"I don't understand credibility in signaling"https://twitter.com/dynarski/status/986787911260655622 …
Explanation not to be found in the thread: most men sincerely do not want (and do not have the skills) to deal with frequent emotional convulsions, manipulative behavior, acting out due to boredom...but they're also too dumb to see what mentioning that preference sounds like
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Try to imagine a man who would say something like "Test my mettle, test my will, test my devotion, test my patience. I totally know you're worth it even though we've never met. Why should I bother looking for an easier beast to wrangle? Come at me, babe."
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"I want to show that I can handle you at your X so I can deserve you at your Y"
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(this is madness)
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this is literally me
End of conversation
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