Ka-pi96 said: Would you rather be sat on by an angry elephant or a happy rhino? What's your favourite thing about dolphins? If you could time travel, what year would you go to?

Not sure what difference it'd make, I'd die either way. :L
Idk, their cuteness or perhaps how smart they are.
As an African I can't really go backwards in time so 100 years into the future maybe.

 

Soren0079 said: Lonely_Dolphin said: On top of just having a discussion, I gave my reasons for the thread in the OP. I can say it's definitely helped me feel better about discussing my situation. If you think it's meaningless then fair enough, you are free to not post here.   Yeah I'm just waiting on a sale before I dive into Octopath's greatness. Did you or did you not like Awakening? So far Three Houses seems to be doing things quite differently, but too early to say if that's good or bad. Splatoon 2 is the GOAT! Always playing that, though my latest game Mario Tennis Aces is overall solid but has some glaring issues keeping it from being great. It might be a while till there's a slae as the game selling very well. As for Awakening. I liked the game on a technical level but I the story and characters didn't grab me. I couldn't even attempt to talk about that. I remember almost nothing. I also got irritated by some of the game design but even so I think it may be time soon for me to jump back into fire emblem. I recently finished the adventure mode in Mario Tennis Aces. The game does have many many issues. It'd better after that patch. Before the patch I didn't really like playing the game and I wanted to just go back to Sushi Striker instead. In contrast I have been playing Splatoon 2 again since someone I know bought it so it's got me thinking about it again.

Mario Tennis already went on sale so surely Octopath will aswell, likely during the holidays. If you don't mind having a laughably awful story then I couldn't recommend Fates Conquest enough. Gameplay is absolutely brilliant!

Have you ever been attracted to a man?

If you're lonely, get an active dog. They will take over your life with their demands for exercise / attention but will fulfill your requirements for affection / happiness.

Are you lonely because you think you're supposed to have a mate / friends and have placed pressure on yourself to achieve those things without actually putting forth the effort to do so?

MoHasanie said: Have you ever been attracted to a man?

Nope I'm a heterosexual male.

OhNoYouDont said: If you're lonely, get an active dog. They will take over your life with their demands for exercise / attention but will fulfill your requirements for affection / happiness. Are you lonely because you think you're supposed to have a mate / friends and have placed pressure on yourself to achieve those things without actually putting forth the effort to do so?

I talked a bit about why I wont get a pet earlier, but for additional context, my sister already has a dog. Unsurprisingly she's neglectful, does the bare minimum to keep it alive physically/emotionally. You can guess where she got that from. Of course I wouldn't do that, but that's because I acknowledge the fact that I'm not fit to have one to begin with. If my only reasons to have a pet are to make myself feel better, well that's pretty selfish and unfair to the animal. I simply wont force another being into my miserable life.

Hmm, maybe? In the past there were definitely good people (at least on the surface) that I could have tried to become better friends with but didn't cause I stupid I guess. At that time I did have a good number of friends already so perhaps that's also why I didn't feel the need to try as hard. Not sure if I'm really putting pressure on myself, but I definitely haven't been trying in recent times. Despite that, I do believe one should try to find friends and a mate as having reasons to exist are always good.

Lonely_Dolphin said: OhNoYouDont said: If you're lonely, get an active dog. They will take over your life with their demands for exercise / attention but will fulfill your requirements for affection / happiness. Are you lonely because you think you're supposed to have a mate / friends and have placed pressure on yourself to achieve those things without actually putting forth the effort to do so? I talked a bit about why I wont get a pet earlier, but for additional context, my sister already has a dog. Unsurprisingly she's neglectful, does the bare minimum to keep it alive physically/emotionally. You can guess where she got that from. Of course I wouldn't do that, but that's because I acknowledge the fact that I'm not fit to have one to begin with. If my only reasons to have a pet are to make myself feel better, well that's pretty selfish and unfair to the animal. I simply wont force another being into my miserable life. Hmm, maybe? In the past there were definitely good people (at least on the surface) that I could have tried to become better friends with but didn't cause I stupid I guess. At that time I did have a good number of friends already so perhaps that's also why I didn't feel the need to try as hard. Not sure if I'm really putting pressure on myself, but I definitely haven't been trying in recent times. Despite that, I do believe one should try to find friends and a mate as having reasons to exist are always good.

There are some dogs that require almost no exercise and will just bum around with you on the couch too. I wasn't sure what type of person you were though. Well, I think rescuing a dog from being incinerated is a good enough reason to get one even if your reasons are entirely selfish otherwise. But I understand that it's additional responsibility and dogs certainly aren't for everybody.

