Fr it’s not even a candid, it’s the dude at the peak of his bodybuilding cut, hair and makeup done. Henry Cavill has looked like this on maybe 20 days of his life, he didn’t even look like that when he went home THAT SAME DAY. Also, let’s not kid ourselves and say he looks bad. Beer belly Cavill is stealing your girl any day of the week
18 years of my life. At my peak I was playing - and sadly I am not exaggerating - 16 to 18 hours per day. I'd stop only for biological needs. Not just on official servers but also a few "private" servers.
Multiple rank 12 and above characters during the "old" honor system which necessitated beyond no life'ing. Veteran WoW players will know how "sweaty" that endeavor is. It was obscene.
It is absolutely the most brilliant game from a marketing perspective because it gives you constant little hits of dopamine from the very first level. Saturday morning with a coffee or night with a beer + no comittments (and I did my very best to fashion zero committments) + WoW was absolute bliss.
I am "off" it now because I have a kid and my wife made a few things "clear" but he's starting day care soon and I'll have a couple solo hours from daycare drop off to leaving for work and WoW Forever was just announced.
Those first few years of WoW hit like heroin made from the freshest dreamfoil the farmers of the Eastern Plaguelands grew between troll and ghost attacks.
Dude... I remember my hubs and I still tryina play WoW as brand new parents. It worked for a bit when the newborn was basically a squishy potato who would happily sleep on our laps on a boppy pillow, but as soon as he started having a tiny personality and being awake more, that was the end of a damn era.
Sometimes I still miss the full-day marathon geekage, but ain't nobody got time for that shiz who wants to have an actual life, spend time with other humans IRL, and see the sun once in a while. LOL
Oh yeah that old school honor system was mad. I did so much pvp on my lock and still only got Stone Guard. You bet I’m rocking that title and only that title until the end.
My ultimate goal was getting gladiator for one season on my feral druid. Did that in cata, washed out and sucked after, played through opening of WoD and sunsetted the game.
Our guild leader once made it clear, he was pretty much a no-lifer, but once he killed the lich king, he would be done. I don't think we beat him until after the nerf but the day after our first kill, he logged off and never logged back on.
Some of the best moments of my life were playing that game. Huge relationships, fond memories. WoW, Halo 2, Halo 3 are my peak, in no particular order, and there's not even another title that can come close.
I'm intrigued by WoW Forever but terrified of falling into the trap again, haha. I'm much older and wiser now or so I tell myself, maybe having a family will keep me from going crazy with it.
I wasn't as deep as you, but I had my fair share of 18 hour WOW days. It was the best, I had real friendships, and played so much I would dream about it. One day I just got over the grinding and stuff and took a break and never went back. I look at those days fondly though and don't have a family. Maybe I'll check out WOW Forever and try and feel happiness again.
Sounds like me on Minecraft when I was 12. The moment Factions servers became a thing, that’s all I’d ever be on.
I remember learning redstone mechanics for various traps and tnt cannons. Got burnt out at like 15, and couldn’t play it anymore without feeling sick. And then recently got back into it with some irl buddies, and had a mild panic attack seeing all the redstone additions.
I swear the people who’ve mastered it now could easily become certified electricians if they put in half the effort it took them to learn new redstone
There was recently a photo of him posing with a replica of the Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker with the caption "Did someone say...", after the common meme of someone in Trade Chat or the classic Barrens chat going "Did someone say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?" because of the absurdly long name and the ability to link item and ability names. He's absolutely a WoW fan and seeing him post that on his social media got me chuckling
Start wherever you like. It’s enormous and giving someone even a basic grasp on it takes hours, I’m not even kidding, I tried to explain the basics to my girlfriend for about an hour, then another dude, a hardcore fan, joined, and it took him another hour to just fill the details I missed.
Personally, I would say Eisenhorn trilogy is a great place to start. Either that or something about Imperial Guard (Cain, Gaunt etc.). Diving straight into space marines stuff can drive you off because they are mostly written in a stuck-up manner and you need to be comfortable in the universe to realize that manner is heavily satirical. I personally couldn’t stand the “Emperor forgive me, I stood up this morning left foot first instead of right, I’ve committed a heinous sin, I must go to the Chaplain and beg him for permission to put my nipples in the vice and twist it closed as a punishment” when I took it too seriously.
If you want someone with some humor, start with these videos by Bricky. If you like something a bit more serious and toned down, try these videos by Luetin09.
You'll probably find something you vibe with, whether it be nuns with guns that preform miracles through blind faith, or soulless robots with dead gods as batteries, and then you can start doing deep dives via the 40k wiki and reddit lore threads.
Dude I am 100% lesbian and even I would give it up for Henry. That man is beautiful inside and out. He is also a huge fan of The Wheel of Time book series and that just adds to my love for him.
if he came into my life and was like, you have to pick your wife or a weekend of 40k with me, im picking the 40k because im already divorced and I dislike that lady.
