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Wibbs · 12-11-2021 05:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118154653#Comment_118154653

Good question that. Now there are asexual folks who don't want the physical intimacy, but who can and do forge emotional connections with others, but I'd not include them among the involuntary celibate people(not just men either). They are born that way and most of all have a choice. Humans are a social animal. It's at our very core as a species. Within that framework the inability to connect socially and romantically would be by definition outside the norm. So yeah, I would personally feel that there would be a cluster of different mental illnesses or conditions among that group. Some could suffer from neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, others may become like that because of past emotional traumas and the like.

As to the question of what do they want? I would say that's a large part of the problem. From my reading of them I'm not sure they know themselves beyond the surface. It seems it's more about what they think they can't have. Which is mostly a fantasy imagining of actual human sociosexual relationships.

StevenToast · 02-06-2022 10:12AM

I forgot about this thread....

I have no sympathy for 95% of people missing flights through Dublin Airport at the moment....

No one cares if you cant get to your shìtty all inclusive getaway in ballyponza....

StevenToast · 02-06-2022 03:12PM

Its interesting....you can have an unpopular opinion but not an unpopular opinion about Rugby...(that thread has been closed?)

Oh well, seems that a few nerves had been touched over there.....

StevenToast · 02-06-2022 06:56PM

There is no housing crisis in this country.....

There are plenty of houses around...

You either cant afford them or you dont want to live in the ones you can afford.....

09-06-2022 09:46AM

In many Irish Bricks and Mortar Shops certain staff both young and old talk to customers young and old as if the assistant talking about a making a "choice" with a toddler.

Greyfox · 09-06-2022 06:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119150642#Comment_119150642

A quick browse on daft.ie tells you it's quite bleak out there at the moment

29-08-2022 08:57AM

Irish Film / Food Festivals and Gadget Expos organised for 2022 seem to be advertised at short notice this year. All plugged very positively, best show ever etc And after they're over there's no take away from them, that's it - forgotten about.

Brian? · 29-08-2022 09:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119177619#Comment_119177619

I’ve read this post about 10 times and still Can’t make head nor tail of it. Is there punctuation or words missing?

Brian? · 29-08-2022 09:28PM

My one is: punctuation is extremely important. Grammar equally so. Fewer and fewer people online seemed to understand their importance. I find myself struggling with a lot of posts on here and on Twitter, whereas younger people understand them because they’re used to the lack of punctuation and bad grammar.

I’m not going to be a grammar Nazi or anything, everyone makes mistakes. But it’s like people don’t even care anymore.

AllForIt · 02-09-2022 10:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119539431#Comment_119539431

I think what she's trying to say is:

Both young and old toddlers assist certain staff in talking about bricks and mortar, as if the customers are a choice.

walshb · 02-09-2022 10:41AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119539431#Comment_119539431

Decadence of standards

freshpopcorn · 17-09-2022 03:44PM

I know fella's and there always and their always on about Michael Collins/Co and their always saying how they'd be shocked/ashamed with the government/etc. Ya fair enough but they'd also probably think your a scumbag if they met you.

Ash.J.Williams · 17-09-2022 03:45PM

We could do with a conservative government now

freshpopcorn · 05-11-2022 11:42AM

I'd like a bowl of Ricicles!

Faugheen · 05-11-2022 11:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119836193#Comment_119836193

Throw a bit of sugar on a bowl of rice krispies. Not quite the same but very close.

freshpopcorn · 03-02-2023 08:05PM

Zara(clothes shop) is over hyped!

Worztron · 04-02-2023 08:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119836193#Comment_119836193

Christ, RiCiCLES! That brings back memories. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricicles

Worztron · 04-02-2023 08:50AM

Booze is massively over-rated.

whisky_galore · 04-02-2023 08:56AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118130380#Comment_118130380

Sets them up nicely for an soul destroying office job in the corporate world!

whisky_galore · 04-02-2023 09:11AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118139146#Comment_118139146

Funny no ones actually been caught actually spiking a drink, in a bar full of witnesses and CCTV?

Reckon most claims are BS, people overestimating their own drinking ability or taking recreational or prescription drugs. Strange they come in waves too, no cases for ages and then a clatter of them hitting media all of a sudden, classic mass hysteria.

foxsake · 04-02-2023 06:22PM

Often i think the media and political commentary infantilizes women and other minority groups.

Paints them as victims with no control or responsibility for their own actions,

I know some great women and I think they are done a disservice.

20Wheel · 04-02-2023 11:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120202310#Comment_120202310

women are the majority group.

foxsake · 08-02-2023 11:10AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120203350#Comment_120203350

thanks for pointing that out.

GBXI · 08-02-2023 11:31AM

Generally speaking, in terms of quality, modern day Gaelic football is a great sport and has never been in a better place.

AllForIt · 10-02-2023 12:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120200055#Comment_120200055

FYP: Booze is massively over-priced.

Worztron · 15-02-2023 07:58AM

Female comedians are just not that funny.

CGI_Livia_Soprano · 19-03-2023 08:22PM

I’m baffled as to why the Irish rugby team get so much praise for winning a tournament in a sport played almost exclusively by the privileged posho sons of the monied class in this country.

I’d say the likes of Johnny Sexton and Drico look at the Irish chattering classes with the same kind of confused contempt that the English royals do when they see the common people waving their little Union Jacks at them.

Consider the complete absence of serious rugby participation, apart from about ten countries, around the world and you’ll quickly realise that Ireland are very much a large fish in a tiny puddle.

Why are our proud athletes in genuinely world spanning sports such as running, boxing, cycling, rowing etc reliant on almsgiving and the common folks of Éire are throwing themselves to the ground to worship at the feet of the rugby set? It really is this weird sort of internalised classism where the privileged few still get their moments to dazzle in the spotlight while our boxing heroes have to survive in their shadow like fungi.

Boggles · 19-03-2023 08:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377099#Comment_120377099

Yeah we never celebrate any other achievements particularly in boxing.

Or Rowing

🙄

Run Forest Run · 19-03-2023 11:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377099#Comment_120377099

Also, what is the actual point of international competition, if you can just go out and head hunt top talent from around the world and put them in your national team or as the coach?

Apparently this is Ireland's best against the rest...? Yet we have 3 New Zealanders and an Aussie in our team, and an English coach?

So we need one of England's top coaches in order to beat the English, and a bunch of All Blacks rejects?

Yeah, that's really Ireland's best all right.... it might as well be a club side ffs! 🤣

I see it as the modern incarnation of sports doping. No principles or integrity, just head hunt talent and hand out passports to anyone who can make your national team stronger... turns me completely off tbh. I'd rather my country win or lose with honour and integrity, rather than effectively cheating to win.

Mal-Adjusted · 20-03-2023 01:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377099#Comment_120377099

Because boxing is a scumbag sport

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