#LOOK AT LITTLE PUA!!

[devilsrecreation]

More TLG characters I created with piccrew (feat. @sweetheart-weeb-33 ‘s creation)

Kiburi

Neema (unnamed crocodile)

Pua

Shupavu (created by sweetheart-weeb-33)

I would do Makuu but I seriously CANNOT compete with the ones on DeviantArt

LIKE LOOK AT THESE:

Zactopus

YoungLadyArt

AND LOOK AT THIS VERSION OF KENGE

I COULD NEVER

[overclockedopossum]

I hope everyone understands that this is advice for an explicitly adversarial relationship. Both how to make the best of it if you're forced into one anyway, and how to create one.

There are occasions when that's the case, including some employment situations. It may be a way of dealing with people you have no choice about being around like teachers or family, and is certainly how you should deal with the likes of debt collectors or opposing counsel.

However, this is not describing a way to make nor retain friends. It is also not describing ethical behaviour - it is describing manipulative behaviour. Look in the comments of the original post and you find people who explicitly view manipulation as a positive.

It is true that the natural human instinct is to assume the best of people, and so you can choose to try and abuse that by not admitting to mistakes. But some people will be immediately wise to that. Others will realise it over time. Still others may not explicitly realise it, but will just go "oh they didn't explain" and consider that the problem. And besides, wouldn't you rather be around people who are understanding of honest mistakes? People who you don't have to feel that you're defrauding? Advice in favour of manipulative behaviour has a huge survivorship bias, with those it hurts dismissed as having done it wrong.

The fact is, being a people-pleaser is not a bad thing! At all! It's an extremely positive quality! It's only an issue when it's out of step with reality - that is, when the people you're trying to please are not receptive to being pleased with you regardless. Or if you're trying to please others by offering to do something you can't actually do.

Anyway, although the original post was updated to thank people for the comments, I couldn't find anywhere where OP commented on if they actually got the job.

For all my fellow oversharers out there.

[kayhi808]

First Crush - 7

It took forever to get Abby down for her nap. She was too excited about Bucky coming over today. You can't lie, you're a little excited too. It feels like an important step is being made. You've invited him into your sanctuary. You switched up the menu to a roasted chicken. He ruined the idea of spaghetti & meatballs with his guts & eyeball comment. Roast chicken was a better idea, you can just throw it in the oven & enjoy the movie with them.

Looking around the living room to see if there was something you missed. You threw Abby's toys in a basket & pushed it to the side, so at least the living room looked a little neat. You had on shorts & a peasant top. A little dressier for staying home, but you wanted to look good for Bucky.

"Mama?" You hear her footsteps running down the hall. "Mama?"

"Yes?"

"Where Bucky?" She looks around frowning. "I'm all done sleeping."

Bucky texted just a little bit ago saying he was getting near. "Pretty soon. He's on his way over right now. Let's brush your hair & put on a clean tshirt. We can wait for him downstairs.

*****

You and Abby wait on the stoop, singing songs she learned at daycare. There's a rumble of a motorcycle turning the corner that catches your attention. Of course he would own a bike. Your forehead wrinkles watching him pull in between the 2 cars parked out front. He looks sexy as hell, but you should have learned your lesson with Jason. Abby is jumping up & down clapping her hands watching Bucky take off his helmet. You have a hand on her arm keeping her away.

"How's my favorite girl?" Bucky smiles up at Abby as she pulls away from you & launches herself off the stairs at him. You're terrified that the daredevil gene will end up getting Abby hurt one day.

"ABBY!" Bucky easily catches her & hugs her to him. He sees the anger on your face and sets her down. "Abigail," turning her face towards you, "Don't you ever pull away from me like that. You know you aren't supposed to jump down the stairs."

"It's ok, Mama. Bucky catch me."

"No. No, it's not ok. What if he didn't?"

"I think you scared your Mama, Abby. Maybe you should say you're sorry." You see a stubborn frown on her face before she said she's sorry & you nod & kiss her brow. You stand up to face Bucky who looks concerned & bends down to kiss your cheek and whisper, "You ok?" He gives you an identical kiss to the brow that you gave Abby.

Nodding, "Nice bike."

"It's easier to find street parking," he shrugs. That makes perfect sense, but why does it still bother you? You shake off that thought & give him a smile.

Abby slips her hand in his, "Cans I ride it with you?"

"Absolutely not."

Bucky picks Abby up, "Let's listen to Mama, huh?"

"She's going to give me a heart attack.' You lead Bucky upstairs to your apartment. Abby has already switched topics & talking a mile a minute.

Once inside, Bucky opens his backpack & brings out 2 pints of ice cream, which brings a smile to your lips. Shyly, "I didn't know what flavor to get."

"Didn't know what would go well with guts & eyeballs? I switched to roast chicken by the way." He laughs & nods. "These are perfect. Abby, look what Bucky brought for dessert."

"Strawberry is my favorite! How yous know?"

Shrugging, "Lucky guess."

"Bucky, yous want to play toys in my room?"

"Um..."

"Baby, remember we were going to watch a movie. I'm going to make popcorn right now. Maybe you and Bucky can look for a movie instead."

"Oh yea! Come, Bucky." She tugs on his hand.

"What do you want to drink? I got iced tea, water, soda, juice...."

"Iced tea?"

"Mama, cans I has juice, please?"

"Yes, ma'am. One ice tea, one juice."

You put the chicken potato veggies in the oven. Pop some popcorn. Get their beverages and bring it to the living room. You find Bucky wearing a plastic lei and holding Pua, the pig from Moana, on his lap. Your jaw drops but you quickly take out your phone and snap a picture of him glaring at you. "Abby, where are you?"

You hear her feet running down the hallway, "I'm here, Mama!" She has a lei on & hula skirt. "I had to gives Bucky your lei."

"That's fine, Baby. It looks good on him."

