Shit Tests

Contents: 1.) Introduction 2.) What Are Shit Tests & What Purpose Do They Serve? 3.) Shit Tests & Gae 3a.) Shit Shi t Test Test Passed & Shit Test Test !ai"ed# An $%ap"e 3.) $%ap"es# Standard Shit Tests Woen 'se (.) Shit Test ariation & Severity (a.) *asic Shit Tests + !rae Proin, & Word P"ay (.) Advanced -eve" Shit Tests + Psycho"o,ica" Gaes (c.) uc"ear Shit Tests /.) Passin, Shit Tests Tests 0.) In "osin,

1.) Introduction: any peop"e see to thin that shit testin, is a socia" device uni4ue to 5oen6 5herey a 7or o7 socia" test is ep"oyed to deterine the socia" 8tness o7 a a"e in order to discern i7 he is a via"e se%ua" option or not. o5 5hi"st this isn9t 5ron, per se: it is an incredi"y "iited and rudientary vie5 o7 shit testin,. Shit tests are a asic yet vita""y iportant part o7 understandin, and app"yin, the red pi"" phi"osophy to your "i7e. $ven i7 you don9t a,ree 5ith red pi"" phi"osophy: shit tests sti"" a;ect you. As a asic socia" dynaic: shit tests are soethin, so incredi"y ine%trica"e ine%trica"e that you9re ,oin, to 5ant to e a"e to identi7y and 4uash the as a atter o7 due course. o5 5ithout 7urther ado: "et us e,in. 2.) What Are Shit Tests & What Purpose Do D o They Serve?: Why are they ca""ed shit tests? We"" 5hen soeody <,ives you shit= and 7ucs around 5ith your head to see ho5 you 5i"" react: 5hat you are e%periencin, is typica""y a >series o7) shit test>s). $veryone has een shit tested: ,ets shit tested and 5i"" continue to e shit tested6 It9s an unavoida"e part o7 huan interaction. We use shit tests to ae va"ue ud,eents aout peop"e and "ie5ise they can e used to deterine ho5 you cope under pressure. The under"yin, echanis echanis o7 shit tests is to test your ett"e. @ence the nae is not on"y 8ttin,: ut "ie5ise: accurate. Shit tests don9t a"5ays have to e 4uestions: they can e "anet assertions that are accusatory or provocative in nature. Such assertions are desi,ned to e"icit an eotiona" reaction reaction 7ro you and push you into a state o7 reactivity: causin, causin, you to revea" in7oration aout yourse"7.

“Ok, I get that, but why not just ask me what you want to know rather than play these silly games?”   The i,norant 5ho have a"ready passed ud,eent on the topic this essay covers have undouted"y a"ready thou,ht this. @uans have a propensity to "ie and te"" peop"e 5hat they thin they 5ant to hear. This is especia""y true o7 5oen and the e;einate en 5ho eu"ate the6 oth are consensus seein, creatures 5ho crave the approva" o7 the ,roup aove a"" e"se. This ,oes soe 5ay to e%p"ainin, 5hy 5oen re,ard"ess o7 socia" standin, indu",e in vapid socia" p"easantries that en o7 sustance have neither the tie nor inc"ination 7or. They are anticon7rontationa" to the ost su"ie de,ree: ut neverthe"ess: I di,ress. Bn the iediate"y oserva"e sur7ace "eve" the aority o7 peop"e are concea"in, their true identity. Thus in order to ae accurate deductions aout the persona"ities around us 5e ust cha""en,e the sute%tua""y and dra5 conc"usions aout <5hat they9re rea""y "ie= ased upon their responses. Shit tests can e "atant or they can e covert: ho5 they ani7est depends upon the intent and persona"ity o7 the individua" ep"oyin, the test. The su potentia" coination o7 di;erin, shit test scenarios is so vast that I cannot possi"y ,ive an e%ap"e o7 each and every possi"e outcoe in this artic"e. There7ore I sha"" instead esto5 you 5ith the no5"ed,e necessary to re8ne your o5n ana"ytica" capai"ities so that you ay act accordin,"y 5hen you 8nd yourse"7 ein, shit tested. Peop"e have a tendency to e%a,,erate their o5n stren,ths and proect a 7a"si8ed hei,htened ia,e o7 these"ves. I7 you9ve ever een on !aceoo you 5i"" have seen this 8rst hand. These peop"e are not sho5in, you 5ho they rea""y are or 5hat they9re rea""y 5orth: instead they9re sho5in, you read# shit test your ass a ne5 one) 4uite re"ent"ess"y to deterine <ust ho5 uch o7 a an you are.= I7 you are an e;einate or tiid an you 5i"" 7ee" u""ied rather than cha""en,ed and that te""s the ,roup everythin, they need to no5 aout you. ou 5i"" 7ai" to understand that 5hat you are e%periencin, is a socia" initiation ritua" that a"" en ust ,o throu,h 5hen they are ne5 to a a"edoinated ,roup. ou 5i"" e re"ent"ess"y ridicu"ed to deterine 5hat you9re "ie and 5here you 8t in on the pecin, order. I7 you are too reactive: you 5i"" e reected and e%i"ed 7ro the ,roup: or re"e,ated to the otto position as the eotiona"

