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[Dantes @doaenel]

Today I had the honor of finally being able to call my best friend, fiancée, and soulmate my wife.

[Dantes @doaenel]

@LyonLATAM @Inspiredlol @dhoklalol @Ber5erker_lol @SaintL0L @islesworld1 Honestly one of the most fun videos I’ve recorded recently, ty guys again for participating ❤️

[Dantes @doaenel]

@NEACETWEETS This is the most money I’ve ever spent on a League video, ever.

Can’t wait to see if it’s worth it.

[Jynxzi @jynxzi]

Need 40 Streamers for LoL Tourney 🏆

October 14th 🗓️

4PM ET ⏱️

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@FlyQuest Honestly still can't believe that out of all the picks, Kayn was the one that won the Bo3.

Appreciate you guys for being willing to do the showmatch, was a ton of fun <3

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@RyanHar65961402 @Laurinchhe Hopefully she only sees the heartfelt essays and not the… other stuff.

[Dantes @doaenel]

I’ve always loved working hard.

12 hours a day spent sitting in front of a computer, grinding towards goals that I would set didn’t just feel natural;

It felt like my purpose.

So much so that for many years I always thought that’s all I would ever be good for.

When you go from overweight to fit, from broke to wealthy, from the bottom to the top in any sense of the phrasing, there’s a harsh reality you come to learn.

You get treated differently.

Your defining trait in the eyes of others doesn’t come from who you are, but rather what you are.

You become a what, not a who.

For any of you who have followed me for years, you’ve all heard me talk about this a countless amount of times.

There’s something I haven’t talked about countless times, though.

In fact I don’t think I’ve ever even talked about it once;

In reality, the saddest thing wasn’t coming to terms with becoming a ‘what’ in the eyes of others.

It was coming to terms becoming a ‘what’ in my own eyes.

I didn’t just strive for becoming the best streamer, the best league player, or the most athletic person I could because I thought they were cool goals to strive for,

I strove for them because I thought that those things were the only things I could ever offer anybody else.

It’s part of the reason why, only a few years ago, I told people I wouldn’t get into any kind of relationship until my late 20s at the earliest.

I fell for the trap that many men fall for;

Become disappointed that people don’t want you because of your personality, focus years of your life accumulating material wealth, and then become even more disappointed when anybody you try being with only want you because of the one thing you’ve spent years chasing.

Seems silly when I type it out, doesn’t it?

“I’ll forgo building relationships until I’m at the top, then I’ll settle down”

Becomes,

“I don’t want to settle down with anyone because everyone around me only wants me because I’m at the top”

With how I was living my life throughout my late teens and early 20s this was bound to be my future.

In every measurable aspect of my life I was making leaps of progress.

My body, my career, my notoriety.

Yet even when I would peak and hit milestones that would’ve brought a younger me to his knees in adoration of the life I was living and the things I was accomplishing…

I would feel nothing.

Short moments of happiness and elation, followed by long stretches of emptiness and bitterness.

And then one day, I met her.

A chance encounter in a country thousands of miles away from my own,

A random coincidence,

And it saved my life.

On our first date, the first thing I ever told her was not to expect anything more than casual hookups until I’d leave and never see her again.

A few days later I realized she was unlike anyone I had ever met before.

A few weeks later she became my girlfriend and moved into my parents house halfway across the world.

A year later she became my fiancée.

A year later she became my wife.

And in a few months, we’ll have a family of our own.

Now, I know what you’re thinking.

If this post is so positive, why did it start off with such a negative undercurrent?

Because changes didn’t happen overnight.

I remember being so self-centered and narcissistic in the beginning of our relationship that I wouldn’t even want to give her an hour a day.

There were times where she’d ask me after a 12 hour stream if we could go for a half hour walk to spend time together.

Instead, I’d go to bed half an hour earlier so I could be up earlier to get a longer workday on the morrow.

The obsession with becoming the best material version I could possibly be was so ingrained that I genuinely believed that it wasn’t coexistence and connection that would strengthen our relationship;

It was me becoming better at my game. Becoming better at my job. Becoming better in the gym.

And every time we would have conflict, every time there’d be an issue;

Rather than investing my time into working on myself to prevent issues, I invested my wealth into buying peace because it was easier.

Rather than receiving communication and understanding, she’d receive flowers and gifts.

I tried used money to try and fix the one thing it couldn’t.

Myself.

It took years of being with the most patient, understanding woman I’ve met in my life along with months of therapy for me to get to a point nowadays where I can honestly say I’m not the man I used to be, nor am I the man I want to be, but I’m a man who’s aware of his issues and is making progress towards bettering them.

