Wanted to let out what I’m feeling, in the hope some could relate and speak out if they felt no one was in the same boat. Right now it’s raining in the UK, and I’m sitting in my room before I go to bed. I’ve been feeling shit about a few things, made worse by the bad weather at the moment. My 19th birthday is in a month or so, so no real birthday for me because of Christmas and the closeness to it. I’m not annoyed at that as much as I am with my current lack of intrests or excitement towards it. As Joe Rogan said, “what man gives a shit about his birthday” although I still feel I do. Sidenote, don’t give a shit about what gifts I get which is hard to get my head around as I always did before. Being on a gap year with a not what I had expected. Everyone I knew had left and there are no real young people that are not in the Uni space in the UK from 18-21 it feels like. Me and my mate Tom are the only people I know who are still in the area (Reading). Going out a few Saturdays ago, I was talking to some pretty attractive women, who turned out to be 45 and 49 respectively. They kept us interested I felt, until their husbands sat down and that fucked the rest of the night for me. In terms of what I am doing, I applying for work on Indeed, but there are less and less jobs with loads of people older than me also looking for work. Don’t really know what to do but to ‘fall back’ onto going to uni, although as I have felt for what feels like forever, I have never been dying to go, and £30,000 + for an ‘experience’ seems a little stupid if I’m not dying to be there and will therefore make an effort socially to hitch would be the best benefit for me personally. Just wanted to offload somewhere I felt I wouldn’t be judged, or talked to by people that have an interest (parents) in my future as it may determine their situation in 20 yr time or so. Cheers, Alec.

Hey there, am an 18 year old trying to find work at the moment. I am doing callisthenics at the moment. Main interest is History, but also feel at my best when talking to new people in person. Want to get information on what to do in terms of financial growth and independence, as well as the regular self improvement (reading, looksmaxxing, social skills etc.) 3 things I want to get from this community: 1. Connections with likeminded men who want to improve and live another life apart from the rest of society 2. Advice on how to get where Kris and others like him in my Male Advantage years, and how to get through the many years ahead before the great male filter (25-30 I think?) 3. Opportunities to talk about the problems I am facing in my journey, as well as helping those with advice I might gather as I go further on my journey. My biggest struggles: 1. Getting women I am attracted to 2. Staying disciplined 3. Overcoming my insecurities

As someone with an interest in modern history and politics, I try and read about this subject. Apart from self improvement books, do you and if so what do you read? (Book titles, topics etc.)

Would like to hear what you have to say. Being from the UK, I don’t feel like it’s a great country anymore. Personally i would like to live in Cyprus, Italy, Spain or south of France when I’m older, for the proximity to my parents and the fact that there it feels like there is some aspiration still. Also the red tape ‘nanny state’ allows for everyone complain, but not do anything wbout these issue they have.

(Leave a comment as to why if you can).