latenightnoir

Guess I'll just die, then!

Hey, thank you so much for your answer and insights!

See, that's my point, I'm trying to walk that fine line between being realistically pessimistic and genuine, and pure unsolved trauma. Thing is, I tried to go for positive, for optimistic, but the times being as they are, most optimists are, honestly... a bit deluded and in denial, from what I've seen... And don't get me wrong, I can still enjoy myself, I can still have a nice time, crack jokes, goof around (i.e. I still have that zest for life), but right here and now, with the entire context around us, I'm angry and focused on most days, which seems to clash a lot with the intention of trying to look away from reality.

Heck, I even hoped I'd have the home team advantage with this one, as one of our national pastimes is making fun of the horrible, so I thought more people around here would be inclined toward seeing and calling things as they are. But nope...

And I do have many, many other things with which I try to relate in a potential partner, but this particular aspect has demonstrated itself to be necessary for smooth interactions with a potential partner. This is just who I've become, I am constantly paying attention to everything around me, so it inadvertently reflects off of me in one way or another. If the times are shit, I won't pretend they aren't.

If the person says no in the first place, that can be considered theft/illegal appropriation of private property. I can't see it being worse to access an ex's home with the spare key to retrieve solely what's appropriate in that case.

Well, found the one downside to not knowing what day it is, thank you!

What the actual fuck... Really? Fucking really, MatchGroup?!

I got bot flashbacks from Tinder and OKC the instant I saw the attached photo:))

Fair enough, although I don't think the police would much care about this detail if charges were pressed:)) That's why I suggested trying to solve things amiably first, it'd be a nice little exculpatory element in case things fall apart and OP is required to... procure their stuff directly.

Although this does raise a good point, in that OP may even try involving the police should their ex refuse to return their things, although they'd require proof of ownership for that...

Well, a B&E is pretty much always a bad idea, imo. My advice would be to hang on to that key and try to discuss a repatriation of goods with him. You two could work out a way to do this with minimal face-to-face interaction if things are still a bit too raw. You can then "oh, I just remembered about this" the dupe key back to him.

If this doesn't work out, then a B&E stops being a bad idea.

Every other game: just give players an access point for the creation menu and let them UI themselves to perfection

DS2: put a random coffin on a beach at the back of the tutorial area, surround it with a billion minibosses, and have that change their sex if they get into it. Oh, and don't tell the player anything about it, let's count the minutes before they realise!

I mean, do I really need any other reason to love that game to death? No! No, I don't!

Every time I see a Cybertruck, I start getting intrusive thoughts about sharp things under fingernails.

You don't need to assume that it isn't a tragic familial background, either. Or any other sort of trauma/condition which would push one to close off. Throwing the "soulless" label aroud willy-nilly is just an extension of abusing the "narcissist" moniker. It prohibits any nuance and facilitates unjustified suspicion.

Yes, there are sociopaths who can be considered soulless. But just because one is odd does not intrinsically mean one is soulless. There's a plethora of other potential reasons.

Plus, don't forget, oddity is in the eye of the beholder in the first place. My odd may be completely different than your odd.

Coming from Trump and his ilk, that's a compliment. Fuck you, too, orange buddy.