Ok ok so I’ve had a huge crush on this girl for awhile now but I’ve been too scared to ask her out cause she’s a good friend of mine. Well 3 days ago she came over to smoke and after the first bowl she got up and said “this chair looks big enough for both of us” and plopped down next to me. Mind you this is right after we traded bracelets and the one she gave me means “always and forever” in morse code. I thought I won the lottery.
Then today she came over again and we talked for a little bit and she got down on the floor to play with the cats while snuggled up in my blanket (she loves this blanket because it’s soft and I suspect because it smells like me cause it’s been awhile since I washed it). I asked her if she wanted to “share the chair again” and she immediately got up and sat next to me. We cuddled in that chair under the blanket for 2/3 hours cause she wanted to watch her favorite movie Rio. Honestly I barely remember the movie tho cause I spent most of it daydreaming about her while she slept with her head on my shoulder.
It was so nice feeling her against me, her every breath as her chest rose and fell, my hand rubbing her back every time she rolled over. Omg it was heaven. I could’ve stayed like that forever
Eventually we got up and chilled for a little while longer before she asked for somethin to paint so I gave her my treasured skateboard that I don’t ride anymore (it means a lot to me because it was my first pro board) which made her get so ecstatic. The look on her face was so cute and precious. And coincidentally the colors she was gonna paint it are my favorite colors (pink and green).
Words do not describe how fucking happy I am. Also thanks for readin Ik this was kinda long lol

Hello, this is your typical Destiny day 1/week 1 player. Like many of you, poured over thousands of hours on my previous platform. Enjoyed it so much decided to re-purchase Destiny after I switched over to XBX, just hit 400 again, much easier this time around. And being a frequent lurker in this sub-red, I was curious why there is an overwhelming of LFGs here that are on the PS side, until I realized there is a built-in LFG system in XB.
Having a built-in LFG definitely makes it much easier, and there seems to be good amount of activities there, but recent experience have made me question this. While I have met some cool people there, but majority of the groups I end up joining are either:

• High
• chatty 16 years old that loves to ask questions, especially during DPS phase. So much so that I cannot tell the difference anymore whether they are genuinely wanting to learn, or actually know what they are doing and trying to see how far they can push
• No mics, which I am fine with; but just a higher proportion of no mics compared to PS4's experience
• Early quitters

I'm all for convenience, but I wonder if the convenience made it easier for people to be more casual about the whole LFG experience? This game is approaching 10 years old, the fact that we are still playing shows certain level of love of the game. My experience so far just feels a bit cheapen, only on raids, perhaps that's just KF being KF...
Apologies this sounds like I'm looking for a date, but the thing that I love the most and kept me in during my PS days (I still log on when I can), are the people I met, which most were from LFGs. I am curious how other XB players feel about the experiences these days?
Many thanks! And I'll make the plug for myself, if you are like me:

• Do not enjoy getting drunk/high and game
• Have the common sense of not making inappropriate adulterated / political / racial jokes to strangers online
• Working and can only log in a few hours per day/week
• Kwtd, or just able to carry in a civil conversation
• Have rooms on your friends list
  • Consider adding me? :) GT = The Fown

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Me and my housemate didn’t know this mother cat was pregnant and we captured her to take her to animal control on Wednesday (the 24th) in the evening.
Then the next day we took her and her brother to animal control . Animal control called us back a half hour later and said we had to come get them or they’d put them down. They said both cats were too feral for their staff to safely handle. Which is bull because I can even pick up mama cat but that's another story.
We kept them in captivity overnight and discussed what to do and then released them Friday evening because it was the weekend and places weren’t open to take them. And while in captivity I felt her stomach and she felt pregnant
After we released her she still felt pregnant to me until I fed her late Sunday morning when I felt then she didn’t feel pregnant anymore. I believe she had her kittens on Saturday evening/night as she and her brother both disappeared for their usual Saturday evening feeding.
I’ve been worried for the kittens since she had them and I suspected that all died because she seemed to always be hanging out on my porch with no kittens in sight.
I tried to “milk” her yesterday too and it seemed she wasn’t producing milk. So I assumed all kittens died.
Well today when we fed her after we fed her we spotted this kitten. But it looks too big to be only 6 days old. It’s eyes are open and ears are perked up. To me it looks 3 weeks or older.
But can a kitten this young survive for 2 nights without its mother?
But if it was born before we captured her surely it wouldn’t have survived? It would have been too long without milk/its mother, right? So it has to be 6 days old? Am wondering if it can develop faster if its an only kitten, do they grow faster? Or, could she have had a kitten weeks ago and then had more 2-3 weeks later? Am pretty sure she's the mother of the kitten given how it looks like her and there aren't any other female strays around.
And how to I find out if she is nursing the kitten? The kitten tried to nurse and mama cat didn’t make access for him. She seems very negligent but the kitten seems healthy (especially if only 6 days old) so she must be doing something right.

