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Red pill dating advice usually depends on gaining a ton of leverage over the woman you’re with either with money or options etc. Focusing on power dynamics and deprioritizing the needs of the other person isn’t a recipe for dating in this modern era. In the past when having resources was seen as the most important goal for a woman looking for a husband sure. But happiness is what defines most modern relationships and if you cannot learn how to improve your emotional intelligence and form a deep connection beyond surface level intimacy you’re going to struggle to maintain it. The happiest relationships come from two people working together as a team throughout their journey, respecting the boundaries and wishes of the other, and willing to grow and learn with them. Coming in and expecting someone to follow your way or the highway is a recipe for failure

Marriage rates are declining bc marriage is becoming more about choosing a life partner than duty. The definition of marriage has changed throughout history with in most cultures being tied to religion and financial reasons being the main motivator. Nowadays marriage is more of something that is seen as an addition to one’s life rather than just a box to check off. Women in particular are less likely to get married just to fulfill a duty and bare offspring but instead find a partner that actually matches their morals and standards. The marriages that are happening now are far less about just finding someone to settle down with and more about finding someone who you share similar values, passions and morals with. Society should be pushing for healthier marriages rather than just higher rates in general bc of economic and cultural fears

There’s so much discussion nowadays about looksmaxxxing and money etc and so many guys just straight up don’t have to speak to women. Like you’d be suprised the amount of young guys who assume that if they just had great abs and were 6’4 women would come flocking to them. That’s not how attraction actually works. You have to be able to flirt and communicate properly with a woman. There’s a video that went viral this week where I a woman went on a date with an MLB pitcher and he pulled one of the corniest dating lines. They were talking at a coffee shop and this is some of the discourse:

“He asked me if my pants — I’m wearing cargo pants — ‘Oh, are those comfortable?’” Yeah, sure.’ And he goes, ‘Alright, nice easy access.’
I go, ‘What? For on the fucking street right here?’
So he starts referencing sex and stuff,” she said.
“And then he goes, ‘Let’s have a staring contest. Winner gets a prize.”
Okay, if you win, what do you want?’ she asked him. ‘A kiss,’ he replied.
Of course it is. ‘What do you want?’ he asked of her. ‘I don’t want a f–king second date. I don’t want a second date,’ she replied.
After playing the contest, he wanted to add more to it. “And then he goes, ‘Alright, let’s add something to this. If I win, you have to drive me back to my place.”

And of course the manosphere is claiming that now it’s hard for even a 6’2 athlete to get laid but this discourse is cringey. There’s a way to escalate to sexual talk and flirt and not come off as a weirdo.

I don’t care where you fall on the pill spectrum if you haven’t dated during the age of social media and dating apps your advice is pretty useless especially for guys. The dynamics of dating has changed in ways no one could fathom. Only people who have been in both have insight. For example I’m in my early 30s. When I was in hs I’d get a girls number and I’d pretty much know for certain she’s the only one I’m talking to. Pretty much the same throughout most of early college. Nowadays getting a girls number just means you’re competing with tons of other people. Same to a lesser degree for women. If it’s a good looking guy and he has good pictures on a dating app or Instagram he’s talking to tons of different people. What worked 15-20 yrs ago doesn’t work anymore and many people outside of this bubble who try to give advice aren’t really helping

This is yet another lie that manosphere and the RP love to perpetuate. You do not become more attractive to women just bc you’re older. Unless you’re actively keeping your body in great shape and you actively worked on you career to get to a point of success you will not be seen as desirable simply bc you’re not in your 30s vs your 20s. Guys don’t sit around with beer guts in their 20s and then magically turn into Henry cavill or Tate diggs when the clock strikes 30th birthday. You have to actually put in the work to get there and the older you get the harder it is to break bad habits. A lot of guys who are mediocre walk around with this mentality as if they’re going to magically become desirable.

It’s really hilarious how alot of women who complain about the lack of options in their dating life are only talking about their ideal preference. On the flip side most men when they speak about a lack of options, they’re referring to actually being invisible. Most women are oblivious to the fact these men aren’t choosing from a sea of girls and just upset that the hot girl doesn’t want them. These men walk thru life without any woman to speak to who’ve given them any interest whether it’s at clubs, dating apps or when out about in everyday life. Your struggle with not being able to find the perfect man from a sea of suitors is not the same as millions of men who are lonely. And this isn’t to say that we should feel sorry for anyone or make excuses. My attitude is that the world is the way that it is and you either gotta adapt or you’ll suffer. But women need to stop equating their dating struggles to these men bc your problems aren’t remotely the same. More than likely you just need to deflate your ego and get with someone who’s actually on your level. That guy has to spend time changing almost every about who he is from his fitness, to how he dresses and smells to what he does for work. Please stop comparing them as if they’re the same level of issue.

Not sure if there’s an option but if the nets get to a point where they’re not sold on these guards what about considering a trade down and taking a Mara or yaxel and then targeting Watson. Also think I’d be ok with a front loaded overpay for Watson considering our books are pretty clean. What’s your guys thoughts. Not saying I’d do this before people go insane in the comments. Just curious about this. Also prob depends on how much we get back in a trade. I’d need a lot and prob need to still stay in the 10-11 range

Nothing is more of a hot button topic for the Manosphere than this impending doom for women narrative that’s been pushed by many of the red pill and blk pill content creators. One of ther favorite quotes is stating “by 2030 45% of women 25-44 will be single and childless”. This is often stated as some sort of scare tactic for women but when we peel back the numbers it doesn’t really seem to be the case. When surveyed women rank financial and career security much higher on the list than marriage and children, especially for women who are left leaning which is the majority of young women today. Men on the other hand are much more likely to value having kids especially conservative young men who rank kids as their top priority. It seems as if this is more of a concern for men than women. Most women today seem to be perfectly fine if they end up single and childless, it’s the men who are the ones worried about this the most. Maybe the manosphere should be preaching to their own audience that something needs to change about them to get what they want.

Seeing people saying that we failed trading back for those picks back from the rockets bc we finished at 8 and 6 instead of top 5 picks and I think that’s disingenuous. There is fair criticism to be said about the nets taking too long to tank fully last yr with Dennis Schroeder and dfs before finally shipping them off. But even then those were examples of coaching maximizing a roster in ways that weren’t anticipated. No one expected us to start the first 20 games playing .500 ball. Beyond that the decision making past that point and this season in particular finishing bottom 3 and giving tons of playing time to youth is exactly what we’re supposed to do. Luck was just not our side. In particular this season we went into draft lotto day with the best odds to get a top 4 pick and still fell 3 spots. I would be very concerned with ownership firing marks over lottery luck bc that shows the process and thinking of Joe tsai is delusional. All in all i think marks has to prove himself and land us a franchise ancho in this draft and hopefully pieces that emerge from the last one but falling the lottery is not his fault him sorry

I think with the way the draft as turned out the nets need to give a long look at Watson in free agency. Could be a match in heaven for both sides as he gets more of a chance to show his on ball creation skills as more of a primary on ball option and would be a great compliment to the rest of the roster.gotta start getting creative

I’m past the point of stressing. Yess we all thought we should’ve picked top 4 and screw the nba but it is what it is. For me at 6 the guy is Flemings/Wagler followed by Mikel brown jr. I know a lot of people like acuff but his lack of size and defensive instincts is a concern when team building. Also too when people talk about his upside I think Walter and MBJ have just as high if not higher ceilings while having higher floors. We need to hit on this pick and that player must be a part of the future going forward. Acuff is very exciting but the way how the league is trending I don’t think his archetype fits.