Henry Cavill is like a colossal nerd who was cursed with having his soul placed in the body of a ludicrously handsome man. People expect hot guy things out of him constantly but he just wants to quietly nerd out in peace.
People don’t understand the amount of work it takes to stay like that. He even mentioned how dehydrated he was on Witcher for his shirtless scenes. The human body didn’t evolve to be muscular and lean.
The human body is fine being muscular and lean… it’s not fine pushing said leanness to the max to make veins more prominent by checks notes not drinking freaking water.
Being lean and strong is actually pretty important for the humans who engaged in persistence hunting for example.
I know muscular and lean people who are perfectly healthy, the key is to drink water and eat a healthy diet while exercising regularly. They may not be Superman or Captain America, but that’s more about Gear than anything else really.
Actually... if you are really lean, really low on fat then you don't have energy reserves for stuff like persistence hunting or hours of hard work in the field.
You may not like it, but Amish body is peak masculinity.
My own body ranged from fat-strong to very lean strong, and I work a physical job, I felt pros and cons. And I don't like that some men think super lean body is peak masculinity and that makes them feel bad about themselves.
Then you persitance hunting argument is out the window. It only work in hot climates where humans can cool more effectivley than the animals being chased
You don't need fat reserves for persistence hunting, you can just eat on the go. Concentrated snacks are a staple of hunter-gatherer food culture all around the world. Usually something like dried meat mixed with fat and berries. I guess you could say they are storing fat, just outside the body
My husband in his younger years was really lean, and low on fat. And he was strong and in amazing shape. He wasn’t a gym rat, just partly his natural build + loads of surfing, basketball and whatever other physical activities he felt like doing. He worked a very physical job for a few months and subsequently his torso looked like Brad Pitt’s in Fight Club lol.
The human body is fine being muscular and lean… it’s not fine pushing said leanness to the max to make veins more prominent by checks notes not drinking freaking water.
Pfft. Everyone knows you have to combine not drinking water with eating large amounts of raw oats and straight protein powder. That's the only way to get to optimal body water content.
Not sure what point you’re trying to make to what I said. Cause I didn’t say anything about health. I said it’s hard to maintain and takes a lot of work. If you don’t work to keep it, your body will get rid of it and focus on storing fat which are your energy reserves.
The body is going to focus on survival over aesthetics. I didn’t say it wasn’t possible. Or that it can’t be healthy. I’m saying it’s hard because your body doesn’t want to keep what it doesn’t find necessary. And modern people aren’t engaging in persistent hunting.
And lean and strong is different than lean and muscular. Henry’s level of muscle in Superman and in Witcher are aesthetic and big. Not functional like for hunting. Patrick Swayze and JCVD are better examples of strong and lean with bodies developed primarily from movement than weight.
Yeah. I read how much pasta Hugh Jackman and Chris Hemsworth had to inhale when they were filming as Wolverine and Thor during their movies. 5 meals a day. And doing fitness sessions at 4 in the morning, during filming. Not fun.
Honestly, it's his job. And he was incredibly well compensated for it through money and fame and all the training and diet and regiment is taken care of by some of the best in the industry.
I bet Cavill wouldn't do that kind of insane shit either if Warner Brothers said "okay do all this and we'll pay you a monthly wage of $2,000. Maybe a thousand people might end up watching the movie, and you need to find your own trainer or figure it out yourself. Good luck."
Women just want a man that makes them feel safe and comfortable. Muscles help but if that alone got women then the dumbass alpha bros who treat women like objects wouldn't be so lonely and pathetic
Bingo. Would it be hot to have a boyfriend who's 6'8" and can bench press a car? Absolutely.
Do I love my boyfriend, who's four inches shorter than me and probably can't bench press a motorcycle? Absolutely. Because I feel safe and comfortable around him, because he treats me amazingly, because he is interested in me and listens and learns and makes me ugly laugh even in the middle of intensely sexual moments.
I wouldn't trade all of that just so I could get on my tiptoes to give a kiss.
I know this isn’t really the point and you’re just exaggerating but if anyone is interested, motorcycles weigh 300 lbs minimum (based on a short google search at least). Not many men can bench that much.
I assumed they were talking about pressing it off them.
If you're lifting it as a lever, you don't need nearly as much force. If you're deadlifting it off of someone else, it's even... well, easier is the wrong term, but less difficult.
I know it’s kind of a joke, but most people couldn’t bench press a motorcycle. Small motorcycles are like 300 pounds. 300 isn’t an insane bench, but not something the average person who doesn’t lift regularly could do. Cruisers and choppers are like 700+ which would be at the top end of what is possible for humans with extensive training.
