Where pretty lies perish.
Posted in Reader Mailbag on May 6th, 2009
Email #1 Just came back from a great night out, I’ll try to make this brief. I am beta by every standard you can have. I am 24 and I’ve had one girlfriend, who I had for five years. She’s my only lay. I have severe one-itis for a girl at work. She has a … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Apr 17th, 2009
I was inspired by Roosh’s “Poetry Girl” posts, so I will be answering this edition of reader mailbag in iambic pentameter. I was buzzed when I wrote this. Email #1 Is it wise to # close more than one woman in the same venue? There are 2 fields of thought here: the most common one … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Apr 2nd, 2009
Just a reminder: As with previous mailbags, if you don’t want your question displayed for public scrutiny, say so in your email to me. Email #1 Just discovered your site and I find it amazing that you can put in words all the nagging little truths that I seem to see all the time. However, often I … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Feb 4th, 2009
Email #1 Enjoy the blog- you are a philanthropist indeed. Anyway, a great post would be this- (I am in the midst of a tough decision): Give up a (low status, enjoyable, kicked back) job, for (top 5 ranked lawschool) after three years of big city penury as a student again. For various reasons, the … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Jan 2nd, 2009
A girl had emailed me asking if I still wanted an assistant to handle the incoming mail for the summer months when she would be in town. I told her yes, but the job was unpaid except for a beer I might buy her for all her hard work. I didn’t hear back. Do some people think … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Nov 21st, 2008
My Inbox is getting unmanageable. So if you don’t see your post in the Reader Mailbag, or I take too long replying to your emails, you’ll know why. I need an assistant. Anyone want to brave my excruciatingly tense interview process? You must be: Cute, hot, pretty. Female. This week’s mailbag features guest contributions from Finefantastic and … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Oct 17th, 2008
It’s another installment of Reader Mailbag. The previous edition can be found here. Email #1 Great series this week on the different chick types. You think you can give some ideas/advice on how to break through a DC-specific subset of women, namely, the cold hard preppie country club (real or wannabe) girls who hang at Smith … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Oct 4th, 2008
In yesterday’s Reader Mailbag, I gave my unassailable advice to reader S. She has responded to it in the comments. Hi, I’m S. herself. You were wrong on this one. Since I wrote you my (ill-advised?) request for help, K. and I are now dating, crazy about each other, and never been happier. I was … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Oct 3rd, 2008
As I’ve mentioned before, if you do not want your question made public on the blog, say so specifically in your email, and I’ll send my answer to you privately. Honor among players, and all that. Email #1 I am a senior @ Princeton. I read your sight daily and need your help. I am ultra-beta…and … Read more
Posted in Reader Mailbag on Aug 29th, 2008
This week’s reader mailbag features guest therapy by Zeets the Throwback Barbarian and Finefantastic. Their qualifications for advising the lovesick and sex starved are supreme overconfidence and a reservoir of wisdom drawn from their disturbing personal histories. By the way, Finefantastic is a cute girl and a talented artist to boot. She freelances on the side so if … Read more
