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Ignore the gray cell status. I'm a longtime lurker and a first-time poster. I didn't think I'd ever post, but something quite unusual and baffling took place just this morning that I had to share with you guys. Basically, I was out and about on the side of a road smoking a cigarette. Suddenly, an old lady, not too old, maybe 50 or 60 years old, came up to me and started staring directly at my eyes like a vampire. After about two minutes of blood-boiling, awkward silence, she opened her mouth and goes, You're so young and so tall and so handsome. God gave you everything, and I'm embarrassed to see a guy like you destroying his body like that, referring to the smoking. I was baffled, didn't really know how to respond, so I just went into a defensive state, saying, Yeah, addictions are hard. I already tried to quit a couple times. I'm doing my best. Life's difficult lately, blah, blah, blah. And then she said smth like "Oh, difficult but not impossible. I know people who took drugs for 10, 15 years and managed to get off them. Everything's a matter of willpower" before she promptly fucked off and walked away. It was a bit uncomfortable for sure, but I can take discomfort. That's not why I'm posting this. I'm not humblebragging either. Sure, I'm 6 foot 2, but my country's average is 5'11". And being 3 inches above that average isn't going to get you laid in 2025, JFL. My face is entirely asymmetrical. I'm ridden with hormonal acne. I'm friendless and isolated due to at least three mental illnesses (recently diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and OCD). The reason behind the post is the situation provided me with a brand new insight into the gigantic contrast between how boomers and baby boomers perceive society versus us. In her mind, a guy like me can get laid instantly just being tall. But I know for a fact that I can't, having been rejected by every single girl I've ever approached and being publicly called out and mocked by a good portion of them. Huh. Life must have been so much easier back in their day.
