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[–]hagakurejunkie 28 points29 points30 points 4 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Man, you're definitely NOT a loser. You're very skilled.
But you're putting your ladder against the wrong wall.
It's like someone who runs a lot and wonders why they suck at fighting.
You suck with women because you're literally NOT TRYING WITH WOMEN.
The other guys with "no redeeming qualities" have one redeeming quality, THEY TRY WITH WOMEN.
There is absolutely no way around it, you need to go out and build your conversational skills and talk to more women.
The best I ever did was about a 10% close rate. Which means that if I wanted to sleep with 10 women, I needed to talk to 100 women.
That's a normal rate too. You have to just hit the pavement. Most guys who complain they can't meet women literally don't talk to any women.
You already learned all these amazing skills, so go read every single book on PUA you can, watch Youtube channels like Playing With Fire, Mindful Attraction and Alpha Male Strategies and then walk out the door and try out what you've learned.
[–]throwawayofc1112 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Thanks, I appreciate the advice. You’re right that I don’t try very hard. Part of me is just scared of being rejected again, since my ego would take a hit. But then again I can’t expect much to change if I’m sitting idly
[–]throwawayofc1112 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Yeah my attempts are certainly a bit sporadic. Oftentimes when I go to the bar I end up just chilling with my mates (other men), which is usually really fun. One of my best friends is in a similar situation. He used to have a girlfriend but they broke up years ago. Hasn't had any action in several years, and he's struggling a bit too. He's the most similar to me personality wise as well, but looks wise maybe slightly below if I'm being honest. Great guy for sure. We often discuss it together but our ideas seem to conflict a bit. I've briefly read some PUA stuff. I think it's a pretty valid strategy. Some people criticize it, sure, but the premise is helpful.
One time I saw a girl I thought was kinda cute. I knew her a little bit from school and she was always fairly nice so I approached her, but the interaction went terribly. I couldn't remember her name, and she seemed disinterested, but I'm also not the best at reading nonverbal signals so I talked to her a little longer than I should have probably. Once she pulled the phone out I dipped.
Another time I saw another girl out having a cig. I sparked one up too, and she seemed way more interested than the one I just mentioned. We connected much more easily, and I even went to her house the following night. Coincidentally she was the one I kissed 6 months ago. No doubt my kissing skills are probably terrible, and she said I seemed really nervous and asked how long since I had been with another girl. I just said "I don't a little while" and she kinda just accepted it at the time, but again asked what I was worried about. Afterward we watched a bit of tv and kind of snuggled up a bit, but after I left that night I never went back. She texted me about a week later but at that point I was out of town seeing my family. When I got back she texted me asking how I was, which I replied, but then we kinda just grew apart I guess. Haven't seen her in awhile honestly, I considered messaging her but I really don't wanna seem needy.
[–]SlimboKicey 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Its clear based on his post that he does try with women. He is just coming up very short every time
[–]throwawayofc1112 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Right. Do you suggest I try a different approach? Not sure what that would entail honestly
[–]CocoBabeNYC 18 points19 points20 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
You should do cognitive behavior therapy for self esteem. I recommend the book "10 Days to Self Esteem" by David Burns.
Thanks I’ll took a look
[–]Im_inappropriate 8 points9 points10 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Read "Models" by Mark Mason. He covers how to find and be comfortable with your true self, how to present yourself, how to seduce and more. He starts from the lowest possible level and introduces higher level concepts for each section.
[–]throwawayofc1112 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Sounds good. And yeah that’s reassuring especially starting from the absolute basics.
[–]Kitchen_Entertainer9 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You sound awesome, but you are very hard on yourself! It seems you spend too much time reflecting on the past. F those guys and keel trying new things
[–]greyhound2121 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
You definitely don’t seem like a loser, you might need to recalibrate. It sounds like you take care of your body and have some skills, but that’s not what attracts women. What are your other hobbies? What does your lifestyle look like? How often do you talk to women? How often do you hang out with friends? I can’t say this for sure in your case but a lot of men think if you have money and a good body you’ll attract women. Possibly, but an attractive lifestyle is going to get you a lot farther. The general advice I’d give to you is break up your normal routines. Try new things, talk to new people. Also cut back on the weed. You don’t have to give it up completely but it’s a testosterone and motivation killer. Trust me.
[–]JadePhoenixMage 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (9 children) | Copy Link
Being male in 2022 sucks. I don’t know what else to tell you. Life is just better for women. Not by a small amount either. It’s not like 10% better or 25% better or even 100% better. Life for women is lit 10000% better than life is for men. Compare your experience to the experience of a woman, who has different men take her on dates and fuck her, every day. Her whole life is just getting attention, making connection, having companionship and sex and pleasure and intimacy while you (and most men) get deprived of all of the above.
[–]throwawayofc1112 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Yeah true, it really is unfortunate, but then again it’s just I feel like I’m missing out since all my friends manage to do it but not me.
