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The Alpha Male - does he really exist?

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  • #392
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    professore wrote: »
    That's interesting, I noticed that in general guys like you don't have many male friends, often wondered why that is?

    Well, I've got 7 close friends, three being male and four female (although they're spread worldwide).

    The remainder I consider to be mostly 'acquaintances'. People I like, and they want to know me, but we don't really try that hard to stay in contact. I've had enough betrayals in my life that I tend not to trust people easily. It's an emotional reaction to the past rather than a logical response. There's also the aspect that I really dislike "Laddish" behavior, or being touched without my permission. Men, in the west, tend to behave certain ways which, they consider signs of friendship, but I often find extremely uncomfortable (bear in mind the bullying I experienced).
    Unless you are the type that constantly goes on about his conquests and how easy it is to get laid, then I get it ...

    Haha.. no. I don't talk about my sexual/romantic experiences much. I'm generally a very private person about who I'm dating or dated. Anyway, my friends are usually as experienced as I am, and not terribly interested in such conversations.


  • #393
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    Wibbs wrote: »
    True enough. That's pretty much the normal way of things, with a couple of local cultural tweaks repeated throughout the western world of a weekend.

    I don't really know the lives of other people. My own circle tends to fall into two groups. My friends from China who are, for the most part, very traditional about relationships/marriage/children and then those like me.

    I'm quite mobile. I haven't put down roots anywhere because I like to experience other cultures. Many of my friends are similar. Either due to their personality or their careers. When you're moving around every few years, it's difficult to maintain the mindset to allow a long-term relationship, and in my experience, long distance relationships don't work.

    However, those who have entered relationships or marriage, the vast majority are divorced or separated now.

    I have no problem with monogamy. I've tried the playboy lifestyle of being with many different women within the same week or day, but I didn't enjoy it.


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