That’s why I wanna do it. I made a lot of drops skydiving, and it is pure adrenaline, but after awhile it became a chore for me. Once the original thrill dropped off, it was so stressful dropping that the big part I liked was hanging in the air under the chute and just chillin a mile high. Someday I’m gonna get a paramotor and just enjoy flying low and slow.
I remember a while back , and i am probably messing some details up, there was a viral video of this guy who made a sandwich, but like he grew or raised every part of the sandwich. Grew the lettuce and tomatoes, wheat for the bread. Raised a chicken, grew cucumbers and made his own Pickles. Anyways it took like a year and when he was done he made the sandwich and took a bite. After some chewing the camera guy asked him how it was and he said it tasted like a sandwich. Visible disappointment.
You know, I just kinda hung out. I was... Oh man, Friday, I really wanted an egg salad sandwich and I was just obsessing about it and I was like, 'Man, I'm gonna make one of those.' So Saturday, I went out and got, like, a dozen eggs and then I boiled them all and I just, I spent, I dunno, probably three hours, like three and a half hours making, you know, the mayonnaise, and the onions and paprika and, you know, the necessary accoutrement. And then, by the time I was done, I didn't really feel like like eating it.
I live in a mountain town and a lot of restaurants use produce/meat they raise themselves, and you 100% can taste the difference. Vegetables like lettuce and carrots have flavor and the meat has a much better texture, like you no longer feel all the fillers and gristle between your teeth as you chew. Everything feels much crisper as you bite down and when you e finished eating, you feel full in the “food is fuel for your body” sense and not full in a heavy or weighed down sense. Idk about that dude, but he probably just can’t cook that well.
Most video games I buy. I get all hyped up by the marketing and then pay $60 for a game and I’m all…whatever. I’m way too susceptible to good marketing plans.
The trick is to have great individual relationships with everyone in the group. Hang out with them one on one once in awhile as well (the ones you like) and then the big group dynamic is amazing.
Sounds like a lot of work. I never understood people who cycle through “best friends” and friend groups like Kleenex. I’d be so emotionally exhausted all the time I wouldn’t have time to make a living.
Big groups are just nice for specific activities. If all you ever do is big activities yeah it kind of blows but if it’s a mixture of small get together, 1 on 1 hanging out, and the occasional lets get everyone involved it’s nice to have the option to get her the bunch.
In high school, I never had a big group that I was included in. I hung out with groups at school, and they liked me, but not enough to include me in stuff outside of school, I just hung out with a couple of my best friends one on one or with small groups. I wasnt lonely, but I wanted to be included more.
The best answer here. When I was a teenager and even well into my early to mid 20s, I was always envious of those who had large circles, people to go out with and I was either stuck at home or paying for no good people to come out with me.
I think it is psychological that if you wait for something so long you will creat unrealistic expectations which will make the event “disappointing” when it finally happen, not just because it wasn’t good as it was but because it was real not just your imagination
The unrealistic expectations conjured in the mind are probably what drive us to attain it too, otherwise we just wouldn’t bother. Not a bad human trait I suppose.
I'm about to return a $700 digital drawing pad. 4 years of experience doing professional edits on existing artwork didn't quite carry over into creating original artwork like I thought it would. It's worth noting that I failed entry-level art class.
I did photo DI with a $5 mice (numerous) for 15 years. 2 years ago got a $120 mouse. It’s comfortable, I can do more fine movements, but I’ll say the $5 mouse serves purpose too.
I've done professional edits on existing artwork and I often describe my role as a technician rather than an engineer. I may have the ability to tinker with an existing design, but to actually draw something from scratch requires another type of aptitude and ability.
A girlfriend in college. In my case I ended up with a girl who I wasn't very compatible with but kinda enjoyed having the "role" of boyfriend for awhile. But eventually I realized it wasn't that fun if you weren't really in sync.
Currently college aged and broke up with my ex a couple months back. Seriously reconsidering reaching out to her when i read this. Almost exactly what we had going on and i needed the reminder that incombatibility is a thing and isnt fun
I had a fantasy as a teen for the longest time about having sex on a yoga ball (swiss ball, whatever the hell you want to call the huge rubber exercise balls) with my gf on top. The notion was that on the downstroke, the ball would compress and bounce upwards on impact to help the upstroke.
They're nice but such a pain to clean. It actively dissuades me from using it because I don't want to spend 10 minutes cleaning all of my own jizz out of it using my bathroom sink and digging in there with my finger to get everything out of the texture crevices (which is just as unpleasant as it sounds). Then it takes a bajillon years to dry completely so you gotta leave it out for the world to see until it fully dries or else it'll get really moldy and nasty real quick.
Gonna have to disagree. I bought one (three actually because it was 75 for three back then. Back then was over a decade ago Jesus christ)as a virgin 16 year old and it changed my life. Like, damn. I was finally able to think about something other than sex for a few minutes
To have a girlfriend that was the envy of everyone. She was vacuous and self absorbed. Aim for a beautiful spirit rather than looks. You’ll be a lot happier.
