There is a broader problem with "downer" poems - especially for those who repeatedly produce them.
Yes, sometimes we all feel a bit blue, maybe moved enough to put our thoughts down to help them makes sense. But routinely writing this stuff can set you down a dark path. Attention and praise can have a powerful effect for good but they also enforce negative behaviour. If someone is writing 100+ poems like this it's easy to imagine that no amount of positive comments, or 5 votes are going to break them out of their fug. If anything it just encourages them to stay in that mind-set - the perpetual victim. It moves away from catharsis and into dependency.
Poems are taking over Lush. Mind you I think you mods have to shoulder some of the blame for that - you're even accepting haikus now!
Look how bad it's getting...
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Total Stories Poems
2010 2761 2403 358 (13%)
2011 4943 4378 565 (11%)
2012 5711 4858 853 (15%)
2013 5501 4422 1079 (20%)
2014 8153 5797 2356 (29%)
2015 1197 743 454 (38%)[/code]
*Bear in mind that figures don't include the deleted category
If it's just the bit around the middle it'll be more to do with the diet than the exercise.
Keeping it off permanently would mean sticking to an ultra low-carb diet. Most actors who have to take their shirts off in films will go hard on zero-carbs so they're super-lean for the poster shots - which is why three months later you'll see them being papped on their yachts with a paunch. They also dehydrate themselves to get the ripped look - which is no good for anyone.
In the end it all comes down to choices - do you want ripped abs or do you want a varied diet.
Forcing qualitative feedback through quantitive feedback rarely produces anything meaningful. If people are moved enough to say something, they will - forcing the hand of someone who just wanted to vote will result in bland, meaningless platitudes or critiques that won't do your confidence or writing any favours. I think the best way to improve the benefit of your comments is to post plenty of constructive comments on other authors' work . The better feedback you give, the better you get back in return.
I haven't used my old laptop since I was gifted an iPad. The pros for laptops are fast dwindling with decline of physical media and the rise of cloud storage
One of the first things I got for it was a Bluetooth keyboard which makes writing on the tablet a hell of a lot easier. The next thing I got was the camera connection kit - despite the name this essentially adds a USB in port to your iPad allowing you to connect most things you'd be able to connect to your laptop. Both of these cost around £20 each.
All that said though, for interacting on Lush though, a laptop still wins.
Spread it out on a baking tray put a bit of oil, a bit of five spice and some seasoning over it. Put it in the oven for about 20 minutes on 180C (stir it up occasionally)
Chinese-style crispy "seaweed"
What an excellent facility
"How bad is the flooding in your basement?"
If you're not hitting on them why does it even matter what they look like?
They will assume you're hitting on them because that's what men do. Women have to be guarded with what signals they give out, especially to people they don't know. All too often a woman who doesn't reciprocate an advance will be subjected to verbal abuse.
Being introduced to someone is far better than just starting a conversation cold. If that's your only strategy for meeting people you're going to having be prepared to take plenty of knock backs. If you want women as friends, develop friendships with men who have female friends. Introductions do a huge amount to instil trust and confidence - after that all you have to do is not be an asshole.
Look on any news-stand.
The magazines aimed at men have pictures of beautiful women on the front, so do the ones aimed at women.
Maybe she feels she'd have to reciprocate and maybe she finds that idea unpalatable. It could be she only likes to cum once (believe or not that's what some women want, no matter what you may read here) in which case she'll prefer the main course rather than a starter. There are also some women who treat oral as a submissive act - if she likes to be in the submissive role in sex she may not like receiving oral
I'm sure there are plenty of other reasons too (maybe she knows she tastes like old gym shoes)
It could get weird - especially if there's a family resemblance
