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u/YourEvilKiller 21h ago
3 weeks because that's how long the relationship will last if she accepts.
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u/Birth_Filming_Pro 19h ago
Cool, but why the best 3 weeks?
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u/YourEvilKiller 19h ago
It could be sarcastic.
Or it can be saying that he's the type to ride high and have lots of fun, but gets bored quickly and jumps to the next girl after that.
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u/catsflatsandhats 19h ago
Because he’s going to love bomb her for the first weeks. As this kind of person usually does.
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u/confused_being02 22h ago
The guy is complimenting the girl with the most cliché line and the girl asks how many girls he has said this to before so the guy accepts the accusation bcoz it's true and tells her to concentrate and play along bcoz this is her turn to hear it.
That's it.
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u/Prudent-Metal7220 22h ago
I still don't understand the concentrate part
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u/GhostRuckus 22h ago
She got distracted by wondering how many girls he used this line on, he wants her to concentrate on the flirting at hand and not worry about that
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u/Typecero001 20h ago
Although it is a good thing to worry about, if he’s got experience using this line a few times.
It suggests things about him.
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u/a-new-3arth 18h ago
imagine if you switch the roles and ask women how many guys they have dated before, as it "suggests things about her"
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u/Random_Emolga 22h ago
He's saying pay attention to what I'm saying, not who might have heard it before.
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u/NegativeEBITD 20h ago
This is the best summary I've seen so far. If she doesn't 'concentrate' the interaction is over anyway
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u/horaciofdz 22h ago
Concentrate is a synonym of focus.
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u/veilofmaya1234 22h ago
Ooo that makes me want a bowl of synonym toast crunch!
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u/KhabaLox 22h ago
I just want to watch Trading Places and drink some orange juice.
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u/axl3ros3 21h ago edited 18h ago
Why need focus tho?
ETA: it's a reasonable question given I'm not the only one who has the question
Also I did understand, but was not sure I did, so asked to check my understanding was correct
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u/bobman369_ 21h ago
As a way of saying “focus on the fact im saying it to you, anything past that is a distraction and not important right now”
Is he right by saying that? Who knows
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u/slowamigo 20h ago
Yeah I don't get that part either. Seems a bit passive aggressive. Maybe the meme is just dumb
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u/KillThePuffins 19h ago
It's not passive aggressive he's just trying to be humorously cocky about it. Like he could have just as easily done something like post some gif of a hypnotizing pendant or something. "Concentrate" - like ok ok but don't worry about the past focus on this opportunity now
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u/sokka2d 21h ago
Maybe if you tried to focus for a bit you’d get it.
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u/axl3ros3 20h ago
I get it
I just wasn't sure I got it and wanted to double check
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u/ToastUrStrudels 20h ago
Because he could be an ass and ask her, "How many men have you asked to cum in you, pull your hair, called daddy, took birth control/plan B for, sent nudes, etc etc etc". Dating is a dance, and as you age you're well aware your partner has had other dance partners. So you just concentrate on the fact those partners didn't work out for whatever reason. The important thing, is figuring out if your new partner can match your rhythm, teach you a new jig, or will step all over your feet.
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u/Away_Candidate_4746 21h ago
It’s a funny way of saying “stop asking about other girls.” I’m surprised so many people don’t understand this?
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u/heorhe 21h ago
She changed the subject from them flirting to an accusation of him being sleazy.
He countered the accusation by admitting he has used this line before.
At this point the conversation is about him being a pig, so he says "it's your turn to hear it" to bring the conversation back to flirting, and then "concentrate" to advise her to focus on the flirting more than accusing him of things.
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u/mrdhood 22h ago
Man, gotta be honest, that’s the easiest part of this
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u/Prudent-Metal7220 22h ago
It doesn't make any sense. Everything but that makes sense
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u/Lopsided_Inspector62 20h ago
He says it as a bit of playful comedic relief.
If he had just left it on the previous text it may have come across rude or expectant. Far too cocky.By saying concentrate he is leaving the door open for her to playfully flirt back. If she is not about it then she will likely shut it down. Either way she knows now that he is really just wanting the fun and not necessarily looking for a strong commitment.
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u/PyJacker16 20h ago
Yeah I don't know why people on this thread are so riled up about it. Your analysis is right; adding "Concentrate." there dilutes the brashness of the earlier text, recenters the conversation, and keeps things light-hearted.
Can't say I see any indication of his level of commitment though. It's just good banter.
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u/ElectricSliderz 21h ago
It seems like there’s a lot of chuds in here who all read the same playbook and understand this strategy, sad.
