Natasha Tori Maru

Attraction is so weird though! What I am attracted to has changed. People SAY they are attracted and want one thing, but then fall for something totally different. Same sorta shit with buying and purchases. I think a lot of attraction comes down to familiarity with our first attachment patterns and learned love signalling when children. Even when it is unhealthy - we are drawn to it as it is sometimes the only pattern we know that represents love.

Of course - but having a functional cock isn't the be all end all. People run into health issues. We age. Etc The relationship can't totally hinge on a solid member. Having said that, sex is so much more than penis in vagina 😁

Just gotta be mature really A man that can handle his shit - MUAH

Yum - add a dash of sesame oil and I'm IN!

I define shit tests as being deliberate / orchestrated. I don't look for proxies for maturity or self-regulation (that's not to say they aren't extremely useful in their own way). I look for direct evidence for them. I don't like high stakes games that involve negativity.

My grandad raised me - his passing was hard. I've lost 2 grandfathers and 1 grandmother. Parents hit different.

You can think what you like. But it doesn't do to deny someone's self report in totality.

These shit tests don't sound very... Scientifically sound 😂 I don't deliberately set up shit tests. But I want to see, and wait for the opportunity to witness, how dissappointment is dealt with when stakes are high. If you just spend time with someone in varied contexts it'll happen. Someone who knows how to be dissapointed with grace and dealk with the feeling is a green flag.

Are you experiencing the advanced age of your parents?

Great interview, went for a long hike with the pup and listened. Appreciated !

Bumping this for a good review - Leo introduced me to Ralston also. Few peeps around here have attended his workshops I believe

Lets keep these sorts of opinions to ourselves. Thanks.

Yep. It has been a big thing for me recently. My siblings seem to be oblivious - but I think this is because I am more engaged in a caring role already. I am lucky that my parents were young when they had me. I am only 40 but I still see this as half way through - if I am lucky.

Get off chops and let loose - I only go out to dance or see live music

I am JELLY - even the lactaise pills that are supposed to help... They do nothing. Fuckers. My version of a carbonara is pinenuts, broc, roast pumpkin and olive oil (salt, pepper, touch of lemon + parsley). I sometimes add some goats cheese if I feel like flirty with danger ( I can tolerate verysmall amounts of cheese ). FUCK fake cheese. Enjoy!

Straight out in furious explosion of gas and pressure (lactose intolerant)

@Human Mint I've asked GPs in the past to document and note on file any treatments I am refused when I request them. They change their tune very fast, and it can assist timelines when chronic issues arise.

I understand the intention - but intention doesn't always matter when outcome is poor.

I appreciate it And very glad you have strong flexibility of mind to be able to embody a different perspective. It is an asset that facilitates gratitude and higher consciousness. That isn't to say your problems aren't as real and deeply serious. They are legitimate too

Can you demonstrate for me where there is enjoyment? I can see most parties displaying poor conduct in some way or other. But I don't see enjoyment in the rhetoric. Having said that, I have speed read most posts here. From my read only @Inliytened1 could be read that way. Which I was dismayed by

I have the same thoughts. I'll give it to them; they really try to innovate and remix. I feel they could have totally deleted the vehicle system and diverted resources to building more story / content in the sky islands and underworld. Even a unique reward or OP weapon RNG element in those locations would have been great.

I appreciate these words, Leo ❤️ The signals between muscles just stop working with MND. Just takes over until the lungs stop. It's a horror. It's a true recontextualization. I am so grateful to be able to do something as mundane as make the bed. Or operate a door handle.

My Aunt has MND (think ALS). I help care for her. She is dying in front of my very eyes, very rapidly (she was walking 2 months ago, and now has lost the ability to move her legs. Her speaking muscles are now failing). It is very confronting. As you get older you are also confronted with your parents passing. This is also hard. Can't describe it.

@Leo Gura how did you feel about the underground area and light roots? I felt it had potential but ultimately it was wasted. After a while there was no real incentive to go down there. Loved the sky islands though.

A lot less - no time 🥹 We were sponsored to raid as Oceanic competitors. I used to hide I was a chick for as long as possible until I produced pure results on meters or for healing (to avoid any toxicity). Was a great time! Often got to duelist in arena on all characters (but I was less of an PvPer). Lots of "toxic positivity" from others in that game. Initially that sort of mentality pushed me really well in business. But it is a drain to use bad fuel to motivate myself so I had to change. I also ran and helped manage PAX Australia for 5 years as an enforcer. I am extremely competitive. I try to reign it into certain domains now so I don't try to crush everyone around me (I reserve the competitive behaviour for cycling, gaming and business). In business (I am the main estimator) I play to fucken WIN. I want to win the bid and bury all the other builders. I usually leverage my interpersonal ralational skills to do so - I talk to everyone. Talk talk talk. Pick up the phone. Emails and text is empty. Just chatting with others in the field and prompting/using social skills gets info. And you never know when that information will come in useful (to crush the competition muahahaha!). Interestingly, moderating here has been great for my personal growth. Both in terms of me shelving my competitive side here, and learning where my own rhetoric and SOP were causing friction with others. Moderating has translated to a business skill, just as gaming did. If you were a competitive gamer, I can see this translating really well to your business escapades 😈