"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Double standards? Sexism in advertising

MoreThanSmooth

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Okay, maybe I just have a hair-trigger with this stuff, but how is the following ad totally fine when any ads exploiting female sexuality are (often quite rightfully) considered sexist?


Imagine that the male model was replaced with a female model, and the women lurking behind the mirror and salivating over this slab of meat without his consent were replaced with men. Either young men...or Harvey Weinstein look-a-likes, take your pick.

What would the response to the ad be then?

Oh, and apparently ads promote unhealthy ideas of physical perfection in women only. Yet I can't say I've seen many men in RL who are as improbably chiselled as this chap, who probably spends hours in the gym every day.

I've seen a lot of ads recently actually where the whole punchline is women just laughing at a muscular, naked man running around in embarrassment. Or watching him from afar like this. Why is no one crying sexism over all of this?

Sigh.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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