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u/Fancy-Trousers 20h ago
Meanwhile I'm over here thinking the joke was that he meant to say "congratulations" instead of "concentrate." Anything beyond that seems like some real "I watched the Pick-up Artist on VH1 and it changed me" bullshit.
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u/NegativeEBITD 20h ago
What's your 'strategy' when a girl's response to your compliment is describing you as an insincere slut?
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u/jubileevdebs 21h ago
He’s implying she’s getting off topic by wondering about how often he’s used the line rather than taking the compliment as part of him flirting with you.
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u/S-K-W-E 22h ago
Fine line between being pleasantly cocky and a big dumb shithead but my man is walking it well
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u/vmfrye 22h ago
This reminds me of a comedy sketch I saw years ago.
Two guys invited a bunch of girls to their apartment. While they're waiting for them to arrive, one of the guys says to the other:
"You know, girls like assholes that dominate"
The girls finally arrive and tell the guys that they want to take a bath and they would like them to rub their backs.
The other guy says: "Go fuck yourself, bitches!"
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u/Zaardo 21h ago
The Might boosh
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u/Astrochops 18h ago
EELS UP INSIDE YA
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u/Ethicaldreamer 22h ago
Really? This is good?????
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u/Youpi_Yeah 22h ago
No, no it’s not
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u/Ghostnaldo 22h ago
I've picked up girls with way worse "one liners" than this guy in the screenshot...
Honestly, if she's interested, almost anything will work; and if she's not, almost anything will come out as creepy/douchey.
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u/No-Comfort-5040 21h ago
Basically this, if she was interested before the conversation you have to fuck up pretty hard for her to say no.
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u/Quixotic_Seal 20h ago
I’m gonna go out on a crazy limb here and say that adding “concentrate” to this exchange makes it pretty universally creepy/douchey.
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u/CartsOfDarkness 20h ago
Agreed, I really think this sub is a horrible place to actually gauge these things lol. This place is full of weirdos that would admire weird shit like this.
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u/After_Profession2222 20h ago
This is true. If women are very interested, it’s more about you fucking up. lol
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u/illepic 21h ago
The trick is to be really really really good looking.
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u/lettsten 10h ago
Nah, you can have charisma without being very good looking. The "you have to be very good looking" thing is a lie a lot of people on reddit tell themselves to explain why they're unsuccessful, but it's not necessarily looks that's the bottleneck
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u/Elite_AI 9h ago
Hell, the vast majority of "unsuccessful" men on Reddit just have social anxiety and never flirt with women to begin with. How can you expect to bag a girl if you never flirt or ask anyone out.
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u/ImmaculatePizza 2h ago
If you're gonna say "Concentrate." as a one word message you'd better be Jacob Elordi good looking and even then it's gonna take a few drinks
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u/skepticalbob 20h ago
Did you instruct them to concentrate or no? Because that's where the wheels fell off and he probably just got blocked.
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u/EkrishAO 21h ago
I like it how this thread is basically split 50/50 on whether it's good or not
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u/StrawDog- 19h ago
Fuck no.. this sounds like the kind of shit that middle-aged facebook bots post under the hiking pictures of 17 year olds.
If this is what qualifies as game then women have become much, much stupider since I was last dating.
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u/potpourri_sludge 22h ago
This looks good to other men. To women this is a block.
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u/odysseyofocelots 21h ago
Walking it well? Dude is an absolute caricature of a 14 year old who sits at home watching Andrew Tate all day thinking this is smooth and alpha or something lmao.
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u/Adventurous_Year_735 20h ago
I think you're thinking too hard. It's just kind of a funny response. Subverted expectations and did a tongue-in-cheek response.
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u/Wooden-Officer2323 22h ago
Basically he just got himself a date by being upfront with his intentions.
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u/voxelpear 22h ago
Did he? Seems like he's gonna catch a block by being an ass.
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u/Panzer_I 21h ago
The line between Harassment and Unbridled Game is Charisma
If you catch onto the right vibe, stuff like this can be a good thing.
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u/SnausageFest 20h ago
The replies in this thread are wild. This would get a light chuckle out of me.
Everyone knows he's just flirting. No one thinks they're the first girl he's run lines on. Light ribbing is normal flirting. People are weirdly uptight in this thread.
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u/Wooden-Officer2323 22h ago
I mean he might catch an std but women sometimes are interested in the “asshole” types Believe it or Not.
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u/banditcleaner2 22h ago
No, women are interested in confident men which often happen to be assholes.
If you’re an asshole but not confident you are 100% passed up
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u/H0-JU 21h ago
Believe it or not but some women just wanna fuck too.
