. "To growth and second chances. May they slay this lip sync and leave the past behind."
"Go out there and show them what you're made of, skanks!" Aguacate yells.
"You've got this, ladies!" Yasmin adds with a supportive nod.
~
Welcome back, racers.
King Omari Star and Zazu Nova, this week, you were amazing- and I was living- no, LOVING it. Condragulations, you are the winners of this week’s challenge!
“AHHH!” Zazu cheers, hugging Omari, who chuckles.
King Omari Star: “A win, and damn does it feel good.”
…
…
…
Aguacate and Yasmin, you’re safe.
The two grin.
Fiore and Jaslene look at each other.
That means Jaslene Bangus and Fiore Stravaganza, I’m sorry my dears, but you are up for elimination.
The time has come… for you to lip sync to your life!
**You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift starts to play**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
Good luck… and don’t fuck it up!
Fiore and Jaslene both look at the other and sigh.
Aguacate: “Two frenemies, lip syncing for their lives… oh this will be delicious.” Aguacate chuckles.
~
Next Time!
Racers, it’s time for The Gods Ball!
This is our FINAL challenge before our grand finale!
Aguacate: “There’s no way I am NOT going to win this challenge before the finale. I want that SPOT!”
“Am I serving?” Yasmin looks at her garment.
“Something.” Zazu says, awkwardly.
“This is it, racers….” Omari smirks. “Who’s gonna take it?”
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I'm moving into my first real "adult" apartment in July, as in an apartment that I don't have a million roommates and that isn't a cheap college apartment that my parents are paying for, and a place in a nice area. I will have one other roommate who seems very willing to leaving it up to me to create a nice space.
I was wondering what tips or experiences you would like to share about furnishing your first apartment? Maybe tips for finding good furniture, figuring out a color scheme, items you'd rather buy second hand rather than first hand and vice versa, etc.
I am really struggling figuring out what sort of style I'd like to have and what sorts of furniture to buy. With my job and my roommate we will be able to afford a few nice first-hand pieces but will also be looking at second hand stores for a lot of things. I'm the kind of person who is having an hours long internal argument with myself about whether to get a queen size or full-size bed, so figuring out everything else is going to be really difficult for me. any help is appreciated!

Before I get into it, I hope you can upvote and comment so hopefully you guys will help me make up my mind...So here is some info before I get into it,, I 23 male and my partner 55male have been dating for 2 years now, we have had our ups and downs, times when we took breaks etc...and not to forget to mention: 1-we are from a third world country in which homosexuality is a sin and you can even get punished by law! .. 2- my partner is mostly straight! He had been with guys when he was younger, but he described it as just being very young and horny! I'm basically the first guy he has ever dated... despite him almost being straight he started making moves on me as we were just friends before etc.. 3- he had truly fallen in love with a girl 5-6 years ago,he was mad about her and they dated until 4 years ago ,, thats when few months before their wedding he found out she is cheating on him... It made him depressed, lost his job etc... About one year and half afterwards we met and became friends... After 6 months I could tell that he was into me and was obviously flirting with me, It was not long till we started dating... For the past 2 years I have been waiting for him to say 3 simple words... Which is ( I love you)! Even tho I remind him and tell him I love him on daily bases, or sometimes call him just to hear his voice,, I have been trying my absolute best to help and fix the damage she had done to him. I have surely seen improvement but to be honest it's becoming tiring! Constantly and unconditionally showing love and not receiving much in return. Even when I say ( I love you) , he either says thank you or laughs and says (and I hate you) anyhow I understand it's hard for him to say these words after what happened to him and he is just trying to protect himself. But I believe 2 years of constantly being a loving boyfriend is enough for someone to build up the courage to say these 3 simple words and he knows how much it means to me .... And another hard pill to swallow is knowing he how he treated her like a queen and how much he loved her, and how emotionally available he was with her and I don't see 1/10th of that when it comes to me... Keep in mind I'm absolutely in love with and also want the best for him.. with him acting that way I'm starting to believe I'm not the one for him. What should I do? I'm happy to provide more context if needed

