Alright, there's a few things about my problems that I want to give my reasoning for. Problem #1 would in my opinion raise suspicion in her mind. Like, "You've known about forever, why do you suddenly feel like talking now?" I want it to come from a natural place instead of a planned situation to let the interest be organic.
But you had asked what that small memory was, so here's the details real quick. It was a party for my high school graduation, we held it at a nearby park. Her family came to it and not long after she went up to me and asked if she could invite another friend of hers, to which I said yes. As time goes by and everyone had their share of the BBQ being prepared, she grabbed a football and said she wanted to toss it back and forth with me. I'm a HUGE football fan, of course I said yeah to that! Quickly, others joined in and once that happened she was dragged back by her friends there to go do something else.
I clearly still think back to that moment whenever she's on my mind, but I couldn't capitalize on it. I mean... I was about to be 18 and she was 13, it didn't feel right to use that moment as a pedestal to talk when I knew I would have to wait several years later to date her. Had the age gap been closer, absolutely, but then? Too sketchy.
With problem #2, I really don't want to be rejected before I even get the chance to ask. I just don't want that game of telephone to predetermine comfort levels. Problems 3 and 5 kinda feed into problem 4, like the only things I do know aren't the kind of things you'd want to have take place before you ask them something this personal.
And problem 6... I get the idea of "Hey, just shoot your shot!" That's cool and all but I never felt I had the ball in the first place to try lol. I've been scared of how it could impact me and especially her. I really don't want to get the "You feel more like a sibling/good friend than someone I'd date" which is what happened to the last girl I asked out.
All that being said, I'm glad to hear most of this doesn't seem like too much trouble to overcome. And while we don't interact, I like the approach of just seeing if we make good friends between each other, so you did help in deciding whether I should fully go into this idea without the intention to treat it as a date. That way if she doesn't feel the same, it's not a ruined/awkward moment for us.
Thanks for hearing me out. New year, less to worry about if I get a mental hurdle like this to be discussed.
Noah T
2026-01-09 00:35:35 +0000 UTC
I was hoping Wish was gonna see the part on Google about the venom Komodo dragons possess because they ARE NOT chill at all lol
Tacitus_Kilgore
2026-01-08 04:32:36 +0000 UTC
Fellas it sounds like we need to make ourselves known at cons incase wish is there so she knows she's awesome
TAIYOHHHHH14
2026-01-08 04:00:10 +0000 UTC
You sound great Wish you always do π and i hope you get better soon πβ£οΈAnd thank you Wish. Its why I felt safe enough to ask you for you're advice. I trust you and the community you have built here. I did talk to the boy and girl separately that I had-have feelings for (letting go take times π₯Ί) told them and honestly having that weight of the people i care about most knowing helped my anxiety a lot. But my family is still another story unfortunately. It'll definitely be awhile before I feel safe and secure in myself and in life enough to come out but im holding my head high. Like you said its important to face the seemingly impossible task of cutting off toxic and unhealthy people in your life. Family most of all and it might sting like a bitch and a half to accept they arent who you hoped they be...its better to begin to process of moving on and growing without them in your life than to be stunted with them in it. Thank you for your support Wish. It really does mean more to me than any simple words could ever hope to adequately convey. I really hope to be able to give you some more positive updates in the future and make this year even better than the last. Like the first bit being im hoping to have a full electricians apprenticeship and job done and secured under my belt by this summer along with a couple more fire aid courses and a pipes and pressure gas and plumbing and another carpentry course aswell π. And I want you to know that id not have been able to get as far as I have in the last year+ since I found your content with my mind and heart intact as it is without you. I really was losing the will to keep going and breathing before I found you. Ill always remember and be greatful for you Wish. You came into my life at the best moment possible and since then your one of the few things in my life thats never left hurt or betrayed me in any way shape or form since ive started growing into who I want to be for the rest of my life. π«Άππ₯°. Love you Wish. You really are like a wish being granted into my life. π«π
Also my opinion on the Polar Express is this...In our home we used to have one rule...never ever let it cool...because ya...its my absolute favorite Christmas movie to this day ive always wanted to go down that big slide they have to chase Billy's present down. And also see a real 500 foot tall Christmas Tree that they have to save the star for near the end of the movie. It has been and always will be my favorite Christmas Movie. A close second would be. How the Grinch Stole Christmas and then after that. Lord of the Rings because the Fellowship leaves Rivendell on December 25th therefor LotR are Christmas movies and books.
Phoenix Milburn
2026-01-08 01:25:14 +0000 UTC
cant believe weβre getting double the content this month!! very exciting
real jells
2026-01-08 00:08:01 +0000 UTC
We need to have a serious lesson about the animal kingdom and the animals I described in particular.
Komodo dragons start off their lives in danger because they EAT their young! Second, Komodo dragons don't have to chase you down - they have venom, combined with saliva full of bacteria, and they like to wait for their prey to collapse before eating it ALIVE. Komodo dragons are NOT chill, but some monitor lizards, a family they belong to, are chill, like the Ackie monitor. Komodos are 10 feet long - in the Ice Age, Australia had a Komodo dragon 20 FEET LONG.
And the carnivorous koala I was talking about? Google "thylacoleo" or "marsupial lion". What's scary about their dental plan? Most predators just crush the windpipe when biting down on the neck. The marsupial lion basically DECAPITATED its prey when biting down the neck.
The first people to arrive on Australia during the Ice Age had to face these creatures! And we say Australia today is bad - the Ice Age was worse!
Xeno250
2026-01-08 00:04:39 +0000 UTC
Hey friend! Iβm dealing with the exact same thing as you!! Minus the throw upβ¦ I got crazy chills and my legs got really weak for a day, no idea why π but excited to listen to the rest of this! AND OMFG! That story to follow up my hypotheticalβ¦ HOLY CRAZY BEANS!!!
AirStarJones
2026-01-07 23:59:48 +0000 UTC
About to listen to it now. Gosh I'm so nervous π
Also, peep the new pic! That is me with Natalie Van Sistine (Eng VA for Yor Forger, easily my #1 waifu) from the other day! She signed 4 posters for me as well and after this pic, I gifted her that shirt (since it arrived online too small for me to wear) and she was really happy about that. She was struggling with fibromyalgia at the time a long with other health issues so she did the best she could to participate in everything. She posted this pic of us on her IG story and even DM'd me back while she was still at her booth, so I couldn't have been happier in that moment!
But I kid you not the very next day I'm having to take my cousin to the ER for his kidneys and stayed with him until my phone was about to die at like 2am. He then messaged me saying they were doing some more lab work on him and I could go home. So I wake up later after all that and now I'm officially switching the location of where I work. Just moving to a closer store to where we live which is nice, though I am leaving behind the people I really wanted to work with so that sucks but everything else is an upgrade so I will be fine. Anyways back to the WT lol
Noah T
2026-01-07 23:42:10 +0000 UTC
Shes back and she's incredible and just as amazingπ«Ά
Mika Shimada
2026-01-07 23:21:22 +0000 UTC
Woohoo! Welcome back, Wishful! One and a half hour of goodness!