Critical Role fan asks Matt Mercer for Dating Advice 

Wait, this is you, who asked the question? I am so happy for you!!!

Are you the girl in the video or real, or?

@@lauralide4804 not technically a girl, but yeah that's me ^^

Aww, I'm super happy to hear that! I know it's not much, but I, a random stranger on the internet, support you and wish you well!

Major props for getting up there and asking, I bet it was terrifying.

it comes up often, doesn't it? I've seen people thank him for playing a German who isn't completely evil.

@@HipsterKhan I'm not German and I appreciate a non-evil German character. Entertainment has little variety in the nationality (i think that's the right word) in their villains

There was a sort of akward-german look shared between them, I love it.

I never thought people would feel that way about other people playing their ethnicity. Eye opening.

@@faisalhussain2270 There is more of a "thanks for being interested in our culture" outside of the US than certain people in the US would have you believe.

have you ever met a mentally stable Critter? didn't think so

lol

Ace Trainer Astrid What is this stability you speak of?

@@An_Average_Idiot point proven

@@acetraineraster5171 Why do you think we pretend to be heroes in another world?

Perfect, bout time it died.

lmao it didn't, you just are away from the people who do it

@@Hakimgrr_ wait who did then?

Its still funny if you ask me, you just need to know how to tell the joke

@@darkrage1138 my wife is a real battle-axe

Mercer's tip.

@@D_U_N_E well played.. that ones gold

this actually made me laugh out loud, well done

I almost choked lmaoooo

@@coconosuga5351 glad you didnt

In the back of his mind, Matt be like, 'She's already taken.... but I hope you find the 2nd most awesome one?'

Wife Pokémon

same, same

@@Megidramon I was half expecting "you can't have her! She's mine!" from him.

based

Moreover, he turned this cookie-cutter advice into the best one ever. Speaking from my experience, we may not realise it, but we constantly hide or... underplay certain aspects of ourselves to please another person, to make the conversation more smooth. And this is fine, this is basic courtesy. But when you find someone with whom you can be yourself to the fullest, it hits different.

It wasn’t difficult because it’s true. He didn’t say it coz it’s the easy answer. He said it because in his experience it’s the only advice worth giving.

@@lunar_storm when we first met my now girlfriend said real love is finding someone who makes you “more you”. We’ve been together nearly 7 years now and I’m yet to think of or hear a better description of love. She supports me when I want it, challenges me when I need it. But she makes me more me.

@@ArtOfShannonLee ​you have a point, indeed! It's just that this idea is something I have only recently discovered. I'm very happy for you and your partner :) definitely going to remember this description. It's simple but so much better than anything I've ever thought of.

It's cliche because it's true, Matt just went into detail as to why it's true.

He had to face many advirstities

All the high DC checks and saving throws....

The first time buying her something with sleeves must have been a challenge.

Not if you're as bomb as Matt Mercer

@@MrUmakemelaff She sees sleeves and she insta rolls for initiative Its not even her choice its her passive

Can I just be Matt Mercer instead? I think that would work out better...

@@JO-xg4ij Pretty sure the Matt Mercer effect is also in play in releationships...

He said once he was a very reserved and shy kid, he knows the experience of being anxious, not knowing what to say or whats the best way to act. Thats why its easier to buy from someone like him. Also, because as people who share the same interests and ideals, its easy to feel a connection to him.

he's not a DM for nothing

Not really. If you got looks charisma and talents like him, everbody wants to be your wife. Easy to be who you are, if you are already pure awesome.

It’s just the show dynamic XD

😂

😂

Matt, the Firbolg rolled an 18 for his wisdom ability score.

@@flynnforgeau9750 Nah his wisdom is 30!

Yes I feel the same way

Thre's an update several comment up yours: they (because they're NB) found a girlfriend, and their characters fell in love first.

Me too, but I felt like the group was helping her to not be so nervous

Do you know the reference? Has Liam been there? Why does Sam know a random german state capital? :D

The reference is just that it's a random German city people are likely to have heard the name of, and is identifiably German.

@@ArgusStrav Oh, okay. I didn't realize Düsseldorf was that internationally recognized, I guess. It's only our 7th biggest city. Is it because of the fashion shows?!?

@@QemeH I'm not sure myself, and I'm pretty sure most couldn't actually place it on a map. But for some reason, a lot of people have heard of it.

@@ArgusStrav Interesting... [It's the state capitol of _North Rhine-Westphalia_ (commonly just called NRW), which is the westernmost state of germany. It's central on the north-south axis and quite far in the west - about an hour or so from both the dutch and the belgian border. Just fyi...]

I know! Every so often on the show she looks at him like that, and my heart melts

"DM tips" Where 'DM' stands for 'Dating Marisha'

Same

only if he did it as Henry Crabgrass

@@zacharyerickson6302 I would be in for Gilmore.

There was another time, not on a panel, that Matt said much the same thing that he didn't know how he got so lucky, and she looked at him with pride that he made her feel so special but also confusion as she clearly felt she was the one that was lucky to have him. And that's their relationship right there.

