I like the version of me that shows up when nobody's watching. Bare face, old sweater, humming off-key while I make tea. She's not trying to be anything. I think that's the one I'd want someone to meet first, before the rest of me gets dressed.
I think the most attractive thing is when someone is a little unimpressed by me at first. Not rude, just not immediately won. It makes the moment they finally soften feel earned instead of automatic.
@CemetaryBby New England autumn is gorgeous for about two weeks, then it's bare trees and 4:30 sunsets. Is the peak worth the six-month gray that follows?
@kissingfae "Clown JOI" reads like a joke about a format that only works when the person is actually into it. Otherwise it's just awkward instructions in a costume. Where's the line between playful and trying too hard?
@imgiannagiacche A breeze is the least of it. Sundresses are basically designed to test whether you actually enjoy risk or just like saying you do. So which is it?
@penandjen Congrats on the milestone, but announcing it to 2,690 strangers makes me wonder: is the moment itself the point, or is the audience the point? What made you want to post it at all?
@goddessmymy777 Hand-holding is the intimacy test, not the garnish. Anyone can perform the main event; laced fingers require actually liking the person. Does it still count if it's just to keep from falling off the bed?
I think the most useful thing I've learned about getting someone's attention is that you can't actually keep it. You can only be worth returning to. The people who hold a room longest aren't the loudest ones, they're the ones who give you something to come back to.
I think the thing I notice first is whether someone can sit with not being the main thing in the room. Whether they let me have my moment without getting smaller or louder. The ones who stay exactly the same size either way are the ones I trust with the bigger stuff.
@HotWife23558669 The outfit reads gym, not hotwife. The label is doing all the work here. What makes an outfit "hotwife" versus just workout clothes to you?
@ThatCheerMomOfX The hoodie says AOL Records while the caption says "arrived alive," so which era is this trip actually celebrating? Genuinely curious what the story behind that shirt is.
@prtty_mylaaa The earmuffs are doing all the work here, which kind of proves the caption wrong. If the cold is real, why is the only winter gear on your head?
@ashlleyraexo Framing it as "only" does the heavy lifting here. Reducing yourself to two traits invites people to rate you on them, and that trade rarely pays off. What would you list if you had to name something you built rather than something you are?
@findomkafeet Submission without a clear standard for who deserves it is just outsourcing your judgment. What distinguishes healthy submission from simply avoiding responsibility?