The movies signal that sex is exciting by making it different from “normal,” and the obvious way to do that is make it happen somewhere other than a bed. But in real life, the reason people do it the “normal” way is because that’s more fun.
I agree about the shower, but tried the pool for the first time within the past few years, and actually thought it was pretty fun! Being able to float/be “weightless” adds some interesting possibilities to the equation…
I planned on doing a recipe for half a year because it wasn’t the season for one core ingredient. I was hype all those 6 months but once I got it it tasted…. Ok at best.
I've been meaning to do an Asian dish and I couldn't find the ingredients for the longest time. Finally found it months later and I announced it to my family - they're all invited to try. Took me 5 hours and at the end I was like... This is neat. That's it. Just another dinner. I felt weird
I once built an elaborate sit-down enclosed arcade driving cabinet for PC racing games. After only a few uses, much $$, and weeks of build time I decided that it was too big and cumbersome and dismantled it.
I've been tempted for months to build a full size arcade machine for emulating old arcade games; but in the back of my mind I just know it's going to be the same. A big money and time black hole only to have me say in 4 months it takes up too much room after playing it 8 times.
Have owned many homes some with HOA, now own 32 acres in a very rural area, landscaping is a never ending chore, however the privacy and peace of mind is well worth it. No neighbors from hell, no close neighbors at all really, turkeys and deer actually. Mind I am older, so my needs are few.
This so much! I will add though that achieving financial security after growing up poor and paying my way through college, it is nice to not have panic attacks when in line to pay for groceries. Still struggle not to cry at Drs offices due to the fear of the cost, but I'm working on it.
A powerful gaming PC. I finally got one, and it was wonderful at first. The problem is I don't have the time to play it. Just too much stuff to do in the day.
I stopped using mine after 2 years and started using it as a regular PC. YouTube, Netflix etc etc. Spent $1500 building it 10 years ago. Still plays some modern games but on lowest settings.
The thing about having a nice gaming PC is that if you ever have the time you at least have it. I try to set my downloads up so everything on every client is updated so when I do have time to squeeze in some gaming I don’t have to wait for downloads.
I had a one night stand Friday. The sex was terrible but I loved the intimacy. Making out and cuddling when drunk >> trying to get a condom on a semi hard dong and put it in a mostly dry vagina.
Definitely a time, place and frequency thing. I think many guys especially will pursue ONS just to have a notch in their bed post, that's where you get ONS where you feel bored or gross after.
You know, I knew that the good times I had doing silly stuff with friends as a teenager wouldn’t last forever. But I always thought it was going to be replaced with something more fulfilling and meaningful. Nowadays I never meet anyone new or do anything particularly interesting, I never have fun, and I pretty much just slog through each day mindlessly.
I think that when you are extremely attractive you never have to work hard to prove anything to anyone. People just automatically like you. I think the same goes for extremely attractive men.
Facts, I know they're out there, you have tons of famous women who are extremely attractive and have a belter of a personality/really intelligent, I am sure there's millions of them, but I've yet to meet a 9-10/10 that isn't just utterly one dimensional IRL.
Sorry to hear that, from my point of view the older I get, life gets better and better. You meet more mature and quality people, you have money to do everything you want to, etc.
There was definitely a peak. Like a perfect balance of knowledge, ignorance, youth, age, fear, bravery. Not sure what age I was. I only noticed it after it passed me by, as I was going down the hill.
Same here. Except it wasn’t her fault, it was her parents. I was in college and barely scraping by and they wanted me to drive 2 states to see her, take her out to eat, sleep on their couch(which was one of the pull apart ones that everyone hates) and also would make me and her sit and watch her younger siblings while they go out to eat or something. Eventually I realized I couldn’t let those random people control my life so much so i told her we needed to talk to them about it but they ended up calling me an atheist and having no class bc I wouldn’t go to church plus i was a flatbed driver so my clothes would be dirty sometimes
I wanted to go to Disney World so bad when I was a kid because everyone said it was the pinnacle of fun. We went and I barely remember any of it. Like yeah, roller coasters are fun but it wasn't magical like in the commercials. Not one of my best memories is from that place. The most memorable thing was the parrots at our hotel (not a Disney hotel).
I'm stealing your answer then. I got to go to Disney because the Make-A-Wish foundation, and even with glamor they added to the experience with the fastpass, extra spending money, and the limo to and from the airport, the entire trip was lackluster, and the family spent the entire trip fighting. I barely remember most of it outside of the resort we stayed at that had a free ice cream parlor.
There's a certain way to do a Disney vacation where it's better than the sun of it's parts. I'm not a huge Disney fan, but my wife is and she knows how to make the most of it. My daughter has a blast every time we go. We're in Florida, so it's not a massive hassle to get there and all that.
