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Post by newspapers on Mar 29, 2024 10:02:20 GMT -6
Oooh, I have one! I actually enjoyed reading that piece from the Cut yesterday about the young woman marrying a man ten years her senior because she didn’t want to deal with bullshit from men her own age. Part of my enjoyment was “oh honey, you are twenty seven and so naive still and please update us in ten years when you are aging out of youthful hotness” and part was “huh, you do make some good points despite your age and I am amused by your mildly insouciant confidence”. Some of the surrounding tweets were pretty great, too. For reference: www.thecut.com/article/age-gap-relationships-marriage-younger-women-older-man.htmlI hate this. It's some trad-wife bullshit. It is absolutely upmarket tradwife, but girls of her background would likely bristle at that designation because it's glib and doesn't reflect the deep thought she says she put into her decisions, lol.
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Post by newspapers on Mar 29, 2024 10:04:37 GMT -6
I hate this. It's some trad-wife bullshit. You can smell the generational wealth and conservative values thru the screen. I don't know that I would assume conservatism, at least in the way it means now (and maybe that's not what you meant, so apologies if this is the case). I knew a few girls like her in college, and many weren't self-identified republicans at all (though that was over twenty years ago, and the political landscape has for sure changed).
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Post by origami on Mar 29, 2024 10:07:37 GMT -6
You can smell the generational wealth and conservative values thru the screen. I don't know that I would assume conservatism, at least in the way it means now (and maybe that's not what you meant, so apologies if this is the case). I knew a few girls like her in college, and many weren't self-identified republicans at all (though that was over twenty years ago, and the political landscape has for sure changed). Perhaps it’s the “I’m not looking for a partner but a mentor” or the general I shouldn’t have to work attitude.
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Post by jaygee on Mar 29, 2024 10:12:37 GMT -6
I couldn’t make it through. I might try again but it was insufferable so far.
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Post by Bookshelves on Mar 29, 2024 10:13:30 GMT -6
She certainly has a lot of self-confidence. Bless her heart.
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Post by newspapers on Mar 29, 2024 10:24:56 GMT -6
She may have lost me with “In the summer, in the south of France,” 😂 which is not great because that’s the first line. But I’ll keep going just for you newspapers .
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Post by angelashly on Mar 29, 2024 10:30:57 GMT -6
She certainly has a lot of self-confidence. Bless her heart. 😂😂 yes! I didn’t read it all though full disclosure
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Post by Bookshelves on Mar 29, 2024 10:31:07 GMT -6
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Post by newspapers on Mar 29, 2024 10:41:11 GMT -6
This one made me LOL, along with a tweet that basically said she never read an article that made astute observations and used them to come to the wrong conclusions.
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Post by sweptaway on Mar 29, 2024 10:44:44 GMT -6
That woman is insufferable. It's propaganda meant to draw attention to her pet project website. Which I assume will also be terribly written. She is writing about a 35 year old man as if he was 70. And is if anything other than money is what got him there. Because no one I know is the type of "older man" she's actually looking for, and I bet if she found a younger one to give her that lifestyle she wouldn't have blinked twice.
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Post by sweptaway on Mar 29, 2024 10:47:11 GMT -6
I made a QR code for an event invitation for work. The event is mid April. Apparently the site I used is a scam because I made a "Free" code that's now telling me it's a defunct code unless I subscribe for $30 a month. This is enough of a confession because I am an idiot but I also just paid the fee OOP because I don't want to tell my boss what an idiot I am. I will cancel as soon as the event is over but I feel so duuummbbb
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Post by jaygee on Mar 29, 2024 10:48:54 GMT -6
That woman is insufferable. It's propaganda meant to draw attention to her pet project website. Which I assume will also be terribly written. She is writing about a 35 year old man as if he was 70. And is if anything other than money is what got him there. Because no one I know is the type of "older man" she's actually looking for, and I bet if she found a younger one to give her that lifestyle she wouldn't have blinked twice. The acting like that man was 70 part was what got me. Like girl….he’s not even fully baked, let alone you.
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Post by AmyG on Mar 29, 2024 11:08:19 GMT -6
I was gonna type out some post wedding from june drama that is continuing
Not sure you wanna hear it though.
