Great thread, very interesting.
I've never honestly gotten angry or resentful to other guys getting girls. While I was never "the man", I generally have had a girl around (sure with dry spells here and there) since early high school.
What I resent is the ongoing and worsening dishonesty and hypocrisy of the feminist movement (and thus most women), and that it continues to permeate and affect our culture.
In a nutshell, it's that women continue to try to dictate to men and society what they should find attractive in women. And it trickles down to real life.
What I mean is this idea that 'every woman is beautiful' is not only incredibly narcissistic, it just isn't true. And it's funny to watch people in my social circle pretty much declare any woman (particularly if she's white) with any sort of office job to be a 'catch'. This is no matter how fat, unattractive and/or annoying she is. Yet a man is still only a 'catch' if he checks off the right boxes.
Of course it is even more absurd considering women have never had the moral high ground. I don't think any of us remember the overweight, quiet nerdy kids in high school getting laid a lot. Nor do I see women to this day ever really talking about actual personal qualities they want to see in a guy, other than he can never say anything that can be construed as critical of women, and anyone not attractive to them is 'creepy'. One has to look no further than the countless articles posted here by bitter, mediocre-at-best, mid-30s women who haven't found the one (and take no personal responsibility) and the fatties who are pissed that Rebel Wilson isn't matched with Brad Pitt in a movie (true story, an article from HuffPo that was posted here). As has often been said, not too long ago these women would be put in a mental institution, or at the very least cruelly mocked for saying such utter nonsense. Yet today it is considered mainstream thought.
Anyway, I've discussed this before, and I'd expand on this more, but my time is limited over the next few days. Again, this is a great thread, good to see such honesty and understanding of people's various experiences and how they shaped them.
I've never honestly gotten angry or resentful to other guys getting girls. While I was never "the man", I generally have had a girl around (sure with dry spells here and there) since early high school.
What I resent is the ongoing and worsening dishonesty and hypocrisy of the feminist movement (and thus most women), and that it continues to permeate and affect our culture.
In a nutshell, it's that women continue to try to dictate to men and society what they should find attractive in women. And it trickles down to real life.
What I mean is this idea that 'every woman is beautiful' is not only incredibly narcissistic, it just isn't true. And it's funny to watch people in my social circle pretty much declare any woman (particularly if she's white) with any sort of office job to be a 'catch'. This is no matter how fat, unattractive and/or annoying she is. Yet a man is still only a 'catch' if he checks off the right boxes.
Of course it is even more absurd considering women have never had the moral high ground. I don't think any of us remember the overweight, quiet nerdy kids in high school getting laid a lot. Nor do I see women to this day ever really talking about actual personal qualities they want to see in a guy, other than he can never say anything that can be construed as critical of women, and anyone not attractive to them is 'creepy'. One has to look no further than the countless articles posted here by bitter, mediocre-at-best, mid-30s women who haven't found the one (and take no personal responsibility) and the fatties who are pissed that Rebel Wilson isn't matched with Brad Pitt in a movie (true story, an article from HuffPo that was posted here). As has often been said, not too long ago these women would be put in a mental institution, or at the very least cruelly mocked for saying such utter nonsense. Yet today it is considered mainstream thought.
Anyway, I've discussed this before, and I'd expand on this more, but my time is limited over the next few days. Again, this is a great thread, good to see such honesty and understanding of people's various experiences and how they shaped them.