The Eternal Thread: Poh-TET-oh, Poh-taw-toh!

[Idzequitch]

My group did long-term relationships for the most part, and a lot of the girls, I'm told, were generally fine taking things slow. The guys were of a different opinion, which inevitably led to more drama - we had it all, the hypocrite conservative, the braggart who took credit for the ex's next relationship.

I never had any relationships, despite almost every girl from school telling me years later they'd have fucked me if I'd have been more forward about it.

So many missed chances. *cries*

I'm at 22+ years with no relationships and still going strong

[The Grim Reaper]

But his only relationship during his time in high school was the cause of like a solid year's worth of the worst drama in my year level, so I think it was for the best.

That's why you don't have relationships. You have "buddies" ;D

I don't think there were many at my school on either side of the gender divide who would have bought into that, honestly

Fancy, suburban private school with just enough Anglicanism to keep the kids in line but not enough for there to be anything concrete to rebel against.

[The Emerald Dawn]

I never had any relationships, despite almost every girl from school telling me years later they'd have fucked me if I'd have been more forward about it.

So many missed chances. *cries*

I'm at 22+ years with no relationships and still going strong

Relationships have a lot to say for them, but only if you know what you want, and can support and assist with what your partner(s) want.

[Ethel mermania]

I don't get it, either. In the five years between finishing up secondary school education and becoming a teacher there must have been some cataclysmic social upheaval, I was teaching in a mixed sex school and yet the the boys and girls avoided even acknowledging the opposite sex's existence whenever possible.

That is what happens when you hypercomplicate the traditional learning process regarding social interactions, and then throw in the technological capability to escape reality to another section of existence where gender doesn't matter at all.

StI'll the girls are much more fun to play with.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

That's why you don't have relationships. You have "buddies" ;D

I don't think there were many at my school on either side of the gender divide who would have bought into that, honestly

Fancy, suburban private school with just enough Anglicanism to keep the kids in line but not enough for there to be anything concrete to rebel against.

Public school here. Not a lot of blatant religion, but there was the subtle hint of Baptism in the teacher culture to keep a degree of decency.

By "a degree" I mean not a lot, but the pretense was the thing that mattered.

[Idzequitch]

I'm at 22+ years with no relationships and still going strong

Relationships have a lot to say for them, but only if you know what you want, and can support and assist with what your partner(s) want.

Well, for one, I had exactly zero interest in relationships until I was almost 17, so I didn't have any of those silly middle school "relationships." Then I spent two years with my eye on a girl who wouldn't give me the time of day, so that was fun. Regardless, I'm in no hurry.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Relationships have a lot to say for them, but only if you know what you want, and can support and assist with what your partner(s) want.

Well, for one, I had exactly zero interest in relationships until I was almost 17, so I didn't have any of those silly middle school "relationships." Then I spent two years with my eye on a girl who wouldn't give me the time of day, so that was fun. Regardless, I'm in no hurry.

I had interest in sex since early on. No interest in relationships though.

I'd say my serious interest in sex (meaning, something more advanced than "uh my dick feels funny and I need to rub one off whenever I look at this girl, I wonder why that is?") kickstarted when I was 15-16.

I have some interest in relationships now, but I still have more interest in sex.

[The Emerald Dawn]

Relationships have a lot to say for them, but only if you know what you want, and can support and assist with what your partner(s) want.

Well, for one, I had exactly zero interest in relationships until I was almost 17, so I didn't have any of those silly middle school "relationships." Then I spent two years with my eye on a girl who wouldn't give me the time of day, so that was fun. Regardless, I'm in no hurry.

And that's a good thing, just don't forget: Relationships don't have to be intimate, they can be platonic.

Practicing treating your best friend nicely will help you learn how to respect and treat your best girl/guy nicely. Kindness is something that should be a practiced, and easy, thing. It saves you a lot of trauma in a marriage (Old Man speaking) when you're more conscious of the give and take.

[Hurdergaryp]

Not all Mexican women may have pretty faces, but God damn do they have a nice ass.

Yes, this is one of those weird times when I am less than civilized, enjoy it.