Nodding, "So pretty!" She runs out again.

"Abby! What are you doing? The movie is going to start." You turn to Bucky who looks a little shell shocked. You straighten his lei. "You look good."

You hear Abby running back and now she's added on a tiara, "Ok, Mama! Puts yours on." She climbs on the couch and places one on Bucky. "There."

"That's perfect, Baby. Let's take a picture." Standing on the couch next to Bucky, she wraps her arms around him squishing her cheek up against his. "Nice! Say cheese! Smile, Buck." Then you sit on his other side and get a selfie of the 3 of you.

"Lemme see, please." Abby takes your phone and squeals. "Good work, Mama! We so pretty!" She plops down next to Bucky, "Okies, I'm ready for the movie."

You play "Moana", one of Abby's favorites so she's zoned out singing every song. Doing little dances. Bucky takes the opportunity to wrap his arm around you pulling you close. Whispering, "If you send those pics to anyone on the team, I will end you."

Next Chapter

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[giuseppe-yuki]

I’m just imagining Paul’s girlfriend getting all the bird and woodland animal shifter girlfriends such as Georges deer shifter band together and won’t leave Paul Aron alone to make it look like a Disney princess and everyone teasing him about it.

that would actually be so funny! the whole gang would be there.

picture credits from pinterest :)

“…and then, ollie turns to me and calls me a ‘disney princess!’” paul exclaims, brushing a lock of blonde hair away from his eyes. “can you believe that?”

he scoffs, and adjusts his seat at the little table you both were sitting at. it coincidentally makes a ray of sunshine light up his golden curls, which did not help his argument of not looking like a disney princess.

you act surprised at his statement, as if you weren't the person that literally hinted at the resemblance to ollie. “what? you? a disney princess? that’s a silly thing to say!”

he opens his mouth to respond, but a trickle of vip fans stroll past your little seating area in the paddock, and frantically greet him. a little wave and polite smile from him sends them in a frenzy.

“paul! paul!” they shout, waving a poster. “can you please sign this?”

like the kind-hearted person he is, your boyfriend clears the table of some of his plates from lunch in order to sign the poster. however, his shy smile automatically turns into a frown when he sees the contents of the poster.

“what. is. this.” he says unamusedly, waving the sharpie above the sparkly words that announce him as ‘princess paul.’

you immediately cover your mouth, trying to stifle the giggle that threatens to come out.

the teenage girl who was carrying the sign beams at paul. “well, everyone always sees you in the paddock with a little songbird flitting above your head! ollie has stated in several interviews that it makes you look like a princess.”

“i’m going literally going to kill ollie ,” your boyfriend mutters. uncapping the marker, he hesitantly scribbles his signature on the very corner of glittery poster before sending the fans on their way.

later in the day, you decide it is the perfect time to enact your silly little plan.

it starts with george's girlfriend, who you easily convinced to prance behind paul as he walks through the paddock. your boyfriend surprisingly doesn't notice, too busy signing merch and signature books of awestruck fans. with his shy blushing cheeks, you think he is just like snow white in the forest scene with a deer by his side.

next is daniel ricciardo's girlfriend, who scrambles out of the vcarb hospitality as soon as she sees your signal. she treads carefully one step behind paul's feet, which earns a curious glance from your boyfriend. he continues to amble through the paddock, his hand in yours. although he looks nothing like pocahontas, you think he matches her personality pretty well, both being kind and headstrong.

when alex's girlfriend starts fluttering above his head, paul realizes something is going on. he glances behind him quickly, only to find the deer, raccoon, and bird following him. scrunching his eyebrows in confusion, he shoots you a glance, which you follow up by shrugging innocently. paul marks it as coincidence, and proceeds to wave to zak o'sullivan from across the paddock. alex's girlfriend purposely flies in a circle above his head, which you think makes him look like aurora with his blond curls.

zhou's girlfriend propels herself from her surprised boyfriend's arms after you beckon her forward next, waddling in place next to danny's girlfriend. by this time, paul notices the absolute swarm of animals behind him, as do the fans. the little teacup pig's presence reminds you of pua from moana, which only helped your argument of paul looking like a disney princess.

paul yanks his hand out of yours, and comes to a stop in the middle of the paddock, arms crossed and pouting. "what is going on? why the hell are they-" he gestures vaguely at the animals sitting patiently next to him, waiting for him to start walking again- "following me?"

"i don't know!" you exclaim innocently. "that is so weird!"

before paul can question you further, alex's girlfriend perches herself on paul's outstretched hand and tweets a little tune.

right on time, dino strolls by, and shoots finger guns at a distraught-looking paul. "hey hey, aron! so this is what ollie meant by you being a literal disney princess! look at that crowd of animals behind you!" he laughs at paul trying to shoo the cockatiel aside before skipping away.

covering his reddening face in embarrassment, he tries to sprint off. but, he bumps into kimi's girlfriend, who wags her long tail in amusement and flashes her glimmering fangs. paul whips around, finding you giggling in front of crowd of fans who had their phones out. there was no doubt that he was already trending on twitter under the hashtag #princesspaul. "what the hell-" he cries to you, exasperated. "is this a set-up? are you trying to make me look like jasmine with kimi's gir- i uh mean, tiger or something?"

as if the tiger wasn't enough, ollie shows up with his girlfriend in tow. he sets the bear cub at an annoyed-looking paul's feet, laughing at the sight in front of him.

"oh yeah, totally. just put her there, that's great." your boyfriend quips sarcastically. "let me guess, merida?"

paul groans as he sees yet another picture of himself surrounded by disney princess animals in the paddock on instagram. he flips his screen to you, who is laying lazily on the hotel bed beside him, combing your fingers through his curls.

