The final purpose is to be happy with someone. With or without kids.

There is no true underlying purpose to a relationship. There are adventures to share together if you are both into them. But there doesn’t need to be some ulterior goal. Dating is just enjoying and wanting to spend time together.

Did you have another Lemmy account on leminal.space? If you did and are the same person I’m thinking of. You spend A LOT of time thinking and talking about relationships. And that account always came across like they wanted a relationship but didn’t want to put in any work to get one or work on themselves. They always spoke as if there was no hope and already prejudged women as if they never would like them.

This was a big deal when I started dating my current girlfriend. On quite a few occasions when planning dates or things for us to do with her daughter, I would bring up her daughter and think of her first before I thought of myself or my girlfriend. Or if my girlfriend would mention something about her daughter, I would always encourage her to take care of her daughter first and we could work out dates around her.

I knew that her daughter was her first priority, and I never asked her to put me before her daughter. Not once. It’s almost 3 years later, they moved in with me. And I’m loving the life together.

I started dating my current girlfriend when her daughter was 3. They just moved in with me over the summer. Her daughter is 6 now.

I’m loving the stepdad life.

Residential listings were “white pages” and businesses were “yellow pages.”

Yes, they were big, printed on very thin paper, with small typeface.

Oh yea. I just LOVE being able to hear EVERYTHING going on in the house. All the different TVs people are watching.

People around me put things out early with the expectation and hope someone will come and take it.

Yea. But I still think she is pretty without it too.

He still claims he won. If he won, why would he write a letter?

Narcissistic prick.

Hell, I still have the CD installer. And I think the soundtrack CD.

I did enjoy the puzzle houses people would make though.

The only times I’m worried about a fight is if I’m somewhere and someone with a mental illness might start something. Like the other day on the train someone was yelling very loudly to the car in general and being aggressive to people.

I wanted to do anything but fight, but I was mentally prepping in case I had to protect my step daughter. I was so relieved when he eventually went to a different car. I was even thinking of getting off and waiting for the next train.

I still remember what my mother said to me when I got a girlfriend. “Use a condom.” That was it. No pretending it wasn’t going to happen.

As for drugs, my family never liked them. They never told us kids, but my father had an issue with opiates that’s cost him his job and medical license. My older brother also had an issue with opiates.

I used to do a lot of research on erowid on drugs. Between my brother and I it was a lot of don’t be stupid, do your research on what’s safe and what interacts with each other, and stay away from opiates.

For the most part, it wasn’t talked about much in my family, other than my older brother my younger brother and I didn’t gravitate to them too much or hang with people who did. I ended up getting really into weed for a short time, because that’s where my ADHD hyper focus hobby was for a few months. Then I realized I didn’t like not being sober that much.

Yep. Sometimes I can’t even figure out what they pay me for.

PGE are crooks. Their entire board and execs should be in prison for the fires their failing equipment have caused and the subsequent deaths.

That said, I moved from southern California to Illinois recently. We went from 50-60 cents/kwh to something like 5 cents/kwh. I use a lot to power my servers, fans, and AC and don’t fret if my bill hits $200 a month.

The concert? I dunno it’s pretty close. But the company to go to the show with, that I’ll fly across the country for.

When I was living in California, I had a friend text me he had an extra ticket to a Bad Religion concert in Chicago. So I booked a flight and went to see the show with him. Flight was a few hundred bucks, the “free” ticket was worth like $35.

Honestly, it was totally worth it. One of the best concerts I’ve been to, probably because of who I got to see it with.

Yea. All the self emptying docks make them really tall, but I’d love it if the bin was on the side and pulled out forward.

Someone should make one specifically designed to be hidden underneath shit. It’s not a decoration or talking piece.

I’m pretty sure I could get usb-c to HDMI and a Bluetooth controller and play phone games on my TV with just my phone.

Mine is alright, it doesn’t mao the room but kind of finds the perimeter and start to just do lines back and forth. It’s nice to vacuum when I leave the house.

It’s loud, but at least it’s doing something if only evidenced by how much I empty the damn thing. Every couple months I have to take it and the dock out to the garage to blow it all out with their air compressor.

I do think it makes me keep shit off the floor more. It wants to eat cords a lot. I want a second one with mapping so I can have it do specific rooms and this one can get sent to the basement where it doesn’t need to be as fancy.

I really hate the space it takes up, I would love one that was shorter so it could be stored underneath the side tables, or the dock and empty bin were flatter so it could be under the couch or something.

Lifetime? Dozens. Hell, I get so many free ones as swag at places it’s ridiculous.

I only really wear my one pair though. It’s got prescription lenses, so I did kind of splurge on that pair for something nice and would go with everything.

I really like unique or kinda of wild styles though, things that make a statement. So I’d like to be able to wear, afford, and store more. Even as a man, I think accessories round out an outfit and make it look complete. Like a nice watch, the appropriate shoes, jacket, and hat.

When a student goes to school, the school becomes in loco parentis and the student doesn’t have protection from school officials. Children, on campus, general do not have protection for free speech, protection from unreasonable searches or seizures, or really any of their rights.

The school, acting as parents, can restrict their speech, search their bags, and confiscate contraband.

The school can even waive most of the child’s rights even when dealing with law enforcement until parents arrive.

I used to get AOL demo CDs in the mail.

I grew up with an Amiga.

I had a gateway PC with the cow print box.