Me who hasn’t eaten any McDonalds for decades purely because it’s unhealthy.

Yeah, doing my part and all that…

That sounds like an irrational fear if you ask me. Like with fear of flying.

_{Like approaching women?}

people get rejected in ultra harsh ways, sometimes being filmed and then posted on social media for trying to ask someone out.

Are you sure this isn’t exaggerating it a little? This may be anecdotal but I have never dealt with any such harsh rejection within my social circles (neither have my associates). What I’m trying to get at is that there may be a vocal minority that gets a lot of online attention.

Then again if thousands upon thousands of people see such a post (like on say r/Tinder) and take it as a common phenomenon it would still have the same effect.

If there is one thing the internet has overwhelmingly seceded at it’s convincing people that looks are absolutely everything. A lot of people I know tend to take their dating app experience as solid evidence of their romantic inaptitude. Even when it’s all too well known they are scams designed to keep you on their platform for as long as possible.

I know that preaching about stepping up to women may feel like the same way as saying: “Just be attractive, bro.” And if it does, to that I say: Do it and practise it for the sake of it. “That looks like a nice person, let’s find out what they’re about, for no damn reason at all.”

Anyway, my two cents. And if it helps whenever you’re scared of striking up a conversation just keep in mind: “The alternative is dating apps.”

What, the cabinet?

That’s not from memory, that’s WITH memory. I hope someone got fired for that blunder.

Well at least we’re getting close to a somewhat interesting dystopia. /s

Stop that, stop that! Go on, clear off! Go on, go away! And you, clear off! Bloody weather.

Not gonna lie, this image actually had me completely fooled.

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Can’t we just inject ourselves with plastic eating bacteria or something?

Cancer is le bad.

This can both be applied to someone who is extremely lazy and someone extremely disciplined.

Would you care to elaborate?

https://youtu.be/E3IN2HZBZwY

I don’t know if I agree with that, let’s go around the room again, all in favour? /s

Huzzah! Thanks man!

https://datepsychology.com/risk-aversion-and-dating/

I did some digging and according to this. 77% of women 18 - 30 want to be approached more. I don’t know about pick up artists. But I wonder if a respectful way of approaching women could in fact be taught.