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Well no not necessarily. I think usually you and the girl are "technically" platonic by default until something sexual happens. But even if you're both "platonic," you can still have mutual sexual attraction/intent. Like if you and your coworker clearly are attracted to each other, yet you remain platonic because you don't want to sleep with the people you work with. I wouldn't call it disingenuous in such a case. But in all fairness I don't think that's usually the case for most guys. I think most guys want sex and/or a relationship out of a girl, aren't getting it, and are afraid of being forward with their intentions to her. And if that's the case then yeah I could see that being considered disingenuous. Being disingenuous in such circumstances really is just shooting yourself in the foot. YES. I wish more guys understood this. I think one of the best anti-anxiety and anti-stress tools is certainty. I think the reason why the infamous "friendzone" gets such a bad rep is because the guys trapped in it have a perpetual false hope that someday things will change (more specifically, he hopes things will change without him actually having to change his beliefs and behaviors). And this false hope is what causes stress and anxiety. Once they finally understand with absolute certainty that nothing is ever going to happen, suddenly that stress and anxiety starts to go away very quickly.

http://www.blackdragonblog.com/2014/05/01/when-men-defend-friend-zone-platonic-female-friends/ ginger might find this interesting

If a girl had what you consider to be a perfect body, yet she had no ambition/interests, would you have any desire to have sex with her? I feel like the difference between me and a lot of other guys is, if a girl is hot but has an incompatible personality, they will suddenly have no interest in having sex with her anymore, whereas I will still [bleep] her-- I just won't get into a relationship with her.

A woman's physical appearance is the only thing that can sexually attract me. Everything else-- her intelligence, sense of humor, maturity, etc. attract me romantically but not sexually. In other words: Hot with awesome personality: I want to have a relationship with her Hot with lame personality: I want her as a friend with benefits Not hot with awesome personality: platonic friend (though I try to avoid these, as having feelings for someone you are not sexually attracted to can cause big problems) Not hot with lame personality: nothing Like I said earlier, love and sexual attraction are two separate things. If a girl is cool, smart, funny, etc; that's awesome, but at the end of the day, those traits don't give me a boner and it's a dealbreaker for me if she isn't sexually attractive too. She needs to have a hot face or big boobs or a big ass, etc. for me to want her in my life. Sounds shallow, insensitive, immature, and offensive, but that's just how my brain works >_> I think a lot of people put too much emphasis on romantic attraction and try to pretend like sexual attraction isn't important, which then leads to problems down the road Women are mostly sexually attracted to things like a man's confidence, non-neediness, and ambition rather than his physical appearance though.

I think most men are unattracted to overweight women >_>

This is starting to get a bit too far off topic >_> Granted, this thread's also the unofficial "let's dissect social norms and beliefs" thread :lol:

Nice, abyssal heads are 1/6000. I got mine on my first and only abby task >_>

All the more reason to opt for serial monogamy or polyamory then

If that's the case, though, I think it is an extremely rare one. At least, much more rare than people would like to admit. In other words, the average person CAN lose weight and so can the average person with a thyroid condition. But just because they CAN doesn't mean they will :\

By the time you're in your 60s and beyond you'll probably have a much lower sex drive and be more willing/capable of settling down with a less attractive woman. But until then...

Having a thyroid issue is no excuse. It simply means it will be more difficult to lose weight than if you didn't have that issue. I've always wondered how many people get diagnosed with thyroid issues, only to react with joy and relief that they can now blame their thyroid for their obesity rather than their lack of self-discipline lol

I think the weight loss industry is a better indicator of how lazy and entitled the average American is lol

Serial monogamy would probably be the best for him

Try it, you'll be surprised. Like I said, many of my friends cry when they finally try it.

Exactly. I'll still love her because she's an amazing person. But i'll no longer feel sexually attracted to her, so what's the point of continuing a committed monogamous relationship with her? If i have to fantasize about other women every time i have sex with her, why don't i just have sex with other women instead? That is one of the biggest reasons why I am not monogamous >_> Ginger I don't think he was getting defensive or anything. Relatively sure everybody ITT is more or less in agreement here. The only one who doesn't agree is Noxx's gf

I don't really understand why you say this. I never played before Skillcapes were released, so i'm not asking just to be difficult, but i'm asking because i genuinely don't understand. The way i see it, it makes for a more goal oriented player. I don't think you can blame an item for a rotten community. He keeps thinking the 120 capes will skyrocket resource prices like the 99 capes did when they first released, ignoring the fact that barely anyone is going to go on a manhunt to get the 120 capes because unlike Dungeoneering, there's no incentive past 99 > 120. There was no incentive for most skills beyond level 85 when the original 99 capes were released, but that didn't stop people from going nuts lol. How many people do you think would have gotten 99 fletching had it not been for the capes?

http://www.blackdragonblog.com/2013/05/05/love-and-lust/ Sexual attraction and love are two completely different things, let's not confuse the two.

Never said I wouldn't do it :P Is this supposed to be a daily thing? Or a one off?Naw not daily. I generally do it on "special occasions" though if you've never done it before I'd recommend trying it once immediately. It's definitely in the "top tier" of things that make me really really happy. The first time I did this made me happier than my first cold shower.

I chuckled at the irony of people being more willing to try taking cold showers than trying this simple exercise haha

So... How many of you actually tried this? >_>

I assumed it was intentionally unable to be stored such as to make it seem less of a "completionist" item and more of a cosmetic one.

Did you have... a sevensome?

I'm surprised nobody's responded to that tweet with "OMG I'M SO OFFENDED HE HATES GAYS BOYCOTT ALL NINTENDO GAMES"

i remember that controversy!

That's just the way our culture is unfortunately. Ever notice how Japanese music (like video game music/soundtracks) tends to be very complex? I'm sure a lot of you have played Mario Kart 64, for example... After finishing a race, the theme is in 11/8 time o.O Side note: I have a weird obsession with trying to figure out time signatures of the music I listen to lol