Knew this girl in the service, had a heart shaped ass, generous hips, slender waist, solid "C" breasts, and a face like a god damn muppet.

You wonder how the Charisma roll got that badly blown.

We can't all be as pretty as you, TED.

[Idzequitch]

Well, for one, I had exactly zero interest in relationships until I was almost 17, so I didn't have any of those silly middle school "relationships." Then I spent two years with my eye on a girl who wouldn't give me the time of day, so that was fun. Regardless, I'm in no hurry.

I had interest in sex since early on. No interest in relationships though.

I'd say my serious interest in sex (meaning, something more advanced than "uh my dick feels funny and I need to rub one off whenever I look at this girl, I wonder why that is?") kickstarted when I was 15-16.

I have some interest in relationships now, but I still have more interest in sex.

And I'm the opposite. My interest in sex is... minimal at best. It's actually the relationship aspect of it that appeals to me.

[The Emerald Dawn]

Knew this girl in the service, had a heart shaped ass, generous hips, slender waist, solid "C" breasts, and a face like a god damn muppet.

You wonder how the Charisma roll got that badly blown.

We can't all be as pretty as you, TED.

That's a lie. I'm positive that people can be as pretty as me. Just takes a couple decades of hard work, some shrapnel, and a genetic predisposition towards unnaturally pale skin.

It's like Military Maybelline.

[Hurdergaryp]

We can't all be as pretty as you, TED.

That's a lie. I'm positive that people can be as pretty as me. Just takes a couple decades of hard work, some shrapnel, and a genetic predisposition towards unnaturally pale skin.

It's like Military Maybelline.

Well, I have an interest in military combat machines, but that's about it.

[The Princes of the Universe]

It's Finally Friday!!!!

Sadly, I have to wait until Saturday for my equivalent of Friday. i.e. My "weekend" consists of Sunday and Monday.

My weekend consists of Monday.

I had interest in sex since early on. No interest in relationships though.
I'd say my serious interest in sex (meaning, something more advanced than "uh my dick feels funny and I need to rub one off whenever I look at this girl, I wonder why that is?") kickstarted when I was 15-16.
I have some interest in relationships now, but I still have more interest in sex.

And I'm the opposite. My interest in sex is... minimal at best. It's actually the relationship aspect of it that appeals to me.

I'd strongly prefer neither. Alas, I didn't get that.

[The Emerald Dawn]

That's a lie. I'm positive that people can be as pretty as me. Just takes a couple decades of hard work, some shrapnel, and a genetic predisposition towards unnaturally pale skin.

It's like Military Maybelline.

Well, I have an interest in military combat machines, but that's about it.

I used to be a machine, now I'm just more machine than man.

[Immoren]

Not helping dissuade the creepy IT guy trope at all at all, there ;D.

Heh, there's a reason that tropes exist. Much like stereotypes, there is enough of a grain of truth there to continue the narrative. It doesn't help that IT folks are usually massively introverted in person, and their social standing in their field depends on knowing how to work with a machine that doesn't have feelings, emotions, or dreams. Thankfully the field is diversifying somewhat, again as the technological learning curve shallows out some. Before I left for my current job, there was even a pair of young ladies who actually looked at other people's shoes in public.

Pair off extroverted Finns?

[The Holy Empire of the Spaghetti Monster]

Well, I have an interest in military combat machines, but that's about it.

I used to be a machine, now I'm just more machine than man.

The Emerald Dawn, professor. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. TED will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster.

[Ethel mermania]

Twas dating, for my group.

There were a few girls I hung out consistently, but when they started dating and breaking up with friends through high school, it became awkward to do anything in mixed-gender groups - there'd generally be at least one ex-couple, with the emotional maturity of foie gras between them.

Back in my day everyone was sleeping with everybody, but that's catholic education for you. Wasn't much awkwardness but that was just our group mentality I suppose.

At least everything calms the hell down drama wise in uni.

Thank you jesus for repressed catholic girls.

