Women Attack Men When They are Happy:

Camus

@newstart_2024

Women attack men when they’re happy. Relationship expert Alison Armstrong says it’s because male happiness and power together feel threatening when a woman doesn’t feel deeply connected. If he’s pumped about his sports win, big fish, or guys’ trip, and she didn’t create that joy, it can trigger fear. So she diminishes it. “Why are you so happy without me?” It’s not conscious cruelty. It’s an unconscious reaction to power she doesn’t feel safe with. “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of happiness is not sadness, it’s fear.” https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2068291671725334928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Robin Hanson

@robinhanson

If men did something this dysfunctional to women, the talk would mostly be about how to teach men to stop it.

The Average Man / Woman:

Alexander / @DatePsych:

The Average Man:

"The average man, statistically: overweight, does no sports or exercise, is in debt, plays video games daily, uses pornography regularly, believes in 3-4 conspiracy theories, has an education below a bachelor’s degree. About half of these average men will also have a mental illness. About half have no social hobbies or friends.

The Average Woman:

"The average woman: also overweight and sedentary, high emotional dysregulation, divergent political beliefs from men on average (feminist or left wing), not a virgin or “trad” in any sense, also in debt."

The Mutual Attraction Problem:

"I am not convinced that the average man is totally fine with settling for his “match.” I think what is more common is that these two types of people are just not attractive to each other, often even repulsive to each other. Both the average man and woman aspire for romantic partners who are better than them, but not just better - they aspire for romantic partners who are a different type of person. And that type of person is someone who generally is not attracted to the kind of person that they are. So you end up with a mutual attraction problem. Everyone in your dating pool who is your “match” comes with 3-4 deal breakers that not even the most hardcore incel would compromise on."

The psychological architecture of employee disengagement:

The psychological architecture of employee disengagement: A structural model of the antecedents and behavioural outcomes of quiet quitting

Anum Atiq, Mark Sullman, Menelaos Apostolou, Timo Lajunen

30 June 2026

Abstract

Background: Quiet quitting, defined as disengagement through the restriction of effort to formal job requirements, is a growing organisational concern. Prior research has examined its predictors in isolation. This study aimed to test an integrated structural model combining personality, affect, and work attitudes to explain quiet quitting and its behavioural outcomes. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of 601 working adults from Pakistan and the United States assessed Big Five traits, negative affect, work engagement, job satisfaction, quiet quitting, work withdrawal, and presenteeism. Structural equation modelling with a robust maximum-likelihood estimator was used to test the hypothesised relationships. Results: The integrated model demonstrated good fit. Work engagement and job satisfaction were negatively associated with quiet quitting, whereas negative affect was positively associated. Personality traits, especially neuroticism, exerted indirect effects through negative affect. Quiet quitting strongly predicted work withdrawal and presenteeism and significantly mediated the associations of engagement, satisfaction, and negative affect with withdrawal-related behaviours. Conclusion: The findings identify quiet quitting as a central mechanism translating reduced motivation, dissatisfaction, and negative affect into withdrawal. The model highlights the importance of enhancing engagement, satisfaction, and emotional well-being to mitigate disengagement.