I never want to cheat on a woman, fuck it I don’t even want to lie but I have no intention on limiting myself to one woman ever again… I work in a field where Men confide in me about their lives and lots of times the subject of relationships come up… In my 12 years in this field, I have learned that men’s happiness is compromised by one of three things: Time, Money & Sex.
The Men who care the most are often the losers in the equation and the Men who look out for themselves are the more confident mentally stable ones. I have been in several relationships since starting this and the best results come from having two or more women competing for my attention…
I know I’m gonna get roasted for this take but I’ve watch guys cry over and pay ridiculous settlements to women who started out “Honey, Baby, My Queen”… Once she tames the Man, He’s Done For. The competition keeps her honest.

Before I get into it, I hope you can upvote and comment so hopefully you guys will help me make up my mind...So here is some info before I get into it,, I 23 male and my partner 55male have been dating for 2 years now, we have had our ups and downs, times when we took breaks etc...and not to forget to mention: 1-we are from a third world country in which homosexuality is a sin and you can even get punished by law! .. 2- my partner is mostly straight! He had been with guys when he was younger, but he described it as just being very young and horny! I'm basically the first guy he has ever dated... despite him almost being straight he started making moves on me as we were just friends before etc.. 3- he had truly fallen in love with a girl 5-6 years ago,he was mad about her and they dated until 4 years ago ,, thats when few months before their wedding he found out she is cheating on him... It made him depressed, lost his job etc... About one year and half afterwards we met and became friends... After 6 months I could tell that he was into me and was obviously flirting with me, It was not long till we started dating... For the past 2 years I have been waiting for him to say 3 simple words... Which is ( I love you)! Even tho I remind him and tell him I love him on daily bases, or sometimes call him just to hear his voice,, I have been trying my absolute best to help and fix the damage she had done to him. I have surely seen improvement but to be honest it's becoming tiring! Constantly and unconditionally showing love and not receiving much in return. Even when I say ( I love you) , he either says thank you or laughs and says (and I hate you) anyhow I understand it's hard for him to say these words after what happened to him and he is just trying to protect himself. But I believe 2 years of constantly being a loving boyfriend is enough for someone to build up the courage to say these 3 simple words and he knows how much it means to me .... And another hard pill to swallow is knowing he how he treated her like a queen and how much he loved her, and how emotionally available he was with her and I don't see 1/10th of that when it comes to me... Keep in mind I'm absolutely in love with and also want the best for him.. with him acting that way I'm starting to believe I'm not the one for him. What should I do? I'm happy to provide more context if needed

The movies are on E! this weekend and of course I am watching them. These are the corrections that the TV series needs to make, from the total mistakes in the movies:
1) Slughorn was not a wimp and he never would have abandoned his students in the final battle, hiding because he couldn’t find his wand.
2) Speaking of the final battle, McGonagall should have been in the middle of it. She was scared of nobody.
3) Harry DID NOT WANT TO DANCE WITH HERMIONE IN A SEXUALLY PREDATORY MANNER. Ever.
4) “Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire?” was so extra.
5) Trelawney was not insane like she appears in the movies. She was eccentric and weird but she didn’t look like she slept in a van.
6) The Director got the hats wrong on the Beauxbatons costumes. I know this is an irrelevant detail but they were supposed to be worn on the side of the heat, not on too like a normal hat. They were actually nice when worn correctly.