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No.1 Contender Tag Turmoil match
Build
Adam Pearce makes a match to decide who will take on Sami and KO on their respective show. The participants include Alpha Academy, Valhalla, Imperium, Brawling Brutes, Pretty Deadly and a NXT Wildcard.
(The NXT Wildcard is decided in a fatal four way tag won by The Creed Brothers)
Match
The match kicks off with Alpha Academy vs Valhalla. Valhalla overpowers Gable who begins the match for his team. After a miscommunication from Vahalla, Gable is able to get a hot tag onto Otis. Otis lays out both members of Vahalla and gets ready for the Caterpillar onto fellow legal man, Erick. Before he can hit it however he is attacked by Ivar who clotheslines himself and Otis over the top rope. After this the ref points to Chad who enters the ring but is quickly attacked by Erick. Chad then rolls up Erick for the quick pin and wins. The announcers are confused until they see an instant replay of Chad tagging himself in as Otis went over the top rope.
The next entrants in the match are Pretty Deadly. The two handsome fellas come out of the crowd attacking a wounded Chad Gable. Otis (after being helped up by Maxxine) jumps in the ring and evening the score. Otis throws both Pretty Deadly members out of the ring, then stands on the apron. Chad then rises and tags in Otis. Gable then does a suicide dive onto both Elton Prince and Kit Wilson. He then throws Elton into the ring and tags in Otis, who hits a Caterpillar onto Elton for the 1.2.3
The next team to enter are The Creed Brothers. They come out to the ring and have a classic wrestling match with Alpha Academy. The two teams show respect for one another while they show their amateur wrestling acumen. With Gable still nursing injuries from his previous 2 matches. Towards the end of the match, The Creed’s isolate Gable once again. They pick apart the leader of Alpha Academy as Otis is forced to watch on. Gable gains a moment of rest after a big german suplex onto Julius. Chad then gets the hot tag to Otis who clears house until being picked apart by the Creeds. The Creeds lift Otis up for the big finish but Chad makes the save pushing Julius off the top and hitting Butch with a German. This leaves Butch in the ring with Otis allowing the big man to hit another Caterpillar for the win.
The next team is Imperium who show zero sympathy for Alpha Academy. They systematically beat down both Otis and Chad with neither man showing any quit. Once Chad becomes the legal man Imperium begins to dominate the match. Otis looks on with a sad look watching his friend be torn apart by Imperium. Finally after minutes of agonizing pain, Otis throws in the towel ending the match and Chad’s suffering.
The final team to enter the match is Brawling Brutes; they immediately begin to brawl with Imperium. The ref attempts to separate the two rival teams to no use. Finally some order is restored when Ridge and Giovanni fight to the outside and up the ramp. This leaves Butch and Ludwig in the ring. After a quick back and forth, Butch seems to have Ludwig ready for the Bitter End. When Ludwig scratches Butch’s eyes, rolling him up for the 1.2.3 Imperium will meet Sami and KO on RAW.
Roman Reigns vs LA Knight for the Undisputed WWE Championship
Build
On the main event of the Smackdown after Extreme Rules(A show that didn’t feature Roman Reigns) LA Knight, (A man who has gained a cult following in recent months with great selling T shirts and YEAH becoming an ever popular phrase) is seen in the ring with a microphone “Extreme Rules was a good show (Crowd exclaims YEAH) but something important was missing. The missing piece to the puzzle was our World Champ, Roman Reigns (The crowd rains down boos at the mention of his name) Roman is an interesting case of nepotism… YEAH, because no matter what he did for years he couldn’t gain the admiration of the WWE universe. Hell, I’m a douche and it took me a month… YEAH. The top brass in this company wanted him to succeed for years but he never took off…until he took advantage of his family. Well I got to thinking that sounds like a great idea. YEAH. So I decided I’d use MY family to get what I want YEAH. (LA Knight walks to the barricade telling some front row fans to jump after a bit the ring is full of fans) Now Roman Reigns, I challenge your boring ass to a WWE Championship match. YEAH. (Roman appears on the titantron and says) “The fans may love you Eli, but the fans loved Cody too and you saw what happened to him. You're nothing more than a catchphrase. But I accept your challenge”(Roman turns to Paul) “This will be the easiest match yet.” LA Knight responds with “I might just be a catchphrase… but at least it's a good one. YEAH!!!!! (The men and women inside the ring respond with a loud YEAH) The show goes off the air as they exchange YEAHS.
