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tvrocks (388 D)
23 Jun 14 UTC
need replacement
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bicycleforlife (112 D)
22 Jun 14 UTC
A Fool's Quest
Please consider joining this game if you have NOT been recently diagnosed with lock jaw. If however you LOVE Diplomacy...have a seat at the table. I will join you as soon as I am done in the kitchen sharpening the knives...
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
21 Jun 14 UTC
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So, I was approaching this line-up at a convenience store or at least I thought I was...
...I guess the problem was I didn't know if I was going to the front or the back of the line because the clerk/owner was turned around on a stool...
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
22 Jun 14 UTC
North Korea (again)
http://uproxx.com/webculture/2014/06/north-korea-is-furious-at-seth-rogen-and-james-franco-for-plotting-to-kill-kim-jong-un/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+uproxx%2Ffeatures+%28Uproxx%29
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
19 Jun 14 UTC
So a girl isn't sure about 'breaking up' with a guy and I help her figure it out..
I think I've done it pretty much by the book, but I can't ignore the fact that there's quite a bias: I really like her, and I don't like him. So breaking up happens to be in my favour.
What I wonder is: does this make it wrong? At least consciously, the only thing I care about is helping her do the right thing, and there's definitely something 'cold' between them that wouldn't be there if they love eachother.. I'm pretty sure it would end at some point anyway..
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
20 Jun 14 UTC
@krellin: what can I say? I like my life better when I take it serious while having a great time, rather than just going with the assumption that it doesn't matter, because of my age or whatever. Doing the right thing and helping gives me a good feeling. If I take her so serious and it does hit off, I'll be doing the right thing, helping her AND I'll have a great time.

I'll make it matter if I want to. Haven't made up my mind yet. I enjoy the struggle to achieve the best I can think of though.

In one sentence:
I don't just dream, I turn my dreams into plans. Because I can't think of a better, more productive more fun way to live my life.

And I assure you it goes quite a bit further than getting icecream.

"The other thing is: was your advice to her ACTUALLY biased, or was it ACTUALLY based on what you would have objectively said was the right thing to do?"

Actually, @OutsideSmoker and @abgemacht, I can answer that in the sense that I'm over 90% certain that my advice was objective and about 99% certain that all I said was because I wanted to help her do what's best for her, although my knowledge might be skewed against the guy's favour, but that doesn't make it subjective. I would just look objectively at an incomplete picture.

That part is already done though, so...

One last thing to note is that I'm really not as fixated as I may sound. I'm not scared to be turned down or without her or something.
mendax (321 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
Steephie - read what krellin would have you do, and do the opposite.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
20 Jun 14 UTC
Also @krellin: I will be having fun with girls no doubt, so if that's what you think I should do, what's the problem?
krellin (80 DX)
20 Jun 14 UTC
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mendax. I just had my 20th wedding anniversary. did you?
krellin (80 DX)
20 Jun 14 UTC
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@Steephie - it's obviosu to anyone on the threads that you take everything way to serously. And I mean every*fucking*thing...

that your heart has not exploded by the self-induced stress and hysteria you create is a miracle.

You realyl need to just chill. First and foremost, all this shit that you are constantly on about isn't that importnat. Second, **neither are you**. sorry to break that to you...
SandgooseXXI (113 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
I thought it was draug and the school girls? Heh *had* to, sorry draug.

Krellikins has been married quite some time so I'll give him credit for that.

And steephs, get on that quick.

#countonsandgoose
Draugnar (0 DX)
20 Jun 14 UTC
Hey now, I'm just an Aqualung. Except I've been married 25 years.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
@krellin: again: what can I say? I've been chill throughout this process, although it seems you wouldn't believe that.
I only make these threads when I think a second opinion could be useful. Seriousness still has little to do with it.

Like I said though, I will be having my fun, I don't feel stressed. In fact, I'm in the process to make my life less action-packed, because adrenaline has annoying side effects if you produce a lot of it for a long while, which is exactly what I did. I'm still not completely back to 'normal' in that sense, but I'm making progress. She could actually help me with less action-packed passions, as a friend or more, doesn't matter, I think she would happily help me in return because I've helped her quite a bit lately. Also, perhaps more to the point, she said she would help me too.

