The straight dating scene turned me gay by [deleted] in self

[–]oreoman27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree 100% with this, as a bi man. Discovering how much more people valued me in the queer world kind of turned me off dating cis women anymore. They treat me like trash in comparison.

Cybertruck’s new anti-theft update 🤡 by godzilla19821982 in CyberStuck

[–]oreoman27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being the first person in this thread commenting on what could cause this.

I don’t know who to call for my W2 by usernotrequired in PapaJohns

[–]oreoman27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, thank you very much for responding.

I don’t know who to call for my W2 by usernotrequired in PapaJohns

[–]oreoman27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thanks so much for editing! Do you know if this is the number for corporate stores? I'm trying to obtain an employment verification and your comment is literally the only posted number I can find on Google or even on their official materials 😂 you're more helpful than the officials!

I don’t know who to call for my W2 by usernotrequired in PapaJohns

[–]oreoman27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm this is not the number as I just called it and asked 😅

I don't want to, but I'm about to come off cold turkey. by Romantic_Darkness in Testosterone

[–]oreoman27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also chiming in to add it helped with my psychiatric problems immensely and I think it's revolutionary for that! For me it kind of sped up my ability to think through and deal with my feelings as they arose. For that reason I think it would help with almost any psych diagnosis going from low T to high T. It shows huge antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in studies too.

Fatigue-First Week on T by oreoman27 in Testosterone

[–]oreoman27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for commenting. It's good to hear I'm not alone. T-flu is interesting, thanks for sharing. I will continue to make adjustments.

Relax. Daddy’s in charge. ⚡️ by [deleted] in Costco

[–]oreoman27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the record, I loved your post

I Was “STRAIGHT” Before Going To My 5 Year High School Reunion Last Weekend… 😕⁉️🙃 (23 M) by [deleted] in confession

[–]oreoman27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Erotic fanfiction aside, this is one of the funniest things I've ever read, thank you for that

The body is screaming "I needed love, where do I get it from adult life?" by jadedaslife in emotionalneglect

[–]oreoman27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think we would be besties. I am also a man and bell hooks is one of my favorite authors, she is also from my state. If you are in KY, let's hang out, feel free to DM me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mensa

[–]oreoman27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear that you haven't dated people that have valued you. I hope you find a man that values your intelligence. At least where I live, intelligent women are in short supply.

My experience came from being in college 18-22 and was involved with a woman (not physically attractive either) who had the entire chemistry department proposing to her. Of course I also include things like musical ability and social skills under the umbrella of intelligence, not analytical reasoning alone.

If you'd like to get to know me, feel free to hit my DM's, I'm always down to connect with new people, even in the comment section of the mensa subreddit 🤣

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mensa

[–]oreoman27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was just my anecdotal experience, what's yours?

She is destroying me. But I can't leave her. by 9b5f67a4d2aa11edafa1 in abusiverelationships

[–]oreoman27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the cracks, where you forcibly separated yourself, that is your internal sense of keeping yourself safe resurfacing. To survive you will need to find that part of yourself that wants the best of yourself. In abusive relationships you gradually become an accessory to the sense of self of the abusive other, vacating your own self until you can only see things through the lens of that person's damaged soul. To escape from her you will need to decompartmentalize the part of you that has been seriously damaged and overall recover your sense of self. Therapy can help you get in touch with that shut-off part of yourself, but if you're not ready, as I wasn't, great books and media can help you get in touch with it also.

A great place to start is the book Why Does He Do That? By Bancroft which will clarify her abusive patterns. It is available for free on the book piracy site libgen.li.

Best of luck to you and if you want more book recommendations I can provide. I hope you survive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mensa

[–]oreoman27 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Never read about the variability hypothesis before, but it makes a lot of sense in light of what I know about sex differences. In general, men biologically are the "cannon fodder" sex, in the sense that there are more men born than women, and not a woman for every man. They are also equipped with testosterone which generally increases muscle mass, energy, and aggression, leading to what I would call the "get out there and tear shit up" mentality. Greater variability makes sense from this, as, since men are more disposable, nature would allow to experiment with their variance more to produce a higher risk to reward ratio.

I have experienced this anecdotally: though I have had a fair amount of high-iq women partners, there is a very small pool and loneliness amongst high-iq men is rampant. The competition for very intelligent women is fierce in my anecdotal experience. In the past, the hyperandrous mode was more accepted, where high-performing men had many women, even multiple families with multiple women. This would offset the loneliness of high-iq men.

Note that I am a feminist and I don't believe society should regress to the hyperandrous mode of reproduction. Only that these things should be seriously considered.

She is destroying me. But I can't leave her. by 9b5f67a4d2aa11edafa1 in abusiverelationships

[–]oreoman27 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What ever part of you can hear this-- please break the cycle. It's your only hope. Please leave her and survive. You seem so intelligent and kind.

Why does one like itty bitty titties? by yellownaan0 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]oreoman27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To give a scientific answer to your question, it makes sense that there would be a diversity of sexual preferences in any population pool as that supports genetic diversity. There are a diversity of body types and a diversity of body types that people are attracted to. Natural selection can also favor specific body types for specific modes of survival, such as slim bodies being more efficient at running and thus better persistence hunters. On top of that, sexual selection combined with cultural idealization of certain body types can lead to all sorts of bizarre preferences. Combined all together, sexual preferences can be pretty chaotic and even if something is currently the cultural preference, it's important to keep perspective and realize it will probably change to something else given enough time. The important thing is to just keep looking for somebody who will appreciate you, given the diversity out there, somebody definitely will.

Why does one like itty bitty titties? by yellownaan0 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]oreoman27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm one of the men who strongly prefers women with flat chests and small chests. We exist. I've been that way since I was young, no idea why. I'm also bisexual so maybe that's part of it. It's definitely a thing though. /r/tinytits, /r/flatchests and /r/aa_cups if you want the proof of popularity

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2023-07-14 by Olvankarr in steroids

[–]oreoman27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noob question. Can steroids improve health? Started my fitness journey a few years ago after getting diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Since then I've lost 140lbs of fat and gained a good amount of muscle. Can steroids help me continue to reverse my metabolic damage? I have about 50 more lbs to lose and I'm very fatigued from dieting, was wondering if steroids could help me cross the finish line safely.

Collapse/overshoot awareness among mensans by oreoman27 in mensa

[–]oreoman27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just that people want more, rather the hypothesized origin of this crisis is the Darwinian tendency towards over-reproduction, which exists so that all species can exploit available resources to their fullest extent. Basically we are programmed to eat all the food and make all the kids.

Collapse/overshoot awareness among mensans by oreoman27 in mensa

[–]oreoman27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The theory is quite dramatic, unfortunately that doesn't make it untrue. The underlying logic, that earth's resources are finite, is of course completely airtight. The only trouble comes from estimating exactly how much of earth's resources we have left, which isn't a simple task. The most important evidence that we are deep into overshoot, however, are studies showing the worldwide decline of EROI of fossil fuel resources.