The two men exchange verbal blows throughout the build with Roman dismissing Knight as a fad. Knight continues to gain support from the fans despite his cocky tendencies. This culminates in a contract signing on the go-home Smackdown. Where LA Knight jumps an unexpecting Roman putting him through the table to a large pop.
Match
The match begins how you’d expect with Roman taking control. Roman overpowers the popular Knight as the crowd keeps Knight in the match. Throughout the match, Roman attempts to cockily pin LA after non finishers to no avail as the crowd continues to keep their favorite in the match. Towards the end of the match, Knight reverses a Superman Punch into a big roll up. 1.2…kickout Roman spears Knight. 1.2…kick out the crowd loses it as Roman does the same. Roman begins laying in punches on LA Knight over and over again until the ref pulls the tribal chief off of Knight. Roman then gets ready for another Superman punch but is caught by the Gravy Train. The crowd explodes with excitement as LA Knight pins Roman.. 1, 2… Roman kicks out. Knight looks devastated as he gets ready for the big elbow drop. He gets his foot grabbed by Heyman. This allows Roman to connect with a final spear. 1, 2, 3… Roman Reigns retrains again, much to the chagrin of the sold out crowd.
Gunther vs Shinsuke Nakamura
Build
On the Raw after Extreme Rules, Ludwig Kaiser tells everybody that Gunther is the best IC champion of all time but Shinsuke Nakamura comes out to the ring and says that’s not true. He challenges Gunther to a fair fight at Suvivor Series and holds out his hand. Gunther shakes it but Shinsuke kicks him in the balls! He smiles and says, “A fair fight, as of now!”
Through the remainder of the build, the two crush all opposition on the way to facing one another.
Match
The match is hard hitting and fast paced. Towards the end of the match, Shinsuke goes for a Big Kinsasha but is caught with a chop by Gunther. Gunther then scoops him up for the power bomb. 1, 2, 3… Gunther wins, cementing himself as one of the greatest of all time.
Austin Theory vs Shemaus vs AJ Styles vs Grayson Waller vs Montez Ford vs Angelo Dawkins in a 6 Man Championship Scramble for the US title
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Shemaus: Shemaus challenges for the US title at Clash at the Castle. Austin Theory wins by cheating. After the match, Grayson Waller comes down to the ring and attacks Shemaus, injuring his leg. Austin Theory then gives Waller money, leaving Shemaus in the ring. On the Smackdown after Extreme Rules, Shemaus returns promising to destroy Austin Theory.
AJ Styles: AJ challenges Austin Theory at Extreme Rules but comes up short after Grayson Waller interferes. This loss infuriates AJ who also challenges Austin Theory on the Smackdown after Extreme Rules.
Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins: The Street Prophets face Grayson Waller and Austin Theory on the Smackdown after Extreme Rules. The match ends in Chaos after Theory pisses off AJ Styles, who is doing guest commentary. This leads to Austin repeatedly dodging a rematch with the Street Prophets, causing them to challenge him at Extreme Rules as well.
Grayson Waller: Grayson becomes Austin Theory’s tag partner after getting on the A Game’s payroll. Austin refuses to give him any recognition. Then, on the go home Smackdown before Survivor Series, Adam Pearce announces that one more person has been added to the championship scramble match. Austin asks who. Adam tells him to turn around. When he does, he gets a big right hand from Grayson Waller.
Austin Theory: Austin Theory has been a dick throughout the build, causing anyone he’s crossed paths with to hate him. This results in an almost unwinnable situation for Austin Theory.
Match
The first two entrants in the match are Austin Theory and Shemaus. Austin Theory appears scared to be starting first but goes through with it anyway. The bell rings. Shemaus hits Austin with a Brogue Kick. Shemaus pins Austin. 1, 2, 3.. Shemaus has become the interim US Champion. He then throws Theory out of the ring (despite Austin not being eliminated). Shemaus waits for the next opponent. The next opponent is… Grayson Waller. Grayson Waller walks out from backstage and sees the man that he injured at Clash at the Castle. He slowly walkd down the ramp, but Shemaus gets out of the ring and attacks him. The interim US Champ beats the crap out of Grayson Waller. After a couple minutes, the next man comes out… Angelo Dawkins. Angelo Dawkins runs down and begins trading rights and lefts with Shemaus. The two men brawl into the ring when Austin Theory decks Angelo with a steel chair, then hits Shemaus over the head with the chair, busting him open. He pins Shemaus.. 