Thank heavens you are sticking around. Honestly tRIUNE, I'm not sure what we'd do without you. I'm sorry to hear about your misfortune, know that we are always on your side. 

See, this is where I think contrary to most wise people. 

I have very rarely had to "work" at a relationship, and if ever I did, it was a very easy accomplishment. That goes for family, friendships, and romance. I agree that commitment is very important, but based on the concept of doing the right thing, and love.

If you truly love someone you will care for their happiness above all else. You will genuinely WANT to watch the movie you know they like, you will WANT the temperature in the car to be the one they are comfortable with, you will WANT to spend money in a way in which they feel comfortable, you will WANT to always be on their side. Say you and your partner are about to watch TV, and you kinda want to watch a horror film, and suggest it, but you can tell be their expression they may not be really happy to do so. If you try to push you want to watch, that is 100% nothing but selfishness. True love means you don't even have to think "oh, if I want to build a good relationship, I should do what they'd find enjoyable"; no, true love means you WANT to watch something that makes them happy. 

People might think I'm being silly; they say "it's JUST a movie, it's not important. If it's something really important, THEN I'll do what I know makes them happy". But the truth is, being selfish in the little things is just practice for the big things. 

People laugh at me or roll their eyes at me when I say this, but they are the one's who I see arguing with their partners, having ugly breakups, or live in a tense household. Meanwhile, I have had 100% success rate with my "method" in all my relationships. 

But there is one important criteria needed for this to work properly: the other party must do the same! If you try to treat a person in this unselfish, loving way, most people will respond in kind. Yes, we will sometimes make mistakes and do something selfish, but it's important to immediately go back to our initial philosophy and never let it escalate. On the other hand, you will occasionally meet someone who does NOT respond in kind. These people simply don't make good friends, they are selfish and have yet to learn how the world works. 

Simple as that. 

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Sounds like things are really tough for you. I remember reading some of your other posts about how terrible things are going with your family; I'm sad to see they haven't improved. 

An important thing is to keep talking about it. You don't want to obsess over your problems, but almost every consiler or psychologist would say that it's good for our mental health to both say and write how we feel. If you need to leave vizzed, fine, but perhaps start a journal. Better yet, you can find a counselor to speak to (though I know time isn't really something you have!)

One thing that I found helpful is thinking about what the great philosopher Epictetus said: 

"For every challenge, remember the resources you have within you to copy with it. Provoked by the sight of a handsome man or a beautiful woman, you will discover within you the contrary power of self-restraint. Faced with pain, you will discover the power of endurance. If you are insulted, you will discover patience. In time, you will grow to be confident that there is not a single impression that you will not have the moral means to tolerate."

I also like this one by philosopher and roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius: 
"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

Hand in there, and never feel like asking someone for help is a failure. 

I would say "No". But part of me thinks it would be cool if I was the nemesis of furries. Like I would not be in any way interested in furries, and because of that, inadvertently become part of the community but in the role of a enemy. It could happen. 

I didn't see one for the User Level, or am I just missing it? That is actually one I'm curious about. 

Hi Austin. I actually don't remember you, sorry. But I'm sure you were not as annoying as you remember. 

It's it awesome rediscovering something from when you were a child? The nostalgia, eh? 

I perform light maintenance on my armor every few days, and get it professionally maintained and mended every few months. That way, I have not had to replace it; it's still the same armor I crafted by the one and only Six Winged Angel, the same armor that survived the great battle of Enzo Matrix. 

It's nice to read a positive post like this. We are happy to have you, and I'm thrilled vizzed means so much to me. It does to me too. 

Some of these are really amazing! It would be awesome to have a few games here on vizzed that are up-scaled. Is it quite tedious to upscale a whole game?