If I never played the trilogy i probably wouldve enjoyed the game a whole lot more, it has a lot of promise. But since i held onto the expectation of it being like the trilogy but with a diff main character, it was just ok
I wanted to change my career from management to programming, studied a lot and finally I managed to change it within a year. But now I miss the fast pace environment of being a manager where you have to take a lot of decisions and you’re always stressed out and busy. Sounds bit toxic but red is my favourite colour.
Hosting my own party. Always went to other peoples houses, never held one of my own. Had 20 friends over for NYE. After blasting music and drinking like fish, I was over it by 1am. Wanted everyone gone. People stayed over till 4am and a few smartly decided to crash at my place. Didn’t help that nobody cleaned up, so I spent New Year’s Day throwing away trash, cleaning, etc.
Surround sound. I spent the best part of a year researching systems and then when I finally chose one, it was okay, but it didn't blow me away considering the money I spent on it. I would constantly play with settings and I would find myself having to tweak / swap presets all the time depending on what I was watching or playing. These days I just use a headset 80% of the time.
Motorcycle. Took license at 18. Upgraded license for large MC when I was 26 and bought a 650cc. Drove it max 10 times before I realized how dangerous it was. Sold it again and lost about 2000$ on the 'fun'
You really have to love to ride to own a bike. I grew up with dirt bikes and had motorcycles at an early age. I don’t ride anymore because I’m married now and my wife and dog go everywhere with me, so no where for everyone to sit… But I loved owning my motorcycles. The sense of freedom and power is awesome.
That's funny, Same. A guy in my town was cut off by a car and slid across the road leaving a blood trail before he died. He had the same helmet I had and my friends saw it and instantly messaged me to see if I was okay, After that I was like aiight..other people will be the problem, Not me
I put a heat gun on my shopping list once because"I really needed it for something". I didn't buy it for like 2 months its been like 3 years and I still can't remember what I needed it for.
A Nintendo Switch! It was sold out everywhere during the 2020 lockdowns which made me want one even more. I eventually got one at Christmas 2020 but have only played it a handful of times and regret getting one.
I think you just gotta be a Nintendo type of gamer really. As someone in their 30's who grew up on Nintendo consoles and favoured them over their competition ever since SEGA got chased out of the console market I still regularly use my switch which I've had for years. Mario Kart and Smash Bros alone made it worth the purchase for me lol.
When I was like 10 or 11, Hot Wheels came out with this speedometer. Like it was literally just an orange and gray speedometer. I BEGGED my mom for it until I eventually got it.
Apple Watch. I just don’t find the utility in it that I thought I would. It’s especially useless whenever your phone is with you. Even for telling time, I still glance at my phone out of habit so it lasted about a month on my wrist.
Hard disagree. I wore my series 3 everyday up until last year when I broke it wrestling with my kids. I haven't replaced it yet due to just not having the need to replace it, as it was very much more a luxury item than a necessity. Damn it was nice though. Could make phone calls when I needed or send messages, wasn't a problem leaving my phone behind. Great fitness accessory. I can't wait to finally get another one lol
I stopped treating it like a normal watch (analogue watch face trying to look classy) and started treating it like the utilitarian tech it is and I like it so much better.
Honestly pretty much everything except owning a dog. Motorcycle, Gaming PC, A house, Guns, Girlfriend Almost everything is just another expense,responsibility, Or thing to maintain. Which means you need more money so you work more...oof. now I wanna afford to work less
Damn I was just finally entering the stage of my life where I was thinking "I should probably get a decent watch so I can at least look and feel like I'm someone who matters" since I never really cared about that stuff until recently, But this comment makes me think I shouldn't bother since I had the same assumption you did - everyone would notice. Men have fewer ways to "get themselves seen" than women and the biggest one (a car) is much more expensive to get anything showoff-worthy and still can't exactly be taken into the store or restaurant with you.
Owning a pool. One of my favorite ways to spend a way-too-hot Summer day is repeatedly getting intolerably hot and cooling off. But, care and maintenance is no joke and not fun. Much more work and responsibility than I want.
I saw it once and a dude broke his leg, had to be evacuated by stretcher hooked to the back of a jet ski. That was sad and ended the show but what was funny was this guy was clearly FUCKED UP but for like 5 minutes the other performers just kinda danced around him in circles hopping back and forth because they didn’t want to cancel early so you could tell they were like “you good man? You okay?”
I bought one of those Black Series replicas of a Star Wars lightsaber. Wanted one for years. Finally after around 280€ after shipping, VAT and tax and tax on the VAT and VAT on the tax, I waved it around a bit and thought it looked awesome. It’s been on a shelf for 4 years since then.
