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submitted by kiffylee
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Dear Papabear,

I'm an avid reader of your letters and I was wondering if you might be able to help me out.

To start, I'm a 21 year old gay male who is currently single and I can't seem to find a way to stop this depressing feeling of loneliness in my life. I've got a great, supporting family and two wonderful groups of friends I've made through high school and college that I see on a semi-regular basis but the thing is, almost everyone of my friends has found a relationship. Even my friend nicknamed "Crazy [Dan]" has found someone.

I've managed to get into a relationship twice before, but sadly, they both ended badly (the first made me feel like I was being controlled and the second was so quiet I felt like I couldn't do anything with him). I've thought about trying online sites like E Harmony but searching for someone didn't feel right to me.

One of my friends has expressed that she would like me to find someone close by and while I agree with her, I haven't a clue how to start. I mean, I can't just walk up to some guy and ask if he's gay.

What can I do to find someone I can feel comfortable sharing my life with?

~Aiden Fox (Michigan)

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Dear Aiden,

Having lived in Michigan for over 20 years, I can tell you that it’s certainly not the best place to be a gay man, but there is some hope there, and I agree with your friend that you should find someone local. First of all, though, I would wager that your first two boyfriends were furries, yes? And were they just online friends? I could be wrong, but if not, I suggest you broaden your scope to all gay—local—men to increase your chances of finding someone.

Secondly, you’re right, you just don’t approach someone—usually—and ask if they’re gay and interested in you. What you need to do is find a hang out with those like yourself so you can socialize with gay guys and make friends, some of whom may become more than friends.

While there are some gay bars in Michigan, I don’t know about you, but I don’t find those places to be very good for finding potential mates. It’s possible, but I just find bars unpleasant. Instead, I would like to suggest you check out places like The Network’s Men’s Social Group. I believe it’s based in Grand Rapids. The problem is you weren’t specific about what city you were in, but if it’s Grand Rapids, you’re golden. In Detroit—if you like bears ;-)—there’s Motor City Bears. You might also try joining an organization such as Equality Michigan, which has events you can participate in while also getting involved in the political side of the LGBT community. In short, try finding a local gay social network near you.

As for dating sites, if the above doesn’t work for you (and dating sites CAN work, so don’t feel weird about it), there are some that are gay-specific, rather than trying EHarmony, such as Compatible Partners, One Good Love (which looks particularly good, I think), and, for the very serious, Gay Marriage.

So, that’s what I would recommend for you, Aiden. Try to get some social contact with gay men out in the real world and outside of the bar scene, and maybe give some of these gay dating sites a try.

Hope that helps! Don’t give up; you’re only 21! You’ll find love yet!

Papabear

I have an offer from someone for a 6pg story and would like your fursona in it and some input on what I have though up. Story will probably end up nsfw. Here is a sketch of my sona by the artist http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14220157/ reply with a pic of your sona or character and let me know if you're interested. Bonus points If you're a mare, german shepard. huskey or wolf.

submitted by mcninja77
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submitted by Oathkeeperx
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I have an offer from someone for a 6pg story and would like you in it and some input on what I have though up. Story will probably end up nsfw. Here is a sketch of my sona by the artist http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14220157/ reply with a pic of your sona and let me know if you're interested.

submitted by mcninja77
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I've implemented SoFurry mirroring capabilities, twice, and I'd like some info about the site since I've never been there in the last ... idk ... 4 years?

I want to know. Is there any content only allowed to registered users?

Currently the bot behaves like an anonymous user (unlike FA) and I have yet to find a blocked page, I also noticed that SF is quite SFW which is kinda suspicious.

As usual with any new release, report any bugs an feel free to abuse the bot at /r/furaffinitybotping. Triggering and reporting a bug allows you to name the next release.

I only hope /u/fxscreamer's posts don't trigger a bug yet again (jk, u are awesome fx ;)

Also, I made a simplistic flair icon and wanted my bot to have it, but /u/copperbadger improved it quite a bit. And that is the flair icon I'm currently showing. Thanks! ^_^

Next target in sight: Inkbunny.

submitted by fa_mirror
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Why isn't there one? I mean, mobile FA its the same at the PC version. Just a mobile version of the website on the web browser would be better then nothing.

submitted by Dingus_Kahn
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submitted by DoorbellDhole
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submitted by Yiffing_Time
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I've implemented SoFurry support on the bot for the .25 version only to accidentaly delete the files just after testing it works.

Implemented the SoFurry scrapper.
Test it works.

$ hg add #<-- Saves new files, forgot to do this. $ hg commit $ hg push ... $ rm -rf development-copy

Congrats! I've just deleted the work I've just done!

Not very furry-related but I needed to rant.

The lost-in-aether version working

Edit: SoFurry.com support is now live! Please report any bugs.

submitted by fa_mirror
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Hey /r/furry, who might your favorite winged, scaly beasts be?

(yeah, maybe kinda strange to ask fuzzbutts that :p)

Off the top of my head, not in ranked order:

• Toothless HTTYD
• Haku Spirited Away
• Paarthunax Skyrim
• Smaug Hobbit
• Temeraire Temeraire
• AuRon Age of Fire
• Saphira Inheritance
• Kilgharrah Merlin BBC
• Draco DragonHeart
• Chibisuke Dragon Drive
• Spyro Spyro
• Shenron Dragonball

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submitted by iCryoPhoenix
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Hey everyone. The place I DJ at is having a Furry night tonight. We have tv's behind the bar and stuff, and normally i run visuals through them while i DJ. For our furry night, I am having trouble deciding on what kind of vids to run. I thought maybe get some furry dance party footage from youtube and looping clips like that, or maybe some cartoons with anthropomorphic animals in them? Fox and the Hound? Aristocats? Would playing Gummi Bears or something like that be cool, or would they find it patronizing, like "oh, of COURSE they would play fox and the hound, because we're in FURSUITS! How clueless and uninformed they are about our culture!"

Any thoughts or inputs on what kind of vids would be cool to play? As someone who does not identify as a furry, I would like to make an effort try and make this more than just a night out at the dance club, but a place where they could have monthly nights, etc. I would like to try and tailor my visuals to my clientele, and in this case I am sorely uninformed.

submitted by catgoat
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No zoo. Reminder zoo players = cancer to the game.

Post your BattleTag

submitted by Urlich_Firelord
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Author: Dear Papa Bear, As always, the words “thank you” cannot express how grateful myself and many others are to you for reading our letters and giving us some wise advice. I have a shorter but important question today. This came up because relatively recently an online friend of mine has been having a rough […]

submitted by mxjf
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