1, 2, 3… becoming the intermim US Champ. He then attempts to escape up the ramp but is stopped by the next entrant.. Montez Ford. Montez Ford chases Austin Theory back up the ramp. Theory runs into the ring and eats a Spine Buster by Angelo Dawkins, then a Frog Splash by Ford. Grayson then throws both of the Street Prophets out of the ring and pins his former boss.. 1, 2, 3.. Grayson becomes interim champ. Then the final entrant, AJ Styles, comes out to the ring. (a clock is set for 5 minutes). AJ jumps into the ring, Phenominal Forearming Grayson Waller, pinning him.. 1, 2, 3.. AJ Styles has become interim champ. The five men go back and forth for four minutes. That’s when Austin Theory rolls up AJ Styles!.. 1, 2, 3.. Theory becomes interim champ. Then Shemaus Brogue Kicks Austin Theory, pins him.. 1, 2, 3.. Shemaus is now interim champ. Then Grayson Waller rolls up Shemaus, grabs the tights.. 1, 2, 3.. Waller is interim champ. Grayson celebrates but accidentally backs up into Austin Theory, who hits him with an A Town Down.. 1, 2, 3.. Theory is interim champ. Angelo Dawkins then spears Austin Theory and pins him.. 1, 2.. It’s broken up by a Frog Splash by Montez Ford, who pins Austin Theory.. 1, 2, 3.. As the timer hits zero, Ford becomes permanent champ! Montez celebrates as Angelo shoots him a cold look.
Asuka(C) vs Iyo Sky for the Smackdown Womens Championship
Build
Bailey and Dakota Kay betray Iyo Sky at Summerslam. They feud until Extreme Rules where Iyo Sky beats Bailey in a steel cage. On the Smackdown after Extreme Rules, Asuka calls out Iyo Sky. She says, “You’re a great competitor, but I can make you even better. Take my hand and you can be something special.” Iyo looks at her hand, looks at Asuka, and she slaps Asuka across the face and says, “All I need is ME!” Asuka then sprays the mist in Iyo’s face, causing temporary blindness as she locks in the Asuka Lock.
Over the next few weeks, Asuka shows zero mercy towards Iyo, attacking her at all turns, frequently using a pipe wrench. Iyo, however, refuses to use weapons, instead wanting to beat Asuka mono y mono.
Match
The match is a hard hitting, technical classic, with both women giving it their all. Towards the end of the match, Iyo Sky has Asuka down for the Moonsault. She jumps to hit the move when Asuka sprays her with the mist, mid air! This temporarily blinds Iyo, allowing Asuka to lock in the Asuka Lock. Iyo taps out in the hold. Asuka is celebrating, but the ref looks down at Iyo. He notices the mist in her eyes so he gives her a rag and starts the match back. Asuka is livid. She turns around and eats a Hurricanrana, the a Moonsault. 1, 2, 3… Iyo has pulled off the shocking upset.
Judgement Day vs Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch in a Wargames Match
Build
At Extreme Rules, Finn Balor faces Seth Rollins for the World Title. When it appears that Seth has the match won, it is interrupted by the Judgement Day. They beat Seth down until he is saved by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
On the Raw after Extreme Rules, Sami and KO explain why they helped Seth. Kevin says, “We helped you because we hate the Judgement Day more than we hate you… by just a little bit!” All of a sudden, the lights go out and the Judgement Day attack. Sami, Seth, and Kevin seem to weather the storm until Rhea Ripley gets involved. Judgement Day begins to take control when Becky Lynch’s music hits. She comes down to the ring with a chair, saving her husband and his two tag partners.
In the following weeks, the two groups continue to brawl until the only way to contain them is a War Games Match.
Match
Becky demands to be first for her group while Damian Priest is first for Judgement Day. Damian Priest second guesses going after Becky allowing Becky to hit him with a Man Handle Slam. The next entrant is for the Judgement Day. It’s Rhea Ripley. She tells Damian to back off as she begins to dominate Becky. The next entrant is Kevin Owens. He comes into the ring and stuns both Damian and Rhea Ripley. The score is now even with Rhea and Damian vs Kevin and Becky. The next man to enter is Dominik. He comes in with a pair of brass knuckles, hitting Kevin, then allowing Rhea to hit Becky with them. This allows the Judgement Day to dominate Kevin and Becky. The next person to come in is Seth. This levels the playing field; three on three. The last member to enter for the Judgement Day is Finn. He comes in to aide his team by taking the attack to his rival, Seth. Finally, the last man to enter the match is Sami Zayn. He hits the Helluva Kick on all four members of the Judgement Days. Now, pinning can commence. The two teams go all out until only two men are left standing.. Finn Balor and Seth Rollins. The two go blow for blow, with neither man giving up. Out of nowhere, Rhea comes up behind Seth, low blows him and hits him with a Riptide. Finn climbs to the top of the cage to hit a Coop De Grace on Seth, but Becky pulls her husband out of the way. She hits Finn with a Man Handle Slam, then Rhea. She then pins Finn to win the match for her team!

