It should be at least.

Yes, and I love them for it. ^^

Yeah, we’re way better over here on lemmy. (The lack of racism really does make us better tho)

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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That guy in the middle is literally called: The Lord of the Rings. It’s like his parents couldn’t decide on what character they should name their son after. So they just said ‘fuck it’ and named him the actual title of the franchise.

Edit: I just noticed the comma. So this guy’s first name is ‘Lord of the Rings’ and his surname is ‘The’. “Oh please, Mr. The was my father. Call me Lord of the Rings.”

Whoever it was, I think we’ve already taken it.

Cancer is le bad.

Hey Giggety, I gotta raaeeeermmm… Giggety! Remember the time, Peter??

Uhhh hey Peter, remember the time? Remember the time, Peter?

I don’t know what AMRAAMs are but I’ll bet it’s for nerds like you!

Edit: /s Really guys? The /s was necessary?

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.

Why?

Perhaps you’re right. Maybe we are dissecting a casual social affair a little too much. But then again I do wonder, what do you make of the 45% statistic?

She was the roommate of someone in my friend group, and I was told in no uncertain terms by our mutual friends that if I screwed it up or hurt her they would hurt me.

Kind of like the dad with the shotgun trope ;)

Anyway thanks for the contribution. It’s interesting. I’m starting to question whether this “norm” of approaching women out of the blue was ever “in of date” in the first place.

Well what I make of that is, that it’s (perhaps) an out of date social norm ;)

I think both the “would you rather run into a man or a bear in the woods?” question for women and the “would you rather be emotionally vulnerable with a woman or a tree?” question for men scream loud and clear why there isn’t much meeting in the middle on this issue.

I totally forgot about that one. And you’re totally right! Seriously everything you’ve said here is an interesting take on the matter.

However, the attitude of that you’re not responsible for explaining leads to nobody explaining except… right-wing asshats who are pushing division and hate.

Would you say that perhaps an emphasis on social education (like in middle school or something) would be good first step to this? And not just to talk about what you shouldn’t do but also when you in fact CAN try and make a move.