One of my buddies is very successful with women. He is pretty red-pill at heart. He is practical, sleeps with a ton of women, has had a few long term relationships but ends them when it isn't serving his needs anymore, and is pretty wise to the downsides to marriage and is strongly considering not getting married.

But I've noticed he always has some drama with a girl in his life. Now it's not always the same girl, as he definitely doesn't have "oneitus". However, there is always some girl who is causing emotional drama in his life.

My theory is that he subconsciously encourages this drama because if a girl is emotional with you, it implies that she cares enough to actually be dramatic. It helps validate his desire for a girl to care about/for him, which he doesn't want to let go of.

Obviously we can never know what someone really is thinking or if there is even a pattern at all, but I'm curious about TRP's take on this, and if you have had similar experiences.