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 29, 2024 11:18:16 GMT -6
I find Ryan Reynolds insufferable just because he married Mumbles Lively. They’re jokey tweets on birthdays is eye rolling to me
I couldn’t finish that Cut article. Writing was bad
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Post by 🍍 🍊 Fineapple 🍍 🍊 on Mar 29, 2024 11:37:00 GMT -6
I made a QR code for an event invitation for work. The event is mid April. Apparently the site I used is a scam because I made a "Free" code that's now telling me it's a defunct code unless I subscribe for $30 a month. This is enough of a confession because I am an idiot but I also just paid the fee OOP because I don't want to tell my boss what an idiot I am. I will cancel as soon as the event is over but I feel so duuummbbb Have done something similar recently. It was 140$
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Post by sweptaway on Mar 29, 2024 11:40:59 GMT -6
I made a QR code for an event invitation for work. The event is mid April. Apparently the site I used is a scam because I made a "Free" code that's now telling me it's a defunct code unless I subscribe for $30 a month. This is enough of a confession because I am an idiot but I also just paid the fee OOP because I don't want to tell my boss what an idiot I am. I will cancel as soon as the event is over but I feel so duuummbbb Have done something similar recently. It was 140$ ugggghhh that's worse.
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Post by sweptaway on Mar 29, 2024 11:41:17 GMT -6
I like Ryan and Blake. Shrug
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Post by STP on Mar 29, 2024 12:08:08 GMT -6
Ryan and Blake are try hards, to me, but I also don't find the "insult my spouse as a form of humor" thing charming.
See also Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 29, 2024 12:10:06 GMT -6
Ryan and Blake are try hards, to me, but I also don't find the "insult my spouse as a form of humor" thing charming. See also Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd. Yes!
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Post by sweptaway on Mar 29, 2024 12:18:45 GMT -6
Ryan and Blake are try hards, to me, but I also don't find the "insult my spouse as a form of humor" thing charming. See also Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd. Kristen's love of sloths is the only thing endearing about her. Dax is gross and they present much weirder to me than Blake and Ryan. I'm very -2 on any celebrity matters though.
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Post by Bookshelves on Mar 29, 2024 12:56:56 GMT -6
That woman is insufferable. It's propaganda meant to draw attention to her pet project website. Which I assume will also be terribly written. She is writing about a 35 year old man as if he was 70. And is if anything other than money is what got him there. Because no one I know is the type of "older man" she's actually looking for, and I bet if she found a younger one to give her that lifestyle she wouldn't have blinked twice. The acting like that man was 70 part was what got me. Like girl….he’s not even fully baked, let alone you. let’s circle back when she hast to help him trim his ear hair.
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Post by Rusty Red on Mar 29, 2024 13:13:47 GMT -6
Ryan and Blake are try hards, to me, but I also don't find the "insult my spouse as a form of humor" thing charming. See also Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd. <shudders>
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Post by sweptaway on Mar 29, 2024 13:18:33 GMT -6
You can smell the generational wealth and conservative values thru the screen. I don't know that I would assume conservatism, at least in the way it means now (and maybe that's not what you meant, so apologies if this is the case). I knew a few girls like her in college, and many weren't self-identified republicans at all (though that was over twenty years ago, and the political landscape has for sure changed). Apparently her parents are ultra conservative socialites
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Post by dc2london on Mar 29, 2024 13:35:11 GMT -6
Since we were discussing planes in the other thread, I will only take direct flights if I’m flying with my kids. My anxiety can’t deal with missing connecting flights with kids. We had to RUN across FLL the other day. 0/10 do not recommend. And I only book 90+ minute connections. Jet Blue just decided it really liked the overhead view of Ft Lauderdale, apparently, bc we circled it for 50+ minutes.
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Post by dc2london on Mar 29, 2024 13:40:31 GMT -6
UO: people who only have a personal item should get to deplane first. There is no excuse for the clusterfuck of present-day deplaning. And yes, I blame the airlines and not the people with carry-on bags, bc to hell with paying $30-50 to check a small bag.
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Post by STP on Mar 29, 2024 13:40:59 GMT -6
You can smell the generational wealth and conservative values thru the screen. I don't know that I would assume conservatism, at least in the way it means now (and maybe that's not what you meant, so apologies if this is the case). I knew a few girls like her in college, and many weren't self-identified republicans at all (though that was over twenty years ago, and the political landscape has for sure changed). I mean, she is though.
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Post by icedcoffee on Mar 29, 2024 14:02:11 GMT -6
I did think it was funny when Ryan asked if anyone knew where his wife was when she was all over the super bowl screen
I dont find them near as bad and Kristen and Dax. I hate them
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Post by elle on Mar 29, 2024 14:03:04 GMT -6
I like Ryan and Blake. Shrug I know very little about Blake but I like Ryan, so I have to believe she can't be completely terrible.
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Post by icedcoffee on Mar 29, 2024 14:03:15 GMT -6
That one excerpt shown makes me not want to even read it. I dislike that kind of reading, I think it's hard to follow and my mind wanders
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Post by Eagles on Mar 29, 2024 14:26:14 GMT -6
I like Ryan and Blake. Shrug I know very little about Blake but I like Ryan, so I have to believe she can't be completely terrible. They had a plantation wedding.
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