Welcome to the Online Friend Simulator. Because everyone could use a friend, even online. I’m Francis aka The Other Guy with Autumn the Author of Sad Things.
How are you doing? We hope you’re doing well. Happy belated Valentine’s Day. This time around Autumn shares all, by exposing the fraud that is her boyfriend, Francis, aka The Other Guy. In a flourishing display of romance, she got him his favorite candy and even a lovely card. Do you know what he got her? You’re right. Nothing. So listen as these two break up on air, just kidding. But it is all about the love and also, the lack thereof, on this Online Friend Simulator.
Please remember. You’re not alone out there. There’s people who want to hear what you have to say, be there for you, and be your friend. Even this little voice on the internet.
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Francis’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/akaTheOtherGuy
Autumn’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/that_autumn
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/akatheotherguy
Website: https://sinceresarcasm.net
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Phone Number: (347) 450-4335 [GEEK]
Intro Music By: Kevin McLeod – Acid Jazz
Singlehood is not a societal positive. Look at the low coupling rate, and worse child birth rate in Japan. Look at the average social achievement outcomes of children raised by single parents.
Men have had male only social groups since forever. Look at how many male only establishments that post 2nd wave feminist have been successfully opening up to non-sex restriction membership rules.
That said singleness has become far easier now. Our society is sufficiently well off to make it not a survival requirement to be in a supportive relationship structure. Our developed world privilege?
Why is it harder for men to enter into a romantic relationship than women? Socially, there is a need for a man to be a provider, emotional and physical supporter, and protector. If a potential mate does not believe a man can do both, or there is the belief that another man can do those things better, the lesser individual will find it more difficult.
On people telling others how to do things, such as living:
Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.- Mary Schmich, “Wear Sunscreen”
Communities bases on common enemies? That would explain many successful individuals on social media and new media.
Dawn of Autumn *snap* fades away([/exist])
Thanks for answering our questions.
Godwin law in this episode:
Communities often coalesce due to common dislike of another
Not everyone contributes, thus non contributors lack value
Those without value should be thanos’d
Still looking forward to breaking to having AYCE Korean BBQ with y’all @/near WonderCon. Say Saturday, 11 April? After Good Friday, and before Easter?
Hey Francis & Autum,
1st of all, I have grown accustomed to calling Valentine’s Day as
“National Singles Day”
mostly because that’s what it seems to signify more than the love between 2 people or love in general. I guess I have more of a deeper feeling of that because I constantly deal with negativity & toxicity so much in my life. :-/
Anywho….I was wondering if you would do me a favor? The next time that you & Autumn do OFS, would you mind mentioning how I help your show by putting it up on Archive.org Here’s the link here:
https://archive.org/details/OnlineFriendshipSimulator
Talk to you soon,
Tony