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How hard is it to be a male on sw?

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chilloutab2 · 46-50, M
Probably as hard as it is to be a male in the real world. But it depends. As a male you know you are going to be rejected a huge majority of the time and this carries over to SW as well.
Now introduce some variables into the equation: If communication, civility, a flair for words and other positive traits that lend themselves to online interactions are your forte as a male, then SW is probably a better place than the real world to find females to interact with. If your appearance and persona are your best traits as a male then SW will not help much coz those do not translate over to the online world.
On the whole, I guess SW mirrors the real world when it comes to dealing with the male condition.
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
Most of what you said i think is true, but I don't agree entierly. When people are allowed to be anonymous everyone will go around and bounce off each other, however in real life people will form groups... these groups will have standards, and the individuals who are part of that group will be pressured to follow those standards. Most of the times, girl groups have a standard of not being accepting of sexually interested people, and will tell them off right away to not let their social group down. However when these groups aren't formed, you will see a lot more women showing compassion towards the sexually interested ones, because theyre not pressured by the groups. That's what ive seen here on SW at least. However some people around here do decide to make vague groups on here, and these groups will reflect real life better.
FreeInterpretation · 46-50, F
I thought the world is a good platform for males, I must be from another part of the world. Agreed with the rest. I myself is bad with words, my mind is too abstract, I'm a lousy writer, and my followers are perverts 😬 👌 usually in real life people read my face, it's easier lol.
chilloutab2 · 46-50, M
@FreeInterpretation: You indeed are from another part of the world - the female part. Take it from any male, Casanova or cast-aside: in the dating and mating game, female humans hold most of the aces, whether in the real or virtual world. It just boils down to one thing - females are programmed to choose, males are programmed to be highlight themselves to be chosen. The chooser always has the power over the chosen.
chilloutab2 · 46-50, M
@MartinTheFirst: I agree with your forming-groups analogy. But unlike you, I feel it is as common on SW as in the real world. Perhaps I haven't spent enough time on this site to encounter those compassionate women you speak of. If indeed there are more of such women on this site, then that makes it an easier place to be a male compared to the real world.
FreeInterpretation · 46-50, F
@chilloutab2: I'm in Asia, we don't have much platform like that here for women. Or at least we do have choices til certain age, while male will always have the choice to much longer period.
FreeInterpretation · 46-50, F
@chilloutab2: When more people come it will be like Martin said --> the vague groups will grow. It's like 200 people here, we need more variety .
chilloutab2 · 46-50, M
I'm from Asia too and I perfectly understand the "arranged marriage" scenario you are alluding to. But don't you think that one of the factors that necessitated the arranged marriage scenario was the need to curb the free choice that women are naturally endowed with in our species in order to provide a more level playing field for men who would otherwise have gone without reproductive opportunities and so contributed to social unrest?
FreeInterpretation · 46-50, F
@chilloutab2: Will be back to you, I will work for a moment.
chilloutab2 · 46-50, M
@FreeInterpretation: And only two women have so far agreed to be my friend...even among those 200... lol!! If and when more people come, I would be even more inconspicuous. It indeed is hard to be a male on SW... QED. I rest my case.
FreeInterpretation · 46-50, F
@chilloutab2: oh come on , you haven't have any stories or question yet. I'm sure you will find some of your old friends here by time.
chilloutab2 · 46-50, M
I probably will. What's life without hope, even in the virtual world? :-) Plan to make time soon to put up stories and ask questions. But in the meanwhile, don't you think that even without me posting any stories, we have interacted enough for your to click on that "add" button on the top of my profile?
FreeInterpretation · 46-50, F
I'm not sure yet 😁 if you see my circle are mostly men, so it isn't about your gender for sure.
chilloutab2 · 46-50, M
Oh no... that's even worse... it is about ME...😫😭😢😥
FreeInterpretation · 46-50, F
It isn't about you. Calm down. I'm not looking for something specific here. I don't plan to stay for long. That's all. I'm here temporarily and looking for short and funny connection. I don't live here.