Two Cans & String

{ "thread_id": "12188", "posts": [ { "id": "1290731", "time": "1683673565", "html": "thanks, jaxxie and jrob. I really appreciate your thoughts :) we are really good friends tho so its not like im gonna stop talking to him, but im just starting to feel a little, well... hopeless.", "user": "alexonline" }, { "id": "1290733", "time": "1683675517", "html": "Good lord. If I can impress one thing on all you young folks, it's stop all trying to date your friends.", "user": "theintangiblefancy" }, { "id": "1290734", "time": "1683675637", "html": "no hes not, like, in my friend group. i dont date my friend group.", "user": "alexonline" }, { "id": "1290801", "time": "1683739479", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/scoggles\">Scoggles</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">Anyone else in this boat with me?</div></div>No. What about you makes you unlovable/unfuckable?", "user": "waterphoenix" }, { "id": "1290813", "time": "1683746844", "html": "I don't actively know. I feel like I'm doing OK, and making an effort to get myself out there, but... No takers.", "user": "scoggles" }, { "id": "1290865", "time": "1683776583", "html": "Well, if that's working for you.", "user": "waterphoenix" }, { "id": "1290878", "time": "1683799149", "html": "What?", "user": "scoggles" }, { "id": "1290896", "time": "1683814041", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/scoggles\">Scoggles</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">I don't actively know. I feel like I'm doing OK, and making an effort to get myself out there, but... No takers.</div></div><br />Honestly, I felt the same way about myself for a long while. It turns out I was missing the social cues of \u201cI think you\u2019re kinda cute but I don\u2019t wanna get rejected so if you think I am too I\u2019m gonna need you to make a move\u201d", "user": "amissaanima" }, { "id": "1292290", "time": "1684801609", "html": "That's definitely not it in my case, but I'm glad you figured it out.", "user": "scoggles" }, { "id": "1292549", "time": "1685018650", "html": "How is it that after years of failing to do something, you are still so confident that you know what the problem is or isn't?", "user": "antagonist" }, { "id": "1292585", "time": "1685045302", "html": "How wouldn't I?", "user": "scoggles" }, { "id": "1292586", "time": "1685046617", "html": "Presumably if you knew what the issue was, you would correct it and no longer have it.", "user": "antagonist" }, { "id": "1292605", "time": "1685051043", "html": "What if it's not something I can correct?", "user": "scoggles" }, { "id": "1292654", "time": "1685108083", "html": "It's not. That's not a fucking thing.", "user": "antagonist" }, { "id": "1292661", "time": "1685110036", "html": "OK", "user": "scoggles" }, { "id": "1292662", "time": "1685110092", "html": "if you want my advice (you dont) just try to not try if you know what i mean<br />ok let me expand on this. you said you are putting yourself out there which is considered trying. instead of trying just start doing. ask everyone you could see yourself with on a date, or something outrageous like that, and its uncomfortable but eventually someone will say yes. and if no one says yes then maybe that will help you learn something whether it be about what you're looking for or about yourself", "user": "bug" } ], "users": { "alexonline": { "name": "AlexOnline", "key": "alexonline", "url": "/users/alexonline", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/42334.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "2306" }, "theintangiblefancy": { "name": "The Intangible Fancy", "key": "theintangiblefancy", "url": "/users/theintangiblefancy", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/42050.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "806" }, "waterphoenix": { "name": "Water Phoenix", "key": "waterphoenix", "url": "/users/waterphoenix", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/17022.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "9369" }, "scoggles": { "name": "Scoggles", "key": "scoggles", "url": "/users/scoggles", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/23512.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "3974" }, "amissaanima": { "name": "amissa anima", "key": "amissaanima", "url": "/users/amissaanima", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/3226.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "3894" }, "antagonist": { "name": "Antagonist", "key": "antagonist", "url": "/users/antagonist", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/27059.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "7557" }, "bug": { "name": "bug", "key": "bug", "url": "/users/bug", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/42619.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "7072" } }, "page_num": "2", "locked": 0, "total_pages": 2 }

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