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Normalize being an adult

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Roaksan@reddit

0/10 do not recommend adulting. It sucks and not even in a fun way.
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9yocompootermaster@reddit

Being an adult kinda sucks ass ngl
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Greg-The-Squirrel@reddit

Nah, I enjoy being an adult. Or at least I enjoy being in my 30's. Being broke sucks.
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Shoelesshobos@reddit

Idk man I now have a car, a home and I can eat cake and ice cream whenever I want. I think being a kid kinda sucked too.
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KvBla@reddit

Kid: vidya all day, no money for anything, lots of energy. Adult: vidya sometimes, p2w ezpz cuz good job, no time/energy.
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IrregularrAF@reddit

Don’t P2W but since my computer costs as much as some cars, may as well be.
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KvBla@reddit

I briefly reached nirvana when i finally got a job that paid well and started going crazy on the loot boxes, cosmetics, mounts, pets and all them premium shits in old games i could never afford, it was ...transcending, then luckily it fizzled out and didnt continue cuz i had my fill.
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FalseStructure@reddit

Same bruh. Now I have busted built eula in genshin (game is not installed for like 2 years)
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Panichord@reddit

Don't reinstall and you'll never know that Eula fell off hard
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executordestroyer@reddit

Took a break from gaming and anime since 2019 so never played any of the games. Were anime, gacha games better back then when they first came out? Genshin, sr, zzz, etc? Is the story unchanged and just the gameplay got worse or something?
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Panichord@reddit

Of those games I've only played Genshin but I can say the game has generally been getting better over time in basically every aspect. Comparing the early areas/characters/quests from 2020 to the current ones, there's a big difference in quality.
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Gyrskogul@reddit

I'm sure the same can be said for my cracked Ganyu, been like 4 yrs for me
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Panichord@reddit

Indeed my friend only the dedicated Ganyu mains would be using her in abyss now
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IrregularrAF@reddit

I’m better than everyone, never had that interest. But I buy a decent skin here and there to support any games continuing success, such as arc raiders rn. Even bought a copy for my friend last night. 👅
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Ver_Nick@reddit

The problem is you don't really want ice cream nor cake no more
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_v___v_@reddit

Nah, fuck that, I'm nearly 40 and I'd happily drown in ice-cream. Your dreams have just died.
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theyeshman@reddit

I lost my sweet tooth the second time I got covid, my enjoyment of sweet things just didn't ever come back with the rest of my sense of taste. I can taste sugar and all again but for some reason sweetness just makes everything taste bad to me now.
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executordestroyer@reddit

So you eat healthy now? I wonder if replacing diabetes sugar addiction with sodium chips popcorn is the lesser worst, less unhealthy if that exists, or maybe I'm just trading a set of problems of sugar dangers with a different set that is sodium and fat problems.
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theyeshman@reddit

I wouldn't say I eat that healthy. I don't eat sweetened things and very rarely eat packaged things, I cook the vast majority of mine and my family's food from raw ingredients, however I don't exactly make health food. Loads of butter, too much fatty meat, a bit too much salt. I also eat too much because my food is delicious.
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executordestroyer@reddit

So at least you probably won't get diabetes which sucks since it prevents healing so you can't have surgeries based on what I was told. Just have to find a way to make vegetables taste good to add more nutrients and balance your diet. If protein doesn't have flavor by itself and needs salt fat oil etc to give it taste, people say that applies with veggies as well needing flavor and they will taste almost or as good as protein. Since my taste buds semi reset when I sleep have time to regain sensitivity to taste or something, I can eat unflavored broccoli first thing when I wake up and it tastes ok surprisingly.
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theyeshman@reddit

I find veggies delicious especially with oil and seasonings. Even raw I like most veggies, though.
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Icy_Magician_9372@reddit

Being kind of sucks
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full_knowledge_build@reddit

We live in
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octavio989@reddit

We
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Lieuwe21@reddit

Oui
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ducktape8856@reddit

Wie?
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leutwin@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/uvefx5xwdp1g1.jpeg?width=903&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf10872b5f34857952951bd91db7736be409e60d
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VulkinLove@reddit

Wii play, do you?
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lumia920yellow@reddit

mii?
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ShefBoiRDe@reddit

Wii, you.
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HaruspexBurakh@reddit

Annnnd Switch!
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Carbon_robin@reddit

