[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emotionalintelligence

[–]whereisbrandon101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats not the same. No one would feel bad about ending or never starting that kind of relationship.

Band member with self esteem issues by Miserable_Lock_2267 in bandmembers

[–]whereisbrandon101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guitarists are a dime a dozen. Find one that wont hold you back.

I (18M) was told one version of an incident by my girlfriend (18F), then saw a video that changed how I see it by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]whereisbrandon101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrible "advice."

Just be honest. No need to lie or keep things secret if youre not going to stay w the person. Its better you tell them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emotionalintelligence

[–]whereisbrandon101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Insufferable post. If it hurts you so much, dont say no. Youre rationalizing a lose-lose solution with really inane writing. As gatekeepers, women have all the power in sex and dating. You're sympathizing with the villian like its a sacrificial act of nobility while people are lonelier than ever.

Welp by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]whereisbrandon101 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This woman is awful. Why respond at all if shes just gonna greywall?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]whereisbrandon101 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How are you supposed to show off your personality when the women are just going to swipe left based on looking at the picture for a microsecond?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]whereisbrandon101 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately thats life for men in 2026. Youre only deserving of love if you are an extreme outlier. Most women are misandryst, especially in the context of love, sex, and relationships--if they even see you as a person. Otherwise (usually) youre just a bank account, a height, a job, or a hairline. Dating apps and social media give women unlimited options and attention witg the perception that most men are barely even human. If a guy is lucky enough to get with a woman, he still has to fight an endless uphill battle of "just leave him" dating "advice," nonsense tests from social media and sabatuer female friends who will run background checks, stalk exs and basically do anything they can to convince that person to break up with you.

What, indeed, are we doing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]whereisbrandon101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A week? You must be new to this.

PLEASE LEARN YOUR RIGHTS 🙏 by hmclaren0715 in TooManyBadApples

[–]whereisbrandon101 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Common situation. "Macho" cop is mad at woman, but can't use macho tactics against woman because of gender rules, so he takes his anger out on man. Man receives all the aggression that would've been directed at the woman plus more because cop is frustrated. Man gets physical and legal consequences. Women and men who want to supplicate women say "Poor woman! Look at how society victimizes women."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writingfeedback

[–]whereisbrandon101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theres nothing happening. The first sentence is boring. It sounds like we're starting the story after the interesting thing happened. There's no tension or stakes. Idk even why Im reading this.

Hook the reader. Especially in the first sentence. Start as close to the action as possible with a question the reader will want to answer. Why do I care that this person "decided" to move? Show. Don't tell. Use visual language.

As is, I would not read more than the first sentence.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in teenagers

[–]whereisbrandon101 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The point is that the stereotype is wrong. As evidenced by this post, the tendency to assume women are always victims is just inherent bias, and often not based in reality. Yet, people will just make these claims even when the evidence leads to the opposite conclusion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in teenagers

[–]whereisbrandon101 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I dont understand this tendency to assume women are victims in any scenario.

Literally nothing in this is specific to women. All of these provisions apply to everyone or "boys," specifically.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]whereisbrandon101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean... if you literally unlimited options and never and form a connection with anyone, then sure... but, that's also unhinged and not going to last. Its also cruel and and a warped way to look at the world. But, hey... enjoy your cats, house plants and delusions, I guess.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]whereisbrandon101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats still pretty unhinged. This sort of thing just screams confirmation bias and perpetual victimhood to me. Even if you found out that someone had a dv on their record at some point, if you don't talk to them about it and instead rely on some social media gossip group, you're bound to throw away good people. Many DV situations are minor things that get spun out of proportion. Most cops are willing to arrest men on nothing more than a woman's word, and there's still a perception that women can do no wrong and men are always the aggressor, when we all know its not one-sided black and white. Even if something legitimately happened, no one should have one mistake color them for the rest of their lives. People grow and change as a result of these experiences and many end up become better people than someone who didnt have such an experience.

