Okay hear me out. I (28f) matched with this guy (27) over a month ago, we both fell off talking to each other and he reached back out a few days ago apologizing explaining to me that his father had unexpectedly passed away. It kind of was crazy, because in the time he had gone, I also had experienced a sudden and brutal death in my family too so we sort of were able to bond in a way over our own separate grief. We have been texting kind of nonstop the last 3 days.So tonight, he mentions low key meeting up. I agree, but awkwardly mention that if we do meet up and he isn’t fully vaccinated yet, we will need to be masked up the entirety of our hang out as I am immunocompromised. This is when he proceeds to tell me that he doesn’t want to “get political,” but he isn’t vaccinated and doesn’t intend to be because he doesn’t want the government to control him and burgers kill 600,000 people a year ect. ??? So I very, very calmly and delicately explain that him telling me he doesn’t want to get political then going on an entire one sided argument is a bit awkward for me, and leaves me with little to be able to respond with lol. And essentially, I kindly told him that I felt we had a compatibility mismatch even as casual friends and that I felt he was a great person, but it was better if we just went ahead our separate ways now since we seem to have quite different viewpoints on a global crisis. No rebuttal from me, he didn’t hear my opinion on the matter, nothing. It’s not worth it haha. I’m not changing his mind.He seemed disappointed, but he didn’t get ugly about it or anything and we just kind of said goodbye. I’m just mildly annoyed at the whole thing. Should I feel guilty about this? Is anyone else running into this issue? Is it wrong that this is a dealbreaker for me, even on just a talking level? I’m so confused. Also kind of sucks I lost a person who kind of understood the grief I am going through in a way since everyone else looks at me like they’ve seen a ghost when I tell anyone what I’m going through. I’m not too upset, I’m perfectly fine if I end up dying alone, I’m not pressed to be heartbroken again lol. Thanks you guys, for any advice. via /r/dating_advice
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14 Days Guide to Learning to Love your Body
I always laugh when someone tells me they think I’m confident because I feel like I am SO far from it. When I think of a confident woman, I think of Blake Lively, Deepika Padukone, Elaine Welteroth, Taylor Swift, Priyanka Chopra — you get what I’m saying. I never thought someone “normal,” let alone someone who’s had body image issues all her life, could have confidence. But I’ve discovered confidence is less about if you have a successful career, or you have six-pack abs, or you finally met the partner of your dreams; it’s about you feeling comfortable in your own skin, regardless of where your life is going in that moment.
Finding peace with yourself doesn’t have to start with some big revelation, so we’re giving you actionable steps you can take every day for two weeks to feel better about your own body image.
Day 1: Throw out your scale
The second I did this, my entire life changed. It’s a lot of pressure to have that lying around your home, and it gives this arbitrary thing, like a number on the scale, so much power over your life. If you’re worried about not being able to check your weight every so often, know that you can always ask at the doctor’s office. I personally tell my doctors to withhold my weight from me, and I don’t look at the scale even there. There’s no reason I need to know how much I weigh, and it’s truly riveting to just stop worrying so much about a number.
Day 2: Unfollow negative sources of inspiration
I consistently do Instagram audits where I unfollow anyone who doesn’t share the same values as I do, but it’s less common for me to do it elsewhere. Facebook can be a very negative space if your news feed is constantly people complaining about their own bodies or giving unsolicited advice. Unfriend and unfollow people who don’t share the same vision as you do for your body. Not only does this spread negative vibes all over your favorite space to find recipes and cat videos, it also signals to your brain that this type of body talk is okay.
Day 3: Make a list of your favorite traits about yourself
I know, I know, it sounds hokey, and it is. I’m not going to lie to you. But it puts you in a mindset of thinking positively about yourself — something we’re not always encouraged to do. Women who love themselves are often seen as conceited or bitchy. In reality, it’s totally okay, actually encouraged, to admit how much you love the way you look in your favorite jeans or how much you love your hair.
This list doesn’t have to be exclusive to physical traits. We’re all more than a body, so it’s important to understand what personality and leadership traits you feel confident in and proud of.
Day 4: Make a list of what you’d like to change and decide how you’ll change it
Now that you’ve made a list of everything you love about yourself, make a list of the aspects that you can change or improve about yourself. Make sure these are actionable, attainable goals, and decide the steps you will take to get there.
For example, I want to eat healthier. (Don’t we all?) Instead of constantly saying I want to eat healthier and still getting Swiggy tonight, I can make a plan of exactly how I’m going to implement healthy eating into my daily life. I can meal prep my lunches rather than be eating out, set aside one night a week to go out with my friends, and make a new healthy recipe every week.
In this step, it’s also important to accept the parts of your body that you cannot change. This most definitely isn’t a one-day thing, but by figuring out what you can change, you begin accepting and loving your body for what it is.
Day 5: See food as fuel
Not everyone feels healthy eating a salad, just as some people naturally feel gross drinking a glass of soda. When there’s so many different diets and ways to eat out there, it can be hard to feel like you’re eating the “right” thing. Do some digging and eat what feels right for your own body. Figure out how your body likes to be nourished. Looking at food as a fuel rather than something we need to indulge in all the time allows you to understand what it is that makes your body feel good. If you just can’t get through a kale salad, that is just fine.
Day 6: Spend time with your body
) Take some time today to get in your favorite swimsuit or that lingerie you bought when you were feeling yourself. It’ll feel awkward and uncomfortable at first, but as you keep walking around, cooking dinner, and snuggling with your dog, you’ll start to get used to it.
There’s something about spending time with your body that sort of lets you get used to it. It’s easy to get dressed every morning and feel like you’re not really paying attention to your body. Taking the time to get comfortable with your body, exactly how it is, shows you just how much it can do.
Day 7: Don’t discuss anyone else’s body for a day
Imagine if we never talked about what anyone else looked like? We’d all feel a little more at ease with our own bodies if we stopped focusing so much on everyone else’s. Spend one day concentrating solely on how people make you feel, how intelligent they can be, and their values. It’s unfortunate just how much we base our own self-worth on our judgments and perceptions of someone else.
Day 8: Meditate
There’s a reason so many people swear by meditation and mindfulness. Sometimes, it’s important to get out of your own head if you want to feel good about your body. Take some time today to think about literally nothing.
Day 9: Make a list of positive body affirmations
When you just need a little pick-me-up, positive affirmations always have your back. You can journal these, post them on your mirror or just come back to them when you’re feeling a little less than in love with your body. Here are some of my favorites for body love:
I love my body as it is today.
My body deserves respect.
Food is not the enemy, and I am grateful that I have food to nourish me.
I am allowed to take up space.
Others’ opinions of my body do not affect or involve me.
I trust the wisdom of my body.
My well-being is the most important thing to me. I am responsible for taking care of me.
I choose to do and say kind things for and about myself.
My body is a gift.
It’s okay for me to like myself. It’s okay for me to love myself.
Day 10: Find workouts that you love
Yoga makes me feel sexy, and lifting weights makes me feels strong. Running, on the other hand, gives me wretched flashbacks of the pacer test in middle school, so you’ll never catch me dead on a treadmill. This can take some trial and error, but find workout routines that make you feel how you want when you’re working out. Whether you want to feel powerful, happy, or calm, there’s a workout for you.
Day 11: Donate clothes that don’t make you feel good
There’s no point in keeping clothes that don’t fit you or don’t make you feel comfortable. Those Bellbottom Pants you splurged on when you were 17 aren’t going to come back anytime soon, and there will always be another pair of cute new jeans available in your current size. Go through your closet, try everything on, and get rid of the items that don’t make you feel and look exactly how you want. Confident women wear clothes that make them feel good, and in turn, they always seem to look good regardless of what they’re wearing.
