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i'm many days late but happy father's day <33

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Before I deactivate, I just want to---

Mac: wait... Don't do it

Me: M-Mac... I-

*They pull me in for a kiss*

Mac: Let's goon to fanfiction together...

Me: Ok vro...

Gurt: This relationship is supportive and healthy

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oh god i need to twist their cables so frickin bad its not even funny

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talking abt this since no one else is!!! but I’m hcing Mac as both nonbinary and intersex since well. they’re a computer and yk. usb ports 🤐 you can plug stuff in and also just not plug anything in and just have the hole and ok imma stop there-

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How to Write a GREEN FLAG Love Interest

As the romance genre grows more and more in popularity, it's hard to not notice the abundance of red flag love interests. And while yes, that makes it fun and interesting, it's still toxic at the end of the day.

So how do you write a love interest that's a green flag, then?

1. Imperfection

Your love interest is not going to start off as the perfect girlfriend or boyfriend. We want them to be the ideal partner, of course, but that doesn't mean they're born without any flaws.

They might have some bad habits, regrets, hesitation, secrets, and boundaries, but they're considered "green flags" because they can overcome those imperfections to contribute positively to their relationship.

2. Communication

Communication is one of the most crucial points in a trusting relationship. Your characters have to be able to talk honestly with one another.

Now, I get it if your character has trust issues or some kind of obstacle that makes it difficult for them to open up, but they should at least be willing to communicate.

3. Patience and Supportiveness

This shouldn't be a huge revelation; any good partner should have patience and support their loved one. These two traits are also key to having a healthy and open relationship.

Patience and communication are also important to highlight when the characters fight. Yes, they might get whisked away in the moment and spew words they don't agree with, but the aftermath should be a healthy resolution in which both parties speak honestly and listen patiently.

Additionally, remember that everyone has boundaries. They have topics they don't wish to talk about or moments they'd rather forget. An ideal relationship would include partners that know each other's vulnerabilities and difficult past events, but it takes work to get there.

The best thing to start with is patience. Your love interest should not force their significant other to talk about sensitive subjects that they don't want to talk about. That's simply being inconsiderate and pushy.

4. Teamwork

A couple is a team. They might not always agree on the same method or ideal, but they should listen to each other and be willing to compromise if necessary.

They need to tackle problems together.

5. Trust

This is a no-brainer. Your characters should trust one another, because what's the point in a relationship where they're constantly skeptical of their partner? Show their faith in each other.

6. Overprotectiveness

AVOID EXTREME OVERPROTECTIVENESS.

I know being overprotective is quite romanticized these days, but it's an objectively toxic trait. Being overprotective is controlling--your character is controlling whom their partner can or can't interact with--and it shows a lack of faith in their significant other.

7. Love Bombing

Here's another thing to avoid, whether you do it on purpose or not: love bombing.

For those who don't know, love bombing is a manipulation tactic in which one showers their partner with gifts, sweet words, and kind actions for a short period to make their partner attached before the former reverts to their normal self, in which there isn't all of this generosity and pampering.

Yes, being a good partner can mean spoiling your lover and treating them well, but if you cannot keep such actions up for the duration of their relationship, then it's basically love bombing. It's dishonest--it's not genuine.

8. Growth and Effort

Realistically, your character will have some detrimental traits that could harm the relationship. That's reality. A green flag doesn't necessarily need to have all of the characteristics I listed above, but they should be striving to achieve them all.

The greenest flag of them all is putting in actual effort into the relationship and themselves to improve what they have.

Perhaps they're bad at communication but try their best to open up. Maybe they have a bad temper but are working on reining it in and staying calm. That's growth. That's effort. That's respectable.

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For anyone who needed to see this, I hope this has helped!

Happy writing~

3hks <3

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Me: "Bara Bada Bastu is a great fun song, it could be this year's Rim Tim Tagi Dim or Cha Cha Cha."

Husband: "Are you casting a spell at me?"

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listening to the code, eurostar, and unexplainable in that order consecutively is like having a steak knife twisted 180* in your little trans heart and then getting the shit beat out of you by an electric eel and then on top of that also being hit by a truck

opposite order however is great 10/10 very healing

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Nemo, our love, you were breathtaking 💛🤍💜🖤 (Part 1)

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now do they sell these shoes somewhere or do I need to make them

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Congratulations Nemo for winning Eurovision again this year 💜💛🖤🤍

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hey am I the only one who thought it was insanely weird that Israel’s postcard was of her PRUNING A BUSH… 🙃🙃🙃 just saying?

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I promise I’ll have more substantial things to say as soon as I get over how DIVINE they look UGH 😩

face card so lethal my ex and I are literally bonding over it

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face card so lethal my ex and I are literally bonding over it

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We feel you, babe. It's been a fuck of a year.