I think it may be a wig or she colored it. I'm not an expert on follicles though.

@@MrUmakemelaff it was, and it was a very nice one! She looked really pretty with it!

@@xBlacksStarx It was very nice. My only point is that if you like it, you could probably buy the same or similar thing. 😊

@@MrUmakemelaff haha I'm not nearly as beatiful or bold as she is, but maybe someday when I have such self confidence

You are pretty emotional then.

and her

especially since he's been around since the start of time.. not many guys around like that anymore

Nah..my brother in law reminds me of taliesin

I just want his style; epitome of cool.

If I could only attain a fraction of his awesomeness, I’d be complete

I don't think External Eldritch beings are cutting deals as much these days. Maybe they just got tired of maintaining all those connections, so now you gotta be friends with one to ask for that favor.

are you kidding? She probably walked out of there with like 10 girl's numbers after that lmao

“We’re” single.

I can imagine a lot of the girls there doing their best Katniss impressions "I VOLUNTEER!" Lol.

@@davidparkes7741 before there was Katniss, there was one brave soul from Chex Squadron.

They commented on the video, and apparently, they did! Well, they found a girlfriend, not a wife (yet, at least) but apparently, Matt's DnD magic helped

Hey TP love your vids

Came looking for the coming out comment, was not disappointed with the extra 😂

I mean, the first part is technically true though. To be that open about yourself in a room full of strangers IS incredibly brave. Lol, I'm not normally too extra hehe.

All for an indirect flirt at Marisha. Worth it, tho.

When both Marisha and Teliesin are just bi-eing it up on the stage too it probably helps, it's a lucky sense of comfort to know that in aspects like those the people you are looking up to would defend you to death if need be.

I love how casual she was about it. Just not making a big deal out of it

Wait, can you explain? Im not american

@@nitindasiah991 Marisha grew up in a state called Kentucky.

As one who currently lives in Kentucky, I totally agree.

@@nitindasiah991 and Kentucky girls are 👌👌👌

....*me in kentucky*

Here have a bag of kittens laying next to this deep riverbed

I think it's because Laura's not there... But we still had Sam

I'll get the marmalade, you get the puppies.

my tired brain saw this and went "I'm innocent, corrupt me!" idiot, we're asexual AND already corrupted!! Go back to sleep!!!

I think they are the balance to our corrupted universe

SAAAAME

Hey this is unrelated but isn't Shannon Lee also an author's name?

Reminds me of that quote about “what’s a soulmate” that makes its rounds around the internet again and again. I totally get it too. My girlfriend and I have been dating for 11 years, nearly 12 at the time I post this. We’ve been best friends since long before though so that’s an added 5 years of that on top of the dating years. I’ve known her more than half my life now. But yes, the amazing part that clued us in that we didn’t just love each other platonically, but also romantically, was that we both don’t like touch much, yet would always welcome it, regardless of our mental state, if it was each other. I always felt more me, a better me, and she motivated me every day to be a newer and better me and supported me even when I couldn’t quite be better or when I was at my worst. I have always tried to do the same for her. I want to do the same for her. But yeah, she reminds me every day why I would choose her again and again. I wish you the best of luck in your relationship and hope it’s still going strong. Thank you for your post. It’s nice to hear there are others out there with long term relationships that feel so wholesome.

I think it made the day of every German viewer... except those from Colonge (Köln). xD

Whoo, me too!

I'm from Cologne and it made me very angry :D

Yaaay, I have at least one requirement to find a date... some day... * leaves with an exaggerated squeeeeak*

At the least, it also helps to not roll a Nat 1 on a Persuasion check when you do find someone as a possibility... I think it's safe to say that Matt inadvertantly rolled a Nat 20 with Marisha, and didn't even know it, lol.

Oof…

Literally the only two things stopping you from qualifying as a wife are: 1. Not being a female (I don't mean cis woman, I mean any variation of female) 2. Being underage. That's it. If you wanna be a wife and that's what you want, I BELIEVE IN YOU xoxo, An internet stranger who 100% believes in you

Charm spells do not make the foundation of a healthy relationship.

It's the MCM Comic Con 2019 panel

Yep. One of the great ironies of great relationships is that to find one you have to put in the work to be a happy and whole individual without one. If you are relying on another person for your sense of happiness and fulfillment that relationship is doomed. The other thing that most people forget is that in a healthy relationship both people have to show true love which is defined by selflessness. You have to be willing to sacrifice some of your own comfort and preference for the sake of the other person. If one or both people can't do this, the relationship is doomed without serious intervention.

He has such a distinctive voice, I can recognize him in any role he does, regardless of the accent, even though he can completely submerge himself into a character. I just adore him, and could listen to him read a phone book. Liam is awesome. And watching him and Sam together makes me so very happy, they play off each other so well.

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To be fair, Gaara had a wonderful redemptive character arc. Liam can play a deliciously wicked villain, though. He’s just so talented.