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For me it's Jessie J cause every time I opened the damn app it'd just be a new pic of her baby which fine whatever but I've had enough

Now, the title may seem facetious and the whole idea of making a thread like this on atrl dot net might seem deeply unserious, but in lieu of providing deeply personal and traumatic information (something that the folk on the site CANNOT be trusted with: see the literal banner), I figured I would just ask in this rather curt way. I have tried/am getting professional help, am "killing it" academically where I am (grad school, prestigious uni), and have the "respect" (whatever that means) of my peers/professors. I've tried a lot of things. Here's the kicker though: none of it matters. It makes no difference. I have been dealing with this gnawing, crippling depression for more than a decade now, and successive losses of people for like 4 years straight in my "prime" or whatever have irreparably changed me. I do not really care about love, friendship, or whatever and so the reverse is true. None of it really matters; and I have a very complicated (read: corrosive) relation to my body image/food which is also cratering big time, toxically. It is not as simple as going to the gym; I get lost in thoughts about the time I lost and all that and it just spirals. I actually do/did exercise quite a bit; it usually made me feel like **** because of the weight of lost time as opposed to the often-touted panacea of endorphins. So. This thread might be uncomfortable, and isn't an attempt either way to get validation — certainly nothing "changes" based on the anonymous comments on here; but there is some power (or perhaps, liberatory disregard?) in asking strangers whether it is ethical to go on when one truly believes a life worth living is out of the question. What has held me back is my family, with whom ties are strained but are bound, for better or worse, by shared trauma. I'm also not explicitly seeking out survival stories from y'all, but would welcome them if it felt natural. [I should also add this is more so a discussion, I am not at risk as we speak, ideation, for today. Not intent yet.]

I've just been finding the men that used to do it for me don't do it for me anymore, and the men that used to not do it for me are all I want. Has anyone else had a big shift in preferences within a few months? I mean aesthetics and personality.

if yes, then do you look out for things like this?

How would you rank them from favorite to least favorite

F**k around and find out https://www.reddit.com/r/NewsOfTheStupid/s/uo55IFp90L

Sydney Sweenie is smashing in Hollywood. Sabrina Carpenter is smashing in music. Tiffany Stratton is smashing in sports. Are we witnessing a renaissance for the sexiness Paris Hilton/Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera era of Marilyn Monroe types or is this just a post-Barbie world fad trend that won't last much long that we are noticing right now? Should brunettes and red-haired girls be scared? Are tomboys and emo/goth/alt girls being replaced by "Barbie-dolls" again? Or is this simply a reponse to Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo being the Avril/P!nk of this generation but with roles now being reversed and the Britneys and Christinas of the world are now taking baci their throne?

So my old "sugar daddy" from 2 years ago is back in my DMs... He lured me in back then by showing off his wealth , talking about the ways he would spoil his ex, looking for a new hot boyfriend like me, blah blah. But every time we met in person he was more focused on sex it seems, I didn't get any gifts or money just empty promises. So eventually I cut him off cuz the sex wasn't that good, and he couldn't even take me out to dinner without me asking first. I've been ignoring him for a year or making excuses to not see him but at the same time I feel like I'm wasting an opportunity to make something of this. He's a rich good looking man (mid 40s) and I don't need his money necessarily but he showed a lot of interest in my projects and would tell me about how he's willing to invest if we start dating properly. I was just tired of giving up my b*ussy without him making it official, but I feel like someone with more charisma and desperation would have better used this situation to their benefit. Am I naive to think he will even make me his boyfriend in the first place? Is he just using me? Does anyone else have experience with these type of men. He's not like rich rich but he's making close to 7 figures and I've been to the house, he's not a fraud. But I want some tips on how to make the most of this situation....

Some of the best TV i've ever seen. Who are your favorite characters on both shows?

Senate passes foreign aid bill to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. Bill includes: - $60.8 billion for Ukraine - $26.4 billion for Israel - $8 billion for Taiwan

It's fairly agreed that this the Kardashians/Jenners have lost their relevancy in 2024 but when did it peak?

I don't know I feel like dating in gay world sucks and I don't like hook up culture. Should I switch to traditional hetero lifestyle?

Make it happen ATRL gods.

Hair is dripping hiding that I'm terrified Turning 21 wanted to share this very important information with ATRL too It's nice to be around other gays here love y'all

Henry Cavill's Argylle Bombs at Box Office Despite $200 Million Budget https://www.cbr.com/argylle-box-office-bomb/ Henry Cavill's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Couldn't Even Beat Argylle at Box Office https://m.imdb.com/news/ni64548238/?ref_=tt_nwr_1 What's next for him?

