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Instead of asking other men how to talk to women, men can just... talk to women (Original Post) ihaveaquestion 16 hrs ago OP
Leslie Jones is always right. Srkdqltr 16 hrs ago #1
KNR niyad 15 hrs ago #2
But they have cooties! SSJVegeta 15 hrs ago #3
A lot of these younger generation guys have no clue how to even attempt that. FascismIsDeath 15 hrs ago #4
I never had any "game" and have always talked to women... hunter 15 hrs ago #5
Alot of men are too shy. I was and had very few dates until I was 24. Then I met a woman who Wonder Why 13 hrs ago #6

Srkdqltr

(9,847 posts)
1. Leslie Jones is always right.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:58 PM
16 hrs ago

I turned the sound on to listen to her. I don't do that for just anyone.

SSJVegeta

(2,918 posts)
3. But they have cooties!
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:23 PM
15 hrs ago

(Realizing how this is almost exactly how it is still for too many grown men)

FascismIsDeath

(212 posts)
4. A lot of these younger generation guys have no clue how to even attempt that.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:26 PM
15 hrs ago

They have "no game" as we use to say. They are terrified of rejection. The manosphere bullshit has made it 100 times worse.

hunter

(40,777 posts)
5. I never had any "game" and have always talked to women...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
15 hrs ago

...maybe even more than I talked to men.

I've never had any problems finding common interests.

"Girlfriend" status usually evolved from that.

Except for my wife. That wasn't an evolved thing at all. I was in love with her from the start.

Wonder Why

(7,169 posts)
6. Alot of men are too shy. I was and had very few dates until I was 24. Then I met a woman who
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:13 PM
13 hrs ago

was shy too. We started talking and we both opened up. A year later we got married. That was nearly 54 years ago. I'm not as shy as I was but still am hesitant. 9n the other hand, she has completely recovered from her shyness.

Ow! Ow! I didn't mean it that way, honey!

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