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For me, it was a long talk I had with a random person on Omegle when that was a thing. I was bored one night so I decided to give it a try and I was matched with someone who I had nearly a 2 hour conversation with. We told jokes, told each other about ourselves, and talked like we were lifelong friends. But, we never did tell each other our names. I could've talked to this person all night but the interaction turned for the worst near the end. The person was depressed from what I gathered and the depression arose and the conversation fizzled out. I still think about them nearly 6 years later and hope that they are doing good whoever they were.

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[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm just sitting here refreshing this thread waiting for more stories, so I'm gonna share another one.

I was talking to a black man with the most gorgeous blue eyes. I complimented him on his eyes, and he asked, genuinely, "you know how I got blue eyes?", and there's really only 3 options- 2 mixed parents, or 1 white and 1 mixed, so I took a stab at it and said "you got a white dad?" This man's eyes went WIDE like I was a damn witch. He got real serious and asked "how'd you know that??" I told him I just guessed, but it was clear he didn't believe me as he scratched his chin and put some distance between us

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

/#3

When I was about 7/8yrs old, I ended up in an elevator alone with an elderly couple who proceeded to debate with one another whether I was a boy or a girl, while making direct eye contact with me.

The woman argued I must be a girl because of my pretty hair and face, while her husband was sure I must be a boy, given my... outfit and eyebrows? They never bothered to asked me, and I exited the elevator without saying a word to them

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sooo... have you decided yet, which one you want to be?

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I settled for nonbinary actually lol

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 10 points 1 week ago

Honestly, that was the option I had hoped for when I made that joke. I‘m happy for you.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just as an FYI don't need any white in there to have eye colors other than brown. Just increases the likelihood.

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

True, that's how blue eyes became a thing in the first place, I imagine lol