[quote]TheJonty wrote:
Whoa. New kid on the block throwing down the walls of text. Jeebus. If I may I’ll just jump in at the end . . .
[quote]MaximusE wrote:
- I’m not teaching her to be a bitch/play tricks. I’m telling her to stop looking down on herself and go get what she wants.[/quote]
Really? Deliberately ignoring someone in order to fuck with their emotions and elicit the response you want isn’t playing tricks or games?
[quote]MaximusE wrote:
2) This is EXACTLY what I’m talking about. This “you gave it your all - better luck next time” bull. It’s a defeatist attitude losers are spoon fed to make them feel better. I’m saying go be a winner, not “better luck next time”.[/quote]
There’s a huge difference between “you gave it your all - better luck next time” and “you gave it your all but you came up short, what do you need to change to do better next time?” whilst realizing that you’re not going to win every single time, and sometimes you’ve got to give something of yourself up if you’re going to win. Not sure I phrased this how I wanted but I’m guessing I’ll be coming back to it later.
[quote]MaximusE wrote:
3) That’s what you got out of my post? You thought I was telling her to go be a bitch? Lol - nice.[/quote]
That’s kinda what it sounded like to me too.
I think there were a few really good points in that rant of yours but it seemed to be mixed up in some shit, in my opinion.[/quote]
First of all, spare me the noble routine. If I may quote G, “…even if it does often work”. Spock said that she never really had anyone ask her out before. Only when things are taken away from us can we truly see what we’ve missed. Songs have been written about that concept. If a girl stops talking to you, or in this case Spock and Gym Boy, then the boy will either miss her conversation and come after her or he won’t. Either way she will know what he’s about.
Have you ever watched “The Game of Thrones”? Tyrion Lannister was captured and tried for a crime he did not commit. He asked for a trial by combat. When a man volunteers to fight the champion of Vale, who was suited up with a shield and plate armor, the man who was defending Tyrion did every dirty trick in the book and killed the knight of Vale. When the match was over the queen said, “You did not fight honorable” to which the nameless man said, “No, but he did”.
Second, she tried the upfront thing and got shot down. Granted, she did it a bit hastily, however, the situation can still be salvaged. You think I’m telling her to be a bitch? I’m telling her to do what it takes to get what she wants. The quickest way to an early grave is to be an honorable man in un-honorable times.
Finally, “There’s a huge difference between “you gave it your all - better luck next time” and “you gave it your all but you came up short, what do you need to change to do better next time?” whilst realizing that you’re not going to win every single time” - How has that philosophy worked out for you? The losses add up. I know I’ve had that philosphy and that’s why I’m where I am today. Losing, especially when you can still win, is preferred to people today because the idea of “better luck next time” is a lot better than laying it all out on the line. Wars are made of battles, are they not?
So the fuck what if she plays with his emotions? Is he not playing with hers? What if this leads to the man realizing how special she actually is and they start dating? She said awhile back that she had never dated before. If the outcome justifies the means then who cares?
You people seem to classify it as “being bitchy” or I’m persuading her to be “bitchy”. My whole point of writing about that was to say there is no such thing as being “bitchy”. Just being a winner or a loser.