And that matters infinitely more than any material wealth I could ever amass.

As ironic as it is, though I’ve always been the career-oriented one my wife’s always believed in me and my potential more than even I have.

For years I watched my career decay in front of my eyes knowing that my lack of drive was the only reason behind it, but not knowing how to change my mindset.

It got to a point where, as a lot of you might know, I considered quitting streaming and League of Legends content creation as a whole a few months back.

As a lot of you might not know, the only reason why I didn’t was because my wife convinced me not to.

Fast forward to a week later, and Jynxzi asked me to be his coach.

Fast forward to today, and I’ve spent the last 10 days on my last vacation with my wife before our daughter arrives.

Now, a lot of you might be wondering what prompted this post.

Over the last few days I’ve been sent clips of many different friends, colleagues, and acquaintances nominating me as League Streamer of the Year.

And it just made me realize that sometimes, you can have it all.

I won’t lie and say it’s easy, it’s not.

You’re going to cry, you’re going to question everything, and you’re going to breakdown.

You’re going to spend years trying everything you can think of, failing, and still getting up and trying again.

But one day, if you persevere hard enough, you’re going to look back and realize it was all worth it.

Every failed stream idea,

Every therapy session,

Every hard conversation,

Every self-doubt,

Every single thing.

It was all worth it.

I’m heading home now, and the only thing I can think about is how I’m more motivated than ever before.

Not just to be the best League of Legends content creator I can be,

But to be the best husband and best future father on top of it.

For all your recent support over the last few months, you all have my sincere gratitude.

As a thanks, the next few months will be spent pushing boundaries in the League space that have never been pushed before.

I won’t spoil much, all I’ll say is rather than slow down things are only going to ramp up.

And then in January instead of giving to my career and community, I’m going to be giving to my wife and daughter.

If you made it this far, thank you.

It fills me with such an indescribable feeling that I can share personal stories and have them resonate with people across the world, so thank you for giving me the opportunity to do so.

🤍

[Dantes @doaenel]

@haste111 As a fellow genius, I couldn’t agree more.

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@doodoomunchern @ibixie A little? 😈

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@TeamLiquidLoL @TLCoreJJ When I win, do I get to become a substitute as TL's official jungler?

[Dantes @doaenel]

@drewlevin I’ve never been more proud of a Rioter’s tweet in my entire life…

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@bloomjpg She’ll come around eventually.

[Dantes @doaenel]

@KayYunSsb Good thing we're having a daughter.

[Dantes @doaenel]

@Zacp0ly The fact that you would even attempt to reword the tweet instead of just reposting it shows that your primary intention wasn't to bring awareness to the pregnancy, but rather use a trending talking point to bring awareness to your brand.

It is that deep.

Fuck you, and fuck off.

[Dantes @doaenel]

Polymarket deleted their tweet because they wanted to stop the backlash they were getting for it.

I won’t let them.

Prediction markets, and polymarket specifically are disgusting sites who only exist because enough people lose money on them that it keeps them running.

The normalization of this website, especially within the League of Legends community, is one of the most alarming things that has happened in recent years.

League creators are getting paid hundreds, if not thousands per quote tweet, as well as 5 figure monthly salaries to promote them on stream and it’s at a point now where this is just accepted.

It shouldn’t be.

Prediction markets, gambling websites, and sports betting sites are willing to shill tens of thousands of dollars to content creators because they know the viewers of said creator will lose infinitely more than they pay for the sponsor.

How can this be okay?

Money, especially in this economy, is hard to come by. But throwing your viewers and the people who support you under the bus because you want to make a few thousand extra every month should inspire criticism, not acceptance.

Fuck Polymarket, and fuck the people who run the account for trying to use mine and my wife’s pregnancy announcement for their own benefit and everyone else’s demise.

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@Laurinchhe

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@Fump_M @Laurinchhe Stealing this.

[Dantes @doaenel]

@Trick2g @Laurinchhe After hearing your wife let you name your son Nasus Udyr, I've been trying to convince mine to let me name our daughter Hecarim Dantes Junior.

It hasn't been working out so far.

[Dantes @doaenel]

When we got married I promised my wife she’d always be the person I’d love most…

I didn’t think I’d break my promise less than a year later.

I’m going to be a dad.

[Dantes @doaenel]

@PolymarketLoL Your app is full of shit and I genuinely hope it crashes and burns.

Delete this post if you have any semblance of shame whatsoever, using mine and my wife's pregnancy announcement to drive traffic to a platform that ruins thousands of peoples lives daily is beyond disgusting.