"yet another one," he sighs, tapping through the chain of comments beneath the post that was just variations of 'princess paul'. he glances up at you, a pecks a kiss on your cheek. "this is why i love you way more than ollie- you'd never do this to me."

his smile falters when you respond with a guilty grin.

pushing away from you, he sits up on the bed to get a better look at your face. "wait- you'd never do that to me, right?"

a little blurb as part of my spinoff shapeshifter!reader series :)

[yeetus-feetus]

incorrect quotes (pt5)

Kon: sapnu puas. Bernard: What?? Tim: What language is that. Kon: Turn your phone 180 degrees. -Kon was removed from the groupchat-

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Kon: Did Bernard just tell me he loves me for the first time? Tim: Yeah, he did. Kon: And did I just do finger guns back? Tim: Yeah, you did.

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Damian: I have to say, I'm a little embarrassed for you. Jason: This is a sports-related injury. It makes me look cool! Damian: Tripping over a basketball on your way to the bathroom is not cool!

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Damian: Wake me up- Jason: Before you go go Steph: When September ends Dick: WAKE ME UP INSIDE

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Bernard: *is wearing silk pants* How does this look? Tim: Like it slips on and off really easily. Bernard: Tim: No, I didn't mean it like that- Kon: We know what you meant.

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Steph: Are you laughing at that video of Tim and Jason fighting? Damian: No. Damian: I'm laughing at the comments.

[cator99]

If you ever want to see the most entertaining combination of human beings imaginable just go to a mcdonalds on christmas this place was filled with single dads who have custody of their kids for the afternoon but realized they didn't have any food in their bachelor suites for their sad eyed little well-dressed (mom dressed them) however also ill-prepared (dad has them) one-shoe-wearing accidents and they're standing in between two crackheads having an unintelligible argument in crack speak who suddenly lunge towards the scared chidren and these dads who have no protective instincts whatsoever are just staring at their phones watching PUA instagram reels while the crackheads yell at their children like Don't look at me you freak you Dumb little Freak what are you looking at don't Stare At Me Fuck You as he's pulling a roll of tin foil out of his pocket and there's a woman trying to bring rabbits on leashes into the lobby but it's just so packed and she's visibly concerned that they'll get trampled by crackheads and then there's a horde of ubereats delivery men shoved in the corner contemplating suicide and some teenagers who are probably cousins who just want to catch up with each other away from their insane family but they're quickly regretting their choice of hangout location but stay anyway because it's the one place where vaping won't get them kicked out because the workers are just glad that it's not crack smoke for once and in between all of this I am standing there thinking about how I only came here because my sister tried to call me and I told her I couldn't pick up because I was at McDonald's so I figured I would just go to the McDonald's anyway because I love looking at all the weird people who are walking around outside alone on christmas and I love being one of them as soon as I left my house I saw a rather normal looking man dejectedly kicking at the snow and grumbling with his head hung down low shoulders hunched up high in his gay ass puffer jacket hands shoved in his pockets as if he was trying to rip through them... incredible to witness the true spirit of christmas on display with such clarity...

[silentauthor96]

Random Xiaolin Showdown Headcanons: Favorite Disney Princesses

Omi: Mulan (of course). First and foremost she is a WARRIOR. And she's known as THE hero who saved China, the SAVIOR of China. This woman is Omi's life goal. Plus they both have sassy dragon sidekicks. After the other monks show Omi this movie, he spends the next week searching the temple grounds for his own lucky cricket.

Kimiko: Tiana, partly because she and Tiana are both daddy's girls, partly because Tiana also definitely has a temper but she keeps it cool for the most part (Kimiko is working on that). Kimiko also likes Tiana's "get it done" work ethic, and that she's an entrepreneur. Also that she doesn't fall for the hotshot prince right away.

Clay: Ariel. Look, Clay loves the classics PLUS Ariel is such a little anthropologist. She wants to learn more about the world outside her home, and Clay can relate. Also the fights with her dad, he can definitely relate to that. (I was considering Jane from Tarzan as well, but she's not an official princess 🤷🏾‍♀️) (Clay also likes parts of Pocahontas, especially the music, but he just can't get behind the white-washed Disneyfication of her story.)

Dojo: Raya. I don't think this one needs explanation (also I haven't actually seen this movie so I am purely going off the title. And so is Dojo.)

Raimundo: Isabela (Encanto) doesn't count, but his first choice is definitely Isabela - she's pretty and can be very classy and refined, but she's got a wild, mischievous side to her. And she definitely has a temper. Also she knows all about that big, intergenerational family struggle. Out of official princesses though, Moana. She's another go-getter type, but when she does leave home, she's doing it to try to save her village. And he really liked the music in Moana. (Clay really liked Moana's pet pig, Pua. He was disappointed by the lack of Pua screen time in most of the movie.)

[ntls-24722]

He didn't just get pampered, he just straight up got adopted.

When I had made the initial comic I kind of had in mind that the zebraman was in exile and that was why he was all alone in the middle of the night, shirtless and willing to go up to the 10-ton tree stone-crushing giant that has been known to kill and eat zebramen on sight. Not sure what crime he committed, but as a very human-like organism, he's useless without anyone else and he's forced to go to someone for help. Thankfully 2 of the Debu found him cute (mostly because he was alone) and have just continuously fed him since he just kept following them around (to the 3rd's dismay).

They even made a little vest with a rope at the back so they could scoop him up.

Though, I think eventually they'd figure out that he's as smart as them, even with the language barrier (debu cannot physically speak most zebrapeople languages, and vice versa). Especially when he learned a lot of basic survival from them, and is replicating it...

Small detail, but Zebraman expressions! Zebramen actually have 2 toned gums instead of lips for expression purposes - When you're always smiling, you can flash your bottom and top gum to actually add nuance to your expressions (But WHY are they always smiling?.... i need to figure that out). The top gum is lighter because it makes a bigger contrast with the strip between their nose and lip, they kind of have a cow thing going on there.

