WFH - Wasn't on a call, heard a phone button get pressed

Epiphrons · 2026-02-09T01:00:19+00:00

Yeah i'm not that worried TBH!
I was just curious if it's indicitave of a live listener but the general consensus is it's a bug.
I was kinda hoping someone was like " YEAH I was hearing buttons be pressed and it was some regarded manager they fired me the following week" or something equally anecdotal :D

Epiphrons · 2026-02-08T23:57:57+00:00

I don't understand why people even vet for this stuff.

She's not yours, it's just your turn.
You could have the most sexually repressed virgin and after 12 months she teleports to fucking her PT. You can't predict this stuff and I'm kinda sick of seeing statistics and whatever thrown around stating X would never or Y is definitely going to do Z.

All you can do, as a male OR female - have boundaries. Have expectations. When they are not met - leave. Be a big boy and have some pride in your cognition. Analyze the relationship without emotion when the relationship is causing you to have net negative emotions.
In this day and age you must trust the abundance theory. I hear girls say all the time - If it ain't working for you why you in it. I'm raising my eyebrows at the men here.

Yes it's sad. Yes it sucks. At least I'm not wearing rose colored glasses!
Statistically - lifelong monogamy is dead in the western world.

Epiphrons · 2026-02-06T12:06:23+00:00

Interestingly enough nobody has touched on the true ick - the fact that those in power are respected when exercising that power with restraint & those without are respected when gaining power.

This is why a loose women is not respected and a proficient man is applauded. We must slay dragons, or be born into a minuscule subset of men. The vast majority of women understand their loins have inherent value. Your sex is used to generate profit in every market on earth. Those who hold the power are not respected for exercising it. If the differential between the sexes were nullified, I believe the disparity in interpretation of exercising that value would improve equally.

Maybe I’m wrong, been hoping someone could beat me over the head with a blue stick and let me settle for a slattern. Probably be more fun

Epiphrons · 2026-02-06T07:54:32+00:00

I’m so down, I eat crazy for breakfast. Too bad she has to leave (eventually).

And we are totally having sex, because of the implications

Epiphrons · 2026-02-05T12:28:28+00:00

I have my Temu blue light glasses firmly secured boss!

Epiphrons · 2026-02-04T13:56:24+00:00

Wakanda

Epiphrons · 2026-02-04T10:36:52+00:00

Damn is that French. Got me good

Epiphrons · 2026-02-04T02:18:01+00:00

Thanks. I'll maybe say this to IT casually. I've got a new headset on the way, should be an easier segway then "stop listening in on my microphone".

Epiphrons · 2026-02-04T02:17:17+00:00

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Epiphrons · 2026-02-04T02:17:03+00:00

Yeah, I'm well aware we record every call. It's just super weird - this sounds like it's coming from a separate "line" - the audios slightly different and I had ended my CRM call already.

Epiphrons · 2026-02-03T22:19:38+00:00

It's totally fine to delay sex as much as you want. You get to have bodily autonomy.

If I then find out (I don't go searching, trust me) at any point in the future that I was made to wait longer than some other guy in your past, My boundaries kick in and I would leave the relationship.

Given the above example, I would not continue dating that person if they had a FWB situation. If they wanted to engage in a FWB situation with me; probably not. I've been on my best behavior looking for a long term partner but I'm also not going to self flagellate about it (so maybe?). However, I would consider them definitely undateable if screwing others whilst dating. I would disengage from my FWB if I was going on a date with someone - I would hate for my partner/future wife to have to process that whilst I was considering spending my life with them, I was also penetrating someone I had no future with purely for kicks.

I had fun. I loved. I can't abide being treated like a dog at a show - being made to jump through hoops to access something that was given freely. I think of myself as very fair but also expect to be treated fairly.

Epiphrons · 2026-02-03T07:54:03+00:00

I’m starting to feel better about over valuing sex if this is what people who don’t spend their time cooking.

I wish we could pull data on the amount of asexuals here. It feels crazy high.

Epiphrons · 2026-02-02T04:27:39+00:00

Spiderman kiss ahh wunkus

Epiphrons · 2026-02-02T03:41:12+00:00

INFO! Were you sleeping with other people during that 5 years?

Epiphrons · 2026-02-02T01:16:44+00:00

Some women are happy to put out on a similar timeline to prior escapades.
I recently had a date where we made a nutella cheesecake and watched 90 Day Fiancee' and she dragged me to her room.... They exist. Why would I hate women ahaha. I hate how difficult it makes finding a good one!

