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For me, it was a long talk I had with a random person on Omegle when that was a thing. I was bored one night so I decided to give it a try and I was matched with someone who I had nearly a 2 hour conversation with. We told jokes, told each other about ourselves, and talked like we were lifelong friends. But, we never did tell each other our names. I could've talked to this person all night but the interaction turned for the worst near the end. The person was depressed from what I gathered and the depression arose and the conversation fizzled out. I still think about them nearly 6 years later and hope that they are doing good whoever they were.

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[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm just sitting here refreshing this thread waiting for more stories, so I'm gonna share another one.

I was talking to a black man with the most gorgeous blue eyes. I complimented him on his eyes, and he asked, genuinely, "you know how I got blue eyes?", and there's really only 3 options- 2 mixed parents, or 1 white and 1 mixed, so I took a stab at it and said "you got a white dad?" This man's eyes went WIDE like I was a damn witch. He got real serious and asked "how'd you know that??" I told him I just guessed, but it was clear he didn't believe me as he scratched his chin and put some distance between us

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just as an FYI don't need any white in there to have eye colors other than brown. Just increases the likelihood.

True, that's how blue eyes became a thing in the first place, I imagine lol

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

/#3

When I was about 7/8yrs old, I ended up in an elevator alone with an elderly couple who proceeded to debate with one another whether I was a boy or a girl, while making direct eye contact with me.

The woman argued I must be a girl because of my pretty hair and face, while her husband was sure I must be a boy, given my... outfit and eyebrows? They never bothered to asked me, and I exited the elevator without saying a word to them

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sooo... have you decided yet, which one you want to be?

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I settled for nonbinary actually lol

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 10 points 1 day ago

Honestly, that was the option I had hoped for when I made that joke. I‘m happy for you.