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stevenleser

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14. Do you think there is a significant percentage of women who are vulnerable to this?

Reply to MadrasT (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 09:44 AM

Mar 2012

Maybe I am naiive, but I cannot imagine this working ever. The type of person (male or female) on whom this would work would have to have such a low self esteem that any kind of attention would work thus negating the need to try something ugly and deceptive.

Or am I overanalyzing this, naiive or both?

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Negging [View all] ZenLefty Mar 2012 OP

btw - thats not a gendre related word dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #1

And I always take coupe v roadster question seriously! REP Mar 2012 #4

That was just a gender neutral example dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #6

I can be spectacularly oblivious REP Mar 2012 #7

Jeans.....lol dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #8

Those are CUTE! REP Mar 2012 #9

I wish I had understood this as a young woman zazen Mar 2012 #2

My approach was pretty blunt and inelegant REP Mar 2012 #5

Do you think maybe some men (and maybe even women) need social skills? :) Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #10

Neil Strauss was great on this--lots of narcissists and Randroids around that community MisterP Mar 2012 #3

A recent movie made this popular. It just seems dumb to me. stevenleser Mar 2012 #11

Why would I waste my time hanging around someone who tries to make me feel bad about myself? gkhouston Mar 2012 #12

If you are raised by parents who continually do this... MadrasT Mar 2012 #13

Do you think there is a significant percentage of women who are vulnerable to this? stevenleser Mar 2012 #14

I don't know how significant the number is. MadrasT Mar 2012 #15

I've seen these women a lot. Neoma Mar 2012 #16

+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #17