You need to tell him that if he’s not fine with you going and he should let you cancel, otherwise he’s it’s like he just wants to keep punishing you without accepting a solution. Isn’t there a way he could come with you? If not, you should remind him that you put up with his family for 3 years- he can take a bit of inconvenience for a few days.

That makes sense. Just keep up what makes you happy with your physique.

Yup. It’s easy to lose all the work you’ve put in.

I see. Well if you’re still fit, but just not as muscular as you were I don’t think it’s a problem unless it’s bothering you. People’s goals concerning their physique can change over time. You gotta do what’s right for you.

Just addressing point 3) you shouldn’t let yourself go thinking you don’t need to look good because you have no one to impress. It’s not really fair to your gf. You’d be slow motion catfishing her. Instead, you should find a way to workout together. It doesn’t have to be at a gym. You could hike together, go swimming. Acroyoga is something cool couples can do too.

It seems like the gist of what is being said is “everything happens for a reason” and I believe that is true. Hope definitely gets us through the tough times and it’s a really important mental skill to be able to tell yourself to have hope and will yourself to believe it even during the toughest moments. But I don’t agree that only Lincoln and Jefferson have self-actualized. There’s a lot of other people that are at their peak of existence.

Dude. I’m in awe.

I have a huge amount of respect for anyone that can do a portrait in ink. Do you do an under drawing in pencil and then ink it in when you have the outline down? Or just freehand in ink?

You can almost smell the flower and feel the cool earthy smell of the dew.

A lot of people focus on the water or a white sandy beach when they draw seascapes but I like how the eye is drawn to the little tide pools and rocks in this instead. It seems like a small beach you can find on the coast that’s not really where all the crowds gather and you can make it your own little private place. The reflections and highlights are masterful.

I love the color palette. You’ve got the water and reflection down perfect.

There’s something a bit off with the left leg imo. I like the looseness of your brushstrokes. Very expressive.

Granny from Squidbillies and Mr. Rogers.

Brilliant idea. I’d love to see a video on your process! Do you have a YouTube channel or IG?

So you burnt in the outline and then laid on the acrylics? Very pretty effect.

The fur is flawless! Amazing job creating texture