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emilywking · @emilywking
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So, I asked my homeboys why they think I'm single, and um just see for yourself. >> This woman has like four or five of her male friends give her the honest truth of why she's still single. She's very obviously beautiful, right? Like, she should not be on the market, objectively, when you're looking at her. The responses from these men are so accurate, and you can tell are so honest. I was about to film a shorts video off of this, but there were too many good parts to have to like clip down. So, I
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So, I asked my homeboys why they think I'm single, and um just see for yourself. >> This woman has like four or five of her male friends give her the honest truth of why she's still single. She's very obviously beautiful, right? Like, she should not be on the market, objectively, when you're looking at her. The responses from these men are so accurate, and you can tell are so honest. I was about to film a shorts video off of this, but there were too many good parts to have to like clip down.
So, I decided off the cuff to make this video. If you're new here, please remember to subscribe, and also don't forget to like the video. Here is the first man. >> I think you scare the living out of most men, and will quite literally rip their head off if they step out of line. And then you get bored with most men. Definition or standard of bare minimum is way higher than most. >> Wow, this first one came out strong right from the gates, and I will say that a lot of women will mistake those first two things that he talks about as being a good thing.
And maybe actually the third one, too. All of it. A lot of women will listen to that and say, "Oh, those are all good things, right?" Because the first one means that she's strong, and she's not going to just cave to any man. And the second one is that she is living her best life, right? She's going to do what makes her happy. And then the third one being that she shouldn't lower her standards. She should have high standards, right?
Like, look at her. If she's a high-quality person, she shouldn't have to lower her standards. Well, this is the problem. Number one is that that's going to be a difficult person to be with any relationship, because if you're the type of person where you're never wrong, he's always wrong, and you're going to just like chomp his head off over it, you know, he has no chance of really ever being right. That is a very difficult, non-peaceful relationship, and most men, especially men, you know, grouping that with the your third thing that you want, high quality, if you have these super high standards, yeah, that man that meets those standards, he's probably not going to want to be in a relationship with somebody that is very difficult to be in a relationship with because that is high on the list for men and what they're seeking and their standards.
The second one that he talks about is very much a red flag because that relates back to loyalty. If she gets bored with somebody, how likely is she going to stick around for a commitment? And we know that that's a higher risk thing for a man, you know, if he makes a commitment to her and she claims to make a commitment to him and then turns around in a few years after they're married, that is going to be financially and emotionally likely devastating for that man, especially if there's kids involved at that point because that man does not want to lose half of the time plus with those kids.
And he definitely doesn't want to lose half of his stuff. Okay, that first guy, he made a lot of solid points as to why she is still single. Let's see what the second guy has to say. >> Why are you single? >> So many reasons. Say hi, Gus. Hi. Um one, I would say because you live in Toronto where uh guys there think a "You up?" text at 1:00 a.m. is putting themselves out there. Um and the brave ones, they're scared of something a lot worse than rejection.
Uh they know if it goes bad, they watch the whole thing fall apart on your Instagram the next morning. A uh three-part series with a trending audio. I think you're a great girl and uh you will find somebody soon. >> Okay, so the first point, he's basically just blaming men in that area that she is located, which indicates to me that maybe he's not super close in location to her. I think that this guy was friend-zoned potentially and he's just kind of waiting for that opportunity.
He hints at a little bit bit honesty there, I think, when he talks about her Instagram. So, she has a pretty decent following on social media. I just saw her Tik Tok and it was like just under a million. So, it was like 900 and some K followers, I believe. Yeah, that's a high-risk person, honestly. Especially somebody that is at all on social media. And even that person that isn't on social media at all, he doesn't want to hear from everyone that's around him things that are going on on your Instagram that, you know, maybe tears into the relationship a little bit.
And then especially if you guys break up, if you're somebody that shares your personal life online, that is a it's a tough spot to be in because that can really ruin his reputation. If you guys don't work out, and of course when people break up, there's going to be bad things on both sides. But, it is typically the man that gets blamed for a breakup. Like, we know that. We see that on social media all day long. So, he's going to be made out to be a terrible person.
And then he gets that reputation. It's out there. Everyone sees it, and you can't just pull it back and delete it. Even if it's 2 years later, that man's going to be dealing with the repercussions. Honestly, I think for the rest of his life until he finds somebody that sees past that, and you know, then it doesn't really matter. But, when it comes to that man being single, and he's trying to find somebody after he's broken up with you, that's going to be a challenge when all of that is out there.
And the woman of course, women are going to look. So, a woman that he's interested in down the line is going to look at her Instagram. She's going to at least hear it from her friends, even if she's not actively seeking it. And that is going to be a dilemma for that man. Okay, moving on to the third guy. Let's see what he has to say. >> I think you have an exceptionally high standards and you don't settle for mediocrity.