Day 12: Find your power outfit
It’s good to have a go-to outfit that always makes you feel fierce. Whether it’s a pantsuit or your go-to jeans, there’s something so confident about someone who knows they look their best in an outfit. Explore your closet and have fun putting new pieces together. Have a fashion show with your BFF. Remind yourself that fashion can be fun, and it isn’t limited to one body type or size.
Day 13: Experiment with your makeup routine
I tend to forget how confident a woman in red lipstick can look. While you can’t always rock a smokey eye to the office, you can change up products and how you apply them to your face. I’m a big fan of the whole “no makeup, model-off-duty” look this summer, but trying a wash of color on the lids, going foundation-less, or a bright lip is summer trends you can achieve with very minimal effort. Makeup is size-less. You can rock a red lip regardless of your dress size, and there’s something powerful about achieving the look you want without having to worry about how it looks on your body shape.
Day 14: Allow yourself to have bad days
Some days, I just want to wear sweatpants and eat ice cream and not think about having to put on a confidence face. That’s okay. Confidence and positive body image are a process, and you’re going to have days where you feel like your best and days where you don’t. Being able to understand that shows that you’re on your way to loving and appreciating all that your body can do for you.
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Day 2: Calling yellowpages businesses that don't have websitesI have a mini-script now (only the introduction). It's at the bottom of this post. Each call summary starts with their response since I say the same thing at the beginning of each one.Call 6:beach cleaners-well actually its up to the owner to decide (was a receptionist)-hes on vacation for 2 weeks (starting to think this is bullshit, much like when a girl you hit on says shes has a boyfriend)-does he have a personal number i could reach him at?-cant give that out-do you guys have a business email-no-ok thank you..lesson learned: dont call dry cleaners (other dry cleaners didn't answer- it's not a serious businesses)Call 7:jeweler-word of mouth worked for us for the past 50 years(quality sounded like shit)-I have a bad line right now-yeah I can hear that, maybe ill call back, thanks (not much to do here, but still shouldn't have said maybe)Call 8:welding-i just don't have the budget right now, if I got more businesses I would invest in a site, i tried to get a website done before but the cheapest they quoted was 800-something about websites being an online business card and how you might not have much money now but having a professional website will grow your business and be a great investment for the future (all these sales books taught me to not give up until they REALLY say no)-ok maybe, how much would it cost-well that depends on what you require on the site...blahblah (don't focus on prices early on)-how about you give me your email and ill send some info over later tonight-ok sure-great-btw how much would it cost-well the absolute cheapest would be $400 or $500 (now that I got the email I can "qualify" him, if he thought this was too much then I wouldn't bother trying to sell to him anymore)ok thats good:)gives me emailCall 9:welding-i already have someone to do it-so then how come you guys dont have one (maybe too aggressive but best to err on this side)hangs upCall 10:welding-hung up (probably sounded too preppy to a welder)Call 11:welding-im just about to retire, thank you very much-ok, well whos taking overhung up(Always try to close no matter what- getting hung up on is best no you can get)Call 12:welding-I don't have a website, but you could find me, isn't that great?-well yeah but online business card (i need to devise a proper objection handler, this online business card shit doesn't work well)hangs upCall 13:(welding?)-receptionist, we dont need it thank youHELP (what do I say to a receptionist to get her to pass the message on or connect me with an owner- the frustrating thing is that owners that have receptionist to handle calls and solicitors are probably smart guys that would see the value in investing in a professional site. So they're gold mines that are very hard to reach)Call 14:health store-receptionist says can you hold onwait 5min and hang up...Call 15:hair removalnumber on yelp ON THE FIRST PAGE OF SEARCH RESULTS FOR THAT CATEGORY, was a random person. Had no idea what that was. Some businesses would kill to be in the first 10 results in their category, it's crazy. I feel the same about shitty websites on the first page of search results on google. Look up city + small business and youll see what I mean.Call 16:tanning salonnumber i called was on the same street but an entirely different company (stuff like this you really just got sift through, nothing to do about it other than making sure its not your mistake)Lessons learned:Don't