Second Best: The Lonely Man's Struggle for Self-Worth
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### The Lonely Man
1. The lonely man's name is George Miller.
2. George is 27 years old.
3. His birthday is March 8, 1996.
4. He was born in 1996.
5. George stands at 6 feet 2 inches tall.
6. He weighs 185 pounds.
7. His hair is dark brown and styled in a neat, short cut.
8. George has hazel eyes.
9. He is moderately attractive, with a kind smile and gentle demeanor.
10. Despite his looks, George has always felt lonely.
11. He works at a local grocery store named "Fairprice Groceries."
12. George has tried expressing his interest in women multiple times.
13. Unfortunately, he never gets much attention.
14. The store's manager often outshines him.
15. The manager's name is Ethan Pearson.
16. Ethan is 24 years old.
17. His birthday is September 3, 1999.
18. Ethan stands at 5 feet 9 inches tall.
19. He weighs 160 pounds.
20. Ethan has sandy blonde hair that's slicked back.
21. He has striking blue eyes.
22. Many people consider Ethan to be more attractive than George.
23. Five female employees at the store find Ethan particularly appealing.
24. Employee 1: Sarah Thompson, 22 years old.
25. Sarah's birthday is January 15, 2001.
26. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.
27. Sarah has blonde hair styled in loose curls.
28. Her eyes are green.
29. She's worked at the store for 2 years.
30. The flirtiest thing Sarah said to Ethan: "You smell incredible today, Ethan."
31. Employee 2: Jessica Lee, 26 years old.
32. Jessica's birthday is February 19, 1997.
33. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds.
34. Jessica has straight black hair.
35. Her eyes are brown.
36. She's worked at the store for 4 years.
37. The flirtiest thing Jessica said to Ethan: "Your eyes are mesmerizing."
38. Employee 3: Melissa Jones, 24 years old.
39. Melissa's birthday is July 10, 1999.
40. She stands at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds.
41. Melissa has auburn hair styled in a braided crown.
42. Her eyes are blue.
43. She's worked at the store for 3 years.
44. The flirtiest thing Melissa did to Ethan: She playfully touched his arm.
45. Employee 4: Rachel Carter, 28 years old.
46. Rachel's birthday is November 22, 1994.
47. She stands at 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds.
48. Rachel has curly brown hair.
49. Her eyes are gray.
50. She's worked at the store for 5 years.
51. The flirtiest thing Rachel said to Ethan: "You should model. Seriously."
52. Employee 5: Emily Wilson, 23 years old.
53. Emily's birthday is May 3, 2000.
54. She stands at 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds.
55. Emily has wavy chestnut hair.
56. Her eyes are hazel.
57. She's worked at the store for 1 year.
58. The flirtiest thing Emily did to Ethan: She slipped a love note into his locker.
59. Five female customers also have a crush on Ethan.
60. Customer 1: Amanda Scott, 30 years old.
61. Amanda's birthday is December 5, 1992.
62. She stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds.
63. Amanda has blonde hair styled in a bob cut.
64. Her eyes are blue.
65. The flirtiest thing Amanda said to Ethan: "Can I have your number with my receipt?"
66. Customer 2: Lisa Nguyen, 27 years old.
67. Lisa's birthday is June 14, 1996.
68. She stands at 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds.
69. Lisa has straight black hair.
70. Her eyes are brown.
71. The flirtiest thing Lisa said to Ethan: "You make grocery shopping the best part of my day."
72. Customer 3: Hannah Perez, 21 years old.
73. Hannah's birthday is April 8, 2002.
74. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds.
75. Hannah has long, curly dark brown hair.
76. Her eyes are green.
77. The flirtiest thing Hannah did to Ethan: She slipped him a note with her phone number.
78. Customer 4: Natalie Brown, 25 years old.
79. Natalie's birthday is August 11, 1998.
80. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds.
81. Natalie has light brown hair styled in a ponytail.
82. Her eyes are gray.
83. The flirtiest thing Natalie said to Ethan: "You have the best smile, Ethan."
84. Customer 5: Chloe Martin, 19 years old.
85. Chloe's birthday is October 30, 2004.
86. She stands at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.
87. Chloe has dyed pink hair in beach waves.
88. Her eyes are blue.
89. The flirtiest thing Chloe did to Ethan: She winked at him while paying.
90. All these women dislike George and ignore him.
91. They find no reason to be kind to him.
92. One day, George is tasked with cleaning the produce department in the back.
93. While working, he meets a nice girl named Alice Johnson.
94. Alice is 25 years old.
95. Her birthday is November 9, 1997.
96. She stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds.
97. Alice has reddish-brown hair styled in a pixie cut.
98. Her eyes are green.
99. She is Caucasian.
100. Alice starts to fall in love with George.
101. "I’m not attractive like Ethan," George eventually confides to Alice.
