Guilty conscience and ego indulgence are two sides of the same coin which both stem from a need for external validation. When you over-index on external cues, you rob your tribe of the joy of your wins and overburden them with the sting of your losses.

People have lost their ability to transition between casual social encounters and romantic ones. On apps you start from the assumption of romantic interest. Before apps people had to go through the process of starting from a place of assumed friendship and warming up to more. No

Young guys have easy friendships as they revolve around entertaining each other and staving off boredom. But past a certain point, life gets serious and you need true & capable allies in your inner circle. Most childhood friendships can't handle this transition, which is why they

One thing that makes you very good at twitter is what the average person would call "shamelessness" But many of those who appear shameless on here simply do not know how to judge how the things they say are going to come off So they'll shoot from the hip without reservation,

I call this move The Maiden's Gambit: staging a breakup as a way to get what you really want in a relationship. It's more common than you might think, especially among younger women, and it rarely works out the way they think it will. Her first step is to stop calling it a

I've gotta do something about my profile My Peaky Blinder pfp days are coming to an end I've never written a bio that I liked, but it's time to try something different Kinda like the Kill Bill cover photo, tbh.. but it's all on the table If anyone has bright ideas about the

"I always know if there's potential by the end of the first date" ––perpetually single women with dating apps on their phone "Sometimes it's a slow burn" ––women who actually make it work

The idea that Christians can't have sex before marriage is outdated and wrong. This idea stems from early US puritanical Christianity when suddenly everyone started interpreting "sexual immorality" as "outside of marriage". At the time people were getting married young, so

What if I told you that the incels have a little bit of a point on this topic

A lot of guys would do well to ask themselves: is getting involved with me an objectively good thing for this girl? Try to detach from your immediate desires and think through that. Why or why not? This exercise in empathy can uncover the source of many of your troubles.

Tipping rules: -No tip for a barista who simply poured a cup of coffee. Let's not be stupid. -Standard 20% tip for good service at restaurants & bars -Over-tip (~30%) at the one neighborhood spot where you're a regular When given free drinks: Tip = 20% of the hypothetical

It’s pointless to categorize every instance where a culture is criticized as racism unless you’re trying to stifle the very discourse that determines the direction society ought to head toward. When people like OP make claims like this, it is counterproductive in my eyes. You are

Pro tip: if she's still clinging to false gods, she's not truly committed. Don't marry her.

Living life at the extremes provides a powerful backdrop for understanding the world around you. -Hedonism vs. minimalism -Binge drinking vs. health maxxing -Shameless philandering vs. abstinence -Constant socializing vs. reclusiveness Living through chapters across each

I don't know anything about this woman, but I struggle to see why so many guys have a problem with what she's saying here. I agree with all of it. Maybe that's because I've never been into porn in the slightest so I have zero reaction to anyone pointing out how corrosive it is.

Not to bag on this chick in particular but the modern gender advice is almost exclusively directed across teams, making it totally useless and gay. Women telling men to be better and men telling women to be better doesn’t influence anyone. It just makes your own side go “yeah

The femlings have been acting out on the timeline in increasingly dramatic ways lately. Something stirs in the deep. Tide's turning with the seasons. Old forces awakening. Changes afoot.