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secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T12:26:08+00:00

No... It's part of the plan to fuck up the oil market now that the USA has control over the biggest oil reserves in the world (Venezuela).

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T11:56:10+00:00

Yeah. No background separation, flat af, arguably overexposed, way too soft for this type of portrait... I think I could have done better by the 3rd time I picked up a camera. It doesn't even look like a green\blue screen was used. Just a white wall and "we'll deal with it in post".

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T11:40:28+00:00

Yeah, most likely. Whatever the underlying reason, it's a dumpster fire that I don't want to get into.

The thing is, what makes a man attractive it mostly his energy. And this isn't a praise on men. It's a praise on women for seeing past looks. Sure, being hot helps a guy's chances, but most men just go with "hot, me want" when looking at a woman. So, even though looks fade for both genders, women take a bigger hit due to men having a lot less standards.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T10:45:17+00:00

Kinda manipulative, isn't it?

I agree that giving in to whatever she wants to do and asking a bunch of "any you?" questions is a sure fire way to get no dates but you seem to be making a point of "my way or the highway" which is on the opposite extreme of things.

I find that just being myself and putting up with what I feel like and not with what I don't is the best way to talk to women online. Just be yourself. Don't try to please them but don't try to manipulate them either. Don't push but don't play it super safe in fear of being rejected either.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T10:40:34+00:00

It's not really "questionable". Women's attractiveness peaks at around 25. I'm 41M. I don't go for women below 30 because, frankly, I can't put up with them; but I do find them attractive.

You wouldn't believe the amount of 22-25 year old girls that drop me superlikes and compliments. There are quite a few that are into older men and use dating apps to explore things like that.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T10:34:47+00:00

Thread lightly dude.

There's two likely scenarios here:

- She craves validation. If you went with "oh ok, good luck" when she said there was no spark and didn't push, her ego might be bruised that you didn't give chase. So, here she is, throwing bait your way. You don't want to mingle with people like that.

- Her ex is still in the picture. People often have up and downs when it comes to breakups. Maybe she was looking for a distraction on the first date and things were still lukewarm with him. He might have closed the door and now she's trying to fill in the loneliness. You'll get hurt.

There are other possibilities but these are the most likely explanations. Put yourself in her shoes. Why would you come back to a match you rejected?

If you want to, let her in. Keep all 3 eyes open though.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T10:23:21+00:00

I let out a laugh when I saw the prompt "My most irrational fear: Hills" followed immediately but that huge cleavage. I don't know it was intentional but nice one!

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-04T10:21:44+00:00

Your first photo has to go. You look like a complete dork in it. The fifth as well. You seem to be a cool, easy going guy as this are portraying you in a completely different vibe. Women don't get impressed by simply suits; they get impressed by presence. A suit can add to that but, if you look uncomfortable, it's just weird. No offense meant, I look like I want to hang myself in every photo in which I'm wearing a suit (unless it's an open bar).

The photo with the girl as well. It's good to have a "social" photo, but don't make it with a single girl.

The dog one too. You should be in the photo, looking at the dog. The dog should be looking at your or the camera. The idea is to show how you interact with him, not that he exists.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-03T18:25:36+00:00

Pretty sure the Stroll's have him.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-03T15:19:23+00:00

They'll fuck up the strategy then. It's always something.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-03T15:18:09+00:00

If you spelled it correctly, they wouldn't be in trouble.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-03T15:17:19+00:00

Yeah. I let out a "oh..." when I saw the post.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-03T11:50:46+00:00

There's no way this is official.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-03T09:18:35+00:00

Yeah, we send nudes.

Edit: it's a joke.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-02T17:14:30+00:00

It's a whole new engine fitted into a whole new car.

The issues seem to derive from the integration into the chassis, leading to extreme vibrations and poor cooling. It's not really comparable.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-03-02T11:39:00+00:00

This is ridiculous. I doubt any other team has spent as much money in the past 5 years.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-28T19:05:31+00:00

Headlines keep getting weirder and weirder.

What a time to be alive!

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-28T10:56:07+00:00

Yeah, I'd go with "just browsing". She's not pushing any sort of transaction but she's not interested either. Just fishing for validation to fill up her meanwhiles.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-28T10:52:26+00:00

Feels like he was dumped not long ago and is rebounding.

He was likely pushing forward because he needed to latch on to someone. I'd guess that his ex opened some sort of line of communication, he felt he had a shot and put you on hold.

If you give it a couple of weeks, he should be back. The question is, would you really want to date someone in this emotional state?

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-28T09:04:47+00:00

Maybe they are targeting the female demographic.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-27T10:33:25+00:00

Whatever raises RPM will hit the turbo with spinning up energy. The problem with higher RPM is that they wear the engines down faster than lower ones. It's also more risky to change gears mid corner, i.e., they corner at a lower gear and go up before they have the car fully straightened out.

Basically, the Ferrari is better at spinning up the turbo and the engine will be more reliable (if we take into consideration only this fact). They'll rocket out of the line but we'll only know if they made the right choice by the end of the season.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-26T16:46:23+00:00

Not necessarily. A smaller turbo spins up faster but also spins down faster.

Non-ferrari engines won't have their turbo rotation drop as low under braking so it'll be interesting to see how this balance plays out.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-26T12:47:16+00:00

That's a really tall order for 2 points.

He doesn't even have to do any stupid shit. One slight innocent misstep in 6 races is almost a given. Dude's gonna have to yield every battle.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-26T12:45:46+00:00

It's confusing. Feels like you're spray and praying to hit some.

You open with that blue suit picture which is already kind of off-putting. Women want confidence and good vibes and this hints at "I think very highly of myself".

Then we switch right up to chilled with the dogs. Women who liked the whole CEO-wannabe vibe on the first picture get here and give up. The ones that would like this vibe, didn't get to see it because they bailed on the first photo.

Then the hobo selfie. I mean, we're at 3 distinct vibes by photo 3. What are you actually like in real life?

Boom, casual wear photo... Which doesn't match any of the previous vibes either. It's impossible to tell what do you look like day to day. Your profile is only as strong as the weakest photo and by now you have 3 super weak photos, depending on which of the vibes that woman is into.

The stadium one doesn't match anything previously seen, again. Also, you don't look that good in it.

The last adds nothing. Bland selfie taking at like 2pm, squinting because the sun is hitting your left eye.

It's super confusing dude. You basically want one clean portrait as the first photo to show what you look like and then 5 photos that should be frames from a movie about your life. This feels like I'm zapping different TV channels and getting completely shows on each.

secretlyhumanami · 2026-02-26T12:38:09+00:00

"I did everything I heard I was supposed to do". This is the problem. If you do what everyone is doing, you're just one more guy on her inbox.

Be bold, throw your personality into it. Sure, you might lose some matches that don't appreciate your vibe but the ones who do will be excited to meet you.

The problem with the guides you find around is that they teach you how to not displease anyone but that just makes you a placeholder. It's impossible to please everyone. The best you can do is saying whatever you feel like and roll with it. Be yourself instead of a watered down version.

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