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u/Suspicious_Mind_5744 21h ago
Oh come on. We all know that no woman anywhere wants to have sex with anyone, and to titillate us with any thoughts otherwise is just bogus.
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u/Maximillion322 20h ago
Yeah but they generally got options
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u/ReadStraight8255 19h ago
Got hit with this literally yesterday “sex isn’t hard for me to find” and I just left it alone
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u/Veneficae 19h ago
To be fair, we men on reddit proved that as long as there is a hole, we'd contemplate sticking it in.
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u/Vegan-cock 16h ago
Knowing this is the secret sauce to getting laid. Too many people trying to be their friend or trying to trick em that they want a relationship. Just find the one that wanna fuck and tell her you wanna fuck. It's not much harder than that.
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u/Mathies_ 20h ago
They're not looking specifically for assholes to do it.
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u/MisterPineapples1999 19h ago edited 11h ago
And yet filtering them out on this basis does not consistently seem to be a priority.
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u/OpenAI122191 21h ago
No, sometimes they are in fact attracted to assholes. Just like sometimes men are attracted to various faults as well.
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u/Energy_Turtle 21h ago edited 21h ago
People without confidence often mistake confidence for asshole behavior too. I think this is much more common than women falling for people who act like assholes.
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u/Cvpakke 21h ago
I actually think that assholes in general are more common than not, by some small margin, at least in the US. Our culture promotes it. I'm not saying other cultures don't, but I can't speak to that. The incentive to not be an asshole is lower every day, while incentive to be an asshole never faces a downturn.
I also think that people in general are terrible judges of character. You see an asshole or you see confidence, because that's what you want to see. To be able to properly read another person, you have to be accountably introspective, which most people find revolting. People don't want to think, about anything, too hard. Whatever is easy and instinctual is what the truth is, as far as we can tell.
Women falling for men who are assholes, which is not uncommon at all, is an example of this. However, an even better and even more common example is men falling for women who are assholes. Last but most of all, is assholes falling for each other.
Confidence is overrated. Give me someone who is uncertain. Someone who feels like they don't know or understand anything as well as they need or want to. It means they're looking for truth instead of just using it like the nearest blunt object.
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u/Cheezits123 19h ago
I relocated to Japan, and have been here for many years now. I was thinking the other day about the contrast between the way Americans act when meeting new people versus how Japanese people act. I recall that it always felt like a lot of Americans defaulted to a certain type of "outgoing" personality when meeting new people. This always seemed like people acted in a way they think it means to be extroverted/confident, and it came off as slightly obnoxious and always talking. Although I think the reception to that was positive, and thats why people act like that. Perhaps American's just tend to prefer that sort of archetype over a more humble/meek person.
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u/OddBranch132 19h ago
Somehow the loudest person in the room is "right". Confidently incorrect is too common, and too often rewarded, in the U. S.
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u/Commander_Syphilis 17h ago
It is one thing that's always struck me as a none American.
I remember covering cultural distance and various business cultures around the world at uni, and one example we were given was British people interviewing for American firms and vice versa.
Broad generalisation but British people when interviewing for Americans come off as weak and unconfident candidates because they don't stress their skills enough, whereas what American candidates see as confidence in their skills the British find arrogant and slightly inauthentic.
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u/Prestigious_Host5325 18h ago
I'm not really sure man. I know some Asians who backbite the typical loud American. But having met a lot of Americans here in Taiwan, I gotta say that you/they are so different from each other.
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u/EarlRobertThunders 21h ago
This so much, especially in online spaces like this. So many people are fucking doormats because they're worried about coming off as aggressive assholes and they back pedal hard.
Nothing is less sexy than someone with no self confidence. Well, almost nothing. When you can't even advocate for yourself, how do you advocate for your partner?
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u/GalaXion24 21h ago
Confidence is situational and many people do find other people being shy or anxious or vulnerable to be cute.
It's also quite normal to be perfectly able to stand up for yourself, perfectly willing and able to stand up for others, and still be nervous about relationships, approval, rejection, etc. It is deeply vulnerable in different way.
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u/Jt07132829 19h ago
It’s why Beth is only into Jerry when he is standing up to Rick or defending the family.
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u/MangoCats 19h ago
Women who get into non-permanent relationships tend to repeat the "type" of their partner, a LOT. Not 100%, but it's a strong pattern. Doesn't matter if the past partners are, good, bad, kind, mean, clueless, smart... the pattern can be broken, but while dating you're more likely to run into "the pattern" of relationships that don't last.
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u/Worriedrph 20h ago
Confidence, arrogance, and assholeness have so much overlap they are indistinguishable unless you know someone well. In a stranger saying you are attracted to confidence and you are attracted to assholes is basically the exact same statement. This goes for people, it isn’t gender specific.
