u/owen-3820

This is a very common thing on engagement farm genderslop subreddits. Some chick posting a selfie going "omg why do men never approach me!!!!"

Hey ladies. Im gonna let you in on a little secret. The reason men don't do that shit anymore is because you made it explicitly taboo. Even in the places where it's supposedly allowed, like parties and night clubs.

The reason we don't do it is because you're going to say no 100% of the time, and make us feel weird about it. If a man approaches a woman in public, the woman will assume he's a creep who grapes and essays people. They'll tell their friends about it and they'll all have a giggle at the man's expense.

A lot of men go to normie advice slop subreddits and post "how do I approach women?" And the women in the comments always say "never do this ever for any reason."

I'm an elder zoomer who has never been a conscious adult in a normal world. Was it common for people to just randomly approach chicks they don't know in coffee shops and the gym and shit? Or is that just a thing in the movies?

Stats: 5 inches 3 cm

Tried emoting at different times and in different ways, couldn't get through the gate.

New space game from naughty dog coming out soon ish. Not a live service thing but it just screams Concord 5.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StudentLoans/s/G12Sm8Bh5n

I explained the situation in this post yesterday.

I was able to get into her FAFSA account. I almost started crying when I saw the number. I don't know how i'm going to tell her. I feel like such a moron and a bad son for putting her in this position. There's no possible way we can pay any meaningful portion of this off. We messed up so bad. She's going to default on it and it'll do so much damage to our finances, until it goes away when she passes on in 10-15 years. She's not going to be approved for the disability discharge bc she can still work. It's too late to go on a payment plan. An income driven repayment plan would require $700 a month for the next 25 years, and bring the total balance owed to $275k.

The NFL has a largely conservative audience, and conservatives are generally disapproving of gay people, so if they see a prominent figure acting visibly queer in any way, they're revulsed by it.

There's a video of him calling our mom to tell her he made the team, this went viral a few days ago in a good way. But now, a 10 second clip of him doing the cheer routine on the field is going viral in a bad way.

The take artists haven't actually been able to articulate why it's bad in any way, just vaguely saying "this isn't normal.......," or implying it's wrong to be gay for some reason and teasing him for it.

People are also outright lying and saying he's the first male cheerleader on the team, or even in the whole NFL. It's useless to correct this because that's not the point, the lie is intentional. A simple "shut the fuck up" suffices.

It's pretty easy to laugh this stuff off, it's random trolls getting dumb jokes off, it'll blow over in a week and conservatives will be mad at a different minority. But i'd be lying if I said it hasn't gotten under our skin.

The best/worst example: the WorldStarHipHop page posted about it but they put an AI filter over him that made him look like Bradley Cooper.

Thankfully our irl community, the actual Eagles fanbase, and the team have all been very supportive and the overall reaction has been mostly positive.

Edit: thanks guys. Go birds DH!

It's impossible to lose weight and get in shape if you're drinking 1000 extra liquid calories 2-3 times a week, in addition to the drunken taco bell/wawa visits. And on a base level alcohol makes you fat and fucks up metabolism. Not touching a drop until thanksgiving, where i'll inevitably have a few glasses of wine with the meal.

#RizzDenied

Just a quick update on gen z social customs. A heterosexual man asking a heterosexual woman out on a date is now considered inherently taboo. That's where we are now in 2026.

For the record: the girl in question is a very loose acquaintance who I haven't spoken to in years, but is on vacation visiting my hometown for the week.

I texted them some recommendations for restaurants and didn't ask them out. They're just gonna say no anyways.

Come in, apologize in advance to the hostess, get a table, linger around the table for a bit, find a place to park the gigantic stroller, set up the high chair-- and/or the little attachable high chair they brought from home-- wipe down every surface in sight, get out the bag of snacks and sippy cups, get the ipad out, ask for the wifi password so they can watch youtube, take them to the play area, take them to go pet the dog at the outside table, mom takes one kid to the bathroom for ten minutes, mom and kid come back, dad takes the other kid to the bathroom for ten more minutes, dad and kid come back, take pictures, repeat the whole process again when the other family joins them bc the whole bloodline is on vacation. All the while the menus sit there, closed, unseen.

Had a table like this a couple weeks ago and I swear to god, at least 45 minutes passed between the first family sitting down and the whole group ordering their food.

Before you panic: I read the rules, no soapboxing. Don't worry, I don't believe in any of that stuff. All the internet bs.

I've been doing everything right for so long. I've been working on myself, going out and being social, finding hobbies, touching grass, making the first move, reaching out to people, none of it has worked. Nobody will give me the time of day.

I'm smart, i'm educated, i'm funny, i'm kind, i'm respectful, I have notable flaws but i'm a good person. I've been told directly by both genders that it's not an issue of looks. I'm average height, i'm not ugly, I have a dad bod but people can still tell that I work out.

All of this to say that i'm not Quasimodo, i'm not one of the people living in their mom's basement who hates women and has never had a job. I don't think i'm some unloveable wretch.

If i'm not good enough for anybody, if all 4 billion members of the opposite gender want nothing to do with me whatsoever, then when am I allowed to feel frustration? And is it possible to express that frustration in a healthy way?

And when does this stop being my fault? When do I acknowledge the idea that I drew the short straw, that whatever it is women want, I just don't have it. When do I just give up? It's really hard to resist the urge to lay down my arms and surrender.

An easy counter to this is that I haven't "earned it." Why is this basic aspect of life something that I need to "earn" when most of the population doesn't have to? Sure, relationships take a lot of effort and couples have to work on things. But I don't think securing a first date (which I haven't been on in three years) should be this herculean uphill battle.

Don't give me advice im fine. I mean, i'm not fine but you know what I mean.

I've heard that losing weight makes it look bigger proportionally but idk if that'll have much tangible benefit. I've also heard that since exercise increases bloodflow and muscle mass it can help in this area too. Idk if that actually makes sense. Is there anything I can do? Am I just screwed?

Edit: 6 inches from base to tip, girth unknown

Edit 2: guys i'm already a real eater stop suggesting this