And you're a bit dramatic. >> Okay, I just think that that guy was friend zoned, too. I don't know. I'm really interested to know what you guys think. Do you think that that third guy, maybe even that second guy, was friend zoned? Leave it in the comments below. He was pretty complimentary, pretty nice about it, and then just sort of called her dramatic, which, you know, a woman isn't going to take that as anything bad.
Let's see what the next guy has to say. >> You want to know why you're single? No problem. One, you're a total babe, could be intimidating to some people, not me, obviously. Two, you're literally smack-dab in the middle of building your dream life, so I don't even know if you know what you want. Your life changes every single day. Number three, you're a little bit crazy, in a fun, charming way, obviously. Number four, you keep saying you want a 6'7" guy who's not a professional athlete.
How can you be 6'7" and not a professional athlete? He would either have to have the athleticism of a stapler or he's Bigfoot. So, I don't think either one of those is good. >> I hope that she really listens to this because this is very solid, logical reasoning from a man, and oftentimes women struggle with it, okay? Because he is so right. What is the likelihood of a man being that tall and not being a professional athlete to some extent?
It just makes sense because from a young age, it means that he was already growing a lot faster than his peers, and absolutely the athletic department was trying to get him into sports if he wasn't already, and he's going to have a natural advantage in any sport. So, yeah, he is way more likely to be a professional athlete at that height. My guess is that she has this crazy standard because she's attracted to a tall guy, but she probably has some sort of personal history with these guys because they were professional athletes, and, you know, maybe they were not the most loyal, maybe they didn't want to commit to her because, let's be honest, those guys are all guys that have a lot of options.
So, her solution being a woman is to just separate out those two and pick the one thing that she wants, which is the height, but get rid of the other thing that she doesn't want, which is the potential disloyalty, the guy with all of these options. But, the fact is is that even the tall guy, even if he is not an athlete, he is going to have a lot more options because he's probably in the top 5 to 2% of men. And we all know, because we all hear it on social media, how many women want a man with height.
So, the bottom line is that that guy is going to have a lot of options. All right, moving on to the last guy. Let's see what he has to say. >> Probably is the worst human at texting back. Half of her exes are still obsessed with her and poking around. >> So, right off the bat, the first thing that he talked about is basically that she's not showing reciprocation, right? Because men know that at least in the early dating stages, it's really all on them to call the girl, to make the dates, to really put in all of the time and effort and energy into forming a relationship.
And women get to kind of just sit back and enjoy it. But, at some point the man will move back a little bit. You know, maybe he won't call as early. Maybe he won't text as early. Like, there's a little bit of a step back to see if a woman is really interested in him as a person rather than just what he can do for her. So, when he does that, if she does not give at all and she continues to just not text first ever, not call first ever, not initiate anything, that man is going to take that as she's not that interested in who he is.
And he's going to completely pull back then. You know, that is where situations have occurred where a man will stop texting first and they just never talk again. And a the will think that he has ghosted her, but no, like he's the last one that texted at some point. It's just that you never reached back out to him. You never replied. He was just waiting for you to initiate at least once, and you were not willing to do it.
He was not worth it to you. So, he moved on. The second thing that he said, the exes being obsessed with her and poking around, that is not a good thing, okay? Because that is a two-way street, all right? Those men are not just there, and she absolutely does not want them. Like, there's something going on. And what I will say is that she has collected a lot of guys just to do this video. Um guys that she calls friends.
So, I wonder if some of these friends are even exes. This is a pattern, okay? For a woman that is attractive and has all of these men surrounding her, including exes, it likely means that she likes the attention, and there would be difficulty on her end really cutting that off and going into just like a fully committed relationship. What would most likely happen, and most guys know this, is that she would have those men stick around, and she'd be calling them just friends, and don't worry about them.
But, we all know that if something happened to that relationship, you know, those guys would be right there, and she would maybe, maybe not, choose to start a relationship with one of those men. She is receiving things from them, okay? It does not just happen in a bubble. There is a back and forth. She's getting something out of it, and she wants to maintain having that attention, and she would likely struggle with not having that attention.
So, we know that she's going to fight for having those people still around her, even though she's in a relationship with you. And the bottom line is that men are just they're not interested in that. That again fights against them having a peaceful relationship. The way she runs away from her problems, uh she should start a run club. Likes to be out every single day of the week. >> Okay, the last two things that he's talking about are just signs, red flags, that there's some toxicity within her and some inner work that she needs to do.
And again, that is something that is going to spill out into a relationship. Men that are of high quality are not interested in that. I think that this is some really good insight. Hopefully, she takes it to heart. I think it'd be super interesting if most women did this and they got like real valid feedback for women that have been single for a long time and they're like objectively very attractive and any man would like to be in a relationship with them.
I think that there is something going on. There's a disconnect. Women are not understanding what men are seeking and what men want. And if they could find resolution in that, then they could find the partner that they want. Guys, as always, leave it in the comments what you think and I hope you have a great week. I will see you next Friday.
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