What's funny though, is that a Zebraperson smile is a Debu's look of disgust. The raised top lip is to show the lighter gum in zebrapeople, but the raised top lip in Debu is to make the appearance that they're trying to cover their nose with their lip.

Also, Zebraelves.

Octapodal walking is less fast as hexapodal walking, but it's more stable, and while usually utilized for tree-climbing, you will sometimes see sick zebraelves walk like this on the ground to help with any dizziness.

Mailmen zebraelves! I think I'm finally gonna give them the names Mauli(left) and Pua(right, with mohawk)

I was going to focus on them today, but I... didn't, obviously. Lol

Mauli is outwardly a goody-six-shoes, and that repuation has allowed her to get away with stuff when she actually did do something bad. Pua is very outwardly rebellious and her boss doesn't like her all that much, but Pua is just if Mauli wasn't seen as completely harmless. Their boss(Regse) sees through Mauli and indescriminately chews them both out, though

Regse doesn't hate either of them though. She has a weird motherly, older sister vibe for the two of them

Bonus comet

[imagitory]

Do you think Wish would have been better if they kept the concept of romance between Asha and the star boy, and the kind and queen being a villainous couple?

TL;DR...maybe.

I admit, I do really like human!Star and Magnifico/Amaya being a villainous couple as concepts -- but I don't think adding those ideas alone would've fixed Wish's shortcomings. Because I strongly believe the main reason so much of the Wish fandom has latched onto the idea of a romance for Asha in particular comes down to people feeling more for their mental AU concepts of Asha and Star than for Asha and the rest of her canon cast in the real finished product. There are no relationships in Wish -- ones featuring Asha or otherwise -- that I feel really prompt much investment or emotion in the audience.

Asha's mom and grandpa really don't have much time devoted to them, especially early on when we could establish some real history and pathos in their relationships with Asha. (Positive examples of this would be Ember and her dad in Elemental, Tiana and James and Eudora in The Princess and the Frog, or Mama Coco and Miguel in Coco.) We never even learn Asha's mom's dream even though it's picked up multiple times and the narrative makes such a big deal about Magnifico crushing it. The few lines discussing Asha's deceased father could've been cut from the story altogether and we would've lost nothing. Asha's friend group gets so little focus as individuals that it's hard to even remember most of their names. They were clearly envisioned as just "the Seven Dwarves but as teens," and honestly, them being vaguely like the Dwarfs is the only real impact they leave on a lot of people by the end. Or did a bunch of kids that went to go see the movie beg their parents for dolls of Simon and Bazeema after the movie was over? Asha and Star's dynamic can't be that interesting because Star doesn't spark any real character growth or change in Asha, nor does Asha really bond emotionally with Star. Star honestly just floats around looking cute for most of the movie, rather than doing that much of consequence. Valentino doesn't provide any significant emotional support for Asha, the way that even other cute Disney "pets" like Pascal or Pua do for isolated characters like Rapunzel and Moana. He also doesn't advance her journey in any meaningful way like Sebastian or Jacques and Gus do for Ariel and Cinderella, respectively. Asha and Magnifico's hero-villain relationship has no teeth because they have no real history prior to the events of the story (unlike Ursula using Ariel as a way to get back at her father Triton or Mother Gothel raising Rapunzel in isolation in an attempt to use her hair's magic to keep her young) and they don't serve as any kind of narrative foil to each other (unlike Jafar, who like Aladdin also uses magic and deception to try to advance his own goals, or Scar, who like Simba at the beginning of the movie "just can't wait to be king" and is focused way more on the perks of kingship rather than the responsibilities). Even Amaya and Asha can't have much of a relationship because there's no time set aside for it, and even if Amaya put in a good word for Asha with Magnifico, she didn't speak out on Asha's behalf after Magnifico vindictively cast her aside and really only decided to fight alongside Asha after Magnifico "went too far" by threatening Amaya herself (as opposed to, say, anyone else).

When my mum and I went to go see Wish, we came out of the theater feeling oddly blase about the whole story. My mum even -- upon me asking her about her thoughts on this topic before I sat down to write this -- admitted that although she "wanted to see evil defeated," and all that, she honestly just hadn't cared about any of the characters that much. She wanted Magnifico to lose because it was justice for Magnifico to lose -- not because she was actively rooting for Asha, her friends, or Rosas overall. She wanted good to triumph and evil to fail, but none of the characters and their relationships had made her that invested in seeing how that came about. And considering that every single character in every story ever written is largely shaped by the relationships they have with other characters, that means that Wish's primary failing is not a lack of romance, either for its main lead or its villains --

It's a lack of love.

Any kind of sincere, selfless, development-inducing, chemistry-fueled love. Not necessarily romantic love -- Disney's Revival work has actually shown just how diverse love can be through films like Zootopia, Encanto, and Frozen -- but real love between the characters, built on the back of history and camaraderie and meaningful screen time. Love that adds layers to their personality, fuels their choices and actions, and ultimately helps them bloom into better, more complete people. Instead I would argue that the only "love" in Wish is with ideas from past Disney projects -- that's why there are more Easter eggs and overt meta references to other projects in this movie than there are scenes that actively stir your emotions. You know -- the way Mulan does when she decides to steal her father's armor, or Marlin does when he gingerly picks up Nemo's cracked egg in his flippers and cradles it, or Cinderella's stepsisters do when they rip apart the dress the mice made for Cinderella, or Pinocchio does when he watches in horror as Lampwick turns into a donkey, or Tarzan does when he comforts Kala after he comes out dressed in his biological father's old clothes and she starts to cry.

The reason a lot of fans love these two ideas -- villain!Magnifico/Amaya and human!Star/Asha -- so much is because these two relationships, even just in concept art, prompted more emotion out of them than any relationship in the entire finished film.

