• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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    7 days ago

    As someone who is living in a non-arranged marriage, if it turns out well, a relationship can be quite magical.

    It just sucks how dating looks like today, but if it works out, it is worth all of the shit.

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      6 days ago

      Rejection is painful precisely because genuine connections are so desirable. The tension, the drama, and the luck-of-the-draw of dating is both what makes it miserable and exciting. Nice to see other interesting people and to be seen as interesting to others.

    • karimari@lemm.ee
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      7 days ago

      Happy for you and everyone else who had it worked out. But that’s not the case for many.

      If I knew then what I know now, I’d not have picked the man who fathered my kids. I love those kids, but… Different father would make different kids. But maybe their lives would be better.

      Possibly no man, no kids would have been better all in all.