My Thoughts: Gambling and Romance
as much as you can say about how gamblers tend to live in solidary life, it is pretty common for gamblers occasionally get into romantic relationships with a girl. few of my romantic encounters all seems to have the same cyclical pattern with my gambling win rate. i am pretty sure i am not the only one here who is expericing the same pattern with gambling and romance.
when i am out of a relationship, i reached a plateau. it seems like the steady state in term of volatility. i go through day to day with no really big winning or losing streaks...pretty boring.
then i met a girl that i really like. this is when i start to bet less, but win rate start to increase for some reason. usually i bet about 50% less games with 20% higher win rate.
then come the good part of the relationship. it is the first few months where you two are still exploring interesting things about each other. this is where i am on fire. betting more and winning more. i can usually triple my bankroll in 3-4 weeks without any problem.
like clockwork, something doesn't work out. she is pissed at me. i am mad at her. friction can either be hot or cold. cold is much much worse...this is when you two just don't talk for days. i rather yell at each other and get it over with than playing cold war. this is when you going into a slump. win rate decrease, betting more and lose more. it takes discipline to control yourself to stay out of the game. sometimes i can do it, but sometimes i cannot.
the final part is the rebound. this is when you try to get over your ex. this is the worst part. this is really bad period for gambling as well. pretty hard to control myself to stay out of the game.
that is the gambling cycle and relationship. just want to share my experience. i think for my bankroll sake, i should care less about looks and put more weight on personalities. it is always the really cute ones that cause me the most headache at the end. i admit i am shallow but whenever i have to choose between a cute girl with bad personality and an okay looking girl with great personality, i always pick the cute one...and it is one disaster after another. for some reason, i just can't learn. i am pretty sure some of you can relate.
that is it for now. at least i wrote a post with some thoughts put into it rather than a one line comment.
when i am out of a relationship, i reached a plateau. it seems like the steady state in term of volatility. i go through day to day with no really big winning or losing streaks...pretty boring.
then i met a girl that i really like. this is when i start to bet less, but win rate start to increase for some reason. usually i bet about 50% less games with 20% higher win rate.
then come the good part of the relationship. it is the first few months where you two are still exploring interesting things about each other. this is where i am on fire. betting more and winning more. i can usually triple my bankroll in 3-4 weeks without any problem.
like clockwork, something doesn't work out. she is pissed at me. i am mad at her. friction can either be hot or cold. cold is much much worse...this is when you two just don't talk for days. i rather yell at each other and get it over with than playing cold war. this is when you going into a slump. win rate decrease, betting more and lose more. it takes discipline to control yourself to stay out of the game. sometimes i can do it, but sometimes i cannot.
the final part is the rebound. this is when you try to get over your ex. this is the worst part. this is really bad period for gambling as well. pretty hard to control myself to stay out of the game.
that is the gambling cycle and relationship. just want to share my experience. i think for my bankroll sake, i should care less about looks and put more weight on personalities. it is always the really cute ones that cause me the most headache at the end. i admit i am shallow but whenever i have to choose between a cute girl with bad personality and an okay looking girl with great personality, i always pick the cute one...and it is one disaster after another. for some reason, i just can't learn. i am pretty sure some of you can relate.
that is it for now. at least i wrote a post with some thoughts put into it rather than a one line comment.
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