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This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

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If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Yeah, no. That is not what I signed up for.

We do lift each other up, it's not a one way thing. Can advise, and do, and he does with me too. So sure, I am willing to make suggestions and he always wants me to do stuff like style his wardrobe, do all the interior design, etc., yeah I'm down, my eye is better. He plans all the trips, his mom was a travel agent.

But would not dream of using sex as a lever, because I want sex for sex.

And I sure as fuck don't want another kid, I want a partner.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 60 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not swearing is a big fuckin ask.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah but the advertisers don't want to be associated with that language so he's gotta censor it.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

ADHD folk - just get an SO that can manage your bs brainhole shenanigans, ez win(-win?).

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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 59 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hey, if two (or more) people are making each other happy and doing well, right on. Yea that "traditional " style of relationship isnt for me. Especially the idea of withholding conversation or sex as punishment. Well, if it was kink minded then maybe, but I digress.

Anywhoots, being in a happy stable relationship certainly helped me get some of my act together. Hopefully i wont fully come apart the seams right now.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Especially the idea of withholding conversation or sex as punishment.

What if the withholding is driven purely by emotion rather than being premeditated?

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 26 points 3 days ago

Sounds awful. Fuck all of that.

[–] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 39 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Don't look for the easy way out of your own maturity. Nobody can tell you who you are better than you. Look for someone who wants to build you up, not control you.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Hell yeah. Make it mutual too.

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[–] etherphon@midwest.social 20 points 3 days ago (5 children)

"I only care about myself when someone else cares about me" is not particularly healthy.

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[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 38 points 3 days ago

As long as they're consenting adults I guess

[–] harambe69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 3 days ago

That's just a sub.

[–] wizzim@infosec.pub 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

What does "sit like a man" mean ?

Don't cross your legs ? 😅

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago (3 children)

There are different styles of crossing your legs. If you put one knee over the other, that style is often seen as feminine. Compare this with putting one ankle over the other knee (so the top leg is roughly flat) and that is seen as the masculine way.

I do both. Which one depends on the situation.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 20 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Lmfao what

One knee over the other is feminine? That's fucking wild because I do it, my brother does it, my dad does it and my mom doesn't.

Guess I better start wearing a kilt and "sitting like a real man" lmfao

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

It's totally a thing, at least in public perception. For example, in Fortnite, there's an emote called "Have a seat." Here's two of my skins doing it: https://i.ibb.co/Fb9BRS9J/IMG-20251109-155653-COLLAGE.jpg

Notice anything? Spike and Chun-Li do totally different animations because they have different gender presentations.

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[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If projecting an air of masculinity is important to you, perhaps? There's a lot of subtleties that we socially and often unnoticed project, just ask the trans community.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

Imagine being so insecure that you are worried about how you cross your legs when you sit. People are so fucking weird

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[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago

Some toxic bs like that.

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[–] WaitThisIsntReddit@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's half of codependence?

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[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

I don't need someone telling me not to be a slob to get things done, but having someone around all the time makes me more aware of my better behaviours and function better.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 14 points 3 days ago

I agree that if your partner really wants to build you up, that it can help getting honest feedback from your significant other; i have changed a lot of things to make living together work better. But the way anon describes it sounds insufferable and more like he likes being dominated; also, it can put you under constant stress if the demands are unreasonable or don't respect your needs.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 13 points 3 days ago

Something similar kinda happened to me. I was socially inactive. She was very social and regularly meeting up with friends and brought me along with her. I get on with her friends very well actually. She also encouraged me to arrange time so she can meet my friends, too. She really turned my life around. Then she was forced to leave the country because she couldn't get a visa to stay, as the visa rules were tightened - despite her having a job and a master's degree.

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