Sybilvane

A lot of people did, and I think that's really interesting! There's a lot of focus, even commercialization, around dating for men. So much is geared towards how to get a (romantic) relationship, and I think a lot of people's self worth is tied to it. And chances are, if you're feeling that, someone else you know is feeling it too!

I encourage everyone here to reach out to a friend today and see how they're doing. I'm not going to pretend that's going to solve the loneliness issue. That's clearly systemic. But reaching out is something most of us can do.

While I agree about third places, I think it's interesting that you then focused on dating.

Loneliness means lack of friendships and family ties as well. I think a lot of men are focused on dating, and even when they are in a relationship, they use that as their only source of socialization outside the workplace. A lot of the barriers that exist for one are true for the rest as well, it is hard to make friends nowadays as an adult! There are so many people that stop trying, and it isn't surprising.

What is special about Zalando compared to other online stores?

You should have probably gone to HR about that. Without an explanation, the behaviour reflects poorly on you for something your coworker did which was not only illegal, but extremely immoral. You do not give someone drugs without their knowledge or consent! Wtf! You know he only took you to the hospital to protect himself. I would not feel safe working in the same space as him.

I have aphantasia and can't remember people's faces at all. Reservoir dogs was a bunch of similar looking dudes dressed almost identically, talking to each other in similar tones with similar vocabulary, and the story is non-linear (which I didn't realize). I have never been so confused seeing a movie before. I'm sure it's a wonderful movie, but I have no hope of ever understanding it.

Why the guilt?

Sometimes characters in my games have pronouns and I still play those games, but I'm always weirded out by it. Why do people need to talk about them and not use only their name?

Oh no, now I am using pronouns! The woke people have corrupted my mind!

Have a child / children. Invest in my community. Help my parents retire. Get another dog. Buy the fancy chocolates. Probably join some sort of workout class for my own health.

Life expectancy is longer for women, so I think it's just countries with nothing weird going on, but they'll still have significantly more older women than older men.

I'm from a different culture than my husband and my last name was a bureaucratic nightmare. Almost didn't make it into university because of computer mix ups, have had issues filing taxes, voting, getting a passport, settings basic IDs, getting insurance... It's endless. Changed my name as soon as I could, and even THAT process was hindered by my original name.

Bonuses: Distance myself from social media I had as a child. Harder for former stalkers to locate me if they decide to rekindle their previous obsessions. Don't need to upset one set of grandparents when you name your children one parent's last name and not the other. People stop asking me where I'm from and making racist assumptions about me. Everyone seems a lot friendlier now that they assume I'm [insert European white race here] instead of [insert non-white race here] and that's despite the fact that I'm clearly white. Racism is wild. My signature is way shorter.

Not saying this should be the norm, but I was happy it was a socially acceptable option for me.

Becoming Russia's toy won't exactly help matters along in that regard. Plus then there's the tariffs which he has no idea how they work.

I just finished two books by him (between two fires and blacktongue thief) and really enjoyed both. I'll add this one to my TBR list!