Sidenote: if someone remembers bubbling someone else but doesn't remember kissing with a third person shortly after that on the same evening, does that tell you something about who left the biggest impression?
No, I'm not being too serious there. Just thought it's a funny/ineresting question.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
Interesting*
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
And I know it and me are not that important, krellin. So? Can't I help a girl in a well thought out matter because I'm a kid?
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
Moreover, can't I do anything useful with my life yet because I haven't come out of my mother long enough yet?
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
Oh, and to clarify that I don't care too much: I only think about it when I can't/don't want to do something more useful, because I'm taking a shit for example, or have a break at school or something and no one around to socialize with.

Not exactly what I would call obsessed or something.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
Only actively think about it, anyway.

Saying I never think about stuff like this when I'm not taking a shit or having a break would be an overstatement, but a pretty small one.
President Eden (2750 D)
21 Jun 14 UTC
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>six straight posts in thread
>>"I don't care too much"

lol
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
That's a shit and a boring hour. No, I don't care too much.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
Some boring moments in a boring hour, I should say.

The fact that they're a bunch of short posts rather than a long post just confirms that in general, I only go on this site when I've got nothing else to do.

Longer posts don't neccessarily say the opposite though, because if I consider a post unfinished when I have something better to do again, I just don't post it and finish it later.
Sevyas (973 D)
21 Jun 14 UTC
tl;dr ... at least not the entire thread, but I want to give my meaningless 2 cents anyway ...

There arfe only 2 ways to deal with this:

1 - stay out of it and wait for the inevitable to happen before you think about making your move!
"But this isn't at all about me getting her" Yes it is - you just didn't admit it to yourself yet.
"I swear, it isn't" err ... what did I read in the op? ->a girl isn't sure about 'breaking up' with a guy (...) I really like her, and I don't like him.<-
"But we are just friends ..."
Harry: You realize of course that we could never be friends.
Sally: Why not?
Harry: What I'm saying is — and this is not a come-on in any way, shape or form — is that men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.
Sally: That's not true. I have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved.
Harry: No you don't.
Sally: Yes I do.
Harry: No you don't.
Sally: Yes I do.
Harry: You only think you do.
Sally: You say I'm having sex with these men without my knowledge?
Harry: No, what I'm saying is they all want to have sex with you.
Sally: They do not.
Harry: Do too.
Sally: They do not.
Harry: Do too.
Sally: How do you know?
Harry: Because no man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with her.
Sally: So you're saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive?
Harry: No, you pretty much want to nail 'em too.
Sally: What if they don't want to have sex with you?
Harry: Doesn't matter because the sex thing is already out there so the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end of the story.

2 - Since you do want to get her (if you don't believe me, re-read this post), you will probably not stay out of it. And when this happens, under NO circumstances tell her to leave her boyfriend! Just tell her that in fact she already knows what she wants to do, and that all she needs to do now is admit it to herself and act accordingly. ... and then wait for the inevitable to happen before you think about making your move!
"But this isn't at all about me getting her" Yes it is - you just didn't admit it to yourself yet.
"I swear, it isn't" err ... what did I read in the op? ->a girl isn't sure about 'breaking up' with a guy (...) I really like her, and I don't like him.<-
"But we are just friends ..."
Harry: You realize of course that we could never be friends.
Sally: Why not?
Harry: What I'm saying is — and this is not a come-on in any way, shape or form — is that men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.
Sally: That's not true. I have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved.
Harry: No you don't.
Sally: Yes I do.
Harry: No you don't.
Sally: Yes I do.
Harry: You only think you do.
Sally: You say I'm having sex with these men without my knowledge?
Harry: No, what I'm saying is they all want to have sex with you.
Sally: They do not.
Harry: Do too.
Sally: They do not.
Harry: Do too.
Sally: How do you know?
Harry: Because no man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with her.
Sally: So you're saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive?
Harry: No, you pretty much want to nail 'em too.
Sally: What if they don't want to have sex with you?
Harry: Doesn't matter because the sex thing is already out there so the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end of the story.
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
21 Jun 14 UTC
Just walk up to her, slap your log down on the table, and remind her politely that she has "other options."
pangloss (363 D)
21 Jun 14 UTC
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(1) President Eden, stop greentexting.
(2) Steephie, you do want her, and that's fine. You're posting on an Internet forum. It's mostly anonymous, and you don't have to worry about what we think of you. There is nothing wrong with caring about another person, although your frequent interjections that you "only think of her when you're taking a shit" are getting tiresome.
(3) krellin is right.
(4) There is no such thing as "objective" relationship advice.