My zephyrus g14 laptop, when I was in college i saw a lot of students buying fancy laptops with top end specs. Now when I started doing job after college i bought a similar laptop zephyrus g14 rtx 3060, 16gbs of ram, rx5600hs cpu yada yada and its just okay. I don't play much games, i thought i would but after buying laptop i feel like not playing games. I rather love going out and meeting with new people.
Gaming PC. Coudn't afford it for the longest time. Finally had the spare money for a decent one. I do still use it and it is nice to play at the highest graphics but at the end of the day hasn't improved any aspect of gaming.
Strip clubs. I turned 18 and went strait to montreal only to get blue balled and lead on. I cringe at 18 year old me thinking girls were into me and spent $400 in one night. At the time that was my months worth of pay
I got a buddy who's almost 40. Went through a divorce. Swore up and down the stripper he started seeing after definitely liked his 38 year old, out of shape, angry and sad self.
My Peloton bike. I kept thinking having it in my home would make me motivated to workout but it’s not. I go months without touching it. I’d rather have a gym membership.
Not exactly the same thing but if you reach a certain age and haven't seen Star Wars then you just might as well not watch it. I'm a pretty big Star Wars fan but I'd be lying to myself if I said that a lot of the mainstream star wars content is mediocre or above average. I couldn't imagine somebody hearing all of the hype surrounding it only to watch it and say "that's it?"
Having a girlfriend and being in a relationship. Wasn’t a very attractive guy in my upbringing years. Always was longing for a woman’s companionship. I honestly prefer being single now.
Nintendo Switch. Bought it during the pandemic when they were impossible to find. Got smash bros and animal crossing. Played it a handful of times and now it’s in storage..
Becoming a Vice President. The pay doesn’t justify having to work 24/7. You quickly realize people just want to be told what to do and complain. You realize how ignorant your peers and bosses truly are.
I got one of those Eames chairs. You know black leather, wood, with the ottoman.
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Immediately think of Frasier when I hear Eames chair lol
Until I test-drove one, I never realized how low to the ground they are.
yeah but they LOOK COOL
Thanks for destroying my dream, you monster.
Just looked it up. Who the fuck in their right mind spends $5k+ on a chair
Thanks for letting me know I'm not missing much, but they do look awesome. I remember it being expensive even for a sim
Paragliding? Dunno why but thought it was pure adrenaline, instead it was almost relaxing
That’s why I wanna do it. I made a lot of drops skydiving, and it is pure adrenaline, but after awhile it became a chore for me. Once the original thrill dropped off, it was so stressful dropping that the big part I liked was hanging in the air under the chute and just chillin a mile high. Someday I’m gonna get a paramotor and just enjoy flying low and slow.
I did skydiving, falling towards the ground at a 100 mph is terrifying and downright unpleasant, parachuting down afterwards was wonderful.
I remember a while back , and i am probably messing some details up, there was a viral video of this guy who made a sandwich, but like he grew or raised every part of the sandwich. Grew the lettuce and tomatoes, wheat for the bread. Raised a chicken, grew cucumbers and made his own Pickles. Anyways it took like a year and when he was done he made the sandwich and took a bite. After some chewing the camera guy asked him how it was and he said it tasted like a sandwich. Visible disappointment.
Taste aside, still kind of cool.
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guy even drove to the ocean to get some salt
You know, I just kinda hung out. I was... Oh man, Friday, I really wanted an egg salad sandwich and I was just obsessing about it and I was like, 'Man, I'm gonna make one of those.' So Saturday, I went out and got, like, a dozen eggs and then I boiled them all and I just, I spent, I dunno, probably three hours, like three and a half hours making, you know, the mayonnaise, and the onions and paprika and, you know, the necessary accoutrement. And then, by the time I was done, I didn't really feel like like eating it.
Dude literally churned his own butter and fermented his own cheese.
I live in a mountain town and a lot of restaurants use produce/meat they raise themselves, and you 100% can taste the difference. Vegetables like lettuce and carrots have flavor and the meat has a much better texture, like you no longer feel all the fillers and gristle between your teeth as you chew. Everything feels much crisper as you bite down and when you e finished eating, you feel full in the “food is fuel for your body” sense and not full in a heavy or weighed down sense. Idk about that dude, but he probably just can’t cook that well.
Most video games I buy. I get all hyped up by the marketing and then pay $60 for a game and I’m all…whatever. I’m way too susceptible to good marketing plans.
Gotta watch some reviews first, and never preorder!
I just never have any time to play them, thanks to working so much. It's a rough life sometimes.
I joked to my roommate yesterday about how I'm just gonna stare at my steam library just to play nothing.
A big group of friends.
Happier with 4 quarters than 100 pennies
The trick is to have great individual relationships with everyone in the group. Hang out with them one on one once in awhile as well (the ones you like) and then the big group dynamic is amazing.
Sounds like a lot of work. I never understood people who cycle through “best friends” and friend groups like Kleenex. I’d be so emotionally exhausted all the time I wouldn’t have time to make a living.