[–]KinxTheTimeStripper 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Same
[–]Heizenbrg -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
That is so no true. Your life as a woman has a shelf life. You don’t understand the insane pressure they start getting when they hit 30 or are close to it. They have this need to have kids, as it somehow gives them value. Men have their entire life no restrictions. Many don’t see it at first, sure women have it easy they are less lonely then men, nobody gives a fuck about us. But it’s up to you to make something out of yourself and once you do, its endless possibilities.
[–]JadePhoenixMage 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
I disagree completely. My friend is 30. She’s fucked at least 200 men in the last 4 years. She goes on dates almost every night. I’m a pretty good looking guy who is 40. I’ve only managed to fuck 5 women this year (one of them being my slutty friend, which almost doesn’t count, since she fucks everyone). I have made something of myself. I have a career and make a 6 figure income. I’m an author and my book is an Amazon best seller. I’m starting a podcast soon. I have a personal trainer and I workout almost daily. What more could I do to improve myself? The truth is, no matter what I do I will never have the results that my friend gets. It took me 20 years of being sexually active to fuck 150 people. She fucked 200 in 4 years. Other men think I’m some kind of genius PUA but compared to most women, I’m a fucking loser. I can only imagine how much better my life would be if I were a woman. I could easily have a 1000+ partners. I could have gang bangs where a hundred men fuck me in a row. I went to a sex party back in 2010 and fucked six women in a row, which I thought was pretty good until I compared it to what women can do. It’s literally not possible for a man to have a life as good as a woman’s.
[–]CrazyBackfisch 6 points7 points8 points 4 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
And do you think it would make you happier to be fucked 100 times in a row?
[–]JadePhoenixMage 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
We live in a godless, purposeless, meaningless universe where the only thing that actually matters is optimizing your production of dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins. So yes, neurochemically I would be happier being fucked more often, and being pursued more often and feeling desirable and wanted more often.
[–]Heizenbrg 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
I’ll be blunt here but it sounds like you are not happy with your life. Chasing pleasure is insidious, 150 women? Any of those memorable? You never wanted to settle with one of them?
[–]JadePhoenixMage 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Of course I’m not happy with my life. I’m male. The amount of connection and pleasure I experience is pale in comparison to what women get to experience. Many of the women I met were memorable. Tammy had no limits sexually and allowed me to experiment. Tracie treated me like a King. Bev did everything a woman could do to please me as often as humanly possible. Vyxen Steel was so open minded and friendly and fun. Angela and Holly were completely submissive to me and I had so much fun with them. There have been lots of memorable women.
[–]CrazyBackfisch 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
But would you rather have a meaningful connection with one or bang a thousand?
Numbers aren‘t as important to me. In the 35 years I‘ve lived I only had sex with 5 women but I loved all of them. Maybe I missed out, but I don’t feel miserable about it.
This number game makes me feel a bit lost in this sub. I’m not trying to offend you and don‘t judge you. Everyone deserves happyness. I just don‘t understand the persuit for the highest score.
Me personally I just want a girl to fall in love with me.
[–]Loulou_peanut 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Hi! I can share my experience I’m not an expert at all. I have been a “looser” with girls as well but it’s not true at all and that is not true for nobody. You’re still young take your time.
I have made improvements since I dance contemporary dance. I met a lot of girls thanks to that and above all I met girls that understand me. And when you dance with women you get used to being around women.
Don’t try to be an alpha male. Just be you. Lot of guys struggling with anxiety or depression find girlfriend. It’s not that hard. You will too understand that some say.
What I can tell you is you need to find people whom understand you and make you comfortable to be yourself. You don’t need to overthinking.
You should meet people whom share the same interests as you. You speak foreign language? Awesome! Go to a language coffee club. You write essays as well? Try to find a literature club or something like that. If you see a girl reading a book on a bench you can ask what she is reading and talk together about the book or something else.
Try to be sincere about yourself. You can share as well your insecurities it’s not a problem at all.
Try first to make meaningful connections with people then the rest will come naturally. Everything is going to be alright believe me.
If you need to talk more about that you can PM me :)
I wish you the best!! Be you and try to meet people as much as you can
[–]KinxTheTimeStripper -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
"Will come naturally" is bullshit. It won't necessarily come.
It will come naturally if it comes at all.
[–]Theblackswapper1 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (8 children) | Copy Link
Dude.
You are NOT a loser.
Never give up. Never surrender.
[–]KinxTheTimeStripper 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (7 children) | Copy Link
According to the media and the wider world, sexually inexperienced people are losers.
[–]_IDCGB3 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
so you let others and media dictate how you view yourself and should life?
[–]KinxTheTimeStripper 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
Well it's relevant isn't it?
It's partly why girls have their guard up around me more than ever.
It's partly why my own friends made fun of me for it on the regular until I cut them off. Oh and my coworker regularly takes jabs at virgins, so it's not like it's easy to ignore.
