Dating is essentially butt-sniffing. The longer you do it, the more familiar it all is. And it is a commitment - for many they’re committing to focus their interest on one person for a bit to see if they want to make it a longer commitment.

That said, I got a great piece of advice after getting out of a long relationship. A friend told me romantic relationships only end in one of two ways: you break up or someone dies. You only have control over one of those scenarios, so how can it be a Bad Thing all the time?

Y’all, every relationship is different, sometimes wildly different. It’s true that every relationship takes some work. How much is dependent on the relationship itself.

Slowest pitch in history.

This is the mentality to have through November, 2026.

He should hide ASAP, before he winds up “not deported” in El Salvador or somewhere in Africa.

Came here for this. Yeah, you’re the enemy because you invaded another country, and have been trying to gaslight the rest of the world about it ever since. In fairness, though, the gaslighting has worked on one particular idiot.

I think we are at the point where Americans just need to make this their profile pic on all their social media accounts.

Fuck him too.

I mean, I know I did.

One of these days they’ll realize that putting restrictions on the weapons given to Ukraine is playing into Putins hands. They’re so fearful of “escalation” when Putin’s already escalated.

Putin knows opening up a second front by attacking another former SSR would force the rest of the world to acknowledge what they already know - that he has no interest in any peace he hasn’t solely dictated - and actually respond to the obvious threat. So, he’ll play the war of attrition against Ukraine, Trump will fellate him, Europe will do little, he’ll rebuild his army and go after the next former SSR. Rinse, repeat. Modern leaders have no stomach for dealing with a bully like Putin. Or even a stupid Billy like Trump.

Super old, but also a cockroach of a human being. They tend to outlive expectation.

Doesn’t sound like they aren’t saying it “feels like” anything. Sounds like they’re calling it what it absolutely is.

This is what “running the country like a private business” looks like. Line must go up.

There is a special place in Hell for all these self-professed “Christians.”

[x] I am a meat popsicle.

It alright. Trump will welcome this persecuted white guy with open arms.

First, it’s important for people to understand that democratic governance is compromise. At least when elected officials play by the rules (cough, Trump/GOP).

Second, I don’t think Mamdani was ever going to turn. NYC into a “socialist paradise,” like all the rich/right-wing/centrist Chicken Littles warned. The best he can hope to do is pull the state party back to the left. Maybe find some success with progressive policies and open the door for more progressive candidates.

Democrats have been trying for so long to get the mythical “moderate Republican” vote that they’ve effectively become the centrist party, and it’s allowed the GOP to move further and further to the right to where Tea Partiers are now the moderates! It’s good to see a true progressive win a major election, even if it is NYC (the city did also elect Rudy & Bloomberg to the post).

Shoulda posted in unpopularopinions. In this sub, it’s just stupid.

Right!? Whole lotta shooting and death happening for a truce!

“Might” is doing some damn heavy lifting!