You,Wii
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Giraffeless@reddit

Wat?
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a_normal_person_3@reddit

Are living our liiiiiiives Abound with so much information
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QarzImperiusrealLoL@reddit

We love
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Capital_Pick3604@reddit

we lie
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LankyEvening7548@reddit

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SilliusS0ddus@reddit

yes but I kinda wanna stab the all into it's face rather than having to make peace with it
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LankyEvening7548@reddit

Rejection of reality does nothing but hurt you more . Acceptance takes the edge off of the issue . There’s always more to life that’s worth living for or dare I say full on enjoyable . “Life has many chapters ,don’t let one bad chapter end the book “ - Buddha.
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SilliusS0ddus@reddit

MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD
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LankyEvening7548@reddit

Chaos is the default setting of the world
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SilliusS0ddus@reddit

nah Order is the default setting. if the world were chaotic you couldn't count on always falling down rather than up. the world has a pretty rigid set of rules
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LankyEvening7548@reddit

Every step we take is actually controlled falling . Every time a plane lands it’s a controlled crash . We build order . Chaos and entropy are the defaults we as humans vehemently reject every day . That’s why all things given form eventually turn to dust yet we continue to build .
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SilliusS0ddus@reddit

Ok I'll give you that. Entropy is a chaotic element. BUT it still happens according to strict rules. the natural balanced state of the universe is not chaos. it's death. life opposes entropy because entropy means death.
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LankyEvening7548@reddit

And so the cycle continues
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WeeTheDuck@reddit

holy shit, bro's actually knowledgable
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turtleneckless001@reddit

To be, is to to suck
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HardcoreRemover1337@reddit

Gnosticism
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AstroBoi7@reddit

Existence kind of sucks
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KasKyo@reddit

Having things doesn't make you adult tho.
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Ripfengor@reddit

This is “being an adult with limited financial, dietary health, or external responsibilities.” For all but the wealthiest, this goes away eventually.
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Cowslayer369@reddit

My biggest complaint is that I just don't enjoy stuff as much anymore and time seems to fly by. Other then that, I am having the best time of my life and it keeps getting better every year.
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GargamelLeNoir@reddit

People who think adulthood sucks just failed at life. I absolutely wouldn't want to go back to being a kid or a teen.
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SirBruceForsythCBE@reddit

A car costs money A home costs money Cake and ice cream cost money To make money you need to work Working sucks Being an adult sucks
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RancidOoze@reddit

Idk being an adult seems to have fucked with my ability to digest the junk I ate as a kid and buying toilet paper kind of sucks
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YoungDiscord@reddit

Same I think honestly being an adult only sucks if you're in a hopeless situation or lack common sense Sadly, most people fall into one of the two aformentioned categories.
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dzh@reddit

like 3 kids AND dwindling income?
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Techno-Diktator@reddit

Being a kid sucked in its own way sometimes, but being an adult sucks way more way more often .
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FlareBlitzCrits@reddit

Early adult life when you’re thriving not surviving is pretty awesome. 
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Vozail@reddit

You were thriving? When the fuck was that supposed to happen?
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Ecstatic-Compote-595@reddit

mid 20s when you have a really low expectation for standard of living for yourself and getting ass is pretty easy and you don't even have a savings account. Imo 26 is the best age to be because people start to respect you but you can get away with being an idiot
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critsalot@reddit

college years most likley. at least back in the day education wasnt stupidely crazy if you went to a commuter school. you got a min wage or slightly higher than min wage job but it would still pay rent (think 90s) . got to party and spend your money before responsbilities and inflation took hold.
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whythenamestaken@reddit

I think my first 3 months when I still had a remnant of a savings account was pretty nice
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ibench-1pounds@reddit

I’m waiting on my first three months being good. It better happen before 28 man cuz I’m tired
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akoOfIxtall@reddit

Be kid: can't do shit, no money, can't use drugs... Be adu\*t: can do anything at least once, still no money, no bitches, can't get addicted so still no drugs, did I said no money yet? Don't wanna try to get a girlfriend because no money, no money, please send help The only happiness in a man's life is their trusty dog https://preview.redd.it/bycs4itump1g1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=58ef67ff4439825fd1ee35b73c8367ef9b358b0c
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NINgameTENmasterDO@reddit

\> money sink \> money sink \> diabetes yeah sure sounds good
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throwawayeastbay@reddit

