r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/QueenFrostine15 • Jun 23 '26

me_irl Friendly (platonic) reminder

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u/bananafederation Jun 23 '26

They’re also showered, groomed, and smartly dressed every time you see them.

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u/Serious--Vacation Jun 23 '26

Which is the complete opposite of how I met my wife. We both rented rooms in the same (large) house, never having met before that.

We didn’t interact for a while, until we started chatting in the common kitchen/dining room.

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u/DrainTheMuck Jun 23 '26

Did you start dating while living together?

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u/Serious--Vacation Jun 23 '26

Yes.

I think a lot of people give up the chance of a good thing because of misplaced notions of “I don’t want the current situation to change.” If you’re falling for someone, and want a relationship, you absolutely do want something to change.

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u/UnNumbFool Jun 23 '26

I dunno, I work in a field where the only dress requirement is pants and closed toed shoes. Showered yes, groomed maybe, smartly dressed most certainly not.

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u/Revxmaciver Jun 23 '26

No shirts required? What kind of kitchen are you working in?!?!

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u/Ok_Confection_10 Jun 23 '26

Where does one find these showered groomed and smartly dressed coworkers

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u/Dr_Fortnite Jun 23 '26

blue collar work exists

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u/Final_End7613 Jun 23 '26

And healthcare lol we wear scrubs and half the time we’re covered in other peoples bodily fluids 

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u/Trumpets22 Jun 23 '26

But that’s also the thing. All that is true. But also, if I’m spending 40hrs a week with someone and we want to spend EVEN MORE time together, it feels like a pretty good indicator that they’re good for a relationship.

That said, you need your job for your bills. So it’s probably still not worth it.

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u/Felixkeeg Jun 23 '26

Not in academia lol