While most of these patterns are realistic and doable, I'm wondering if this is even real? Its a brand new shop on Etsy but it has some good reviews on other pattern files. I'm wondering if the bundle is too good to be true or if the video has just been enhanced somehow.
I love video games. They are a huge part of who I am as a person. But every relationship I've had with a man who games ends up exactly the same. They just cannot function as an adult and eventually the game becomes more important than contributing to the household.
I'm not talking about relaxing on the weekend for a few hours to unwind. I'm talking absolutely ignoring EVERY obligation. Ignoring the dishes in the sink, ignoring the piles of laundry, not cooking even though they know there's nothing for dinner. They want to enjoy themselves before finishing obligations but this just dumps all the labour on the other partner. I've had an ex literally drop out of high school because he just wouldn't stop gaming through the exam periods. I've had one choose warmane over applying for college. It's exhausting.
And before anyone says "you just picked bad partners," maybe I did. But I've had enough similar experiences that it stops feeling like bad luck and just feels like a pattern. And somehow I could balance my life, graduate as a doctor, and adult while still gaming. So I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the same from someone else!
What makes me genuinely sad is that I don't actually want to avoid gamers. I want someone I can play games with. I want someone who understands why I get excited about a new release or a sequel or who wants to watch a Nintendo direct with me.
But I also don't want to spend the rest of my life competing with a raid schedule.
So I've reached a point where I'm seriously considering giving up gaming myself. I don't want my partner to get into it and I don't trust myself not to end up in the same dynamic. Maybe it's stupid and a gross overreaction but I don't see another way to get a partner that fits my ideals.
I know the title sounds like a crude joke but I am just so exhausted it feels like one thing after the other.
I 2024 I saved up and really splurged and bought myself a toy. A few MONTHS later, my crazy vindictive asshole ex stole it, why? I have no idea. If he wanted to make me upset he would have stolen just the toy but he also stole the charging cable.
Fine.
I feel super unsure about getting another because they're so expensive. And I would move countries soon anyway and go to a country where they're banned. I mulled over it for months. Eventually I get another one. A super discreet one that I passed off at the airport as a blackhead remover. It wasn't as good as my first, but it worked and it was just okay.
Okay finally I have one.
Maid steals it because she doesn't realise what it is.
I get it back 2 weeks later but I don't use it again because it feels so gross not knowingb what they did or if someone else used it. I disinfect it and just keep in on my shelf for 2 weeks.
Today
Dog has chewed through the charging cable. I don't even know how he got it. I'm genuinely just so tired of this. I'm so exhausted I just want to get off in peace why won't anyone just let me live. I am so tired. Why can't I have nice things?