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I lived through yet another summer of the same old dating nonsense.

Here's what happened:

1. Spammed a ton of women on social media. Got some dates. Got ghosted. Saw one of the women that allegedly really liked me on a date with another guy two days later. Btw she's an alleged Christian woman. (To be honest, she is in a Christian sect rather than a real Christian.)

2. Tons of pointless texting. 

3. The boyfriends of some women started writing me insults and threats. I played it cool and even invited one guy to come meet if he's so tough. He never replied.

4. Tons of women who are always "busy": travel, exams, I don't know what. 

I started talking with one woman in the beginning of the summer. She told me: "Can't meet. I have rehearsals from 9 to 22." Yeah, right, bitch.

5. I cold approached around 300 women for the good old times. Got 5 numbers and 6 facebooks. Only one of the women responded. She seemed really interested. When I asked her out, she said I'm married. 

That woman acted flirty as hell when we met. I guess she just wanted the attention. I responded: "Don't write me anymore then." She got furious and blocked me.



6. One woman that I was on a date with in February texted me in August. I asked her out again. She said "maybe in September. I'm traveling."

Well, fuck that, to be honest. 

I'm done at this point. 

What gets you is the repetitive pattern. You can't talk to so many women without experiencing some changes in you. 

Do you know how many times I see women on a street that I've talked to? I don't remember their names, but I do remember them. 

At this point, that's all I can do. I don't want to text anyone nor try.

I did my trying. 

It is what it is and there's that.

https://kissandwakeup.co.uk/

I found it and it looks cool. 

I recently installed two allegedly religious dating apps, despite that im atheist, mainly to see if things would be different on them (more matches, better behavior). On one of them i have matched with 3 women. One blocked me overnight despite that i thought it was going well, which is disappointing but at least i can make sense of it; maybe then she had gotten her validation or entertainment, or maybe she saw a bigger better match a little later, and blocked me. But two of them unmatched me immediately after we matched, before i could even go to the new conversation, which just doesnt make sense to me. Does anyone know why they would do that?

One of them in particular i dont understand and happened just now, causing me to make this thread. I sent a special message to her which she accepted, causing us to match. But before i could go to what should have been the new conversation, it said "unmatched". Why would you accept someone's special request to match with you, only to immediately unmatch them? It would seem like a bug or intentional sabotage by the app, but i suspect that's not cynical enough and they simply behave like that?

Should I never care again.  Should I do the opposite of caring like I use to. Or do I keep caring? 

From reading the last article.

What are ways to improve masculinity?

“A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray


“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too”

― Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh


“But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeks to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthword, downword, into the dark, the deep - into evil.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

“Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.”

― George Orwell, Animal Farm


“He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.”

― George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant

I rarely get food in supermarkets. I get all my food from organic delivery, all items sent can be recycled. Wish I did this sooner. All the foods taste amazing!!! I still go to the local shops and the butcher if I can. The meat is rotten in supermarkets, the veg's are rotten, it's not worth the money. I know whatever I do, I'll never be 100% pure, but at least I try.

I broke up with my girlfriend. At first it was painful, but I notice, When you break up and didn't have the talk about why and what happened it can lead you lost. Once we had the talk in a sense,we agreed we both love each other, but it was not meant to be. Still miss her, but I also feel sense of spiritual acceptan-ces. I respect her decision to leave, because she might end up hurting me which I respect. However, once someone leaves me; I'll never accept them back.

First time I have ever had a good end of a relationship. I guess, maybe people just dump or broke up quite aggressively. In the past people have done it. But they have done it in horrible ways. Now I know that real relationship can end even on good terms. Besides relationship  is just an adventure, unless you get married or made an oath then that's a different story.

So many greats but I always go back to this one:

https://nattyornot.com/the-art-of-traini...al-effort/

I am 40 and have been all over the place training wise. Besides a few college years I’ve been lifting weights for 25+ years. Bodybuilding, powerlifting, CrossFit, all of it. I reached my genetic potential mid 20’s, but forever chased the dream. Everything past that has been just workout jerking off I swear. Article is spot on! Chasing that last 10% of your natural potential is such a slippery and dreadful slope.