I love you, man - Youtube Version
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Thats MR. Baldamort
2025-02-06 02:38:21 +0000 UTCOne thing to bear in mind as far as anything fandom related is that because a lot of them tend to be mainly male oriented, the females tend to get hit on quite a bit. From my experience with comics, I can tell you that at one time if a woman came into a comic book shop, she was going to catch the attention of a lot of the clientele simply because they weren't used to seeing women interested in comics. That's changed a little bit in recent years, especially with the Advent of anime and manga, but there is still a great imbalance. So keep in mind that women in such situations may be fairly guarded to overtures.
Troy Hickman
2025-02-05 00:55:54 +0000 UTCIf you're into gaming, there may be local tabletop gaming groups. Worth a shot.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-02-04 22:58:53 +0000 UTCIt also helps to go places where you can meet the kind of women that you would like to date. It makes no sense to go out to bars to try to meet women, because the only thing that guarantees you is that you will meet women who like to go to bars. If you go to places where there are women who might share, for example, your hobby, at least you already have that in common. If you like books, hang out at the library (yes, they still exist). If you like cooking, take a cooking class or just hang out at a supermarket; you may find a woman who likes cooking as well. I think the key is to just live your life the way you would want to live your life, doing the things you enjoy doing, rather than going out there and trying to become part of some dating night life. Thinking about the women I've been with, I met one of them at the first meeting of a comic book club that I started. I met another couple of them while I was working a clerk job. I met another one on an online forum for a topic that I was interested in. But I didn't meet any of them because I was going out specifically to meet someone. Happenstance is your greatest ally.
Troy Hickman
2025-02-04 22:26:20 +0000 UTCYes, if you want to see MORE of Jason Segel 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' (2008) is the movie to watch. it's also really funny.
Beddoe
2025-02-04 21:23:36 +0000 UTCDo your sisters have any friends, Jokester? I am just looking at different angles for you to meet people. :) It might help to go on your own "I Love You, Man" quest, haha! Find a good group of guys and they may have friends or be up for going out to meet girls.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-02-04 20:56:39 +0000 UTCA few statistics: On dating apps, women reject 80% of the males they see. Men only reject about 50%. 75-80% of divorces are initiated by women. * It has been estimated that by 2030, nearly 50% of women in the United States between the ages of 25 and 45 will be single, and not necessarily because they want to be. There have been a lot of social forces and trends in the last several decades that unfortunately have set all of this up to be the case. What we find is more and more men are getting discouraged about finding a partner, and the expectations of women have increasingly become greater as far as looks, income, etc. It has become a recipe for loneliness unfortunately. And it is the reason that a lot of men have chosen to go outside of the country looking for a partner. Some folks will try to tell you that it's only because those men are looking for foreign women who are more submissive and can be treated like doormats, but for an awful lot of guys, it's just a matter of not being able to find women here who are interested in them. You have a huge majority of women competing for a tiny percentage of men that they find acceptable, and that's going to leave a lot of people dealing with loneliness. It's a very sad state of affairs, and I pray that it is only a temporary one. There may be hope though. Heck, look at me. I may look like a dog's dinner, but even I have been in a handful of long-term relationships, because there are women out there who can recognize the value of a man tbeing smart and funny and having a kind heart. Jokester, don't let these times we're in beat you. The attraction between men and women goes back to the beginning of the species, and it will outlive these sometimes stupid times that we are currently in.
Troy Hickman
2025-02-04 20:34:12 +0000 UTCI've never cheated befroe nor have I ever been the one to end relationships either. I have been cheated on, used, manipulated but over time I've kept my heart open. I'm a hopeful romantic as apposed to hopeless. I don't have unrealistic expectations or fairly tale love. Sadly I don't have many guy friends, only a couple chick friends who I have no romantic interest in. they are family friends who have been a part of our family since I was a child. Much like me they are sort of introverted. Most of their friends are online. Either way not much in the way of meeting mutuals. I live in a pretry rural area so I have to travel 40 min or so out of my way to even meet anybody. I'm not complaining BTW. I recognize how hard it is, and yeah I really do want to find a wife someday because I feel like I could really make a good husband. Like I get baby fever and I love kids and sisters kids and helping out. I'm a good gentlemen, its how I was raised. Somebody will see that in me if they can get past my 6 on the looks scale I think. I try to balance out meeting people online and naturally in person.
