(original art by Herta Burbe)
Don't crop out the artist.
This was clearly made by Herta Burbė, by the way.
this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2024
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Hey thanks for mentioning the artist, I found this online and didn't have any idea who it was, I'll update the description
The people on the couch don't exist. It's an unrealistic expectation nobody actually has.
Edit: the unrealistic part is that they have so few corners to fit and they fit perfectly. It's more complicated than that.
I don't quite agree. Yes, it's not as pronounced as it is displayed here, but there's still definitely a difference in statistical compatibility amount. If you have a very unusual life situation, with a non-neurotypical mental structure, the amount of compatible partners gets smaller and smaller compared to people that have a more "common" (specifically not using the word normal here) setup going.
LGBTQ+ and non standard life situation gets ya basically zero partners, too. The dating pool for MLM is already tiny compared to cishet dating. Add into that being a caregiver for your parents and it's basically zero dudes that are willing to even consider you as a partner. :/ But I ain't throwing mama under the bus (or from the train) for no dick. Lol
I don't think that's entirely true, but even if it is, they could be accurately interpreted as one's expectation of oneself.
Not a healthy expectation, but a real one.
Maybe not that phrasing, but there is the phrase, “You’ll find someone”. There’s the belief that there’s somebody for everybody out there, parents eventually seem to want their kids to find someone and make grandkids. I mean, given that there’s billions of us on the planet, there’s bound to be somebody compatible out there, maybe not in your zip code or country, but they’re out there.
Wow.. This looks like the cracker I found yesterday that I compared to Mac Tonight.
Take the scissors and nail file and get to work, you lazy puzzle piece.
Jigsaw. It's what the puzzles are named after, after all.
Soul mates are such nonsense. You're trying to tell me that out of what, 7 billion humans now, exactly one of them is my soulmate? Yeah no. Even if it was even a 1 in 1,000 chance the odds suck. You're gonna need to lower them expectations bub.
A lot of people don't realize relationships take work.
It's two people who click and both compromise.
When things get difficult you shouldn't stew in it. Don't cheat or rebel. Open your fucking mouth and talk to your partner!
Be open and honest with each other.
Be open to compromise (this means to meet each other halfway. Not cave in or only your way).
Only after talking things out should you both decide to make a major change like moving on (or even an open relationship).
both compromise
I think online dating is absolutely killing that part. When you have an "unlimited" buffet table in front of you why would you ever think you need to compromise at all?
It's one of the 2537251728 reasons I loath what online dating has become... You aren't searching for someone you're swiping for someone and there's always that next swipe that could be "the perfect one" so you pass up the people who have one or two minor insignificant things, hoping the next swipe will be 100% of what you want.
I've been ignored by people I could swear were my identical twin as far as personality and compatibility and I haven't the slightest idea why other than a bad picture on my end or something, hell maybe my initial message didn't read like it was written by Hemingway, I'll never know. All I know is I've read conversations about why people pass and some of the shit is absolutely insane...
So he fucks his dog?
Is this a zoophile joke?
I think it’s just that having a four legged friend provides some companionship. (Not that the idea of soulmates is at all useful anyway)