A lot of cynics say that religions preaching this is a form of control, and it certainly can be perverted to be that, but ultimately the reason you see it everywhere is because understanding it is necessary to be mentally healthy and as happy as you can be.

That actually sounds like a lovely idea! Thanks :)

And people call us “Catholic lite”

Idk the people I see talk in this way tend to be the happiest couples. And it’s really common for women to talk like this about their spouses. I see a lot of sapphics say this about their wives, too, so it’s not just a cishet thing.

Well I was very close

Given the nudity, the set, and the alt-text, I believe but am not certain that it is HBO’s ROME, which is quite good but very HBO.

I WANT TO SMOOCH THE SKELETON AGAIN

Get ready for a lot of grinding interspersed with what is some of the best writing and storytelling in video games period

And also (not at you, just clarifying for others), this does not obviate the moral obligation to improve the material needs of the poor.

Exactly!

I would assume it’s this. No more stumbling across age-inappropriate novels at the used book store that weirdly changed your life and that maybe twenty people online have read.

I miss the loss of liquidity. Books don’t move around like they used to.

Paper is cheap, and time is money. 14 point makes sense to me.

Doing well. Dad's recovering. He's off the ventilator, though still on oxygen, and he's very tired. Which isn't surprising. But he's fully alert mentally and hasn't lost any capacity.

Both things can be true, friend.

You gotta tell us now.

Also here's orson wells with a bit of history of the battle hymn youtu.be/KVd1AxViLY4?...