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u/redcoatwright 21h ago
🟥💊 is leaking
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u/-thecheesus- 21h ago
Most everyone is vaguely attracted to confidence- especially women seeking men, as there is still an element of hoping the partner will provide safety and stability that the reverse scenario doesn't quite look for.
Unfortunately and inevitably, the people who have the most confidence are often the most stupid and/or selfish. And those with poor experience or esteem fail to avoid them
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u/SpaceCadetPullUp 19h ago
One of the things about reddit that makes me laugh is all the comments calling guys an incel for saying something rude or sexist. Like yeah, assholes neeeever get laid. Totally.
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u/Samaein 21h ago
I'll admit that I'm the type of girl who likes fiery bitches lol
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u/Professional-Reach96 19h ago
Brother such rizz worked already on a guy like me already, maybe a large percent of women too
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u/voxelpear 19h ago
Yeah I feel like guys have a different dynamic from women during dating and flirting.
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u/Box-O-Kittenz 21h ago
I guess it depends on the woman. I'd certainly block him lol but there's women who like this, or at the least will tolerate it.
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u/karmaatti 12h ago
Would you ask this kind of a question, and what would be the answer you’d expect or want?
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u/oniiichanUwU 21h ago
I mean I thought it was funny af, doesn’t mean I’d date him though lol
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u/NegativeEBITD 20h ago
Good news is he's not trying to date either
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u/LiftSleepRepeat123 20h ago
Are you only allowed to make jokes that you agree with? Wow, you all are incredibly boring.
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u/bigmoist469 22h ago
That makes sense, but concentrate? That part I'm still not understanding
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u/YourAddiction 22h ago
I read "concentrate" in this context as "focus on the fact that you are so lucky as to hear this generic line from me, the arbiter of what God spends his time on, not whether or not I've used the same line to get dates with or fucked by other women"
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u/KaradocThuzad 21h ago
Damn, you must have met some awful people if that's where your mind jumps to
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u/Myrtylle 21h ago
I read it the same way, but it might be because french is my first language and « concentrate » can also mean « focus » in french and it’s a common saying to say to someone « concentrate toi » as on « pay attention to what I’m saying ».
Many words in french are similar or even the same in french and english, but very few are common looking but means completely different things so sometimes I get caught up on the wrong meanings.
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u/Wooden-Officer2323 22h ago
It was a smart ass way of say “yeah ofcourse I’m using this line on everyone, it’s a good line”
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u/MonteFox89 22h ago
"So fucking concentrate and comprehend!" Someone needs to say the quiet part outloud.
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u/DuOrDie 22h ago
I took it as concentrate on what he said before not that he's using it on everyone or perhaps both. Now I'm not sure.
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u/trunkinspector 22h ago
She called him out on being unoriginal and he was like ya, don’t worry about it. That’s what’s happening here
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u/Sugarshmacker 19h ago
Just a dude, I took it as a lighthearted jab, telling her that she shouldn’t be worrying about what he says to other women, he was complimenting her and she kinda shifted the focus onto an accusation that he’s a womanizer. Call it the fuckboy in me, but this looks more like banter than controlling.
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u/feioo 18h ago
Por que no los dos? It's bantering, but it's also completely waving off her (accurate) assessment that he's disingenuous, and in a pretty patronizing way. Might be the non fuckboy in me, but if it only takes you two comments after "hello" to shoot off a patronizing joke, it'd be a no from me.
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u/NegotiationWeekly295 20h ago
Concentrate on what is happening, which is you being rizzed up and having an intense affair
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u/MilkiestMaestro 22h ago edited 21h ago
He is tryna fuck. She wants to do some investigative work first.
He is basically saying, 'get on my level'.
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u/JusticeGuyYaNo 21h ago
Exactly. He's saying 'concentrate on the fact that you were looking to hook up and liked what you saw'. If he's right, score. If he's wrong, he's happy to bring things to a head and move on in a hurry.
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u/NegativeEBITD 20h ago edited 20h ago
He's telling her "lock in, we can have fun as soon as you get out of your own head"
Who wants to hear a girl say "oh what about all the OTHER girls you've been with" - can you imagine a dude saying that to a woman? She compliments him and he criticizes her for being too good at being flirty? Gross.
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u/Mr_Olivar 21h ago
In whar world did he land a date here?
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u/Shippinglordishere 21h ago
I thought it was the best three weeks in terms of gossip and that she was going to have fun making fun of him with her friends
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u/Miserable-Role9555 20h ago
Are you unfamiliar with the two primary rules of dating?