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[Game Thread] (8) Los Angeles Sparks (1-2) vs (9) Phoenix Mercury (1-2) ~ June 2nd, 2023 10:00PM ET ~ ION

Game Information

Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury

Game Information

TIME	MEDIA	Location	Broadcast
Eastern: 10:00PM	Game Preview WNBA.com	Footprint Center	US: ION
Central: 9:00PM	ESPN Box Score	Phoenix, AZ	Canada: Unknown
Mountain: 8:00PM	WNBA League Pass		Home Team: None
Pacific: 7:00PM			Road Team: None

Road Team

Los Angeles Sparks

Team Homepage	Team Roster & Coaching Staff
Social Media	Local Television & Broadcast
Twitter	Spectrum SportsNet
Instagram
Youtube

Home Team

Phoenix Mercury

Team Homepage	Team Roster & Coaching Staff
Social Media	Local Television & Broadcast
Twitter	KTVK, KPHO, KPHE
Instagram	Kiswe (Streaming Service)
Youtube

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Hello all you SD friends. The title sums it up. I’m sure this is just another swing in the pendulum, but I thought I’d share anyway.
I’m still pretty green to this lifestyle. A few ticks past 4 months. I quit drinking for a million and a half reasons, but at the crux of it, the goal was to reconnect with myself. To create conditions that will nurture the growth of love, acceptance, respect, and security within myself, for myself and my reality.
The absence of alcohol awarded me the courage to clean out all my skeletons. I put my life as I knew it on the line for the sake of the truth, and I am very lucky to be on the other side of it with everything in-tact.
Yet I’m here today, and I am certain that, someday, a drink will enter my body. I don’t know if this will be next week or 20 years from now. I don’t know if it will be one drink or one thousand. And I’m simply sitting with the thought right now.
I have suffered from terrible tinnitus since I was 26, unrelated to hearing loss. A few drinks would allow me to not care so much about the pervasive ringing. At this point, I am back to square one with coping mechanisms for it. If there is any reason a drink would find it’s way past my lips, I would bet my soul it would be about tinnitus. If any of you guys have it, you understand how fucked up it can be.
I feel my grip is loosening. I am beginning to question more and more.
I go to an AA meeting roughly once a week. I am not committed, and am not working the steps. I tried, and I found the program isn’t a great fit for me and my goals. But I like to go for the people. I go to be around people who get it. I go when I feel like I need it, and I share when I want to share. However, I do not have the sense of being entirely welcome there because of this. I can tell when someone looks at me like I’m chopped liver with a side of bullshit.
One of my friends goes to these meetings, too. I find myself attending, trying to be more involved, and other things just to please them and others. It is diverting my attention away from my true “why”.
No one asked me to stop drinking. I was a closet drinker, and my choice to stop came as a surprise to those close to me. I have to remember that, despite others not being concerned about my drinking, I was terrified and at such a dark low. I am doing all of this for me. For that terrified, miserable young man.
I am at a plateau. I feel damned if I stay sober, and damned if I don’t. Either way, I’m still depressed, I’m still second-guessing, losing sight, but I’m still not drinking today. I’m simply sitting here with all of this. If I just sit with it, it can’t hurt me.
Thank you for reading this rant if you did. This community is incredible and has gotten me through so much. IWNDWYT.