Big groups are just nice for specific activities. If all you ever do is big activities yeah it kind of blows but if it’s a mixture of small get together, 1 on 1 hanging out, and the occasional lets get everyone involved it’s nice to have the option to get her the bunch.
In high school, I never had a big group that I was included in. I hung out with groups at school, and they liked me, but not enough to include me in stuff outside of school, I just hung out with a couple of my best friends one on one or with small groups. I wasnt lonely, but I wanted to be included more.
This hit close to home man
Quality over quantity is especially true for friendship
The best answer here. When I was a teenager and even well into my early to mid 20s, I was always envious of those who had large circles, people to go out with and I was either stuck at home or paying for no good people to come out with me.
A drone.
Sounds like you just need to add hiking. Make it the activity to get to the place, and then flying the drone will feel more like a cherry on top.
I think it is psychological that if you wait for something so long you will creat unrealistic expectations which will make the event “disappointing” when it finally happen, not just because it wasn’t good as it was but because it was real not just your imagination
I agree, because I was waiting for someone to comment this… and I’m really disappointed by it because there’s no sources cited.
yep or it's cousin "i resent grinding and/or waiting so much that it discolors my enjoyment of the payoff."
The unrealistic expectations conjured in the mind are probably what drive us to attain it too, otherwise we just wouldn’t bother. Not a bad human trait I suppose.
To have a chic attic apartment .... I'm fucking melting!!!
Gotta Hey Arnold that shit!
I'm about to return a $700 digital drawing pad. 4 years of experience doing professional edits on existing artwork didn't quite carry over into creating original artwork like I thought it would. It's worth noting that I failed entry-level art class.
Well hey, you know the next logical step for failing at art is politics.
The old deceptive impulse “If I only buy [expensive equipment] I can finally get serious at [thing that I lack experience and/or skill in]”.
Ur username and the mentioning of doing digital art is concerning.
I did photo DI with a $5 mice (numerous) for 15 years. 2 years ago got a $120 mouse. It’s comfortable, I can do more fine movements, but I’ll say the $5 mouse serves purpose too.
I've done professional edits on existing artwork and I often describe my role as a technician rather than an engineer. I may have the ability to tinker with an existing design, but to actually draw something from scratch requires another type of aptitude and ability.
A girlfriend in college. In my case I ended up with a girl who I wasn't very compatible with but kinda enjoyed having the "role" of boyfriend for awhile. But eventually I realized it wasn't that fun if you weren't really in sync.
Relationships are like farts. If you have to force it, it's probably shit
Currently college aged and broke up with my ex a couple months back. Seriously reconsidering reaching out to her when i read this. Almost exactly what we had going on and i needed the reminder that incombatibility is a thing and isnt fun
I had a fantasy as a teen for the longest time about having sex on a yoga ball (swiss ball, whatever the hell you want to call the huge rubber exercise balls) with my gf on top. The notion was that on the downstroke, the ball would compress and bounce upwards on impact to help the upstroke.
Sorry bro, I got your back if you ever want to give it a shot again
Same with car sex.
the mistake was not banging a gymnast who also doubles on the weekends as a drum player
That’s a recipe for a broken dick anyway :(
Now I wanna try it.. how did you keep your balance in the first place? Or did you like lean against a wall or someth?
I also saw that Riley Reid video.
Fleshlight
They're nice but such a pain to clean. It actively dissuades me from using it because I don't want to spend 10 minutes cleaning all of my own jizz out of it using my bathroom sink and digging in there with my finger to get everything out of the texture crevices (which is just as unpleasant as it sounds). Then it takes a bajillon years to dry completely so you gotta leave it out for the world to see until it fully dries or else it'll get really moldy and nasty real quick.
You think it'd be cool because it's like sticking your dick in a flashlight...then you get one and it's like sticking your dick in a flashlight
Gonna have to disagree. I bought one (three actually because it was 75 for three back then. Back then was over a decade ago Jesus christ)as a virgin 16 year old and it changed my life. Like, damn. I was finally able to think about something other than sex for a few minutes
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To have a girlfriend that was the envy of everyone. She was vacuous and self absorbed. Aim for a beautiful spirit rather than looks. You’ll be a lot happier.
Shower/pool sex always looked so cool in the movies... it’s not. Non fun rubbery sex.
The movies signal that sex is exciting by making it different from “normal,” and the obvious way to do that is make it happen somewhere other than a bed. But in real life, the reason people do it the “normal” way is because that’s more fun.
Shower yes, pool no. Love the pool foreplay tho.
I agree about the shower, but tried the pool for the first time within the past few years, and actually thought it was pretty fun! Being able to float/be “weightless” adds some interesting possibilities to the equation…
Silicone lube is your friend for water play.
I’m convinced shower sex is only fun when it’s a brand new relationship.
