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Life Experiences

What Is Dating And Sex Like In Japan?

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Flirting in Japan

Flirting seems like a misnomer. It’s more like an absense of flirting. If you like someone in Japan, there are a couple of different ways of showing it and/or approaching them, none of which really resemble flirting in the west. 

1. Nanpa (the “pickup”) First off, only guys do nanpa; in the rare case that girls do it, it’s called gyaku-nan (“reverse nanpa”), but I never heard of gyaku-nan actually happening, it always seemed like it was more of an amusing theoretical idea, rather than something girls really did. 

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Life Advice

“I’m jealous of how easy boomers had it”

Boomers had a much easier time getting a stable job and buying a house than today. They were able to easily hold the same job for 40 years, retire with a pension and buying a decent home. They were able to do that even if it wasnt a prestigious white collar job

Now stable jobs are almost non existent as layoffs happen to almost everyone multiple times in their life, housing prices are unimaginably high to the point where buying one is only for the wealthy. Even getting a job is harder because there is no face to face interaction you are just another application.

This is why I can’t take them serious when they lecture younger generations about making money or being successful

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Life Advice

Why Playing It Safe Is Holding You Back from Your Best Life

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Alright, folks, let’s get something straight. If you think you can achieve happiness and success by playing it safe, hiding from discomfort, and avoiding risks, you’re living in a fantasy. Sorry to burst your bubble, but happiness and success are not hiding behind the curtains of your comfort zone. They’re out there, in the real world, where things are messy, unpredictable, and sometimes downright scary.

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Links

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17 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy

This dolly could be one of the best investment you ever make. It will save your back countless times, by effortlessly moving heavy planters, large packages, and anything else you don’t want to strain yourself with – Amazon

Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots – Wired

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Allegedly Shown Violently Assaulting Cassie Ventura in Newly Released 2016 Footage – CNN

Man serving 17 years behind bars for abusing babies found dead in prison – Slate Report

Can You Actually Get Sick From Cold Weather? – Nutrition

Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing – Tech Radar

How An Organ Transplant Can Change Your Entire Personality – Inverse

23 Things Only People Who Were Raised By Really Strict Parents Understand – Thought Catalog

Suspect Fires 2 Guns Simultaneously During Shootout With Police – Police Activity

16 Thoughts That Will Change the Way You See the World – Ned Hardy

If you’re looking for a masterful, deeply moving read with beautiful, spare language that conveys a post-apocalyptic world full of despair yet laced with hope, I highly recommend this book —just be prepared for its grim and unsettling content – Amazon

Australia’s Wealthiest Tycoon Demands Removal Of Unflattering Double Chin Portrait From Gallery – Bored Panda

Google’s shift toward AI-generated search results, displacing the familiar list of links, is rewiring the internet — and could accelerate the decline of the 30+-year-old World Wide Web – Axios

What is the Most Expensive Comic Book Ever? – Nerdable

Grand Theft Auto VI is launching in fall 2025 – The Verge

OpenAI’s Long-Term AI Risk Team Has Disbanded – CNBC

How cuddly robots could change dementia care – Technology Review

Ranked: The World’s 50 Largest Private Equity Firms – Visual Capitalist

I’m a therapist to the super-rich: they are as miserable as Succession makes out – The Guardian

Life Advice

Your Worth Is Inherent, Unchanging, and Absolute

Self worth

Your worth is not up for debate. It’s not some fickle, fleeting thing that can be given or taken away by anyone else. It’s not dependent on your achievements, your relationships, your bank account, or your fucking Instagram follower count.

No, my friend. Your worth is inherent, unchanging, and absolute. It’s baked into your very being, as much a part of you as your DNA or your undying love for pizza. And anyone who tells you otherwise is full of shit.

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“Am I wrong for telling my girlfriend I don’t want her going for a drink with her ex?”

girlfriend and her ex

I have been with my girlfriend for just under 3 years. She has had 2 previous relationships that both ended when they cheated on her. Her first boyfriend she has not spoken to in 6 years and the other one she hasn’t spoken to in 4 years.

Her first boyfriend recently messaged asking how she has bene and just wanting to catch up. She told me about it and told me she was planning on replying. I told her I didn’t see why she’d want to bother talking to him when he’s not in her life anymore but just said I can’t stop her talking to him.

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TRUTH

The Brutal Truth About Professional Bodybuilding

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Look, I’m all for pushing yourself and striving to be your best. Setting ambitious goals, working your ass off, making sacrifices to achieve them – that’s admirable stuff. But there’s a line between dedicating yourself to a challenging pursuit, and straight up abusing your body. And when it comes to professional bodybuilding, that line isn’t just crossed, it’s obliterated.

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