I found a demo unit at Sweetwater, which will ship as soon as you place the order (unless you request a setup)! I haven’t personally noticed a demo or B-Stock in months since the last time I posted that I had found one that they had posted. That time, someone here snapped up moments later (and was kind enough to let me know). This guitar must have just been listed because it wasn’t there earlier today.
Link: TOD10N Demo Unit
Grab it while it’s hot — and save $70 too! Don’t sleep on it if you’re trying to “jump” your spot in the pre-order waitlist. Look at the pics in the listing and see if the description says there’s any issues or wear going on (the pics usually have little stickers and close ups to point out scratches or problems). Examine the guitar in your house. If you don’t like it, you can always send it back at no cost to you. If you like it, then you can call to SW (or wherever you placed your pre-order) cancel your original pre-order.
I would suggest keeping your eyes peeled daily over the next couple of weeks even if this guitar flies fast (it sure will!). Sweetwater got their latest shipment from Ibanez a few days ago. Some people will inevitably return them (which means they can’t be sold as new anymore), Sweetwater may use some in their store as demo units and then get rid of them, and some units will arrive from Ibanez with minor cosmetic issues that don’t meet Sweetwater’s standards but are still playable. There are two ways to find them: 1) You can check the page with the guitar. If any demo or b-stock units are available, they will list it under the price and highlight it in yellow. 2) You can also try searching the model number to see if any pop up. (You can also call other retailers and shops to check if they have any b-stock and demo units [two different things, fyi] or they might be willing to take your contact info and call you if they end up with any to sell.)
My friend just got a call minutes ago that her TOD10N has been reserved and is ready to ship — she pre-ordered on Oct, 31, 2022, as a reference. I can’t wait to try it. She promised I can borrow it from time to time. Can’t wait!
Lemme know if you’re the lucky guy or gal who snagged this demo unit!

I (22f) have been with my (23m) boyfriend for about 4 months now and love him more than anything. He’s the sweetest person and loves me better than anyone ever has.
Out of nowhere, I called out the name of the boy I was dating casually before we met, while having sex with my boyfriend.
I haven’t thought about this boy in so many months and actually heavily dislike him. He wasn’t even good in bed. I have no idea where it came from.
Why did this happen? It really shocked me. I wasn’t even thinking about him during sex?
My boyfriend pretended not to hear and just kind of shook it off. What do I do? I do not want him feeling insecure? This is the kind of thing I know would crush him but he acted as if nothing had happened. I know how bad this would hurt me.
Any advice?

Hi, y'all. Have you seen the love of my life? She looks like this. holds up a hand mirror
Jokes aside, the best gift I could get is to find someone worth talking to, with the intent of being in a relationship with. Someone who understands that conversation, loyalty, and affection isn't supposed to be one sided.
I crave a human connection, but there are only fakes on dating sites, and honestly I'm not sure this is working out any better...but I'm trying to remain hopeful.
I'm not looking for perfection, looks or otherwise, because I'm very far from perfect. I still live at home and I have twins who are 8.
I'm tired of the same old options in this "choose your own adventure" book, so I'm taking my pen and scribbling in a new adventure...one I've been ready for, for a long time now.
I want a clingy lady who actually wants to hear from me, and is actually interested to get to know me. Someone who is as happy going out to bowl and seeing which one of us is worse, as she would be staying in and cuddling together. Someone who would be as happy on a walk in the woods with me as she would be playing video games together.
I guess I'm looking for a companion through life, and I'll post this and tweak this as many times as necessary until us hopeless romantics find each other. ❤
If you actually read this post, say "banana" when PMing me, please. If you are going to stop talking, please DON'T reply - save my time and yours. Please do not waste my time if you only want friends; I have clearly stated what I'm looking for.