JokesterHollywood
2025-02-04 20:00:00 +0000 UTCWhat has been your luck in meeting girls through friends and family? Or at big social gatherings? Hobby events or Church (if you go)? I wonder if there is just too much pressure on dating apps for the people who are meeting up. There should an app for people looking to make new friends and from those new friends you could perhaps meet someone they know. Just me thinking out loud... I also agree about girls who move too fast, if I'm looking for something serious. A girl who was willing to move very fast would be a girl who would lose my interest as a long-term partner. I'd wonder how often she has done this (high body count), how little she respects herself, how her ability to pair-bond has been damaged, etc. There are guys who don't care about this, and that's not my business. Since this is my life, I'd prefer not to play with fire. Unfortunately, as time goes on, this just gets more and more difficult. As exhausting as it is, I cannot help but think about the ever dwindling pool of options. I'm reminded of Katy's cousin Kyle. Kyle had a cute wife and they had 2 good looking kids together. A seemingly happy family. Kyle, however, is mostly in love with himself. He cheated on his wife and eventually they got a divorce. He clearly wanted to explore what else was out there. He just posted a picture of him and his new woman online, and what a step down. Not just in looks (although clearly that as well) but in classiness. Besides being pretty, his ex wife was really cleaned up. Looks and dresses classy. Was always friendly. His new girlfriend looks pretty trashy. Who knows, maybe she is super cool, but how someone presents themselves to the world matters to me because it so often does correlate to other things that matter more. On the other hand, his ex-wife posted a picture recently of her new man. He looks very cleaned up, masculine, and-dare I say as a straight man-good looking. Of course this doesn't mean that he is a good guy, but at first impression Kyle cheated and found himself a new girl far less impressive. His ex was cheated on and had her family ripped apart, yet she seemed to perform much better in comparison. The reason I bring this up is the dwindling options as we age remark I made. The cheater in this instance wasn't happy with what he had and divided his family up to pursue other women, but ended up - by all appearances - downgrading. Maybe he overestimated his options, I don't know. Who knows, maybe his new woman will turn out great and his ex might have run into a player. It could still turn out that way. I think that is less likely, though. Kyle being a cheater and breaking up his family tells me he probably lacks the class to find someone as quality as the loyal and pretty wife that he had. My point, I suppose, is that I am not sure how well people understand their options as they get older. They may think that they're better than they are. Perhaps even more so for men.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-02-04 18:18:10 +0000 UTCI'm an active dater, in my late 20s. Just no luck ever getting past the first date. Mainly due to so many high expectations thst a lot of these girls want. They look for prince charming, knight in shining armor but quite frankly while that would be nice, the real world isn't a damn Disney movie. So eh, I may take a break for a while. I've had maybe 1 or 2 dates a month. You can only tell your story so much before it gets annoying. Online dating sucks, wouldnt advise it. couple girls even wanted to hook up and even i didn't want that, that's not what I'm looking for in a person. Red flag, hooking up on shows insecurity as I don't like being used or me using them like that. I am confident, I know what I'm looking for, I just need a damn break.
JokesterHollywood
2025-02-04 17:49:09 +0000 UTCThat was a good movie. "Wanderlust" was a Paul Rudd/Jennifer Aniston movie that had me DYING with laughter. One scene in particular, in front of the mirror. I think anyone who has seen it knows what I am talking about. I'm laughing now even thinking about it. LOL!
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-02-04 15:11:20 +0000 UTCJokester, if I may ask... are you actively trying to meet someone or are you just sitting back thinking that if it happens, it happens? Also, what age range are you in?