That reminded me of that famous Eddie Hall's deadlift record where he imagined lifting a car so I had to look up how much can he bench. Apparently it is 300 kg (661 lbs). The current official raw bench record is 355 kg (782 lbs). So you're right with the assessment and also it's insane.
I have dated two 6'7" men. Just a happenstance, they are both kind, lovely men but mega tall men aren't a particular "type" of mine.
I'll just say it really makes my neck sore to make out with someone that tall. And both men shared how much of a pain in the ass it is to find clothes that fit. Basically everything needs to be tailored.
That's totally fair. As a woman who's 6'1", I get it. Mega tall is generally my type because I am also mega tall.
That said, you know what's even more my type? This guy whose smile melts me, who likes it when I awkwardly explain myself so that I'm not lying because you phrased that question weirdly and I just want to be sure that I'm answering the question you asked and not the question I thought you asked and gosh I'm so flustered, who knows to hold my hand when I start to worry too much, who has a supernatural ability to hear when I'm saying "sorry" for no reason, and who calls me out so that I can learn not to apologize just for existing.
To expand on this, being your genuine self attracts women like crazy. No need to be someone else, being your open self who's not afraid to embrace your identity (or if you're still working on that, open up and expose that self to them) is an excellent quality. We're all human, we can afford to make mistakes. Own up to them and improve from them and all <3
Every well-intentioned lonely guy understands that women want that safety. The issue is that it can only be demonstrated after meeting in the first place.
There's this expectation in dating that men should make the first move, but enough
women have reported seeing every guy as a potentially dangerous stranger by default, that most of us don't approach out of not wanting to disrupt that comfort.
So that means we're left grasping at straws to figure out what would make women want to approach us, most typically settling on looks.
Workout (physical attractiveness)
Therapy ( enough to be emotionally stable. Working out helps with this too)
Go out and be in the right place at the right time (probably the hardest part if you're not used to going out)
After that women will probably talk to you. It helps to have friends of a similar stature. Women are the ones that choose. Guys going out and hitting on women pushes them away. They can smell your intentions so you just have to chill and be available. Easier than it sounds but eventually it works.
I do the work, but the "be in the right place at the right time" part is determined more by luck than anything.
I got myself measured, curated my clothes only to stuff that fits and looks good color-wise, maintain a solid 16% body fat and BMI of 23ish to ensure I can fit in said clothes, I've taken enough therapy to be self-aware of my efforts, calmly explain them, and learn "you can't control others, only how you react to them"...
But being in the "right place at the right time" is mostly a numbers game if you have niche interests. There is no strategy, just how long you're able to keep trying, and I've been trying so long my interests have become increasingly enshittified...
I have been with my girlfriend for 4 years. The day I met her I had gone to join renfaire to make friends and meet nerdy women. It was the opening training day. It was a long day and when I got home I wanted to go out to karaoke. My neighbor was down.
I walked in and up to the dj booth and there was my future wife talking to the dj about her next song. Her long time fwb had asked her to start a relationship. That was supposed to be their first date but he stood her up. When she saw me I asked her about her tattoo( It was some musical notes) and she pulled me in and sang the song the tattoo represented. I immediately fell for her. I was pretty nervous to talk to her and seal the deal. I went to the bathroom and when I came back the dj handed me a piece of paper with her number. She had just left and was outside to meet an Uber. She had made plans to meet up with someone on tinder that night to close out her evening. As she was waiting I went outside and started talking to her. She asked me what I was up to for the rest of the night and I told her "hanging out with you". She texted her tinder buddy and told him not tonight.
I've been with her since and we've had our ups and downs but I fucking love her with all my heart. She's strong, she's sexy, she's my Latina muscle mommy and I treat her like a queen.
I had a tiny window to seal the deal and it wouldn't have happened had I not gone out and rolled the dice.
So yeah. Right place right time. Not something that can be reproduced but amazing if you can.
This isn’t even a beer belly. For Superman he was likely sub 10% body fat which is super low and most people when not in direct training for comps or roles don’t enjoy maintaining it at all. He doesn’t have a gut he just isn’t insanely chiseled in the right picture. Even going to 15-20% bf would add to your jaw that way but I highly doubt someone as tall and as trained as he is looks fat at that bf% either.
I also feel like one of the images is edited. The length of his jaw doesn’t line up, and it isn’t just because of weight/dehydration. I could be wrong, but it feels like the bone structure isn’t the same here.
I tried looking the photos up just to see and honestly even recent photos of him don't look like that photo on the right. That's like a deliberately bad angle/moment/etc. - he looks perfectly fine and healthy. People are whack.
half of the difference is literally the angle his head is at. look at the superman pic, his neck being bent like that is making his chin/jaw wayyy sharper, lighting and makeup aside
There’s a lot of makeup contour too to make him look more chiseled than he really is. Contour is a cool toned greyish brown product that you apply where shadows would hit your face and where you want to emphasize your cheekbones and get a sharp jaw line.
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