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I've been using Against Nature by Timothy Han. It's my first foray into designer brands, and I love it's metallic, green notes. I spent many hours searching for a more-so unisex perfume, using the below site as a guide. In my search for carry options, the Decant site (below) is brilliant for a spritz on the go in case the perfume's longevity is fairly short, which Against Nature unfortunately is.

I also came across Scandalwood by Heretic Parfum and Attempted Murder by Sucreabeille, which I'm considering starting after this perfume is gone. I'm not much for layering scents, and prefer indie, alternative perfumes with herbal, marine, spice, and/or certain wood notes. If the perfume has floral notes, I prefer them to be mixed with other notes. There's also some sites that offer samples of the perfume if it's on the expensive side and you're unsure if it blends well with your natural pheromones.

https://www.fragrantica.com/ (You can search for the perfume to see its scent notes in case the website it's being sold on doesn't, or reverse search for the notes you want and what perfumes have it)

https://www.decantx.com/search?type=&q=Diy&options%5Bprefix%5D=&options%5Bfields%5D=&filter.v.availability=

I enjoy calmer games most times I'm gaming so I have a lot. The genre I most like is puzzle games, but there are a few exploration/ walking simulators here, too. Among the games already listed, there are:

• The Room
• Doors
• Boxes
• Machinka Museum
• My Brother Rabbit
• The Gardens Between
• Stela
• La Rana
• Dawn
• Manifold Garden
• Discolored
• Tree Bonzai

Chivalry, hardness (of features), simplicity

To add to what others have said, boundary-setting is a skill we develop over many social interactions. It may feel awkward or mean setting a boundary initially, but it's essential to maintain one's "social battery" and priorities/sanity.

Speaking of priorities, those are a good indication as to when setting boundaries is helpful. For example, you have an important appointment to get to, but a family member/friend is asking your help with something at around the same time. Communicating you have a prior engagement at the time of your appointment while being willing to help out after, or giving them suggestion on how else they can get the help they need, is you setting a boundary of what you can do with your time.

When we have concerns of feeling like an asshole, we want to consider from where that originates. Sometimes we've been raised around family members or "friends" who take advantage of another's kindness and treat people maintaining boundaries as the villain (e.g. "Why are you leaving us hanging?/ Why couldn't you help me/your Old Man out this one time?"). This is often a sign of emotional immaturity/ poor insight, empathy, and/or self-awareness. Healthy connections will respect your boundaries and maybe check in later if a raincheck is suggested. When interacting with people who don't respect "no" as a full sentence and answer, sometimes reminding them of our limits and empathizing with the person's situation can disarm them.

Well, that took a turn. Sorry to hear that! I love how picking/making a new together is becoming slightly more common that in earlier decades.

Right?! Who is cutting onions, damnit. Another example of looking for the helpers, per Mr. Rogers.

Tell me about it. The discipline it takes to not consume something the general public has been consuming as the norm is a struggle sometimes, but tasting the flavors I otherwise wouldn't notice from something not deathly sweetened is a plus. As well as better teeth. My parents also restricted sweet drinks to family trips and parties growing up, and I don't think I can thank them enough.

Yep, racists are going to be racist.

Increasing one's credit [score] is helpful for when citizens want to make large purchases/transactions, such as getting a homeowner's loan and car, in the US. Having lower credit is an indicator to banks that one is not "trustworthy" with their (bank's) money. And with property prices soaring and most salaries stuck in the 60s (I may be exaggerating a little, haven't checked exact numbers lately), it's hard not to NEED a loan for those. Direct debit is nice to have, but there are advantages to credit cards if the user is wise with their money/credit knowledgeable. It's systemic.

Back when I was using reddit, I found Uplifting News to be a helpful source of positive information. Some of it can be reminders of our boring dystopia, like students helping another by starting a laundry program at the school, but it's something. Here is the lemmy version.

I feel like religion/conservatism plays a role in this mindset. There's a lot of pride in self-sacrifice and at least appearing "strong" in the face of adversity even if it's regarding your health. Not that I agree with it at all. I'm all for unlimited such days and self-care.

I saw it as an eyesore in contrast to the dark background. Plus, it just looked strange/random. No significant reason.