Life is a lot easier without women. I work at home so the only time I see women is when I go to the store, the bank or such.

You might want to write a list pros and cons. Obviously you need more cons pertaining to having a relationship then pros. Write them in order from most important to least. Don’t just think of a list in your head, write them down.

You won’t be happy unless you’re growing.

CrazyCanuck is right that you won’t be happy unless you’re growing, so find something in which you can grow and work at it until you achieve a reasonable level of excellence. Aristotle observed that we are happiest when we are doing things that we are good at doing, so get good at something and you will be cultivating a source of happiness.

Learn to laugh at everything. Laughter is the great deflator of pretense, assholes, jerks, and angry, unpleasant people. The only time I ever punctured the façade of my unbelievably vicious former wife was when I laughed in her face — but it has to be genuine and has to come from deep inside. So learn to laugh. Teach yourself to laugh, and cultivate a sense of humor about the world entire.

If you feel yourself begin to weaken, then get on this forum, read, write, and exchange views with members of a community that understand and sympathize. Or get on Youtube and listen to MGTOW videos. I practically mainline MGTOW videos; you could put a tube from my computer directly into my arm. The instinctive reactions that men have often get them into trouble, so you have to re-program yourself to the point where your natural reaction is one that benefits you. Reading this forum or listening to Youtube videos changes your perspective over time, and may eventually get you to the point where your reactions serve you well. MGTOW has changed some of the simplest aspects of my life, like how I walk down a crowded city street. A man’s natural reaction is to look at the most attractive women. Women know this, and they use it to manipulate you. So I don’t look any more; I don’t give women the validation that they seek, and I don’t give them an opportunity to manipulate me. I have trained my reaction so that I look away, because I know that this will be to my benefit.

There is admittedly something sad about this; it impinges upon our ability to enjoy life. That’s where laughter and humor come in. If you can educate your responses to the point that they become beneficial to you rather than get you into trouble, AND you can laugh about all of this, then you’re doing OK.

I’m not sure if you can find happiness, but I am certain that you can find things to laugh at in this world, and laughing is a whole lot better than crying.

At 20, don’t give it another thought, and I’m sure you will be rewarded to listen VERY closely to this ».

You cannot see the future yet. But you must take my word for it, it doesn’t last, and gets MUCH better. That recording talks about how it can be very discouraging for guys when they are younger, and how you must NOT allow it to get the better of you. More importantly, it teaches you not to become too smitten with the first girl that pays attention to you.

It’s not your fault.

It’s not your fault.

How to keep laughing and having a positive attitude? It’s quite simple really. Kill them with kindness. Make the effort to be the BEST you can be. When interacting with women, show kindness and interest when you feel like it, and if she doesn’t respond – who cares. Give your attention to someone else. Preferably yourself. You know something they don’t. One day, they will be over the hill.

I knew this girl I really liked for a few years. I was about your age. And all she could talk about was guys who were 10 years older than me. It was like she was rubbing it in and deliberately trying to make me feel unworthy. But I was not unworthy. I just continued and let things progress naturally. 12 years later,I heard from her again. She wanted “Mr Nice guy” to take her out and show her a good time while she was in town visiting. She was about 32 then, and her eggs were drying up. No prospects. No husband. No boyfriend. Looking for the doting sucker I used to be at 19. With no luck.

“SURE!! Let me know what hotel you’re staying in, and if I’m in town, we will meet for a coffee”.

Of course, I make sure I am “out of town”.

When I clicked send on that email, I couldn’t stop laughing. That’s how it works. And she wasn’t the only one. I still hear from ex girlfriends who are married to someone else now, and I just kill them with kindness. “You have 3 kids? that’s fantastic! Sorry about your divorce, but I’m not available. I’m busy. I can’t. Take care !!! ”

It’s so rewarding I can’t even tell you.

YES you can find happiness. But you know, “happiness” is not something you “find”. It’s something you must create. I find happiness in being CONTENT. When you are content, happiness is sure to follow. People who look to “find happiness” (and are always chasing it) are almost certainly going to be miserable – because they don’t know what happiness is. They think it depends on someone ELSE. It doesn’t.

1) Kindness is the way to go. Be kind to people even when you’re eliminating them from your life. (The KeyMaster’s example of lavishing praise on an ex-girlfriend for her three kids is spot-on.) They say that diplomacy is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they thank you and ask for directions.

2) Seeking happiness is a sure way not to find it, and it does not depend on anyone else. It is a universal moral truth that happiness comes from within. It does not come from a woman, from a video game, from the approbation of society, or a cool car. These are all wonderful goods if you acquire them without losing your soul, but none of them equate with happiness. Find contentment within yourself first, and then all that you experience in the world will be a reflection of your own internal contentment.

Cast your bread upon the waters…

Did you know mindfulness actually can cure depression and diseases? Meditation is taught in universities for a reason. Meditation isn’t a requirement. Being mindful with pretty anything you do has the same effect. Watching tv it’s mindfulness btw.

http://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/

@keymaster: From where did you know that I’m German? My username?

Let women “find themselves”. You will CREATE yourself.

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luck.

“SURE!! Let me know what hotel you’re staying in, and if I’m in town, we will meet for a coffee”.

Of course, I make sure I am “out of town”.

When I clicked send on that email, I couldn’t stop laughing. That’s how it works. And she wasn’t the only one. I still hear from ex girlfriends who are married to someone else now, and I just kill them with kindness. “You have 3 kids? that’s fantastic! Sorry about your divorce, but I’m not available. I’m busy. I can’t. Take care !!! ”

It’s so rewarding I can’t even tell you.

Good for you. Women need to learn that they can’t be bitchy and ungratful in their youth to certain men. No man should ever give a woman a chance when she refused or would have never dated him in their youth. It is highly disrespectful and is no different than a guy telling a girl in college “sorry but I want a girl with huge t~~~ and who puts out easily” and then 10 years later after screwing countless women and she couldn’t find any men he says “I was a fool back then and know what I want now”. Not only would that be disrespectful to her, but we all know feminists would be telling her left and right to not give him a chance.