Hello there,
I hope you are enjoying the weekend.
I'm an introverted guy... I find it really hard to get intimate with someone... I have friends, really good ones, but no close ones. I suspect it's because I will die before I really open up to anyone. I want to change that, but habitually I am not able to do that physically, so I am taking this route.
Why I am posting here?
This platform offers me the opportunity to advertise to the other person what I am looking for and what they'd be getting into.
What I am seeking?
Someone I can be vulnerable with, I don't really know what it's like to be really vulnerable with a person but I want to give it a try as I am missing that connection.
It can be a friendship or more than that. I titled this post as M4F because I am single and would like to be with someone romantically and also I need to balance my friend circle by adding a female presence and pov.
I would really be fully content with a purely platonic relationship irrespective of gender as I value friendship more than any romantic relationship I had or would have. Obviously a good romantic relationship is a better friendship first.
Anything I am hoping to get from here, is intended to be solid and not just peripheral.
Who am I seeking?
Someone kind, empathetic, and understanding. Someone who is not judgmental and can accept me for who I am.I have given a description which I think should be enough for you to know if you'd like me.
Who am I?
As I said, I'm an introvert. I am pretty sure I have ADHD(not diagnosed).
If I am out and with people, I have this unease of going any step further than just acquaintances. I am friendly, and people are friendly to me more often than not, but it's probably because I live in Germany, lol. I am not shy, but I am distant and like my space.
Engineer(doing master’s)
Vegetarian
Liberal and a centrist(but I love practical socialism)
Reject the idea of materialistic inheritance.
An atheist(except not arrogant enough to claim I know there is no God)
I mostly eat what I cook.
I love Cats and Dogs(do not have pets 😔).
Kind and paradoxically selfish.
I enjoy cycling and going on short treks.
I love being in nature.
Wish to retire near a forest and have an orchid.
Happy in less.
Smoker(intentions to quit), 420 friendly.
Do not drink anymore.
Idealize the "Golden Rule" actively.
Don't like to sugar-coat things, do not like to play games.
Very loyal(never betrayed even a friend)
Trust issues(working on it)
Bad fashion sense.
I am physically active but do not go to gym.
Literature I like – HP(love it madly), GoT, The office, Curb your enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Friends, Fauda, etc. Thriller and Spy shit is one genre I actively look for.
I left some things intentionally(to protect my identity) or unintentionally.
What is attractive to me?
Women! Lol
Traits - Caring, loving, respect for space, understanding, curious, independent.Physically – Someone who is relatively physically fit, nothing too much.
I am a sucker for a good smile.
How do I look?
I am about 172 cm and 72kg.I would give myself no more than 6 out of 10.
Big no's for me -
Conservative, religious, unreasonable.
Endnotes-
Shared interests are always a plus, but I am open to exploring new things and learning from each other, but nothing too out of my way.
I am not looking for anything casual or just a fling. I want something meaningful and long-term, but I am also not in a rush. I believe in taking things slow and getting to know each other first.
If any of this resonates with you, feel free to reach out. I am open to chatting and seeing where things go.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post.

So I have a 20 gallon long tank which I don’t know what to do with.
So I’m here to ask if it had 10 gallons of water and one large island and one smaller island, what exactly could live in it?
I was inspired by my walks in my English woodland streams, with like lots of ferns, mosses and other plants with sticks and leaf litter.
I was interested in crabs or amphibians, but I’m not sure it’d be big enough, and there aren’t many fish I like for 10 gallons.
But what do you guys think?

So I have a 20 gallon long tank which I don’t know what to do with.
So I’m here to ask if it had 10 gallons of water and one large island and one smaller island, what exactly could live in it?
I was inspired by my walks in my English woodland streams, with like lots of ferns, mosses and other plants with sticks and leaf litter.
I was interested in crabs or amphibians, but I’m not sure it’d be big enough, and there aren’t many fish I like for 10 gallons.
But what do you guys think?

So I have a 20 gallon long tank which I don’t know what to do with.
So I’m here to ask if it had 10 gallons of water and one large island and one smaller island, what exactly could live in it?
I was inspired by my walks in my English woodland streams, with like lots of ferns, mosses and other plants with sticks and leaf litter.
I was interested in crabs or amphibians, but I’m not sure it’d be big enough, and there aren’t many fish I like for 10 gallons.
But what do you guys think?