I planned on doing a recipe for half a year because it wasn’t the season for one core ingredient. I was hype all those 6 months but once I got it it tasted…. Ok at best.
I rarely find a comment on Reddit that hits so close to home, but you sir have sent a brick right through my front window.
I've been meaning to do an Asian dish and I couldn't find the ingredients for the longest time. Finally found it months later and I announced it to my family - they're all invited to try. Took me 5 hours and at the end I was like... This is neat. That's it. Just another dinner. I felt weird
What was the dish?
I once built an elaborate sit-down enclosed arcade driving cabinet for PC racing games. After only a few uses, much $$, and weeks of build time I decided that it was too big and cumbersome and dismantled it.
I've been tempted for months to build a full size arcade machine for emulating old arcade games; but in the back of my mind I just know it's going to be the same. A big money and time black hole only to have me say in 4 months it takes up too much room after playing it 8 times.
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Small yard life is the best. Mowing is 20 minutes tops, and the small garden beds can be planted, manicured, watered, whatever very quickly.
Have owned many homes some with HOA, now own 32 acres in a very rural area, landscaping is a never ending chore, however the privacy and peace of mind is well worth it. No neighbors from hell, no close neighbors at all really, turkeys and deer actually. Mind I am older, so my needs are few.
ever rising HOA doe
Landscapers are a godsend.
Pretty much all material stuff
Now this right here... the truth
This so much! I will add though that achieving financial security after growing up poor and paying my way through college, it is nice to not have panic attacks when in line to pay for groceries. Still struggle not to cry at Drs offices due to the fear of the cost, but I'm working on it.
Yes!
A powerful gaming PC. I finally got one, and it was wonderful at first. The problem is I don't have the time to play it. Just too much stuff to do in the day.
laughs in 8 hour work 5 hour gaming day
Same. But lost interest in games immediately. I just call mine a Netflix machine.
I stopped using mine after 2 years and started using it as a regular PC. YouTube, Netflix etc etc. Spent $1500 building it 10 years ago. Still plays some modern games but on lowest settings.
The thing about having a nice gaming PC is that if you ever have the time you at least have it. I try to set my downloads up so everything on every client is updated so when I do have time to squeeze in some gaming I don’t have to wait for downloads.
Mr Frosty slushy maker. I desperately wanted it as a kid, yet my parents kept insisting I'd use it maybe twice then forget about it entirely.
One night stands - boring, no play time, nothing to be excited of. If a goal is to get to the point, yeah I rather jack off and it's cheaper
Oh god I been there, those quite drives home with the radio off thinking “man I should have just rubbed one out “
I had a one night stand Friday. The sex was terrible but I loved the intimacy. Making out and cuddling when drunk >> trying to get a condom on a semi hard dong and put it in a mostly dry vagina.
Been there.$100 for 15 mons of fun.. But zip lining of mountain same way.$75 bucks long slow ride up . down mountain in 2 mins
Definitely a time, place and frequency thing. I think many guys especially will pursue ONS just to have a notch in their bed post, that's where you get ONS where you feel bored or gross after.
adulthood
You know, I knew that the good times I had doing silly stuff with friends as a teenager wouldn’t last forever. But I always thought it was going to be replaced with something more fulfilling and meaningful. Nowadays I never meet anyone new or do anything particularly interesting, I never have fun, and I pretty much just slog through each day mindlessly.
A really fast, powerful car. It was incredible for about 4-6 months. Not worth the monthly payment after that.
Everyone told me I’d get tired of mine. I’m in year 2 now and still love driving it.
What kind of car?
Yeah that's why I only ever want a winter SUV beater and a motorcycle now.
Hot extremely attractive girls.
Been there. Especially if she's an influencer / instagram model. Can't believe I wasted so much of my time.
This guy fucks
I think that when you are extremely attractive you never have to work hard to prove anything to anyone. People just automatically like you. I think the same goes for extremely attractive men.
Married the hot chick. Been together 8 years. I feel like I’ve aged 40 years. I agree with you on this
Facts, I know they're out there, you have tons of famous women who are extremely attractive and have a belter of a personality/really intelligent, I am sure there's millions of them, but I've yet to meet a 9-10/10 that isn't just utterly one dimensional IRL.
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Sorry to hear that, from my point of view the older I get, life gets better and better. You meet more mature and quality people, you have money to do everything you want to, etc.
There was definitely a peak. Like a perfect balance of knowledge, ignorance, youth, age, fear, bravery. Not sure what age I was. I only noticed it after it passed me by, as I was going down the hill.
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Get back with an ex.
