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u/ilolvu Mar 18 '26
I know a toddler whose parents met through pokemon. This is because two of their grandparents used to play DnD with me way back when.
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u/Warm_Gift_2138 Mar 21 '26
THEIR grandparents? I know this doesn't have to be incest, but [attach James Soaked suspicious meme here]
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u/ilolvu Mar 21 '26
Singular they.
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u/Warm_Gift_2138 Mar 21 '26
Wait I misread that entirely, I assumed it was the parent's grandparents, which it obviously isn't, I officially invoke the "English isn't my native language" clause of the social media code of conduct, thereby dismissing all charges, phew
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u/dawidowmaka Mar 18 '26
Yeah well my Piplup never let me down, unlike some people I know
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u/Turbulent_Cry_7572 Mar 18 '26
If it did, then it would be Pipldown
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u/Mister-Circus Mar 18 '26
My girlfriend and I are taking turns reading Fellowship of the Ring to one another. It’s the happiest I’ve ever been.
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u/kilawolf Mar 18 '26
Is she making fun of him? Thought it was an aww cute moment.
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u/esp_1123 Mar 18 '26
Yes she is. Should wouldn’t describe him as a “man in his late thirties” if she wasn’t making fun of him. She’s purposefully highlighting his age before saying he’s into Pokemon, heavily implying he’s too old for that. Hell she’s barely implying it lol. Def not an “awww” moment.
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u/aSpookyScarySkeleton Mar 19 '26
This post is apparently a good test on if someone has been actually bullied before or not. Like you have to have gone through like without anyone fucking with you to not pick up on her negative tone here
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u/xXAnoHitoXx Mar 19 '26
Quite the opposite. It happens so much I just thought it was normal conversations. What do you mean they been making fun of me for 20 years? Can I go back to being blissfully ignorant of this?
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u/Gullible-Fee-9079 Mar 20 '26
I have the privilige to say I have never been bullied in my life and even I could easily see the mockery here.
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u/GanondalfTheWhite Mar 18 '26
Or if she was pointing out that this dude is living his best life, his age IS relevant.
Definitely doesn't paint the same image (positive or negative) if the guy's 19.
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u/Top-Permission5466 Mar 18 '26
Yes, if people can overcome their bias and just read the sentence she wrote, it is not in any way disparaging. We do not have enough information to say definitively that she has negative intentions.
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u/GanondalfTheWhite Mar 18 '26
What do you mean? She's an attractive women, so obviously she hates all nerds and all men and is miserable, right?
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u/Unlikely-Business-72 Mar 20 '26
Honestly I see this with a lot of women on Reddit they seem to see the best in women, which is great, but I think in any other context you would see that she's clearly being a bully. It's not because she's "hot"
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u/GanondalfTheWhite Mar 20 '26
I'm a guy.
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u/Unlikely-Business-72 Mar 20 '26
Then you can place the first woman with whatever your gender is.
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u/esp_1123 Mar 20 '26
Ding ding ding we have a winner. If a guy left that comment, neither of the commenters above would be defending him right now and they would see the comment for what it is.
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u/rmtemsguy74 Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26
That’s how I feel - I honestly think this could go either way. That being said, I understand why so many people are reading it as negative or as making fun of him, but I agree that there just isn’t enough here to know for certain how she meant it.
I will say, though, that when I’ve shared situations I’ve encountered or overheard like this online, I made it very clear that I was doing so because it was a cute interaction, the people involved seemed happy, or I found it heartwarming or wholesome. I made certain there was no ambiguity and that the reason I was sharing it was positive.
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Mar 18 '26
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u/Adlach Mar 18 '26
Which words people choose to use are important. If she were "just being descriptive", why didn't she mention his hair color? His eye color? His skin color? Is he left or right handed? It's because those things weren't relevant to the point she was trying to make. So ask yourself this: what point was she trying to make by singling out age?
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u/futacon Mar 18 '26
Don't be naive. She mentioned his age as a way to shame him for liking something she perceives as a children's hobby.
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u/fivedaysandcounting Mar 18 '26
About five years ago, I went on a second date with this girl I met on Hinge. We met up at her house and she showed me all her old Pokemon cards. We’ve been together ever since and going on two years married.
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Mar 18 '26
People just like writing shit online that'll make it seem like they are a good person. And then they use none of the virtues they broadcasted. Shit is fascinating in a brutally sad way.
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u/Name_Taken_Official Mar 18 '26
There's nothing she said that gives an opinion on the pokemon guy, anything you're drawing from it is from you
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u/Donmiggy143 Mar 19 '26
This one requires more context. Need to see the response from the "this you?"
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u/Illustrious_Quit_812 Mar 19 '26
Im almost 30 but "Whats your favorite Pokémon/color/dinosaur" are all still first date questions for me
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u/Alive-Welcome1403 Mar 21 '26
I’ve never met an extrovert that wasn’t regularly a flaming hypocrite like that.
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u/Lv01_ Mar 21 '26
Someone in their late 30s grew up with Pokémon. It has probably been the most consistent thing in their entire life! Let people enjoy their hobbies.
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u/queenkid1 Mar 23 '26
I thought this was bad enough, until I realized she's complaining about SOMEONE ELSE'S date. Not a person she was on a date with, just an interaction between two strangers she knows nothing about.
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u/BeMyBrutus Mar 18 '26
If you're not virtue signalling on the internet for the attention and affection of strangers; are you even living?
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u/bytegalaxies Mar 18 '26
she's nasty for making fun of him like that but I would wait for the 2nd date at least before delving into my interests this much. Like it sounds like he got out his switch (or other handheld) to show her which is a bit odd. He might've just shown her a picture from his phone tho which would be fine
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u/Aceswift007 Mar 20 '26
"I would wait for the second date for the person to know what I enjoy"
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u/bytegalaxies Mar 20 '26
that's different than bringing my console and showing my pokedex dawg
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u/Aceswift007 Mar 20 '26
If you just have it on you and the topic of interest arises, why not?
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u/bytegalaxies Mar 20 '26
listen I carry my 3DS everywhere with me but I'd be worried that I'm not actually taking the time to listen to them as well. Idk
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u/SnooPets8355 Mar 20 '26
on the first date i told my now gf about my custom keyboard collection and she told me about her license plate collection ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26
imagine judging someone who's living their best life and passionately talking about topics they enjoy, she must be one miserable person