My once supportive husband just told me he works for 8hrs and I do nothing but stay at home so I should be able to wash the dishes…we’ve been going through a lot..a lot all at once too soon and I think I’m done.
After having our second in March I got diagnosed with CKD, a few days later he tells me we are 40K in debt and he has to go bankrupt. Now his job is letting go of his department so he might loose his job. It’s been a lot, too much too soon.
I’ve grown a lot since then, he gets to work from home and he doesn’t have a hard job. Sometimes he plays video games while he works. He’s. A great father! Was really supportive during our first. But with our second he does the bare minimum and he doesn’t see it.
In fact he gets pissed when I tell him that. He’ll do the dishes and clean sometimes. I’ll admit during all of this I’ve taken up cleaning as a way to relax and destress. He does help out with chores but at his own time and it really stresses me out. If we didn’t live with his parents I wouldn’t care. But they get frustrated too when they see messes piling up, I get it.
He says I have it good because he doesn’t drink or smoke or go to bars. I’m the same way. But my body can’t handle things how I used to, especially with my illness…I just want him to share the domestic labor..it’s hard. And he won’t know how hard being a SAHM is until I die or if I end up in the hospital for a few days. He doenst charge our sons diaper as much as I do during the day.
I’m tired of tip towing and holding his hands. One day I won’t be here. He keeps saying, what’s going to happen when I go back into the office? And I’m like…I’ll be fine! I Can manage without you. I only big you for help because YOU CAN help but he chooses not to..what a luxury. Like I said he gets things done, but in his own time…days later.
I just don’t know what to do. I don’t wnairhis anymore. Everyday I grow less and less attached. I know we are going through a rough patch but he’s been gaslighting me a lot, and just doenst see me or appreciate me…idk what to do.

