[quote author=Rahman10 post=108390792]Great work OP. Thank you very much.
I completely relate but can't understand why he didn't stop hanging out with them much earlier. Like he enjoyed the pain from seeing them together.[/quote]

Well, I guess people do stupid things and don't think logically when they are in love or lust. Plus, you have to remember Jack was his childhood friend... Even though he didn't like seeing Jack with Joy, they have shared history, and he didn't just want to back out of the picture that quickly. But he eventually had to do so anyway.

PraisesPblaze:
Cheers to all beta men out there... When the right one finally comes it will blossom extensively. Especially when u stop making excuses..

Thanks Kayo80
More Grease

Cheers.

Dybala11:
Thanks Kayo80 for another wonderful piece you just concluded, looking forward to more of your masterpiece.

Thanks.

kayo80:


Thanks.

You're welcome sir.

I enjoyed your story
Thanks alot

Yeah,
Made a lot of sense. kudos

My sincere apologies for posting this in your thread. I need help with selecting 2 winners from a giveaway that I have going on here. I want unbiased and neutral voters to help me go through the plans each of these contestants (four of them) have on how they will utilize the fund. The best 2 plans will win the prize money of 50k each.

I created a thread for it here, I will appreciate all the vote I can get to select the eventual winners:

https://www.nairaland.com/6894416/should-win-50k-business-intervention#108478073

Another interesting piece by kayo80, kudos boss….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CocRP5CtMf8

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What's up guys... I have a short story I am currently working on. I don't know when I will be done, but know that when I'm ready to post, I will post it all in 2-3 days. It will have very very short chapters.

You can read this my story below (if you haven't already done so) to get an idea of the structure in which my upcoming story would be in.

https://www.nairaland.com/4044960/underlying-love-romance-novelette-kayode

I enjoyed reading your piece, looking forward to reading more. Someone like me wouldn't have obliged to any hangout involving Joy and my friend.

What this story is telling me is that beta men are stupid. Imagine, Olorun maje!

AryEmber:
What this story is telling me is that beta men are stupid. Imagine, Olorun maje!

Everything in life is not in black and white...Apart from being a beta man, this particular guy has issues with relating with people generally.

Like the quote below, there are many parts of the story (especially in the beginning) where the main character let it be known he has his own issues with interpersonal relationships.

"I was never good with one on one interaction with people, in fact, I dreaded it." (Third paragraph, chapter one).

That you find the guy stupid doesn't mean all beta guys are stupid...the story doesn't suggest all beta guys are stupid.

kayo80:


Everything in life is not in black and white...Apart from being a beta man, this particular guy has issues with relating with people generally.

Like the quote below, there are many parts of the story (especially in the beginning) where the main character let it be known he has his own issues with interpersonal relationships.

"I was never good with one on one interaction with people, in fact, I dreaded it." (Third paragraph, chapter one).

That you find the guy stupid doesn't mean all beta guys are stupid...the story doesn't suggest all beta guys are stupid.

Interpersonal relationship problem you say! Maybe I do not know what that means ni cause I don't get how that relates with him wanting a girl who has continued to show she's a slut and a slut that doesn't want to share her goodies with him. The annoying part? He would actually leave Princess for her if she asks it, urgghh! Gimme a break.
That had truly better not be how beta men behave

Maybe being a beta man is the name for it but I have found this trait (the need for acceptance and seeking validation) in mostly recluse and to an extent introverts ( I am saying this as I have lived with it at a point). This your story is highly relatable because He has a believe that being good will attract goodness (while not totally false, it doesn't always happen like that). Thanks Kay for this piece. It brought many memories and compliments of the season to you and yours.

enirock:
Maybe being a beta man is the name for it but I have found this trait (the need for acceptance and seeking validation) in mostly recluse and to an extent introverts ( I am saying this as I have lived with it at a point). This your story is highly relatable because He has a believe that being good will attract goodness (while not totally false, it doesn't always happen like that). Thanks Kay for this piece. It brought many memories and compliments of the season to you and yours.

Thanks for this. As I started this story, I had the sole aim to write something I know some people will really relate to, and not just normal fiction/fantasy. At a certain point, I didn't want to put out the story, but someone in my real life read the rough draft, related to the story and urged me to continue and put it out.

From some comments above, they feel the character is stupid, but I know there are a lot of real life people that have been through similar circumstances and can fully relate with the main character.

Once again, thanks for your comment. I really appreciate it.

Compliments of the season to you too.

For me the character above was/is not stupid rather it's his path to growth. Many of us knew things because we were taught and many of us learnt through experience. No one way is better that the other. Just that in one you do not get to feel the pain of feeling left out or seeing your efforts unreciprocated. Just like the character above, for those who are introverts, unreciprocated feelings hurts and scars them and when/if they feel the other person will either give green light, they will persist in their efforts to be good but most times, they end up being strung along. Thanks Kay.

enirock:
For me the character above was/is not stupid rather it's his path to growth. Many of us knew things because we were taught and many of us learnt through experience. No one way is better that the other. Just that in one you do not get to feel the pain of feeling left out or seeing your efforts unreciprocated. Just like the character above, for those who are introverts, unreciprocated feelings hurts and scars them and when/if they feel the other person will either give green light, they will persist in their efforts to be good but most times, they end up being strung along. Thanks Kay.

Great explanation.

Just exactly what i'm going through right now...reason why i won't blame him...but then i think the major reason why he ended up in that web is his low self-esteem...now don't ask me how

shout out to the beta males out there

Herbiedeen:
Just exactly what i'm going through right now...reason why i won't blame him...but then i think the major reason why he ended up in that web is his low self-esteem...now don't ask me how

shout out to the beta males out there

Thanks for the addition/comment. Yeah, he also had low self esteem.

kayo80:


Thanks for the addition/comment. Yeah, he also had low self esteem.

yea, but then i think he isn't lily livered like you described him cos of some points i gathered...
-lily livered guys hardly do hookups, infact 90% of them are virgins for the better parts of their 20's.
-they tend to have soft spot for most of the females they get involved with(not majority tho).
-majority of them don't get involved with a lotta females.....

that's why i said he's just a beta guy with low self-esteem..

Okay

Herbiedeen:
yea, but then i think he isn't lily livered like you described him cos of some points i gathered...
-lily livered guys hardly do hookups, infact 90% of them are virgins for the better parts of their 20's.
-they tend to have soft spot for most of the females they get involved with(not majority tho).
-majority of them don't get involved with a lotta females.....

that's why i said he's just a beta guy with low self-esteem..

Very true.

kayo80:
Okay

It's been a long while, and finally I've gotten to the end of this. I will try and catch up to the rest. Kudos to you, and your amazing stories that captivates my mind. Respect to your own, cause it is filled with mind-blowing imagination.