He loves superheroes. It's just he thinks his work speaks for itself

I'm trying to get that audience myself. It is difficult without the right support and resources. And apparently it's hard even with those things.

I feel like the crux of the argument here might actually be that a lot of discourse has people pushing views as objective and stuff others MUST accept. There's no correct or incorrect way to engage with anything but there's probably a limit to how hard you push yours or a collective consensus views as correct or…

Yes. Happy belated birthday! 6 months into my own 30s and they're not as bad as I feared. I hope yours turn out well too.

I'd sooner put a moratorium on hype and hot takes and bad faith arguments in regards to discussion of the medium.

That's true. That's all solid advice. I appreciate it.

Those Garfield specials were better than almost any 80s animated special had any business being. And the show was well-made for the time.

Sorry about that. I didn't mean to. I'm lacking in certain social graces and am not sure how to respond to advice I've tried before or know isn't a viable solution. So it's definitely not you. It's me and my goofy life

I guess I'll be there next Wednesday. Thanks for the tip!

Yeah. I guess this area would be much better than that than anywhere I've lived before.

I've never went into those because I don't really see eye to eye with Savage. But I also don't see eye to eye with almost anyone who writes for this site. So it probably is stupid for me to hold that against the SL comments section. Maybe I'll check that out next time.

Oh dang. I've never thought about speed dating before. That could be interesting. And I'm finally in a city that would potentially have a compatible pool for me.

Thanks for your advice. It's really solid. It's just one of those things that hasn't been as effective as I'd like. But I'm glad that you've taken the time to talk to me here at all. Sincerely appreciate it.

I've been on OKCupid for 11 years. Still nothing. I get that misery though. It's hard not to feel like the most unlovable and undesirable person on the planet when you're the only one (or one of the very few) among your immediate peers who've never dated. It makes it feel like even your peers don't think you're good…

Really? How do they go about things? I just never meet those people myself. And most people I know don't even seem to know those kinds of people except second or third hand. Is it just a numbers thing? Like is it something you'd get way more of in places like New York City as opposed to Sarasota, Orlando, Toledo or…

Anything moving forward would be a surprise at this point. I'm in a no man's land when compared to my peers. Completely uncharted territory. Nobody I know has really dealt with super late bloomers except in passing. They've got tips for people who haven't dated til their mid-20s. Not a lot to be said for people who…

There's a lot to unpack here. But AV Club probably isn't the place for it. I just feel like the whole confidence thing is sort of a dodge. It feels more like a rule of thumb than an actual constant. I think dating is way more complicated than people give it credit for.

There doesn't seem to be a one size fits all thing for dating. I've seen people who are pretty awful and cynical/self-deprecating on top of it get into great relationships. And I've seen people who are confident and lovable and all around great only go on a string of garbage dates. Though I haven't really met anyone…

Pet Force! I remember those! There was even a DTV movie based on it. And it was a horrid adaptation. Like worse than the books if you can believe it.

Oh. I'm not really into the sex side of things. I want like the other parts of physical and emotional affection but you can hold the sex. Which has made my search that much harder because it doesn't seem like most people on apps and dating sites want to opt out of that.