hi. reposting because i wanted to change the title and that's not allowed if i just edit the post. ok ok enjoy!!!
The Northstar, Titan's Orbit
Polaris, in the middle of a much-needed nap at his desk, looked up in a daze as his computer beeped, alerting him of an incoming call. He shook himself awake before answering. "Hello?" he said groggily.
"Hey, Old Light. Sounds like I woke you up," Crow's voice replied. Polaris could practically hear his protege's smirk. "Everything alright?"
"Just peachy." Polaris rubbed his eyes. "What's up, Crow?"
"Not much. I was at the Farm this morning and Queen Mara asked for you. I've been trying to reach you all day."
"Yeah, I've been, uh..." Polaris recalled everything he'd done in the past twelve hours: sleeping, eating ice cream, crying, trying to get some overdue mission reports done, then getting bored and sleeping again. "Very busy."
Crow chuckled. "I'm sure. Well, whenever you're free, drop by the Farm. Mara's waiting."
"I'll be right there. Seeya around, kiddo." Polaris ended the call and yawned loudly before getting up and changing into his typically pristine armor, though it found itself in a sorry state tonight. He pushed the button on his intercom and relayed his instructions to the vessel's pilot: "Set a course for the EDZ. Got business at the Farm."
"Expecting a fight?" Daedalus asked, orbiting his Guardian curiously. "Farm's pretty safe."
"No, but can't be too careful with Mara. She might have some kind of special assignment for me or something. There's always another one, no matter how many I have stacked up," Polaris grumbled, adjusting his cloak as the Northstar descended toward the Farm. It was as quiet as it had been ever since the mission of retribution against the Shadow Legion following Amanda Holliday's death. Some civilians of various species going about their business here and there, but no notable operations anymore.
Queen Mara Sov, sitting alone aside from one horse in the Farm's stables, glanced skyward as she heard the approaching roar of the Northstar's engines. Before long, Polaris made his way to her location. "It's been some time, Young Wolf," she said, stroking the horse's mane.
Polaris's face scrunched up for a second. "Still hate that. I see you've met Gorilla."
Mara frowned. "...Gorilla?"
"The horse. His name's Gorilla. He's a hero, y'know."
"What exactly did Gorilla do that was so heroic?"
Polaris chuckled. "Back in the Red War, during the mission to retake the Last City, the assault teams had to approach the City in a way that the Cabal wouldn't notice. So their ships dropped them out near Twilight Gap, and they made the rest of the journey on foot. But to make sure everything was clear along the way, they had a trio of scouts go ahead on horseback. Gorilla was one of those horses- along with his brothers, Elmer and Krazy, may they rest in peace. Without him, the assault team may have been ambushed along the walk to the City by Cabal forces. But thankfully Gorilla and his brothers were there to help." He walked over to Gorilla and scratched behind his ear. "He's been living here ever since."
"And what of his brothers? Elmer and Crazy?" Mara asked. "From what you've said, I assume they are dead."
"Krazy. With a K. But yeah. Krazy was killed by a Cabal sniper near the City's outer walls. He and his rider happened to be spotted while they were scouting ahead, and, well... a horse is a bigger target than a Guardian. As for Elmer, he was caught in an explosion during the battle. He survived it, but his injuries were severe enough that he had to be put to sleep, rather than letting him suffer for his natural lifespan. So Gorilla's the only one left. But he's been handling it well. Haven't you, boy?" Polaris smiled up at the horse, who gave a happy neigh in response. "So. What did you need? Crow said you wanted to talk to me."
Mara nodded, sitting down on a wooden bench. "I did. But I do not have a mission for you if that is what you expected."
Polaris took a seat next to the Queen. "Then what's up?"
"I simply wished to speak with you."
Polaris narrowed his eyes. "To what end? You don't do anything without a purpose."
Mara looked away from the Guardian. "Amanda Holliday's death has weighed heavy on all who knew her. As I said then, I have lived for eons. I have seen countless deaths. They still hurt, but it has become... easier for me, than for most. But it will never be easier to stomach how it affects those I care for."
Polaris swallowed a retort that probably wouldn't have gone over well, instead choosing to stare at the stable floor.
"That includes you, Polaris." Mara looked back at him. "So, if you insist that I must have a purpose, then my only purpose is this: I am concerned for you. A wish-dragon you may be, but your power is not infinite. Your shoulders have borne more weight than any of your peers in less than a decade. I can see it in your face- you are beyond exhausted. I know you do not see me as a friend, but if you have anything you wish to speak of, I will be here to listen."
Polaris covered his face with his hands for a brief moment. "Where do I even start?" He met Mara's eyes.
"Wherever you wish." Mara reached over and took hold of Polaris's hand. "I was speaking with Elisabeth Bray once when she said something similar to me. Then she remembered that a wise Hunter once told her, 'The beginning is usually a pretty good place.'"
Polaris's slack fingers closed around Mara's hand as a hint of a smile crept onto his lips. He shifted to be a little closer to her. "Using my own words against me. Devious, Your Grace. Very devious. Well. As you might remember, my friend Hecate went Dark a while back. She was a fugitive for a long time. Then, right after the Traveler ascended, she came to find me. She told me she wanted to come back to the City. Rejoin the Vanguard. I was all for it. She's doing great in rehab, but I can see the pain in her eyes whenever I see her. And I just don't know how to help. On top of that, Aunor and I... we're done. Again. For good this time."
