Lessons You "Learned The Hard Way"
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I have a couple. Always have a backup plan, for whatever plan it is Sod's law can and will fuck it up. Second one is, always lock your door while masturbating, need I say more?
Even exhibitionists would draw the line at their own mother I imagine.Liquidacid23 said:
Yeah, I'm never going to live that down.
Yeah, this. Also, when a girl breaks up with you and says she "still wants to be friends", don't have a bar of it, even if she throws a big tantrum and accuses you of "not caring about her feelings". All that'll happen is that she'll move on with her life while you spend the next six months thinking that if you respect her wishes and stay friends there's a chance you'll get back together. Breaking up with someone is like removing a band-aid - if you rip it off fast it hurts like hell but you get over it sooner.smithy_2045 said:
#1:
Don't ignore the little flaws in people. Accept them or reject them, but for fuck's sake don't pretend they don't exist: especially in relationships.
If something bothers you enough to keep coming up, bring it up or learn to deal with it.
#2:
To trust my gut feelings about most things. A very personal lesson, but there have been many times when I've ignored my assumptions (especially about people), thinking I was being paranoid or cynical - but I was just realistically expect bad things to come from bad people. Links well to #1.
#3:
Don't use over fifty chairs to make a caterpillar in a hall-room: you never know when the fire-bell will go off.
CAPTCHA: doctor who?
Don't ignore the little flaws in people. Accept them or reject them, but for fuck's sake don't pretend they don't exist: especially in relationships.
If something bothers you enough to keep coming up, bring it up or learn to deal with it.
#2:
To trust my gut feelings about most things. A very personal lesson, but there have been many times when I've ignored my assumptions (especially about people), thinking I was being paranoid or cynical - but I was just realistically expect bad things to come from bad people. Links well to #1.
#3:
Don't use over fifty chairs to make a caterpillar in a hall-room: you never know when the fire-bell will go off.
CAPTCHA: doctor who?
Oh, just remembered another two:
1 If you play guitar, make sure to keep playing every day, otherwise you will have to build those calluses back up.
2 While rebuilding said calluses, do not soldier on even though your fingers are killing you. You'll just give yourself blisters.
1 If you play guitar, make sure to keep playing every day, otherwise you will have to build those calluses back up.
2 While rebuilding said calluses, do not soldier on even though your fingers are killing you. You'll just give yourself blisters.
I guess one that really makes everything easier for people who are new to the dating scene, just let it go. If you are ever in a situation where you end up breaking up with some one, absolutely never lose your temper, and no matter how fucking ridiculous it sounds, always be positive towards the other person.
No matter who ends it, toughen up and grin through it. You never know if the girl breaking up with you is prone to making a big mess of things because a) some girls are very manipulative, and may often have more friends than you, and b) some girls adore drama.
(Not all. Seriously, a mellow chick is a really big turn on to me now)
If you smile and remain nice to her, you are going to avoid a lot of heartache in the future. There's only so much they can do to you if you're supportive to them. And if they are being an insufferable ***** throughout the break up phase, the words "You are absolutely right" will bring you a long way.
Plus, in the future she will always remember you as the guy who didn't flip out over it. May even get lucky again.
No matter who ends it, toughen up and grin through it. You never know if the girl breaking up with you is prone to making a big mess of things because a) some girls are very manipulative, and may often have more friends than you, and b) some girls adore drama.
(Not all. Seriously, a mellow chick is a really big turn on to me now)
If you smile and remain nice to her, you are going to avoid a lot of heartache in the future. There's only so much they can do to you if you're supportive to them. And if they are being an insufferable ***** throughout the break up phase, the words "You are absolutely right" will bring you a long way.
Plus, in the future she will always remember you as the guy who didn't flip out over it. May even get lucky again.
I envy people like you who just plain don't give a shit about what people think of them.Liquidacid23 said:
Don't play a drinking game that involves trying to throw a AAA battery into someone's pint glass, and if it lands in their pint glass than they have to skull that drink if you don't want to end up drunk in hospital with doctors standing around laughing at your x-rays because the copper top stripe is clearly visible on the Duracell AAA battery lodged somewhere in your intestines and then have your flatmates start a sweepstake on whether you will shit it out or need it surgically removed.