102. Alice replies, "You are so kind and handsome, George. I see that."
103. They start going on a few dates.
104. They talk all the time.
105. Days pass happily.
106. Alice is later transferred to the front end of the store.
107. The department no longer needs George to clean it.
108. George grows nervous about Alice falling for Ethan.
109. One day, George sees Ethan chatting with Alice.
110. He worries.
111. "What’s going on here?" George asks.
112. Alice quickly replies, "Nothing, I think Ethan is obnoxious."
113. She kisses George on the lips.
114. George is relieved.
115. George goes on a 15-day vacation.
116. He messages Alice every day.
117. Day 1: "I miss you, Alice. How are you doing?"
118. Alice replies: "I miss you too, George. I hate the front end. Ethan is such a douche. I love you so much."
119. Day 2: "Love you too, any plans after work?"
120. Alice replies: "Not really, just thinking about you. I wish you were here."
121. Day 3: "Only 12 days left until I return."
122. Alice replies: "Can't wait! I need to see you. Ethan said the creepiest thing today."
123. Day 4: "What did he say? Want to know everything."
124. Alice replies: "He called me beautiful. Ugh."
125. Day 5: "You're handling it so well. You're amazing."
126. Alice replies: "I just want to be with you, George."
127. Day 6: "Counting down the days."
128. Alice replies: "Me too. I’m so lonely without you."
129. Day 7: "7 days to go, I can’t wait."
130. Alice replies: "Neither can I. Love you endlessly."
131. Day 8: "Love you too, tell me more about work."
132. Alice replies: "It's boring without you here, honestly."
133. Day 9: "Miss you so much."
134. Alice replies: "Miss you, George."
135. Day 10: "Almost there."
136. Alice replies: "Yes, almost."
137. Day 11: "How was your day?"
138. Alice replies: "Fine."
139. Day 12: "Love you."
140. Alice replies: "Love you."
141. Day 13: "Can't wait to see you."
142. Alice replies: "Yeah."
143. Day 14: "Tomorrow!"
144. Alice doesn't reply.
145. Day 15: "Hey?"
146. Alice doesn't reply.
147. George returns to work feeling anxious.
148. He sees Ethan chatting with Alice again.
149. George tries to talk to her.
150. Alice shooes him away.
151. "You’re so pathetic, George. Ethan is far more attractive with his confident smile and charm."
152. The whole front end, including Ethan and Alice, points and laughs at George.
153. George goes home feeling dejected.
154. He sits on his apartment floor, crushed.
155. "What’s wrong with me?" he questions aloud.
156. George never finds love again.
157. At work, the women continue to flirt with Ethan.
158. Alice no longer shows any interest in George.
159. She openly mocks George.
160. Five women continually hurt George with little jabs.
161. Sarah: "You're so invisible, George."
162. Jessica: "It’s laughable how you thought Alice liked you."
163. Melissa: "He’s a wannabe Ethan."
164. Rachel: "You’ll never be good enough."
165. Emily: "Maybe you should just quit."
166. Amanda: "Let's face it, no one finds you attractive."
167. Lisa: "Did you really think you had a chance with Alice?"
168. Hannah: "Pathetic, absolutely pathetic."
169. Natalie: "Just look at you, George."
170. Chloe: "You actually thought you were special?"
171. George becomes increasingly isolated.
172. Ethan basks in the attention.
173. The grocery store becomes an even lonelier place for George.
174. He avoids the front end as much as possible.
175. Whispered insults follow him wherever he goes.
176. George endures endless humiliation but has to work for a living.
177. He wonders every night why he's never good enough.
178. No matter how hard he tries, he never sees himself as more than mediocre.
179. The final straw is realizing that maybe it isn't about others, but about finding value within himself.
180. Yet, George struggles with that concept, continuing a life where he is always second best.
This story was generated by user manemansteve2 with assistance by one of OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model; prompts used to help generate the story are shown below.
