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Dating Apps Are Dead. And We Have Killed Them
The users are the product, and the product is turning to shit
Sep 21, 2025
You Have 33 Bits
All the work of dating is selection. If you don't do it, it will be done to you.
Sep 10, 2025
The Lost Men
A man finds himself when he finds out where he's needed.
Sep 2, 2025

August 2025

One Last Month of Second Person
A new job, a blog that's concluding, and a book that's taking shape.
Aug 27, 2025
Uncut Gems
The cult of optionality makes people attractive and entirely impossible to date
Aug 18, 2025
You Can Fix Him
You probably shouldn't. But if you really insist, at least do it the right way.
Aug 11, 2025
Marriage Isn't Fair
On magic boxes, mankeeping, and expecting more
Aug 4, 2025

July 2025

The Couple as Firm
Tits or ass? Bro, her operational range
Jul 28, 2025
GF who Bewitches You
If you want to live in his head, you have to pay rent
Jul 19, 2025
Dating in the Age of Superintelligence
This post isn't about AI
Jul 11, 2025
Be Your Psycho-Cybernetic Self
Coach yourself to dating success
Jul 3, 2025

June 2025

From Nobody to Husband
The story of my own slow climb up the marriageability curve.
Jun 24, 2025
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