"How did it happen?" Mara asked. "Another fight?"
"No. It was much more peaceful. We've barely seen each other recently. Been so busy with our own work that we... don't have time for each other anymore. But right before Titan reappeared, she and I finally got to be with each other again. First time we've been face to face in months. In the morning, she said we needed to talk. She basically told me we were too big of a distraction for each other. Even when we're apart, if we're involved with each other, we'd only be dividing our focus away from... 'what really matters,' in her words. Can't say I'm surprised- she's always put duty first- but to hear it spelled out like that didn't feel amazing. But I gotta admit... she's got a point."
Mara nodded slowly. "People like ourselves... we must always put the mission before our personal desires." She watched as Polaris's already somber expression saddened. "But that does not mean we must stifle our love for those around us. Amanda knew this, and she loved with all her heart."
"Cayde knew it too. But I guess it's a lesson some of us still have to learn, huh?" Polaris looked back at the Queen with a small smirk. "Not naming names, though."
A brief chuckle escaped from Mara before she caught herself. "Yes. I suppose we do. Although before we can express our love to those around us, perhaps we must first embrace and express our love for ourselves."
"It's always funny hearing you talk like that."
"What do you mean?"
"Like you don't want to be understood. And you want whoever you're talking with to understand that they don't understand." Polaris froze, panic setting in as he saw something change in Mara's expression. "Shit. I'm sorry, I didn't mean-"
"No. It's fine, Polaris." Mara chuckled again, more openly this time. "The first Queen's Wrath, Sjur Eido, once said nearly the exact same thing to me. You do remind me of her sometimes, though she was perhaps more... straightforward. There were fewer dimensions to her than yourself, but at your core, you're similar to her." She stared into Polaris's eyes. Today, they were electric blue, as bright and as powerful as a bolt of Arc lightning.
"How so?" the Hunter asked.
"You and Sjur are endlessly passionate. Powerful. Charming. Problem solvers, though in different ways. Always determined to follow your chosen path, no matter what might draw you away from it. In a sea of the exceptional, you both stand above your peers."
Polaris was suddenly very aware of the fact that Mara still hadn't let go of his hand, even though his own had gone lax a few moments ago- and that her tone had changed a little. And had she gotten closer? Or had he shifted closer to her? He couldn't be quite sure. "High, uh... high praise from you, Your Grace."
Mara paused before letting go of Polaris's hand and standing up. "And I mean every word. But... I suppose that is all I wished to say to you. You are free to go."
Polaris also stood. "Yeah. I'll do that. Plenty of work to do. But... thanks, Mara. For being here for me. And the same offer you extended to me goes back to you. Anything you need to talk about, I'll be here." He could practically feel that Mara wanted to say more, and so did he, but now was not the time. And this was certainly not the place. "Well. Uh. Oh, screw it." He pulled Mara into a tight hug.
Mara's eyes widened for a moment as she was taken aback by the gesture, but she instinctively returned it, closing her eyes.
"You said earlier that you didn't think I saw you as a friend. You were wrong. You are my friend, Mara. One of my best."
Mara felt Polaris's breathing synchronize with her own. The Prince of the Sky and the Queen of the Awoken silently stood in each other's embrace for a moment before she spoke again. "You must never forget to love with all your heart, Polaris. As must I. We do not know who will walk away from this battle with us and who will be lost along the way."
"I promise." Polaris stepped away from Mara. "See you around, my lady." He bowed to the Queen, only partially in a joking manner, then transmatted back to his Ketch.
Mara took a deep breath before looking back at Gorilla, who was staring at her. "What?" she bluntly asked the horse. Then she noticed it seemed to be looking just over her shoulder instead of directly at her. She turned just in time to see Crow drop his invisibility.
The young Hunter had an amused smirk on his face. "Haven't seen you like that since... well, you know. Are you thinking of...?"
Mara put a hand on her hip. "It is as I said. The mission, the plan... ending the Witness comes first. Why were you spying on us?"
"Couldn't help myself." Crow shrugged. "Truth be told, I've been concerned about him too. I was worried that you'd say or do something, or send him on some exhausting mission that would push him past the breaking point... but I was pleasantly surprised. I think talking to you did him some good. He seemed a little... I don't know. Lighter, when he left."
"If I have been able to provide some relief to him, then I am satisfied. Even if it is only a little. Don't you have work to be doing?"
"Heh. Suppose I do. And so do you. Bye, Mara." Crow nodded to his sister as he transmatted away.
"Goodbye, Crow." Mara walked out of the stable, breathing in the cool midnight air. She felt a little lighter as well.
hi. sorry for disappearing (again). i don't really know if i want to go anywhere with this particular relationship. i like the concept, but pursuing it actively would probably interfere with canon too much. we'll see, though. if you've got thoughts to share, please do so, i love feedback. anyway. got a little bit depressing today, which is probably telling. but there's a little glimmer of hope in there too. maybe something i'll need to come back to later. hope y'all enjoyed the story, though! see you starside, writers
~ P.

