kofe

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[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

I have some fingers crossed Missouri will flip scumbag coward traitor Josh Hawley. I'm worried folks might be too apathetic but Lord knows we've got a better candidate for the Dems this time than a billionaire Bud Light heiress

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Omg the days I've had super plus tampons, PLUS pads, and they'd be soaked within hours ๐Ÿ˜ญ thank god for birth control

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Hey, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond but you had nothing to apologize for! I appreciated the conversation and had some confusion, but that's why I originally commented to get clarification:) I enjoyed the chat, though, and hope you're doing well!

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I'm not sure what about my comment made you think that's my opinion, but no, just taking some advice from a video obviously wouldn't meet the threshold. I'm talking finding creators you watch regularly and feel connected to while they have zero or very limited awareness to your existence. They shouldn't be the ONLY relationships you have, but they are natural and should be encouraged to the extent that they are healthy. Think of it like eating sweets. It's natural, part of our hardwiring to enjoy, but we want to be mindful of our consumption.

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Polls showed Bernie had the largest lead in a head to head against Trump in 2016 and 2020 iirc. He's the most popular politician in the US.

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

They're not inherently unhealthy lol. They can be great. Find you some therapists to follow on YouTube or something. The ones I've found inspired me to go back to school and become one myself:)

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Hey man who doesn't

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, idk if we're having some difference in understanding, but this is a bit out of my scope as far as spiritual interpretation. I'm an atheist looking at it more in thought experiment mode with some historical reference. If those are your beliefs then power to ya, but it's not quite my bag of tea to debate spiritualism, sorry:) if I've misunderstood please lemme know

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

This thread has been a gold mine for me OP, thank you ๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh gotcha, I totally agree it's not a big part at all! Honestly, I didn't experience an orgasm until well after I became sexually active, and very rarely with a partner since. It's extremely important to me as I'm back "on the market" now and have really struggled in past relationships with it. I enjoy the whole aspect to it, exploring whole bodies, but I would very much like to find a relationship where my partner prioritizes helping me climax and has some patience with me on it.

By chance, did you talk with your gyno about vaginismus? Not sure if I'm spelling that right, but I've had a few friends mention that it's painful, one friend saying she couldn't wear tampons or anything. I could see why orgasming first would help the muscles to relax

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

My understanding is 80% of people with a uterus don't climax from penetration, not that we find it necessarily unenjoyable (which is true for me, too; I do need clitoral stimulation to climax). I've taken courses on women's studies, feminist philosophy, etc. to overcome the problematic religious attitudes my parents had, too - and lots of therapy! I'll see if my library has that book available, though. I'm always interested in learning more.

I'm really sorry you had that experience growing up, though, that's awful. As normal as our experiences felt to us having privacy invaded and all the shame, that much shouldn't be normalized! I'm glad you've found what works for you, and I wish you all the most pleasurable experiences around it throughout the rest of your life ๐Ÿ’

[โ€“] kofe@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Well, not that I think it has to be your experience by any means, that's part of the beauty of life - we're all a bit different and into different things. I do quite enjoy penetration without need for lube (I mean, I do need to have natural lube, obviously). I usually get myself there with just hands and might use a dildo when I'm worked up enough. Vibrators are great, no doubt. I don't typically use toys, though, honestly. I did more in my teens when I was ignorant to how my body worked lol. Which is why I wrote the OG comment...I didn't have appropriate toys, and it caused some shame on occasion. I knew it felt good but didn't feel safe talking to my parents about it.

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fuck the manosphere (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by kofe@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world
 

I just want to vent a bit - I started seeing someone a few weeks ago. Old fling that I ran into through some friends that got rekindled, and I was excited that it seemed like more than just casual hookups this time. But there were some yellow flags I ignored that turned out to be red flags, and now I'm feeling frustrated and hurt.

Dude for real dropped the line that men are more "capable" and "logical" on me. That gender studies are "indoctrination." I told him we should probably stop seeing each other if that's really what he thinks. It wouldn't be logical for me to keep seeing someone that thinks lesser of me, now, would it?

I'm grateful to have some guy friends that I turned to after I left, cuz I wanted to go into "fuck all men" mode, but I know it's not true or helpful. Just like there are women out there that have internalized misogyny, there's feminist men, enbies, etc. We're all just people and we're not monoliths beholden to differences in biology. This is just sexist, manosphere bullshit in particular

Anyway. I'm still feeling angry and wanted to put it out there for some support and solidarity. Anyone have a recent win they'd like to share or something?

ETA: Thank you so much for the conversation y'all! I've been trying to keep up but I gotta get some sleep. I'll check in later but hope everyone has a good day. Keep up the empowerment! ๐Ÿ’œ

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