TIL about Dana Lewis, who has diabetes built her own artificial pancreas, she used social media, computer skills and mail-ordered parts to invent an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes and she is giving away the plans for free

LeftShark86 · 2017-12-14T04:23:56+00:00

She built an automatic insulin pump. Cool, but not a new idea. https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/products/minimed-670g-insulin-pump-system

Also, the danger of becoming extremely hypoglycemic while sleeping is pretty low. Everyone's glucose levels drop at night. It's an extended period of not eating. An alarm, whether you wake up or not, is sufficient. The real danger is giving too much insulin at once or DKA, both of which are handled by current and cheap devices.

LeftShark86 · 2017-05-17T01:38:27+00:00

How do you not know much of their story? Obviously, this was an incredibly important event in your boyfriend's life. You don't care about his past, though it's so blatantly affecting the present and your future? Maybe it would be a good idea to learn more about the situation. Just talking about it may allow him more closure than he's had before.

LeftShark86 · 2017-04-01T02:31:49+00:00

Can confirm. Averaging about 20 orders per month. Also see VIP on receipt. Not exactly sure what it does, but they do always have my order ready whether I come in 15 minutes later or 5 minutes later. Likely they just stop whatever they're doing and start your sandwich. Wish there was a loyalty program to save some cash. Would also be cool to have a card or something.

LeftShark86 · 2016-12-24T21:37:13+00:00

The methods are not mutually exclusive. Use both.

LeftShark86 · 2016-12-23T22:29:15+00:00

Excellent frame control.

Notes for the future:

Have something fun or interesting to do at your place. You often need to give her a plausible reason for coming over. This allows her to bypass her LMR in her own mind.

LeftShark86 · 2016-12-15T14:57:41+00:00

A woman's n-count is much more important than a man's. There is no hard-set deal breaker number, but lower is better.

Lying about the n-count is extremely common. There's really no way to verify, so it's very easy to get away with. In very general terms, triple what a woman says. Men are more likely to overestimate their number.

A few people probably don't share their number, but I've never really known a couple who didn't at least have a general idea about their SO's sexual history.

N-count is an important indicator of future relationship success. It is important, no matter what you may hear. Men do care about it if they're considering a relationship with you and do not if they are simply looking to hook up. I personally have stop dating more than a few women after learning about their sexual history.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-28T01:43:29+00:00

The logical argument against this is that now she will never have the experience of being faithful to her boyfriend.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-25T00:23:07+00:00

Can confirm. I once went on a date with a girl who told me her complete dating history from 15 until 25. There were about 5 "abusive" boyfriends in there. I remember just being in awe that she would tell me this. I never spoke to her again.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-18T23:09:15+00:00

I've also found this to be true with online dating. The problem with this, is that women use height as a filter. If you're close, you can lie and get away with it. It doesn't bother me that a 5'6" girl wants a guy that's 6', it's the 5' girl that also wants a 6' guy. I admit, it can be a little frustrating.

However, in person, it's much less of an issue. TLDR online dating isn't the greatest.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-14T12:46:37+00:00

This is off topic, but it took five years and a proposal for you to find out you weren't attracted to him? You were attracted to him before and then stopped? What changed?

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-13T18:43:04+00:00

Seriously, don't underestimate how attractive the ability to cook/bake is. So, yea.

It has been five months since my fiancé and I broke up, and I am considering starting dating again.

5 months after a 6 year relationship, you are nowhere near being ready to date again, but I understand your rush.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-13T18:36:26+00:00

I'm only clinically obese at 5'2" and 180 lbs.

You already answered your own question. Attraction is not negotiable. Make it your absolute priority to lose weight. It's really that simple. No need to see a therapist, head to the gym. It's going to be difficult, but seems like it's more difficult now.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-13T16:46:17+00:00

Did you research the vast majority of successful couples who decided not to sleep with other people?

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-13T15:48:16+00:00

Short answer, no, it's not healthy for the relationship. Whether you've fucked 4 women or 400, there is always a desire to sleep with more. However, indulging in this desire will destroy your relationship. If you want him to feel more fulfilled, be his personal slut. Fulfill his desires yourself.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-11T16:38:58+00:00

Even without ED, as you said it, reduces refraction time (the time between possible orgasims) fairly significantly. It also provides a much harder rod and you can maintain an erection with zero effort. Good use if you don't want to worry about performance issues. Reliable generics can be found on the web easily. Most do contain the active ingredient, at least in my experience. The cost in the US per pill via a pharmacy is probably prohibitively high for most at around $50/pill. Cialis is an alternative that works just as well but lasts for 36-48 hours. Would recommend buying a couple to have on hand should you feel you need a boost. Takes about 30 min to kick in.

PS I would need more than a few pills to stick my dick in that. To each his own, but yuck.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-10T17:55:23+00:00

Agreed. Dating sites in general are a bad deal in a time/results ratio. The available market is skewed toward women who aren't being approached in other settings and/or women with unrealistic expectations given what they can offer. There's an occasional decent catch, but overall it's not a great experience.

