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Welcome to the PGP Mailbag, wherein I will answer questions from you, our readers. Send your questions to dillon@grandex.co. All topics welcome.
Sup Dorn,
I’ll keep this simple. I’m trying to lose a bit of weight. When I say that, I mean slim down not necessarily lose pounds on the scale. I’m confident in my gym routine (just became a morning boy btw) but I seem to struggle in the kitchen. My questions to you are:
-What kind of diet were you on when you slimmed down?
-What do your eating habits look like now?
-How do I remain social (drink) while going through this process?
I understand that you aren’t qualified to give medical or nutritional advice but what you did seemed to work.
I am only qualified to answer questions like this from an experience standpoint, because, as you alluded to, I am far from a professional on the matter. Thanks for the compliment, by the way. So much gas.
When I was trying to get in shape, I didn’t focus so much on what I was eating, but rather what I needed to eliminate from my diet in order to trim up. I didn’t go out and load up on fresh fruits and vegetables and grains and all the bullshit super healthy people eat.
What I did do, however, is cut way back on shit like burgers and pizza and sweets and fried foods and excessive carbs. Oh, and beer.
I didn’t drink less; I just drank less beer. Red wine, vodka, tequila, whiskey — that was my jam during this phase of my life. I drink more beer now than I did then, but I’m the gym five days a week so it’s whatever.
Good on you for being a morning boy. Jumpstart that metab to start your day.
Hey Dillon,
Have a question relating to online dating profiles. Just what does it mean when a guy lists his occupation as entrepreneur on his online dating profile? As soon as I see entrepreneur, I just start wondering if it’s unemployment or a mostly doomed business venture. It’s also inevitably followed-up by their height, their love of philosophy, or a blank page. I respect self-employed, and I’m not judging “master of ceremonies” or “oompa-loompa” too hard. I just don’t get entrepreneur. Just what does an entrepreneur do? Or am I being way too harsh here? I just get curious every time I see someone list this, and in the 30 seconds I spent researching this question, I already found another three entrepreneurs.
Thanks.
“I’m an entrepreneur” directly translates to “I do not have a job but I want to sound successful to impress you and hopefully you don’t know any better and I can bullshit my way through this entire relationship.” Everybody knows that.
If he was an actual, successful entrepreneur with a real venture underway, he’d just tell you what that venture is. “Founder of ______” or some shit. But actually be careful with that, too, because there are some “entrepreneurs” out there who file LLCs and claim to be business owners before their bullshit “companies” record a single cent of revenue. Nice try, loser.
Dillon-
So, I’m a 25 year old girl who is aggressively, perpetually single. My problem is I am constantly friendzoning myself. My mom even brought it up so you know it’s a legit issue. I’m pretty laid back and definitely not the type of girl to start fawning over any guy that comes within a few feet of me. You’re probably not gonna choose me over Emily Ratajkowski, but like, your moms and aunts would probably approve via Facebook comments on any pic of us (I got Kaley Cuoco last time someone told me I look like a celeb).
I don’t think my personality is terrible either since I’m usually the one making people laugh because I’m pretty sarcastic and funny and put off a pretty confident vibe, but maybe that’s the issue? I’ve been told by guy friends I can be a little intimidating. So I guess what kind of advice I’m looking for is if you meet a new girl through mutual friends, what kind of things would put her in the “not gonna shoot that shot” category?
Thanks a heap, big guy.
It sounds like you have a big personality. GOOD. That shit’s hot. I’m into it. So are plenty of other guys. Some guys, however, are softer and prefer type B personalities so they can feel extra alpha. Funny, attractive, sarcastic, and confident is a deadly combo for the right guy. That guy is usually pretty confident his own damn self, though.
Don’t change shit. Keep being you. The right guy will come along and appreciate what you’re working with.
“If you meet a new girl through mutual friends, what kind of things would put her in the “not gonna shoot that shot” category?”
I’m not even going to answer this because it isn’t where your head needs to be.
Hey Dillon!
First time writer, long time reader. I quote you all of the time in my daily life and now my roommate is hooked. We’ve recently been spending a decent (read: all) amount of our free time swiping. My roommate has a theory that fish pics are the new dick pics, due to the high quantity of “the bigger the better” mentality. Do you think this is accurate? Please advise.
Thanks again, best wishes!
