MoogleViper

I met up with a really cute guy today. We get on well but I'm not sure if he's into anything more than a friend. We always have a laugh and stuff but I need to find a way of seeing whether there's anything more than friendship.

It's easier when you're not directly involved. Also I don't always need the advice, I just want an excuse to talk to you.

Be forward with her, Julius, seize her.

HE SURVIVED!!! Welcome to knee; you'll never leave.

Post about kNEe, get us some mo members. "After Saturday's match he's suffered from a knee injury. Speaking of knee..." I think it's just me and @jayseven.

He didn't get banned. He left for a while, came back to tell everyone how he'd finally had sex, it was disappointing, and had completely shattered his world view. He was a shell of a man. Here's the thread. EDIT: Haha I never noticed that he posted that a mere 2 hours after having sex.

Things you shouldn't like, but do - Ashley

That was a different thread. It wasn't limited to humans.

What do kids your age do for fun? (/old man) Just ask her if she wants to go to a gig, for a meal, bowling, cinema whatever. Ask her over social media or via text, that way you can take time formulating your words, and it's much less nerve wracking than face to face. I know it seems hard to do, but what you need to tell yourself is that it's always better to ask than not. If she says yes then great, if not then at least you know, and don't spend your evening worrying about if she likes you and masturbating over her profile picture (well you might keep up the last one, but won't hate yourself as much afterwards). You're too new to remember Offer? You've missed out. N.B. you would have hated him.

Breaking Bad. It was alright. Worth a watch if nothing else was on.

It's not a case of the UK wanting special treatment and to be separate, it's that we (speaking about Cameron's negotiations as the opinion of the country for readability) don't agree with many of the rules in place. It's not that we want one rule for us and another for everyone else, it's that we want new rules. Every country is in the EU because they believe it will benefit them. Countries have differing opinions on what should be rules. The UK is in a fortunate position to negotiate change and that's what we're doing. To look at it from another point, why should everyone be subject to the same rules, when they clearly benefit one more than the other? The current state of Europe, the Greek debt etc., is massively in Germany's favour. The EU promised help to Greece, but ultimately failed to do so, and they were kept under the debt of Germany (I'm not saying it wasn't massively Greece's fault, merely playing devil's advocate here). Most of the EU's power resides in Germany, who have benefitted the most. Smaller nations tend to want to be a part of it for the financial injections or to enable them to operate on a global scale. The UK contributes more financially than it receives, and we are capabake of being a competing in a global market by ourselves. For the record I think we should remain in the EU, but I think the anti-UK sentiment of us just being spoiled brats is nonsense.

Mine was out as a kid/teenager, but now it's in.

It would be hard to describe it to anyone else, but this forum is such a big part of my life. I've been here for over 11 years now; my formative years. I've shared my triumphs, vented my anger, taken advice, and made friends here. I've learned a lot, and I hope I've given something back to this community. I honestly believe that I'd be a completely different person had @Strider not introduced me to this place back in 2004. Keep soldiering on, @MadDog. You're an inspiration.

In, but severe reform is needed.

Sure it did.

Can you imagine if they didn't catch that on camera? Just their whole life going: "Honestly, it happened!" "Sure it did."

That's shit, and obviously something you don't want to happen again. But you should trust somebody because you have faith in them not to cheat, not because you've removed the possibility of cheating. Look at this as a test of the relationship. If she wants to love away then it's going to happen at some point anyway. You either need to end it or find a way to make it work (i.e. move with her).

If it's only for a few months what's the issue? One of the problems with long distance relationships is that they're uncertain, and stressful trying to make them work. For you it would just he a bit of a break from each other for a short while. Might even be good to step outside and get some perspective on the relationship. And the lack of distractions would probably be good while she's doing her masters. All of this is assuming her plan is to move back after her masters.

I like to think that the art and artist are distinct, and you can appreciate one while holding an opposite opinion on the other. However in practice my opinion on one definitely influenced (though not dictates) my opinion on the other. I find it works both ways as well. I'm more inclined to like or dislike somebody depending on my opinion of their work. We'll forgive a few sins when we admire their work, and we'll see the worst in them when we think their stuff is white. Conversely if we like somebody's character we're more likely to appreciate their work.

I don't think there's much point to it either way.

I studied one module of psychology at uni (it was actually organisational psychology but it still counts) so I'm fully qualified to diagnose what you're feeling. From your first post I'm guessing you've already realised this, but this is something that you're imposing on yourself. You say "I believe they treat me like I was when I left home" not "they treat me like I was when I left home" so you're most likely just projecting your expectations onto them, and using that to cause yourself to suffer from revertigo[sic]. You need to make a conscious effect to do something that you wouldn't have done when you were 18, and behave in a way that you wouldn't have done when you were 18. You need to show them that you've changed, so you can realise that they know you're a different person to 10(?) years ago.

It's not much of an anecdote when it's just the supermarket aisle.

Or the classic looking into each other's eyes beach silhouette.