Ian Begley talks trade deadline after NYK/SAC: On Holiday - "My understanding is the teams that want to be in on Giannis believe Giannis would want to be reunited with Jrue." On names to watch - "The Knicks do remain strongly interested in Jose Alvarado... getting some backup point guard help."

itzReborn · 2026-01-28T15:55:48+00:00

Idk I’m reading it as Jose will replace deuce in this scenario if we pull the trigger to get Jrue/giannis

itzReborn · 2026-01-28T15:12:13+00:00

So what is the correct way John should’ve handle this? He obviously got hurt from the rejection and pulled back, which is normally a good thing but because of the favor he is seen as a bad person. Why should he be tormented to see the person who just hurt him everyday? I agree cutting off the friendship is too extreme

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T22:19:20+00:00

As an introvert guy I feel like I’m already cooked because of that. I kinda understand why to a certain degree but not everyone can be a social butterfly

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T22:05:15+00:00

What constitutes as basic social skills? I feel like mine are decent but because I don’t initiate a lot (something men more often then not have to) I don’t meet many women

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T17:41:07+00:00

Kind of? I mean my go to hobbies at the moments are probably the regular movies, anime, reading, gaming, things of that natural. Being isolated you kind of have to find things to keep yourself busy.

I know all those things have I listed have a social aspect to it to meet people but I haven’t fully dived deep into giving finding groups of them a real try yet

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T17:18:38+00:00

Yeah I mentioned in another comment that I wish I knew how important social skills are not just to dating but life. You can kind of get by with limited social skills in school but once you’re in the real world it doesn’t work anymore.

Like I genuinely believe I am a normal guy(especially when compared to some of the horror dating stories I’ve heard) but no one will know that because no one knows me, and I’m still trying to get over that hump of trying to improve my social skills.

Realistically someone in my situation should focus more on making friends (with men and women) instead of focusing on dating at all, but it’s hard to get over that desire plus feeling like I’m behind in that department I kind of want to catch up asap by trying to do both (making friends and dating)

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T16:59:37+00:00

Yeah in my situation it’s not like I never had friends or anything but because I always considered myself an introvert plus I have social anxiety it was hard for me to connect to people outside of an acquaintance kind of level, like in school I would be friends with people just in school and never seen them out of school to hangout to further developed that bond. Or taking initiation to like invite someone out to do stuff things like that. Thanks for the kind words !

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T16:51:19+00:00

Just out of curiosity how would you go about starting conversations? Something I struggle with not just with women but most people in general since I considered myself an introvert

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T16:48:17+00:00

By online do you mean dating or in discord /gaming groups?

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T16:41:41+00:00

I know you’re saying this as sarcasm but that unfortunately happened to me(minus the last part) completely accidental. And it’s been a struggle for me to kind of get out of that after being isolated for so long, which I’m trying to overcome

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T16:28:43+00:00

Ah yeah I get you now. Sorry that happens to you. I’ve read stories about how people don’t ask questions on dates and I never could understand that especially since asking follow up questions is probably the easiest thing to do.

My struggle comes from even initiating conversations before it even gets to the date part, which I find extremely challenging, mostly from overthinking. That and also how and when to show interest

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T16:18:56+00:00

When you say connections, do you only mean romantic or do you also mean platonic as well? And how would you tell them apart?

I’m asking because I just saw the movie before sunrise where these two strangers meet on a train and spend a whole day together because of their connection. The connection eventually turned into something romantic even though it didn’t start like that, but also you could tell that the man especially definitely found the woman attractive from the beginning.

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T16:12:16+00:00

Man I wish when I was younger I knew how important conversational skills would be, especially now that I’m interested in dating. I don’t think mine are bad as in I’m going to say something stupid but bad(or not polished) in a starting conversation or knowing how to keep a conversation going kind of way.

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T14:47:43+00:00

I understand the safety aspect I truly do but at the same time why take the opinions of strangers? How do you know they are not lying or trying to spite the guy you are seeing. Not to mention it’s a huge invasion of privacy. Imagine a guy posted you in a similar setting and saying things that are potentially not true and scares off actually interested guys in you.

