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so that girl just agreed to have sex with Lawrence right away?


After he rejected her? 

That's more than a little desperate, no? I mean, I know courting isn't exactly a real thing anymore, but geez, make the guy work for it at least a little!


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She was ready since the 1st episode she appeared in and more than ready that time she came to his job with her titties all out and tight jeans...all he had to do was say "word" and it was on...

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Yeah, but come on, that's pathetic. 


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Approaching this from a judgmental POV isn't helping. That chick has been thirsty to Lawrence since before these characters and it makes perfect sense she would have sex with him when he came knocking.

I would!

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Apparently that's what people do these days. :/

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Yes, very unfortunate.

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I could understand a random booty call with someone where there wasn't any prior negativity in your interaction, and someone you had no actual romantic interest in. This girl, however, seemed to be genuinely interested in Lawrence from the start, which was why this looked a little too convenient and unrealistic. To me, anyway.


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we also don't know what he did between the time when he didn't talk to Issa.

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Fair point.


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Unrealistic? You have no idea how many girls are out here desperate for a man with a job and no kids. And when he looks like Lawrence, they're gonna take what they can get.

"What race are you? If you don't tell me I'll just...assume the worst."

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As a white woman I can't relate to this. Having a job is a very basic requirement, I can't imagine being desperate for someone who has a job.


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Well, I didn't say it was a black thing. I'm talking about women in general, and the struggle to find a 'good man'.

There may be truth to the stereotype about deadbeat 'baby daddies', but it's not as if blacks have the monopoly on it. My ex was divorced with two kids. He was like 40 years old, making okay money, but his family situation was a problem. I'm in my 20s, and already starting to long for the stability that Issa had with Lawrence.

So I can imagine getting desperate after years of trying to date dudes with no money or multiple kids. Then somebody single, childless, ambitious and gorgeous comes along and you do whatever you think you have to in order to hold onto them.

"What race are you? If you don't tell me I'll just...assume the worst."

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I just meant, when women come up with those mental lists of what they are looking for in a man, I don't think employment is normally even on that list, since it's just such a given. It's usually more about how much money the man makes or the type of job they are willing to accept. (Like, very few white collar professional women would consider dating blue collar men.)

But straight-up unemployment is akin to homelessness as far as the kind of deal breaker it would be for the vast majority of women (I would think). At least at the point when you are first meeting somebody - obviously anything can happen when you are already married or living together.


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I mean, you can talk about class, that's definitely relevant. Maybe you can't relate because you're a white collar professional who hardly ever encounters unemployed men.

But you kind of made it about race when you said 'as a white woman I can't relate to this.' As if the desperation I was talking about is exclusive to black women.

"What race are you? If you don't tell me I'll just...assume the worst."

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Sorry, I just thought that was how you meant it, because it sounded strange to me that anyone would be *desperate* for a man with a job.


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Okay, no problem 👍

"What race are you? If you don't tell me I'll just...assume the worst."

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As just a woman who knows other women, I call BS because I know PLENTY (let me repeat) PLENTY white women with deadbeat men. They are just as thirsty for a heterosexual male that they will settle for anything just like any other woman from any other ethnic background.

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My comment is @exatera. I should have stated that in my first post

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She was willing to do that when he had a girlfriend which means she didn't have a whole lot of standards from the beginning.

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That's not a fair thing to say - Tasha had no idea Lawrence was in a relationship, let alone a long-term committed one.


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He did mention having a girlfriend when she ran into him at lunch. She still showed up at Best Buy later with her tits out.

"What race are you? If you don't tell me I'll just...assume the worst."

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He did? I really don't remember that at all.

Okay, maybe I'll re-watch that scene, if I still have that episode.


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Yeah when they were talking about the kale. He said his girlfriend likes kale.

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I tried posting this once before but the site was acting dumb...

But I feel like there were a few seeds planted to make Tasha believe she could have him. In their 1st encounter at the bank it just seems like a cute, repeat customer in which they have small interactions together. If you notice, he even waited on her just so she could be the one to service him. Now that doesn't have to generally mean something....he could've been embarrassed about the checks or wanted to give her a quick little update. Whatever the reason, they have some sort of relationship. I feel like he already mentioned Issa when they were at the bank.

The next time when they see each other during lunch he most definitely mentions he has a girlfriend but he also kinda vents about her not believing in his dream of launching the app. So now Tasha knows there's trouble in paradise and she could make her move if she wanted to.

Then she comes in to Best Buy with her hoe outfit and tries to invite him out in which he very respectfully declines. Now...short from that being embarrassing and the pain of rejection. There's a light at the end of the tunnel. That just shows Tasha he's a great stand up guy. He was respectful of his relationship despite having problems and with his gf nowhere in sight. Going out to eat after work seems harmless enough but he hit the "No" button. That should make her want him even more. Single, handsome (although he's not all that cute to me), no kids, ambitious, tall (I couldn't resist), and loyal AF....you've just hit the Boyfriend/Husband jackpot in her eyes.

All she had to do was seal the deal and spread her legs and can eventually keep him...

It's crazy but I know a lot of women think like that.

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I'm assuming you're a 20 year old, because otherwise you have no excuse for being so dumb in regards to sex and dating. Women do not have endless amounts of dick to chose from. Women also have no other weapon than their pussies when trying to get a man interested--whether it's keeping pussy from a guy or giving it up. So, of course, she's f[u]ckikg Daniel right away. No dude wants to wait, anyways. That makes us hate you.

My favorite New York moments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ0Sqmnle6Y

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Ahahahahaha!

Okay, thanks for the laugh. 


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What's so funny?

My favorite New York moments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ0Sqmnle6Y

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I'm confused. Are you referring to Issa or to Tasha? Issa did not have sex with Daniel right away, and Tasha does not even know Daniel. Most women DO have endless amounts of dick to chose from, if that is all they want, but it they want an actual relationship, that's different. Some women mistakenly use sex as a means to get or keep a man, but other women just want to have sex. Plenty of dudes are willing to wait because they don't just jump into sexual relationships themselves. If not having sex makes you hate a woman, then she is better off without you.

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He rejected her only because he had a girlfriend not because he wasn't interested. Who knows what kind of conversation they had before hitting the sheets. He may have met up with her and went 'ham on some margaritas and jalapeno poppers' and confessed that he and Issa broke up. Add that with an already apparent attraction on both sides (mainly her) his broken heart and fractured ego and her already feeling he's a good man and there you go.

Nowadays people on the dating scene barely even talk on the phone let alone have what some consider to be a 'respectful courtship'. Its not like she met and slept with him the same night, they did already know each other.

**I will not argue or debate MY opinions so, carry on!!**

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Tru dat

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