I've read all 372 pages. Finally signed up. If I do something wrong let me know.
My amateur opinion is he hates
Basically don't state your preference of whether or not you'd fuck Russ, type like a normal person, and don't white knight. You'll be fine
My amateur opinion is he hates himself. It's why he will ONLY talk to 9s and 10s. It elevates his status in his mind. Taylor Swift acknowledging him would make him feel like he mattered.
Yes, that's his narcissism which people have been suspecting of him all along.
(this isn't directed towards you,
@Bamboon McDrool ) Just because Russhole talks tough and acts like he thinks he's hot shit, doesn't mean he actually believes it. The defining trait of narcissism is
extremely low self-esteem that gets propped up by "supply", or people who will kiss the narcissist's ass, then promptly be dumped once they call the narcissist's superiority into question. Successful narcissists are able to enlist local people to be their supply. Russ is an unsuccessful narcissist, though. If there is no one to supply like in Russhole's case, they'll be attempts to gain sympathy/supply, and if that still fails, they just lash out by any means they deem necessary. Russ
requires outside validation; everything Russ does is textbook unsuccessful narcissist.
He keeps delaying the book in hopes of a provocation to get the supply he seeks (Taylor knows who I am!) or to get compliments from people about how great the book will be. He'll release the book if he gets the response he wants, but he'll never get that response. Once this book is finally put to rest, expect a retreat (probably another long rage quit) or an epic chimpout. His years of trying to provoke Taylor are coming to an unsuccessful end and and Russhole knows that. Boy, does he fucking know that, whether he's willing to admit it or not.
E: typing on overheating phone