The Relationship Thread II: Ding Dong - The Bells Are Gonna Chime

[prinnysquad]

Fish and chebs

[vanpeebles]

I thought she had sausage?

[prinnysquad]

Indeed. Battered.

[MrKirov]

Chicken balls, actually

[Zaki]

What kinda takeaway?

Hot curry followed by anal.

[Zaki]

Chicken balls, actually

Sketcz's new nick name.

[randombs]

She's a bit more hardcore than me. Not that we've discussed it all in depth. Too busy being cunning linguists (we both love lit, natch).

Wait until she finds out that your talk of double-teaming a dolphin actually meant running two graphics cards in SLI mode for higher frame rates when emulating Wii games

[fishbowlhead]

Surprise you? I identify as socialist. Education and healthcare should be free, corporations should have their balls taxed off and be regulated to the gills (if they're even allowed at all), and most things should be state owned and run, like utilities, transport, etc. I also don't understand how or why people are allowed to own so much property at the expense of others (UK rental prices - Christ!). Generally I feel the plebs and proles in society are too gormless to be trusted, so need the nanny state to molly coddle them as much as possible. They also cannot be trusted with something as intrinsically toxic as democracy. They need to be assigned productive roles and then kept passive with drugs and cheap entertainment, while their physical needs (food, energy, shelter, medicine) are provided by the state. Free education will allow the intellectually capable among them to float to the top, like tiny turds ready to be scooped up and moulded into whatever the state requires. Artists would be treated as national heroes. Labourers perpetually medicated through their daily free work meals and the water supply. Government would be decided by AI. The only voting would be for reality TV shows about baking and dancing. CEOs trying to avoid paying state taxes would be executed. Actually, if I were in charge, lots of people would be executed. Anyone in government who lies would be executed. Scientists who publish false data would be executed. The executions would be televised so the proles feel like the upper echelons are being kept in check.

She's a bit more hardcore than me. Not that we've discussed it all in depth. Too busy being cunning linguists (we both love lit, natch). Our orated discourse on the first date was epic. She feels Huxley is over-rated. She's also writing an novel which is so complex it reminds me of something by James Joyce. Which I told her. (However, I never told her that I absolutely loathe the writing of Joyce - it's the dark secret in our relationship.)

Please. You’d last 5 mins in an actual communist state you complete marshmallow.

[Zaki]

That dolphin should also be distributed equally.

EDIT: Removed my communist comments Probably wasn't read (red?) anyway.

[Sketcz]

Please. You’d last 5 mins in an actual communist state you complete marshmallow.

You didn't read what I said. It's my future sexy wife who is communist. I suppose when she takes over I might not last that long. As it is 25 minutes seems about accurate.

I am firm believer in socialism. I've enjoyed the NHS since the age of 10, pay National Insurance, and regard it as the greatest invention of the 20th Century, above TV, aeroplanes, and maaaaybe even penicillin itself. Everyone contributes to it as a collective, and everyone benefits from it as required. The NHS is, for me, the gold standard by which I can say without fear or shame, that I love socialism. Every single working person contributes to it, and regardless of who you are it is free at the point of entry. In America the yanks are literally dying because their GoFundMe campaigns for insulin aren't succeeding and they can't afford it, whereas the government here will simply immediately pay for all your life saving insulin.

Christ, I ****ing love socialism. I love it. Chicken balls to anyone who disagrees.

[MrKirov]

So. I think I might actually be seeing someone..? Or at least very much on the cusp- with someone who doesn’t mess about, no games, and is as honest and upfront as me..?!

Cards on the table. I’ve ****ed four different girls in the past week. I was at the lowest point where I kind of accepted, yeah, this is my life now. One night of pleasure and alone again, so just ended up filling the time I guess.

I ended up paying for a dating site to see if the paywall made it a bit easier to find women who didn’t just want a night of fun. Ironically, the one I met on there was someone who matches with me on Hinge, but never replied. I remember thinking then that she was up my street, but it wasn’t to be. Then we started speaking through the paid site, we’ve seen each other twice the last two days, she’s coming back round on Thursday and Friday.

She’s been putting the feelers out to see if I’m dating anyone else (she said it’s fine, but I could tell she wanted to know as she likes me).

I was initially torn as I also saw the girl on Saturday who stayed over until Sunday afternoon- she was also pretty amazing- but as brilliant as it was, I don’t think it will go anywhere. I’m really not bothered though, as this new girl seems to actually be... dare I say... right for me?! After 25+ dates in the last three months, it’s at least given me perspective on what I want, and she’s ticking the boxes.

So yeah, I’m a bit of a smitten kitten right now. I actually don’t feel like I’m chasing, or playing the game with waiting to text and all that stuff. It’s really natural and easy. And she seems to feel the same too, apparently she told her mum about me today too, so I guess so!

I’m tempering my expectations though, I don’t know if it’s my anxiety, but I keep waiting for the bubble to burst or for it all to fall apart. Weirdly though, for the first time it doesn’t actually feel like it will... but it’s not stopping me thinking it because it’s become the norm.

She’s been honest and told me she hasn’t been on the apps, and hasn’t got plans with anyone else- and the fact we will be seeing each other four times in less than a week corroborates that. She was even honest enough to tell me she’d cancelled a second date with a fella to meet me the second time. That’s the game for everyone I guess.

Obviously I didn’t tell her the same day we met, 4 hours before there was another girl in my bed- but I suppose there’s no need too? It’s a struggle for me a bit because I’m already feeling like I’m letting my guard down, which I’ve built up because of all my endeavours- and it makes me worry I’m going to be hurt if I do- but on the flip side, I suppose I’ve got to allow it sometime?

Sorry for the ramble.

[vanpeebles]

Sweaty knockers.

[kryss]

she told her mum about me today too, so I guess so!

Practically married!

Now changing your ****ing sheets you dirty sod.

[Neon Ignition]

And delete your message and call history!

[Cassius_Smoke]

Thats great Kirov. I know in my 20s I dated quite a few women until I met my now wife. In my experience, if it feels natural and easy then its a very good sign.