Category Archives: Game

Unbreakable vulnerability game

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

I’m not sure if I really need to include a spoiler alert for a movie from Y2K, but if you haven’t seen the movie Unbreakable and don’t want the plot spoiled read no further. The other day my wife mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Game | 9 Comments

Scientists observe the rationalization hamster.

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

H/T to Mrs. Dalrock for finding the original article. From Live Science, Why Women Choose Bad Boys.  The researcher has coined a new term, “ovulation goggles”: When looking at the sexy cad through ovulation goggles, Mr. Wrong looked exactly like … Continue reading →

Posted in Game, Rationalization Hamster | 209 Comments

Treating her like a guy

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Badger has an excellent post up titled Treating Her Like A Guy (check it out, I’ll wait).  He makes the point that pedistalization is often about treating women as if the rules don’t apply to them: In this case, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Game, Manosphere Humor | 38 Comments

The Player’s Anthem; It wasn’t me

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

My wife pointed this video out as an example of game.  The older man (Shaggy) is an extreme example of unshakable frame. His advice to the young player caught by his girl (not wife for those prone to confuse the … Continue reading →

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She felt unloved.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

There are a couple of unfair criticisms of game which I see fairly regularly.  The first is the idea that what game teaches is painfully obvious.  Deti took some heat on a previous post for pointing out that what game … Continue reading →

Posted in Game, Marriage | 381 Comments

Game for pastors part I

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

When I was young my father ran a fleet service out of his service station.  It was basically a tow-truck business minus the tow-truck.  Stranded motorists would call and he would go help them on the spot.  If he couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Apathy About Divorce, Game, Manliness, Marriage | 149 Comments

Complaints of breadwinning wives.

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Doomed Harlot made the following comment in the discussion around The child support catastrophe: Men benefit more from marriage than women, especially in more patriarchal societies. It is much easier to be content in your marriage when the other spouse … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Feminists, Divorce, Feminists, Finding a Spouse, Game, Manliness, Marriage | 338 Comments

Finding your Heisenberg

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Note:  This post contains spoilers for the first season (season 4 just started).  The video segments are also is less safe for work due to language. For those who haven’t watched Breaking Bad, there are two key characters you should … Continue reading →

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That way rationalization lies

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

No, I will weep no more. In such a night To shut me out? Pour on; I will endure. In such a night as this? O Regan, Goneril! Your old kind father, whose frank heart gave all— O, that way … Continue reading →

Posted in Divorce, Game, Marriage | 177 Comments

Are the vast majority of women truly incapable of experiencing reciprocal love and attraction?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore –Vincent van Gogh Hana makes the following argument in closing her rebuttal to my most recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Feminists, Feminists, Finding a Spouse, Game, Marriage | 103 Comments