I fucked around and found out with beetus there's always something out there to keep you from the cake and ice cream it's such bullshit
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charlie-the-Waffle@reddit

no one asked you
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Distantstallion@reddit

The price of agency is responsibility
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Anen-o-me@reddit

Yeah you can eat what you want, but now you're burdened by the knowledge of how bad it is for you. Kid you didn't know and didn't care and could enjoy such things with a pure heart.
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whalemix@reddit

At times, yes. But at other times, I feel a great sense of fulfillment from silly shit like putting Christmas lights up on my roof or organizing my garage or having a nice breakfast with my wife. And I think little joys like that are special and something you really only experience as an adult. Plus, if I want to take a vacation or play video games all day or go buy a slice of cake just because I want it, I can technically do that without needing to ask anyone for permission (although there might be consequences for my actions)
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Techno-Diktator@reddit

Your last point kinda demonstrates why it sucks though. It's ultimately the illusion of freedom, you COULD just game all week and do nothing else, but you won't, because the consequences are too great. Apply this to all your other wants and suddenly you are far less free than when you were a kid.
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whalemix@reddit

I guess, but when I do spend an entire day gaming, I feel like shit. I feel unproductive, lazy, and out of shape. Whereas when I worked out in the morning, had 3 good meals, had a productive day at work, and maybe did some yard work in the afternoon, it’s the best day of my week. Idk, I just think finding joy in productivity is part of adulthood
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Techno-Diktator@reddit

Yes, because we are taught that being productive 100% of the time is the goal and leisure is sin only allowed for children or the rich.
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executordestroyer@reddit

I think it depends on the media you consume. Zoning out on a mindless multiplayer game will leave you feeling like sht. I regret the life time energy I wasted on soulless grinding that didn't matter in the end and left with nothing at the end. But playing a good story game or with friends, you won't regret because you at least had socialization and a meaningful story that left you with some emotional impressions. I guess it's about doing meaningful stuff that actually truly adds value to your life in terms of mental appreciation for something, emotional sentimental experiences, and doing things for a healthier life. Mindless media that leaves us feeling worse regretting doesn't achieve that, but friends, good stories, media games do.
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ninetailedoctopus@reddit

It’s the tiny increments made over a large amount of time that makes for a good life :)
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Bears_On_Stilts@reddit

If people romanticized Amelie the way they romanticize The Wolf of Wall Street, we'd all feel a lot differently.
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Jack-of-Hearts-7@reddit

I like being an adult better than being a kid. My childhood sucked ass.
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Qysto@reddit

I’ve never sucked ass and I’m an adult, you people have all the fun
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hundenkattenglassen@reddit

The expenses of being an adult sucks ass. As kid I could literally have a fiver to my name but I couldn’t care less. As an adult if emergency account goes below 10K I start selling ass on street corner due to 1) hobby and 2) desperate for more money.
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Plastic-Archer4245@reddit

We don't kink shame
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Prestigious-Fig1172@reddit

You can be Child like in a demanding annoying way, or in a curios, playful way.
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MrMangobrick@reddit

Yeah, it sucks until you can actually live on your own without financial worries, but until then it's not amazing
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itsjeffdogg@reddit

I enjoy it personally, I have a hard time when I don’t have autonomy and I’m okay with paying bills if I get to keep that. Then again I’m not an adult adult yet
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ninetailedoctopus@reddit

But it’s necessary. (Cue interstellar theme)
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Hanza-Malz@reddit

Thinking that adulthood sucks is an opinion only held by NEETs or wageslaves. Do something about your life and it stops sucking.
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Shannontheranga@reddit

Not really bro. It’s way better than being a child
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jsm85@reddit

I only remember being scared all the time. Of bullies. Of spiders. Of tornadoes. As an adult nothing truly scares me. Fuck it all man. I’ve made me peace. I’m ready. Bring on the spider filled tornadoes.
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LLMprophet@reddit

Just be responsible for your shit and it's way better as an adult.
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Godemperortoastyy@reddit

>kinda sucks ass Counterpoint: as an adult you get to suck ass.
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madjohnvane@reddit