say um or uh. Be confident. Strategic pauses only make you sound more confident.Stop yelling, you don't have to be too enthusiastic, be chill.Lessons solidified:Be aggressive.Things to do:Make common objection scripts (and yes you do need a script- Jordan Belfort in Straight Line Persuasion and Chet Holmes in the Ultimate Sales Machine stress the importance of scripts to ensure you're saying the best things possible to get the sale, otherwise you're leaving the sale up to chance. Of course it's important to sound natural, but you can sound natural and still know what you're going to say. It's just a skill you have to work on)Make more calls- I'll go for 20 tomorrow (went from 5 to 10 so far)Pick better businesses to call- go for "Dream 100 clients" as Chet Holmes says. Clients that are perfect fits for your business that you relentlessly pursue. *Be a sniper instead of a bird hunter.SCRIPT:Hi, I found you on the first page of search results on the yellowpages, and noticed you dont have a website. Is that correct? I work with omnius web development in Toronto, and am wondering why you don't think you need a website.after several calls, changing to:Hi, I found you on the yellowpages, and noticed you don't have a website. Is that correct?*** I work with Omnius web development in Toronto, and am wondering why you don't think you need a website. (saying I found them on the first page might make them feel they don't need a site, which happened to me today)
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Urban Myths Debunked: Landslide
Welcome to a new feature on the site that aims to dispel commonly-held and erroneous bits of folklore that attach themselves to rock musihttps://rocknuts.net/wp-admin/post.php?post=15354&action=edit#edit_timestampc like so many ticks on a dog’s head. You told the dog not to go to the place where the ticks are, but you know what they say about dogs: They don’t understand you when you say stuff to them.
Some rumors are persistent and stick with an artist for their entire career. For example, a lot of people think Marilyn Manson actually was Paul from The Wonder Years. Some folks really think that you can hear a woman getting murdered near the recording studio in the Ohio Players classic “Love Rollercoaster.” Don’t even get me started on the growing underground movement asserting that Mick Jagger is actually twelve different people.
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As a fan of truth, generally, I thought I’d focus on one myth at a time so as to allow for maximum clarity. Tonight (it’s always night where I am) we’ll be discussing the Fleetwood Mac song, “Landslide.” Let’s get something out of the way immediately:
No, this song is not about a human woman falling in love with a mountain.
I can see why you would think that. After all, if you’re unfamiliar with the context in which this song was written and are unaware of the intense relationship-themed drama operating within Fleetwood Mac, you might think that Stevie Nicks simply fell in love with an enormous, pretty mountain, the way one does. It’s ill-advised, but show me one case of young love that isn’t. In any event, a relationship with a massive landform is doomed to be-one sided. For one thing, it’s not as if the mountain can pack up and change locations. Wherever you meet the mountain, that’s kind of where you’re ending up. One party is almost destined to feel as though they’re putting all the effort into this relationship while the other party just sits there like a bunch of very large rocks (which is essentially what a mountain is. Rocks are portable mountains. Think about it). Stevie alludes to this when she sings “I’ve been afraid of changing/’Cause I’ve built my life around you,” she’s quite literally talking about building a house at the foot of the mountain you are in love with and trying to make it work. But it doesn’t work. People change. Mountains don’t. Well, they do, but they might erode a little bit over the course of a thousand years.
Again, this is what I thought the song was about until someone explained it to me. Turns out that the landslide is a metaphor for life being uncontrollable and unpredictable. A landslide not only causes immediate disruption during the violent event itself, it changes the terrain in its wake. Former landmarks are buried and hidden ones are revealed as the area becomes a brand new place. “Landslide” is a song about finally letting go of a partnership that has run its course; the cataclysmic end overturns the earth, and both parties are suddenly thrust into an alien world where they need to figure out who they are outside of the context of each other. It’s a pretty good idea for a song. Much better than a girl falling in love with a mountain. Seriously. How could you believe that? You can be pretty dumb sometimes.
Also, Happy Birthday to Stevie Nicks, who turned 69 years old this past May 26th. May she have all the scarves she can handle.
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