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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

While yeah, things can change over time, a lot of things stay relatively constant...

A very straight man will likely never be attracted to another man. A very gay man will likely never be attracted to another woman. A bisexual man can be attracted to both. A very asexual man will likely never be attracted to either men or women.

I get that sexuality has nuance and what I wrote sounds like an oversimplification, but that's really the jist. People on the internet have a tendency to excessively label every facet of their personality, which isn't necessarily useful, as you've pointed out.

I'm also on the asexual side of things. It's not something that has changed throughout my life. I don't take any medications either, so it's not medication induced. I have literally always been this way. I'm 30, so I'm way beyond where I would have felt any different at this point.

I choose to identify somewhat with asexuality because it was confusing as hell growing up and realizing people all want sex but I don't have that desire or instinct. It's odd to be different than 99% of the planet that way. Sometimes it seems like I'm missing some sort of minor sense like smell (I can smell, I'm just trying to draw a comparison).

However, I've always been curious to know what sort of an effect something like MDMA could have on me.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Rest days have really helped a ton mentally actually. I used to never be consistent with any sort of workouts I tried. Because I tried to do them daily and then would just soon get tired of doing it and stop altogether. But now my goal is 1-2 days between workouts. I've been able to be fairly consistent since March of this year...excluding unusual things like holidays and illness. I've never been this consistent for this long and I think the rest days are really what helped make the distance. Instead of dreading it every single day, I can mentally prepare in advance for when I have to go versus when I can just chillax and veg on the couch.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

This sounds like something you'd get arrested for.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I'm in the US, so I do have to store eggs in the fridge. BUT I do what you do for a lot of foods that don't need to be refrigerated. I refrigerate them anyway because they last longer. I live alone, so my groceries don't deplete as fast as people with large families, and so it makes sense for me to try to stave off food spoilage as long as possible.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One time many years ago, the hair conditioner I was using smelled so delicious that I just had to have a curious taste to see what it was like. Disappointing to say the least lol. Yes, I was old enough to know better...I was not a small child when I did this lol

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I think both are valid tbh. I get that a lot of people don't want to hear and and I get that a lot of people are upset. How do you compromise and help with both?

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I don't think either the people that OP is referring to or your post are right. There are multiple tens of millions of Americans who did not vote for that man and want no part of the hellscape.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Bro wtf your dad is crazy lmao. Does your mom often leave things out like that? Myom will leave food out for hours after it is cooked and it will really bother me. She gets annoyed when I am always offering to put stuff in the fridge because "it's still warm" and "I've been cooking for 50 years". I don't fuck around with food safety.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

This is one of the reasons why I keep a solid trash can in each bathroom (not one of those mesh wire ones). It definitely saves you to have a place to vomit when you're shitting yourself simultaneously lol. Had an episode of "both ends at once" last year!

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's interesting because I have always that way too. Nothing is wrong to my knowledge...it's just the way I am. Do you think she might be on the asexual spectrum?

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Does anything at all "work" for her? Tbh sex related things just don't "work" for me..never have and I can't say that the seems to be a reason why. We are all just different. I know antidepressants can cause that sort of thing, but some of us are just that way naturally. Is this causing a rift in the relationship because on person needs sex and the other doesn't?

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

A hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants for me. Sometimes if I'm particularly cold I'll add in fuzzy socks as well...and sometimes I go fingerless gloves lol.

But I moved to a warm climate and don't generally need to wear stuff like that anymore. I absolutely hate being cold, but sometimes I miss the comfy clothes!

 

For context, my job involves the use of voice dictation software constantly for 8 hours a day. So I am constantly talking to the computer and thus my threshold to talking to others is significantly reduced.

I also generally enjoy talking as it is in my nature. So I need to combat that.

There is also the caveat that...for politeness and problem solving sake, I still need to be able to respond to questions from others (which is often).

With this in mind, how can I work towards never speaking to anyone unprompted? Does anyone have any specific techniques I can use? I think what I'm really missing is a method. It's like trying to pain the Mona Lisa without knowing any painting techniques. Thanks.

 

Edit: People are really making me out to be an evil psychopath with no empathy. I get that you can only tell so much from one post, but it's incredibly far from the truth. I have people that love and adore in my life and would do anything for. It just takes me a long ass time to get to that point...and as an introvert, my social battery with new people wears down quickly. Online dating is just difficult. I am not rude to others. Conversations just quickly peter out and neither I or my match end up continuing for much longer. The "ghosting" I speak of is often mutual. These aren't people I've interacted with for months that I suddenly stop talking to. It's chatting for a day or several and then we peter out.

If you think from this small post that I am such a psychopath as to discard a literal child, I don't know what to tell you. It's just leaping to such wild conclusions that I don't even know how to respond. I don't even necessarily want kids...I just want to be able to have the option to.


I'm sorry if this is too odd or specific of a question, but I have a bit of a dilemma.

I live alone. I have some work friends work friends, but they basically stay just friends at work. So I get lonely sometimes. And sometimes I just want to have someone around to do stuff with me. And sometimes I wonder what it might be like to raise a family.

So I occasionally try dating apps. But when I finally get someone to respond to me, my reaction is first a little bit of excitement, but then I get annoyed at having to chat with someone I just met all the time. So I unfortunately act like a dickhole by then ghosting them soon after. Even if I manage enough stamina to chat back and forth for a week or so, it always just ends up tiring and a bother to me.

The thing is, I don't really have much capacity to feel attracted to people. I'm probably somewhere on both the asexual and aromantic spectrums. So you'd think, why date? Just make a friendship then. But there are some things you can't do with a friend...like raise a family and such.

Plus, I don't even think I could manage a friendship with how difficult it is for me to like someone. I don't like anyone I just met. It takes a long time for me to enjoy and appreciate people, and many never actually make it to the point of someone I really like. There have been a couple of times where I have tried hanging out with people as friends and it's just...kind of dissatisfying to me?? Yet I really like hanging out with certain members of my family. I don't get it.

Plus like...what are you even supposed to do on a date or on an outing with friends? What are you supposed to say when you're chatting with a partner? How long and often are you supposed to chat with each other? I feel like I need some sort of a step by step guidebook because I don't even know what the hell people are supposed to do with each other.

Sorry if this is too specific. I'm just wondering if anyone else out there is as confused with human interaction as I am.

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Sorry for the quick post and then delete. Uploading through Jerboa rotated the image for some reason!

 

Hi all. I know there is no one here at the moment, but for anyone that decides to pop in, I'd love to hear your story.

Hope all is well and hail Satan!

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Put simply, The Satanic Temple is a relatively new atheistic religion (without belief in an actual Satan) with core beliefs in the seven tenets as listed below:


I. One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

II. The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

III. One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

IV. The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

V. Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

VI. People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

VII. Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.


Check out https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us for more info.

Hope all is well! Hail Satan!

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