I was thinking just the other day that I can’t wait until I’m like all these other guys, older and in steady jobs with savings and able to just do stuff like go to basketball games and beers on a sunny Sunday…and then I realise I’m 39, I’ve chosen an industry with super fucked hours, I am basically at the limit of my income making capacity, I am crippled by financial choices I made as a young adult which seemed utterly unimportant at the time when a cost of living explosion was never even a remote consideration…you’re there buddy. This is adult life. Retirement is going to be…this, but I’m even older, more tired, and more sore. Shit.
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Good_Smile@reddit

Being a child and having no freedom at all sucks much more
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fatherOblivion69@reddit

Being an adult sucks ass because because other adults make it that way. At least as an adult you can choose to leave, stay and cope, or make changes to yourself or your environment. I would never choose to be a child again because your options to deal with the world sucking is extremely limited.
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drak0ni@reddit

Sure, but that doesn’t mean I want to be treated like a child. I just don’t want to have to pay bills.
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Reading_username@reddit

Truer words have never been spoken
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Champomi@reddit

Find someone who's willing to split 50/50 Sometimes I'll cook and do the dishes and you'll listen to me talking about my favourite anime/vidya and sometimes you'll cook and do the dishes and I'll listen to you talking about your favourite anime/vidya
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StuckOnEarthForever@reddit

Its actually 60/60. Both people trying to be the 60% for each other.
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executordestroyer@reddit

Idk how far the imbalance of work can go, but if compatible good faith relationships are ride or die, if one person becomes disabled for life, then that would be the true test of a relationship of 100/0 with both people wanting to stay committed to the other person both people willing and truly wanting to do the 100% when life hits you worst case scenario. Otherwise it's just friends with benefits. I think the test of disability is a truth, a reality that a lot of people don't want to admit they aren't as kind as think they are and how we are all internally self motivated by how we feel emotions at the end of the day. I say this meaning people shouldn't take advantage of each other in bad faith, but that people show true commitment when one person becomes disabled and is unable to help themselves. Leaving a disabled person behind is similar to leaving a injured battle buddy out to die alone by themselves because people aren't truly ride or die but only hedonistic. This is probably why there is a isolating culture since people aren't ride or die but instead hedonism fun buddies, not willing to have true solid companionship where people truly have your back.
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retsoPtiH@reddit

never date someone who doesn't want to split it 6/9/6/9 kings
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

It’s never 50/50, relationships should be 100/100 no matter what,Heart and soul. But I totally agree
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TheKFakt0r@reddit

OP didn't learn fractions
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

No, you give 100 they give 100, don’t give half of what you could give
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AyFrancis@reddit

Dont worry you said nothing weird, redditors dont even know what a woman is let alone the thought of a real relationship, i think the same way you do.
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Champomi@reddit

They did say something weird, I suspect English might not be their first language or that they aren't good with math. 50/50 means splitting things evenly. It means that both of us are doing half of a same task. For example if we're talking about doing the dishes then it means I'll do the dishes half of the time (50%) and you'll do the dishes the other half of the time (50%). 100/100 would mean "I'll do the dishes 100% of the time and you'll also do the dishes 100% of the time" which doesn't make sense, we can't both be cleaning the same plate at the same time It has nothing to do with "doing your best all the time" like I think OP interpreted it
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

It’s not about the dishes, it’s in the emotions sense
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beegproblemzzz@reddit

"My better half*
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TheKFakt0r@reddit

Well the guy you were replying to was talking about cooking and doing the dishes so at best you were being obtuse Also going 100/100 with emotions all the time is a fast way to fry a relationship
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AyFrancis@reddit

Soul bonding and deep understanding of each other, is what he means
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Champomi@reddit

50/50 means you divise the tasks evenly, not that you give 50% of what you can do. For example I'll wash the dishes today and you'll do it tomorrow instead of me washing the dishes all the time and you never washing the dishes
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Successful_Matter203@reddit

Let me explain it. In a 100/100 relationship, both of you wash all the dishes at the same time. That's real love ❤️ hope you find that some day sweatie
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Champomi@reddit

I understand what you and OP mean with 100/100. I don't think you understand what I meant with 50/50 though. We are basically saying the same thing, what you call a 100/100 relationship is what I call a 50/50. You call it that way because **each** person is doing their best (100) and I call it that way because **both** persons are doing their best (100). We're talking about the exact same thing, we're just not calling it the same way :)
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Successful_Matter203@reddit

