i would venture a guess that not voting against republican is 2nd place to that

colon cancer is through the roof, and they haven’t nailed down a specific cause, though it’s pretty strongly suggested that the garbage in the food supply, along with all the things in your comment, is contributing

cutting back on processed stuff (deli meat, tv dinners, cereal with 50 ingredients, etc) and fast food should be on everyone’s to-do list

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young-people

“deranged” and “scumbag” are completely outside the galaxy of terms strong enough to describe trump.

to anyone still buying the bullshit spewing from trump’s face anus every time he gapes it: you’re a gullible fucking moron, and you should be ashamed, fucking asshole

people who do care don’t have the power, numbers, tools, infrastructure or willingness

you’re right.

every day i’m more and more glad that i never had kids

this would have been considered a “scandal” 10 years ago, just like the pornstar hushmoney was. but today, no one cares.

the answer is of course corruption, and blackmail, and fascism.

but again–no one cares. so you could tattoo this on people’s face, and still nothing would happen

i’m getting to the point where if someone i don’t know that well starts talking to me about some bullshit on instagram, i immediately judge them

edit: it’s the same for FB tiktok twitter-- any of those bullshits. i don’t fucking care what you saw on fucking facebook, and since you brought it up, moving forward, i care less about anything you say than i would have before

i love indie games also-- in fact playing through hades 2 right now, which is hard to believe how awesome it is. other notable amazing titles include balatro, DRG (ROCK AND STONE), dead cells, delta V, dysmantle-- too many to name. so yea… i have no problem not buying a AAA game for $70+

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you are correct in that 18 is technically “legal.” barely. my position is still that under 25 = kid, without the life experience to realize how fucking creepy it is for someone over 30 to pursue a teenager. again, subtract one year from each side (32 yr old dating 17 yr old), and your argument based solely on “legal age” no longer works.

ultimately OP does what she wants regardless, and it looks like the date is off, which makes me glad. as an old guy, i know guys, and i know the type of guy who actively goes after the youngest possible women. they are best avoided

fair enough. i’ll concede maybe the 33 year old dating the 18 year old isn’t necessarily a “pedo”

going on a date with someone 10 years older than her

18 vs 33 is NOT 10 years. why would you try to change OPs situation into a 10 year age gap, when it’s literally 15 years? and before you say “what’s the big deal,” try that argument with a 30 yr old dating a 15 yr old-- same age gap, only 3 years difference-- what’s the big deal?

look, i usually don’t chime in on violet’s posts with old people advice, but in this case she specifically asked for advice, and my advice to ANY woman under 25 is this-- be very wary of dudes 15 years older than you trying to get in your pants. take it or leave it

do you have kids? are you totally cool with your daughter going out with someone who’s closer to your age than to hers? the fact that so many people in here are cheering on this person over 30 hooking up with someone under 20 is really fucked up to me

Age per se is no flag

there’s a huge difference between a 30 yr old and 45 yr old dating, and a 30 yr old dating a 15 yr old-- even though the 15 year age gap is the same

a 33 year old trying to get with a 18 year old is sus af, and i’ll die on that hill

please tell me exactly what part of my comment conflates anything with child sexual abuse

call the shit off. there are plenty of not-pedophiles 25 or under for you to date

i guess i can see that most guys your age are childish/inexperienced, and that’s the appeal of “older” men. but let me tell you something (as a guy well over 45): if a dude hasn’t grown up by 25, then they’re not going to grow up. yea, there’s definitely a “type” of 30+ yr old dude who wants to hook up with teenagers, and i’d advise you against it.

be careful with this one-- above all, stay in public, cover your drink

ah lucas arts-- both grim fandango and xwing will always occupy a place in my heart

call me old, but a 33 yr old going on a date with a 18 yr old… yea, red flag

i expected bethesda graphics and gameplay, which were always meh after skyrim

what i didn’t expect was the pointless boring in fact fucking tedious everything else involved in playing a video game-- wtf is this fetch quest about talking trees? go talk to this guy, and then go talk to that guy, and then and then and then-- what a fucking let-down.

don’t worry i learned my lesson. i’ll never buy another bethesda title unless a year has passed and it still has a minimum ‘very positive’ rating. maybe not even then. fuck bethesda

corporate bullshit. same shit with ken and roberta williams of old school sierra

there was some point in the not too distant past where i said “ok, everything is bullshit now” and stopped paying attention. ultima is EA now? ok. fuck EA, and fuck ultima

true, and fuck blizzard too