I am bored of thinking in the same way, should I become a conservative?

Link to the old thread

General & Casual Politics Thread UPDATED APRIL 2023 Feel free to post here with anything politics-related globally and not having to do with the U.S. 2024 Presidential Election, which will go in the other thread. Thank you.

Gift article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/opinion/biden-gaza-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lk0.o75N.oS-xjKS_nUcE&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=m&sgrp=c-cb

Which one is it? edit: I spelt Booths incorrectly in the poll idk it really (it's like a northern Waitrose apparently)

Are you for it or against it? I realized this was a non-issue where I live. It's almost always split regardless of gender, unless it's a fancy place/one party told beforehand they're gonna pay, it's almost never expected for one person to pay the bills. I thought with the gender equality and all this wouldn't be an issue but apparently it is for some people, especially opposite sex couples. I'm neither str8 nor a woman but I'm curious to hear a woman's (or str8 guy if any of u exists here lol) about this.

Just a few years ago I was very outgoing, I loved going to bars and clubs and meet new people, just hang in the park in the sun and enjoy life. Socializing was one of my biggest fuels daily. Now life has come to only about 30-50 people wishing me a happy birthday (like a 100-200 decrease since last year) or even my best friends forgetting it. Life has become all about a routine which I've always dreaded. Home-work-home-dinner-sleep and weekends go by rapidly. It's all about paying bills now here and there and everywhere. Gaining weight and not being able to find time to just sit and think and have fun without worrying. Lately I really feel like I've lost my cool factor and have almost been alienating people in my life. Most of my friends have gotten children and moved on. I've always been "the connector", who have kept in touch almost weekly even though I moved to a different country 8 years ago but this year I'm feeling like ¯\(ツ)/¯ and am done with providing all the effort if it is one sided and I don't even feel like calling it out. Going through a day is about worrying and thinking about 100 variants of every situation I've gone through and never ending up in a "happy place", only to find myself contemplating solutions to a "problem" - I like to think about things - if there is a problem, what's the solution? People have started mentioning that I am emotionally unapproachable and that I build walls around me with jokes and other humor because I don't want to mention what kind of things are bothering me because I don't like to bother others with my problems. How do you find new joy in daily things after all your surroundings have changed and have become unknown?

For the discussion of the latest news, videos, thoughts, and developments regarding "Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon" as it is now referred to by the U.S government and scientists - previously referred to as Unidentified Flying Objects or "UFO". The subject is developing quickly and in unprecedented ways in the U.S and around the world. Good resources: News: https://www.liberationtimes.com https://uapnewscenter.com https://www.disclosurediaries.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@NewsNation https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs - Check sources --- Information: https://www.disclosurediaries.com/timeline https://ufoquotes.com/quotes https://thesolfoundation.org/about Petnagon's AARO official UAP site with all current unclassified material: https://www.aaro.mil --- "The New Terms": UAP - "Unexplained anomalous phenomenon" previously referred to as Unidentified flying object OR "UFOs" but changed by the government to remove stigma surrounding the topic. NHI - Non-human intelligence as previously assumed and referred to as simply "Aliens" now officially as "NHI" by the government to broaden the possibility of the phenomena being caused by things other than aliens as we imagine them (AI beings, Biological AI/Hybrids, Interdimensional lifeforms, unknown intelligent consciousness etc.) Chuck Schumer's UAP Disclosure Bill of 2023: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/us/politics/ufo-records-schumer.html Sen. Schumer introducing UFO records declassification bill https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/uap_amendment.pdf Summery: Holders of NHI bodies, exotic tech, crafts, companies reverse engineering the tech, etc, must come forward to the government for a disclosure process to then begin.

Basically a few Mondays out of the month regal cinemas shows an unreleased soon to be released movie for $5. Catch is you don't know what it's gonna be with very limiting clues . Normally just the rating but fans are pretty good at figuring it out. There is one tonight so I will update what it was after 7 and post a review. Anyone else try this before? They have been 50 50 hit and miss for me. Last week it was spy family x which I didn't stick around for 💅. The clue for tonight's film is that it's rated r. We shall see 🙈

What did you guys get this past April 20th in stores and now online April 22 as of 8PM British standard time. I got these babies; London Grammar - The Remixes Jessie Ware - Tough Love (10Th Anniversary) Sophie Ellis-Bextor - REMIXES Karen Harding - Take Me Somewhere