Justanotherbloke
Overlord
★★★★★
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2024
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The notion that every relationship is transactional just the truth. Once you see it clearly, it reframes everything you thought was genuine. You're not valued for who you are, but for what you offer. Your presence is justified by your utility. Strip that away, and the illusion of connection dissolves instantly.
What’s sold as 'love' is sustained exchange of benefits like material, emotional, social. It’s not unconditional. It’s not transcendent. It’s conditional reciprocity, dressed up in sentimental language and im fucking sick of this, how can any sane man not see this and still simp, chase, be used, play the game like naive suckers. It’s never about you, stupid lunatic. It’s about what proximity to you affords her. Status. Security. Stimulation. Advancement. You’re not a person in her eyes, but a potential upgrade. And apart from all the choice / options and men flooding her inbox that she has (which already dilutes any incentive for commitment), this core dynamic is another reason I’ve grown mentally exhausted by the entire premise, it's a pathetic clown show.
I just see the design clearly. When attention is reduced to a cost benefit analysis, and affection is allocated based on perceived ROI, why participate at all? I’d rather not. I refuse to be seen as a utility, an accessory to someone else’s curated lifestyle and what she thinks a man should be. I’m not interested in being tolerated for my output. It’s all performative. When everything is based on 'what can he add to my life' there is no genuine bond, only strategic alignment. That’s not love. That’s literally a parasitic framework.
What’s sold as 'love' is sustained exchange of benefits like material, emotional, social. It’s not unconditional. It’s not transcendent. It’s conditional reciprocity, dressed up in sentimental language and im fucking sick of this, how can any sane man not see this and still simp, chase, be used, play the game like naive suckers. It’s never about you, stupid lunatic. It’s about what proximity to you affords her. Status. Security. Stimulation. Advancement. You’re not a person in her eyes, but a potential upgrade. And apart from all the choice / options and men flooding her inbox that she has (which already dilutes any incentive for commitment), this core dynamic is another reason I’ve grown mentally exhausted by the entire premise, it's a pathetic clown show.
I just see the design clearly. When attention is reduced to a cost benefit analysis, and affection is allocated based on perceived ROI, why participate at all? I’d rather not. I refuse to be seen as a utility, an accessory to someone else’s curated lifestyle and what she thinks a man should be. I’m not interested in being tolerated for my output. It’s all performative. When everything is based on 'what can he add to my life' there is no genuine bond, only strategic alignment. That’s not love. That’s literally a parasitic framework.





