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HI I’M BEN

This is gonna be a bit long but. I’m 20 about to turn 21 in a month, from York in England. I am about to graduate from university in July and submitted my dissertation 12 hours ago. I have no idea what I want to do after I graduate and that’s fine. I do media and cultural studies as I find people the habits they form and the stories they tell to be interesting. I think my interest stems from being an only child and not having adequate socialisation from an early age so i ended up consuming a lot of media, either that or autism idk man. My friends say I’m funny, compassionate and give good advice. I also overthink and apologise way too much. I discovered the mock northern English accent I do is basically ripped straight from my grandma who died when I was young. I told someone that and they said ‘it’s like she’s living on through you’ which made me uncomfortable. I am an extrovert but I struggle with my own self confidence so I don’t break out of my shell that often. I started to write stand-up comedy which people found to be funny, but I realised that it wasn’t something I would’ve like to done seriously as I think I’d start to hate it. Music is my biggest passion, I played the trumpet growing up and I started to learn the guitar 2 years ago and I barely play as it’s at my parents house. I ran a music blog on TikTok that got 4k followers and I met and worked with some cool people. I’d like to make music but I know I can’t sing, that doesn’t stop some people though. And I can only write parody songs. My favourite artists/bands are: LCD Soundsystem, Cameron Winter, Clairo, Blood Orange, King Krule, MIKE, billy woods & Black Country, New Road. I’m Bi although that’s not really true I say that because it makes people more accepting generally, I realised that I don’t care about gender in a partner as long as their is some romantic connection. I didn’t realise I was gay but people around me assumed I was. I’ve only been in one relationship in my life, and not been on many dates. I probably have the most embarrassing first kiss story out there, so much so I don’t count it as my first. The best thing I learnt in therapy and something that I tell everyone one is that you should focus on what you can control within your own life and not to care about how other people perceive you, don’t do things just for the sake of validation and don’t avoid things because your scared of looking lame or being judged.

@bensinc

5d ago

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Hi, I'm ashley :-)

I'm 28 (soon to be 29) and think 29 is a stupid birthday. I kind of wish I could skip straight to 30. I'm a Cancer, and I cry a lot when I'm sad or happy or angry (possibly related to being a Cancer, depending on what you believe). I was born in a small town in Illinois, but have lived in San Antonio, TX, for most of my life. I am the older sister of one brother. My best friend Kari and I met when we were 11, and I love her dearly! I work in marketing at a public garden and mostly design for print (I am passionate about editorial design). I also love to write and studied writing in college. Chronically online. Weird question: Who remembers Gaia Online? Lol. I'm living on my own for the first time in my life! It's strange. Sometimes, I feel like this is how it was always meant to be, but I also crave the village! What can I say? I love people. I read a lot. I love to laugh. I'm obsessed with my dog Ruby. I go to a lot of concerts and shows. I love to cook. I rollerskate all the time. My favorite color is orange. I'm also doing a no spend year (ask me about it)! Chronic over thinker, but I'm working on it. Errmmmm, yeah I guess that's the basics? I don't know.

@olaftheswede

4d ago

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HELLO

I’m Nancy 👋🏻 I’m going to be 30 this month, which is both exciting and terrifying for whatever arbitrary meaning we put onto that age. I’m a musician and writer, and a dedicated aunt to my niece (age 3) and nephew (age 1). I’m a partner, a friend, an avid reader, sometimes gardener, knitter, plant mum, hobby collector. I have a masters in philosophy and a big tattoo of Plato on my leg. I have struggled with my mental and physical health most of my life and recently found out I am autistic, which explains a lot of it! I feel everything very deeply. I have M.E. so I’m often housebound, so it’s a good job that I love watching films and TV and reading books and playing video games and logging it all. I like making lists. The best thing I have ever made was my long E.P. that released last year and I’ve linked above, it got me longlisted for the Glastonbury emerging talent prize and rated no lower than 4/5 in any of its reviews. I’m still figuring out what to make next and how I’ll ever make something as good again (totally not having a crisis about it). Here is a recent photo of me wondering how I was blonde for so much of my life when black hair feels so me.

@mouse

5d ago

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i quit

just quit my new job i hate, over text message, four minutes before my shift. here’s to never seeing rachel again 🥂

@choc_orange

Mar 2, 2025

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USING TEXT AS THE ONLY FORM OF COMMUNICATION WITH A LOVE INTEREST

No I don’t want your socials. I don’t want to know when you’re active and not replying, I don’t want to know when you’re posting stories or who you’re following. I don’t wanna know. Tell me in person, when we go on a date. I want you at complete face value with zero pre conceptions.

@choc_orange

1d ago

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ACCEPTING THE NAKED NEIGHBOUR DUTIES

someones got to

@choc_orange

Apr 25, 2025