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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I was able to go swimming just one single time this year, in an actual pool. That's more than I got to do last year, or the year before that, or the year before that. I miss swimming. I like to swim naked, around other gay men. It's not about sex. It's about freedom.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

My man has a theme song! Give it a listen. www.facebook.com/share/v/18gL...

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Melania Trump allegedly wrote this about the Great Jimmy Kimmel. I don't think so. Do you really think that she knows the words "rhetoric," "corrosive" or "atrocious"? Really? Yeah, I'm not buying it. I think that she has a ghostwriter.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This is my Matt. In just a week, he has become the Love of my Life. Prior to meeting him, I never thought that I would love again, or that I could love again, and then he entered my life and changed it for the better.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It's official. Matt the Mime (of King's Island fame) is now my boyfriend. It's admittedly a little fast, but I have zero doubts that he is "The Guy." I have been happy before, but I've never been THIS happy before. And, he feels the same way! It's like Fate intervened. And OUR future is bright.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Met someone amazing tonight. Kind, sweet, great kisser, funny, humble, a talented performer & passionate about what he does in his life. I'd love for this to be "The Guy" & I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I can absolutely see some serious potential here. I might be smitten already.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The really, really hard conversation happened. I think that I'm at least on the road to closure, finally. I finally feel like I've been heard, so now it feels like the healing & the letting go of anger can begin in earnest. I'm just sorry that it came out so damned hurtful to the boyfriend.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Little things still trigger it. I just start being sad, thinking about how lost I am without my marriage. I then start crying. And not just crying, but ugly crying. And it's bad because it's always in public. No one wants to see an old, ugly, fat man crying in the greeting card aisle, do they?

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I just saw Valentine's Day cards at Kroger. I saw two cards that would be perfect for my husband... Oh wait. I don't have a husband anymore. Oh, look! There's one that would be perfect for him to give to his boyfriend. Fuck my life.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I don't know who I am anymore. For 9 years, I defined myself by the fact that I was a loyal, faithful, devoted, loving partner/husband. Now that that's gone, I don't know who I really am anymore. So much of my life was intertwined w/ his & him snatching that away was a massive blow to my life.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

So far this year, I have not been able to sleep at night, no matter how tired I am. Three nights in a row, I have taken melatonin, and three nights in a row, I have not slept for a single minute. I am in a cool sleeping environment, with my lovely pillows, dressed appropriately, and no sleep.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

When I first wanted it, you withheld it to be cruel. When I wanted it, you withheld it because you had the power to deny me & got cocky. Now that I no longer want it, you are suddenly offering it freely, and shocked that I said no. Sorry, you withheld it for too long. I don't want it anymore.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I've always wanted to be able to do a trust fall with someone. I've tried it exactly twice. Both with men that I had married. Neither one caught me. (Neither one even tried.) Both of them laughed when I fell. Both of them still swear that it never happened in the first place.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Just because I post something here that 100% correlates to a conversation that you & I literally just had, does not mean that I'm posting about you specifically... However, to use a metaphor here, if you try on a pair of shoes & they fit, then maybe those shoes are yours in some way. Just saying.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

If someone else has to prompt you to do the bare minimum of courtesy and basic Human kindness, then you probably aren't anything close to an actually kind person. #themoreyouknow #roomtogrow

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

DC Comics is putting out two new titles this year that I'm hoping will be long term ongoing titles. Batwoman, And The Legion of Super Heroes. If these sell well, and carry on for 3-5 years, if not longer, then I will be a very happy comic book reader. Buy them. Support them. Write to them.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I am officially quitting cigarettes, as of New Year's Eve Eve (late afternoon). This is my pre-New Year's Resolution, so that I cannot go back on it. Now, if I can only quit the nicotine vapes too... Nah, that's probably not going to happen in 2026... Potentially in 2027? We shall see...

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Alone on New Year's Eve. Absolutely fucking perfect. Topper of my entire fucking year. At least it cannot get any fucking worse than rock bottom. Happy Fucking New Year! 2025 has been the shittiest fucking year of my entire fucking life. 2025 can go fuck off.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. And Happy Thursday to everyone. I hope that your days are filled with joy and happiness and nothing but love. Remember that you are loved, no matter how badly you believe that to be otherwise. I love you, at the very least. :-) You are important to me.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Someone wanted to see my feet. So... Here you go.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Realized something today. Out of all of the relationships that I've had in my adult life, the only ones that didn't end due to one of us falling in love/sleeping with someone else, were the ones where I initiated the split. Unlike everyone else, I didn't have a backup plan for when it all ended.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

@bino-bibo.bsky.social made me some homemade brown bread in an adorable little loaf tin. "Put butter or better yet cream cheese on it," he said. Plain: 7/10. With butter: 9/10. With cream cheese: 12/10. I've had it out of a can before, but never had it fresh and/or homemade. This was sooo good.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

