{"id":128,"date":"2025-06-19T23:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/?p=128"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T15:47:49","slug":"mind-blown-wrangling-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/?p=128","title":{"rendered":"Mind Blown? Wrangling Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear readers, coming back from a few days where I needed to step away from people\u2019s vibes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no guilty or innocent people here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t expect compassion in my writing&#8230; you know that my readings are softer than trying vodka for the first time! If this is your first visit, leave your prejudices at the door \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C&#8217;here\u2014though it still feels fresh even after a few years\u2014dating apps are the new boom against boredom&#8230;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As kids, we played with toys; as adults, are we playing with people? &nbsp;\ud83d\udcad\ud83d\udcac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But without falling into clich\u00e9s or playing the victim\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>are they playing with us, or are we the ones letting them play? \ud83e\udd14&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I think dating apps are a zoo\u2026 it\u2019s predetermined. You know, if the bio is too perfect, the guy\u2019s got a silver tongue, if it\u2019s just two words, he\u2019s hiding sth&#8230; the rest of the wannabes have a generic bio&nbsp;\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real talk, if you\u2019re out in the jungle, how do you spot those who won\u2019t stick around but still make you obsessed with climbing into their league? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No romanticizing here\u2014I call these types *wolves*, and yeah, you\u2019ve probably dealt with one, or you\u2019re dealing with one right now..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wolves, well, they don\u2019t speak straight..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They don\u2019t want you to follow them..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they definitely don\u2019t see you as an equal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They read your weak spots in seconds, they smell your need for&nbsp;<strong>validation<\/strong>, and they play with that until you\u2019re left empty and mesmerized&nbsp;\ud80c\uddb0\u2661\ud80c\uddaa&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Why are they so addictive? &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They draw you in bc they don\u2019t even try..&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Cause they don\u2019t need to say much..&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Cause their mere presence makes you feel like you\u2019re being tested..&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it\u2019s not that you want to conquer them\u2014It\u2019s that you need them to choose you&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s already the beginning of your downfall. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They want to hunt you, devour you, and leave your bones picked clean\u2026 while you\u2019re still wondering if it was love in their graveyard&#8230; I know the scene sounds raw \ud83d\ude30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here.. I want you to see the reality:&nbsp;<em>the wolf isn\u2019t the&nbsp;<strong>villain<\/strong>, the wolf isn\u2019t the&nbsp;<strong>victim<\/strong>, the wolf just&nbsp;<strong>is<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not trying to scare you! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not the literal wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, haha\u2026 too clich\u00e9 for my fetiches \ud83d\ude12 &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;<strong>wolf<\/strong>? You open the door of your life to him bc they&#8217;re too attractive, too perfect, and you think they noticed you haha.. poor things \ud83d\ude13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This wolf whispers in your ear, becomes your conscience, bc they&#8217;re not just living rent-free in your mind\u2014they&#8217;re &nbsp;also making you choose moments with them without thinking..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You change your plans just to fit them. They work in silence, and if you manage to get into a relationship, they drain your energy \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, ik, all of you are like, &#8216;Kim, who\u2019s the wolf?&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re the guy who promises nothing but often leaves you waiting.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re the one who don\u2019t look at you\u2014They scans you like prey from the first interaction.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re the one who don\u2019t reply right away, but when they do, they rewires your heartbeat.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re the one who don\u2019t want a story with you, but still marks you like you\u2019re theirs.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But once they have you, and you become predictable, they get bored and vanish :\/ &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the interesting part \u2014 what kind of person attracts a wolf? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little Red Riding Hood was literal, but it can also be figurative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wolves<\/strong>&nbsp;are drawn to what roams free, looks happy, and seems hard to get\u2026 and that\u2019s where coincidence masquerades as desire. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because yes, a wolf is irresistible as hell \ud83d\ude3c&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear readers, this is just the roleplay between a narcissist and a naive person. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, I don\u2019t buy into the concepts that long-career psychologists have labeled\u2014like&nbsp;<strong><em>narcissism<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong><em>psychopathy.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to learn that if we\u2019re in the jungle or the zoo, we can\u2019t walk around all innocent, thinking some bigger beast won\u2019t devour us\u2014in this case, emotionally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the weakest animal in the food chain knows that \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>narcissist<\/em>\u2014let\u2019s call them that, as I said\u2014isn\u2019t the villain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kind you spot across the room and instantly know\u2014trouble you&#8217;ll get never close enough to enjoy..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one with that \u201cI know you\u2019re looking at me, and I didn\u2019t ask for it\u201d vibe.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They never ask for attention, they absorb it..&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If they made you feel bad, they apologize with a smile and a \u201cyou know it\u2019s not personal, I\u2019m just distracted\u201d \u2014 your nervous system flashes warning lights, but you tied a blindfold on yourself on purpose.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To them, you\u2019re just one of their toys.. they use you until they&#8217;re satisfied, then puts you in a box and later checks to see which one entertained them the most\u2026 &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gossip sesh:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other day I was with a friend of mine, sharing a chill night, and I see him on his phone, checking WhatsApp profile pics. I go, \u201cI\u2019ve done that too haha.\u201d and he hits me with, \u201cWhat? You also check out guy&#8217;s profile pics to see who\u2019s looking hotter now?\u201d And I\u2019m like, \u201cOuch, no, no, I do it for the vibes, damn, that stings, buddy, poor guys haha.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Folks, this is what wolves\u2014male or female\u2014do&#8230; there\u2019s no gender divide in this behavior \ud83e\udd13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear readers, you know I\u2019m always real&#8230;Remember:&nbsp;<em>The woman who tames her mind can be your karma. &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These &#8220;lobas&#8221; text you when they\u2019re bored, making you think the idea of going out was yours.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ones who invite you to the game with a glance and vanish while you\u2019re still in the intro of your heartbreak playlist.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ones who smell your need for validation from the first \u201chey,\u201d they love guys who are leaders among their friends bc they get a kick out of watching their ego squirm.. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you, my friend, with a thousand social chains, a thousand things you did to save the damsel, she laughs when she reminds you\u2026 &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s raw, but it\u2019s the survival code.. as you know, human instinct works the same as animal instinct\u2014it\u2019s pure biology \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t a blanket statement.. I know there are plenty of rational humans out there\u2014not Prince Charmings, but knights with scars \u2764&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Joker, my favorite \u201cvillain,\u201d once said: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>*Why so serious?*&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t Nostradamus\u2019 prophecy, just someone observing everything while puffing on a habano \ud83d\udc7b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phew! if I were Catwoman, I\u2019d say sth like: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back to life<\/strong>&nbsp;\ud83d\ude0f &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no villains\u2014everything that happens to us is bc we allow it. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, morality is a power&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you in tutorial mode?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bye now! \ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\udc8b &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5552.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5552.jpg 736w, https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5552-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear readers, coming back from a few days where I needed to step away from people\u2019s vibes\u2026 There are no guilty or innocent people here! Don&#8217;t expect compassion in my writing&#8230; you know that my readings are softer than trying vodka for the first time! If this is your first visit, leave your prejudices at the door \ud83d\ude09 C&#8217;here\u2014though it still feels fresh even after a few years\u2014dating apps are the new boom against boredom&#8230;&nbsp;&nbsp; As kids, we played with toys; as adults, are we playing with people? &nbsp;\ud83d\udcad\ud83d\udcac But without falling into clich\u00e9s or playing the victim\u2026&nbsp; are they playing with us, or are we the ones letting them play? \ud83e\udd14&nbsp; Personally, I think dating apps are a zoo\u2026 it\u2019s predetermined. You know, if the bio is too perfect, the guy\u2019s got a silver tongue, if it\u2019s just two words, he\u2019s hiding sth&#8230; the rest of the wannabes have a generic bio&nbsp;\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Real talk, if you\u2019re out in the jungle, how do you spot those who won\u2019t stick around but still make you obsessed with climbing into their league? &nbsp; No romanticizing here\u2014I call these types *wolves*, and yeah, you\u2019ve probably dealt with one, or you\u2019re dealing with one right now.. Wolves, well, they don\u2019t speak straight.. They don\u2019t want you to follow them.. And they definitely don\u2019t see you as an equal.