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Anon people-watches (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 78 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

be me, shy 22 yrs old femanon

just trying to enjoy a quiet tram ride

notice dude in anime shirt staring at me

low-key freak out

remember reading about these situations online

decide to make a move

slide over to the cute guy in the next row

"Hey, can you pretend to be my boyfriend? A creepy dude is watching me."

cute guy laughs and agrees

we start chatting and laughing

actually hitting it off

take a selfie to see if creeper is still watching

creeper finally gets lost in his phone and stops staring

start to genuinely enjoy the ride with this guy

tram stops and we exchange numbers before I jump off

been texting ever since, will meet again next weekend

thank you creepy dude, for playing cupid in my tram romance

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

This is gold

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Fairness is about being treated fair and having the same opportunities as others. It's natural to feel sad or envious at the joy of others. That's life. Is being rewarded for nothing fair too? Putting in literally no effort into being the person others want to spend time with is why no one wants to spend time with you. They put in effort, they try to be the kind of person their partner wants them to be, and their partner loves them for trying. It's the effort we put into the actions that gives them meaning, that says "I care".

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Fairness is about being treated fair and having the same opportunities as others. It's natural to feel sad or envious at the joy of others. That's life.

Life is unfair in the sense that people's opportunities, abilities and experiences vary extremely wildly.

That is not fairness. It is un fairness.

Is being rewarded for nothing fair too?

You mean this in the sense that this person has not tried to cultivate a relationship, but it simultaneously can be read to mean being born into wealth, born into a stable household that fosters strong mental health and sense of self, born into a safe and nurturing environment.

Lots and lots of people do not have these things have have to work themselves raw, physically and mentally, to the point they do not have the time or energy to pursue a healthy relationship, not that they even know what one looks like.

You phrase all of this as if the other person just isnt trying hard enough, is not putting in enough effort, when you have no idea how much effort the poster or the happy couple put into anything.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They put in effort, they try to be the kind of person their partner wants them to be, and their partner loves them for trying.

You say this but plenty of shitbags are in relationship just because they look hot.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Plenty of shitbags in relationships who aren't hot as well. People don't like being lonely and relationships are often sold to us as fixing that loneliness, even when the opposite might be closer to the truth when you're talking about a bad relationship.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Looking hot also takes effort

[–] fibojoly 9 points 3 months ago

Apparently not everybody here lives with women if they think self care doesn't take fucking ages, let alone looking hot! It's kinda sad really, not to realise the amount of effort put in.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Nope.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

It's funny to see these little puddles of unreality in settings like that though. We were at a concert once at a small venue and there was one small group of people who looked just like a liquor advertisement, sparkly dresses, throwing their heads back laughing and dancing, it looked nothing like what was going on around them. They didn't seem to pay attention to the band except as a soundtrack for their sparkling little party. It looked unreal. I've never seen anything like it before or since.

[–] ArbitraryValue 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'd also be having the time of my life if I were on a fucking tram.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I was on a tram when I read this.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 3 points 3 months ago

Yup. I have a rail line near my house that connects with a tram line about 5 miles to the north, but no tram for me. If I could take one to work, I'd finally be happy.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It takes a lot of arguments about ridiculously petty things like not hanging towels up to dry properly, but it hurts too much and you have to apologise to each other, until eventually you achieve full co-dependence.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

If you’re arguing about towels you wont be the couple from this greentext.

Id say those were ~~not real~~ early in love or really forgiving for each other.

[–] Jumuta 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

they're just railfans

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

infront

Downvote.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Language is alive! IT'S ALIIIIIIVE!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Downvote

Upvote.

Edit for clarification: Up voting OP