Now go ask her out.
OutsideSmoker27 (204 D)
21 Jun 14 UTC
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@krellin
"What makes you think that he is in any way capable of making some long-term commitment now or EVER if he does not *practice* having a relationship with a girl?"
So he prepares for commitment by..........not really committing? Mmm? If it's commitment you think he needs to learn, there are other ways to practice committing and then following through -- sticking out a sports season even if it's hard, making a promise to a friend and then following through even if it turns out to be ridiculous, sticking with a diet even if you rather wouldn't.

On the other hand, if it's the knowing-how-to-interact-with-the-opposite-sex that you're worried about, I'm not sure why dating takes points over just being a long-term good friend with a lot of different girls? I'm not saying he SHOULDN'T date, but I don't at all see why you're so bound and determined that he MUST.

"You ridiculous children in this 'modern' culture that think everything you do has to have some deep and meaningful purpose to it are really kind of sad, and I pity you."
Oh, I don't know. Contemplativeness may not be a word, but it's not exactly a modern brainwave. It also isn't a cause for pity as a personality trait.....I mean, unless you want it to be.

@steephie
How old are you again?
Draugnar (0 DX)
21 Jun 14 UTC
Steephie is 15. I think what Krellin is saying in his usual abrasive way is that interacting with the opposite sex romantically is very different from the friend/sister zone. He should date more than one female.over the course of the next three years and stop trying to male each one be "the one" as he doesn't have enough experience to even know what he actually likes in a potential long term romantic relationship. He knows what he thinks he likes but may find the actual experience much different.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
22 Jun 14 UTC
Steephie isn't 15. Steephie is legal :)
Other than that, I ought to agree with what you're saying (although I'm not going to stop dating one person for the sake of reaching my quotum or something like that :P), and I thought of it that way all along.

I know how ... obsessed I can come across to some, but I'm telling you all that that's just the way I type on this site and doesn't represent how occupied I am with something at all. If you don't want to believe me, that's fine, but if you don't want to believe me there's no point in having this conversation in the first place because I could be lying about everything. What confuses me is that people choose to believe my age, country and gender even though they have no proof, but completely deny the possibility that I might just know how I feel about a girl and what I think my approach should be.

In other words, I don't need to stop trying making each one be "the one" at all, because I never did that in the first place. I just prefer a different approach from the ones before me who failed miserably, which also allows me to better know wether I like her or just think I like her. Same counts for her liking me. This approach also better fits my personality, meaning it will be much easier for me to show her 'my best side'. Moreover, I think she would just like this approach better.

You can say all you want about trying, but if I know exactly what I shouldn't do and do it anyway because I have to try it, all I learn from it is that I was right. I'm trying something else. No matter how it goes, I can and will learn a shitload from this.
dr. octagonapus (210 D)
22 Jun 14 UTC
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meh be there for her and don't stick your nose or penis where it doesn't belong bro
dr. octagonapus (210 D)
22 Jun 14 UTC
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quite simple really
Draugnar (0 DX)
22 Jun 14 UTC
Methinks Steehie doth protest to much.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
22 Jun 14 UTC
On that note, I closed the case a while ago anyway, so perhaps it's time to shut up :)
Draugnar (0 DX)
22 Jun 14 UTC
Finally fucked her?
steephie22 (182 D(S))
22 Jun 14 UTC
Still not talking about THAT case.

Perhaps NOW is the time to shut up :)
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
22 Jun 14 UTC
You've already said too much, so now you have to tell us.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
22 Jun 14 UTC
Okay I can't help it.

Tell what?

