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Written from the male perspective (early 20s) from a professional background who has been living in NYC over the past year. Read, but not endorsed, by professional males and females who are actively or have recently lived in NYC. The purpose of this document is to codify some of the third-rail intricacies and insights of modern dating. Much of the modern dating discourse comes from downstream boomers and millennials. I’m here to tell you the cold, hard truth of dating mechanics as a participant and primary source. To be clear, this piece should be interpreted as a meta-analysis. One does not have to agree with the following to understand that consensus behavioral expectations exist. I do not endorse or agree with many of these cultural norms – I am simply pointing out that they exist. You might think this whole mating ritual song and dance is ridiculous. But there are many evolutionary reasons why it exists. It’s a better equilibrium than what has existed in the past when men would lit

tldr of dating in your 20s: the mechanics and culture of modern dating (NYC-focused) Dating as a call option, metagaming is a bad strategy, and other red pills. Written from the male perspective (early 20s) from a professional background who has been living in NYC over the past year. Read, but not endorsed, by professional males and females who are actively or have recently lived in NYC. The purpose of this document is to codify some of the third-rail intricacies and insights of modern dating. Much of the modern dating discourse comes from downstream boomers and millennials. I’m here to tell y

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