What really pisses me off is the fact that, out of all of the people he could've chosen, he chose the one person (other than himself) that I would never do anything to hurt. I would give up my life to make either, or both of them, happy. I would've happily shared him, if I felt like I was wanted.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I've been telling this to people for YEARS. I also don't do business with Hobby Lobby, Papa John's, or Chik-Fil-A for the same reason.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Current mood: P!nk's "Who Knew" You were my entire life, and now I feel like I'm nothing without you. youtu.be/NJWIbIe0N90?... I'm trying to move on, but I just can't. FML

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P!nk - Who Knew (Official Video)

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Starting an OnlyFans. We'll see how that goes. I'm feeling apprehensive about it, but you know what they say about doing the things that scare you the most... I might be promoting it here, so it'll likely be NSFW stuff when I do. I'm waiting until I have content to post. LoL You have been warned.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

When my meds r working (1 Rx & 2 OTC) + my mind is strong enough, my pain is as low as 4 (1-10 scale) when I'm not trying to sleep. Then it's a 7. I should b on stronger scripts, but I was afraid of addiction. Now, I feel that I should've risked it. Some days, it's painful just getting out of bed.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Trying something new with a D&D game, or rather two of them. 2 games, 1 campaign. Both groups can affect what happens in the other group. Actions have consequences. A living campaign. 2 separate groups working towards the same goal, sort of, unaware (in game) that the other group exists (for now).

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

A poem: I saw you the other day. There was a twinkle in your eyes that I hadn't seen in a long time. Your step, lighter Your heart, brighter You had that long lost smile. I wanted to say hello. I really did. But you didn't see me, I didn't approach. I realized why you were happier: Without me.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Late posting, but thank you to my friend, Dave, & his lovely extended family, for welcoming me to their Thanksgiving dinner/feast with open arms, togetherness & love. Most of these people have only met me a few times & they still treated me like I was part of the family. Thank you, to all of you.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Not going to lie: I've not been happy with my life for a while now. I'm trying, however, to see some good in the future... Wherever that may find me.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

How can I no longer be the sad, pathetic, pitiful joke of a man that they think I am, that is... when they actually think of me at all? Yes, I know that I'm usually an irritating and despised afterthought to them when I pop into their heads, but how can I change what they always think of me?

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I've heard from a couple of people that the hallmark of a really good day is not seeing me, hearing from me, or even thinking about me. So, if you read this post, then I'm sorry that you aren't having a really good day. In other words, I guess I'm at least good for something, right?

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Recently purged a lot of my posts here, as no one fucking cares what I have to say, and at best, it was just a live journaling of the end of my marriage, step by step. No one commented. Pretty sure no one read any of them, so no one's missing out on anything Have a great life.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I hate the fact that I'm alone & lonely. I push away the 1 person trying to be kind to me because I feel that his heart isn't into it, just a misplaced sense of duty. I don't want to feel like someone has to spend time with me. Do it because you want to, not because you feel guilty if you don't.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Wanted: A currently single monogamy inclined hairy otter or muscle bear BB top man chaser w/a beard, nipple rings & Prince Albert piercing, who is in his 30s to 50s, is at least 5'8", has 7"+ in his pants & likes to kiss. Am I crazy? Or is this too much to ask for in a potential partner?

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

My friend Aaron Maas made a meme (see below). Please feel free to copy and share! Let's get this thing viral ASAP.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Now accepting boyfriend applications: Prefer Top Men 30-60ish At least 5'7", <300 lbs, >6" Affectionate Local (Greater Cincinnati area, or willing to relocate) "Handsome" (this is subjective) Has geek interests (i.e. comic books and Dungeons & Dragons) Openly gay or bisexual Inquire within.

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I don't want to be the "Pick Me" guy, but dammit, I wish that someone would.

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Matt Aytch Taylor @matthtaylor.com · 02/10/2025

you know what's interesting is i don't often reach out to people just to say hey because i didn't want to be a bother. I've somehow built into my psyche the idea that even reminding people i exist is somehow an inconvenience to them. i think that's partly why i go dormant on discord

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

In the hospital still. Held overnight for observation, as my O2 stats were lower than desired. Feeling okay in terms of pain management. Voice is hoarse & a tad crunchy. Typing is firmly 1 handed. Didn't expect to be here overnight, so no phone charger. (Thank you, Manoj, for the loan overnight.)

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Martin @martinmanhunter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Surgery day is today. I'll post updates once I'm out of surgery, recovering & cognizant of my surroundings. If this is the last post that u ever see, then know that I probably didn't survive the surgery & that my husband is hopefully now rich enough to not worry, due to life insurance payouts.

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