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I've moved in with my partner of a year and a half. The entire relationship has been a legit dream come true in terms of mutual admiration/enjoyment/support, stability, intensity developing smoothly, and excellent problem solving that's navigated family and friends combining, health issues that popped up, and ensuring we're on the same page.

I am thrilled this is happening with my specific partner because she's amazing. There is also an element that's important in that we have both left crappy marriages in which we thought we were strong enough to carry the burden of 1.5 or even 1.8 lives, do almost all the housework, and fix the other person's issues while having a full time job - well, it was misery and didn't work out for either of us. After those marriages crumbled years ago, neither of us got bitter, we made sure that we were dating healthily, checked to see if there was a facade in any place, broke up with people when it was time, kept going, found each other, and got to do well placed conversations about values, goals, and commitment at the right stages.

I am very lucky and I've had such fun creating great times with her. She's feeling the same. The ease with which this is all happening is so wonderful that I'm finding myself protecting it intelligently and nicely.

 Abyss, on 23 December 2025 - 04:03 PM, said:

The Halmi/Assante one was quite decent for what it was at the time it was made.

I care less about the details of armor and more about whether there's an emotionally resonant core to the story and dialogue that isn't "mumble mumble mumble".

None of the people Jake Paul has boxed took a fall. The thing about boxing heels is that there's a time honored tradition of them acting worse and worse to get that big payday that's drawing all the attention away from the semi careful matchmaking and the legit boxing training done.

This isn't to excuse the shitty actions or the brain rot that this all is. But when that's fully realized alongside the authoritarianism and the racism, it's a more complete picture of what actually is happening: "propping up an image of virility and toughness by fighting black men".

It doesn't really matter if they lose because the spin machine will attempt to spin anyways or move on to a new target. It's the same reason why Kadyrov and Putin were so into MMA for a while.

 Tsundoku, on 16 December 2025 - 07:31 AM, said:

Oh I missed this. Double congrats!

Tsundoku, on 20 December 2025 - 02:16 PM, said:

What a cool gathering!!!

Congrats to you all for getting together.