- Be attractive
- Don't be unattractive
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u/YourEvilKiller 21h ago
It sounds more like the OOP is joking that the relationship will be short-term because the guy likes to play around.
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u/Indigo_Inlet 21h ago
You have the self awareness of a potato. This wasn’t posted because he got the date, it was posted because the woman he was messaging is mocking him
You’re definitely on the right sub, Chris
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u/PresidenteMozzarella 19h ago
I had to scroll to this comment because I thought I was going insane or missed something but it's just reddit I guess jesus
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u/JoeTheSchmo 22h ago
Reading the comments confirms some of y'all have never sent flirty texts in your life.
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u/Euphoric-Camel1937 22h ago
Never flirted in general it seems. Everyone’s assuming he’s some gaslighting lovebombing playboy with horrible intentions. Sometimes I feel like I’m behind in life but a quick scroll through the average Redditor’s train of thought always cheers me up
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u/TeamRedundancyTeam 20h ago
A big portion of reddit, especially younger kids, seem to treat any man showing a sexual interest in women as a horrible, terrible, no good thing. There's basically no context that they seem to think it's appropriate anymore.
Who knew Gen z/alpha would be the next prudes
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u/BoogieOrBogey 21h ago
Happy people spend less time and comment less on reddit. So that's going to color the interactions in most subreddits.
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u/Throwaway_Consoles 17h ago
She asked how many times he has used the line, he has three choices: Move on to someone else, lie, or be honest
He chose being honest with her, and people are seeing this as a bad thing? THAT makes no sense to me
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u/Guy-1nc0gn1t0 15h ago
Sometimes I feel like I’m behind in life but a quick scroll through the average Redditor’s train of thought always cheers me up
Gold.
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u/KaradocThuzad 21h ago
It's crazy what a lack of basic human interactions turns people into. The good thing about terminally online people is that you know where to find them, and there's no chance of meeting them when you're just living your life
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u/SpussyHitsDifferent 19h ago
bro, a woman could put her vagina right in my face, and it would take me 6 months to figure out she was flirting.
My wife flashes me constantly and I still have to ask her if she likes me.
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u/MrdnBrd19 20h ago
It's weird how many guys have head-cannoned that he's "doing well" from her one cold response where she is literally calling him on his BS.
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u/daNtonB1ack 18h ago
Think it is more like it is already a lost position, might as well make a funny joke...
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u/SoloBroRoe 22h ago
Thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if this worked because of how transparent he’s being and the kind of girl who would write something like that valuing the directness
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u/NegativeEBITD 20h ago
Also he's matching her energy. She's mildly hostile, so he's giving some back. Solid play, keeps the ball moving
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u/LulaSupremacy 22h ago
Probs just like “now listen to the rest of the things I’ve told other women”
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u/After_Profession2222 20h ago
I fear this would work on me. My husband was this level of cocky (although he never mentioned other women, just cocky in a different way). Of course, that facade faded eventually, but it was kind of a nice contrast to the man I dated before him, who had the personality type of Eeyore.
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u/dibbiluncan 20h ago
Lois here.
This is probably the beginning of a short-lived but steamy situationship. I dated a guy like that once (okay, five times, maybe six), and I can confirm this type of man will rock your world… for a limited time only. He’s not looking for something serious, but it’ll probably be fun while it lasts. Intense. Passionate. Romantic on the surface, but shallow.
He’ll make her feel sexy and special, but as soon as she catches feelings, he’ll move on to the next girl. He’s asking her to focus on the moment and stop worrying about the past or future. This one is at least being pretty upfront about his intentions, but she’ll probably get her heart broken anyway. C’est la vie.
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u/No-swimming-pool 22h ago
It works. Not on everyone.
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u/Cheshire_Jester 21h ago
No strategy works on everyone all the time.
But yeah, there’s a chance his honesty, directness, and willingness to spit corny lines works out. Certainly not in the “never works” category.
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u/theLuminescentlion 21h ago edited 18h ago
This subreddit proves literacy rates are plummetting.
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u/CadillacShield 19h ago
Best three weeks of her life means the guy is a player and knows what he’s doing, they will have a short lived passionate fling and then he will move on to the next one
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u/TurtleSandwich0 22h ago
This guy is proposing a short term relationship.
Loose Lois is very familiar with this type of situation.
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u/flowers4charlie2 21h ago
How stupid are people now that jokes without punchline need to be explained to people
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u/Lumpy_Weekend_3649 21h ago
Damn, I used to say this all the time either this was stolen from me or I’m not as good as I thought.
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u/qualityvote2 23h ago edited 13h ago
u/bigmoist469, your post does belong here!