I was about to ask who cares what some random dude says, but judging by the comments I'm the only one who isn't familiar with him.
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lol he's the DCEU superman actor as well as for the Netflix The Witcher series, The Tudors, Man from UNCLE, Mission Impossible: Fallout.
I don't think it's relevant to this specific meme though. He's just handsome as all hell.
Amy [Adams] said, “Whenever I looked into his eyes, I started giggling because he has this effect on you. I think most women feel the same way about Henry. He’s dreamy.”
Well, turns out I'm not gay afterall, because he does nothing for me.
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So I recently found out my ex wife had a type. A type she desperately wanted me to fit into. A type that she would make me go to clothing stores for specific shirts that look good on pretty much no one but Henry Cavill.
I did not look like Henry Cavill. Turns out around the time we divorce she goes through this phase swooning over Henry Cavill. Then she cheats on me with a dude I don't know the name of (except I've unfortunately seen his dick) and low and behold he has this kind Henry Cavill build.
Fast forward several years to now. I lost about 100lbs. Started lifting. Getting swole cause it was fun now that my body was smaller. Ate more protein, added creatine. Drink lots of water. I need different shirts. I dig out some old shirts, the only ones that sort of fit well are the ones she got at clothing stores that look good on pretty much no one but Henry Cavill. Turns out they still don't look good on me, not because I'm not Henry Cavill, but I'm not a fuckboy.
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Ok so yes looking like Henry Cavill helps but how do you expect to go on a date with someone you like without asking them out? An amulet of Mara?
Amulets of Mara should honestly be a thing for normal people that don't want to use an app designed for shallow fucking.
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I thought you were supposed to sit there and blush every time they look at you (but avoid eye contact) and then (redacted) and you're married
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Just gotta follow rules 1 & 2
He’s not wrong.
Agree, it probably does always work for him
What other tactic is there to get a date? Being told no doesn’t mean it’s a bad strategy, it just means that person isn’t interested in dating you, at which point you move on and ask the next person you feel attracted enough to want to date and if they are interested then they’ll say yes and if not they’ll say no and you move on and repeat. Nobody owes you a yes, regardless of who you are, and I guarantee you Cavill has been turned down before.
I'm no expert, but of course there are other tactics.
Not ethically, and I wouldn’t qualify the results as a date.
Lol. I'm not a fan of online dating but I wouldn't call it unethical.
That’s still just asking someone out.
What? No it's not. Trust me that's not what Henry is talking about. That's an algorithm that matches people in an environment where there is much less chance of rejection or ruined friendships. It's not at all the same. Neither is flirting / suggestions and allowing the other person to ask you when and if they feel ready. Neither is using a matchmaker.
There are so many ways to meet people without going up and just asking them to date you. That works well for a subset of very attractive people but can severely isolate a lot of people.
Online dating still ends up with the requirement of asking or being asked the question “so, you want to go out sometime?” in order to get a date. Nobody in an online dating app is any more or less obligated to say yes or no than they would be in person.
Edit: and a matchmaker is just having someone else ask for you.
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I think it's frowned upon to club someone caveman style
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Didn't Caville date a 17yo in his 30's or something like that?
32-19. Still gross.
Like dating a child. It is gross.
I mean, I know it's a meme, so what. But before getting the pitchforks out: does anyone have a link to Henry Cavill saying this? Just curious.
I searched and it's all memes and reaction videos. Maybe true, maybe true but sarcastic, or maybe false. My guess is it has all the making of a quote that nobody fact checks because it's too good for engagement.
I didn't read it as being a genuine quote, and I don't think the idea was to smear Cavill. I think he was just used a proxy for the incel talking point of only hot dudes think you can just ask women out and have it work.
Asking women out is kind of necessary to the process, even if she says no.
Sometimes she is the one who asks.
Sure, it also sometimes rains in the desert.
If you're not getting dates, waiting for her to ask obviously isn't working, so you might as well try doing the asking.
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..yes? That's what you have to do. Maybe she says no. Maybe she says yes. Doing nothing definitely won't get you anywhere.
Why doesn't she have to ask me out? That doesn't seem very equitable.
She could ask you out. But if you just wait you're giving up your initiative. Use your agency.
Exactly. I'm a dude and my SO all but asked me out (asked for my number and whatnot). At some point someone needs to take initiative, and the sooner that happens, the better it is for everyone, so it might as well be you, regardless of your gender.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
I also made most of those shots I didn't take
In my mind
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The issue is the "always works for me", the same way an old white man is going to have a lot less trouble with the police or telling a handicapped person to just walk the stairs because it "always works for me".
I asked a girl out once...she said yes. But it was touch and go there for a while before I asked. And let me be clear, I do not look like this guy. Still solid advice tho.
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