Perhaps if that same level of emotion was brought out in these relationships in a real movie, that would've helped, but only if the rest of the film had also been trimmed down and edited so as to help tell a story with those two elements. Slim down the overstuffed cast. Have Asha's family actually have a point, or cut them. Give Asha and Magnifico some sort of real history and/or compare-contrast dynamic. Develop Star as a character. Give both Star and Asha character arcs. Make the music more essential to telling the story.

Without a lot of additional changes on top of those two concepts being used, I think the ideas of a hero and villain couple would've only just made the list of ideas that were only half-baked in the final product longer. After all, if Star was Asha's love interest, you'd still really have to have good writing and a lot of chemistry between the two characters in order to sell your audience on a love story between them. Not saying it can't be done -- Tangled and Elemental both did it quite well -- but just throwing the two characters together as is (namely, rather underdeveloped) and making them romantic partners by itself isn't enough. Honestly, I think a platonic or even familial-esque relationship between Star and Asha could've been just as powerful, if that love between them really came through. Just look at the bonds between characters like Judy and Nick from Zootopia or Miguel and Hector in Coco. Even keeping Star as less explicitly human could've been fine, if the relationship between them and Asha was strong enough. Stitch and Lilo's relationship is rock-solid in Lilo and Stitch, and Stitch isn't even remotely human. Even Soul did something kind of interesting with Joe Gardner and his relationship with 22 by giving them something of a mentor-student bond. Maybe a quasi-"young parent/child" relationship between Asha and Star could've even been interesting, if it was written well!

I do think both ideas had great potential in giving Wish more of an identity that could help set it apart from its predecessors -- I mean, we've never had a human character have a romance with a supernatural being or a villainous couple in a Disney animated film before -- but including them wouldn't have fixed Wish by itself.

[feminismisstillahatemovement]

What’s your take on all these alpha male/female dating strategy types who seem to deeply dislike the other sex (eg always talking about hypergamy) yet still want to be with them?

Also, do you have an explanation for why there seem to be fewer female incels than male ones? I met a woman who’s part of a community of women who have never been ‘chosen’ for romantic relationships and I looked at it and they weren’t advocating for harm against men (as far as I saw) but they did express the view that the common assumption that women are more selective than men isn’t true - they claimed that the men who complain about never being chosen by women themselves would not go out with the women of that online community (‘undesirable’ women as they called themselves) whereas they, the women, were willing to be with these men. As a man, do you think this impression is accurate?

I find the PUA conclusions about female attraction interesting because through trial and error they seem to have hit upon some scraps of truth that tell us a lot about wider reality, but unfortunately their path to those small fragments of truth seems to unavoidably leave them entirely soulless and incapable of love. That terribly desolate worldview strips us all down to only the most basic biological urges, and so sex becomes just a commodity that women possess and men want to get access to, by all means necessary.

When it comes to women, it gets a little greyer, because, biologically, I'm not convinced the majority of women are actually capable of true, self-sacrificing love for a man, except in the short term, either until they get a child from him or they feel they could do better elsewhere. There are exceptions, of course, and we have examples of women who worshiped the man they were with until death, but they are few and far between. I think I've only actually seen one long-term relationship/marriage in my life where I could say that was the case.

The women who would consider themselves involuntarily celibate are either going to be physically unattractive to most men (i.e. morbidly obese or facially disfigured in some way), or have unrealistic expectations that most men won't be able to meet, or simply have limiting beliefs about men or themselves that get in the way and dissuade them before they start. But women are more selective than men, and always have been, so the good news for women is that there really is some man out there who will consider you the most attractive creature on two legs, if you can only get yourself into the right pool to find him.

I remember years ago a new woman came to work at the place I worked, and though people were friendly to her, we all recognized she was comically - almost cartoonishly - prim and tight-assed, wearing a corset to hide her plumpness, scarves and pearls permanently around her neck to distract from her hard chin, and the most unflatteringly tweedy schoolmarmish clothes imaginable. Her facial expressions were always rigid, twitchy and fearful, and you never felt you got to know the real her.

Eventually she left for a different job but a few months later we heard had started dating a sales rep that occasionally did work for our company, and one day she accompanied him when he visited just to pop in and say hello, and she looked amazing: completely transformed. She'd grown her hair out, lost just a little weight; she was wearing a leather jacket and jeans, and a wide-necked white t-shirt showing off her throat. She was positively glowing with health and love, and her every movement showed she liked herself, her body and her life, and all this was due to finding the right man to love her and allow her to soften and bloom. I'll always remember how astonishing a change that was, and I very much hope every woman finds a man who can do that for her.

[devilsrecreation]

My Kiburi relationship headcanons are so important to me, man

We have this grumpy crocodile who acts like he doesn’t care about anything but put him near his loved ones and he goes soft (even though he may not act like it)

Tamka, Nduli, and Neema have stuck by him through thick and thin and he sees them as his family, especially Nduli who’s like a little brother to him. Like they are his entire world

He also becomes BFF’s with Janja and now they’re practically inseparable with their snark and confidence

I’ve mentioned he sees Kenge as part of the float and they’re super tight

Njano may be kinda annoying to him but he still has his back

He listens to and respects Pua to no end cuz Pua’s essentially his second dad

And because I’m counting oc’s:

Wakali’s his pride and joy and if anybody even looks at her the wrong way, he’ll kill them

He may bicker with Ucheshi but there is no denying he still loves and cares about his baby sister to the ends of the Earth. And it’s the same vice versa, they have that really strong and special bond that screams “If you wanna hurt my sibling, you’re gonna have to go through me first”

[theteasnake]

Silent Trio as incorrect quotes

I got all of these from this generator.

Amanda: Why do you let me win when we race up the stairs? You’re the faster one.

Danny: Erm... it’s nice see your smile when you win!

*later*

Amanda: They're probably just staring at my ass, aren't they.

