To start with, from the bottom of my heart thank you for everything you guys do. For all you give selflessly to give today's men support, direction, and a safe space to be and feel like a man. To the time and patience you show working with us, instructing us, guiding us, and checking us when we need it. You are the shepherds of today's lost men.

January 21st of this year. I broke up with my girlfriend of almost exactly two years. She found another man and at least had the decency to be open and honest about it. I also don't blame her or resent her. I was nothing. I had no opinions. No balls. My hobbies I gave up to spend time with her. I stopped seeing my friends to spend time with her, and I stopped being who I was to open my life to her. In other words, she had no reason at all to respect me. When we started dating, I was mildly opinionated, had my finances in decent order, had hobbies, and a social circle. I was enough. By the time we separated I had lost all of that. I was about as pathetic as they come. I let her Cam online and had an open relationship policy only she benefited from. I was completely domesticated.

Years ago, while pursuing a woman I had horrific oneitis for I had dabbled in the pickup community. Reading Gambler's "The Natural" and it was enough to get me by, but I was not good with women by any means. I could count my partners on one hand(Better than many I know, but that's only because I'm naturally charming with a good sense of humor, it landed me some sex on rare occasions, but the sex was terrible and never repeated). After the breakup, I went back to that, to try and bounce back and land on my feet and get back out in the dating game with firm encouragement from a true brother, though not by blood. He wouldn't let me have a mourning period, and I respect him for that. In going back to pickup, I stumbled on TRP. It clicked so instantaneously. Everything made sense. Why I couldn't get women, why they didn't want to sleep with me, how many I was truly orbiting at the time, everything. It all fell into place. There was no denial, and no anger. I devoured information day and night. I shared what I had found with the brother mentioned above and we began our RP journey together. This was loosely by the end of February. Since then, I've dropped 50lbs, added 35% to my income, fleshed out some muscle, started a business on the side, and started gaming women, and my social circle exploded. I've only just begun this journey and I've made something of myself I never thought I would achieve. I can't remember the last time I went a week without sex, and I'm juggling three women. If you would have told me I was capable of that a year ago, I would have laughed in your face and tried to have you committed for being delusional. u/Archwinger u/GayLubeOil u/Rollo-Tomassi u/dr_warlock u/IllimitableMan u/OmLaLa u/redpillschool and so many others. You men have saved a life. I had planned previously to simply drink myself to death and was well on my way, I would have been lucky if I lived to see 30, and every day was just me being depressed while I couldn't understand the world around me. Today, I'm looking forward to the rest of my 20's, my 30's, and every single year I can squeeze out with the biggest shit eating grin on my face because I know how much potential is there.

Last night prompted me to write this. I led a night on the town with a group of around 20 people and I was king. I led, I decided, and every woman in the group was eating out of my hand. I could choose who I was sleeping that night, and I did. I felt what it was like to be the uncontested Alpha of the group and it spun off to everyone around us at every bar we hit who could see it clearly as well. It was truly a feeling I can't even put into words, and I owe that bliss to you men.

The real reason I have to thank you however, is because I found something I don't know if I ever had in the first place. Self respect. I have boundaries. I have rules. I'm the most important thing in my life and nobody can ever take that away from me. I not only love who I am, I love what I am becoming and every day of self improvement snowballs that feeling.

One last time, thank all of you so much. Thank you to every single contributor who shares their knowledge and experience, and thank you to every single moderator who keeps this space safe from the threats inside and out. Keep doing what you're doing because believe it or not, you are changing the world. One man at a time.