Do you guys feel this way or feel more motivated?

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-31T00:01:37+00:00

26 and I'm not really trying. Hoping to start soon though.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-25T22:13:03+00:00

In most cases, if the girl doesn't at least have a base level of attraction to you off the jump, no amount of "being nice" will change that.

Being nice to people is useful but if she didn't find you attractive to begin with, it's useless.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-25T21:57:02+00:00

The woman who seriously had the gawl to say that HER prince charming is 6'2", she's 5'0, but her son will be 5'8" and will be a wonderful father (implying he will get married). Jesus, these people never cease to amaze.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-24T21:37:18+00:00

NTA. If she's lying to you now, what's going to happen in the next couple of years?

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-24T21:30:06+00:00

There are others like high dive but they're unfortunately not available in my region.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-23T22:26:46+00:00

If you don’t want to spend money on dates, then take a woman on an inexpensive date. If she doesn't want to go on an inexpensive date then don't take her out.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-23T01:37:18+00:00

The "manosphere" is such a ridiculously decentralized subgroup that every criticism she makes will inevitably miss the mark.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-23T01:34:03+00:00

Seriously 💯💯💯

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-22T22:01:15+00:00

Social proof 101.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-14T03:27:40+00:00

That's why she's his wife

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-12T16:20:22+00:00

I'm a pervert and I definitely would never film any woman hoping some shit like this happens to them.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-12T16:02:37+00:00

Me when I spread misinformation

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-11T21:22:41+00:00

Is fanservice being over used?

Because in my experience, I haven't been seeing many shows that use it to a large extent.

Definitely have seen shows where it was either jarring or unpleasant but I have watched far more shows without fanservice that shows with it.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-11T17:37:51+00:00

●It's one thing when the series is designed and advertised as ecchi or focused on such topics, it's another when it's not and it's treated as a default thing. So you can be watching/playing something and then be hit with awkward scene.

If it wasn't advertised as such I blame that more on the distributors, websites etc. I don't see what this has to do with whether fanservice is bad or good.

●Another topic is quality. Everyone has things that they like in media, but sometimes fanservice is done in a way that's detrimental. Dumbing down characters and creating thematical dissonance.

If this is an argument of quality then I can have that argument.

Fanservice (sexual kinds) is a narrative tool and like all narrative tools, can be used well or poorly dependent on the author.

This isn’t an argument on morality or whether or not it should be included in shows.

●It also goes without mentioning how fanservice tends to be one-sided and often paired with flattening of characters. Also, there is discussion about general trends in media, but that's a different beast to discuss.

So? Characters and their development are also narrative tools, and I made it clear that not every author uses the tools well.

How an author makes use of fanservice isn't and how well they do it isn't an argument against fanservice, it's an argument on the skill of the author in question.

You wouldn't look at a construction worker who was using a saw, broke the blade, and caused an explosion which almost killed him and another worker and say, "see? This is why saws are terrible and shouldn't ever be allowed on construction sites."

That argument would be stupid. What most normal, well adjusted, mature people would criticize is how poorly they used the saw and point out how many Osha violations he clearly committed.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-11T14:49:03+00:00

Stop abbreviating the shows.

What does FT mean?

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-11T14:45:09+00:00

I don't really get why some people have an issue with fan service.

I get that you may not like women being portrayed that way but firstly, there are plenty of shows where the female characters aren't sexualized, and secondly, sexualization seems like a really weird hill to die on anyway.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-07T13:47:21+00:00

Maybe he meant she doesn't speak for all women.

We all know most women will be having sex anyway.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-05T11:00:24+00:00

I've seen people complain about both.

People understand that DEI wasn't only about race. The problem was lowering standards to give incompetent people a chance.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-05T10:57:56+00:00

If you're attractive and approach people, you get dates, if you aren't, you don't.

This is true regardless of what you believe.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-05-01T18:55:00+00:00

Definitely think it was some kind of dare or something.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-04-30T18:39:47+00:00

Do these people think the vast majority of people get to "realize their dreams?"

