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I'm probably not the best person to ask since the only places I frequent are my job and the gym, but I could do with some exploring. Should I give you time to finish unpacking and settle in, at least? Or are you asking me so that you have a valid reason to procrastinate?
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels that way.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels that way.
( She's getting the impression he's seriously highbrow. Which is totally fine with her, she's not really intimidated by it. At least she knows Tolkien well enough. )
team bilbo or team frodo?
and i like pride and prejudice. i know people think that's the dumb, typical white girl answer, but it was one of the first 'classics' i liked.
that and romeo and juliet.
team bilbo or team frodo?
and i like pride and prejudice. i know people think that's the dumb, typical white girl answer, but it was one of the first 'classics' i liked.
that and romeo and juliet.
[ It's easier for him to let people think that he's highbrow than it is to explain that his favorite books are ancient Druid books about werewolf mythology, specifically because they were his mother's and he misses her. ]
Ohhh, I haven't read the Hobbit in a while so it's really not fair that I'm probably biased by familiarity when I say Frodo, but Frodo.
I actually haven't read that one, I have to admit. Romeo and Juliet, though, I should give another read. I hated it, but in Shakespeare's defense, I was fifteen when I read it.
[ And his girlfriend had just died. ]
Ohhh, I haven't read the Hobbit in a while so it's really not fair that I'm probably biased by familiarity when I say Frodo, but Frodo.
I actually haven't read that one, I have to admit. Romeo and Juliet, though, I should give another read. I hated it, but in Shakespeare's defense, I was fifteen when I read it.
[ And his girlfriend had just died. ]
Same here, yeah. Bilbo's great, but Frodo and Samwise will always be my favorites.
Duly noted. I might have to check it out. Everyone, as in men with no confidence in their own masculinity and/or a discomfort in their own skin, yeah. I'm not that kind of guy. I don't think there are things that are inherently "girly" or inherently "manly" and I never have. I suppose I ought to credit my mother for raising me that way, though. I'll look into it, thanks for the rec.
Duly noted. I might have to check it out. Everyone, as in men with no confidence in their own masculinity and/or a discomfort in their own skin, yeah. I'm not that kind of guy. I don't think there are things that are inherently "girly" or inherently "manly" and I never have. I suppose I ought to credit my mother for raising me that way, though. I'll look into it, thanks for the rec.
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I don't mind the technology. I just think people should talk to each other if they want to get to know the other. Not just list off things about themselves.
I think it's good for keeping in touch but yes. Face to face is the only way you get to know someone.
[ At least that's been her experience. ]
[ At least that's been her experience. ]
I tend to agree. It's too easy to hide behind the relative anonymity that comes with this stuff, if you ask me.
Besides, I'm not going to tell anyone anything worth knowing if I can't gauge their reaction or feel confident that I can trust them to keep it to themselves, where necessary, and you can't do that over a phone.
Besides, I'm not going to tell anyone anything worth knowing if I can't gauge their reaction or feel confident that I can trust them to keep it to themselves, where necessary, and you can't do that over a phone.
Sometimes I like it because I don't want to be around other people. It's useful on those days.
[ She was still getting used to this "socializing" thing tbh. ]
But you sound like you've experienced this sort of thing before.
[ She was still getting used to this "socializing" thing tbh. ]
But you sound like you've experienced this sort of thing before.
Yeah, I'll give you that. I know that feeling entirely too well.
[ So well, in fact, that he initially read her response wrong and almost thought she'd pegged him for the type who would hide behind the tech on days when he'd rather hole up and be alone. After a second read, he's pretty sure she's referring to the tech, not that feeling. ]
Oh, yeah. We have these at home. I'm still learning it, to be honest. My old phone was way more basic. They don't have this sort of thing where you're from?
[ So well, in fact, that he initially read her response wrong and almost thought she'd pegged him for the type who would hide behind the tech on days when he'd rather hole up and be alone. After a second read, he's pretty sure she's referring to the tech, not that feeling. ]
Oh, yeah. We have these at home. I'm still learning it, to be honest. My old phone was way more basic. They don't have this sort of thing where you're from?
No. Not this or a lot of the technology here. It's taken time to get used to it all.
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