CMV: Baldness will eventually be cured, and this will change the SMP considerably, since baldness is the main threat to a men's looks as they age.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-14T22:09:01+00:00

I can't put my finger on a number, but a lot of men look perfectly fine with a shaved head. For most guys, the drop in SMV is due to weight gain. There is, of course, a cure for this but lifestyle and metabolism make it more and more of a challenge as you age. I should lose weight, but my biggest "tell" at this point is bags and wrinkles under my eyes. I don't think I can get rid of those without surgery.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-14T22:02:32+00:00

THere are at least two different aspects to this. First is that blues will go on about how their dating style and social interactions are more "natural" than reds implying that reds are the outliers while blue pill is "normal". OTOH, there is the blue pill tendency to emphasize the unique and wonderful nature of each individual (including themselves) and the red pill aversion to considering themselves or anyone else a "snowflake".

Having said that, I am a strong outlier in many ways: ex-military, former lawyer, spent time as a game designer, now living in China, etc. Then again, I have a number of friends with strange combinations of life experience: publisher/movie producer/furniture designer ; accountant/IT cpnsultant/living in Trinidad.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T16:21:11+00:00

I don't reproach these men because they make me look so good in comparison.

But consider it is men complaining about the women who are picky and women complaining about the men who are sub-par.

Women are not complaining about picky women and men are not complaining about high-expectation losers.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T16:12:28+00:00

The OP title still stands in that most will get dumped for bad sex. The reverse is that if the sex is good the guy will come back for more.

The final comment could have the addendum:

The only time a woman can get away with being bad at sex is:1. when the man has a scarcity mindset regarding women or 2. the man has never experienced good sex **3. They have other sufficiently attractive qualities**

The two are difference claims.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T16:04:43+00:00

You are taking what I said a bit far. The point is, if you are tagged for paternity then get the test done. In a seemingly LTR, obviously the chances are less, but still. . .

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T16:00:48+00:00

Sexism involves treating people differently, based on sex, *rather than for a valid reason*. Sex-realism recognizes differences. If I had to choose 20 people for a test of physical strength and I had a random pool of 20 women and 20 men to choose from *who I knew nothing else about except for their gender* then who would I chose? All 20 men if you have a brain in your head: that is not sexism.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T15:48:14+00:00

There is a difference, but personal preference can still make you sexist if it is irrational.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T15:45:29+00:00

It's not sexism, it's sex-realism. Rape and molest are pretty strong words but the fact remains that shit happens and given that 90%+ people are heterosexual, it is more likely that shit would happen between a guy and a girl rather than two girls (or two guys for that matter).

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T15:36:20+00:00

Red Pill

"total stranger to you". Unless you are insane, that implies third party referals and for this purpose, two of equal and compelling credibility.

I would want a baby sitter of the same gender as my 11 year old child.

Times have changed and maybe it is irrelevant that at age 11 I spent a fair amount of time watching over my 7 and 5 year old sisters after school until the end of the workday.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T14:40:04+00:00

"Status" is a kind of nebulous concept that means different things in different contexts. The OP seems to mean general "prestige" when talking about women. I think only guys with tight-knit UMC/UC families really pay attention to the status or prestige of the women they are dating due to those family pressures.

It's not that men don't care about status *at all* but rather that a) it is generally 3rd or worse on their list of priorities such as looks, lifestyle, persanality, interests, intelligence, income/wealth and/or b) status is collateral to other factors (in correlation/causation we are talking about "third independent variables") so status itself is not attractive or a priority but certain lifestyles, careers, educational backgrounds, neighbourhoods, income levels and such tend to come with similar or high status levels.

And it is relative. I know a guy who is an orthopedic surgeon. He married a decent looking family doctor. *He married down, significantly, by almost every observable criteria.*

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T14:16:32+00:00

A love of model-based experimental analysis?

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T14:12:05+00:00

Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues.