punch a, everyody ridicu"es 7or cheap "au,hs. To avoid 8ndin, yourse"7 condened to such a 7ate you ust deonstrate you can spar vera""y 5ithout tain, anythin, to heart. Shit tests are used to a runo7thei"" standard shit test) and you stand there 5ith your a5 aar speech"ess 7or 5hat to say: you have ust 7ai"ed her shit test. our si"ence is not use7u" ecause she can see you are not 5i"7u""y i,norin, her: you9re ust stuc 7or 5hat to say and that is visi"e. This is a hu,e socia" 7au% pas that counicates star socia" incopetency. An e%ap"e o7 passin, her shit test? The in7aous a,ree and ap"i7y techni4ue. I7 you 5ere to say “Yeah, but normally I forget their

faces”  and she 7o""o5s up 5ith “So what, you’re saying you won’t forget mine?”  >another shit test) and you rep"y 5ith another a,ree and ap"i7y “ot if you gi!e me a reason not to”  in a charisatic tone: then you9ve e;ective"y used ,ae to coe out victorious in that round o7 testin,.  ou cannot 7a"ter in the idst o7 a shit test. Soeties they coe out o7 no5here: cop"ete"y une%pected and catch you y surprise6 5hich is 5hy ein, ,ood at conversationa" iprovisation and 5ord association are 7undaenta" too" o%es to ein, a"e to destroy any shit test that coes your 5ay. I7 you are astractFetaphorica" in your thinin, and vera" si""s you 5i"" have a "ot o7 7un 5ith shit tests. en 5ith supar 5it and

vera" si""s tend to stru,,"e 5ith shit tests. As an aside to en 5ho 7a"" into this cate,ory I su,,est you 5atch ore standup coedy to deve"op your 5it and spea ore 5ith peop"e to iprove your conversationa" ai"ity. I7 you ,et ,ood at
looking at him$”  It 5i"" sound "ie a cop"aint: ut it isn9t: it9s a shit test and she 5ants to see ho5 you respond to her u""shit. She is conurin, up inane accusatory nonsense pure"y to incite a response and deterine your "eve" o7 con8dence. A7ter she says this she 5i"" "oo at you to ,au,e your ody "an,ua,e and ,et a etter read on your 7rae. Stron' response: “Soun%s like you’!e got an eye for talent&”  *ody "an,ua,e 5ise ,ive her stron,
+ +You’re such a player aren’t you?!”  + Trans"ation# Are you a"pha? I,nore it: e ysteriousFva,ue “maybe, come 'n% out”  or a,ree and ap"i7y “you %on’t know the half of

it&”  + “Buy me a drink!!” + Trans"ation# Are you a eta? op"iance test. I7 you uy her shit you9re a chup. The correct response# “o, you buy me a %rink&”  ou counicate you9re ore va"ua"e than she is. Bn"y "o5er va"ue en uy drins 7or rando 5oen they don9t no5. 'n"ess you9re prese"ected out the ass >e,# you o5n the c"u) in that case you can uy shots 7or hoe"ess en and noody ,ives a 7uc. The oss an ,ets a pass 7or doin, 5eird and insane shit that 5ou"d see "esser en condened. + “I have a boyriend!” + Trans"ation# I have SchrHdin,er9s oy7riend: deonstrate to e you9re hi,h va"ue and I9"" 7uc you re,ard"ess. It is hi"arious 5hen they say this. “(hat

