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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
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
The Lost Men
A man finds himself when he finds out where he's needed.
Sep 2

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
Uncut Gems
The cult of optionality makes people attractive and entirely impossible to date
Aug 18
You Can Fix Him
You probably shouldn't. But if you really insist, at least do it the right way.
Aug 11
Marriage Isn't Fair
On magic boxes, mankeeping, and expecting more
Aug 4

July 2025

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

June 2025

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