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Comment author: wedrifid 15 September 2012 09:00:32AM 10 points [-]

Dating isn't charity work. If you go on dates and do what is, roughly speaking, the opposite of what works, you will probably fail.

If the girl you are dating is feeling particularly generous she may be willing to give you a reference to a guide on dating skills and tell you to "quit being a pussy", giving you a chance to have more success with the next woman that you date.

Comment author: Dreaded_Anomaly 15 September 2012 03:27:20PM 1 point [-]

These are correct statements about the present. They are not very helpful for improving the future and solving the collective action problems that have led to this point.

I have not said that dating should be charity work. I only think that dating could be a little more charitable. Epiphany's follow-up comment pretty well illustrates what I mean.

Comment author: wedrifid 15 September 2012 03:34:25PM -1 points [-]

These are correct statements about the present. They are not very helpful for improving the future and solving the collective action problems that have led to this point.

I disagree.