boyfrien%, your imaginary one?”  + Then "au,h in her 7ace. + “Soun%s like you’re shit out of luck, I’m going to ha!e to fuck your frien% instea%, feel free to watch&”  A"5ays e prepared to ,et s"apped 5hen you9re runnin, this ind o7 ono%ious assho"e ,ae. Don9t say I didn9t 5arn you. onsider the s"ap a si,n she cares. + or even avera,e) hei,ht 5ise. ou have to see "ie you don9t ,ive a shit aout the 7act you9re not considered ta"". I7 you ,et upset: she9"" thin you9re 5ea ecause your iies 5ere so easi"y rust"ed. *e unreactive: no 7ucs shou"d ,et ,iven. + “o you believe in love at "rst si#ht?!”  + Trans"ation# Are you a eta? The ans5er to this is a"5ays no. Br i7 you9re o"d and don9t ,ive a shit aout ein, s"apped and 5ant to esca"ate 5ith tension# “I %i%n’t but then I saw your titties on the way o!er an% I’!e been

ha!ing %eep philosophical reconsi%erations e!er since&”  + “$an we be %&ust riends?%“  + Trans"ation# I thin you are a eta that shou"d do y iddin,. The ans5er to this is a"ost a"5ays no. 'n"ess o7 course you don9t 5ant to an, the chic >she9s a u,,o) and 7or 5hatever reason you thin she9d e coo" to have around.

+ “'ow many #irls have you slept with?” + Trans"ation# Do you ,et "aid a "ot or are you a se% starved eta? Sayin, you have not s"ept 5ith any ,ir"s counicates "o5 va"ue. $%a,,erate your nuer i7 it9s "o5. I7 it9s hi,h ,ive any o"d nuer assuin, you9ve ept trac. !ai"sa7e responses# “I’!e lost count&” ) “(hat, to%ay? ot many&” ) “*ick a number,

any number&”  + “o you have a #irlriend?” + Trans"ation# Are you a eta? >an you ,et "aid?) + The correct ans5er is a"5ays yes >it increases your prese"ection.) Woen "ove poachin, en 7ro other 5oen: they essentia""y 8nd 5hatever is
anyone”  + “(e’re not +acebook ocial”  + “I %on’t cu%%le her after se-, so no?”  + “I bet you have a #irlriend!” + Trans"ation# I 5ant to 7uc you ut I don9t no5 i7 other 5oen 8nd you hot. ore overt variant o7 the aove 5hich assues you9re prese"ected: indicatin, a hi,her "eve" o7 interest. A,ain: even i7 you don9t have a ,ir"7riend: you shou"d say you do or other5ise indicate that you do to increase your perceived prese"ection. + “'old my ba# or me!” or “(ill you #o and #et me a co)ee?”  + >sustitute a,Fco;ee 7or 5hatever) + Trans"ation# Are you a cop"icit eta that 5i"" do 5hat I te"" you to do? This is a cop"iance test 5rapped up in a po5er p"ay to see i7 you are <5rapped around her "itt"e 8n,er.= Soe variation o7 <o= or <@o"dF,et it yourse"7= does 5e"". Sneer 5hi"st you say it 7or onus points. As you ay have noticed 7ro the repertoire o7 5oan9s o, standard runo7thei"" shit tests: they are incredi"y 8%ated on discernin, 5hether or not you are a eta >,uy 5ho doesn9t ,et "aid uch: i7 at a"".) I7 in dout: err to5ards ein, an assho"e. *ein, identi8ed as a eta dries up panties 4uicer than you can oi" an e,, in a Sahara sauna. I7 you sho5 o"dness and e%ude a
whine like a bitch?”  A cop"iance shit test is used to deterine ho5 uch inEuence a

