Well, it seems I'm amongst the few old men that hang out on these forums. On the plus side, at least my internet connection isn't as relatively bad as I thought (slightly higher than average, if I read that correctly, if by at least a point). It's a shame there aren't as many females on these forums. Many of those already on here are still quite the interesting type that I am bothered I can't come across locally in my town or region, whenever I DO actually go out (like I said, the types of personality that hang out around here (forums), are a tad lacking offline).
My town/state isn't known for it's intelligence or mental balance; More the comically annoying lack of intelligence (basically, making my town/state seem like a sitcom location; annoying plots and over-reactive people, and all, not to mention a death gauntlet for roads when going out), and having the not-so-fun mental disorder variety while at it (AKA-Florida Mentality), than the kind I better-associate with, which is coming up with insane things and sometimes over-elaboration, just for the hell of it. But nonetheless, you know who you are, and know that you're awesome in my books. Too bad, as far as I can see, you are very rare breeds to come across offline. For a semi-shut-in, like myself (I have my reasons for not going out these days), saying that, count that as flattery.
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Reading some of the earlier posts, this is why I respect a lot of the women (and trans) here. Plenty of you break the social-norm molds that are imposed by society a majority of the time, and have plenty of pride in it. Not the flashy kind of pride, however, but more of the humble kind of pride; as in, you know you have it, and you have no need to show it off (or at least 24/7). Nonchalance as a means of showing pride, whether intended or not, rather than being a beacon of it; which can, more often than not, tell the total opposite of what was originally intended; which needless to say, is a bit of a turn off for me anyway. Acknowledged, but not flaunted pride, basically, is what I respect. Then again, I was a resident punching bag (and cosmic plaything) for a majority of my life. So anyone that can endure all kinds of crap, but not make too big a deal of anything they overcome (as to also not make themselves more of a target in the long-run as well; I've made that mistake before, and paid the price; resulting in some of my shut-in-ness you see before you. Society sucks in that regard.), I do respect quite a bit.
It's like the difference between a girl that (competently) plays games, compared to a Gamer Gurl (You know, the fake variety). By that spectrum (something we can tell apart as clearly as night and day), the females here rank more the former, than the latter (by a significant margin); and that, I truly respect.
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