Michael: Yeah, probably.

Danny: Love is weakness and an evolutionary mistake.

Amanda: You are literally making a Valentine’s day card for Michael.

Danny, pointing their hot glue gun towards Amanda: You’re on thin fucking ice.

Michael: I dropped Danny.

Amanda: Michael, what the fuck.

Michael, gardening: Hey, can you bring me the hoe?

Danny: Yeah, sure.

*A few minutes later*

Danny: Here you go.

Michael:

Danny:

Amanda: Why am I here?

Danny: How do you tell someone that you wanna have sex with them in a polite way?

Michael: Excuse me Mx. Would you give me the honours of indulging in sexual activities with you?

Amanda: What the fuck is wrong with you two?

Danny: I apologize for saying 'fuck' in front of Michael.

Amanda: You just said it again.

Michael:

Danny: I am not a role model.

Amanda: Michael, get that hidious thing out of the living room, would you?

Michael: Danny, Amanda wants you to get out of the house.

Danny, texting Michael: Michael! Help I'm being kidnapped!

Michael: Where are you?

Danny: I'm with some strange person. In a car. Help.

Michael: I'll call Amanda.

Amanda, answering their cell: Y'ello?

Michael: Where's Danny? They texted me that they were being kidnapped.

Amanda: Danny? Whaddya mean, they're right next to me-

Amanda:

Amanda: I'll call you back. *Hangs up*

Amanda: THE NEW HAIRCUT ISN'T THAT BAD!

Danny: WHO ARE YOU!?

Danny: *yawns*

Amanda: Yeah, being that pretty must be tiring.

Danny: Then you must be exhuasted.

Michael: Will you two shut up? Some of us are lonely.

Danny: Thank you all for coming.

Michael, wearing a hospital gown: When I heard you couldn't get laid, I dropped everything and came straight here.

Danny: Well, I couldn't imagine anyone else being part of the "Fuck Danny Task Force".

Amanda: Yeah, I interpreted that in a different way.

Michael: Why is everyone so obsessed with top or bottom? Honestly, I’d just be excited to have a bunk bed.

Danny:

Danny: I'm gonna tell them.

Amanda: Don't you dare.

Amanda: I like your top, Danny!

Michael: I have a name, you know.

Danny: *sighs* Why. Why are you like this.

*Amanda is comforting Michael*

Amanda: Stop crying because it’s over. Start smiling because Danny is someone else’s problem now.

Danny: sapnu puaS.

Michael: What??

Amanda: What language is that.

Danny: Turn your phone 180 degrees.

*Danny was removed from the groupchat*

Danny: Is there a cactus where your heart should be?

Amanda: What’s up your ass this morning!

Michael: *walks in* ...Hey.

Amanda: Hmm… nevermind.

Danny: WAIT NO!

Amanda: Yo dumbass, get over here.

Danny: Okay-

Michael: *gleefully runs past* I’m coming!

Danny, sadly: I thought... I was dumbass...

Michael: Hey, Amanda. Why did the chicken cross the road?

Amanda: To get to the other side?

Michael: You were supposed to say “I dunno, why?“

Amanda: Uh... fine. I don’t know. Why did it cross the road?

Michael: To get to the idiot’s house.

Amanda: ...Ok?

Danny: Hey, Amanda. Knock knock.

Amanda: No.

Danny: You were supposed to say “who’s there?”

Amanda: Fine... let’s get this over with. Who’s there?

Danny: The chicken.

Amanda:

Danny:

Michael:

Amanda: Listen here you little shits-

Danny: Look at the buns on that guy!

Michael: *lying on the floor, covered in hamburger buns*

Amanda: This is the comedy police! The joke's too funny!

Danny: I'm not going back to jail!

Michael: *lifting weights*

Danny: Wow… They’re so intense!

Amanda: I wonder what drives them.

Michael, internally: Oh I am going to be SO good at giving hugs.

Amanda, staring upwards: So, Danny broke up with me… haha…

Michael: Why are you looking up?

Amanda: I need to cry, but my foundation was 48 dollars!

Amanda: Without ugly, there would be no beauty in this world.

Michael: Thank you for your sacrifice, Danny.

Danny: Michael’s gonna kill me.

Amanda: No, they'll probably make me do it.

*The Squad using an Ouija board*

Amanda: Tell us… Is there a spirit in this house?

Spirit, through the board: YES.

Michael: Great! Rent is due on the first of the month.

Danny: Oh, and movie night is on Friday if you want to hang out.

Spirit: WAIT, WHAT—

Michael: So… I’ve seen you’ve been spending a lot of time with Danny recently.

Amanda: No, Michael, it's not what it looks like, I swear.

Michael: Oh really? So no reason for me to be jealous?

Amanda: No! You’re the only one for me.

Michael: Is that so?

Amanda: I promise! Danny and I are just dating, okay? They’re my partner.

Michael: So there are no best-friends-feelings involved?

Amanda: You are still my one and only best friend! They’re just the love of my life, nothing more!

Michael: But I’m still the platonic love of your life, right?

Amanda: Of course bro!

Michael: Bro...

Danny: What the-

Amanda, looking through their clothes: Has anyone seen my top?

Michael: Danny's in the kitchen.

Amanda: Norwegia. Is. Not. A. COUNTRY!

Michael: Then where are Norwegian people from!?

Danny: NORWAY!!

Danny: We need to open this locked door. Michael, give me your credit card.

Michael: Here.

Danny, pocketing it: Thanks. Amanda, break down the door.

Amanda: I’ve never asked someone out. How do you even do it?

Danny: Oh, what I do is, I look them up and down and I say: “Hey… how you doin’?”

Michael, scoffing: Oh, please.

Danny, to Michael: Hey, how you doin’?

Michael:

Michael: *giggles and blushes*

Michael: What's worse than a heartbreak?

