zekko
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I think both sides are a little correct, and a little wrong.
"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
New study finds single women are happier than single men
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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
BaronOfHair
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Even ignorance has it perks, this is true... Slaves who gained a high degree of literacy in The US became far LESS satisfied than they were when unlettered, and men who discover that the world is far larger and more diverse than their neighborhood and village cease being content once they're aware of said fact
The Diver
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I don't care what the research says; I think it's BS. In my real-life observations, when I go to a dance venue with my gf, all the single women who are sitting with other women or by themselves look depressed. ( And sometimes even the women sitting with a partner)
They can say whatever they want and whatever sounds good in the research, but when no one is looking, you can see the real answer.
I think a very, very small percentage of single women are not necessarily happy, but content with being by themselves after checking out of the dating market.
They can say whatever they want and whatever sounds good in the research, but when no one is looking, you can see the real answer.
I think a very, very small percentage of single women are not necessarily happy, but content with being by themselves after checking out of the dating market.
RangerMIke
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If you want to be single, and are single then you are going to be happier. Not sure why this is a surprise.
I have a number of female friends who are married... at some level all of them are not happy for different reasons. In contrast, I have a number of female friends who are single and they seem to be fine. Women do a lot better at being able to meet their emotional needs with friends and pets than men.
Relationships are hard to maintain. Anyone that removes difficulty from their lives will be happier.
I have a number of female friends who are married... at some level all of them are not happy for different reasons. In contrast, I have a number of female friends who are single and they seem to be fine. Women do a lot better at being able to meet their emotional needs with friends and pets than men.
Relationships are hard to maintain. Anyone that removes difficulty from their lives will be happier.
This is basically the philosophy of a lazy hedonist, which most women are, but which also fundamentally isn't a happier existence than one with any sort of meaning.
Tale as old as time.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Slowhandluke
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So basically the study confirms "women dont need no man"? good i guess.. Have fun ladies.. Now if they can stop complaining about not being able to find a "good man" or being invisible when they are older.
Life gives people many tests. This seems to be one of them directed at women. You know the same type of test that told women "never settle, your king is just arround the corner". Or that waiting to have kids in your 40's isnt too bad. You'll be fine.
This is one seems to say, women you arent feeling depressed (oh women are the most medicated group in the world), you feel happy. Now to think of it, are those the meds doing all the talking? taking the surveys? Whatever...
the following is fact (not self reported. Why are women getting on meds more than in the past?)
wilewomen.com
npwomenshealthcare.com
oh, breaking news. A Harvard study has showed the happiest group of people are those that get high all the time.Those that dont get high arent as happy.
Life gives people many tests. This seems to be one of them directed at women. You know the same type of test that told women "never settle, your king is just arround the corner". Or that waiting to have kids in your 40's isnt too bad. You'll be fine.
This is one seems to say, women you arent feeling depressed (oh women are the most medicated group in the world), you feel happy. Now to think of it, are those the meds doing all the talking? taking the surveys? Whatever...
the following is fact (not self reported. Why are women getting on meds more than in the past?)
Why Are American Women Over 40 the Biggest Antidepressant Market | Wile
Major depression is common around menopause; however, this isn’t the only reason American women over 40 are the largest market for antidepressants.
wilewomen.com
Older Women Use the Most Antidepressants, Survey Finds
Nearly one-quarter of women older than 60 who were surveyed reported taking antidepressant medications, according to the data brief.
npwomenshealthcare.com
oh, breaking news. A Harvard study has showed the happiest group of people are those that get high all the time.Those that dont get high arent as happy.
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BaronOfHair
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Not long ago, Ross Douhat over at The NYT wailed:
www.nytimes.com
"In the future, there will be only one 'ism'—Individualism—and its rule will never end. As for religion, it shall decline; as for marriage, it shall be postponed; as for ideologies, they shall be rejected; as for patriotism, it shall be abandoned; as for strangers, they shall be distrusted"
The individualism pundits were horrified over in The Early 10s went into something of a recession from '16-forward, with The Anglosphere at least being heavily divided between The Woke and The Red Pilled... Perhaps the rise of Single and Happier among both genders is the beginning of something approaching a revival of that individualism
Unless kids are in the picture, the case for being heavily tied down to one person is weaker than Hayden Panettiere's chances of appearing in the inevitable Heroes revival, in anything other than CGI
Opinion | The Age of Individualism (Published 2014)
Will the millennials come back to community?
"In the future, there will be only one 'ism'—Individualism—and its rule will never end. As for religion, it shall decline; as for marriage, it shall be postponed; as for ideologies, they shall be rejected; as for patriotism, it shall be abandoned; as for strangers, they shall be distrusted"
The individualism pundits were horrified over in The Early 10s went into something of a recession from '16-forward, with The Anglosphere at least being heavily divided between The Woke and The Red Pilled... Perhaps the rise of Single and Happier among both genders is the beginning of something approaching a revival of that individualism
Unless kids are in the picture, the case for being heavily tied down to one person is weaker than Hayden Panettiere's chances of appearing in the inevitable Heroes revival, in anything other than CGI