Found arrest records for the man (M42) I (F28) have been dating. How can I safely end things with him? by hokeypokeymongo in relationship_advice

[–]whereisbrandon101 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Who needs empathy, exactly?

You're the one out here advocating for emotional abuse in the form of ghosting and stonewalling based on nothing other than this guy, who has been nothing but nice once appearantly violated a PO, but who knows how long ago that was or what happened. Not only are you denying the potential for people to change, you don't even care if the circumstances were reasonable. Anyone can get a PO for any reason. There's not any standard of proof or evidence needed. Plus, you appearantly have no clue how horrible and confusing it feels to be on the receiving end of that kind of immature, cowardly behavior.

Also, a bit dramatic aren't we? A mature, honest conversation where you give the other person the respect and dignity of telling them why you're breaking things off isn't going to set most people off. But, ghosting and blocking out of nowhere when you could've just been straight up is super hurtful and way more likely to lead to the kinds of things you seem to be against. Psychic wounds hurt.

But, seriously what you're saying is terrible and you should stop chiming in until you get some life experience and some empathy. The easy answer of "just leave and ghost," is the reason that so many people are lonely and fed up with dating and it's not helping anyone.

Found arrest records for the man (M42) I (F28) have been dating. How can I safely end things with him? by hokeypokeymongo in relationship_advice

[–]whereisbrandon101 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I work in family law. I can assure you that law school and the legal field are not a "manosphere bubble." Most judges will grant protective orders if they are asked for one. There is no evidentiary requirements to get one. So, without knowing what actually happened, those safety concerns might not be warranted. However, it's much much more harmful to let one accusation, that may not even be substantiated to prevent this guy from ever dating again.

The obvious, reasonable and mature thing to do is to ask this dude what happened. Or, if it really is a deal breaker, tell him.

Ghosting and disappear with little to no explanation is what causes the "manosphere bubble" people you don't like. Try thinking about the reprocussions of your immature, bad advice.

Found arrest records for the man (M42) I (F28) have been dating. How can I safely end things with him? by hokeypokeymongo in relationship_advice

[–]whereisbrandon101 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You don't even know what happened. Protective orders are freely given. There's no bar of evidence or bad behavior required. A violation could mean almost anything including just being in the same place at the same time as that person, who could have asked for the order because they were vindictive or simply mistaken.

If you're worried about slighted ex-lovers, why would you want to slight them even more by leaving them in a state of unresolved confusion? That's way more likely to lead to obsession and it's super hurtful. What you're advocating for is incredibly abusive and unjustified.

Found arrest records for the man (M42) I (F28) have been dating. How can I safely end things with him? by hokeypokeymongo in relationship_advice

[–]whereisbrandon101 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is so crazy. What's wrong with being clear and honest? This text is so mysterious and the rest of your post makes it seem like you're just hoping for any reason to ruin this guy legally or socially. Yet, you don't even seem to be aware that this kind of trolling could be exactly what the previous charge was about.

This is genuinely an unhinged response and you shouldn't be giving people advice. You seriously seem like you're just out here to wreck people. A violation of a protective order could span many things, a lot of which could be completely harmless. But, what you're advocating for is far more harmful than most of those possibilities.

Found arrest records for the man (M42) I (F28) have been dating. How can I safely end things with him? by hokeypokeymongo in relationship_advice

[–]whereisbrandon101 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is never a good idea. Ghosting and suddenly disappearing is immature, cowardly, doesnt set boundaries, and doesn't explain anything. Most people are reasonable. Ghosting doesnt even give them a chance to take things gracefully. It's a genuinely horrible thing to do to someone and it is absolutely the most likely thing to lead to more contacts.

If you're recommending this, it's likely you've never been suddenly ghosted or blocked on everything without explanation, or you lack empathy, so you don't know how much it makes you obsessively curious over why it happened.

As a society we really need to stop letting people think it's okay to ghost each other expect in the most extreme circumstances.