IliveForJuve

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Emotional intelligence is about more than influencing other people's emotions. If you think that's all it is, you're basically a psychopath. The biggest part to emotional intelligence is recognising and dealing with your own emotions.

I'm also not sure whether men are better at persuading others than women or collaborate better with one another. I do think men are much more openly competitive, while women are a bit sneakier and in my experience more often resort to sabotage.
I edited my post. Sometimes I have to re-read stuff.
 

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I know, that's why I questioned Matt's claim of women being more emotionally intelligent than men.

Social skills are the ultimate tool to handle and influence other people’s emotions effectively. Hence, they could be considered the final piece of emotional intelligence (depends on how you want to see it). Men are usually better at this (Persuasion and influencing skills, conflict management skills, leadership skills, building rapport, collaboration and cooperation, etc.)
Manipulation isn’t really considered emotional intelligence. But I see what you’re trying to say.

Reading emotion is important but secondary to dealing with your own issues. It’s one of those things where men are better at some parts and women are better at others. With members of both groups sucking at each.
 

IliveForJuve

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I know, that's why I questioned Matt's claim of women being more emotionally intelligent than men. Dealing with your own emotions is key to personal and professional success.

Anyway, if you got your shit together, social skills are the ultimate tool to handle and influence other people’s emotions effectively. Hence, they could be considered the final piece of emotional intelligence. Men are usually better at this (Persuasion and influencing skills, conflict management skills, leadership skills, building rapport, collaboration and cooperation, etc.)
Quoting my edit so I don't look like a psycho :D

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So you did do it with random pick ups:lol:
Lol, no. Never in the middle of sex. That'd be just disgusting.

We have fucked the same chicks pretending to be the twin they know (i.e. sending my brother on a sex date with a girl I no longer want to see).
 

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We have fucked the same chicks pretending to be the twin they know (i.e. sending my brother on a sex date with a girl I no longer want to see).
How do people not see this? I've known quite a few identical twins and there are always a few very subtle differences. Usually I can't even say why I know who is who, but I pretty much always do.
 

IliveForJuve

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How do people not see this? I've known quite a few identical twins and there are always a few very subtle differences. Usually I can't even say why I know who is who, but I pretty much always do.
Those subtle differences can be easy to tell when you've seen both twins at the same time, and even then some people can't tell the difference. It's almost impossible for anyone to realize that the person they're interacting with isn't the person they know if they don't even know that person has a twin in the first place.

Don't you find it much more difficult to tell a twin apart when you see them without their twin? I have random strangers approaching me quite often because they think I'm my brother.
 

Seven

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Those subtle differences can be easy to tell when you've seen both twins at the same time, and even then some people can't tell the difference. It's almost impossible for anyone to realize that the person they're interacting with isn't the person they know if they don't even know that person has a twin in the first place.
Yeah, in that case I can see it happen. If I know both twins though, I know which is which even when the other isn't present.
 

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On average, I would say they have more emotional intelligence. So not everything :D
I wouldnt say they're necessarily better, just wired a bit differently, as in they live on the emotional side a lot more, therefore know it better. Recently read statistics about how women are more likely to get sick with depression, but men are far more likely to commit suicide if they have depression, I think it illustrates the difference pretty well.
 

IliveForJuve

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I wouldnt say they're necessarily better, just wired a bit differently, as in they live on the emotional side a lot more, therefore know it better. Recently read statistics about how women are more likely to get sick with depression, but men are far more likely to commit suicide if they have depression, I think it illustrates the difference pretty well.
Well, women can just ride another dick to get rid of their financial problems.
 

Seven

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Well, women can just ride another dick to get rid of their financial problems.
Maybe. In all honesty I think men have it much better when it comes to sex. First of all they don't routinely run the risk of being raped, which is a huge plus. Secondly, they can do all sorts of things to improve their appeal. They can work out, become successful at what they do or sometimes even just plain rich. Age matters, but women are okay with dating men quite a few years older.

If you're an ugly woman or if you're aged over 35, there's not much you've got going for you unfortunately and you can't do a thing about it.
 

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Yes. And then they will acknowledge each other and go on their separate ways. You are not over this girl, man. It's painful to read. Stop thinking of her as some goddess.

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I have met lots of intelligent and emotionally stable women, while I have also met lots of emotionally crazy men. Unfortunately my perception of mankind as a whole is that the vast majority of us are not all that smart and are probably severely lacking in empathy too. But I wouldn't ascribe it to one gender in particular.
I didn't ascribe it to one gender, you are missing some parts of the convo so i understand the confusion. As for lacking in empathy, boy i wish that was the case.
 

IliveForJuve

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Maybe. In all honesty I think men have it much better when it comes to sex. First of all they don't routinely run the risk of being raped, which is a huge plus. Secondly, they can do all sorts of things to improve their appeal. They can work out, become successful at what they do or sometimes even just plain rich. Age matters, but women are okay with dating men quite a few years older.

If you're an ugly woman or if you're aged over 35, there's not much you've got going for you unfortunately and you can't do a thing about it.
:agree:

We have it much better in the dating/sex world.

I can’t deny the fact that women tend to be a lot more passive than men in terms of dating. It is true that most women wait until men approach them and invite them out. This idea may seem like dream for most passive men. I'm sure many daydream about this, “I wish it was that easy for me. Women would approach me left and right, and in between”. But wishing is a pretty fucked up thing and the results speak for themselves. The fact is passive men wish a lot, assume a lot but then they tend to date their left or right hand.

Plus, women get approached by all kinds of weirdos like drunk men in bars and nightclubs, old and horny dudes, and timid men that stutter over their words like a bitch in cocaine. I can see that being annoying af.

Not to mention the fact that a woman's sexual market values decreases a lot faster as she approaches her 30s-mid 30s.
 

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:agree:

We have it much better in the dating/sex world.

I can’t deny the fact that women tend to be a lot more passive than men in terms of dating. It is true that most women wait until men approach them and invite them out. This idea may seem like dream for most passive men. I'm sure many daydream about this, “I wish it was that easy for me. Women would approach me left and right, and in between”. But wishing is a pretty fucked up thing and the results speak for themselves. The fact is passive men wish a lot, assume a lot but then they tend to date their left or right hand.

Plus, women get approached by all kinds of weirdos like drunk men in bars and nightclubs, old and horny dudes, and timid men that stutter over their words like a bitch in cocaine. I can see that being annoying af.

Not to mention the fact that a woman's sexual market values decreases a lot faster as she approaches her 30s-mid 30s.
With dating apps, even nervous or shy dudes don’t have an excuse. It’s pretty easy to find a woman, if you want one.
 

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