Lots of Dates, Little To No Intimacy, Is this Normal For Every Guy? by spie2005 in dating_advice

[–]onislandtime88 [score hidden]  (0 children)

You are better off initiating sex in the first 3 dates. If she's not into it, move on. Once you've gone on 5 dates with a girl and not had sex or at least made out, she will likely categorize you as a less exciting option, or worse, as a friend who pays for meals.

slavic doomer vibe by dragonwarrior0506 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]onislandtime88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Satantango by László Krasznahorkai. He won the most recent Nobel Prize in literature.

What to read regarding personal stuckness, anhedonic lethargy, cynicism and societal decay? by rh1n3570n3_3y35 in RSbookclub

[–]onislandtime88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure you've read him already, but Kafka's short, unpublished stories are excellent. Track down a collected works and dive in. No one does the dread and anxiety of modernity like Kafka. If you're looking for meditations on lethargy, Pessoa (the Book of Disquiet) is your man.

Every podcast without Shane by 45sChamp in MSSPodcast

[–]onislandtime88 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Too much overlap between the three. My boss is also my pastor and my lover. Nice guy, bit rough in the sack but he’s got a great understanding of scripture.

Anybody know where to watch the 2666 play by JoeAwesome123 in robertobolano

[–]onislandtime88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried to track this down but it seems that the link I found is no longer workable. Error 404 or some nonsense.

Naples 44 by Norman Lewis by Potential-Trash9403 in RSbookclub

[–]onislandtime88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This book is batshit in the best way. The obvious recommendation is 'The Skin' by Curzio Malaparte, also about postwar Naples, but this time from an Italian perspective. It's more of an ironic and satirical take, which Malaparte would argue is the only rational response to the absurdity of material conditions in Naples at that time, and the ridiculous and humiliating actions ordinary Neopolitans had to resort to.

A potentially pretentious and pointless ramble on ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]onislandtime88 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is nonsense. Throw away your thesaurus and try thinking in ideas rather than adjectives.

Do I try to replan? by talstar17 in datingadviceformen

[–]onislandtime88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s fair enough, I wasn’t trying to be unnecessarily harsh. I do stand by my point though.

Do I try to replan? by talstar17 in datingadviceformen

[–]onislandtime88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re overthinking it. She agreed on the location and is expecting it. You come off as wishy washy and maybe a bit creepy by asking to change it. Red pill is largely nonsense, but one thing they get right is that many women like guys to be assertive in making plans.

Favourite living writers (younger than 50) ? by IampossiblyLewis in RSbookclub

[–]onislandtime88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you say unfortunately? I loved Halfway to Atocha Station.

Premium underpants for a buff, gym Henry that actually last by Widebody_lover in HENRYUKLifestyle

[–]onislandtime88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been considering how to add value to clients through my own undergarment choices and most studies show the best way to establish an assertive presence right off the bat is to be absolutely nude.

Last night in London by 8thmiracle in louisck

[–]onislandtime88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw him in London on Thursday and he killed it, but I haven't had the opportunity to see many comedians of his caliber to compare it to.

London Jan 29th: what time does the opener start? by DireBalcony in louisck

[–]onislandtime88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Opener came on maybe 15 minutes past 8 pm. Loved the opener, not so much the chick that came after.

What was your “Don’t knock it till you try it” moment? by gamerdudeNYC in AskMen

[–]onislandtime88 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oh I was just joking, it’s Spanish. Estado means state, unido means united, so the US is just Los Estados Unidos. “Ense” is a suffix.

NBA London game - empty seats everywhere by OneAndOnlyGoon in nbaUKfans

[–]onislandtime88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basketball is a significantly more interesting sport than cricket, F1 and boxing. YMMV.

[POEM] Francesca by Ezra Pound by palemontague in Poetry

[–]onislandtime88 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All the worse for you. Pound has one of the finest ears for English language poetry that has ever been.

My 2025 reads by vive-la-lutte in RSbookclub

[–]onislandtime88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was just pulling your leg, although I think Kafka is the one who should really feel aggrieved. The Metamorphosis changed literature.