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Lighting incense during pray is like symbolizes delivering wishes to the divine

Pray

Respect

Nature

balinese♥️

Indians are beautiful! I dont get the hate against them.

Both sides are garbage

It is not my fault I havent found anyone worth chasing yet. It is not my fault nobody has shown me that it would be worth investing time and money into them. I dont bother anyone, am independent and shower up to three times a day. So why is it such a problem? Maybe this is just an American culture thing but am not sure.

I wish the stigma for single men would die already.

How can one find a serious relationship? It seems difficult.

relation

So I’m just curious on how everyone’s experience with dating has been recently. Seems like it’s just a lot of window shopping with little to no interactions.

Are we all doomed?

Sorria

As someone who was sexually assaulted and abused by an older woman in my adolescence, we NEED to start holding female predators more accountable for their actions. It bothers me so much that we still have this disgusting subculture of dudes going "oh that boy must have been lucky" whenever the victim is male.

We need to start holding female child predators accountable.

Toraja

Zvolen (Slovakia)

there's a family story that some aunts (and my own mother) tell me, which says that my mother rejected a man from Puerto Rico to marry my father (who is Brazilian), which ends up being ironic because I'm a Brazilian who grew up without any contact with Hispanic culture until I became interested in Spanish on my own at age 8. Today, Spanish is one of my intense interests, and I love the culture not only of Puerto Rico but of several Hispanic countries. The lonely pain of being the only Brazilian in my circle who consumes something BEYOND Brazilian culture.

irony of fate

Vibe

中国人

I'm just going to leave this right here

Had this accusation flung my way a few times and to answer:

1. I dont hate the gender/population that would be gender based discrimination: what I DO hate is the patriarchal systems that men both benefit and are harmed from also deeply harming women and other communities. I hate the toxic mindsets and behaviours these systems encourage. 

2. The man in my life is a great man just like other men in my life like my brothers and father: only a hit dog would holler so the men who get upset about my criticisms on their behaviour and unethical mindset- they are unfortunately the type of men who display those same traits. Whoops sorry for being the topic I guess hah.

"If you hate men so much why are you in a long term relationship with a man?! 😡"

Edit: this comment section is why I stay here yous are all so great and I loved reading what was shared ❤️

Sometimes it really does take finding someone with the right capacity and character to complement your more challenging traits.

I’ve found that I sometimes intimidated people I went on dates with because of how intense I am. I’m constantly planning, financially strict, always studying and honestly, a bit of a workaholic. I keep my schedule full and I never stop reading people. By the time I entered the dating market, I already knew what I wanted and what kind of partner I was looking for, so dating was basically about figuring out whether someone met the criteria I needed. Invest or bow out.

I was told more than once that my traits were “too masculine,” that I came across as “too much,” “aggressive,” or “blunt,” and that it’d make dating harder for me.

But isn’t that kind of the point? It should be hard because the whole process is about filtering out who doesn’t fit with you. It is a challenge to yourself and to connecting with someone. A challenge that involves self discovery, discernment, growth and selectivity. 

I never liked the idea of softening myself just to be more appealing. Performing or appeasing for dating success isn’t success to me, it’s self-betrayal.

I’m loud, intense, assertive, ambitious, and unafraid to call out nonsense when I see it even if it costs me social points. Those are parts of me I love.
And I’m glad I never changed them, because they’re the same things my partner now loves about me.

Dating is supposed to be a challenge.

Or are societies riddled with learned helplessness? 

I have always been more on the optimistic side and highlighted the positives of life, but this trend is hard to ignore.

Many younger people (late millennials, Gen Z) have this sense of hopelessness and dread, they don't bother with anything "troublesome".

Jobs, housing, relationships, you name it.

They are not lazy. They simply don't see a scenario in which it works out. 

A massive change of outlook needs to occur, sadly the elites are not intent on making it better. We are in a Dark Age.

Is it just me...

Is it a bad idea to get a tattoo at night if I'm bored?

Wild how empathy is now a concept scorn with skepticism and gets demonised so that beliefs and political movements can align with a moral narrative.

2 SIDE🤣

For me being woke means being delusional. Mental health should be promoted in a sense of wanting and getting help should be normalized, but making your fantasies and mental health vocal point of your personality should not be promoted because like fat positivity right now it causes more harm and nothing good.

I as an early zoomer don't understand later zoomers.

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Evening walks in Souq Waqif — where tradition whispers, lights shimmer, and Doha shows its soul with every step ✨

I congratulate all the Princesses of the whole world on our world holiday!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥰🥰🥰

Thought

creo que las personas ya no buscan el amor ni crear una familia, que triste ...💔🥀

I grew up on a remote area of the Scottish isles so my upbringing has given me different views and experiences and shaped me different from UK mainlanders, North Americans, Aus, NZ, Canada etc. 

1. Everything was shut on a Sunday and we were pushed to go to church services. 

It's a religious tradition there that everything is shut no shops or services allowed except maybe one or two petrol stations. Tourists got absolute culture shock about this and I has to explain you needed to be stocked for this day. We were also pushed to go to church services but I never liked the gathering so I didnt go. Did give a good excuse to be lazy and do nothing for God's Day! 

2. You were not allowed to do your washing on a Sunday. 

If the locals saw you doing chores like hanging your clothes and washing out you will get the evil eyes. It's frowned upon as it's gods rest day and its apparently disrespectful - (we thankfully didnt believe that nonsense and still did it hah) 

3. It's very slow paced and gentle

The local people are patient, slow, gentle and move at relaxed places. I hated the mainland for this everyone moves so quick and lack patience it annoys me!

4. Bilingual/Trilingial upbringing

I spoke Gaidhlig, Scots and Scottish English growing up in a gaidhlig household - im a heritage speaker so while I mostly speak english nowadays even my partner notices when I slip into gaidhlig speaking and tone especially when I experience intense emotions hahah! 

5.  Very direct 

Local folk while gentle tend to be very direct. I personally can't stand indirect communication and I prefer people tell me how it is and I do the same in return esp cause it feels more transparent to me and avoids confusion. 

6. Community focused 

Despite myself being reclusive and introverted I still partook in a community, I helped my elderly neighbours, watched out for kids helped my parents out run a cafe during tourist season since i was 13 and studied hard at school. It's natural to me to look out for others and think of others - something I find VERY lacking elsewhere.

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