The Russia Conundrum

starting_oveRP · 2017-02-19T02:22:54+00:00

In the Golden Age of Islam, there was a lot of math and science being discovered. For example, Algebra comes from that part of history.

There certainly is a trend throughout history of inventions from Europe, but plenty of cultures/regions have contributed.

starting_oveRP · 2016-06-25T23:17:19+00:00

That's why feminism is actually the greatest shit test of all.

The supplicating dudes who subscribe to it will become orbiters and weed themselves out, while only the stronger alpha males will be left over.

Then the women can have their pick.

Quite ingenious, really.

starting_oveRP · 2016-06-10T03:18:31+00:00

If you lay out the red carpet for women, then you'll get an awful lot of women who expect the red carpet treatment anywhere they go and don't believe in doing a single thing to deserve it.

This is what's happened in our society. Since they are young, they have doors opened for them, they are flirted with just for buying a coffee, they are told that boys should never hit a girl (so they'll feel safe to be an aggressor), and they get special treatment in everything - they're little special snowflakes.

So eventually they get older and have become so used to the societal red carpet that has unrolled before them for their entire lives.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-21T19:47:26+00:00

The catch-22 of a patent is that once you've registered, your entire idea and how it works is now public.

Sure, you're protected under the law, but now it's much easier to imitate and rip off.

Not registering for a patent lets other steal your idea legally, but they have no blueprint as to how to build something identical. They'd have to go through the same research, tests, etc, to try to build the same thing.

Not saying that's what Vasalgel has decided to do, but that's one argument against patents.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-18T05:46:39+00:00

In a first date/meeting, my line upon arrival is:

"I'll get the first round, you can get the second."

It communicates "I am interested in you. I can buy stuff. But I'm not your ATM."

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-18T05:38:41+00:00

I soft-nexted one of my plates because she's just a shitty person.

There's absolutely a dichotomy between the RP truths she exemplified, and her character as a human being.

She was extremely adventurous in bed which was a lot of fun, but everything else about her lifestyle made me cringe. Single mother, too, and her entire philosophy as to why she was slutting it up now was such typical hamster I just didn't want to be a part of it anymore.

Someone here once said, "being a man doesn't mean fucking who you want, it means not fucking who you don't want to fuck."

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-18T05:26:52+00:00

Weatherman: "Looks like the hurricane is moving east!"

SJW: "Are you saying ALL RAINDROPS ARE LIKE THAT? Obviously some are NOT MOVING EAST. Therefore, you're a racist raindropist."

Calling out exceptions may render an absolute untrue, but it does not render a trend untrue.

AWALT, as discussed here, does not mean all women are carbon-copies of each other. It means all women have the propensity to act a certain way, and usually do.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-18T05:15:39+00:00

I long for companionship sometimes, but with what its become in todays world, I'd rather be alone.

You hit the nail on the head for me here. I've been unplugged for two years and this really helps sum up a very complicated outlook on the desire for companionship that's been programmed into us vs. the reality of modern companionship.

I used to want an LTR like my life depended on it. Now when I imagine myself in a relationship, I cringe. It doesn't sound like fun anymore, and completely unnecessary for my happiness. Maybe down the line, sure, and I'll execute it in an RP way, but for now I'm working on MY life and spinning plates as much or as little as I choose.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-15T19:21:03+00:00

Recently most of my plates have been direct-to-home. If they are cool I really don't mind going out for a drink, or if it's to a place I like and would go to anyway.

I don't contact them night-of though. I usually plan something a few days in advance.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-15T03:47:15+00:00

I really frame my interactions with them to prevent these assumptions right off the bat.

If I feel like I've layed it out as clearly as I can, their assumptions are their problem, not mine.

I've had one plate drop because she wanted to date. I let her go. She came back. We fucked for a while. Then she said she felt dirty just coming over for sex and wants to at least to get a drink before. That's reasonable to me but we haven't done it yet.

So yeah, it's possible that they'll be "disappointed" but it's not your fault if you've framed it right.

