I don't know what I'm doing

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Gather round kids while I explain this manipulation tactic that men perpetually try to use and why it’s bullshit.

If someone is openly showing interest in you by making disparaging or disappointed comments about your age, they’re trying to put you on the defensive. This guy wants me to try to quell his discomfort, to bring up that I’m only a month shy of 20, etc. - he wants me to try to prove myself to him, that I’m mature and adult enough for a man like him.

His goal is to establish a power imbalance right off the bat. If we were to date, I would constantly be on the defensive, constantly striving to be an equal, constantly trying to prove my “adult” credentials. Anything he says or does or wants from this point on that I object to would just be seen as a strike against my age, proof that he was right and that I’m not mature enough for him. This is how SO MANY men pressure younger individuals (primarily women and girls) into situations and relationships they aren’t comfortable with. If he truly thought I was too young for him, he wouldn’t have messaged me. This is a very calculated move, and it’s fucking gross.

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And old people use ellipses simply to indicate a pause, or for some other incomprehensible reason I’m not aware of. But young people use ellipses to indicate passive-aggression.

So an old person could type something like:

how are things going with your “boyfriend”….

and what they mean is

How are things going with your boyfriend? [Im so excited for you, sweetie, and I wanna hear about it]

But a young person would interpret that sentence as

Google your name followed by:

*your name* fantasy gown

*your name* fantasy crown

*your name* fanstasy weapon

Create your fantasy outfit and tag 5 people to show you theirs!

Ummm sorry but Geralt of Rivia ain’t gonna know what hit him baby!

Tagging some peeps, show me yours!!

Omg I want all of this

And probably also a medival castle where i can live the the rest of my life

I love this so much, it looks so badass

Damn I want this outfit/ensemble so much it’s looks amazing 🤩😍✨

hhhhhngg these look so cool 

tagging (no pressure)

lol everything is red cuz my name means red

Tagging

Damnnnn u better not mess with me with those daggers

Dang good

Pity those awesome daggers need to be strapped to my legs to hide them, but damn doesn’t that sit look cool! 

daaaaaaaamn that’s lookin kinda sexy

ooooooh i love the simple yet gorgeous design

oh fuck i have fallen in love with inanimate objects once again

(oh shit i wanna draw myself in this)

Kinda scared that this was the result, but like…its badass as hell

@m3owww  @js71 @birdwafflecereal @the-elevator-not-worthy @night-scroller​ @starrystories2​ @peppersonironi​

i loV omg

i’m gon do one for my birth name too bc what’s the use of having two names if not for tagging games on tunglr dot com

love how in the first one i’m some sort of woodsy fairy warrior and in the second i’m a fancy monarch who doubles as a potions master

imma do both my nickname and given name, too 

given name:

i love how regal this one turned out!!! 

nickname: 

…aaand now i’m an anime villain. 

That crown is extra as fuck and I love it.

Nice I like blue

P e a r l s! Pretty, simple, and elegant

Oooo, the handle looks coooool

I very much like my results 👀 I feel like a moon goddess

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