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Online dating is toxic

​I have been in the landscape of digital dating for years, and in that time, I have been fundamentally reshaped. I began as a man who believed he understood the desires of women, only to emerge as someone more profoundly disillusioned and confused by the modern "marketplace" than I ever thought... read more

Romcoms have spoiled me

I just finished rewatching How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days for about the hundredth time and I'm all teary eyed and weepy on the couch, sitting here silently complaining to myself that I can't find that... 🙈🙈😵 Obviously not, it's scripted. Real life doesn't work or happen that way... lol... And... read more

Loaded topic but...

What is everyone's opinion on hollywood's raceswapping existing characters? My own opinion i'd rather have a good new movie with cultural relevance then a lazily scripted movie where the biggest change is the apearance/race of the actors

The Fear of Humanity: how to learn from it

“Homophobic” literally breaks down to: Homo = Same (as in same species, same type, same group, same damn humanity). Phobia = Fear. Homophobia is the fear of the same, the fear of self, the fear of humanity reflected back in its own diversity, the terror of the mirror, the terror of the... read more

Winter in Your Eyes

I reached for warmth, but found the ice, A heart untouched, a soul too nice. You smiled like skies of silver frost, But in your gaze, all feeling’s lost. Your words were smooth, but held no fire, A scripted play, without desire. You stood so close, yet miles away, A frozen night in bright disguise... read more

Souled...

I’m just doing what I’m told, marching in lines, my story sold. Trading my truth for a scripted role, I’m just trying to sell my soul. The ink runs black where my name was signed, a ghost of myself in a world confined. Every promise feels like a toll, I’m just trying to sell my soul. But even in... read more