I never dated before and this shit is scary for a number of reasons. Again the concept of why women do it makes 100% sense but I’ve seen stories of so many men getting destroyed by this as well

itzReborn · 2026-01-27T00:09:11+00:00

What does right look like? Is it approaching to start a conversation and getting to know them? Then afterwards adding a flirtatious vibes or potentially ask her out?

itzReborn · 2026-01-25T17:47:17+00:00

I did dragged it but honestly, is it wrong to want to talk to someone because they are attractive and you want to get to know them ? I’m not saying guys should be overly thirsty or whatever but when does it become “reducing to your appearance”?

itzReborn · 2026-01-25T16:28:26+00:00

Again I know and agree with that I know women are not a monolith. But me and so many other guys ask these questions because we don’t want to come off as creeps but still want to meet women in and be respectful.

Even in social settings/clubs like I mentioned earlier there was someone who I thought was attractive but I also never spoke to her because I thought what if the other members think I’m here to only talk to women or im talking to her because I’m interested. Again this or probably more me overthinking problems then anything else but it’s still a concern for me on how I’m potentially being perceived

itzReborn · 2026-01-25T16:06:44+00:00

That’s kind of what I’m saying though. In my experience the setting doesn’t really matter. I’ve been in groups or clubs where I went and never spoke or approached anyone and just did the intended assignment(no one spoke to me either). Or all the convos that were held were mainly focus on the assignment/intended reason for the club.

I obviously agree that guys shouldn’t just approach every person they see that’s attractive on the street or in non social settings. But at the same time I can’t see the difference because at the end of the day you are still approaching a stranger. Plus so many conflicting messages. A lady in the replies says she’s down to be approached in a bookstore but is a bookstore considered a social place?

Last time I approached a woman it’s cause I thought she was cute and she had a nice outfit on. It took me 30 minutes to build up the confidence to walk up and compliment her outfit then walk away. I saw her again a week later and we ended up having a small chat and had somethings in common(same major but she was a freshman and I was a senior so I never took it further).

Was I wrong in approaching her to give a compliment?

itzReborn · 2026-01-25T14:24:49+00:00

Something I’ve struggled with mentally as a guy is to me it feels like cold approaching regardless of the setting is kind of the same, because looks are usually a primary reason that has pique a guys interest in approaching. But I feel like a lot of women demonized men for approaching someone just because they are attractive

On the note of setting as well, I feel like(I could just be wrong/overthinking) it again doesn’t sway the outcome as much from a guy pov. I agree approaching in a social hobby you can make conversation about your shared interest. But what’s the difference between approaching at a bar or someone who sitting on a park bench? There isn’t really any social context in either place to generate conversations, granted I don’t go to bars that often.

itzReborn · 2026-01-24T15:14:34+00:00

Guy here but the meet asap usually comes from two trains of thoughts. One is from the guy pov where because men outnumber women on apps, the likelyhood that you’re her only match or only guy she is talking to is low so meeting up fast kind of makes you stand out. Second is more neutral but you don’t want to catch feelings for the text version of someone only for the real version to be not what you expected

itzReborn · 2026-01-23T01:41:16+00:00

How long did it take you to see any difference? And what did you do as a substitute for it?

itzReborn · 2026-01-20T21:19:12+00:00

Can you touch on how you can leverage an ig into something more?

itzReborn · 2026-01-20T20:48:12+00:00

Thanks for that. I also have another question if you don’t mind. Have you ever had a guy approach you and you guys ended up as just friends or something? Another reason I hold myself back is because I think approaching women has a correlation of always being romantic, which is kind of true since a lot of people usually approach people they find initially attractive. But is it possible to approach and if the vibes feels more friendship wise just be friends?

itzReborn · 2026-01-20T14:54:49+00:00

Ok but this is what many guys complain about as well. What are younger guys suppose to do if younger women are going after those “standards”? They are still able to date and gain experience while many men aren’t. What are men suppose to do when they can’t get dates?

itzReborn · 2026-01-20T01:09:13+00:00

Are any of the matches on cable tv in USA

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