“Simp”

We’ve all been called that at least once, for no reason.

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Oh, you asked that girl out on a date? — huh, simp.

Oh, you said, What’s up to a girl you passed by today in the hallway? -what a simp.

Did you say happy Mother’s Day to your mom? Bruh, you simp.

If you spent any time on the internet at all over the past few months, there’s a good chance you’ve been called a simp for absolutely no reason.

Honestly, it’s pretty funny to see how that word has become such a part of internet slang and gets thrown around so often these days that it’s lost its meaning—kind of like that “Okay Boomer” phrase that was hot for a few months.

I’ve been looking at many guys running around in the comments throwing around the word simp, and at first, it was funny. Still, then it eventually got a bit annoying, especially when people would use the name in situations that literally made no sense.

So, what is a Simp?

Urban dictionary defines it as a man that places himself in a subservient or submissive position in the hopes of winning them over without the female bringing anything to the table.

Now, this is entirely valid. Unfortunately, some dudes act like this. Maybe it might even be you. The truth is, I remember being like this myself when I was younger. I remember when I had crushes on girls and thought that the only way to get her to like me was to be really nice to her.

I was needy, clingy, and I’d go out of my way to appease girls, to try getting a girlfriend. And if you do recognize this in yourself, it might not be your fault. Maybe you were raised by a super feminist household, or you consumed a lot of media growing up teaching you that you needed to be her polite prince charming.

But it is something you need to recognize as a very unattractive trait that makes women respect you less. So, with all that being said, it’s essential to note the difference between a simp and just a regular dude who’s taking the initiative with a girl, which by the way, is what a man should be doing.

You see, a simp uses a weakness in most of his life goals, whether getting in shape or making lots of money is all a means to…