My post was a joke :D I was being silly about the math mistake by taking it further and implying that both halves of a couple doing 100/100 of the tasks would mean you both do the dishes at the same time haha. But it was really kind of you to be well intentioned and explain it nicely :)
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Champomi@reddit

Oops I got myself r/whoooshed \^\^' Thanks for being nice!
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rigg197@reddit

Even so, sometimes it's 70/30 or 30/70. When you're in a relationship you should always push to be the 70 but sometimes you're only able to be the 30.
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zhiro90@reddit

nah you 2 are talking about different things, i guess. 50/50 means both put 50% of the relationship. you took it as 50% of your own being. You can give 100% of yourself into 50% of the relationship, or 50% of yourself into 100% of the relationship.
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critsexual@reddit

That’s because OP is 13
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Bears_On_Stilts@reddit

It's not 100% of you or me, it's 100% of US. A relationship running at this hypothetical 200% would be high-drama and codependent, because the truth is that a thing running well doesn't need maximum effort at ALL times. That doesn't mean to lose the spark or be inconsiderate, but think of it like this: you maintain the oil level in your car. Letting it get low will cause serious problems, but putting double the required amount of oil in isn't going to make the car twice as fast or twice as efficient. The man who says he'd fall on a grenade for his wife and kids sure as hell had better also be mowing the grass and doing chores and being there for his kids.
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NathanIsAnAsshole@reddit

What sucks is that there’s someone out there that would give them that and they’d find a way to screw it up for themselves anyway
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

I think fucking up a good relationship is a pretty unisex experience
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NathanIsAnAsshole@reddit

Idk if I would call this greentext’s content the idea of a good relationship but not wrong 😔
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Tenko-of-Mori@reddit

I mean yeah? No one wants to be responsible and an adult willingly. It is something forced upon us out of necessity. We have to get jobs, pay bills, etc. Given the chance 95% of people would just be manchilds. The thing is that with woman it can be easier to get someone to just enable that behavior, whereas it seems to not be the case that woman would be willing to just tolerate their boyfriend being a fucking bum
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

I legit fucking hate that, I have complete hatred for manchildren who are incapable of being mature about anything and have to always be babied, and I hate that it’s only gender specific and women who want you to basically chew their food for them are normal
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DannyBright@reddit

That’s a direct result of society’s gender roles for decades having women be homemakers who stayed at home taking care of kids and having no agency of their own.
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LankyEvening7548@reddit

Honestly I think it was a deviation from that . Tending to the home is work equal to tending to the smith , the problem is gradually men automated all the women’s jobs to make it easier for them so they felt useless in society which led to them wanting to fill the same rolls as men in society but they literally require special help to be able to compete in the same fields men always have so instead of competing which most women don’t want to do they revert to a simpler time and want to be babied . Or more accurately they never develop past that stage in the first place because like many many people said here nobody wants to work or have accountability. That’s the feminine mindset
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Krangis_Khan@reddit

Women are outperforming men in higher education at the moment. I don’t see how they need any kind of special help to do the same work, other than making it illegal to discriminate against them when hiring.
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LankyEvening7548@reddit

Higher education isn’t the entirety of the work force , women overwhelmingly choose to go into those roles because they aren’t as labor intensive. However for roles like police or fire fighters the requirements for entry are lower than the men’s by default and they continue to be lowered to encourage more women to join. Even in higher education positions women don’t work as many hours as the men ,they also require effectively a paid furlough if they want a family . Hell women even gained “minority” status even though there are more women than men . But I’m glad you brought up the discrimination in hiring because the way that’s currently enforced is by looking at the numbers of people who are hired effectively creating quotas of women that need to be hired to avoid a malicious lawsuit. All of these are examples of needing special help to even compete in the same areas men compete in unaided .
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CygnusSong@reddit

And the same reason men who obey those same rules are often completely helpless in their home lives and expect their women to make their home for them. We should move past this, every person should strive to be complete and no one should need another person to complete them
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dzh@reddit

how do you get to experience full career growth while also raising a family?
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CygnusSong@reddit

There is no doubt that there are real challenges to raising a family at this time. I am not advocating for an abolition of gender, and I am not advocating against a division of labor in families. I am saying that everyone should strive to master all tasks that are relevant to maintaining their own life. A man should never be in a situation where he doesn’t know how to cook and clean for himself. A woman should never be in a situation where she needs to earn and manage money and doesn’t know how. Strike the balance the works for your family, but eliminate the idea that there is women’s work and men’s work. There is only work that needs to be done.
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Sercotani@reddit

