I think it depends on where you’re going to. If I’m going to Europe, I’d rather fly out later in the day, sleep as much as possible on the flight, arrive in their morning, live a full day on their schedule and wake up almost on local time the next day. Coming back to North America, though, I want the earliest flight I…

Wtf. Creepiness is not tied to attractiveness. I’ve had plenty of really good looking guys creep me the fuck out. And I’ve had guys I didn’t find attractive flirt with me- even if I wasn’t interested it doesn’t mean I found them creepy.

That only works if you also twirl your pocket-watch-on-a-chain whilst thoughtfully stroking your whispy chinstrap beard.

What? Unless you’re heinous and smell like a pig farm, personality can get you a very, very long way without looking like a GQ model.

As far as “how do I approach,” you’re right that there’s a lot of sleazy shit (and sleazy guys) out there. What I found worked best for me was simply to say, “Hi, my name is (Arnheim). Do you have a minute to chat?”

“If she’s not, respect that, and move on” = the best advice

Real truth: creepiness has nothing to do with attractiveness (unless lack of attractiveness is just because you’re super old and you’re hitting on 22 year-olds at the bar).

Not even a little bit true. Attractiveness is objective. If you’re flirting with people but consistently getting “ew, creep” reactions, consider that it’s not your looks, but your flirting approach that is the problem.

It’s the way he talks about himself and what he feels entitled to. Lots of little hints throughout.

”I’ve had a good number of partners, had long term and short term relationships and casual flings. I’ve had plenty of sexual experience too.”

If we take at face value that the dude has or had low self-esteem, him dating “10s” is his way of validating himself as an attractive person in his and his bros’ eyes.

ShyGuy,

Doc hit the nail on the head when he said you went past being sensitive and aware, and straight into, “bad parody of a male Feminist.”

I self-identify as a Feminist. I’m also a hetero dude. There has never been a day in my life when I have not appreciated a good-looking woman.

“Appreciation,” however, doesn’t…

Parties, networking events and singles bars, for example,

As someone who has participated in bro culture from time to time, I can accurately say that asking bros for serious dating advice is the worst idea possible. Don’t ask bros who haven’t been in a relationship for years, ask your best friends who give a damn about you as a person.

I’ve really only been on a handful of dates with conventionally attractive “10s” (and God I hate that term because everyone is attractive in their own way, but this is for illustrative purposes only).

CJHN isn’t a jock, he’s a bro. And quite clearly has no idea what it’s like to have low self-esteem. More like the dude maybe kind of sort of wonders occasionally if he might not be all that, but ultimately always comes to the conclusion that of course he is.

I kinda want to roll my eyes at the second guy so badly.

It depends on whether you have a Preferred (1.25 cents) or Reserve (1.5 cents). Also, you have to factor in the opportunity cost in that by transferring them to RR, you don’t get the RR points that you would had you “purchased” the ticket. If it’s the end of the year and you’re close to a status level, it may make…

But here’s the question (that the article doesn’t address): if you go through the Travel Center, do your points count 1.5X as much when purchasing airfare as if you went through the website? If not, then you might be WAY ahead transferring the points to Rapid Rewards

If you have the Chase Freedom Unlimited, you earn at least 1.5 points per dollar spent. If you also have the Chase Sapphire Reserve, these points are worth 1.5 cents each.

For Southwest specifically, you could just transfer the points from UR to Rapid Rewards. Granted, the point value is somewhat unknown once you get on the Southwest side, depending on the flight. However, most flights I take on SWA are usually valued at 1.6-1.7 cents per point, thus making the points more valuable than…