Goodbye Stranger Puns

Dear K,

I don’t need you. I never needed you. I don’t miss you. I stopped missing you in July when I cut contact. I never seek you out, you’re always the one following me around even though I ask you to leave me alone which makes me think that maybe YOU are the weird one and not I. At least my weird is harmless, yours is a bit embarrassing though.

I know what you’re trying to do. Make me feel like I’m not good enough, that I’ll never be good enough, to make me think that you are the best I will ever have and will live my life in regret, wondering what I could have had with you.

I don’t need to wonder. I had a look into the future with you and it was a nightmare. I didn’t need tarot cards to tell me that either. I was already married once to a competitive, jealous man that wanted me for whatever resource he could get out of me. I don’t need to head back in that direction again! Been there done that. You can’t hide shit from me, I’ve already lived with you for 8 years. Know you inside and out. Anything you could give me, I could get from myself or someone who treats me better.

The truth is that I was too good for all of this. I knew that, so I removed myself from your bullshit so I could spend my time on things that do make me happy and my life did get a lot better without you. You aren’t the best I’ve ever had, you’re rock bottom. I will love again, just not you. I’m going to give my love to someone who knows it’s value.

You think you’re writing out my fate, that I’d read those letters and somehow mistake them for truth and even act them out. But I would be careful what you’re writing because you may just be projecting out your own fears instead of my destiny. I do enjoy watching you catch fire, you burn so brilliantly when you’re angry. I think there are better ways to use one’s light. But that’s just my opinion.

Have a nice life!

The weird girl

I really had fun talking to you. We had our chance pero wala eh mahihinang nilalang tayo to make a move. Hope na magcross ulit ang ating landas kahit maliit yung chance hahaha. Hard to say goodbye, suhreh. Take care always CE. Bawi nalang tayo next life ☺️

Went to a nightclub with friends, and I decided to stay for longer by myself after they went home. I'm really not normally into the gay nightlife scene, but I somehow ended up dancing with and making out with a stranger for ~half an hour. It was my first time making out with a stranger outside of a few grindr hookups.

It was exhilarating, and he seemed to be really enjoying it. But then he told me he needed to use the bathroom and he'd be right back, only to walk straight out the exit to the club.

I'm really proud of myself for putting myself out there and connecting with a total stranger like that. I have dating/hook-up anxiety, so it was a real confidence booster.

But I'm also letting the fact that he irish goodbye'd me get to my head... Was I a bad kisser? Did I do something that bothered him? I need to not let this rejection bring me down.... GayBros, please share your rejection stories... Has anything like this ever happened to you before, and how do you cope?

In it, instead of saying “I need you,” like he does in the final product, Dean was originally supposed to say, “I love you,” to Cas. Thoughts?

I hate myself for being depressed. Why? I don't have any financial problems, my family has more wealth than 90% of the people in my country. I have something to eat whenever I'm hungry. I have physical needs. I've never lived in a warzone. I have a peaceful environment. I rank usually higher in school. I have an IQ of around 130, I always scored the best for science and maths. Still, I'm depressed. Why? What's wrong with me?

I had a depressing childhood. My parents are educationally smart. Really smart. They don't understand or show love. Idk why. I was bullied, I did not say that to my parents bc they yell at me all the time. "They bully you bc you are too weak to go against them". I never felt loved. Got punished when I was crying. I was all alone. Crying. Even though I had good grades. It's all my parents wanted. Nothing else. I never received a hug. Never heard "my son, we love you". I worked for them to keep them happy. I thought that will keep their words away from me. No. I'm a mistake for them. They have no value in me. No one does. I have friends. Really close ones. I told them about my problems. They don't understand me. Talked to so many people. All left me. I was too fragile and broken for them. I scream I need help. No one cared. All ignored it. I just wanted to feel I exist. I need to feel loved. No one will love me. A partner? no. I have such a silly and childish personality. I am funny a person to people who know me. I smile all the time even though I'm empty inside. I pushed myself. I was really confident that I'm gonna be good. Nothing. I'm tired. No one cares. I feel so empty. Please.... Someone. I need a hug. I never received any appreciation. My parents never let someone come over, I can't go to friends' houses. I just want to die. My home is shit. Fuck everything. I have physical needs. I hate myself for not being grateful for them. I hate myself for not working like a robot;like my parents want me to. I hate myself for being funny. No one will love me. I have no point.

All I can see is the darkness. See everyone.

One last brofist from a random loser. Who tried, and failed.

Bye, everyone. I love you.

I can not hear goodbye stranger or take a chance on me without picturing their scenes on the Office. Anyone else have other songs that the office just owns inside their brains?