Hey all, I have a 3060ti build with 32gb ram, ryzen 5 5600, in a loque ghost s1 case, all with windows 11. I've been having an issue that's been stumping me for awhile now, sometimes when gaming, my mouse pointer will just skip across the screen when I'm moving it, kinda like it cuts out intermittently. I checked task manager and usage seemed fine, temps seem fine (around 72-75c in warzone 2), and it's the only main peripheral that's wireless. I legit can't figure out why it does it sometimes, it's happened with other mice, but it's nearly impossible to replicate. It's happened without gaming under heavy loads too. Any ideas? Could it be windows 11? I just have no idea. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Please remove this if this submission is out of line, I couldn’t really tell from the sidebar.
We have four tulip trees at our new home. Two of them get aphids in the summer and rain down goopy destruction all over our patio and cars. We had an estimate from someone today that would do an infusible treatment this year and then a bark treatment every spring from now on. For the two trees he quoted us $1400. Does that seem right? How do people afford this kind of stuff yearly?

About an hour ago I played a game with a friend: https://pglkp.com/s/5epzs in this game the guy called SanhokBebesi got removed from the game due to unusual gameplay patterns.
Less than 20 minutes later he's in the same game as us again: https://pglkp.com/s/qe3pm
I uploaded screenshots from the replay here: https://imgur.com/a/5bWFjIu
The game IDs are in the bottom right corner, IDK if you can crosscheck those to verify that they are the games I linked but they are.
Is this a bug? I thought when people are removed from the game that means that they are at the very least temp banned and are out for more than 20 minutes? Has anyone encountered something like this before?

My aunt, deceased grandfather's sister and their financial advisor have power of attorney over my grandmother's "estate." Myself, my mother and my aunt are split inheritors.
Everyone in my family (including one of the carers for my dementia suffering grandmother) is ganging up on my mother creating a narrative that she's trying to control or take from my grandmother.
This stems far back and she was always considered the "black sheep." Just as some context to how heartless they are, they blame my mother for being sexually abused as a child. (How do you even comprehend saying that to victim of abuse!?)
This is one of a myriad of awful things they say to her, throughout her life. Obviously this type of abuse and family neglect has resulted in mental health issues that she lives with to this day. But they of course say she is volatile and nasty and the cause of all the family drama. They actually got her excluded from having any power of attorney using her mental health issues as an excuse.
Now this type of contempt is apparent in every interaction she has with them, she's actively ignored and left out of any and all plans, ideas, discussions, she's called a liar and troublemaker. Her crime? Ensuring my.grandmother isn't being taken advantage of (she quite clearly is but if the abusers have the legal power, we have no leg to stand on)
I recently came back to my home country after a few years and this is what I see. I was physically assaulted today by my uncle for recording the lot of them trying to convince my grandmother to hand over all her jewellery dispite her stating she has no desire to, I feel like if they coerce her like this when im there recording, who knows what they do when there's no one to fight for my grand mother.
Honestly this is the super short version of events that isn't ordered particularly well and I've never opened up to people on the internet, it's so much worse than the small summary I've provided. Im just at a loss, I knew they were nasty but this is next level.
I have no power or cash. Is there anything I can do to protect my mother and grandmother against these sociopaths trying to gaslight us?
I appreciate any and all feedback, I know this probably isn't clear or concise but my brain is completely fried.

I believe my previous posts will link below regarding my (30f) relationship with my maternal grandmother. I finally decided to go semi NC with my grandmother and I wrote her a letter that I worked on for two weeks with my therapist explaining how she has impacted me over the years. I didn't use blaming language, I tried to not be intentional hurtful, and I used "I feel statements." I did say her daughtemy mom was controlling and critical of me (but I left out the part where she abused my entire life.) I never said she wanted a relationship with me so I could help her (mentioning that for when you read below.)
My dad since remarried an incredible woman. This infuriated my grandmother so she asked for my dad to bring her some items of my mother's . He brought them to her and the letter I wrote her. This was last month.
My dad reaches out today and said my grandmother called and texted him about me. She said she believes I blocked. her (I did. Her name on my phone gives me physical anxiety) she then sends my dad texts that she sent me. I am pasting these below . The advice I need is-Do you think these texts show that she isn't /can't be remorseful? Or should I try again to have a gray rock relationship with her?
Text 1: "I decided to tell u about [My grandfather's] health. I haven't told u before. I didn't want u think I was trying to get u to visit us. He has a rare autoimmune disease it is myasthenia gravis ( it affects the muscles) breathing, eyes swelling, strength, walking etc. He has infusions every other week. He has a liver disease, diabetes, tumor on his kidney. None of these were caused by lifestyle. He has bone on bone on his knee, that can't be fixed by surgery. Due to the MG. He was in the hospital in th March. He only goes out to go to the dr. We are going to 3rd. Dr this week to see if he can give him anything to help his knee. I'm telling you this now, because I don't want u to say. I didn't know he is sick. The reason they can't fix the knee, it's tooo dangerous to put him to sleep. Due to the M.G. I am not looking for pity or help. I told u before he had some problems. But. You never bothered to call and ask about him. I just thought you needed to know.
Text 2: "I was wondering, before you declared your mom a horrible person, did u look up the possibility, that the aneurysm caused problems? The reason I wanted to give you money when u were in school, was because I wanted to help your dad. You told me before you were too busy to see us. It would be better after you finished school. You told me you would come several times when you hadOK. hool breaks. I told you as long as I heard from you it was o.k. I just to know to know u r ok. I don't know how u got the idea I want to control you. I have more than enough going on . It's all I can do to keep up sometimes. But you have no way of knowing that."
Text 4: "Please don't think i want to have a relationship with you is because I might need something from you. Hopefully I will be able to take care of everything we need. [her niece] and [her other niece] are very good about asking if I need anything. Fortunately I'm doing o.k."

