u/ThrowawayIsland8

Just sitting around on this lazy Sunday, trying to fill some time while we all have the day to ourselves, I got to wondering - do you consider yourselves to be relatively traditional? Do you engage in other kinks, lifestyles, or communities that are off the beaten path? Do you dress differently than the norm and such?

None of it's a judgement on anyone, I'm just realizing how much my group doesn't look like anyone you'd consider poly. I'm your standard 9-5, suit and tie business guy. Both of my girlfriends are very traditional, femme girls, one's even reasonably religious (goes to church semi-regularly, nothing nuts). The craziest one of them gets is some very mild artificial hair highlights that mostly blend in to her hair, but fits her aesthetic as an artsy person.

We mess around with a little bit of kink, but nothing more intense than you'd see on a standard HBO show or movie. We're not part of any alt-communities, although they spend some time with other bisexuals/lesbians occasionally.

What about you? Happy Sunday.

Recently I've been way overheating in bed at night, typically something I notice just as I'm finally dozing off, and then I'll end up drenched in sweat. While I do share the bed, we keep it very cold in the bedroom (house A/C, fan, AND in-window A/C set to 62), I can split off if I need to, and even go into another room if I'm feeling too close. But the overheating happens in my own space too.

We've noticed it mostly happens if I'm stirring in the early morning, up for a bit, and then going back to sleep. But sometimes it'll come in the middle of the night without warning.

I know women get menopause and get hot flashes, which is what this kind of feels like. Is this just a normal thing for men that I should get used to?

We're coming into possession of a collection that we simply don't have the space for in the house for too long... like, hundreds of dolls. The vast majority are unclothed Barbies that were poached for their outfits, but are otherwise completely clean and unused. Some are unboxed collector dolls. Some are boxed dolls ranging from semi-playline to Signature/Black Label. (Let's say 20-30 I'll part with.)

I'm from a family of collectors, so I have an understanding that some of these have value to people, and one box is full of more rare dolls (like, I can quickly identify a Gigi Hadid Barbie, City Chic Barbie, Marvel Phoenix Barbie, without outfits in one bin). I don't have the time to individually catalog each doll for their price, especially because I know plenty will be worthless.

While I'd like to make a bit of money, my main priority is that these get into the hands of people that will really appreciate them and take care of them, more than maximizing profit, in respect of their original owner. I'm happy to donate the rest to kids who might not get a clean, unused doll normally.

I just don't know where to start. I live in the US Southwest. Do I take them to a toy shop? A convention? Sell in lots on eBay?

Any advice is appreciated.

Edit: The collection began around 2013 so is mostly anything after the Life in the Dreamhouse era.