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Self-Love is a meta perspective. People who love themselves would generally honor their romantic needs in relationships.

I haven’t watched it but I’m going to assume it’s a bad idea. Lex is way too charitable. Trump will run the table with him.

Being a politician is a people’s game. Coming up with actual solutions and policies is mostly for people behind the scenes.

I’ve never seen that before. Embarrassing.

Nice explanation.

That is the argument in favor of censorship. If people were not corrupt and morally bankrupt, we could have more free speech.

Yes. Exchange is the basis of all of society.

No not anything. You can squeeze them within reason.

Sure, but that's not really the issue though. People are not asking to be seen as the perfect glory of God. They just don't want to be taken advantage of.

@Keryo Koffa you are chaotic

That’s a good analogy.

Well, she probably did feel that way to some degree. It wasn’t like we formed a deep emotional bond. But also, the incident I mentioned was already about 15-30mins after I first approached her. We had spent some time chatting where I wasn’t being too pushy or aggressive. I think she saw that I was at least willing to get to know her.

That’s usually helpful, yes. But then of course she’ll probably also have higher expectations for that relationship if you do that. I had a ONS once where the woman deliberately stopped me from getting to know her more. She knew there was no hope of something in the future between us and didn’t want to get attached.

Depends. Could be that she’s just in the mood and not looking for something serious. Could be that even though it’s casual, you built enough of a connection that she at least doesn’t feel like she’s just being used. Could also be that she is hoping it will turn into something more serious in the future.

Usually when it's devoid of making a deeper connection beyond just sex. Casual sex is inherently somewhat objectifying. You're not really connecting with the person, that's why it's called 'casual'.

Not generated? Are you or are you not God?

She's so full of it. Whatever concerns you have over elite corruption will only get worse with a Trump administration.

Please seek professional help if you can. People here are not equipped to help you handle these kind of problems.

All that talk and they both are still endorsing Trump, who will continue to sell out the environment for economic reasons.

All external noises are within you, as well as any distinctions between artificial and natural.

Just wait until I start asking for basic politeness 😈

Consider the context of the advice I gave. To me, it seemed like OP was struggling with embracing hard conversations. Embracing hard conversations where there is heated disagreement is not dysfunction, it's function. In a different context I would give different advice.

I will explain my POV one more time. I really do want you to get it. I just ask for in return a genuine willingness to learn and to seriously consider the things I say.

Well you do have to know how to let go of things as well. So if you feel like you've had tough conversations with your family over and over, and they're still not getting it, then it might be best to move on. You can't force people to agree with you either. There has to be receptivity. It's okay if you're okay with a dysfunctional society. Or if you're very young, like pre-college age. Once you get to college / post-college age and have a basic handle on your survival, you should start thinking about politics.

That attitude does create more dysfunctionality. If you want to end the dysfunctionality, you can't just talk about things people agree on. Learn how to navigate situations of conflict with grace, not just hide from them.