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Prompt: A long and thorough and detailed 180 sentences story in a formatted list of 1 to 180 about a lonely man working at a grocery store with a description of the man's name, age being 20s but specific, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color and have him be moderately attractive but lonely for the longest time as he tried to put himself out there to women only to get showed up by the male manager whose considered better looking and include the manager's name, age being younger than the man, birthday, birth year, height being shorter than the man, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Have there be 5 female employees and 5 female customers in particular who find the manager attractive and include their names, ages varying, birthdays, birth years, heights, weights, hair colors and styles and eye colors and races and how long the 5 employees have worked at the store and the flirtiest thing all 10 of them have said about him or did to him in a formatted list of 1 to 10. Have all these women hate the other guy and want nothing to do with him for no reason. Have him have to go to the back to clean a department and have him talk to and meet a nice girl and include the girl's name, age, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color and race and have her slowly fall in love with the man and include dialogue of the man telling her how ugly he feels only to have her compliment him. Have them go on a few dates and talk all the time until one day she transfers to the front end and the department no longer needs him to clean it. Have him get nervous at her falling in love with the manager only to find out she think he's obnoxious and have her kiss the lonely man on the lips. Have the lonely man go on a vacation for 15 days and have him message his girl every day and have her replies start off normal and lively talking about how she loves him and wants to do things with him and how she hates the front end and thinks the manager is a douche in a formatted list of 1 to 15 having her messages be ridiculously long and lovey dovey towards the lonely man and have her messages become less interested and dull and bland and become one word answers until she stops responding for the last few days of his vacation and have both his messages and her messages be in quoted text. Have the lonely man lose hope in the girl when he returns to work to see his manager chatting it up with the girl that was supposed to be in love with him. Have him try to talk to her only to have her shoo him away and have it be in quoted text insulting him for something she found attractive about before and say something about the manager is more attractive being specific. Have the whole front end including the manager and the girl who used to be kind point and laugh at him as he went home. Have him sit in his apartment on the floor depressed and sad at losing the one girl that liked him and have him question what's wrong with him and have it be in quoted text. Have him never find love and always be picked on for no reason. Have the other women at work continue to flirt with the manager in their own ways but have the girl that used to love the lonely man only flirt with the manager now in her own way and have all the women including her do little things and say little things to hurt the lonely man and list a few of them off in a formatted list of 1 to 15 specifying who did or said what about the lonely man that was mean.
Response: ### The Lonely Man 1. The lonely man's name is George Miller. 2. George is 27 years old. 3. His birthday is March 8, 1996. 4. He was born in 1996. 5. George stands at 6 feet 2 inches tall. 6. He weighs 185 pounds. 7. His hair is dark brown and styled in a neat, short cut. 8. George has hazel eyes. 9. He is moderately attractive, with a kind smile and gentle demeanor. 10. Despite his looks, George has always felt lonely. 11. He works at a local grocery store named "Fairprice Groceries." 12. George has tried expressing his interest in women multiple times. 13. Unfortunately, he never gets much attention. 14. The store's manager often outshines him. 15. The manager's name is Ethan Pearson. 16. Ethan is 24 years old. 17. His birthday is September 3, 1999. 18. Ethan stands at 5 feet 9 inches tall. 19. He weighs 160 pounds. 20. Ethan has sandy blonde hair that's slicked back. 21. He has striking blue eyes. 22. Many people consider Ethan to be more attractive than George. 23. Five female employees at the store find Ethan particularly appealing. 24. Employee 1: Sarah Thompson, 22 years old. 25. Sarah's birthday is January 15, 2001. 26. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. 27. Sarah has blonde hair styled in loose curls. 28. Her eyes are green. 29. She's worked at the store for 2 years. 30. The flirtiest thing Sarah said to Ethan: "You smell incredible today, Ethan." 31. Employee 2: Jessica Lee, 26 years old. 32. Jessica's birthday is February 19, 1997. 33. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. 34. Jessica has straight black hair. 35. Her eyes are brown. 36. She's worked at the store for 4 years. 37. The flirtiest thing Jessica said to Ethan: "Your eyes are mesmerizing." 38. Employee 3: Melissa Jones, 24 years old. 39. Melissa's birthday is July 10, 1999. 40. She stands at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. 41. Melissa has auburn hair styled in a braided crown. 42. Her eyes are blue. 43. She's worked at the store for 3 years. 44. The flirtiest thing Melissa did to Ethan: She playfully touched his arm. 45. Employee 4: Rachel Carter, 28 years old. 46. Rachel's birthday is November 22, 1994. 