Hello, roleplayers of Reddit! My name is Lyn, and I am searching for some new writing partners! I'm 24 years old with about ten or so years of writing experience and in the CST timezone.

• I'm looking for people who are at least 18+ years old, and people who are fine with LGBTQ+ themes as I am a part of the community and as are many of my ocs.
• Speaking of ocs, I only write with them, as writing canon characters stresses me out. I have a page full of original characters that I can send to you upon request.
• I'm more than happy to write with your ocs, or with a canon character of your choice. In fact, I am a huge fan of canon x oc ships.
• Here are the fandoms I am currently interested in: The Witcher, Stranger Things, and Dead by Daylight.
• That aside, I love romance and must have it in any rp I do because I live vicariously through my silly little characters. I'm a big fan of writing adult things (wink wink), but we can easily fade to black no problem! I'm fine with any pairings, but love mxm the most!
• I love fantasy and slice of life rps! Drama, romance, angst... It's all so good! I recently got into fantasy so I may be a bit inexperienced in exploring that type of world.
• please don’t ghost me… let me know when you’re busy / unable to reply <3
• I write in third person present tense, and write mainly on discord!

Anyways! I hope to hear from you all soon! :3

TL;DR: My Wife and I live with our respective parents, my fiancée found a dirty bathroom with poo and period stains, I asked my sister to clean it, but she got offended and started insulting my wife and me.
Edit: typo
Salam alaikum everyone.
So my wife (married Islamically) is still living with her parents, while I am also living with mine. She comes over when she can, and she is a part of our lives.
One day, both my sister, who is 24 years old and my wife were at home while I was at work including my parents. My wife went to my room to do some university work until I finished work.
A couple of hours later, my wife needed to use the toilet and messaged me, saying, 'Can I use your parents' toilet because the other two are dirty?' I asked, 'What type of dirt?' and she replied, 'There's poo and period stains.' I knew it was my sister who left the mess. Bare in mind she did not tell me this information with malice or to laugh at my sister. I asked her a question she answered.
My wife then mentioned that the parents' toilet was also dirty, leaving her unsure of what to do. She didn't want to clean up someone else's mess.
So, I messaged my sister, asking if she could clean the mess she made because my wife needed to use the toilet.
My sister admitted it was her as she was “half asleep” in the morning. She became offended, questioning why my wife shared the period information with me, which caused her embarrassment.
I responded to my sister, saying, 'But what if I stumbled upon it in the toilet? What would happen then?'
My wife told me that as she went to clean it slammed the doors in a passive-aggressive way.
My sister started backbiting my wife to me and insulting me, claiming that my wife didn't need to make it a big deal. I told her to stop being a child as we didn’t do anything wrong.
I don’t believe my wife did any wrong thing by mentioning this to me as she believed it would be better if it came from me than if she went directly to my sister.
My sister continued to message me making Duaa saying “ May Allah deal with you “
“InshAllah your life goes downhill” “InshAllah your fiancée leaves you”
My wife went home and can’t face to come back from this disrespect from her sister in law. In the evening I argued with my sister about this, saying how could you say these things. She called my wife bitter then spat at me…
Who is in the wrong? My wife has told me she will not talk to my sister anymore as she’s genuinely afraid of her due to her making dua against us.

I see this argument made a lot that republicans just want the choice to buy whatever car they want or product, but to me that is a very shallow definition of freedom of choice.
First, pretty much every product you buy is owned by the same 5 big companies. Cars are just different versions of the same product. To me, true freedom of choice would mean that people have more opportunity to pursue what they want without being worried they won’t be able to afford to live.
Lots of people would love to travel, work in creative industries, etc.. but a lot of times that is sort of impossible for many people under our current system. Do you feel happy with the freedom of choice you have?

Saw someone on here do this for one of their races a few hours ago,so I wondered if I could join in but with only a single creature in mind (same questions:e.g. what could potentially rival it,what creatures would get along with it,how it would end up in general,etc,...)
Tegrayaal
Tegrayaal,in the lore,is said to have been a male greyhill dragon who was the largest member of his species in history,more than twice the length and over three times the weight of an average member of his species. For comparison:
Average greyhill dragon
Length:8-13 ft (2.4 - 4 m) (tail included) Weight:350-800 lbs (160-360 kg) Height:5-8 ft (1.5 - 2.4 m) Wingspan:12-16 ft (3.6 - 5 m) Lifespan:75-90 years
Tegrayaal
Length:25 ft (7.6 m) Weight:approx. 2100 lbs (950 kg,nearly one metric ton) Height:11 ft (3 m) Wingspan:30 ft (9.1 m) Lifespan:116 years
For a real-life comparison,Tegrayaal is approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) longer than the longest saltwater crocodile ever recorded.
Although he is not the biggest dragon ever (some species reach close to 40 feet/12 meters and a weight of over 8000 lbs/3630 kg,the weight of a small elephant),he is almost certainly the most cruel and violent,supposedly said to have terrorized the populations of the area surrounding his habitat for decades,even devouring small children that accidentally wandered into his cave whenever he caught them nearby.
Like all greyhill dragons,Tegrayaal's skin is a dark-green or greyish color and said to be hard as rock,with any blade that attempts to pierce the scales breaking immediately,and arrows and cannonballs bouncing off,as well as a 'whip-like tail strong enough to make you bleed to death if it ever struck you',and two snake-like eyes. His skull is almost the size of an entire human body,meaning he could easily devour a man in just one or two bites,and he is immune to fire. Alongside being able to breathe fire,all greyhill dragons (including him) are also able to spew a burning,toxic acid that melts off the skin of any creature it touches.
He was nicknamed the Lord of Plunder,due to myths stating he collected and hoarded silver jewels,coins and other valuables and kept them in a pile inside of his cave where he resided in the middle of a forest,and that a large portion of these silver valuables were stolen from villages/settlements he had destroyed. As dragons can live up to a year without food,he spent most of his 116-year long existence sleeping in his cave,leaving only every few months to hunt for food and return to protect his hoard of silver. Tegrayaal is described as 'a vicious,arrogant,monstrous brute' who 'devoured just about any creature that could fit in his mouth,and if it was too big,he would slowly tear off chunks of flesh until there was nothing left but bone.'
Although somewhat sapient and able to speak,it is said he was practically impossible to reason with (being violently territorial) and that his unpredictable hot temper would be provoked if any creature dared wander into his cave. He is even said to have been a cannibal,devouring smaller members of his own species whenever he could just because he could.
His lack of competition from basically any other creature allowed him to survive for a whopping 116 years,significantly longer than an average member of his species (around 75-90 years),but eventually he was slain in his sleep by an adventurer who entered the cave and realized that his eyes were his weakspot,stabbing the giant creature in the eye and killing him instantly:this could only be done when he was asleep,as no creature could ever get anywhere near his eyes or mouth while he was awake without either having a limb bitten off or just straight up being burned to ashes or melted by acid.
However,it is said Tegrayaal did not die permanently:legends say that hundreds of years later,demon-worshipping sorcerers used necromancy to revive the dragon:in this new undead form,he had a pale,'ghost-like' and 'lifeless' color,said to almost be the color of bone,and that he now misses one eye but that the other is completely black,giving him an almost zombie-like appearance. It is said these sorcerers then released him back into the forest,and that he continues to wander the material realm,eating any creature he can and continuing to terrorize all beings that dare stand in the way.
If this creature was transported into your world,what would happen? Have fun speculating and discussing this,as well as adding your own general thoughts on the concept.

