The housing market is insane as is the rental market. Doesn't help that everything being built nowadays is a McMansion with no yard. When I was still looking for a home I was actively looking for an 80s style house with an 80s style yard. They don't appear to build those anymore, at least not in big enough numbers to matter.
There are photos of Civil War and Wild West era men holding hands and sitting uncomfortably close together. To the point they are basically sitting on each other's laps. The whole guy love, every super close man is secretly gay crap is actually really new. There is a reason old men at the gym walk around naked, that closeness used to be the norm.
The discussion in question:
ArchRespawnsAgain "The sperges are obsessive about women, but you're touching on a big issue that usually gets ignored. Social life in general has collapsed. It's not just an issue with romance. People have fewer friends and socialize less IRL overall. You really need to build some kind of social circle. That's got a bigger chance of working than just trying to ask women out until you hit the jackpot. The lack of a social circle makes people more paranoid as well since you don't know anything about the people you are trying to date. If you have mutual friends, there is vetting that has happened through that.
For meat space activities, there's the classic bowling billiards, etc. and card and board games. Small town festivals are a bit of a hidden gem in some places. For rural areas, there's fishing, hunting, and other outdoorsy stuff. There's the odd birthday parties and such.
The red pill media has, over the years, become very black pilled and sensationalist on the subject.
For years, these people insisted that they had it all figured out, that they understood women and could get you laid and help with long term relationships and even marriages. They're now terminally single and black pilled. Despite this, they have not admitted to being wrong about anything and still insist they have it all figured out. Keep that in mind as you read the rage baiting screenshots of reddit posts they base their worldview on."
MargarineMongoose "I wish more people would talk about the complete collapse of social life. It's fucking terrifying and is the underlying root cause for a whole host of problems in the modern world. We need more in the way of efforts being made to correct the issue. I've been trying to do what I can in my small sphere of influence by just sending out a weekly email to try and get people together to go hiking once a week, but it's like pulling teeth to get more than one or two people to show up regularly. It's what we all need though, something where we all get together regularly to interact with one another."
Slav4U "As much as I hate to say it, the collapse of social life is the fault of men. In times past the men would organize groups and events (rotary, masons, etc) that would be social and help the community. Otherwise men would organize BBQ and neighborhood meetups.
We dropped our responsibilities, many with no father figure to teach them.
I tell you though, people are hungry for it if you start. I am introverted but have taught myself to organize and have gotten to the point where I throw parties where I get more people than I invited.
It can be done, but only if you make it so. The benefit as well is you can make the party what you want it to be."
I have noticed a lot of modern western people, whites and men especially, are phenomenally lazy when it comes down to social circles. Men get married, have kids, get a career, never leave the house again. And I have had the same issue setting up social things as well. Trying to get people to meet up for an event is a lot harder than it should be.
A bit of LGBT crap, basically just what you said, then everything else is ok. Pretty fun overall. I am getting the last of the world tour finished now. Playing online is fun too, at least for now. My problem with fighting games is I tend to play fanatically and then eventually burn out.
Oh, and the mods are stellar. Great community for those.
I feel the same way. All those articles about men in their 30s somehow being prime material is just coping for a lot of Gen Y/ early millennials. We missed the boat. There is a theory that is why so many people are going hard core on the lgbt/ political parties. A ton of men and women have, instinctively, come to the conclusion they will die alone. And they aren't taking it very well.
Interesting. All the surveys passed around on the red pill sites show less relationships, with more men having less sex while women seem to be aggregating around a small percentage of men (or lying to polls and claiming they are in a relationship when they are not).
These relationship stories are inspiring. Nice to hear from people with lovely families and actual girlfriends/ wives. Gives me a little bit of hope.
They all seem to be from people who got into a relationship a decade or so ago though. Anyone get in one recently? Younger or older poster?
There is a barcade in Boise called Spacebar. It used to be a little 90s style hole in the wall but got turned into yet another modern commercial bar. Lost some of its charm. Still fun, but not as much fun as it used to be.
I used to have trouble believing in demons, till Obama became president and the left dropped the charade and showed how bat shit insane it was. Now, I understand why the old religion was so strict and hard on the wicked.
I have heard rumors of potential COVID scare at work as has a few friends at their own specific workplaces. Plus I heard a NY hospital system brought back their mask mandate.