>There is only work that needs to be done holy shit is that a motherfucking TNO referen-
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Bloodhoven_aka_Loner@reddit

>That’s a direct result of society’s gender roles for decades having women be homemakers who stayed at home taking care of kids and having no agency of their own. if that was true women wouldn't **selectively** struggle with overcoming onl the agencies that DID benefit them in one or another way while having absolutely no problem to adapt to policies and societal shifts that ALSO benefit them. people who struggle with adaption, do so on a broad spectrum, not just when it's not convenient
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DannyBright@reddit

I wasn’t intending to use that as an excuse or justification for it, but as an explanation for why it’s considered more acceptable socially for women to be babied in a way that would give men the label of “manchild”, because for a long time such a behavior was considered normal and this elder generations wouldn’t be complaining as often if their daughters didn’t have a job or lived on their own (rather they’d complain if they weren’t married and not giving them grandkids).
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Bloodhoven_aka_Loner@reddit

>I wasn’t intending to use that as an excuse or justification for it, but as an explanation for why it’s considered more acceptable socially for women to be babied I'm not even accusing you of doing that but rather pointing out that the "conditioned by patriarchy" women very quickly managed to "uncondition" themselves when it comes to topics or situations that directly benefit them while refusing to "uncondition" themselves from patriarchal mannerisms and stigmas that benefit them.
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brinz1@reddit

You see, if you treat a woman like this and make her life easy. Make it so that she doesn't have to worry or stress about anything or have to make any responsible decisions, even if it's just for the few hours between her getting home from work and her falling asleep, She will let you stick it everywhere.
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Joshgg13@reddit

Can confirm, but can also confirm that it's not fucking worth it to run two people's lives
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The-new-dutch-empire@reddit

Its ok for both genders to want this as long as they dont force this behavior. Like i want at least a little responsibility from a partner but i would be glad to baby them from time to time. I would love the reverse too. Thats imo what partners are for. Splitting the shittyness of adult life
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Judasz10@reddit

Yeah this is rough. Especially when women like this are trying to be princesses outside of their relationships, like at work for example. Like if you find a dude that's going to do everything for you, that's good for you I guess. When we are both on the clock getting paid the same ammount of money and I have zero attatchments to you, you are going to do the same ammount of work as I do tho.
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whalemix@reddit

I don’t agree, I love being an adult. I love having my own shit and responsibilities that I can take ownership over and be proud of accomplishing. I can’t imagine relying on someone else for everything like some manchildren do
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HeavenBaron@reddit

Yes, you are in the other 5%. This newer generation has a serious issue with people who remain stunted and dependent- they may acknowledge these issues and be acutely aware, even feeling immense guilt over their reliance on others- they may seek therapy or enlightenment and make good progress- but they never actually do anything. They register all of this in a fantasy land inside their head, and remain a slob that, on the mere sight of hard effort, panics and quickly deploys a distraction or cope, be it games, social media, a substance, porn, blaming capitalism, etc… Carl Jung called this archetype “puer aeternis” and its only getting more and more common.
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Thin_General_8594@reddit

A lot of people seem to not realize you can do both, I work a job, live on my own and maintain a healthy relationship, but I also play tons of video games and collect figurines and go to amusement parks and zoos on my own cause being an adult doesn't mean shit has to be boring
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Tall_Donkey_7816@reddit

Because you don't have kids lol
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Thin_General_8594@reddit

And? That's a choice I've made so far, id love a family once I settle down
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Tall_Donkey_7816@reddit

you're an adult who collects figurines lmao
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dzh@reddit

and you are clueless, sit down. enjoy your figurines lol.
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sirmeowmix@reddit

They usually stop when they realize you can hit the back walls and make a living with a job you like.
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Tenko-of-Mori@reddit

of course you can do both, but if given the chance wouldn't you just want to have fun all the time and not worry about anything? Instead of spending some of your time doing things you "have to do" and the rest of your time on leisure? Like if you won 100 million dollars? Unless you inherently love your job or realize that maybe on some fundamental level humans needs to have a certain level of "suck" for the rest of things in life to be good or something which more power to you that's pretty based.
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Thin_General_8594@reddit