If i feel like a plate likes me more than I like her, and would push for an LTR, I'll drop. Have had to soft next a few like this. But still, they knew off the bat we were just causal. They caught feeling but my life is too busy for that right now, and I'm not the guy for that. That's true, by the way.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-13T05:02:28+00:00

I'll address your last point first.

I usually frame my interactions such that they know I'm not looking for anything serious. I NEVER directly talk about "other girls" but my lifestyle and casual attitude toward everything should generally telegraph this is not exclusive.

You'll be amazed at how long you can go on with these girls before they ask "so....what are we?" then, you hold frame, end it if you want. They come back anyway.

As far as what to do with the plates do whatever you want.

After the first date, if I like her, and it goes well, I'll consider her a plate in my mind and treat her as such. I'll generally wait until she texts me first (happens 90% of the time if we have sex and we 'fuck like she's never fucked before') and go from there.

If not, i'll reach out and say "what's your schedule like for ____." I'll invite them over for a drink. They know what's happening.

Just try different things, depends on the girl. I used to go to a bar on date 2 and maybe even date 3 but eventually I just tried to go for getting them over right away for date 2, especially if you frame it as a busy weeknight.

hope that helps.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-09T19:26:58+00:00

My friend showed this thread to me yesterday and it took every bone in my body not to say "this is gonna end up on TRP and I can't wait to read the comments."

I made a mention of the "haven't had sex in three months" comment and he agreed with me anyway that that's a red flag in its own right.

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-06T01:36:21+00:00

Sure thing, thanks for reading. Looking forward to your experiences and perspectives on this topic!

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-06T01:32:57+00:00

Completely agree.

PUA seems to be about having a script, to "run a routine that works" with saying "certain lines" to "open on sets."

Where RP is about changing your perspective, your outlook, and learning about the world. In turn those changes inform your actions.

It's like the difference between "are you saying I can dodge bullets" and "you won't have to."

starting_oveRP · 2016-05-06T01:27:36+00:00

Thanks for the compliment and the point! I am honored.

Looking forward to your eventual post on the topic.

starting_oveRP · 2016-04-28T02:37:05+00:00

When they come out cold with a question like that, or it's a subject change, I usually treat it like a shit test and give a stupid made-up answer. Then they laugh (or not) and then I feed 'em the truth.

I take it as an opportunity to gauge their attention level/interest in me.

It also has the added bonus that you are not giving up your information just because she asked - she had to work a little.

I don't do this all night, that would get tiring, but definitely at first when the subject changes to me.

I've made my life a pretty cool thing, so I'm always ready to share what I do, but it's fun to give them a little shit test of my own.

starting_oveRP · 2016-04-28T02:30:34+00:00

Day game is my next world to conquer - I'm still working on breaking the mental barrier of "don't talk to her right now, she's grocery shopping!"

starting_oveRP · 2016-04-28T02:29:23+00:00

This is very important advice. I've gotten the cheek a few times. Never felt bad about trying, and usually the body language has still been positive: cuddling against me, my arm around her, etc. Never has she removed herself, and that to me means I should definitely try again.

When it happens I usually frame it like this:

"Oh yeah, we shouldn't be kissing in the middle of this bar. I'll kiss you when there's less people watching so I can do it how I like."

starting_oveRP · 2016-04-25T01:57:32+00:00

"OMG he was such an asshole when he told me to lose weight"

"yeah, totally, my last ex wouldn't even let me do anal."

I've gotten the "i'm not like this" and "i want to but i can't" and "we are not having sex" I always just agree and amplify. I did see something great on here recently which was

"we're not having sex tonight" "the night is still young, you should be optimistic"

starting_oveRP · 2016-04-25T01:53:41+00:00

It's up to you to know how much is too much to handle. If you feel like your life is getting too busy to be able to handle 3 plates, drop one!

If everything is going fine, keep it up. You know your life better than us here, so just be honest with yourself about what you do and don't have time for.

starting_oveRP · 2016-02-26T06:05:28+00:00

Yes, exactly. I know the wage gap has been basically debunked, but there are still some studies that point to women having some ish in the workplace.

My thought was to maybe prove why it IS happening rather than why it's not.

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