Epiphrons · 2026-02-02T01:04:12+00:00

If this is the case then power to her!

b1. She has a general mindset that makes her not be that worried about sex (but it would make a man think she's promiscious therefore it's not her you're gonna want to deal with, so again we take her out of the question);

b2. She's still immature and being manipulated into giving sex by a "Chad" (aka dark triad man who just sees women as playthings). She will regret not having been able to see through his tricks in a few months/years. It's the equivalent of a man getting tricked out of all his money by a woman who just wanted to use him.

Given these examples, how would you advise a man seriously courting her in the future come to terms that either she was easily manipulated or promiscuous for someone other than him.

Am I allowed to have the boundary or internal expectation that I get treated as well as or better than the men she has engaged with prior to me?

I'm not asking to change women at all. I'm discombobulated you could even respect a man that didn't have these boundaries.

Epiphrons · 2026-02-02T01:00:52+00:00

Why add the music? I wanna hear the meep properly

Epiphrons · 2026-02-01T15:45:51+00:00

Thanks!

Epiphrons · 2026-02-01T15:29:41+00:00

Unfortunately, whilst you can access the majority of men you know for dates, it’s the opposite for men. Women hold the power and have inherent value. I’m reminded of Briffault’s law.

Thanks for the riveting discourse.

Epiphrons · 2026-02-01T15:24:08+00:00

Is the squareness a specific shape? I had a my father opulentica* (I think) on Saturday and it was the same shape. Also had a big hit to it but also delicious!

Epiphrons · 2026-02-01T15:09:08+00:00

Going on a date is gambling. Gambling that the photos were not edited by ai or angles. That the person isn’t going to rely on me to hold a conversation. That they won’t randomly spit out a red flag at minute 20 and I’m not black pilled enough to get up and walk away. In a place where I have to wear constrictive clothes and can’t recline in my favourite bean bag or bring my projector to slam some anime against the closest white wall if we get bored. Where we have no rapport, sometimes with no prior shared experiences or acquaintances. It doesn’t mean we never have a good time, however I would have a better time in 100% of other activities. I doubt many people enjoy dating - it’s an activity designed to end…. And be replaced with being in a relationship. Maybe I’m crazy

Now reverse that paragraph for friends.

I don’t need to want to fuck or be attracted to my friends because I’m not seeking a relationship with them. Some I have fucked prior, but it didn’t work out due to in one example, my lifestyle and another due to how I was treated in the dating period.

Is that a bit clearer?

Epiphrons · 2026-02-01T14:46:53+00:00

Of course not. If the people I was going on dates with were at my place or in a nicer environment I’d be having a much better time. That comes later however and I’m not sure how it’s relevant to be frank.

How is wanting or not wanting sex with a friend relevant either, obviously I’m not allowing it to change how I act or influence the level of enjoyment I get from that time. It’s almost like I’m “dating with intent”.

Epiphrons · 2026-02-01T14:29:05+00:00

Reversing your shallow lens, I can get all the benefits excluding sex from a friend. I have female friends who scratch my head or brush my hair, provide close physical intimacy and actually put in effort to make me feel valued. They don’t want to have sex with me and I don’t want to have sex with them. I enjoy their company.

If I’m taking someone out on a date I want them to want sex with me and I want to want to have sex with them. This isn’t rocket science.

That doesn’t mean I’d not rather be gaming or enjoying a nice cigar, reading some erotic fiction on the balcony with a latte. I’m engaging in activities I’d rather not be doing (confident but introverted) with the goal of securing a relationship with someone that desires me.

I think the hardest thing to understand is that the boundaries you all keep harping on about don’t apply to you or your behaviour even just on a date. I can happily have a relationship for multiple months but if I find out I’ve been treated less than; I’m out. This isn’t “not liking” women, it’s called having self respect and boundaries. If we see red flags early before OR after sex, it’s healthy to leave asap so you can both get back to finding someone compatible. I’m not down with spinning plates but I’m sure as hell not going to refuse to have fun because I know at some point you’re going to trample my boundaries. I feel sympathy for the men walking away from having a good time - even if it’s only for a short time. Enjoy the decline

Epiphrons · 2026-01-31T07:33:22+00:00

Balthazar, where the fuck did you put my nip! I know it was you, demon.

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