I understand what you mean, but my job is outdoor and gives me exercise, I don't exactly love it but I hate the feeling of being a lazy ass when not working
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LLMprophet@reddit

There's nothing that would stop you from going outside and exercising of your own free will.
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Jawn_Wilkes_Booth@reddit

I miss those day. I changed the difficulty to hard mode by adding a wife and a few kids.
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

Being a manchild and being a nerd with whimsy are too different things
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rgjsdksnkyg@reddit

Yuh. After 20 years of woman experience, I take no joy in saying that I think our society pushes or allows women to exist in this way. There are a lot of "memes" and phrases middle-aged single women will share about how they're looking for a man that will "prove that he wants you" and will sacrifice everything to make it happen, like some sort of TV show or book, and it's like they don't realize that they are the other half of that equation. If you want to be treated like a princess/queen, you need to treat your SO like a prince/king, which probably means doing a lot of stuff you don't want to do, because no one wants to serve a king or queen all of the time.
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Gravesh@reddit

I agree except for the last part. Squares have a hard time but if you're good at The Game you can absolutely get a woman to be a bread-winner and sit around the house like a bum and still have them come home in love with you.
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BemusedBengal@reddit

Did you learn that from Andrew Tate?
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Gravesh@reddit

No. I've seen videos of Tate. He ain't shit. A man that needs to hit a woman doesn't know how to play The Game.
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J3wb0cc4@reddit

In another life I could’ve been the sexy pool boy that gets showered in gifts and money and only have to go down on these women once a week.
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isaac_9876@reddit

Man children were and are tolerated for the most part, but the new gen is catching on
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Wetbug75@reddit

Keep the whimsy from childhood, lose the bad emotional regulation
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HootToot47@reddit

Harder than it looks, but an excellent goal
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tom04cz@reddit

I get it, adulting is hard, it would be nice to be able to just ditch all these responsibilities
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The_salty_swab@reddit

I mean, I took care of my wife's every financial and physical need for 15 years so I assume that's the norm.
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yuejuu@reddit

i mean it’s becoming less and less the norm as statistics show women’s income increasing over the years and more relationships with women either equally or out-earning their partner. personally i’m not into a much traditional relationship and i think in this economy if you are able bodied and not taking care of 6 children then you can help out with the bills too otherwise i see you as a bit lazy. but to each their own
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StuckOnEarthForever@reddit

People with 5 kids are lazy? LoL
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yuejuu@reddit

obviously not my point. if you only have a few kids (which statistically is what most families do, 1 or 2 kids in a short time span) then the financial and parental necessity to be a stay at home mom lasts only a few years at most. after that, the housework is not very significant and you are contributing far less than your partner, at this point the average working class family benefits significantly in the long run from having double income. for larger families there will be much more to do around the house for longer, the number of years for which this is necessary will increase because every child needs to grow up for the extra childcare responsibilities to disappear.
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gravity_nyc@reddit

That pic 😂. The greentext makes the pic hilarious when normally I wouldn’t care
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

u/bot-sleuth-bot
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bot-sleuth-bot@reddit

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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

u/botsleuth
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Meowza_V2@reddit

I miss when dating was about being with someone because you liked them not about what you can get out of it.
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MoistMeister69@reddit

Wah wah wah how about actually making the effort to connect with the right people instead of this andrew tate-esque bs
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Meowza_V2@reddit

Dawg I've been in a committed relationship for 8 years now. Just seen the absolute dumpster fire that is dating these days and feel bad for my fellow people. How about not being an asshole for no reason? https://i.redd.it/yqdpeektdt1g1.gif
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objectiv3lycorrect@reddit

So never?
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HatsuneM1ku@reddit

I mean if you're lucky enough to find someone with the same social/financial standings, it's pretty close.
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Meowza_V2@reddit

Lol no not never. Dating as a teenager and young adult was like that when I was younger at least.
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Plastic-Archer4245@reddit

Most sane greentext
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LordShadows@reddit

Being an adult is faking by nature, so... Isn't the point to find someone you feel comfortable being your child-self with and who feels comfortable being their child-self with you ?
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NeedsMoreCondiments@reddit

Yes, but the average person isn't very wise... that's fine, let them laugh and be miserable.
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Medical_Artichoke666@reddit

Women will unironically tell you to grow up while asking to be treated like a child
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hostility_kitty@reddit