– Allison and Maggie
Full disclosure: Part of the reason I’m answering this question is because you quote me all the time irl and that makes your boy feel good about himself. Thank you for that.
But no, I don’t think this is accurate. At all. One is a picture capturing the fruits of a very popular outdoor activity enjoyed by millions. The other is a picture of a guy’s private parts. What’s the matter with your roommate? And this is coming from a guy who hates to fish. He’s just trying to show you he’s a chill ass dude.
Love your column Dillon, I need your opinion.
What do you think about two people getting back together after breaking up because of cheating? This has been kind of a hot topic in my life recently and I don’t really know how to feel. Thanks man!
There isn’t a worse possible foundation on which to (re)begin a relationship. Fuck no. Reestablishing trust after cheating is a fool’s errand..
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Please elaborate on the fish pics
I thought this was gonna be a fish stick, fish dick Kanye West type thing. I was wrong.
Sup, Kaley Cuoco lady.
Lost 10 pounds in about 15 minutes. All i did was take a poop because I’m full of shit and whatnot and so on lol
99% of people who claim to be entrepreneurs are tied into some sort of Vemma-like pyramid scheme.
Bitcoin!
If you ain’t stacking bitcoin, I don’t have time for you!
They’re either entrepreneurs or business owners. Because they don’t seem to understand what either of those things are.
Exactly. As a small business owner myself (I actually do own a business, brick and mortar) it’s frustrating to see people act like they actually own a business when they don’t. The work that goes into it is insane and it’s a slap in the face to anyone who has actually built a small business from the ground up. Half of them probably don’t even know what a P&L statement or business expense plan is.
Am I the only one who isn’t really connecting the dots between fish pics and dick pics? How are those related?
I honestly don’t really understand the attraction to either fish or dick pics and every time I mention this my friends let me know I’m alone in this mindset
You are definitely not alone
Friend zone girl: have you ever considered being the first one to make the move? That’ll 100% ensure that you don’t wind up in a friend zone.
I couldn’t imagine getting back with an ex who cheated on me. No way. I ain’t no cuck!
Name checks out?
Hey Dorn,
What if my tinder profile reads:
Investor of BTC, XRP (rocket emoji)(moon emoji)
NYC | LA | Tokyo | Paris
Be the king you know you are
*swipes right*
XRP? Yikes.
You more of a XRB boy?
As a dude who lost a hundo pounds over a year without knowing anything about diet I can only say that what worked for me was eating mainly grilled chicken, fish, and steamed veggies. I ate a lot high protein, low fat, low carb meals to keep myself fuller for longer without inhaling a ton of cals and just worked out or did something active every single day. It’s all about calories in vs calories out.
Exactly. Any “jumpstart your metabolism with X” trick is just a myth, too. Heavier people actually have proportionally higher metabolisms on average than skinnier people, they’re just heavier because they eat more. You can come up with a thousand excuses as to why you’re overweight, but at the end of the day it comes down to eating fewer calories than you burn, period. End of story.
Girl who is friendzoned- Keep doing you, as cliche as it is. The right dude will come along. Personally, I love the confidence and quick-wit to keep up, I find that shit sexy as hell.
Honestly, I really disagree with this sentiment. I know that both you and Dillon basically said it and it’s really common advice in dating columns nowadays, but it doesn’t always work. Admittedly, we don’t know much about the girl, but she has been doing her and she hasn’t had success. Maybe she should change something? I’m not saying that she should make a total 180 in her personality and outlook on life, but since whatever she’s been doing doesn’t seem to work, why not try something new? You know that famous quote about how insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, so why should dating be excluded from this?
Going to agree with Bill here. Even if she is awesome overall, nobody’s perfect so there’s always something that can be improved. Although, she says she keeps friendzoning herself. That leads me to believe that people probably like her in a friendly context but not in a romantic context. Maybe she needs to be more flirty or more forward about when she’s interested in a guy. Possibly tone down the sarcasm when it’s fitting. There’s really not enough information to go off of but from what’s there, it sounds like she needs to present herself as appealing in a romantic context instead of just a friendly context.
Maybe she doesn’t make it clear she’s interested so they write her off as a friend. I’ve had that issue in the past, and the guys tell me later they were into me and thought I wasn’t, even though the feeling was mutual.
ya but you murder people…
The truth is she’s probably not that attractive. Guys would make moves if she were, regardless of personality.