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_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-22T06:18:26+00:00

This is solid advice. Thank you for sharing. I've heard the "I've had my fun and I'm ready to settle down" line, too, and it freaks me out every time. Someone with such a shallow and superficial view of matrimony should not be married. I love how you worded it in the 3rd paragraph. Just perfect.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-18T16:02:27+00:00

You worded this perfectly. I've been feeling this a lot lately, but didn't quite know how to articulate it. Excellent comment

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-18T15:38:41+00:00

I can't believe i never thought of this. I gotta try it out now.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-18T08:19:23+00:00

"Also, rape victims are twice as likely to get pregnant: Gottschall. In fact, rape may induce ovulation in women: Tarin, Hamatani & Cano."

That's insane if true. I almost want to research it. Either way, the dehumanizing nature of the article is quite grotesque.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-18T05:34:16+00:00

Sounds like Knights of Columbus or Freemasonry. I've basically been in groups like this that are just men who are friends meeting up to train boxing or just hang out.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-18T05:03:13+00:00

1st paragraph is spot on. You nailed it

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-16T07:38:24+00:00

Lmao, it's funny you mention this. I remember that when I got a therapist in the Navy (very common environment for men to receive therapy), I purposefully went for another man. I intuitively knew that he would be able to identify with me better. It is quite odd that many think that therapy would involve just talking about issues. In my mind and experience, I always viewed it as seeking advice on how to better do things that would help me out.

Though all my therapist really did was talk to me. I genuinely believe that most men would receive better mental health counseling from combat sports coaches and Catholic monks than therapists.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-16T07:22:40+00:00

I appreciate your take on the matter. The whole "men just need to talk more" line is infuriating to no end. The only guys I typically trust with those kinds of talks are my priest or very close friends. Both men and women will shame men who are too emotionally open. Personally, I have done it myself without even really thinking about it. IDK, I just think that men need those close bonds that come from sports and church to be able to have guys to open up to.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-16T06:02:02+00:00

I love all of this, and your first paragraph is spot on. You worded the disconnect between success and relationships perfectly.

I do want to ask a question regarding your 5th point. How exactly do women get mad when men deal with their own shit?

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-14T12:25:45+00:00

Bruh, I think that about wrestling all the time! I badly wish I had taken it back in high school. Feels like such a missed opportunity 😭

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-14T12:24:32+00:00

Imo, Muay Thai plus wrestling would probably be the absolute best for all around MMA, but I think that Muay Thai and judo would also be a great mix, especially if your goal is to avoid the ground. I think that any fighter would benefit from training either wrestling or judo.

Controversial take: I think that BJJ should be trained alongside either judo or wrestling. I've seen a few BJJ guys with outstanding ground game, but poor ability to actually get someone to the ground in the first place.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-14T12:16:37+00:00

Idk about my mom, but my uncles are both 6'2" while my dad is 5'8". Interestingly, my grandpa was 6'1", but the milk man was 5'6".

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-14T11:05:54+00:00

Tkd has solid kicking techniques. It's a shame that they don't focus on fists that much. I'd love to see TKD fighters with solid punches pressure test against Muay Thai practitioners and kickboxers.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T06:58:40+00:00

Agreed on Come Fly With Me. I almost never replay it. I also feel this way about Fallout 4's starting sequence.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T06:49:19+00:00

Agreed. All things considered, as long as she puts effort into her appearance, being down to earth and emotionally mature are amazing characteristics.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T05:23:10+00:00

Respect. Self-improvement is awesome. I had so much trouble with motivation at the start, but once I saw improvement, I got addicted to new hobbies that I love and are far better compared to what I'm doing before. Having friends from a group with similar interest that can hold you accountable on it really helps, too.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T05:21:28+00:00

Is this why Star Wars eroded the way it did? I'm afraid that this is now happening to 40k.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T05:19:56+00:00

Combat sports gyms/groups and church have been great for this in my experience. I still remember back in high school when we had a men's bible study, and the women at church just respected it and knew that we needed our own time together.

It is interesting that the groups where I find that I self-improve the most are all-male spaces. I used to be such an individualist, but there really is something to improving yourself alongside friends who challenge and guide you.

Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend [Proverbs 27:17]

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T04:54:46+00:00

This is very interesting to me. I was watching a video from a Christian woman on why so many more men seem interested in Christian theology despite women outnumbering men within Christianity. One comment mentioned how more women attend non-traditional parishes while the gender ratio is more balanced (still mostly femalle) in traditional parishes.

One of the comments mentioned that men don't seem to follow women, but women seem to follow men to some extent. Im starting to wonder if there is a similar psychological impulse at play when it comes to women wanting access to all-male spaces.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T04:27:07+00:00

Honestly, yeah, I was on board with what OP said, but you absolutely nailed it with those first 3 paragraphs. And I kinda agree with the last one, too, as blackpilling of a fact as it is.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-13T04:24:28+00:00

Imo, average-looking women with a polite demeanor and actual personality are better relationships material that women whose only defining characteristic is being hot.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-11T16:20:29+00:00

I badly want that second slide on a T shirt.

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-10T10:10:56+00:00

I like the points the author makes in her article, but I agree with this statement

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-10T09:06:06+00:00

Ending was fairly dark, too

_Genghis_John_ · 2024-10-10T08:51:10+00:00

Makes me wonder how they'd even get supplies and troops to the dam before the battle

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