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Date the Atlas, Not the Shrug

Posted by DrEdwardHudgins 9 years, 3 months ago to Culture
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The Atlas Society's CEO Jennifer Grossman formulates a new approach to dating and applies the principles of Ayn Rand’s libertarian philosophy to women’s most common relationship challenges.


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  • Posted by Dobrien 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thanks Herb
    That is often said, but it is an amazing connection.
    To be on the same wavelength with your best friend. I value our time together.

    I also think Jennifer will have no problem.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Sounds good to me. Of course, we've been married so long we finish one another's sentences.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Heroin is an injectable drug.
    Some women are also injectable. OOOH< am I going to get into trouble for that.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Commodify - treated as a commodity. Not the first definition that leaped to mind. Having decided to use the first definition I see her statement in exactly the opposite light and one of declaring independence from those who classify us as something to flush - on command.
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  • Posted by Mamaemma 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Well, either I'm naive or I'm right. I wonder what what the male Objectivists on this site would say, being completely honest.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 9 years, 3 months ago
    I see no depth here. This woman wants to have her cake and eat it too: she commodifies men in the name of refusing to be commodified herself.

    The rational thing for men to do, of course, is try to take charge similarly themselves. Here is the approach I recommend. https://www.reddit.com/r/asktrp/comme...
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  • Posted by Eyecu2 9 years, 3 months ago
    I like this so much that I am printing it and having my 16 year old daughter read it.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thanks for the spelling lesson. I'm usually on the other end of that. Although the word hero was correct because it was singular.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    add one letter 'e' at the end...heroine. Also plural o hero is heroes. Given the propensity towards mistakes in spelling as a society I would just stick with hero, heroes, heroic and call it gender neutral.

    Do not say hero person........!!!!!!! It's sexist.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago
    Distillation of Grossman's dating rules:
    Consider yourself a heroin. Look to meet a hero.
    I didn't happen to me that way -- I just lucked out.
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  • Posted by jimjamesjames 9 years, 3 months ago
    After my experiences with women over the years (72 years), I tell all young men:
    1. Watch how a woman handles her money. That's how she will handle yours and her own life.
    2. Never have a girlfriend without her own personal goals or you will become her goal.
    3. When she says she can't get pregnant, she will get pregnant.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Almost. There are a couple of accomplishments that I am prouder of, but I could not have done better in choosing a wife.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Good points. People can fool you. Cheryl thought James Taggert was who she was looking for and he turned out to be the opposite. It's not always easy to figure these things out.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 9 years, 3 months ago
    Love, respect, admiration, desire, enjoy, assist, encourage, support, share, appreciate, and pride these are the important descriptive words that my wife and I feel towards each other. We also have different strengths. Plus She is absolutely gorgeous. Me not so much. I have the wonderful success of spending the last 13,153 nights out of
    21,080 total nights in my life.
    We have a rotation every weekend where I am King as she states and She is the Queen the following. I like both weekends.
    Never settle for anything less.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    every little bit counts no matter how much younger fashioned you are compared to my well practiced and permanent 39.
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