I'm pretty Laissez-faire / blasé when it comes to getting friend's phone numbers. Almost all of my numbers have come from group texts or the friend asking me for my number first. I do not know if this speaks to you, but if you're running low on people to hang out with that may be a reason why. I'm very independent and introverted so I do not require much social interaction but when people do ask me to hangout I usually acquiesce because I don't want to be left out.

As to your last point, I would suggest you reflect on that a bit more. Your reasons to exist should not be reliant upon the existence of others. Could those people enhance your life? Sure, but they should not be considered as reasons for living.

OhNoYouDont said: There are some dogs that require almost no exercise and will just bum around with you on the couch too. I wasn't sure what type of person you were though. Well, I think rescuing a dog from being incinerated is a good enough reason to get one even if your reasons are entirely selfish otherwise. But I understand that it's additional responsibility and dogs certainly aren't for everybody. I'm pretty Laissez-faire / blasé when it comes to getting friend's phone numbers. Almost all of my numbers have come from group texts or the friend asking me for my number first. I do not know if this speaks to you, but if you're running low on people to hang out with that may be a reason why. I'm very independent and introverted so I do not require much social interaction but when people do ask me to hangout I usually acquiesce because I don't want to be left out. As to your last point, I would suggest you reflect on that a bit more. Your reasons to exist should not be reliant upon the existence of others. Could those people enhance your life? Sure, but they should not be considered as reasons for living.

Dunno anything about incinerating dogs lel, but the way I see it is the dog I would have gotten now has a chance of being taken in by better people.

That would fall under not reaching out so yeah. It'd certainly be easier if people reached out to me, but of course that's not how it works. How does one come to not desire social interaction? I sure wish that could be the case for me.

You should have some reason to live, otherwise why bother? The reasons can be anything of course, but I bet for most people friends and familiy are among them.

Should the next game i play be a Switch-game(Sonic Mania) or a PS4-game(SOMA)?

melbye said: Should the next game i play be a Switch-game(Sonic Mania) or a PS4-game(SOMA)?

Only you can really answer that, but I guess SOMA since idk much about it thus it could be great, whereas I found Sonic Mania to just be alright.

HintHRO said: There are countless ways to meet new people. Be creative. Go to the gym. Take dancing classes. Speeddating. Go out and talk to people. How can doing nothing possibly solve your loneliness? No one is going to do it for you. Well technically loneliness can only be solved by another, but yeah I know, I'm completely to blame for being alone. Should also mention my general lack of interest in things besides video games, so not many places I'd want to go out to. And hah, dating, as if I have the confidence for that!

I will share some videos from Real Social Dynamics, but after that you're on your own. I'm showing you the door that changed my life, but you have to open it. RSD is an organisation that teaches men seduction and personal development. Go outside during daytime and tell a girl she looks lovely and have a conversation with her. Look for local RSD/seduction groups near your location to meet guys who want to help you. You will gain confidence, an exciting sex life and find new friends. 

RSD Max is my favorite coach. Be sure to look videos of other coaches who might suit you better. Good luck.

Lonely_Dolphin said: Ka-pi96 said: Would you rather be sat on by an angry elephant or a happy rhino? What's your favourite thing about dolphins? If you could time travel, what year would you go to? Not sure what difference it'd make, I'd die either way. :L Idk, their cuteness or perhaps how smart they are. As an African I can't really go backwards in time so 100 years into the future maybe.   Soren0079 said: It might be a while till there's a slae as the game selling very well. As for Awakening. I liked the game on a technical level but I the story and characters didn't grab me. I couldn't even attempt to talk about that. I remember almost nothing. I also got irritated by some of the game design but even so I think it may be time soon for me to jump back into fire emblem. I recently finished the adventure mode in Mario Tennis Aces. The game does have many many issues. It'd better after that patch. Before the patch I didn't really like playing the game and I wanted to just go back to Sushi Striker instead. In contrast I have been playing Splatoon 2 again since someone I know bought it so it's got me thinking about it again. Mario Tennis already went on sale so surely Octopath will aswell, likely during the holidays. If you don't mind having a laughably awful story then I couldn't recommend Fates Conquest enough. Gameplay is absolutely brilliant!

I suppose you're right here. I've heard about Fates gameplay being good. I think if I ever have a lull of games that I'm playing, then I may check out Fates.