Same here. Except it wasn’t her fault, it was her parents. I was in college and barely scraping by and they wanted me to drive 2 states to see her, take her out to eat, sleep on their couch(which was one of the pull apart ones that everyone hates) and also would make me and her sit and watch her younger siblings while they go out to eat or something. Eventually I realized I couldn’t let those random people control my life so much so i told her we needed to talk to them about it but they ended up calling me an atheist and having no class bc I wouldn’t go to church plus i was a flatbed driver so my clothes would be dirty sometimes
I wanted to go to Disney World so bad when I was a kid because everyone said it was the pinnacle of fun. We went and I barely remember any of it. Like yeah, roller coasters are fun but it wasn't magical like in the commercials. Not one of my best memories is from that place. The most memorable thing was the parrots at our hotel (not a Disney hotel).
I'm stealing your answer then. I got to go to Disney because the Make-A-Wish foundation, and even with glamor they added to the experience with the fastpass, extra spending money, and the limo to and from the airport, the entire trip was lackluster, and the family spent the entire trip fighting. I barely remember most of it outside of the resort we stayed at that had a free ice cream parlor.
There's a certain way to do a Disney vacation where it's better than the sun of it's parts. I'm not a huge Disney fan, but my wife is and she knows how to make the most of it. My daughter has a blast every time we go. We're in Florida, so it's not a massive hassle to get there and all that.
Adulthood.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
If I never played the trilogy i probably wouldve enjoyed the game a whole lot more, it has a lot of promise. But since i held onto the expectation of it being like the trilogy but with a diff main character, it was just ok
Sex, before I finally lost my virginity at 26 years of age.
Yeah. Good but not the mindblowing experience young boys expect.
I wanted to change my career from management to programming, studied a lot and finally I managed to change it within a year. But now I miss the fast pace environment of being a manager where you have to take a lot of decisions and you’re always stressed out and busy. Sounds bit toxic but red is my favourite colour.
I switched from being a chef to an accountant, and definitely feel that. Pay day makes it worth it though
Dw, hardly toxic. I'm sort of in the same spot.
Hosting my own party. Always went to other peoples houses, never held one of my own. Had 20 friends over for NYE. After blasting music and drinking like fish, I was over it by 1am. Wanted everyone gone. People stayed over till 4am and a few smartly decided to crash at my place. Didn’t help that nobody cleaned up, so I spent New Year’s Day throwing away trash, cleaning, etc.
Surround sound. I spent the best part of a year researching systems and then when I finally chose one, it was okay, but it didn't blow me away considering the money I spent on it. I would constantly play with settings and I would find myself having to tweak / swap presets all the time depending on what I was watching or playing. These days I just use a headset 80% of the time.
I think you may need to try a good Dolby Atmos setup
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And exhausting after a few minutes
Things done in porn rarely feel as good as they look.
Ditto. Just not enjoyable at all
Motorcycle. Took license at 18. Upgraded license for large MC when I was 26 and bought a 650cc. Drove it max 10 times before I realized how dangerous it was. Sold it again and lost about 2000$ on the 'fun'
You really have to love to ride to own a bike. I grew up with dirt bikes and had motorcycles at an early age. I don’t ride anymore because I’m married now and my wife and dog go everywhere with me, so no where for everyone to sit… But I loved owning my motorcycles. The sense of freedom and power is awesome.
That's funny, Same. A guy in my town was cut off by a car and slid across the road leaving a blood trail before he died. He had the same helmet I had and my friends saw it and instantly messaged me to see if I was okay, After that I was like aiight..other people will be the problem, Not me
I put a heat gun on my shopping list once because"I really needed it for something". I didn't buy it for like 2 months its been like 3 years and I still can't remember what I needed it for.
A Nintendo Switch! It was sold out everywhere during the 2020 lockdowns which made me want one even more. I eventually got one at Christmas 2020 but have only played it a handful of times and regret getting one.
I think you just gotta be a Nintendo type of gamer really. As someone in their 30's who grew up on Nintendo consoles and favoured them over their competition ever since SEGA got chased out of the console market I still regularly use my switch which I've had for years. Mario Kart and Smash Bros alone made it worth the purchase for me lol.
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When I was like 10 or 11, Hot Wheels came out with this speedometer. Like it was literally just an orange and gray speedometer. I BEGGED my mom for it until I eventually got it.
Apple Watch. I just don’t find the utility in it that I thought I would. It’s especially useless whenever your phone is with you. Even for telling time, I still glance at my phone out of habit so it lasted about a month on my wrist.
I got a smart watch, and for me, it is one of the best fitness devices I own.
Hard disagree. I wore my series 3 everyday up until last year when I broke it wrestling with my kids. I haven't replaced it yet due to just not having the need to replace it, as it was very much more a luxury item than a necessity. Damn it was nice though. Could make phone calls when I needed or send messages, wasn't a problem leaving my phone behind. Great fitness accessory. I can't wait to finally get another one lol
I stopped treating it like a normal watch (analogue watch face trying to look classy) and started treating it like the utilitarian tech it is and I like it so much better.
