ok if I do anything wrong from now on please just let me know and I will stop.
It didn't need to go as far as changing my posts to insulting my girlfriend.
Allow me to chime in here a bit.
First off, as far as the "OMG YOU INSULTED MY GIRLFRIEND THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR" thing, give me a fucking break. I've seen dumb fucking people get in dumb fucking fights with dumb fucking retards who insulted their dumb fucking cunt of a girlfriend for dumb fucking (and patently obvious) reasons. And it was fucking dumb.
Don't be fucking dumb. Chivalry is dead, leave it buried in the last century where it belongs. Opening doors, being nice, etc. is all well and good, but the whole "I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL FOR INSULTING MY LAYDEEZ HONAH" is stupid. Guess what? People are assholes, and they'll poke at you in any way they can. You have to toughen up, develop a thicker skin; otherwise, you'll have weaknesses, chinks in your armor that can let other people make you dance to their tune. I have a more personal example to give you; PM or IM me if you're interested (or I can post it here if other people are really interested).
It's part of growing up - you start to realize that a lot of the ideas you have about how the world works, how women work (and what they want), how you should act and behave and do things are actually pretty
. I've been there, I'm still there, still working out where my reasoning is driving me off in the ditch. So just take it from someone who's been there and watched other people be there: there's a lot better things to choose (and no one can make you - your reactions are 100% in your control) to get riled up over than a slight to your girlfriend, who we've never seen, met, or know about.
Here's a bonus note: you'll neither get, nor keep, a girl by working yourself into a pissy firey rage when
strangers on an internet forum make slights against her.
THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND - you're getting pissed off at people you've never met, likely never will, making unfounded remarks about some girl you're dating / fucking. And if you've got any sense at all, you know that you very likely won't be dating or give a shit about her two years from now.
Please tell me that strikes you as an absolutely absurd waste of your energy and time. Instead of getting pissy at us, go give your girl the multiorgasmic fuck of her life, and collapse in post-coital bliss while thinking to yourself "those assholes are just jealous" and let it drop. (Oh, and if you are dating one who does actually care about insults on the internets,
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE RUN. RUN FAST, RUN FAR. She's nothing but a huge dramabomb waiting to happen, and you really really don't want dramabombs. So get away. Preferably after getting one last good fuck in before you leave.)
Oh, and to be absolutely clear: I don't care if this offends you. It's the fucking truth, so think about it for a while. Let it marinate, sink in, and become understanding. THEN come back and tell me
why I'm wrong, without resorting to a "you're a jerk because you insulted my girlfriend" bullshit. Otherwise, I will be pushing very hard for getting you banned.
Second, as far as the whole shitposting thing, that's something I've been noticing a lot lately, and you've been one of the worst. I've come to the point where I oftentimes log into the forums, click "unread posts" like I always do, skim the list, groan at the realization that there's not one good, useful, new, or interesting thing there. It's all back and forth readings of LOLOS GRAETSTE RETARDED ADVENTURES. Some's okay - playing around, blowing off steam - that's great. Lord knows I do it too. But when every thread turns into that, it brings the signal to noise ratio waaay too far towards the noise end, where I can't even browse these forums anymore. My time's valuable to me, and I don't want to waste 20 mins clicking through 30000 threads that are all one-liner tossback responses. This needs to be cut back (NOT stopped, but cut back heavily) by everyone, across the board. Windshipper's thread, for instance, is fine (I don't know why he's apologizing for it, but meh) - it's clear that it's a bullshit thread, and if I'm looking to have a high-brow discussion over the future of quantum mechanics, it won't be done there. But when
every thread becomes something like that, then we have a BIG problem.
In short: all things in moderation,
including moderation. Excess is necessary sometimes, because it's often the only way we can really learn the limits. We've had an excess of shitposting here, and it was necessary, because we can now see, for ourselves, up front and dirty and personal, what comes of it. But now it's time to cut back, and return this to a
discussion forum, rather than a bullshit inanity forum.
Finally, if you're interested in maturing and toughening up, let me know. Something Awful is one of the best moderated forums I've encountered thus far (both from a "best among the boards that are moderated" and a "boards with the best moderation teams"). Bullshit like this doesn't fly there, at all. Posting half the stupidity I've seen here, from multiple parties, would get you banned in a heartbeat. Saying "oh please stop insulting my girlfriend you're mean" would just get you fucking reamed. And you will either have a nervous breakdown, or you'll toughen up, and start to appreciate having largely intelligent discussion with other internet denizens. Then, after a while, you'll start to enjoy seeing people fuck up like that, and watching the unholy terror hoards descend upon them. And a while after that, you'll be right along with them. And then you will be a grade-A asshole with a zero tolerance for stupidity, and a much better person for it. I'd be honored / entertained to buy you an account there; I either help you mature and become a better person, or I get to watch you crash and burn. Karma or entertainment, it's a win-win for me.
Preview edit: Also, just because you have a girlfriend doesn't mean you have no reason to watch porn (though some here will disagree with me). I've had girlfriends, and I still watch porn.
Hell, some of the girls I've dated watch porn too. Don't force yourself or your relationship into
any sexual stereotype. If you like porn, watch it. If she likes porn, all the better. If she's really opposed to it, then you'll have to decide what that means for you. If you think about it some, and conclude that you don't want to watch porn while you're dating a / this girl, awesome - that's your call. But don't jump to that conclusion just because you think that's the right answer - again, this goes back to the whole "chivalry is dead" thing. Live like you choose to live; don't appoint some creed as an absolute standard that you never question. This applies everywhere, not just to dating, and not just to porn.