person has over you: e,# “get me a co.ee&”  A 8tness shit test is used to deterine your socia" si""sFsense o7 huour e,# “you look hilarious when you’re crying&”  Doinance is an under"yin, thee ehind a"" shit tests: ho5ever doinance has its o5n c"assi8cation too. !itness tests are nora""y a"so doinance tests: ut a doinance test can e ep"oyed pure"y to testF5rest"e 7or doinance and have no huour deterinin, coponent attached to it. A 8tness test ere"y 5ants to deterine your ai"ity to anter and endure a vera" ons"au,ht: nora""y i7 you 7ai" at 8tness tests the tester 5on9t 5ant uch to do 5ith you socia""y speain,. In "i,ht o7 this: cop"iance shit tests and 8tness shit tests share soe over"ap 5ith doinance shit tests: consider the ore speci8c su cate,ories o7 doinance. As a ru"e o7 thu: the ore essed up the individua" is: the hi,her the staes are. -ie5ise: the hi,her va"ue the person you9re dea"in, 5ith: the ore severe"y you 5i"" e shit tested. $G# $Bs 5i"" shit test harder and ore 7re4uent"y than oce assistants: 5oen 5ith daddy issues 5i"" shit test ore than 5oen 5ho had sta"e re"ationships 5ith their 7athers. *PD 5oen never stop shit testin,. In 7urther e%ap"e: intervie5s are essentia""y a co""ection o7 shit tests. Goin, 7or a o?  ou9re ,oin, to ,et shit tested are you con8dentFdoinant or uncon8dentFsuissive?)  The i""ennia"s: ut ,ro5in,"y: their ay ooer parents too) this o7 course "eads to a "ot o7 con7usion as 5e"" as utthurt#
%icult&& so I guess being blin% to my own faults woul% be my weakness&”  o5 ironica""y: that stateent is introspective: hu"e and parado%ica": so the ans5er is soethin, o7 a head 7uc: ho5ever ost ties I have used it in the past it has een accepted as a va"id

ans5er. *e 5arned ho5ever: particu"ar"y shre5dFachiave""ian recruiters 5i"" proa"y see this as a red Ea,. I7 your instincts te"" you the recruiter is hi,h"y 0achiaveian ditch this tactic and adit to soethin, asinine such as your constant att"e 5ith tieeepin,. *ear in ind I use "on, 5ords and e"aorate etaphors as part o7 y "in,uistic re,ister in rea" "i7e. It is natura" to e. 'sin, canned "ines is ad ecause it eans you "ac natura" ,ae and need to orro5 7ro another an9s 5it. I7 you are not so 5ordy: it 5i"" "oo 5eird i7 you are not con,ruent"y 5ordy ut instead on"y 5ordy in the passin, o7 a speci8c shit test >ecause it is a "ine you have read on here or soe5here e"se.) This 5i"" arouse suspicion that you have soe sort o7 script preprepared ecause your ans5er sees outo7p"ace in re"ation 5ith ho5 you 5ou"d nora""y ta". So i7 you don9t ta" as e"aorate"y as I: you can shorten it to “I %on’t know what my weaknesses are, is that a weakness?”  At this point they ay try to "ead you to enta" stai"ity: con,ruency and stren,th) via 5ord p"ay. *asic shit tests nora""y ani7est as insincere 4uestions. An e%ap"e 5ou"d e soethin, "ie “%o you always talk to

 people like that?”  They can e p"ayed o; as a ,enuine 4uestion into the nature o7 your character: ho5ever its true intent is to discern ho5 you cope 5ith ein, put on the spot. *asic shit tests usua""y re"y on the e"eent o7 surprise to catch you una5are. An iprovised asic shit test is spa5ned out o7 a p"ay on 5ords or other soe other sii"ar 7acet o7 5ord association. The shit tester 5i"" tae a stateent o7 yours and as an associated 4uestion >or ae a stateent) 5hich purpose"y distorts its eanin, in a soe5hat hosti"e anner. @ere are soe e%ap"es#  3ou: “I %on’t trust women”  The#: “Is that because you 'n% women intimi%ating?”   3ou: “I like cookies”  The#: “I’ll get you a gastric ban% for /hristmas then”  -.) Advanced 4eve Shit Tests / Psychoo'ica "a#es: Advanced "eve" shit tests are sut"e ut retain p"ausi"e deniai"ity. Kather than direct"y 4uestionin, you or cha""en,in, you in an overt vera" anner: typica""y they 5i"" opt to cha""en,e you in a covert nonvera" anner. Inspirin, ea"ousy y e%c"udin, soeone 5ho 5ou"d typica""y other5ise e inc"uded in soethin, is a shit test. It is a test to see i7 you care enou,h to voice your concern: or cha""en,e those 5ho 5ou"d other5ise opt to e%c"ude you. atura""y: seein, un7aCed and outco#e independent re,ard"ess o7 your contept 7or said shit test is the optiu 5ay to hand"e thin,s. When peop"e shit test you and it9s a "ose"ose situation: opt to i,nore the. ou on"y 5in y not p"ayin,. !or e%ap"e: i7 soeone insu"ts you pu"ic"y to try to stir up draa >and it is assued they 5i"" ene8t 7ro such controversy) your on"y recourse is to deprive the o7 the theatrica" controversy 5hich they see. I9ve 7ound that the ore success7u" I9ve ecoe 5ithin the various rea"s o7 y "i7e: the ore I9ve had other socia""y doinant en try to test y ett"e y Ea,rant"y disrespectin, e ust to see 5hat I9"" do aout it. It can e sut"e and ip"ied: or overt and e%p"icit. $ither 5ay: not p"ayin, is o7t the on"y 5innin, ove in such a situation. $ven i7 you can coe out on top in a att"e o7 5its: you sin a "ot o7  your precious tie coatin, nonsense that you ,ain nothin, 7ro. When you9re po5er7u": other peop"e see opportunities in atteptin, to rin, you do5n a notch or t5o. Such peop"e 5i"" try to ,et you to react to their inanity ere"y so they ay o"ster their reputation y "atchin, onto yours. It is 7or this reason that the art o7 si"ence6 i,norin, your eneies overt"y is a necessary si"" set that a"" en "ooin, to preserve their