She’s valid. I love it when my husband gives me princess treatment.
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

Long as you both treat each other equally
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retsoPtiH@reddit

REAL AND STRAIGHT
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Reading_username@reddit

I'm brewing some hot beverage, anyone want some? ☕
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avagrantthought@reddit

This *really* isn't just a woman issue
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Combo_Breaker01@reddit

☕️
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Sercotani@reddit

it is though.
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FailureToReason@reddit

Please and thank you.
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MattTheGuy2@reddit

I’ll take one thank you
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Reading_username@reddit

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Sokoshinbutsu_@reddit

I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with wanting a traditional relationship, if thats really what you want, the problem is that a lot of people want a trad relationship where only their partner upholds their end of the bargain. I think it's fine to want your boyfriend to buy everything for you do everything for you, but most of the women who want this aren't willing to do all the cooking and give him sex whenever he asks And likewise, a lot of men want a woman who's hot, bangs them daily, and does whatever he tells her, but aren't willing to take care of her and finance her life
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dragonwarriornoa@reddit

Having to fend for yourself in a capitalist society sure does stink
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bassinlimbo@reddit

Relationships can be a nice balance of both partners babying the other. Just can’t be lopsided
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riftxraff@reddit

Most relationships unfortunately have 1 person being the adult and pulling more weight. Then you get married and pray that things change for the better
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Technical_Adagio_619@reddit

I've always hated the terms surrounding maturity for being extremely vague. There's always a more accurate and descriptive term for what you're trying to say than just "childish" (lazy, narcassistic, selfish, entitled, naive, impatient, etc.). Using "childish" vaguely also fuels the misconception that people grow out of bad traits and magically learn skills if they reach some age threshold.
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SweetTooth275@reddit

Millennial moment. Shitty parenting leads to adults acting as children. But then again it's also a personal responsibility to realise that and try to fix what's been broken at least to the level of overcoming this infantilism.
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HoChiMinHimself@reddit

The problem is that it relies on parenting teaching them personal responsibility. Look at India for example plenty of littering normalized by parents littering then their kid following
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12-7_Apocalypse@reddit

Mate, what's an adult?
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objectiv3lycorrect@reddit

A miserable little pile of secrets.
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UsErNaMeS_aR_DuMb@reddit

Anonchild despairchilds atchild thechild statechild modernchild statechild ofchild societychild
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MoffDracen@reddit

Is this childslop?
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Bloodhoven_aka_Loner@reddit

no, just wordvomit-slop
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DrillTheThirdHole@reddit

take the childpill chud
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ChoiceFudge3662@reddit

Modern relationships aren’t worth it
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

You’ll find the one man, trust me, it’ll take years but you’ll be eternally happy with somebody
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ChoiceFudge3662@reddit

Not as long as I have crippling insecurity about my penis that I express through jokes and occasional emotional outbursts on the internet
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

Learn to give head, trust me they like that more
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ChoiceFudge3662@reddit

Yeah ik, I understand to be more focused on the ladies pleasure than mine, I think realistically I could be good at foreplay/sex if I could just practice, but I’m just scared of being laughed at or worse.
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HelpMePlxoxo@reddit

If it's any consolation, a lot of women feel equally insecure during sex. As long as you're up front and ask her to tell you what feels good/what she likes, she should be into it. Sex is never that good the first time. It gets better as you learn each other's bodies. Avoiding mockery, feeling secure, and learning together are also all great reasons why sex is best in a relationship vs in casual encounters tbh. https://preview.redd.it/37ijeiuhoo1g1.jpeg?width=401&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=367a3573751f37a022b38435532d3ccd9d18aad5
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Carti_Barti9_13@reddit (OP)

Trust me I get you man, nobody really warns dudes about the fact that their pleasure matters too when talking about sex, but if and when you find somebody make sure it’s equal. Play the cards you’re given
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B0nR_fart@reddit

It’s also a good source of protein!
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Thin_General_8594@reddit

Shit doomer mindset Spend time around people worth doing so
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ChoiceFudge3662@reddit

Yeah you should do that I guess
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DontYouWantMeBebe@reddit

Don't believe this shit, it's not true
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ChoiceFudge3662@reddit

I agree, don’t believe me
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lavafish80@reddit

☕
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SturmGizmo@reddit

It's a balancing act of selfishness.
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