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seabeyond

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32. ah. thank you for clarification. i saw the examples for sure, but
Sat Jan 24, 2015, 09:47 AM
Jan 2015

the word provider doesnt fit that in my mind hence me going the direction i went. thanks for letting me know.

They Came From Things Inside His Head JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #1
Check out Laurie Penny's article on "Nerd Entitlement" YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #2
Their pain isnt real. ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #13
Long-term loneliness and lack of relationships is plenty painful for lots of people, myself included nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #33
Is it terribly wrong for me to want to just 'slap him upside his head' so he can have both? freshwest Jan 2015 #3
Naaaah! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #4
Thank You! freshwest Jan 2015 #5
Yeah, I got that too ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #6
There's a lot of that going around lately! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #8
Yup ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #10
Craziness! ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #12
It's the overwhelming failure of not being King Demeter Jan 2015 #7
My husband calls it the bubble JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #9
So glad you posted this ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #11
"Women seem wicked, when you're unwanted ... dawg Jan 2015 #14
here is where i sit now. having raised two boys that were not the "in" seabeyond Jan 2015 #15
I don't think any of these nerds feel privileged or dominant. They envy the so-called ... dawg Jan 2015 #16
here is the thing. it is about privilege while they see it or not. it a "i deserve" as you state. seabeyond Jan 2015 #17
It *is* about privilege. But these guys aren't privileged when it comes to relationships. dawg Jan 2015 #18
It has nothing to do with being awkward or shy, imo. Plenty of likable, outgoing men are also raging chrisa Jan 2015 #19
I was an awkward shy guy when I was younger, but I never was a bitter person. MineralMan Jan 2015 #20
why should a man insist on impressing many women with his physical/mental prowess? instead Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #21
It's about not being macho. And they are considered abnormal in the larger society. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #22
yes, I understand .... actually I was speaking to the macho type male and their mindset Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #23
Smart nearly men ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #24
exactly. in these conversations, it is huge concern they cannot attract the "hot" woman. as if owed seabeyond Jan 2015 #25
I have a nerdy 20 year old azmom Jan 2015 #29
I really liked that article. I particularly think the distinction between what happens in reality el_bryanto Jan 2015 #26
Ok. From a shy, lonely nerd to the other shy, lonely nerds out there: DetlefK Jan 2015 #27
and get over the myth there is only adventure and provider. many women self provide. seabeyond Jan 2015 #28
I meant provider in an emotional sense, not a material one. DetlefK Jan 2015 #31
ah. thank you for clarification. i saw the examples for sure, but seabeyond Jan 2015 #32
Looks/brains are not an either-or. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #30
"I think the awkward guys blaming feminism are blaming the wrong thing." nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #34
Reading these kinds of articles, I always find myself thinking, "It could have been me." nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #35
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