Let us not forget just how vile, manipulative, and tricky most men can be.

They will utilize and exploit anyone to serve their best benefit — especially their pickme girl “friends”/“acquaintances”.

Even if the man that you are dating allegedly has no female friends, ensure that you vet all the women that orbit in and around his social circle.

Some pickme women will hate your guts for being “chosen” by him, yet act all nice and loving with you. They will do anything to compromise your well-being, happiness, and safety.

Post-breakup, I realized that my intuition was correct about almost everyone in my ex’s friend group — including one of my friends, who actively played “jealousy” games with my ex.

At the time, I could not put my finger on what was wrong, exactly — I was too busy with schoolwork, job search, errands, and my own hobbies.

Yet, whenever I sensed that one of the girls did not like me (only to be gaslight by my ex), I was correct — these pickme women acted territorial, angrily trying to “mark” what they thought belonged to them — male attention and validation.

Needless to say, all of them are blocked now, and can burn in their pickme hell, along with the LV/NV men.

Vet them all. Never let your guard down, no matter how nice or good anyone seems to be. His guy friends might drop their masks later, careful not to scare you away.

But other women? Watch them. They will help you see just how LV/NV these men are.