I'm looking for a serious, long-term romantic relationship.
I know it's not something you wave a wand and make happen, but I ask that anyone who replies to this post be open to that. And as soon as one of us or both of us realize, after getting to know the other person, that's no longer on the table, we be honest with each other and decide where to go next. That could mean friendship, that could mean we part amicably.
I'm in Maine and it'd be nice and surprising to meet someone on Reddit actually from here, but I'm open to USA and Canada as well.
To me a relationship requires open communication, honesty, making the other person know they are valued and appreciated, and establishing/respecting boundaries.
• I love movies and horror movies especially, let's get scared together. Letterboxd is a rabbit hole I jumped into gladly.
• I make a lot of dry corny jokes, dad jokes, awful (so bad they're good, if you ask me) puns. And I love when someone can annoy me on purpose. Being humbled/called out on my nonsense is honestly one of my favorite things.
• Speaking of honesty, I try to be as honest as possible and am a firm believer in communication. So much stress and hassle in life can be avoided with communication.
• I love words and I take Scrabble way too seriously. I'd love to find someone who does as well.
• I'm an atheist so if that's a deal-breaker for you I understand.
• Physically I'm tall, dad-bod physique and I learned in lockdown I actually can grow a beard.
• I'm a big fan of voice calls on discord in addition to texting, that's my go-to app if we end up moving off Reddit.
About you:
• Sarcasm. Just general smartassness is a lovely quality.
• Opinionated. We all have opinions, and the more the merrier.
• If you laugh at your own jokes, we're already best friends.
• Politically liberal/progressive because that's what I am.
• Be around my age.
• Something I've figured out recently is I'm not currently looking for someone with kids of their own already.
I don't expect someone to be perfect, because I'm not. But maybe we're perfect for each other.
Feel free to word vomit in a PM if chat isn't your thing. But if chat is your thing, still tell me about yourself, you know?

"When Su-Metal goes on stage, she is the tallest 5'1'' person in the world."

It is Su'nday, kitsune!
Everything which is related to our queen has its place here, new or old stuff.

Last week thread
Last week favourite post was a very nice picture posted by matmosmac
Congratulations matmosmac for your first title ever! You are now the Ultimate Su fan for the week!

Special flair
"Ultimate Su fan of the week" >> matmosmac, you can now wear this flair. As long as you keep the title, you can wear the flair! However, if someone else win the title, you'll have to remove the flair. There can be only one bearer of this flair!
here is the link to the thread by Facu474 where it is explained how to activate a flair, according to your system.

SUPERQUIZZ!!
Part 1 beginner ; Part 2 members questions ; Part 3 Lyrics & Songs knowledge questions ; Part 4 Pochette, Show knowldege & cultural questions ; Part 5 Various questions

Archives
I only link the last thread of each month. If you want to reach the second thread of a month (for example) just navigate through them by using the "last week thread" link. Andy1295 Su'nday threads! ; 09/2017 10/2017 ; 11/2017 ; 12/2017 ; 01/2018 ; 02/2018 ; 03/2018 ; 04/2018 ; 05/2018 : 06/2018 ; 07/2018 08/2018 ; 09/2018 ; 10/2018 ; 11/2018 ; 12/2018 ; 01/2019 ; 02/2019 ; 03/2019 ; 04/2019 ; 05/2019 ; 06/2019 07/2019 ; 08/2019 ; 09/2019 ; 10/2019 ; 11/2019 ; 12/2019 ; 01/2020 ; 02/2020 ; 03/2020 ; 04/2020 ; 05/2020 ; 06/2020 ; 07/2020 ; 08/2020 ; 09/2020 ; 10/2020 ; 11/2020 ; 12/2020 ; 01/2021 ; 02/2021 ; 03/2021 ; 04/2021 ; 05/2021 ; 06/2021 ; 07/2021 ; 08/2021 ; 09/2021 ; 10/2021 ; 11/2021 ; 12/2021 ; 01/2022 ; 02/2022 ; 03/2022 ; 04/2022 ; 05/2022 ; 06/2022 07/2022 ; 08/2022 ; 09/2022 ; 10/2022 ; 11/2022 ; 12/2022 ; 01/2023 ; 02/2023 ; 03/2023 ; 04/2023 ; 05/2023

Contribute
Want to participate or make one of these threads, partially or entirely? Any suggestion? Just PM me! ^It's ^always ^welcome!

And to start the thread, here is an album.

Enjoy your Su'nday

The fact they want to show every piece of American history really does make sense especially given the name of the show

Biddy tarot queen of wands