&nbsp; They read your weak spots in seconds, they smell your need for&nbsp;validation, and they play with that until you\u2019re left empty and mesmerized&nbsp;\ud80c\uddb0\u2661\ud80c\uddaa&nbsp; Why are they so addictive? &nbsp; They draw you in bc they don\u2019t even try..&nbsp; &#8216;Cause they don\u2019t need to say much..&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8216;Cause their mere presence makes you feel like you\u2019re being tested..&nbsp; And it\u2019s not that you want to conquer them\u2014It\u2019s that you need them to choose you&#8230; That\u2019s already the beginning of your downfall. &nbsp; They want to hunt you, devour you, and leave your bones picked clean\u2026 while you\u2019re still wondering if it was love in their graveyard&#8230; I know the scene sounds raw \ud83d\ude30 Here.. I want you to see the reality:&nbsp;the wolf isn\u2019t the&nbsp;villain, the wolf isn\u2019t the&nbsp;victim, the wolf just&nbsp;is.&nbsp; I\u2019m not trying to scare you! &nbsp; Not the literal wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, haha\u2026 too clich\u00e9 for my fetiches \ud83d\ude12 &nbsp; This&nbsp;wolf? You open the door of your life to him bc they&#8217;re too attractive, too perfect, and you think they noticed you haha.. poor things \ud83d\ude13 This wolf whispers in your ear, becomes your conscience, bc they&#8217;re not just living rent-free in your mind\u2014they&#8217;re &nbsp;also making you choose moments with them without thinking.. You change your plans just to fit them. They work in silence, and if you manage to get into a relationship, they drain your energy \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8&nbsp; So, ik, all of you are like, &#8216;Kim, who\u2019s the wolf?&#8217; They&#8217;re the guy who promises nothing but often leaves you waiting.. &nbsp; They&#8217;re the one who don\u2019t look at you\u2014They scans you like prey from the first interaction.. &nbsp; They&#8217;re the one who don\u2019t reply right away, but when they do, they rewires your heartbeat.. &nbsp; They&#8217;re the one who don\u2019t want a story with you, but still marks you like you\u2019re theirs.. &nbsp; But once they have you, and you become predictable, they get bored and vanish :\/ &nbsp; Here\u2019s the interesting part \u2014 what kind of person attracts a wolf? &nbsp; Little Red Riding Hood was literal, but it can also be figurative.&nbsp; Wolves&nbsp;are drawn to what roams free, looks happy, and seems hard to get\u2026 and that\u2019s where coincidence masquerades as desire. &nbsp; Because yes, a wolf is irresistible as hell \ud83d\ude3c&nbsp; Dear readers, this is just the roleplay between a narcissist and a naive person. &nbsp; First off, I don\u2019t buy into the concepts that long-career psychologists have labeled\u2014like&nbsp;narcissism&nbsp;or&nbsp;psychopathy. We need to learn that if we\u2019re in the jungle or the zoo, we can\u2019t walk around all innocent, thinking some bigger beast won\u2019t devour us\u2014in this case, emotionally.&nbsp; Even the weakest animal in the food chain knows that \ud83d\ude15 The&nbsp;narcissist\u2014let\u2019s call them that, as I said\u2014isn\u2019t the villain.&nbsp; The kind you spot across the room and instantly know\u2014trouble you&#8217;ll get never close enough to enjoy.. The one with that \u201cI know you\u2019re looking at me, and I didn\u2019t ask for it\u201d vibe.. &nbsp; They never ask for attention, they absorb it..&nbsp; If they made you feel bad, they apologize with a smile and a \u201cyou know it\u2019s not personal, I\u2019m just distracted\u201d \u2014 your nervous system flashes warning lights, but you tied a blindfold on yourself on purpose.. &nbsp; To them, you\u2019re just one of their toys.. they use you until they&#8217;re satisfied, then puts you in a box and later checks to see which one entertained them the most\u2026 &nbsp; Gossip sesh: The other day I was with a friend of mine, sharing a chill night, and I see him on his phone, checking WhatsApp profile pics. I go, \u201cI\u2019ve done that too haha.\u201d and he hits me with, \u201cWhat? You also check out guy&#8217;s profile pics to see who\u2019s looking hotter now?\u201d And I\u2019m like, \u201cOuch, no, no, I do it for the vibes, damn, that stings, buddy, poor guys haha.\u201d &nbsp; Folks, this is what wolves\u2014male or female\u2014do&#8230; there\u2019s no gender divide in this behavior \ud83e\udd13 Dear readers, you know I\u2019m always real&#8230;Remember:&nbsp;The woman who tames her mind can be your karma. &nbsp; These &#8220;lobas&#8221; text you when they\u2019re bored, making you think the idea of going out was yours.. &nbsp; The ones who invite you to the game with a glance and vanish while you\u2019re still in the intro of your heartbreak playlist.. &nbsp; The ones who smell your need for validation from the first \u201chey,\u201d they love guys who are leaders among their friends bc they get a kick out of watching their ego squirm.. &nbsp; And you, my friend, with a thousand social chains, a thousand things you did to save the damsel, she laughs when she reminds you\u2026 &nbsp; It\u2019s raw, but it\u2019s the survival code.. as you know, human instinct works the same as animal instinct\u2014it\u2019s pure biology \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f &nbsp; This isn\u2019t a blanket statement.. I know there are plenty of rational humans out there\u2014not Prince Charmings, but knights with scars \u2764&nbsp; As the Joker, my favorite \u201cvillain,\u201d once said: &nbsp; *Why so serious?*&nbsp;&nbsp; This isn\u2019t Nostradamus\u2019 prophecy, just someone observing everything while puffing on a habano \ud83d\udc7b Phew! if I were Catwoman, I\u2019d say sth like: &nbsp; If curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back to life&nbsp;\ud83d\ude0f &nbsp; There are no villains\u2014everything that happens to us is bc we allow it. &nbsp; Remember, morality is a power&#8217;s game. Are you in tutorial mode? 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