I am creating this post out of big frustration (sorry it turned out longer than I planned it to be).
First things first, I'm a late 20s male, 180 lbs, over 6 ft. tall, do weight training from time to time, been eating a lot of meat all my life (mainly beef and chicken), unfortunately I drink the zero calories, sugar-free versions of red bull and coke every day and I've always felt I need to drink more water. Never knew "gout" even existed up until a few days ago..
3 weeks ago on a saturday I'm laying in my bed, out of nowhere the underside of my left big toe right on the bone/joint starts to hurt BADLY. I have never experienced such excruciating pain in my entire life. It felt like tiny lighting bolts continuously hitting and rushing underneath my big toe. I was shocked as to the severeness of the pain despite me laying on the bed doing absolutely nothing. I just couldn't explain what was happening and why. The ordeal took around 3 minutes max and then it was over.
Fast forward 2.5 weeks later (last Wednesday), same thing starts happening while I'm eating lunch at work. Same exact spot as first time. I then knew something was wrong with my toe but couldn't explain it. Never fell, never hurt myself, nothing. So I'm thinking it must be my shoes. This time, however, the sudden, sharp pain returned after lunch and it kept bothering me the whole afternoon. Next day I have a day off. I wake up, do my morning routine and sit down on my computer chair. Lighting strikes again underneath my left big toe. I become very frustrated and wonder what the hell is wrong with my toe and where that unbearable pain is coming from. I pretty much suffer the whole day as the pain returned every 10-15 minutes.
Each time the pain returns, it feels like someone just attached small cables under my left big toe and switched on the "electroshock"-button and slowly turns up the voltage until there is a continuous current rushing through the nerve at which point I experience maximum pain and burning. It's always the same pattern: 1. Toe starts tingling 2. First lighting bolt goes through the nerve 3. After 1 second, 2nd lighting strike 4. After 0.5 second, 3rd strike 5. After 0.25 seconds, 4th strike 6. ...etc. 6. At last, there is continuous pain as I'm doing my best not to scream my lungs out while suffering 3-4 minutes until the agony subsides
Eventually I started clenching down my whole foot as soon as I felt tingling in the toe, which helped delay the pain. Keep in mind, I still have ZERO swelling or redness. My left and right foot look the exact same even though my left foot feels like it got torn a new one by Zeus himself.
Next day (yesterday) I get to work and start clenching my foot what felt like every 5 minutes. I decide I need to go to the doctor, which I do after work. He does a visual check on my foot, doesn't notice anything unusual and then says he'll do a blood test to check uric acid levels. 15 minutes later, the results are in. It shows my uric acid levels are on the high end of normal range. I wish I wrote it down but it was 400-something (don't know what unit of measurement was used). Either way, the doctor mentions it's mist likely gout I'm suffering from. He explains to me what it is, what causes it and gives me some anti-inflammatory non-steroidal ointment with ketoprofen and "naproxen", a pain killer. I applied/took both before going to sleep.
I still woke up last night at around 3 a.m. due to pain in my left toe. By now I feel like the pain has transferred more to the side of my toe as opposed to underneath it. But the frequency of the pain remained today to the point it's almost chronic because it keeps returning every 5 minutes. My only saving grace is clenching and flexing my foot as soon as I feel the slightest amount of tingling. But for the sake of hope & optimism: still no swelling or discoloration anywhere. It's evening where I live and it FEELS like the frequency of the pain is slowly subsiding (I hope!!). I drank a ton of water today, ate no meat at all, ate cherries, cashew nuts, banana, etc. and am about to order those typical supplements that are supposed to help with gout.
That said, does my experience above reflect someone who is probably suffering from gout or is this untypical? What would you do in my situation? I always read here and on other sites that people suffered 1 gout-attack and then only weeks, months or even years later they experienced flare-ups.