accuu"ated po5er shou"d aster and ep"oy 5ith re,u"arity. It is sip"e: 5hen you 7ee" soeone provoin, a response 7ro your e,o: interect your eotions 5ith the 4uestion “is

there a way for me to bene't from respon%ing to this?”  i7 the ans5er is no: rep"yin, is point"ess. -et reason override eotion: cu"tivate this si"" y re8nin, your se"7discip"ine. Such shit tests are typica""y ovious in their intent to put you on the de7ence. Bnce you ,et cau,ht in a 5e o7 shit testin,: you 5i"" o7ten 8nd yourse"7 usti7yin, your choices and e%p"ainin, your actions. This "o5ers your socia" va"ue: 5ins you no respect and di,s an even deeper ho"e. onachiave""ian "o,ic 7ai"s in hand"in, shit tests: peop"e do not respect rationa"ity: they respect on"y indications o7 hi,h status. $%p"ainin, yourse"7: no atter ho5 rationa" your e%p"anation is 5i"" e perceived as a deonstration o7 "o5 status. Do not usti7y yourse"7: i7 you 8nd yourse"7 e%p"ainin, yourse"7 in the idst o7 an ar,uent or theatrica" device: you9re "osin, and 5ou"d e 7ar etter o; ust iediate"y e%itin, sta,e instead. At the advanced "eve" you 8nd there is a "ot o7 "ae shi7tin,: typica""y in discussion the shit tester 5i"" try to convince you that you are soeho5 responsi"e 7or any Ea5s or 5eanesses o7 theirs. Woen particu"ar"y see to haitua""y "ae shi7t: it9s not on"y a se"7 de7ence echanis to di;use 7ee"in,s o7 in7eriority or ,ui"t ut it a"so acts as a shit test ecause i7 you accept the "ae: you 5i"" e seen "ess 7avoura"y.  3ou: “/ome on you nee% to pull your weight aroun% here&”  The#: “If I’m la0y it’s because I’m following the stellar e-ample you ha!e set&”  o5 o7 course the dia"o,ue aove cou"d e a per7ect"y hea"thy part o7 anter: ut ear in ind that an inai"ity to anter has the sae e;ect as 7ai"in, a shit test 5ithin a serious conte%t. Whether p"easura"e or not: anter is sip"y shit testin, 7or the sae o7 enta" stiu"ation: and "ie ore serious shit testin, you sti"" need to e a"e to respond apt"y. I7 your ai"ity to hand"e shit tests is poor: head on over to the red pi co#edy pa'e  and 5atch ho5 coedians dea" 5ith hec"ers. -c.) 5ucear Shit Tests: A nuc"ear shit test co""o4uia""y re7erred to as <,oin, nuc"ear= or reovin, a"" the oney 7ro your an account and 7ei,nin, i,norance to see ho5 you dea" 5ithout