A college degree
Honestly pretty much everything except owning a dog. Motorcycle, Gaming PC, A house, Guns, Girlfriend Almost everything is just another expense,responsibility, Or thing to maintain. Which means you need more money so you work more...oof. now I wanna afford to work less
I just wanna spend all day with my doggo (he’s asleep on my feet as I type this).
You replace motorcycle with random dumb shit and that is my life.
A university degree in STEM, except it was employers who said "uhhhh".
Anal sex
receiving?
a pool - seriously
A new car. It’s exciting till you’re driving it to work and realize it’s still just a car only more expensive
I found if you start getting tired of your vehicle, cleaning it like you're trying to sell it can make you like your vehicle again.
Rolex.. thought everyone would notice and or care. No one did. Waited my entire life to buy one. Got one and never wore it. Sold it.
Damn I was just finally entering the stage of my life where I was thinking "I should probably get a decent watch so I can at least look and feel like I'm someone who matters" since I never really cared about that stuff until recently, But this comment makes me think I shouldn't bother since I had the same assumption you did - everyone would notice. Men have fewer ways to "get themselves seen" than women and the biggest one (a car) is much more expensive to get anything showoff-worthy and still can't exactly be taken into the store or restaurant with you.
Anal
Art school. High school+ uni.
Owning a pool. One of my favorite ways to spend a way-too-hot Summer day is repeatedly getting intolerably hot and cooling off. But, care and maintenance is no joke and not fun. Much more work and responsibility than I want.
Went to Cirque De Soliel (the one they perform in a swimming pool). Meh.
I thought O was amazing. I didn’t know what I was in for and hadn’t been to any other big Vegas shows before that.
I saw it once and a dude broke his leg, had to be evacuated by stretcher hooked to the back of a jet ski. That was sad and ended the show but what was funny was this guy was clearly FUCKED UP but for like 5 minutes the other performers just kinda danced around him in circles hopping back and forth because they didn’t want to cancel early so you could tell they were like “you good man? You okay?”
I bought one of those Black Series replicas of a Star Wars lightsaber. Wanted one for years. Finally after around 280€ after shipping, VAT and tax and tax on the VAT and VAT on the tax, I waved it around a bit and thought it looked awesome. It’s been on a shelf for 4 years since then.
A girlfriend.
When I was younger, my friends mum. More recently my admin assistant. Oh well
How old were you when you were with his mom?
My zephyrus g14 laptop, when I was in college i saw a lot of students buying fancy laptops with top end specs. Now when I started doing job after college i bought a similar laptop zephyrus g14 rtx 3060, 16gbs of ram, rx5600hs cpu yada yada and its just okay. I don't play much games, i thought i would but after buying laptop i feel like not playing games. I rather love going out and meeting with new people.
Gaming PC. Coudn't afford it for the longest time. Finally had the spare money for a decent one. I do still use it and it is nice to play at the highest graphics but at the end of the day hasn't improved any aspect of gaming.
A threesome with two girls. I mean, it was pretty cool / exciting. But quickly became a lot of work. No regrats though.
My threesome experience was two girls starfishing, with one of them deciding to leave after about 15 mins or so :(
Not even a letter?
My friend's wife
My wife’s friend
Hol up
FYI all those that think i fucked my friemd over...it was his idea 🤣
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Strip clubs. I turned 18 and went strait to montreal only to get blue balled and lead on. I cringe at 18 year old me thinking girls were into me and spent $400 in one night. At the time that was my months worth of pay
I got a buddy who's almost 40. Went through a divorce. Swore up and down the stripper he started seeing after definitely liked his 38 year old, out of shape, angry and sad self.
Level 99 woodcutting on RuneScape
“The life”
My Peloton bike. I kept thinking having it in my home would make me motivated to workout but it’s not. I go months without touching it. I’d rather have a gym membership.
Being an adult.
Every halo game since Reach.
A six pack
I imagine once you've got one it's the thought of the maintenance you'll need to do to keep it that's annoying too
Not exactly the same thing but if you reach a certain age and haven't seen Star Wars then you just might as well not watch it. I'm a pretty big Star Wars fan but I'd be lying to myself if I said that a lot of the mainstream star wars content is mediocre or above average. I couldn't imagine somebody hearing all of the hype surrounding it only to watch it and say "that's it?"
Some chick
Having a Tesla
Being part of the high mile club
Goth girlfriend
Why not?
Too many plants?
Having a girlfriend and being in a relationship. Wasn’t a very attractive guy in my upbringing years. Always was longing for a woman’s companionship. I honestly prefer being single now.
PS5
Nintendo Switch. Bought it during the pandemic when they were impossible to find. Got smash bros and animal crossing. Played it a handful of times and now it’s in storage..
Moving to Austin, Texas
Grey hair
Becoming a Vice President. The pay doesn’t justify having to work 24/7. You quickly realize people just want to be told what to do and complain. You realize how ignorant your peers and bosses truly are.
On top of all that, sometimes a mob tries to overthrow the government and hang you. No thanks!