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-02-04 15:09:30 +0000 UTCHi Dashka please react to another hilarious comedy called Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Mark D
2025-02-04 05:06:13 +0000 UTCIt's okay, Jokester, we are here to call you Joben while you are slappin de bass...
Troy Hickman
2025-02-04 00:35:42 +0000 UTCSadly I am Paul Rudd in the movie. Except I dont have a fiance, or a girlfriend. Its just, well, me. Fuck i made myself sad now.
JokesterHollywood
2025-02-04 00:11:44 +0000 UTCSpared no expense! lol
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-02-03 23:15:34 +0000 UTCMichael, a cabin at the lake? I took my first girlfriend on a date to a cardboard box, and we LIKED it that way! 😉
Troy Hickman
2025-02-03 22:43:49 +0000 UTCAfter watching the reaction I feel like I did see this movie once when it first came out, but my memory is very hazy. The Lou Ferrigno part is jogging my memory. It's definitely more relatable now than it would have been then. I don't know how many people here are in relationships, but for me I definitely lost touch with most of my guy friends over time. It wasn't so much my relationship by itself that caused this though, it was everyone's relationships and getting families started. I met my girl when I was 23 and she was 20. We spent our ENTIRE 20's pretty much partying with friends. My parents had a condo at the Lake, so we were at the Lake every weekend during the summer and would bring friend couples all of the time. It was SUCH a good time. I have so many photos... many of them embarrassing. But even when we weren't doing that, we were always doing other things with friends. Bar hopping, Halloween costume parties, going out for karaoke, big New Year Eve bashes, etc. Most of all, we would host UFC parties all of the time to watch the fights. That was a ritual, but I haven't done that in several years now. Gradually, people started getting married and having kids. These types of friendships just became a thing of the past. I still keep in touch with my friends, but I only go out with them or see them maybe a couple times a year. It's just a part of life, I think. I think Dasha is right. Your partner isn't just your friend, but your best friend. However the movie also has a point. Even if your girl is your best friend, your guy friends cannot be replaced. It's an entirely different type of bonding. These days my guy friends that I see are pretty much down to family members. Brothers and brother-in-laws. Cool dudes, so no worries there. My best childhood friend I still text back and forth with, but I haven't seen him in person in 6 months. I'd like to get our dogs together as he has a big Doberman and I have a big Akita. They might not get along though, both being intact males... We get to keep in touch with friends these days a bit differently too. Social media really changed things.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-02-03 22:37:37 +0000 UTCLove this movie. There's an absolutely hilarious interview during the press tour for this film, where they two of them have clearly had a joint or two beforehand. Highly recommend watching. Just search 'Paul Rudd Jason Segel high interview', about 7 mins long.
Jeromy M
2025-02-03 21:49:17 +0000 UTCListen, Paul Rudd + Dasha on Monday = good Monday. 😃
JokesterHollywood
2025-02-03 15:33:31 +0000 UTCWhat a delightful reaction! I was really looking forward to this one, and watching it through your eyes, Dasha, reminded me why I had liked it so much when I originally saw it. Paul Rudd could not be unfunny if he tried, and there are lots of little moments of truthfulness in it that I appreciate. You remarked that you imagined one scene being the way guys are when they're out together. That may be the case, but my friends have always been nerds, so I think the dynamic tends to be different between us. I'm not sure if you were aware of it or not, but Lou Ferrigno was a famous bodybuilder, and he played the Incredible Hulk on TV in the 1970s. Another thing which really made the movie hit home for me was the obsession the guys had with the music of Rush. They are my favorite band, and I have quite literally seen them in concert probably more than 100 times (that probably sounds obsessive, but bear in mind I used to go to a LOT of concerts, as I had a friend at Ticketmaster who could usually get us seats in the first five rows). Finally, this movie reminded me of a TV series that I would absolutely love you to do: Freaks and Geeks. It only ran one season of 18 episodes, so it's very doable, and I guarantee it will make you laugh and cry and you will miss it greatly when it is over.
Troy Hickman
2025-02-03 15:23:20 +0000 UTC