Hi. Yes it's okay to hate me. Trust me I know I'm scum. I'm also over 7000 CL, completely free to play, and I'm sick of getting further and further behind each season because of how impactful each weekly card release can be.
So I started back in the beta, and managed to go infinite a few times before the game went live. Now, with so many people dumping lots of money in to buy new cards, it's a struggle to keep up with the meta, especially because I'm missing some key cards.
No Zabu, No Hit Monkey, obviously no HE or Nebula or Iron Lad, etc etc. I'm always a couple cards short of a great deck, and by the time I finally get enough tokens for one, it gets nerfed or the meta changes and I'm out of luck.
A few seasons back I was on a roll, cruising up the ranks with DeathWave. Then the wave nerf happened and I struggle to get up to the 50s. So I caved. I copied a Galactus deck and I've been flying up the ranks. Should hit infinite tonight or tomorrow. Then I can finally play for fun.
I don't care about infinite ranks, but hitting it means I can experiment with decks without being punished.
I'm sure Galactus will be nerfed next week, so I may as well get to infinite now, because there's no way it'll happen post nerf.
Oh, and for those curious, Galactus only counts for about a 1/3rd of my wins. So many people run counters, I've adapted to predict them and don't tunnel vision on getting the big guy out.
So here's what I'm using. At this point, if you're free to play like me, this may be your best bet (unless you're not like me and have much better luck with drops)
https://imgur.com/a/YskVPKs

Not sure about how Orlando's fans feel about it, but I'll probably do it. Not a big fan of Amen, so might as well capitalize on that to get an extra asset. We could still get Anthony Black/Ausar and then, with the 11th pick, I see Cason/Bufkin, or even a reach for a center like Lively.

I’ve broken up two unrelated dog fights this month. Both were from accidents or owner ignorance of big dogs/little dogs playing that don’t know each other. In both instances, the large dog (60-70 lbs) seemingly bit the small dog (10-20lbs) and shook their head like they do with prey/toys. However, both small dogs had little to no injuries. Why is this?? Surely if they wanted to bite, they would do a lot more damage?Is this a “warm up” bite and I reacted fast enough to stop them from it?
Further context: My reactive dog and I were playing off leash in a park late at night when a stranger let their dog in the park without saying anything, and continued to let it off leash when I told her my dog cannot play with small dogs. It ran at us, looking like a rabbit, so I was terrified of her prey drive kicking in. The dog wound up with no damage but a small cut on its leg. I know my dogs bite strength, and it’s impressive, but shes never bit a live creature / person more than some teeth marks on my arm.

