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Don't speak to her or text with her for a few weeks. Let her come to you. Let her initiate otherwise you come off needy/desperate. You can also ask her to define what needing space means in her mind. Also, if you're making out with girls you should be closing. Otherwise hold off the makeout. It can be awkward to make out and then not close, leaving an odd situation for later. Make a distinction between a kiss vs a heavy makeout. Keep the heavy makeouts for when you feel the logistics are suitable to close. If not, deny her the makeout and tease her with short kisses. This is more classy, otherwise she may feel slutty.

Ben Shapiro went on Rubin's show and told him to his face that he thinks homosexuality is a sin.

Well said.

What is she gonna ask? "Are you a virgin?" or, "How many girls have you slept with?" Girls don't ask such questions. And if a girl ever asks you how many girls you've slept with, you say something like, "669". YOU are the man, YOU control the frame.

Sadhguru's answer is exactly correct. He is saying what I say: everyone acts from good intentions. Including greedy people. All the evil in the world is done from good intentions. To not understamd this is ignorance.

I've been called a "fucking asshole". It's not the same n-word.

Some things needn't be said. Around girls, learn to keep your mouth shut at times.

If you got a partner the need to fap should naturally be greatly reduced anyway.

This community will not be allowed to splinter. This is rule #0. Always has been. My #1 responsibility here is to ensure this community is not hijacked by people who do not understand the dangers of running a spiritual community. A spiritual community easily spirals out of hand without proper leadership.

Not healthy. Such a relationship will not last long. There needs to be an agreement not to insult each other. Once that line is crossed it cannot be uncrossed.

Just avoid speaking about the topic and act like you know what you're doing. She won't know or care.

You are God. It's not a function of proof, it's a function of self-recognition. If you cannot recognize yourself in a mirror no proof will get you there. Existence is prior to proof.

@bambi I gave you a precise answer. You don't want to hear it.

Yes

@CuriousityIsKey You've never actually eaten a pizza. You just imagined that.

There isn't a clear answer because there are periods in my life where I've socialized A LOT, and then other periods where I didn't talk to anyone for months or years. You're looking at a few solid years of it at least to get decent.

If you were 100% detached there would be no need for the relationship. The point is not get attached in unhealthy, toxic, or dysfunctional ways. If your cat of 15 years die, obviously you will be sad about it. This is normal. Experience the sadness consciously and use it as part of your spiritual work. There is no such thing as "achieving emotional mastery". You just get a little better at handling and feeling emotions. This is a complex question which I can't really go into here.

A good opportunity for you to practice not giving a fuck. Go socialize anyway. It's very beneficial for you to do some socializing when you're not looking or feeling your best. So you stop trying to "be the best" for people. Get comfortable letting people see you when you're not "on". If you have a giant zit on your face -- Go socialize! You'll see that no one cares.

It's the opposite in practice. The more I socialize the less I care what people think about me. I used to care A LOT. Now it's just irrelevant because I've talked to 1000s of people, many of whom rejected me and I grew a thick skin. No! You fundamentally misunderstand what charisma is. It's not about getting people to like you or saying things you think they want to hear. Go out and talk to people. Talking to people is not some high consciousness activity. It's dumb. Learn to relate to people on a dumb, fun level. Don't treat it too seriously. Especially when talking to girls. The biggest change I had to make to get good with girls is to learn to talk dumb. The biggest mistake is to trying to be intellectual or serious with girls. Ironically, learning to talk dumb is not easy if you're smart. It is a mistake to try to make socializing "high consciousness". It's not supposed to be. It's like playing with a child.

@bambi The context is you asked me about the nature of physical death. And I told you you are imagining it. You are lost because the possibility that you are imagining death is so radical your mind isn't open enough to fathom how this could be possible. You honestly believe you will die.

All our current Mods are in good standing. No need to doubt them, they are doing good work.

Being a man is attractive.

@Fred Fulton Yes and no. It's tricky. The point is to move beyond the relative and yet you still gotta wipe your dirty ass every day or it will stink. The mistake is to say: "I am God, I have transcended, therefore I don't need to wipe my ass any more."

My position is that phyiscal death never happens. You are dreaming it. That's how profound your dream is.

Into Infinity.