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Category Archives: Dating
A new book answers why it’s so hard for educated women to find dates
Washington Post: For many women these days, it’s not “He’s just not that into you” that’s the problem. It’s that “There aren’t enough of him.” So says Jon Birger, the author of a new book called “Date-onomics: How Dating Became … Continue reading
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WP: Hookup culture isn’t the real problem facing singles today. It’s math.
WP: Apps like Tinder are a symptom of gender imbalance in the dating market. John Birger writes: Today’s hookup culture does have one big thing in common with the ’20s flapper generation, and that is demographics. In the Vanity Fair … Continue reading
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The Shiduch Crisis
From Time magazine: Secular-style dating is rare in the Orthodox community in which Elefant lives. Most marriages are loosely arranged—“guided” is probably a better word—by matchmakers such as Elefant. The shadchan’s job has been made exceedingly difficult, she said, by … Continue reading
Women Prefer Laconic Men
From the Chateau: We’ve talked here about the problem of being tongue-tied in the presence of women. A scarcity of speech is the biggest issue for the majority of men. But we shouldn’t forget the mirror image of this attractiveness-killing … Continue reading
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A Line Hot Girls Love
From the Chateau: Here’s a line I sometimes toss out to faux bitchy girls glibly assuming I’m just another chode waiting to polish their pussy pedestals. As far as asshole lines go, this one is lethally penetrative of girly egg-bunkering … Continue reading
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Don’t Apologize For Your Beliefs
Comments at the Chateau: * If there’s one damn thing we’ve learned over and over again in the last ten years, it’s that apologising for saying something that offends non-whites, feminists, homosexuals, etc. will get you nowhere. Proclaim your beliefs … Continue reading
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Women Want To Be Judged
From the Chateau: The ideology of nonjudgmentalism, primarily held by women, is better understood as female guilt transference of their secret desire to be judged. Women WANT a man who will judge them and make them feel if not unworthy … Continue reading
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Men Are Repulsed By Fat Women, Women Are Repulsed By Weak Men
An attractive young woman messages me: “Luke? Help! How strange it is sometimes to experience much more positivity and attention from others after simply losing nearly 20 pounds. I am receiving some calls from guys who were dismissive of me … Continue reading
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How To Tease An Attention Whore (i.e., all women)
From the Chateau: Here’s a fun routine I like to pull on girls if I happen to have my camera or my phone’s camera out for use. It’s a Game tactic that works on the principle that no woman can … Continue reading
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Be The Man Women Desire And Men Admire
From the Chateau: COTW winner is “anonymous”, revealing why it’s important that an alt-right leader of men also be a leader of ladies. (Trump being the most obvious exemplar.) as a mid twentys young man who could be considered a … Continue reading
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