So this week makes the fourth month that I have moved away and outs of the living situation that I was in with my ex boyfriend. The first two months saw me going up to visit him weekly as we were still trying to work out our relationship while taking space apart from each other to better ourselves. Then around the ending of the second month of me having moved away we had a very big argument, and I decided that I needed to break up with him until he made the changes that I needed him to make... little did I know at the time that this would be a blessing for him. Since we broke up, I went up to visit him twice. even as friends we still said our I love yous. We’ve been together for so long, that he did truly become my best friend, and as most of us know when we enter a relationship, we tend to isolate ourselves from our friends groups, and our boyfriends become our main concern.. Also Covid hit and that just further exasperated that.. So slowly, but surely he started to drift apart the second time that I went to visit, and we haven’t even bigger fight.. So fast forward to two or three years ago When my ex-boyfriend overdosed on heroin in my bathroom of the apartment that we lived in together.., this saw me saving his life, CPR, mouth to mouth and calling 911 all while being traumatized, handling my ex-boyfriend’s now blue body… OK back to the second time I was up there, visiting him after we broke up: I said something like oh well I don’t like my roommates and you hate living with your parents, so why don’t we consider living together again after my lease ends. He looks at me while you were in a retail store and says to me “ oh, I would never live with you again.“ I got super offended because I’ve never really done anything like that to him, if anything, I’ve stood by him and supported him like no one has ever done for him in his life. I was almost playing a housewife’s role while working a full-time job, for this man. Thinking in the back of my head “ motherfucker I saved you and have permanent PTSD because of something you put me through, (which, by the way, I have never dared speak of as my experience, whenever we did briefly speak about it because he is the person that saw the lights and almost died and so I try to keep my experience of that day to my) still wanted to live with you, so what is it that I could’ve done that was so much worse than that you never wanna live with me again.. the only things that I ever did was hold him accountable and try to better him. Even though he cheated on me after he said to me that he wanted to close our originally open relationship so that we can work on each other and our relationship. This was a year ago when he said that to me not even a day later, he says to me that he thinks that it would be a good idea for us to have a threesome together. he obviously wanted more than just me. so he got online on Grindr and he started to look at the man on the grid and he said this one seems cute and pressed on his current boyfriend’s profile. I considered it because I loved him so much. I wanted to make him happy. I started also speaking to him on my Grindr, and we seem to be hitting it off. Even though he was cautious because he said that he was afraid to get involved with us in fear of causing drama. which now looking back is total fucking bullshit because that’s exactly what he did, and he manipulated his way into being a permanent fixture in my ex-boyfriend’s life. So after he said that he was probably not going to get involved with us because of drama him and my ex-boyfriend secretly slept together the very next night. I found out about this and had a full mental breakdown. as I laid crying on the kitchen floor. My ex-boyfriend lifted me by the shoulders, looked me in the eyes and said that he would never speak to him again if that’s what it would take for me to forgive him. he promised me hugged me told me everything would be OK that he was sorry. I decided to forgive him, even though it took a while. after that point, he had me under the impression that he was not speaking to this person at all. A few months later, or in the car on our way out of town when his caller ID on his car popped up this guys name. I immediately fell silent as he quickly fumbled to hang up his phone. He then had the goal in the audacity to ask me why I was silent the rest of the ride, shaking my thigh, asking me what’s wrong what’s wrong over and over again? I didn’t say anything our lease at our apartment was ending soon after which I had plans to move away and leave his manipulation lies gaslighting never owning up to anything behind me. Sadly, I was not in the financial position to do that so after our lease ended, I moved in with his parents with him and we were doing slightly better. then the fighting started again, and I made the decision that I was going to move, and I self like a room in a four bedroom apartment about 45 miles away, and I got it and I moved away. all it took was a few dozen miles.… Unfortunately I came to find out that they never stop speaking. they fooled me. I feel so much for trail from my ex-boyfriend, whom I never thought was capable of doing something like this. I believe that they both planned what ways would get me to break up with my ex-boyfriend fastest and they executed that plan together. in April, which was after me and my ex-boyfriend had that huge fight in the retail store. The last time I visited him ever I got a request from the guy on Facebook to message me. He said something towards the fact of him being really sorry that he ever got involved between me and my ex-boyfriend and that he wished that he could have stayed out of it so that he didn’t have to deal with my ex-boyfriend’s bullshit... I didn’t reply, but I did inform my ex-boyfriend to which he was screaming, yelling, threatening to go, beat him up and all of that.…. Little did I know that was the first indicator that they had a much deeper relationship then I knew of. I thought my ex-boyfriend wanted to go beat him up to stand up for me because of how much I’m contacting me or even hearing his name hurts me.…. But obviously I know now that that’s not true and the reason he was mad at him was because they had formed a real close relationship or they both were in on it... either way fast forward to two days ago when I got a call from my ex-boyfriend telling me that he was now dating this guy. and don’t be proud of him for doing the right thing as if he called me to inform me to be a standup guy he did it because not even three hours later they made it official on Facebook and put each other in their Instagram bios.. The man that refused to give me a monogamous relationship has the words “taken by @insertguysnmae and only him” in his bio….
How would you feel? Would you feel betrayed ?