EternalForest

That's a real question and honestly I'm in 20s so I don't think about it, but it is a very real fear I have.

So there's like 4 different conversations going on here at the same time In regards to social circles being stronger the more diverse they are, I fundamentally disagree. All you need to do is talk to guys who have "guys nights out" or girls who have "girls nights out" and you'll find they're much happier and those nights are their reprieves, their escapes from their girlfriends or boyfriends or even the opposite sex in general. My all male friend group has been in my life for over 15 years and it's been the #1 reason why I don't suffer from depression or loneliness. I can deal with being single as long as I have the guys. Without a girlfriend OR the guys, I'd be very lonely. If you're saying it shows maturity for a guy to be able to have female friends, but you don't feel the same about women, that's a double standard. I also never related diversity to mediocrity, I was saying that the diversity of the friend group has little to do with its quality, and diversifying the group for the sake of it could lead to mediocrity because you're picking people more for their identity than their chemistry. Now one thing you said did hit home for me. It would be nice to have a female friend for the simple reason that it would allow me to not look at every woman I'm talking to as romantic prospect. That's a big issue for me right now.

Obviously this is something I'd like to have in theory. But I already love my circle. Why should I bring women in just for the sake of it? Does the strength in a social circle really hinge on its diversity? I'd rather be part of an all male or all female social circle that's loyal, fun and uncensored over one that's diverse and mediocre.

Bravo sir, I will start using this immediately.

Julien is great! Maybe some signs of very early Stage Yellow, but his stuff is mostly Stage 1 at the moment, in my opinion. Main reason, everything he talks about is very rooted in the physical and the practical, especially in the realm of social skills. There are some things that are higher than "being yourself", although that alone is something that the majority of people still need help achieveing, and I think watching his videos will make you a better person. That said, I wish someone would go through and improve his Wikipedia page. It's overly negative and outdated. He is a completely different person now.

From two of the best prison films ever: The Shawshank Redemption (ending): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxXGxa2JkU Felon (climax): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCtRhrRU4fU

Simply epic.

One of the best of all time.

At least it's Rockstar so you know it'll be worth the wait!

There are two Disneys: Disney as a creative company is the cornerstone of American pop culture, and I agree, has brought great memories to all of our lives (to this day!) This Disney will always make great films. Disney as a corporation is a purely capitalistic, cold hearted machine that has no values except to maximize profits. One gives us stuff like The Lion King. And the other gives us stuff like Mufasa...

I love it! I actually included it in my most recent short story compilation that I make once a year. Stephen King is truly the master of genre fiction, not just horror but also sci-fi.

Try to look at rejection as something neccesary. Think of it this way, even if you wanted to be friends with everyone in the world, you couldn't. You wouldn't have the time. Same thing with a partner, even more so. As long as you have some faith that at least one person will say yes to you, that's all you need. Put your time and energy into the people that say yes, not the ones who reject you. Not to say you shouldn't learn from your rejections, but stop taking them so seriously. Again, it's inevitable, or everyone would have billions of relationships and not be able to tend to any of them.

Stage Blue, I'd say. From the woman's perspective, it would be a living hell keeping up the ruse of a "perfect marriage" when its anything but.

AITA is easily the worst subreddit on the entire site. A bunch of keyboard warriors with a superiority complex acting as a verbally abusive judge and jury when ironically their biases are so extreme they'd never be selected on a real jury.

This doesn't work if you have male only friend groups like me.