Romantic Cheese Puns

Today, I saw two LinkedIn posts (linked at the bottom) which crystalized something about the ways many modern women conceptualize desirable and undesirable forms of masculinity.

In the posts, a woman who started her own marketing company explains that women don't feel safe with men anymore because men are no longer "real men" since "we" as a society have emasculated them by saying that they should be "passive, agreeable, and feminine, so women can instead take charge."

Here is the crystallization that came to me after reading both of her posts.

Take all of masculinity (its behaviors, physical expectations, drives, etc.) to be a box.

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Over the past few decades, societies in the west (primarily prompted by academic feminists) have argued that some behaviors in this box are harmful and have consequently labeled these behaviors as part of the nexus of "toxic masculinity." Such behaviors include aggression, an overt and constant sexualization of women, and emotional repression

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The ultimate result of such labeling is the socially coercive suggestion that men should not engage in these behaviors. For men, this coercion has resulted in a carved out version of what are acceptably masculine behaviors.

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Although this carving started out in academia, many non-academics in the media, government , and every day life (primarily Western liberals) have accepted this view of masculinity and today the coercion is primarily through social media in the form of public shaming.

However, what we see in the LinkedIn posts and other propagators of gender norms is a desire for some to carve this box of masculinity more finely, primarily for the benefit of some women. In the LinkedIn post, the author states that she wants "real men" to be "assertive" and "to step into their power" and that "just a taste of that dominating force from a man is something women crave so much today, they’ll find themselves in toxic trauma bonds w/ guys who don’t actually love them."

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It started with one slice and then I took my time to enjoy 3 more and it magically hit the spot for some reason and I loved it. Provolone is one of my favorite cheeses but it's been a minute since I've had a slice of quality provolone and I wonder if that's how people feel when it's been a minute since they've seen their romantic partner

I'm pretty new to illustrator, so figured I'd kill two birds with one stone, by creating a thoughtful gift for the new girlfriend that not only would allow me to work on my limited skills, but also contribute towards my humble Christmas present offering.

Anyways, decided to make a mock up of our first date on bonfire night, in my head it was going to look all retro and cool, something that you'd be proud to hang up, but in the end it looks like something that probably belongs on the fridge.

Think the main issue is too many conflicting styles, partly due to my limited knowledge and partly due to me using a couple of shortcuts in downloading ready to go vector images.

http://cubeupload.com/im/QyO3SE.jpg

I'm just looking for some ideas on how I can smarten it up, make it looks less like something a 12 year old did.

I have these pictures at home, and it was this sort of effect I was trying to achieve (minus the dinosaurs)...

http://cubeupload.com/im/osSTO7.jpg

One idea I had was trying to give it more depth, so some how try and drop an outline of Liverpool skyline in the background and merge the colours in using the blend tool? But unsure on how to go about tracing out an image in this way.

Thanks for any help

My gf is a huge bread and cheese person and she will be moving to Shanghai next week, so I wanted to do something nice. I plan on doing a "picnic style" date in my apt in front of my fire-place (it's freezing here in Chicago), however I have no idea what to get!

You guys know your stuff so I would appreciate the advice: I want a variety of cheeses (I think she likes cheddar) What type of bread/cracker will pair well? What drinks pair well? How about pate, do people throw that on cheese and crackers?

Also, she was born and raised in London, if that is any indicator to the type of cheese she may like and we both currently reside in Chicago

Thanks for your help, guys!

So, I have a birthday coming up, and I am thinking about sending my girlfriend (26F, of about a year and a half) flowers at work with something horribly cheesy on the note. Something like, "There is no better gift on my birthday than seeing you happy."

Is that so corny it would just embarrass her in front of her coworkers, or do you think she would proudly display it on her desk?

Hi all, college student here who's only ever had grilled cheeses he didn't like. Off-brand american slices and the like. Anyway this cute girl from the room next to me said we could hang out tonight, and I want to make it count. What is your go-to recipe for wooing the opposite sex? Obviously Limburger is right out.

I've always been partial to Italian/french cheeses, so was planning a mix of Parmigiano-Reggiano, Asiago, and mozzarella. Does anyone have any idea how well Asiago and Parm melt? Only planning to cook it in butter and pepper. No idea what to pair it with, I was thinking perhaps some fresh tomato slices, as I don't want to throw it in generic Campbell tomato soup.

thanks for the help!

TL;DR - date last night got high. And super sick. I didn't know what to do. I came to reddit with"HEY STONERS DO NEED TO CALL 911?" It's all better now. And people kept asking for updates, so now there's a funny story below that you shouldn't read because this <IS> the /trees subreddit, and there is an 80% chance that you're too baked to put these words together.

To the other 20%, enjoy the ride.

DISCLAIMER I'm a part time comedian, so this is now just notes for how this is going to be a hilarious bit about dating when you're old and lonely.

Oh my God.

I'm on a date. At a girl's house. Right now. It's 10:25 PM on a Saturday night. It's a third or fourth date. The night to get lucky. This weekend is my last "weekend off" before 4 months of work hell and 18 hour days. Marijuana is legal where I live. She wanted to eat an edible to lower inhibitions for certain ... things ... you know. I don't know what the subreddit rules are. She got too high. She started crying. I tried to get her to lay down. She wouldn't. She says this is my fault. I asked her if she wanted me to leave. She said yes. I started packing up my bag. She said, "I'm going to be sick." Stood up, walked to the front door and projectile vomited everywhere. Floor, walls, into my shoes. Everywhere. Simultaneously went #1 and #2. I got her into the bathroom where she is now, and my instinct is to clean it up because I'm a gentleman, but I've never been to her house and I know where NOTHING is to clean with.

And I can't even follow her last directive and leave because -2 degrees here, the snow is deep, and I didn't bring a spare set of shoes with my bag. And I'm not ready to walk outside barefoot and abandon my $200 work steeltoes, because I CAME HERE AFTER WORK and she asked me to stay.

So I went into the bathroom and asked her if she wanted me to leave because my shoes are a wreck, and I'd like to clean them before I left, but I'd rather clean it all up before I leave if she still wants me to leave.

She's lying in the bathroom floor, wrecked. She's not coherent. I don't do drugs due to work, and I've never been around a high person. I'm caught between calling 911, and running barefoot to her neighbor's house to ask if they have any of her family or friends' contact information, because she told me that her family is all local and her brothers and sisters introduced her to edibles, so maybe one of them can come over and help. And I still want to clean, becaus

I lost a bet with my boyfriend. The deal was that the loser has to cook a meal of the winner’s choosing.

So I asked him what he’d like, and he said: “something you can eat, too.” That means it should be vegetarian.

And I said: “anything else?”

His words were: “surprise me!”

Wanting to get it right, I asked: “could you be a bit more specific about what you’d want?”

I expected him to maybe ask for something traditional, something experimental, Mexican, French, Italian, you get the picture.

But then he asked for something fried. How random, right?

Does anyone out there have any ideas for something vegetarian and fried that makes for a nice romantic meal?