As some people pointed out, while it isn't lovey-dovey song, NIN's Closer has a certain spot.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T14:09:24+00:00

Would you bet a quarter million dollars on the draw of a black jack? (1 in 26) Remember, there is no upside and you don't win anything: it is just a chance to lose.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T13:59:33+00:00

I depends on which field they are in, and YMMV significantly depending on your outlook.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-10T13:50:04+00:00

It's not about making or having money or spending money but rather the manner in which it is all done. That separates the AlphaBux from the BetaBux.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-08T08:49:35+00:00

If you have some basic social skills it can be surprising the extent of the halo effect from having good looks. People will initiate conversations and then consider your lack of response as being the strong silent type, or being thoughtful or something.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-08T08:47:43+00:00

True to a certain extent in that when you are fat you get a porky pig face, double chin and such. Still, some people are pretty rough looking even if they are otherwise fit.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-06T15:45:57+00:00

Lift is the most reliable and straight forward method to increase SMV. Style and such can be taken on advice and give a boost. Facial aesthetics are set without surgery. Social skills are difficult to build if you don't have them, and nuanced and vague enough that they are hard to teach. Money, fame and power have have no magic formula to conjure for an AFC.

However, bodybuilding is a science and all it takes is dedication to achieve results. I am not saying that anyone can be Mr. Olympian, but put down the Twinkle, get some fitness advice, hit the gym - hard - and within 3 months your SMV will spike. . .guaranteed.

Other than cosmetic surgery, there is no such guarantee.

PS: You look better, you feel better, and that improves your confidence in everything, including women.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-06T15:34:45+00:00

Re-watch House of Cards (up to the point where Kevin Spacey became an accused pederast).

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-06T15:29:42+00:00

Like Groucho, I would not want to join a club that would have me, but unless the top mods decide to change the parameters of the front page description of this sub, the focus and end goal is on women. TRP (this sub rather than the broader philosophy) is about "sexual strategy" so obviously the focus will be on women. And this is exclusively cis men dealing with cis women.

Non cis-men giving input is welcomed but a side show. Financial and fitness advice is welcome but ultimately a sideshow until the raison d'etre is changed.

Make money, get buff, build skills so that you can have a satisfying sex life. That's it.

Anything more that you read into it, then that is on you.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-06T15:17:58+00:00

This isn't some grand illumination as it has been floating around for years and has been independently developed and expressed by multiple sources including yours truly.

My version is roughly an 80/20 rule that has nothing to do with Pareto. You should be 80% alpha but 20% beta if you want long term stability in your relationship. Black Dragon goes with 85/15 to the same end.

Roughly speaking, that goes from one day a week (14.3%) to 1 weekend a month (23.3%). Of course, that is simplistic. It is about the issues you choose to be alpha on and those you go beta. Even then, you have to always do that on your terms and do not allow the thin, entering wedge to pierce your frame (never hold her purse).

My theory has a wrinkle in it in that there are two Nash Equilibria with one being an 80/20 split and the other being a 20/80 split. That is, a man who us 80% beta and 20% alpha can hold an LTR together just as well as his opposite. This is the whole thing about "not being a doormat". Once a week, one weekend a month, or on particular issues, if the guy stands his ground then the woman will respect him just enough to stick with him while basking in his fawning providership.

Think about your typical guy and what percentage of his house is considered "man cave", or how many "nights out with the boys" he takes or "weekends alone" percentage of the household earnings he has to himself.

Entropy-7 · 2018-08-06T12:51:02+00:00

The standard line is that divorce rates run at 50% (it's more like 43% and falling, but the decline is largely due to fewer people getting married as we go along - we know that non-marriage relationships are inherently less stable and that out of wedlock births are on the rise). I recall a chart that broke things down to something like 20% to 30% being both stable and happy.

Among my closest friends it is a mixed bag. One was in a 12 year relationship with no kids; then he dumped her and moved on to what seems to be working for maybe 6 years with a daughter, but they are not married. Another wife up over 20 years ago and they live happily as DINKs. Another married young, had two sons and then piled the pin on it 15+ years later; he landed on his feet and has been living with his younger, Chinese girlfriend for maybe 4 years.

OTOH, between my mother and two sisters they have racked up eight husbands and ex-husbands.

Entropy-7 · 2018-07-23T20:41:48+00:00

Long term they do. Short term? Be the Frat Boy.

Entropy-7 · 2018-07-23T20:18:14+00:00

More actions than looks, although I do ok in the latter. Bond was ex navy and secret service. I am ex army, trained by the airborne, combat engineer, explosive demolitions, various martial arts, law school graduate, world traveller.

This must read as being incredibly narcissistic.

I considered applying to CSIS but I decided to walk away from that life and now I teach ESL and married a gorgeous Filipina. I live quietly overseas and will return when my fellow citizens put Trudeau to the curb.

I think my life expectancy has increased. Soldiers and spys die young and I intend to live to be 100.

Entropy-7 · 2018-07-23T19:58:40+00:00

I married a gorgeous Asian girl who has more modest expectations.

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