u/maj_nun

I think it's logical to imagine that immigrants raise their children with strict values here because they feel the need to protect their culture in a western world. Additionally, immigrants who came here in the 80s and 90's tend to embody their culture of that time while the rest of the mainland socially evolves.

So i've heard the sentiment that mainlanders are surprisingly more open minded-- can anyone confirm or deny based on their experience? It's difficult for me to say because I basically don't know any mainlanders that are the same age as me and the majority of my friends are gay, including the desis, so I think it's an uncommon sample size

I'm specifically interested in this concerning men cuz sometimes talking to brown guys on hinge is impossible because of their values lol. But honestly i'm doubtful of this because I constantly comments on instagram from mainland indian men which echo the most disgusting backwards ideas

Once upon a time, I was constantly filled to the brim with the excitement of all the ideas I had. Between 20 and 21 I was published by 3 different publishers, and something odd happened. This period of my life was quite the turning point-- several things happened in a short period of time, somewhat overlapping-- so it's difficult to pinpoint what the exact problem is. First, being published made writing feel restricted, from then on, I would have invasive thoughts of how something I wrote would be received, how to approach publishing it practically, etc. Second, I experienced an essentially ecstatic episode of unprecedented happiness-- most of this joy was derived from writing-- before crashing and experiencing a psychotic episode and the worst depression that one could possibly experience. Third, after the 3rd work was published I had a pretty distinct feeling of cognitive emptiness: I felt like I had said everything I wanted to say, and I didn't know where to go from there.

I completely stopped writing because I no longer felt like I had anything to say, and I stopped reading because nothing interested me anymore. I figured that I would spend the rest of my life never writing again, but that was a few years ago. Now i'm starting to realise my life is essentially pointless without it, so i'm slowly trying to ease myself in. I read constantly but find very few books that actually interest me, and this interest isn't nowhere near the excitement I used to experience. I write a few phrases every now and then but I don't really care for them, I don't have enough creative prowess to expand on my ideas. In short, life is generally more dull, and so is writing. Is this just adulthood?

Avant que la session commence cet automne, je voulais peut-etre commencer a lire les textes pertinentes au programme. Quels sont quelques ouvrages/auteurs abordés comme exemples?

I've been on dating apps for a while now and I feel like every other profile I look at mentions cooking being their passion or hobby. The thing is, this is a total disconnect from what I see in men that I know in real life. I mean, I know men who do cook, but I can't name a single one who would describe it as a passion. This got me thinking, maybe men just say this on dating apps to set up a dinner date at their appartement, offering to cook dinner, and hoping to take her to bed?

Yes, I know this is a women sub, but the askmen sub has a rule against dating questions or something so I was wondering if I could get some answers from women and their experience with this