Hi everyone.

Don't worry, I'm not looking for any help. I'm only here to get this off my chest.

31yr old male here in the U.S. My fiancé had an affair, and took our 4year son. I only get to see him on Wednesdays and every other weekend. I'm a very "all or nothing" kind of person. Same as my parents. As shitty as this may seem, I'd rather be gone that deal with the pain.

I've spent the last 5 months setting this up, and I'm completely come to terms with my decision. I always plan ahead, and I have set up a trust account for my son, an email address for him, a 529 account for college, etc. My Will & last testament has been completed, and letters have been written, all photos have been transferred to hard drive and my apartment packed up and cleaned (lease up in 3 months). I was even able to cross a few things off my bucket list in the last few months which was nice.

I've got a very discrete spot picked out that me and some friends would go camping at in college, and I've gathered all materials. (A ridiculous amount of heavy pain pills, 3 bottles of prescribed codeine/promethazine cough syrup to prevent throwing up, my favorite alcohol, and old car, and a gun just in case. A little extreme I know, but I'm not afraid of dying....I'm afraid of surviving.

I just wanted to thank reddit for always being there. I'll most likely be painlessly surfing reddit and listening to a few of my favorite songs in my last moments in my car waiting for the carbon monoxide to do its job.

Godspeed

I’m curious on why The Logical Song has aged a lot better in popularity then Goodbye Stranger. In my opinion melody wise and production wise I feel like the songs are tied But personally I like goodbye stranger a lot more music wise, mainly because when I heard that chorus when I was a kid I thought it was the best thing I have ever heard. But lyrically it’s very obvious that The Logical Song takes the crown. Goodbye Strangers lyrics I actually think are quite awful in my opinion, which upsets me because I have always thought that song had so much better potential lyrically. What’s your favorite between the two and why?

If you compare the studio recording and the live version the difference is huge.

SUPERTRAMP - GOODBYE STRANGER Live at Paris 1979 - YouTube

Goodbye Stranger (2010 Remastered) - YouTube

The studio one just sounds so much more pleasing to me. I'm trying to make my synth sound like that and I just can't get close to the studio recording's quality. It has to be a post production thing right?

Today my neighbours have moved away (to another country) and I'm sad. Here's the kicker, though: we weren't even friends.

I wished we had been, though, because we were the same age group and they seemed like interesting guys (plus yeah I kind of had a crush on one of them, lol), but due to mutual shyness after a year of living next door we never got past saying hello and smiling to each other (which I guess might be another reason why I'm sad about them leaving - due to regret for not being braver and stepping out of my comfort zone to introduce myself sooner). Another kicker is that I finally officially met them (we introduced to each other and talked) yesterday ... the night before they were leaving ... at another neighbour's party ...

But this is not only about my neighbours. I get attached/used to any strangers I interact on a regular basis with. For example, if I go to an all-inclusive resort for a week and chat with the hotel barman every lunchtime and every night after dinner, I'll feel kind of blue (sad, nostalgic) when I have to go home. If we have workers at our house (or someone else) for a couple of months and I interact with them in some way regularly, I "miss" them when they finish the job and leave. And in that kind of example (where I've known them for a longer time, not just a week or two), my nostalgic feelings are not so quick to go away, I might occasionally think of them even a year later. Now, with these neighbours, I find it genuinely hard to believe that I'll never ever see them again (and somecomplete strangers will move in instead).

Now, I'm not even sure what I want to ask: Is it really bad/unhealthy to get somewhat attached to strangers? And if I cannot help getting attached, how do I stop getting so upset when something ends and they leave for good?

In my mind I know my life won't/shouldn't be any different now that they were gone, but the thing is, I think the problem is that I give them (and other strangers) too much importance. I guess interaction with strangers shouldn't provide me so much excitement, even if they're hot/attractive strangers (this is embarassing to admit, but often I even adapt my behaviour/plans to increase the odds of interacting with them). Is something wrong with me?? I'm thinking my (social) life is perhaps too boring?

For what is worth, I'm 29. I wonder if anyone has similar experiences and how they've changed throughout the years. And yes, I have read about attachment theory and I know I have mo

Synopsis: Sam and Dean hunt down the angel tablet with assistance from Castiel and Meg.

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I have so many things I want to do, but I am held down by myself. I’m tired of it. I want to be the person I want to be and not who I think others want me to be. If my “friends” can’t be bothered to reach out or care, then fuck em. New people will come along one day or another. It may just be the fact that it is late, but I, like everyone, deserve greatness and I’m going to fight for it. I’m done being passive. Passivity is killing me.