It does indeed sound familiar.

It gets exponentially worse if you come from a family of obsessive perfectionists, as well. Nothing that is not perfect should be allowed to exist. Failure is a sign of imperfection. Things that are broken are imperfect. Imperfect things should be destroyed. Imperfect people deserve to…

The fact that he's been doing it on and off all along is a good sign, I suppose (as is the family aspect). Is there anyone on his side of the family you could talk to, whether to find our more or to encourage him to keep going (never doubt the power of positive reinforcement)? I'm not in a position to judge, but more…

So you wanna play with magic

You have something against alpacas?

Unemployment really does take a toll on one's social life, even when putting aside from the financial aspects of it.

Depends. Does the welding and contracting pay well enough to live off of? That sort of work can be fairly lucrative (welders certainly seem to always be in demand around here), and if he's been doing it on and off for a good while then presumably he has at least some degree of talent with it. I'd say having that kind…

I hesitate to judge any situation purely on whether or not something is "normal." More important, I'd say, is whether you are alright with this situation. If you're offended by it, you should have the right to set down boundaries and kick him out if he doesn't like them, regardless of whether or not he feels that…

Nailed it, I think. Also worth mentioning is how it affects how he believes (rightly or wrongly, I do not presume to judge) he'll perceived by other men, particularly future employers. A man is expected to be ambitious, career-driven, and above all else, successful. Accepting a lesser job is not just an…

It's a strategy, but the problem people usually seem to run into is that those jobs are often much more unstable, especially in the long-term, which ultimately simply amounts to added finance- and work-related stress and even less free room in the brain for the creative juices to flow around.

It bothers me a lot, but apparently it is just really acceptable here for a man to support a woman (but NOT the other way around. Hello traditional gender roles).

Ignore the double post.

How bizarre. Is it that unemployment is better tolerated in Seattle, or are there just that many unemployed men?

Unemployed people don't have the money to start a relationship: employed people are too busy making money to start relationships. Seems you just can't win.

No more bunga bunga?

I follow my friends into the bathroom, watch them shower, bounce on their bed and help type things on the computer.

Still not as creepy as

Francisco de Orellana was a noted Spanish explorer, and there are several places named after him in South America (it also continues to exist as a surname). Had they been Spanish, or South American, it might've made sense that he had been named after him, but being English seems to rule that out.

I just realized. Mellie is pretty much completely out of the loop on the whole B-613 thing, isn't she? There's this whole sublayer of spy shenanigans going on that she has absolutely no clue about. Fitz is in on it. Cyrus is in on it. Olivia and her father are right in the middle of it. Jake and Huck are part of it.…

I miss those games terribly. There's nothing that appeals to me more than a story with a massive and diverse cast, and Suikoden is pretty much the most massive of them all.

The English language does not possess the words to properly express the love I hold for the more serious takes on Pokemon.