JellyfishGreen Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 THIS IS A STRATEGY FORUM WE SHOULD BE THINKING STRATEGYLet's play the Game of Love.It's a multiple-round version of Prisoner's Dilemma, weightings unknown.On every round you get to choose Co-operate © or Defect (D) with the other person.1) Every turn you BOTH co-operate, you get a little bit of what we'll call Love, for lack of a good definition.It is up to you how much to trust the other person, but traditionally trust increases with the number of rounds played. It is not unknown for mutual co-operation to lock into a loop, "until death do us part".There are two other possible outcomes:2) One co-operates on the same round the other defects. The Co-operator loses whatever trust and love they had put into the relationship and often ends up with a Broken Heart. The Defector gets to keep the ego boost provided by the Co-operator. Defectors with a pattern of waiting a few rounds until the payoff is bigger are known as "Players" and try to hide this from prospective partners.3) Mutual Defection can result in Bitter Breakups. All trust is lost and no further rounds can be played. There is a variant where both players announce their intent to defect before the round, a Mutually Agreed Defection can lead to the lesser known Amicable Breakup.The secret to winning is.. Oops! Gotta go back to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 The secret to winning is..Not to play the game in the first place? 33% positive results aren't that good of odds. - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 >deleted because i felt like it That must have been something pretty bad, eh? THIS IS A STRATEGY FORUM WE SHOULD BE THINKING STRATEGYLet's play the Game of Love.It's a multiple-round version of Prisoner's Dilemma, weightings unknown.On every round you get to choose Co-operate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyfishGreen Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civilian Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I deleted my post as I thought my success story in it might sound a bit mocking. I wasn't sure if it could be misunderstood.... I can sum it up for you, though: Didn't have any plan, went dancing, looked in one direction, saw someone and we both were hit by an lightning of love in that very moment. Then I concluded with the insight that all the planning is only an illusion, everything happens automatically, all you can do is to produce possibilities and opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Still, ploughed on, asked her if she'd like to come with me and have sex later (not really) and she said yes.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/xtreme.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/dance.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/SM_dance.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/notworthy.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/loser.gif GREAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 ZOMG you haz a date Sorry, I mean jolly well done sir, about time too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Very suave, FA. You've done it now... :: Feel the ! p.s.: better amp up that bass practice while you're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Oh God, she'll be asking me to demonstrate my skillz. Doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyfishGreen Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Not to play the game in the first place? 33% positive results aren't that good of odds. I think the line is "'Tis better to have Loved and lost, than never to have Loved at all." The odds of success are much lower than that over successive rounds... a lot depends on your choice of partner, and what your partner thinks of you. And of course bias from previous relationships, good or bad. What, you thought this was just a game? It's not a game. It is, however, a song. Didn't have any plan, went dancing, looked in one direction, saw someone and we both were hit by an lightning of love in that very moment. Then I concluded with the insight that all the planning is only an illusion, everything happens automatically, all you can do is to produce possibilities and opportunities. OMG that's pretty much my story too. Here's to not having a plan, not being self-conscious, and living in the flow of the moment. look at me, all romantic-like, maudlin and passed out on the floor. As the Irish dating guide says, you have a narrow window between being brave enough to talk to women and being too drunk to control your bladder. Go on, you kids, have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted February 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 https://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/FullAuto_2006/shelving_in_silhouette.jpg I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Librarians do NOT re-stock shelves in that pose Otherwise libraries would be full of people Please do tell me though that that's not her and you're not sneakily taking photos of her. Bad man. Bad, bad man. You're supposed to follow to her house and take photos through the bedroom window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 That photo was taken on this side of the pond, not yours Pete. The power outlet is the dead giveaway. Agreed about the pose on the gal, it would certainly get more males to visit the place. Why is it that over here we don't have nice looking young women working in the library? Probably because the pay sucks. Count your blessings FA. - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 For some reason I didn't notice the power outlet. My mind must have been on... books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 See? I knew it all along: Zombie is a Vulcan!! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted February 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 I suspect it's not a photo of a real librarian at all, those heels would be murder. You're supposed to follow to her house and take photos through the bedroom window. Forgot the ladder. She did storm outside shouting "Piss off or I'll phone the police you nutter!" but that could have been addressed at anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimli Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 You should have said you're a secret admirer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Oh God, she'll be asking me to demonstrate my skillz. Doomed.What skills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This is the problem. I don't think a badly played bassline from any Motorhead song will qualify as romantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This is the problem. I don't think a badly played bassline from any Motorhead song will qualify as romantic. Guitar Hero, dude. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This is the problem. I don't think a badly played bassline from any Motorhead song will qualify as romantic.My opinion; anything a man tries to do for a woman is considered romantic, as long as it is for her. And doesn't hurt. Just tell her it is just for her and the you wouldn't show this to anyone else as you haven't played in years. But you are willing to "be humiliated" just for her... Otherwise I asked the question "What skills" because I wasn't sure whether you are talking about the guitar or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Just tell her it is just for her and the you wouldn't show this to anyone else as you haven't played in years. But you are willing to "be humiliated" just for her... Are we talking about musical instruments or body parts now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/hmmmmm.gif You think you are being funny?! Ok, ok, you are. https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/anim_lol.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I'm getting that low-grade nervousness as the day approaches. Feels like a mildly upset stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Good luck. Not to knock you down before you've even got your hopes up, but women can be confusing so be prepared for the "I like you as a friend" line, utterly devastating as that one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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