[The Emerald Dawn]

Heh, there's a reason that tropes exist. Much like stereotypes, there is enough of a grain of truth there to continue the narrative. It doesn't help that IT folks are usually massively introverted in person, and their social standing in their field depends on knowing how to work with a machine that doesn't have feelings, emotions, or dreams. Thankfully the field is diversifying somewhat, again as the technological learning curve shallows out some. Before I left for my current job, there was even a pair of young ladies who actually looked at other people's shoes in public.

Pair off extroverted Finns?

It's unlikely that Alpha had Nordic stock, she was quite Nigerian. Beta is possible, she was shorter than I'd anticipate a Natural Finn to be, but she could have been a result of a mingling between Scando-Nordic and Roman stock.

[The Emerald Dawn]

I used to be a machine, now I'm just more machine than man.

The Emerald Dawn, professor. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. TED will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster.

I should build a Lee Majors running sound into my prosthetic legs. That would probably help me find out who's a nerd and who isn't around here.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

I was looking through mein old worldbuilding notebooks, and I found the maddening, barely decipherable scrawlings of a younger me. I tried making a constructed language for my fantasy settings Orcs. A sample of their text:

Uc-erc'rurku rik-ukr'ocer crurk-ukr.

Roughly translated, it is along the lines of:

I politely apologize, good individual, but I cannot understand what you are saying (and if it wouldn't be too difficult, I politly implore you to rephrase what you said into terms I can understand).

[Abserdia]

I was looking through mein old worldbuilding notebooks, and I found the maddening, barely decipherable scrawlings of a younger me. I tried making a constructed language for my fantasy settings Orcs. A sample of their text:

Uc-erc'rurku rik-ukr'ocer crurk-ukr.

Roughly translated, it is along the lines of:

I politely apologize, good individual, but I cannot understand what you are saying (and if it wouldn't be too difficult, I politly implore you to rephrase what you said into terms I can understand).

Orcs are so polite!

[Ethel mermania]

That's not different from my experience except most people were kinda scared of having sex if they had plans to go to college because almost everyone who was fucking inevitably was a teen pregnancy after some period of time.

So most of my group was like "nah, we're cool."

My group did long-term relationships for the most part, and a lot of the girls, I'm told, were generally fine taking things slow. The guys were of a different opinion, which inevitably led to more drama - we had it all, the hypocrite conservative, the braggart who took credit for the ex's next relationship.

We traded off, everyone slept with everyone else in the group. One relationship at a time though. Serial monogamy was the term.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

I was looking through mein old worldbuilding notebooks, and I found the maddening, barely decipherable scrawlings of a younger me. I tried making a constructed language for my fantasy settings Orcs. A sample of their text:

Uc-erc'rurku rik-ukr'ocer crurk-ukr.

Roughly translated, it is along the lines of:

I politely apologize, good individual, but I cannot understand what you are saying (and if it wouldn't be too difficult, I politly implore you to rephrase what you said into terms I can understand).

Orcs are so polite!

In the setting, orcs had a very sophisticated culture... which was destroyed when they made first contact with the rest of the world, and they were enslaved by the dominant Dwarf faction.

[Ethel mermania]

Well, for one, I had exactly zero interest in relationships until I was almost 17, so I didn't have any of those silly middle school "relationships." Then I spent two years with my eye on a girl who wouldn't give me the time of day, so that was fun. Regardless, I'm in no hurry.

And that's a good thing, just don't forget: Relationships don't have to be intimate, they can be platonic.

Practicing treating your best friend nicely will help you learn how to respect and treat your best girl/guy nicely. Kindness is something that should be a practiced, and easy, thing. It saves you a lot of trauma in a marriage (Old Man speaking) when you're more conscious of the give and take.

"Yes dear", are he two most used words in my vocabulary

[Immoren]

I was looking through mein old worldbuilding notebooks, and I found the maddening, barely decipherable scrawlings of a younger me. I tried making a constructed language for my fantasy settings Orcs. A sample of their text:

Uc-erc'rurku rik-ukr'ocer crurk-ukr.

Roughly translated, it is along the lines of:

I politely apologize, good individual, but I cannot understand what you are saying (and if it wouldn't be too difficult, I politly implore you to rephrase what you said into terms I can understand).

>modified latin script
>no howbrew conscript

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