oney) or overt >soeody tain, a ite out o7 your 7ood and then starin, at you in the eye.) uc"ear shit tests are desi,ned to test your reaction not y proin, your psyche 5ith 5ords: ut y proin, your psyche 5ith actions that 5ou"d typica""y e e%pected to o;end: hurt: disrespect etc. Say you9re 5ith a ,ir" and you9ve hooed up a 7e5 ties. She9s a p"ate pushin, 7or coitent ut you haven9t ,iven in to her deands. ou9re oth out at the c"u and she starts ,rindin, on another ,uy. She9s doin, this to ae you ea"ous in an attept to 7orce your hand. She9s usin, dread ,ae and tryin, to ,et you to coit to her y inspirin, copetition an%iety 5ithin you. Dread ,ae 5hen used y 5oen is a nuc"ear shit test. @o5 do you pass this shit test? Go ta" to other ,ir"s: 5hen it inevita"y coes up "ater she 5as ,rindin, respond 5ith “that’s cool”  >it si,ni8es you don9t care in a positive anner) or “you can %o what you like” etc. Kea"ise she did 5hat she did 7or your ene8t: to test you# it9s a"" aout you. I7 you 5eren9t there to see it: she 5ou"dn9t have used another an as an instruent to anipu"ate you into ,ivin, her an o;er o7 e%c"usivity. 6.) Passin' Shit Tests:  There are any echaniss 5hich one can ep"oy to pass a shit test. Passin, a shit test eans you have responded to the test in a 5ay that either neutra"ises the tester9s cha""en,e or causes the to perceive you as con8dent: doinant and va"ued. *e7ore 5e e,in: a note on a,ree and ap"i7y# a,ree and ap"i7y sees to e the
fuck you up?”  >this is a shit test: ut he 5i"" do it i7 you 7ai") and you a,ree and ap"i7y on hi# “Yes in the ass please”  instead o7 ein, ipressed y your 5it he is "ie"y to respond# “So you %on’t think I’m serious? 2et me show you how serious I am”  7o""o5ed y an attept to eat the he"" out o7 you. *e a5are that not a"" shit test usters 5i"" 5or in every scenario. ou have to use your coon sense: ca"irate to the situation and deterine 5hat shit test so"vin, ethod shou"d e uti"ised ased upon the conte%t. o5 "et9s say you approached a 5oan and e,an the conversation 5ith an iprovised opener: and she rep"ies# “I bet you use that line on all the girls&”  @ere are the various 5ays in 5hich you cou"d pass her shit test. They are p"enti7u".

A'ree and a#pi7y is the usa,e o7 the "o,ica" 7a""acy reductio ad asurdu >-atin 7or# reduce to asurdity.) What you do is you tae soeone9s criticis and noncha"ant"y ip"y it is asurd y e%aceratin, 5hat they have said. So in re"ation to the shit test at the e,innin, o7 this section# “Yeah I literally wake up in the morning co!ere% in bitches it’s that

e.ecti!e&” It is this device 5hich is the read and utter o7 8oo,s theory o7 A#used 0astery. Disa'ree and a#pi7y is the sae as a,ree and ap"i7y e%cept you disa,ree rather than a,ree 5ith the preise. So in re"ation to the shit test at the e,innin, o7 this section#  “o

 you’re the 'rst girl I’!e e!er spoken to, I use% to be a mute&”  A pressure 9ip is 5here you reverse the socia" pressure put on you ac onto the ori,inator o7 the socia" pressure. So in re"ation to the shit test at the e,innin, o7 this section# “I bet you think e!erything’s a line because you’!e got trust issues&”  A'ree and pressure 9ip is the sae as a pressure Eip e%cept you precede the Eip 5ith a,reeent. So in re"ation to the shit test at the e,innin, o7 this section# “Yeah I %o, I’m

sorry, %i% you think you were special or something?”  Disa'ree and pressure 9ip is the sae as a pressure Eip e%cept you precede the Eip 5ith disa,reeent. So in re"ation to the shit test at the e,innin, o7 this section# “ah you’re too