This happened a few hours ago! I am still wet from it...
So about me, I am 26, married, a mom, and nudist! Me and my husband has been in the lifestyle for about 2 years-ish, and we love it. We are also swingers/open, so we both can play and its fine. And I will have to say this... Nudism is NOT necessarily sexual! In fact most times it isn't. Its just that the mood hit me, and I let it be that way today...
So I finally had a free day today! Husband was at home early from work, so he stayed and let me go out for some me time. The great thing about living so close to a beach, you can go whenever! So I just packed my water, and got in the car and went. I went to a certain nudist beach here in Florida, not important which one exactly, but if you been you would know it. It was so nice and I was enjoying the sun on my body... My whole body. And then I noticed him.
This guy, late 20s to early 30s, and pretty good looking. He would step in the water, and get out, and did this a few times while glancing at me. I suppose I liked the attention. So it made me... reapply some sunscreen. I made a show of it. I would look right in his eyes and rub my body with the lotion. Trying my best to be sexy haha, and it worked. I saw him get hard. I looked around and thankfully no one was near and he saw me, and came up to me.
I didnt say anything. I just grabbed his waste and started sucking him. He was moaning, holding my head. Applying enough force to make me give him what he needed, and how he wanted it.
After about 5 minutes? Maybe less, my head was spinning from the lack of air! But I stopped and bent over for him on my hands and knees. I was so horny. I needed it too. So he grabbed me and shoved his cock right into my pussy. I was in heaven and literally came on his cock right then.
He started fucking me really really hard and fast. And not long his breathing was heavy and he pulled out and came all over my back and ass. I took a second to catch my breath and said "Thank you, that was hot", but he was already walking away!

This is something that I just jotted down on my whiteboard. I met this girl and she turned my world upside down. I just can't get the sadness to go away now that she is not in my life. Writing it out helped a bit. Welp... Here it is
It was the way she walked It was the way she talked It was the way she wore her hair
It was what she said Lying in my bed Wherever she was home was there
My Intentions were true Honey without you I'm shaken down to my core
There is nothing I wouldn't do Just to see you Walk back through my door

27 yo. Female. A week ago I went for sushi. Everything was fine and nothing tasted any different than normal. Saturday morning my mom wakes up and said she had the runs. I didn’t think anything of it cause I was ok. Then I started feeling nauseous. It got incredibly worse but I couldn’t throw up. Then I started getting body aches and a headache. I then remembered my brother had a stomach bug for a week before this. So I assumed maybe it’s that. So Saturday Sunday we’re the worst and then I slowly started feeling better Wednesday. Yesterday I had heavy food because I assumed I was fully done and healthy but felt a bit sick. Today I threw up after dinner. Everything I ate today was heavy. My mom told me to start up bland again but I didn’t listen. Now. The issue is. I have SEVERE health anxiety where if I’m convinced I have smth I will think about offing myself. I googled a couple things and got to stomach cancer. Now I am sitting in my room bawling my eyes out convinced that I’m done for. My close friends mom died of stomach cancer and now that’s what I’m thinking about. I haven’t thrown up in YEARS so this did freak me out.
Anyone else get smth like this ? Is it normal to still feel nauseous after you think you feel better?
Thanks