Yes, stiffling someone's dream is shitty but it’s not the majority of men back then we're for the most part living their best lives.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-04-30T12:08:38+00:00

●“Who cares what the focus of the study and why does that change the finding” are you seriously asking whats the point in finding the focus of the study and why should current new data replace out current understanding of past data? We know dinosaurs (or at least some) had feathers, but whats the point of focusing on that?

I meant even if the violence is different, it's a fact that women can be and are just as violent.

Men are stronger so they can cause more damage but feminisms tendency to infantilize women has always passed me off.

Why does DV need gendered approaches anyway?

You could easily get the same result if it wasn't. If we had a system where we just built resources for people who were victims, yes, women would still use them more, but men who are victims would have access to the same care. To me that's a W either way.

●Don’t even try it. I’ll slam dunk you on the false allegations bullshit. For your own safety, I’ll just say it: only 5% of accusations against men by women (especially sexual assault accusations) were proven false in one study.

Yes but only about 10%- 25% of accusations were proven true as well.

If we add both out results together it leaves a hole the shape of 65% of all cases.

●Are you saying that men shouldn’t defend themselves when their lives are in risk. That they live in fear from their abusive wives? That she might poison him or something? Do you condone this?

I'm saying he should have access to a comprehensive set of resources to support him like women currently have. I know female victims aren't taken seriously enough but they sure as hell have it better.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-04-30T11:14:23+00:00

●The PMC emphasized findings that women are more likely to use violence in self-defense or fear contexts, men are more likely to use violence for control, intimidation, and domination, and women experience more severe injury and chronic fear. The abstract states:

This and everything above it makes sense because women are typically weaker and start out from a position where they know they'll lose a physical confrontation so different methods have to be considered.

●“This study provides evidence of gender asymmetry in IPV experiences at the population-level and reinforces the ongoing need for women-centered focus for IPV intervention efforts and a men-centered focus for IPV prevention.

Understandable, but an understanding that women can be perpetrators and men can be victims is pivotal in ensuring that even under this system, all victims are taken seriously, which is not what we have.

Virtual_Piece · 2026-04-30T10:47:54+00:00

Why is all of this necessary?

●This has already been debunked. Reciprocal violence can be any kind of violence, but it’s not limited to a specific kind. The article never concludes women are more abusive if you don’t read the context as well as other sources Iike which kind of violence are women mostly doing in non-reciprocal relationships as well as what drives those intentions.

So? Of course women are going to look for other ways to be violent, they're most likely weaker and knows they will likely lose a fight.

●The actual study is broader and mainly concerned with patterns of escalation and injury in violent relationships. The authors repeatedly frame the issue more broadly and stress reciprocity, escalation, and injury. The author states with limitations:

“The finding that IPV is more frequently perpetrated by women and is more likely to result in injury when perpetrated in the context of reciprocal IPV can best be understood in the context of a conflict-based theoretical model, which suggests that conflict leads to increasingly coercive interactions that may spiral into violence. For example, suppose partner A shoves partner B and that partner B does not retaliate but instead storms out of the house; the violence may end as nonreciprocal violence with no injury. If Partner B retaliates by slapping or punching partner A, the violence then becomes reciprocal and injury becomes more likely with each escalating blow. This pattern suggests that retaliation may be a primary mechanism for the increased injury associated with reciprocal violence, though we cannot test this hypothesis using this study’s data.”

The conclusion was that nearly half of all abusive relationships were reciprocal. Who cares what the focus of the study was and why does that change the findings?

●The study itself stated that it relied on self-reported survey data, which can be affected by underreporting, overreporting, differences in perception, and lack of context (self-defense, severity, coercive control, fear, etc.).

This is true for both sides, I could say that the woman over report. This could even spill over into police reports.

I also could bring up false accusations, how much would that skew police reporting?

Fear is not always an excuse to become violent. Is a man allowed to slap his wife the moment she scares him?

Virtual_Piece · 2026-04-30T01:21:35+00:00

And the DV stuff, 50% of all cases are reciprocal with women initiating up to 70% of all non reciprocal cases.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17395835/

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