Also countless millions of people have not been murdered for the sake of astrology lol
fuck it, sure. if you mention your sign offhand and the guy starts ranting like it’s his secret CIA kill phrase, then you’ve dodged a bullet.
Conversely, if they start pulling up the results of their last yearly chart reading, also get the fuck out of there.
:gigachad-hd: huh, I think I'm a virgin or cancer or something? seems cool though.
yeah, literally the only response you need to have. then never mention it again.
having a strong opinion about astrology in either direction, especially when on a date, is a sign your brain is fucked up.
I try to be a bit forgiving of astrology or things like it. Even though they're not remotely the same, I imagine it's what I sound like when I start talking about communism
o u like communism? are you utopian marxist, distopian marxist, materialist marxist, or fortean marxist?
Reminds me of the time I was on a date with a hippie girl and I, without thinking, casually made fun of people who actually believed in ghosts.
You'll never guess what happened next ...
I get you but i think maybe that's good. I couldn't get along with someone who so fundamentally disagrees with me on the basic realities of the universe
The first time my family met my sister-in-law's family, her mom said something about ghosts and we all laughed, then realized that she was completely serious. :yikes-1::yikes-3: Fortunately, she doesn't seem to have held a grudge and our families get along together well. My sister-in-law's parents are lovely people.
I know just as many reactionary weirdo hippie libertarian dudes into astrology as women. This is a dumb take but I agree please go straight to astrology so I know not to waste my time.
imo, it's the same as the "would you love me if I was a worm" question. While it's very silly, I will entertain silliness if I like you. Which is honestly such a Gemini thing for me to do.
that's a funny question tho. hold on i gotta remember to ask my bf tomorrow.
ah but what if the date is way more into it? then the ploy backfires---and you can't walk that back when you brought it up, now you're both just astrologers :stalin-stressed:
What if this whole tweet was a ploy to get more people into astrology?! :walter-shock:
nobody who is actually into astrology is that clever. the ghost of harry houdini told me all about that stuff in a séance.
i know that if someone brings up astrology on the first date then i should immediately run in the opposite direction, so it kinda works
just not for the reasons they thinkYou know, I think you'd both be on the same page about not wanting to date again.
i have had very bad experiences with astrologists :shrug-outta-hecks:
My condolences. ive only had good experiences, but it is very much a dice roll :nancy-reagan-throatgoat:
I feel like this thread is full of reductive materialists who live in ignorance of the ontological validity of the magico-religious expanses offered to the revolutionary mage by 21st century non-philosophy... which is to say: those unwilling to acknowledge dimensions beyond the sensible third and therefore unable to petition the star demons or the celestial bureaucracy for their astral influence in the political sphere will find themselves unable to navigate the Real.
This is a good bit because it had the vein on my temple throbbing at points
It's not a bit. The star demons are real and I've been using them to build world communism while everyone else has been "organizing".
We'll see who wins.
Look at this fool trafficking with the stars and thinking he does something other than their bidding. The stars's light is Law itself, dictating reality where it touches, and inhabited worlds are naught but soul farms to feed their hunger.
Am I saying we need to assassinate the sun? Yes. Yes I am.
If you constantly play games with other people like this you will end up alone. End of story.
Don't play games if you want anything serious.
There's a difference between actual conflicts and manufactured ones as well. You can't test or replicate how an actual disagreement goes down until, well, you actually disagree over something serious.
If someone is casually into astrology, spirituality or religion it's not a deal breaker or anything like that for me. So long as they don't expect me to actively participate, I'll support them in their pursuits. But if they're seriously into astrology, religion or spiritual stuff, and want me to go to church weekly with them, or get high together when the wind blows just right on a certain date, then no, that is a deal breaker. I can't do super religious stuff again. I left that for a reason.
Exactly how I feel. You could only maybe convince me to do communion because it brings back some decent Christmas communion memories. Other than that I ain't touching strict religious beliefs of any kind with a 10 foot pole
:geordi-no: go to church weekly
:geordi-yes: get high together when the wind blows just right
Reminds me of the dating tip for women like "after you agree to a date, propose a different restaurant than the one he suggests and you agreed to". The idea is to see how the guy handles disagreements over incredibly minor stuff. To me, a cisgendered man, it seemed manipulative, but I also don't know what women go through while dating, since I've been with my partner for almost a decade at this point.
It's reasonable to take precautions, but deliberately misleading someone regarding your beliefs just feels like a bad choice, at least for a first date. If a long-time partner said they were into astrology, that would be different because there would already be something worth preserving.
I'm not sure about the restaurant thing, though if it wasn't really out of the way then I suppose it would be reasonable. But yeah, also cishet man so I am only stating my position/experience and not claiming it as absolute truth.
As men have been known to kill and eat their dates, few extra layers of security are worth it.
Oh my, yes. But I feel like there are positions that could be brought up which repel chads just as much as astrology (ie. feminism) which have the benefit of being actually valid.
Straight people have these kinds of thoughts and then want to blame the queers for the declining birth rate.
astrology is stupid, and she is stupid :shrug-outta-hecks:
id be glad if she brought astrology up on a date (preferably way before then) because then i can avoid her without wasting my time. i dont get along with so many lesbians because of this and its a shame. sorry youre replacing your christian bigotry with even more nonsensical bigotry, hun
Also I'm gay I have to humor astrology people or I'd lose at least half my friends lol
Welcome to that particular Thunder Dome to my cishet comrades
lol yeah so far I have not found anything better than Hexbear dot net
I don't think I'd like being tested. It's not a good foundation for a relationship. As someone on the spectrum though, I'd love to hear someone's interests, so if somebody is into astrology enough to talk about regularly, I'd rather get the preview sooner.
Just talk about what you care about on your date and see if they like it. It doesn't have to be overcomplicated.
You like anime, bring it up sooner and see if your partner is someone into it too or if they'll dismiss your interest out of hand.
To quote Dan Bern, "If I tell you that I love you, don't test my love. Accept my love, because maybe I don't love you all that much."
Related Dan Bern quote: "I like olives"