Amanda: Stepping on a cat's tail and not being able to explain that you're sorry.

Amanda: Who do we know that has handcuffs?

Michael: Well Danny and I-

Danny: *elbows Michael*

Michael: ...wouldn't know.

Danny: When I was married, you know what Michael often said to me?

Amanda: Please stop sleeping with other people?

Amanda: Danny just insisted Michael and I remember a code word in case we’re ever confronted by their clone or a cyborg doppelgänger and we’re not sure which is the real them and which is the imposter.

Amanda: Some families have a fire escape plan, but not us.

Michael: So, how long have you and Amanda been together?

Danny: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Amanda and I are not together. No. No.

Michael: Really? Sixteen ‘nos’? Really?

Amanda, watching Michael and Danny from afar: Two Bros, Chillin in a hot tub. Five feet apart because they think they’re not gay, BUT THEY REALLY ARE-

Amanda: Danny and I got married!!

Michael: Don't share your personal problems with everyone.

Michael: Anyone else feel good when their brain releases a bunch of endorphins?

Amanda: Can't relate.

Danny: Why would my brain release a bunch of dolphins?

Danny: Michael, I’m afraid.

Michael: Just stay close to Amanda.

Danny: That's why I’m afraid.

Amanda: You are irrationally angry 365 days a year.

Danny: Well, that’s just your personal opinion, I don’t have anger issues. Do you guys think I have anger issues?

Michael: Well, I wouldn’t really call it an issue. An issue is something you can fix.

Danny: Pfft, you should meet Michael, they're such a tsundere.

Amanda: They... they just stabbed you.

Danny: So cute.

Danny: Sorry, who are you?

Michael: Oh, I’m Michael.

Danny: Oh yeah, I’ve heard about you from Amanda.

Danny: Are you their friend or something?

Michael: No.

Michael: I’m their therapist

Amanda: Did you take out Danny as I requested?

Michael: Danny has been taken out, yes.

Amanda: You have my grat-

Michael: It was a great restaurant.

Michael: We had a romantic candlelit dinner.

Michael: Danny proposed afterwards- we’re filing the wedding papers.

Amanda: What happened to Danny?

Michael: They died.

Amanda: They what?

Michael: They died, but they’re okay.

Amanda: …Can you please clarify?

Danny: Clarification is for the weak.

Amanda: Please pray for Danny.

Michael: What happened to them?

Amanda: Nothing, they’re just very stupid.

Amanda: Hey, what’s up?

Michael: The sky.

Amanda: No, I meant like, what are you doing?

Michael: Oh, Danny.

Danny: *highfives Michael* Nice!

Amanda: Hey, Danny, are you free on Friday? Like around eight?

Danny: Yeah.

Amanda: And you, Michael?

Michael: Umm... yes?

Amanda: Great! Because I'm not. You two go out without me. Enjoy your date!

Michael: Did they just-

Amanda: I'm gonna eat the chicken breasts!

Danny, snickering: Yeah, eat what you lack.

Michael, deadpanning at Danny: Then maybe I should order brains on delivery for you.

Amanda: I just had a long talk with Danny and Michael about hitting and now they are yelling “it’s my turn to perpetuate the cycle of violence” before hitting each other.

Michael: In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Amanda: Wasn’t Danny with you?

Danny: In my defense, I was also left unsupervised.

Amanda: WHO ATE MY BREAD?!

Amanda: I'M GOING TO FUCKING K-

Michael: I did?

Amanda: Kiss you and buy some more, you haven't been eating anything today Michael.

Amanda: *walks away*

Michael:

Michael: They're gone Danny.

Danny, coming out the closet with bread stuffed in their mouth: Twankh uh!

Danny: Amanda got into a fight.

Michael: That’s bad.

Michael:

Michael: Did they win?

Amanda: I honestly feel like some of our conversations here are almost word-for-word accurate to the generator.

Danny: Yup.

Michael: Maybe the generator is watching us.

Amanda: Wouldn't that imply this conversation will be added?

Amanda: ...

Amanda: Wait—

Danny: We need a diversion. I say Amanda gets naked.

Michael: No.

Danny: I could get naked.

The squad: NO!!!

Amanda: H-how do you ask someone out?

Danny: Well, first-

Michael: Don't ask them, they asked me out in a McDonalds parking lot.

Amanda: ...And you said yes?

Danny: Uh, I think I got your lunch. *Holds up a note that reads: ‘I am very proud of you. Love, Michael’*

Amanda: Oh yeah. I didn’t think this was for me. *Holds up a note that reads: ‘Be good. For the love of God, Please be good.’*

Amanda: *sucking on a popsicle*

Danny: Pfft, you practicing for when Michael gets here?

Amanda: *takes a huge ass bite out of the popsicle*

Danny: *Concern*

Danny: God, I love Amanda.

Michael: Yeah, you fucking better.

Amanda: What have you done with Michael?

Danny: Nothing. Why, do you think I should?

Michael: Why don't we just call it, "M.C. Donald's?"

Amanda: Because it just sounds like a stupid rapper's name.

Danny: It'd just be like- "Eyo, it's ya boy, M.C. Donald!"

Michael: What do people in relationships even do?

Danny: Care about someone with your whole heart and dedicate your life to making them happy.

Michael: Okay. Didn't ask.

Amanda: Asks question

Amanda: "Didn't ask"

Michael: Thanks for the play by play, Captain Fuck.

Amanda: You get turned back into a baby but you retain all your skills and memory, what do you do?

Danny: Eat a nickel.

Amanda: A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memories.

Michael: Eat a nickel.

Amanda: Ok.

Danny: I have locked Amanda in a cage designed by their own art. Oh, they have been well and truly hoist by their own petard.

Michael: Could you put it another way? I didn’t understand a word of that.

Danny: I’m blackmailing them.

Michael: Oh, happy days.

