Nah, I quit because she went to a different company and was no longer friends with me, so I no longer had a reason to vape lol. If it wasn't for the girl, I would've never picked it up. IMO it's a waste of money + with all the health concerns, there's no point in vaping.
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joined 1 year ago
- Adult
- Because a girl I had a crush on vaped, so I'd vape with her so that I had an excuse to spend more time with her.
- No, because I quit.
- No, because I quit.
- Obviously the health concerns are greater than anything else.
- Obviously the health concerns are greater than anything else.
3 days. Felt like shit, I immediately knew something was wrong and that it wasn't a normal cold, so I did a test and it came out positive.
I'm not Indian, but I've got a few Indian friends and have attended a few Indian weddings as well. From what I've seen, there's no "traditional" gift - most of the gifts I've seen are something which would be useful for the couple or their house, eg a dinner set, clothes, jewelery, maybe even a gadget or appliance. But this really depends on the couple - younger couples these days may explicitly say no to any physical gifts (because they may just end up becoming clutter) and would prefer accepting cash or gift cards instead. So if you're close to your friend, I'd say ask them upfront what sort of gift they would prefer or if there's any type of gift they wouldn't want - and that should help you narrow it down. Beware that they may say not to worry about bringing a gift and just your presence alone would be a gift (I've heard this dialog a few times...), but regardless, you shouldn't back down, and insist that you will gift them something irrespective of what they say, so this should make them back down if they're being stubborn. :)
As someone else said, a Polish gift might be a good idea - doesn't have to be a "useful" thing, but something symbolic to remember you would be nice.
Cheers for the reply and sorry you lost your original comment, I hate it when that happens to me!
What happened here? How long were you chatting?
Nothing really, they just never went anywhere. I would usually chat for maybe 2-3 days, and I think the longest chat I've had active was for a week. The problem is I'm not really good at chatting (it just feels so fake asking the same old small talk stuff, like you know, how you feel inside when put on a fake smile?), and I don't know how to organically switch from a random small talk to asking them out.
After a handful of good exchanges I'll usually ask them out.
Whats your criteria for this? What's a good number of exchanges, and do you ask your dealbreaker / serious questions during this time, or just keep it all casual, like asking them about their interests etc?
I mainly used Hinge and Bumble. Fully fleshed out, verified profiles on both of them, clearly describing what I was after (ie, after a serious relationship, looking for a child-free vegan partner etc). Had premium subscription on both of them too, for more filter options and chances of getting matched. I also followed the golden rule of only swiping right on someone who actually matched my interests, and someone I could see myself having a relationship with (so no swiping on Instagram models and obvious catfishers).
I did get matches, but ALL the chats went nowhere. They all start off well, we make some small talks and the chats frizzle off over time or they ghost you.
I was doing this religiously for several months, spending at least an hour or two each day, going thru all the profiles, reading all their bios, searching again with different filters in case my strict filters missed someone etc. And after months of doing this, I burnt out. I didn't manage to land a single meetup, never mind actually having a date. It made me very depressed and my self esteem took a big blow, it made me wonder whether it was really worth wasting so much time on this, only to end up getting depressed. So I binned the whole idea of actively looking for someone, and thought I'd be best to leave it up to fate, and decided to just go back and focus on my career and hobbies instead.
It's been over six months now since I've been away from the dating game and mentally I'm doing so much better. I've got a new job which is going well too, I've been hitting my goal of 10,000 steps a day and have pretty much sorted out all my diet/nutrition bits where I was lacking a bit previously, plus I'm enjoying the new Cyberpunk 2077 update on my PS5 which has finally lived up to its hype, so, life is good and I can't really complain. I've accepted that not all people can have everything, so I've moved on. In saying that, I would be lying if I didn't feel jealous seeing people with partners or when I see threads like these, but I guess I just have to not dwell on it, and move on with my life.
Nothing at present. I've tired a few dating apps, but it went nowhere so I've given up.
This. Reading this thread makes me sad and wonder where I went wrong in life.
Maybe I shouldn't have chosen IT as a career. Or maybe my parents shouldn't have sent me to an all-boys school, which made me shy and awkward around girls even in my later years. Maybe I should've fooled around in my college and uni days, instead of concentrating on my studies. What did all my efforts get me? What was I even working so hard for? Forget being in a relationship, I haven't even kissed a girl yet. Sigh.
I like to keep the tap in my bathroom sink squeaky clean and shiny at all times so that there's not even a single water stain on it, so I give it a wipe every time I use it - which is several times a day.
No, actually your suggestion is quite valid. I have returned to gaming thanks to the Nintendo Switch, and found that it was much more easier on my arms. Since then, I bought a PS5, and also got a handheld emulator to play some retro games.
I'm not keen on getting back into PC gaming though.
Nah, I gave up on all that too. As in downloading, I don't do it any more. Couldn't be bothered to keep buying new drives, looking for the best seedboxes, private trackers, usenet etc. Even deleted my entire movie and TV show library that I was proud of. I think the only thing I kept was Harmy's Despecialised edition of Star Wars.
I just stream everything these days. No more data hoarding.
Lol, I'm the exact opposite of you - never had sex even once. So what's your secret? Don't tell me you're attractive?