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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
13 Jun 14 UTC
The Favorite Author Tournament: The Elite 8
Into Round 4, the Elite 8, and the contestants? George Orwell, who IS More Equal than Others! Charles Dickens, who has Great Expectations after taking out Homer! Virginia Woolf, in a League and Room of Her Own as the last female author standing! Victor Hugo, Master of Notre Dame! Poe, who's looking to be eliminated nevermore! Dumas, out-dueling all comers! Isaac Asimov, laying the Foundation for victory! And Tolkien, beating Vergil to become the One Fantasy Writer to Rule them All!
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
gameID=143689
Classic, Anon, Live
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
21 Jun 14 UTC
gameID=143686 , 30 minute phases
gameID=143686 , 30minute phases, classic diplomacy.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
21 Jun 14 UTC
Reliability Threshold
Is anyone thinking about creating an option for a minimum threshold to join a new game based on reliability rating?
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Fluminator (1500 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
Classic Chaos
This site needs the "Classic Chaos" variant from Vdiplomacy. I would play it at Vdip but it's next to impossible to start a chaos game there.
Good idea no?
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
20 Jun 14 UTC
SRG idea: no builds
So I want to get people to try out a novel idea I had: a game where you can never build, except to get back to your starting # of units.

Who's in?
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Mapu (362 D)
19 Jun 14 UTC
Bump
Bumping this thread.
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Frank (100 D)
18 Jun 14 UTC
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Grantland article on Diplomacy
Definitely worth a read
http://grantland.com/features/diplomacy-the-board-game-of-the-alpha-nerds/
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2ndWhiteLine (2736 D(B))
20 Jun 14 UTC
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I need your help.
See inside.
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
19 Jun 14 UTC
How can we shine a light into the 'dark net'
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27885502

Let's catch those paedos and kick their ass, we can put a man on the moon but cannot find a few dirty child molesters ...... priorities have gotta change
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
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Sorry
Hey everyone. Last weekend I was unexpectedly rushed back into hopsital due to complications after my surgery. I've just got home today.
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denis (864 D)
19 Jun 14 UTC
A Live Game with Enough Time for Serious Diplomacy
Is anyone interested? details inside (no I am not advertising a live game, but thinking of setting a particular one up)
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Yonni (136 D(S))
20 Jun 14 UTC
Very minor bug
Very minor issue that probably doesn't affect many people. If you sign in to a banned account (I created an account in error near the beginning, forgetting that I already had one), there's no 'log out' button. I needed to clear the cookies in order to sign in with my real one. Not a big issue but figured it was worth mentioning.
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ol_hickory (515 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
Five Minute Public Press Game
ID: 143645
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denis (864 D)
19 Jun 14 UTC
Replacement for Gunboat
gameID=143081Turkey was banned can we find a replacement
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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
19 Jun 14 UTC
Looking for a replacement player in the SoW game.
PM me if you're interested. Please do not post interest here since it's an anonymous game. Any player that is interested will do, but I place preference on those that have completed games and have not had a track record of CDs.
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denis (864 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
Replacement for Turkey
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=143624 live gunboat
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denis (864 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
Replacement for Germany
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=143619 Live game
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bengo1023 (100 D)
19 Jun 14 UTC
advertise live games!
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The Fox (115 D)
19 Jun 14 UTC
36hr anon WTA
gameID=143580

It'll be an awesome BlocParty
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
19 Jun 14 UTC
Seeking a student for the SoW
Hi forum! I'm looking for someone interested in taking over Russia in the School of War. It's 1902 and you're in a great spot. This is an anonymous game, so PM me if you're interested. I will take anyone, however preference is given to those who have completed games and have a low number of CDs.
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dirge (768 D(B))
18 Jun 14 UTC
replacement player needed please
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=142415
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
19 Jun 14 UTC
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Mafia III.VII: Irritating Draugnar
More to follow.
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SYnapse (0 DX)
19 Jun 14 UTC
Splitdiplomat
Hey what happened to split diplomat?
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
19 Jun 14 UTC
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Time to let the old girl go
YJ is finally selling his car. Here is my craigslist ad, hope you guys approve.
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