ugly for me to be %ropping lines on&”  I'nore + Provide no acno5"ed,eent o7 the shit test y i,norin, it. This is a ad choice 5hen you have ust et soeone: ut once your reputation andFor superiority has een esta"ished it is a ,reat 5ay o7 noncha"ant"y inva"idatin, the iportance o7 an en4uiry. It ip"ies <5hat you said isn9t even 5orth addressin,.= This is est used on peop"e 5ho are "o5er in the pecin, order than you are or as a response to the ani7estation o7 stupidity. I7 soeone ased you i7 you "ied to eat your o5n e%creent: you cou"d have a oe and a,ree and ap"i7y into soethin, aout a se5er usin, your een no5"ed,e o7 5ord association and seantic 8e"ds: or rather sip"y you cou"d i,nore the inanity o7 the 4uestion. The choice o7 sty"e is yours to ae and 5i"" e contin,ent on your ood: your re"ative socia" positions in re"ation to one another and 5hat you suspect the shit tester9s intent is. 0isdirect + han,e the topic o7 conversation to soethin, e"se: this inva"idates the en4uiry y providin, no acno5"ed,eent o7 it. In this sense it is sii"ar to i,norin, a shit test.  There is a chance ho5ever that the tester 5i"" ecoe annoyed y your inva"idation and 5i"" thus retest you unti" you pass 5ith a ore e;ective ethod. This 5ors est on peop"e 5ith

attention span issues: as they 5i"" o7ten 7or,et ho5 they 5ere testin, you once distracted: and i7 they as you 5hat they 5ere sayin, you can sip"y 7ei,n i,norance: inva"idatin, their test and condenin, it to eyond the ,rasp o7 their en,ras. In re"ation to the shit test at the e,innin, o7 this section# <@ave you 7arted? It stins.= 8idicue 8e7ra#e + This is aor assho"e ,ae or 5hat I persona""y re7er to as
bet you’re single because your face looks like a 3455 crash site “ Pseudo"asi'ht + This one is rea""y sip"e. ou pretend you have no idea 5hat the person shit testin, you is ta"in, aout and accuse the o7 ain, thin,s up. So in re"ation to the shit test at the e,innin, o7 this section# “(hat line? 6ot an acti!e imagination ha!e we?”  ;.) In Cosin': I 5anted to inc"ude dar triad shit tests in here to cop"ete the copendiu o7 shit test re"ated in7oration: ho5ever I 7ee" that as the dar triad portion o7 the site operates as a standa"one section6 havin, its o5n artic"e 5ou"d ae 7or ore optiised archivin, and searchin, shou"d soeone speci8ca""y 5ant to "oo up ho5 dar triad individua"s shit test peop"e. ot on"y that: ut due to its intricacy this piece has ecoe 7ar "on,er than I had ori,ina""y intended and I do not 5ish to e intentiona""y terse in y discussion o7 dar triad shit tests ust to eep the 5ord "en,th do5n. Dar triad shit tests 5i"" e the topic o7 a 7uture artic"e.

SHIT TESTS AD INFINITUM She 5i"" never stop testin, you 7or 5eaness. To e crude and 7or a "ac o7 ore succinct "an,ua,e: 5oen are 5hat I9d consider to e perpetua""y io"o,ica""y insecure. They are a"5ays thinin, in the ac o7 their heads <5hat i7 I have ade a istae.= It is t his constant need 7or roantic reassurance that causes the to ri,orous"y shit test their en: on a seein,"y pria" "eve" 5oen are utter"y osessed 5ith 7ee"in, sa7e: oth eotiona""y and ateria""y: and so 5i"" thus"y test their oy7riendsFhusands to see i7 he sti"" has 5hat it taes to ae the <7ee" sa7e.= Woen do not ri,orous"y shit test their en out o7 a"ice: ut ere"y out o7 insecurity: out o7 a need to 7ee" protected: out o7 a na,,in, sense