Also, if I had it my way, I would be getting laid. But that's not quite how that works.
[–]_IDCGB3 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Do you realize they were once virgins themselves right?
Wait how do these women know your a virgin?
only your former friends should have known.
[–]KinxTheTimeStripper 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Yeah but literally 90% of them aren't by my age, 24. They had social skills growing up that I never got.
Even if women don't know I'm a virgin, it's pretty popular to shit on virgins, is it not?
And no, I don't immediately tell everyone I'm a virgin.
[–][deleted] 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
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And it's a crapshoot who will and won't shit on you
Kinda like finding someone who wants to sleep with you is a crapshoot.
I'm happy for you that you found success. But the reason I'm here is because talking to people has gotten me burned.
I'm happy for you that you found success. But the reason I'm here is because talking to people has gotten me burned and rejected consistently.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I can tell you what is wrong: just re-read what you wrote.
It's all a big pity story.
You need help changing your inner dialogue to something that is going to help you. If you keep being stuck in this pattern of "woe is me" then don't be surprised that this resonates outwards and puts people off. If you keep repeating it in your mind, it will become a mantra that poisons your every interaction.
You can't love others until you learn to love yourself.
You need to start with the attitudes and replace them with more positive ones: E.g. "Until now I have been a failure with women, because I never showed them how great I actually am"
Repeat that to yourself until you believe it.
Yeah you're right honestly I was being a bit too negative in the original post. And you're certainly not the first to call me out on my negative attitude in general. Not only when it comes to seduction but it sometimes carries over into other areas. I feel like I have a lot to offer in general but at the same time I'm unsure I'd be the best partner.
[–]Fantastic_Sale_7940 -5 points-4 points-3 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Dude, you might not like this… but you’re a chump. Sounds like you have ZERO awareness. But sounds like you are willing to take advice ? The answer is… save your money for six - nine months, grind as hard as you possibly can to save money and get as ripped in the gymnasium as possible (minimum 5 days a a week) THEN travel travel to Europe, or Asia, or North America or Latin America for as long as that money lasts. This is an epic plan, which will give you everything and more. But you’re a chump, and a chump is a pussy who wouldn’t do this epic stuff. But are you willing to change ?
Absolutely. Last week I actually got my EMT license certification. I've been trying to go into public health as of lately, so trying to just focus on my goals and what not at the current moment. At this point my lack of experience is just something that's kinda in the back of my mind.
But I'm kinda strapped at the moment financially, still recovering from some hefty debts actually, but I've finally been able to put aside just a tiny bit of savings. I was even more of a shithead a couple years ago honestly when I was 19-20, spent all my money on booze drugs cigarettes useless shit mostly. Just quit smoking cigarettes last week, been on a nicotine vape since, which seems better. I've cut my alcohol consumption back to weekends mainly, but weed I smoke daily from my one hitter. I thought cutting back would help me mostly in a financial sense, but it's also seemed to make me feel a bit more healthy. I'd love to go on a vacation, haven't been on one in like 4 years or so except to visit family. But thanks. I appreciate your candid response. I wanted this post to be a bit of a conversation, so I really appreciate your input.
[–]throwawayofc1112 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
First of all, I don’t read the black pill, never have. I’m aware of the basic concept, but I don’t look at that. Nor do I use this account frequently for that matter. And sure, girls don’t care about my fitness stats but it’s helped me get a lot more muscular than I used to be, which is self reassurance mostly. And if it was as easy as walking outside and saying hello I’d have no reason to post here. I understand what you’re getting at, but I’ll admit you’re not being very helpful.
[–]Kitchen_Entertainer9 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Revolutionary_Wind_8 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
following. Same. but 25 and my last kiss was when I was 8 years old.
[–]BarVegetable1512 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
First of all, 22 isn't old. I was 24 when I lost my virginity and it was at your age that I made an effort to change. My friends weren't really ladies men but they had some sexual experiences and I had none.
I don't necessarily know your sticking points but my main ones was that I had a terrible fashion sense and that I was extremely introverted. Once I started dressing well with a f-boy haircut and approaching a lot of women in bars and clubs I started getting some results... kissing and grinding with girls, phone numbers. Take note of these little successes and use them as encouragement because it can be a process. It took me 2 years to actually get laid. Once I did I then slept with 17 girls over the next 4 years when I entered a relationship. It was really tough for me to talk to women in the beginning. I didn't even know how to ask a woman out or anything. I was always friend-zoned in my university days because I was too timid. A man always makes a move.. to say hi, for a number, to schedule a date, to kiss, to take home, to initiate sex...
My 3 step action plan for you: - maximize your fashion and appearance - read some PUA material to learn the basics; some I recommend Models by Mark Manson and Getting Laid in NYC by Paul Janka - approach women and escalate
Note the last step is the most important. Without it you won't make any change.
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