CuriousByNature

Thank you for sharing that, and I'm very sorry you did not find support in your church. It's true that many churches are shifting in their views, but the sad fact is that there will always be those people - even in more 'open' congregations - who will not support same-sex relationships. It's encouraging to know you still identify with your faith - I truly hope that will sustain you until you are able to find a congregation that will not only accept you, but celebrate you for who you are. Those communities are our there.

If you could only see my spread cheeks. I mean, spread sheets.

Which Duke is it about? Or is it referring to someone/something else?

I would respectfully suggest it isn't 'hateful religions' per se, but rather, the hateful interpretation of religion by certain followers. Not that this distinction makes things any easier for those suffering through the effects.

In my experience over the past few years there are no hard and fast rules about bumping. But as explained by @MikeBiDude, normally a 'bump' is not needed for a current post. Some will bump after a few days, while others will wait a few weeks before bumping. Some even get bumped after several years, even though the provider no longer advertises anywhere. Or, may even be dead for all we know. That one always confuses me. There are a number of ways a bump can be made: The cool and detached bump: bump The serious but dignified bump: Bump The anxious/excited/somewhat desperate bump: Bump! The angry/very desperate bump: BUMP The incredibly horny bump: BUMP!!! And of course, the playful/cutesy bump: Bumpity Bump Bump In all cases of bumpedness, I've roughly calculated that only 14.78% of bumps result in any responses, other than other subsequent bumps. These subsequent bumps occur in approximately 73.62% of cases, but multiple bumps seem to have a negligible effect on the response rate. In the history of posts, there are also a number of spelling errors that can be observed. There are cases of 'bimp' and 'bunp', but the most common mistake is missing the 'm', which leads to a resulting 'bup'. Bupping a post will only harm your chances of getting a reply. Spelling matters! I should note that I am one of the posters, who even at 51, has never met with a provider - so I don't actually know first hand what it is like to bump or be bumped. Let alone grind.

Could be worse, this other guy uses daguerreotypes. At least that's what a little bird told me. A raven, to be exact.

Was he ever known in the past as Jayethicz?

Here ya go

Wow - that's a lot of people to travel with at once. You must be loaded... lol

That's so sad. Hopefully whatever treatment he's pursuing will get him into remission.

Then he should definitely keep exercising his right to bare arms.

He could be quoting in Canadian dollars. At recent exchange rates, $4.3 billion CAD comes out to about $125 USD

Thank you @Hogannathaniel for weighing in here and providing your side of the story, and my reply here isn't meant to detract from @Ali Gator's experience whatsoever - everyone's expectations and experiences are different. I really appreciate that you aren't being over-defensive about what was written. You sound like a reasonable and considerate individual who has a good attitude with respect to criticism. It's refreshing to read a back-and-forth that has not devolved into nasty name-calling, as so often seems to happen on this forum. All the best to you in your travels And, I should add, your photos are striking.

I appreciate reading the posts here, especially as someone with zero romantic experience at the age of 51. These stories resonate with me. And I don't feel like I'm as much of a unicorn as I used to. And no, I'm not going to talk about my horn. In addition to overthinking many things to the point of inaction, I also have no idea where I sit along the sexuality spectrum. When I think of long term partnerships my thoughts are of women, but when I think of physical attraction, it's most often men. I'm very happy that some others here have been able to shed the cloak of virginity and find satisfying sexual encounters starting in their 40s and beyond, and it gives me a tiny bit of hope for myself. But with each year that passes I know there is less and less likelihood that someone out there would have an interest in being physically involved with me, so in my mind the possibilities are dwindling as time passes, and eventually any remaining chance will have disappeared. Sort of like my own biological clock - lol. I felt this way even in my 20s, so this isn't a new reality by any stretch. Ugh - what I wouldn't give to just be able to go out and do something about it, and then hopefully realize it wasn't as overwhelming as it had seemed.

Which one is your country?

So you're saying Venus wants to be in alignment with Uranus?

Hopefully he didn't forget to write 'that' between 'words' and 'used'.

Most GenZ'ers I know are very technologically astute - definitely more than my generation. While they may be more fearful of certain things, technology is not one of them. Perhaps due to being somewhat more naive about the world, many seem hopeful about the future. My generation is definitely more jaded, but that might just be a function of age. Because GenZ doesn't seem to be as aware of history they also seem to be less bogged down by it.

I get what your saying, but maybe I wasn't clear in how I expressed myself. I would say that the majority of GenZ'ers that I have encountered seem to have the negative characteristics I mentioned in earlier posts. There is a small minority that I have met who do not fit that description. So, generally speaking, the GenZ'ers I have met seem to be quite entitled, unable to handle criticism very well, and have unrealistic expectations about life and its normal challenges. That said, I would never prejudge someone because of their age, but if it turned out that they fit those characteristics, it wouldn't surprise me either. I completely agree that there is a link between broadly generalizing, and a resulting prejudice towards a group.

It would be inappropriate to characterize everyone in a generation the same way, but generalizations can be made. There will always be those who do not represent the common characteristics of a generation.

Which person?

Not sure about bi dads, but here's a bi son...

That's awesome to hear. You are both very fortunate.