o7 insecurity that they <ust need to ae sure= they have ade the ri,ht choice and are sti"" in a re"ationship 5ith a an 5ho is adass.  They 5i"" 5ear their en do5n 5ith their insecurity: se"7saota,in, the re"ationship they have 5ith hi: seein, aration o7 his stren,th y actin, out to see ho5 he 5i"" hand"e the situation. The 7eedac ,ained 7ro +seein' ho< he handes shit=  thus"y a""o5s her to reeva"uate her opinion o7 hi: to deduce i7 he is sti"" the stron, an she ori,ina""y 7e"" in "ove 5ith: or i7 he has ecoe 5ea and thus an oso"ete roantic arti7act in sore need o7 rep"aceent. The psycho"o,ica" pressure 7ro a 5oan9s shit tests on a an9s psyche: repeated"y and over a period o7 a re"ationship ay e the very cause in a"" its sheer irony 7or a stron, an to ecoe a she"" o7 his 7orer se"7: the very thin, 5oen despise. @o5 or 5hy such a an ecae 5ea is irre"evant to her: a"" that is re"evant to her is i7 the an she is 5ith is stron, or not: that is her 8%ation: as 7ar as she is concerned i7 she 5as so easi"y a"e to ae hi 5ea 5ith her ind ,aes then he is un5orthy o7 her: period. !ea"e nature is utter"y and ruta""y ruth"ess in this 5ay: soe 5ou"d even ar,ue sociopathic: indeed 5hat en perceive to e eauti7u" a"ost a"5ays coes 5ith any a hidden condition attached: the incredi"e prere4uisite that he 5i"" shou"der a"" and any urden on her eha"7. As soon as a an can no "on,er ,ive a 5oan
ade hi she oves onto another an on"y to a,ain repeat the tortuous process. Lupin, 7ro one an to the ne%t unti" she 8na""y coes upon a an 5ho she is incapa"e o7 coproisin, in such a anner: the iova"e roc. This is the an 5ho she 5i"" u"tiate"y 7a"" 7or6 to 5oen these are the en o7 coodity: the one9s that can e re"ied upon: the one9s 5orthy o7 their "ove.  These are the inds o7 en 5ho rea"ise that en aren9t a""o5ed to 7a"" in "ove the 5ay that 5oen are: as en 5e can never “&ust love a bitch” , "ove and eotiona" indu",ence are "u%uries reserved 7or the rea" o7 5oen: it is this 5hich is their u"tiate privi"e,e: despite their seein, o"iviousness to such a ru"e o7 attraction. I7 5e: as en: are to indu",e in the sae eotions that 5oen do: and "et the ,ro5 to the intensity that our 5oen do: to "et the tae ho"d o7 us and 5eaen us: 5e 5i"" u"tiate"y "ose the ,ir" and ecoe unattractive to her. In star contrast: i7 a 5oan 7a""s in "ove 5ith a an and "ets her 7ee"in,s ,o and "oses a part o7 5ho she is to that: then it9s 8ne: the re"ationship 5i"" not 7a"" apart: the an 5on9t "ose attraction to her ecause she sho5s 5eaness: in 7act he ay "ove her ore 7or appreciatin, 5ho he is as it is the u"tiate 7or o7 endearent that near"y a"" en "on, to 7ee". Woen can sho5 5eaness and e se%y ut en cannot: even 5hen such a 5oan is e,,in, to see that 5eaness so she can “feel connecte% to you”  it is a"5ays the urden o7 an not to ,ive in to such su,arcoated dup"icity. I7 a an is to a""o5 hise"7 to 7a"" in "ove to the e%tent that he starts to "ose 5ho he is independent o7 that 5oan and her "ove 7or hi: he starts to e perceived as 5ea and it is ,ae over 7or hi. Woen 5ant you to 7a"" in "ove 5ith the: ut not so uch so that you don9t ae the 7ee" sa7e anyore. They 5ant to e "oved: ut as a an i7 you 7a"" in "ove and a""o5 that to chan,e 5ho you are: to e over5he"ed y the and a""o5 the to erode your identity: you no "on,er reain attractive. To eep a 5oan you ust reain everythin, you 5ere 5hen she 7ound you: despite everythin,: despite a tirade o7 eotiona" anipu"ation ani7estin, itse"7 as shit tests. ou see 5ith 5oen it9s not you in and o7 yourse"7 that they are attracted to: it9s your ascu"inity and ho5 that aes the 7ee" 5hich they 8nd attractive. The esotericis o7 doinance is 5hat tri,,ers and captivates 7ea"e attraction6 its asence 5i"" have her discard you in search o7 a ne5 source o7 doinance. The 5ho""y irrationa" thin, aout this 5ho"e sordid ordea" is that you cannot proper"y "ove a 5oan and "et the a"" the 5ay into the 8er o7 your ein, 5ithout such a "ove direct"y trans"atin, into psycho"o,ica" vu"nerai"ity. 7g8pe inherent"y e"icits vu"nerai"ity. Woen desire connection 5ith that vu"nerai"ity 5hi"st siu"taneous"y: 7ee" contept 7or that vu"nerai"ity 5hen it ecoes proinent enou,h to trans"ate into 5eaness.