Women have no sense of rationality. being rational to them does not work in the slightest ^^
Nah, kidding. Though whatever I do it's always the wrong thing in the eyes of a female beholder ;(
I composed a song from a few clips that I knew were appealing to a girl I liked when i was what? 14 years old I think. It was a bit silly but personally I still feel it's a nice gesture. Tried to sent that composed video file to her over MSN, only to find her reluctant to accept it because 'omg virus'. I was considered geeky at school and thus people figured that anything involving a PC and me would be dangerous since they themselves had no clue what they were doing, and weren't able to distinguish legitimate stuff from the hazardous ones.
She still hasn't seen the video... I still have it
Ahh, times long past. Perhaps I should delete it to remove myself from constant reminder. They were not part of the best period in my life...
Nah, kidding. Though whatever I do it's always the wrong thing in the eyes of a female beholder ;(
I composed a song from a few clips that I knew were appealing to a girl I liked when i was what? 14 years old I think. It was a bit silly but personally I still feel it's a nice gesture. Tried to sent that composed video file to her over MSN, only to find her reluctant to accept it because 'omg virus'. I was considered geeky at school and thus people figured that anything involving a PC and me would be dangerous since they themselves had no clue what they were doing, and weren't able to distinguish legitimate stuff from the hazardous ones.
She still hasn't seen the video... I still have it
Ahh, times long past. Perhaps I should delete it to remove myself from constant reminder. They were not part of the best period in my life...
Erm, okay. Though may I ask what that has to do with my post? Did I somehow quote him inadvertently.twaddle said:
In any case, I want to change my post to something more fitting.
"Murphy's law holds true in any situation. Especially if it is funny"
-EDIT- Just remembered something rather irritating.
Don't show and teach new songs you've written to other musicians if you don't want them to steal it from you
If someone has experience in a subject or task that you do not, you are well advised to heed the advice they give on the subject or task.
For example if you are installing new grounded outlets in your house and a friend of yours who has apprenticed for years before becoming an electrician says:
"Bro you are not being safe go turn the main breaker off first, and let me go get my insulated tools."
Do not respond with:
"We did this in shop class*(like 15 years ago)and I watched a DIY video, and don't talk $#l+ about my screwdriver, I got this." and then continue with instillation.
You will get zapped there will be equal parts urine/humiliation/pain, also your friend and your spouse or significant other will never let you hear the end of it... EVER.
Also good tools are an investment do not get cheap ones you will only end up regretting it.
For example if you are installing new grounded outlets in your house and a friend of yours who has apprenticed for years before becoming an electrician says:
"Bro you are not being safe go turn the main breaker off first, and let me go get my insulated tools."
Do not respond with:
"We did this in shop class*(like 15 years ago)and I watched a DIY video, and don't talk $#l+ about my screwdriver, I got this." and then continue with instillation.
You will get zapped there will be equal parts urine/humiliation/pain, also your friend and your spouse or significant other will never let you hear the end of it... EVER.
Also good tools are an investment do not get cheap ones you will only end up regretting it.
Only a select couple of people deserve your trust. Don't hand it out so easily, and you should definitely wait at least several months before you even think about letting people in.
Too many just want to use you for one thing or another.
Also never lend money or do favours for my sister! I don't know how many times I babysit her kids. I swear I see them more than she does ;_;
And pay a little extra for your pans... food tasting like rust isn't very nice, yuck.
Too many just want to use you for one thing or another.
Also never lend money or do favours for my sister! I don't know how many times I babysit her kids. I swear I see them more than she does ;_;
And pay a little extra for your pans... food tasting like rust isn't very nice, yuck.
I'd rather be a ***** than a doormat.
I've always hated people thinking badly of me, and put myself in shitty situations in order to spare the feelings of other people. But even when you do that it backfires. Also, if you give people an inch they will take a mile.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still the same confrontation-avoiding person who hates hurting peoples feelings, but I've realised where the line is now. So now I know when to stop caring and start ass-kicking.
I've always hated people thinking badly of me, and put myself in shitty situations in order to spare the feelings of other people. But even when you do that it backfires. Also, if you give people an inch they will take a mile.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still the same confrontation-avoiding person who hates hurting peoples feelings, but I've realised where the line is now. So now I know when to stop caring and start ass-kicking.