Michael: *heading out to see Amanda*

Danny: Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!

Michael: I think I crossed that line when I got a date.

Michael: Is letting someone win at chess sapiosexual bottoming?

Amanda: Can everyone in this godforsaken group please learn the skill called "Think Before You Speak"?

Danny: Ya know... it might be.

Michael: So, what’s Danny's type?

Amanda: Brown eyes, kind, oblivious, good sense of humor, turtle lover.

Michael: Sounds kind of like me. Too bad we’re just friends.

Amanda: Did I mention oblivious?

Michael: Yeah, why?

Amanda: Okay, just making sure.

These are ones weren't from the generator.

Amanda: why does all our food keep blowing up?

Danny: :3

Amanda: Danny. Why does our food contain explosives?

Danny: :333

Amanda: Why were you given explosives in the first place?!

Danny: :3333333

Amanda: sup, Daniel

Danny: the fuck did you just call me?

Amanda: Daniel?

Danny: :0

Danny: oh how dare >:0

Amanda: what? Isn't Danny a nickname for Daniel?

Danny: no??? Who the fuck names their kid Daniel?

Amanda: who the fuck names their kid Danny?

Danny: my dad, apparently

Michael: do you wanna know how I actually hurt my ankle?

Danny: yes

Michael: I was hula hooping on the roof in Haddonfield

Danny: why are you telling me this?

Michael: because no one will ever believe you

Danny: you sick son of a bitch

[askanallo]

how does reciprocation of attraction happens? bc of all the people you know, you like one and it just happens to be that one person likes you when there is a lot of other they could like. it feels like two people liking eachother is a 1 in a million situation, but it is quite often

Attraction is significantly more common than you think, and it's not just a one at a time thing. It's especially easy to fall for someone after talking to them for a while, and discounting online dating that's how most relationships form afaik, from acquaintances and friends. The "cold open" stuff PUAs love like going up to a random woman and asking for her number fails so often because it's 100% looks based. But if you talk to someone for a bit (enough so they know your name at least), the odds become more favorable.

There's also the "giving someone a chance" thing, where you go out with someone you aren't attracted to. Sometimes attraction does form just from seeing someone in a romantic context and from giving them a chance to flirt with you.

Our brains, generally (doesn't apply to aroace people obv lol) want to find someone to be attracted to who reciprocates. Because reproduction or something, idk. So it works out in the end, usually, somehow. I'm a little bit amazed by it myself.

[bitchinbarzal]

No but like I know we don’t want Wy to grow up but I had this cute idea for a little blurb

So imagine a 2 year old Wy, visiting Mama Marinara and Henry. The two kids play around and Wyatt sees Henry’s Pua and she’s confused because she thought it was her Pua but how did it get here?

So she reached for Pua but Henry’s like that’s mine! And they had a little toddler argument until their Mamas heard. So after finding out what they were fighting about, Mama B reached for Wyatt’s bag and gave her her pua.

The littles make up and they (and their little puas) became besties

I Just imagine a little raging Wyatt tugging the Pua back like “mine!”

And it’s back and forth until the momma’s come in

“What’s going on?!” Henry’s mom asks and Wyatt looks at her mommy with her wide puppy dog eyes

“Mine! Mama it mine!”

Mama Barzal looks at the toy before realizing what’s going on before reaching into her backpack and pulling out Wyatt’s Pua stuffie.

Wyatt’s face lights up and makes grabby hands for it.

“And all peace in the universe has been restored!”

[heliphantie]

Looking at all small details in "Once Upon A Studio", noticing a lot of little things each time. Everyone belting out "truuuue". (Screenshot is slightly blurry because of crane shot, but still a lot to notice.) Couples, in their majority, are looking at each other (did Ichabod and Katrina hit it off in the short?), Moana is singing to Pua the pig:) And Maui and Kristoff became chummy, it seems) Charlotte appears to gaze at Gaston (noticed by people in Twitter): she's going to be up to many unfortunate choices in "princes". (Also, in the scene prior, with appearance of Oswald, Smee is making eyes to Anastasia and Drizella, but they don't appreciate)) All Madrigals are posing and singing in inspired manner (esp. Mirabel), except Bruno, who's looking humble and little doleful - perhaps, because in his case, there wasn't any "dreams come true" (even the fallen villains perform with more panache), yet still gently smiles in the end. Another thing about Bruno (yes, yes, everything turns to be about him): his (and his rat) appearance in credits is among other Disney muridae (because of "House of Mouse", obviously). And he either managed to make a hole in studio wall, or living here instead of picture on it))

[gamenu]

          "I don't think I've seen one like this before. She's hurt . . ." Mari winces, looking over the small flying-type on the ground. 'It's a wattrel. A strange-looking one, at that. They're seabirds most common in the Paldea region,' Saga describes. 'It must have been flying inland when last night's storm came in.' Carefully, Mari tries to scoop the injured bird up, only to receive a sharp, defensive bite from the shiny pokemon. "Ow! Ow, it's okay—you're okay! Easy!" Ignoring the pain, Mari manages to find a good grip, and lifts up the wattrel until it seems frozen in fear. "You're okay . . ."

                                                  -- @rathalascendant

          From their little camp spot, Nicole looks up as she heard Mari approaching. Both Pua and Hyla playing with their chew toys as she gently plays tug of war with them. The sound of Mari’s voice is followed by trills and shrills of discomfort as the little bird in her hands squirms uncomfortably.

          Jumping up from her spot, she jogs over to the fledgling trainer to look at the purple bird in her hands. “Is she okay?” There’s a great deal of worry on the breeder’s face as she stares for a moment before going off to grab potions and bandages.

          She didn’t know fully what was wrong with the little bird, but she’d try to find out so she and Mari knew best how to help her. “Le’s see wha’ we can do fer her. Some potions an’ maybe some food might help her out.”