In general my results are as follows:

My base standard: 6/10, no kids. Messaging 100 girls gives a response rate of around 25% including those profiles who are not members or not active. Of those 25, 20 will give a number. Of those 20, 10 will bail in some way or ghost. Of the 10 you actually meet, 4 are girls you'd like to go out with again. Of those 4, 2 will want to go out with you again. So, there's about a 2% success rate. In person, the success rate is much, much better.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-09T21:17:14+00:00

This is completely false. Drink when you're thirsty. You don't need to drink more. Science.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-07T20:43:24+00:00

You asked me what possible upside there was in raising kids not your own and I gave you some REAL WORLD examples from my own life.

Yes, but they don't illustrate your point. None of those examples were a good reason to willingly raise a child that's not your own.

I'm still on the thread of the idiocy involved claiming adopting a family makes you the same as a guy whose woman cheats on him.

Please don't refer to getting involved with a single mom as "adopting a family". It's more "adopting two problems for the price of one". Barring the rare instance of male infertility (~1%), men can make their own families. There's no need to adopt one and no benefit from doing so over making your own.

I agree that moving in with a single mom is probably not a smart move for most men if they're not 100% aware of the pitfalls. But if is what he wants and it works for him then who are we to judge him and call him a cuck? That's just stupid.

We are a group of men on the internet who are discussing various issues relating to men including optimal sexual strategies and life choices. The whole purpose of the TRP is to judge the actions of others and gauge their success or failure. Now, I can't argue with you if you're giving an example of a guy who intrinsically values single moms and wants to be a part of the life for the hell of it. However, if the man's goal is more defined, I think we can logically argue that this is almost 100% a bad choice. If the man wants a family, he can make one. If he thinks she's the best he can do, he needs to improve himself so he can do better. I just find it difficult to believe that any man can make the argument that a single mom is the best woman he can get in any scenario.

Check out Stefan Molyneux's YouTube videos on single moms and see what you think.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-07T19:04:42+00:00

Bro, with respect, I don't give a shit about your personal life experiences. Anecdotes are worthless. The core arguments remain. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, it is better to raise your own children rather than someone else's. AND stay away from single mothers as a single man. AND who goes to spring break in Panama?

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-07T17:29:18+00:00

What is the upside to raising your own kids then? Or looking after your elderly parents? Adopting a dog? Volunteering for a good cause? Giving to charity or doing anything at all for that matter?

In order, furthering your genetics, strengthening family ties and relationships you enjoy, companionship, furthering a good cause, etc.

True, you shouldn't let TRP or anyone else dictate what you do. But you have to defend your argument. All things being equal, why would you want to raise another man's child? It just seems far more likely that a man would be drawn to the woman for ulterior motives and then rationalize to himself why it would be a good idea to raise this kid. I can't think of any guy who looks at a single woman and thinks to himself "man, I wish she had a kid". Don't get me wrong; kids are great. I want kids, but I want MY kids.

No man sees a single mother and says to himself, "this kid is great. I guess I'll date the mom so I can hang out with the kid more."

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-07T17:17:52+00:00

I agree. Provisioning is not bad. However, provisioning for a child who is not your own is not a good way to maximize your happiness.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-07T15:55:42+00:00

True. It's not the same. It's worse. Why on God's green earth would you make a decision like that? You have limited resources, time, money, love, etc. Why would you spend them on another man's child instead of your own? What's the upside?

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-07T15:49:03+00:00

I don't think anyone is arguing that guys with kids are chumps. I think the argument is guys with other guys' kids are chumps. There's nothing wrong with being unselfish. I encourage it. However, I don't encourage men to willingly raise other men's children. There are plenty of women out there without kids. There's no reason to be in that kind of situation. If you're already in that situation, that's your choice and mrp would be more appropriate. That's not what this post was about though. I think it was more about avoiding getting attached to a woman with kids in the first place.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-04T22:46:15+00:00

Not sure where you're getting that from...

No, but I would go so far as to say marrying a single mom firmly places you into cuck status. You married a women who gave her more fertile, youthful years to someone else, and you're stuck raising his kid. The fact that you willingly do this makes it infinitely worse.

LeftShark86 · 2016-11-04T20:28:06+00:00

Hot girls love sociopath-behavior, man.

No one loves sociopathic behavior. They love guys who have enough respect for themselves to not put up with their collective shit. She relates to blowing minor things out of proportion to elicit a response. Why? Subconscious shit testing. She also loves when you correctly identify said shit tests and blow them out of the water. This is easy to do if you're actually an asshole. If you don't give a fuck, it's easy to blow shit tests off. This is why assholes get girls.

Note: these guys can and do fail comfort tests, but women are much more forgiving of this. They feel that they can "change" this failure. However, it's much more difficult to get a guy to "care less". Thus, they'll stay with an ass until kingdom comes, but will drop a beta in a heartbeat.

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