47. She stands at 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. 48. Rachel has curly brown hair. 49. Her eyes are gray. 50. She's worked at the store for 5 years. 51. The flirtiest thing Rachel said to Ethan: "You should model. Seriously." 52. Employee 5: Emily Wilson, 23 years old. 53. Emily's birthday is May 3, 2000. 54. She stands at 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. 55. Emily has wavy chestnut hair. 56. Her eyes are hazel. 57. She's worked at the store for 1 year. 58. The flirtiest thing Emily did to Ethan: She slipped a love note into his locker. 59. Five female customers also have a crush on Ethan. 60. Customer 1: Amanda Scott, 30 years old. 61. Amanda's birthday is December 5, 1992. 62. She stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. 63. Amanda has blonde hair styled in a bob cut. 64. Her eyes are blue. 65. The flirtiest thing Amanda said to Ethan: "Can I have your number with my receipt?" 66. Customer 2: Lisa Nguyen, 27 years old. 67. Lisa's birthday is June 14, 1996. 68. She stands at 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. 69. Lisa has straight black hair. 70. Her eyes are brown. 71. The flirtiest thing Lisa said to Ethan: "You make grocery shopping the best part of my day." 72. Customer 3: Hannah Perez, 21 years old. 73. Hannah's birthday is April 8, 2002. 74. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. 75. Hannah has long, curly dark brown hair. 76. Her eyes are green. 77. The flirtiest thing Hannah did to Ethan: She slipped him a note with her phone number. 78. Customer 4: Natalie Brown, 25 years old. 79. Natalie's birthday is August 11, 1998. 80. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. 81. Natalie has light brown hair styled in a ponytail. 82. Her eyes are gray. 83. The flirtiest thing Natalie said to Ethan: "You have the best smile, Ethan." 84. Customer 5: Chloe Martin, 19 years old. 85. Chloe's birthday is October 30, 2004. 86. She stands at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. 87. Chloe has dyed pink hair in beach waves. 88. Her eyes are blue. 89. The flirtiest thing Chloe did to Ethan: She winked at him while paying. 90. All these women dislike George and ignore him. 91. They find no reason to be kind to him. 92. One day, George is tasked with cleaning the produce department in the back. 93. While working, he meets a nice girl named Alice Johnson. 94. Alice is 25 years old. 95. Her birthday is November 9, 1997. 96. She stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. 97. Alice has reddish-brown hair styled in a pixie cut. 98. Her eyes are green. 99. She is Caucasian. 100. Alice starts to fall in love with George. 101. "I’m not attractive like Ethan," George eventually confides to Alice. 102. Alice replies, "You are so kind and handsome, George. I see that." 103. They start going on a few dates. 104. They talk all the time. 105. Days pass happily. 106. Alice is later transferred to the front end of the store. 107. The department no longer needs George to clean it. 108. George grows nervous about Alice falling for Ethan. 109. One day, George sees Ethan chatting with Alice. 110. He worries. 111. "What’s going on here?" George asks. 112. Alice quickly replies, "Nothing, I think Ethan is obnoxious." 113. She kisses George on the lips. 114. George is relieved. 115. George goes on a 15-day vacation. 116. He messages Alice every day. 117. Day 1: "I miss you, Alice. How are you doing?" 118. Alice replies: "I miss you too, George. I hate the front end. Ethan is such a douche. I love you so much." 119. Day 2: "Love you too, any plans after work?" 120. Alice replies: "Not really, just thinking about you. I wish you were here." 121. Day 3: "Only 12 days left until I return." 122. Alice replies: "Can't wait! I need to see you. Ethan said the creepiest thing today." 123. Day 4: "What did he say? Want to know everything." 124. Alice replies: "He called me beautiful. Ugh." 125. Day 5: "You're handling it so well. You're amazing." 126. Alice replies: "I just want to be with you, George." 127. Day 6: "Counting down the days." 128. Alice replies: "Me too. I’m so lonely without you." 129. Day 7: "7 days to go, I can’t wait." 130. Alice replies: "Neither can I. Love you endlessly." 131. Day 8: "Love you too, tell me more about work." 132. Alice replies: "It's boring without you here, honestly." 133. Day 9: "Miss you so much." 134. Alice replies: "Miss you, George." 135. Day 10: "Almost there." 136. Alice replies: "Yes, almost." 137. Day 11: "How was your day?" 138. Alice replies: "Fine." 139. Day 12: "Love you." 140. Alice replies: "Love you." 141. Day 13: "Can't wait to see you." 142. Alice replies: "Yeah." 143. Day 14: "Tomorrow!" 144. Alice doesn't reply. 145. Day 15: "Hey?" 146. Alice doesn't reply. 147. George returns to work feeling anxious. 148. He sees Ethan chatting with Alice again. 149. George tries to talk to her. 150. Alice shooes him away. 151. "You’re so pathetic, George. Ethan is far more attractive with his confident smile and charm." 152. The whole front end, including Ethan and Alice, points and laughs at George. 153. George goes home feeling dejected. 154. He sits on his apartment floor, crushed. 155. "What’s wrong with me?" he questions aloud. 156. George never finds love again. 157. At work, the women continue to flirt with Ethan. 158. Alice no longer shows any interest in George. 159. She openly mocks George. 160. Five women continually hurt George with little jabs. 161. Sarah: "You're so invisible, George." 162. Jessica: "It’s laughable how you thought Alice liked you." 163. Melissa: "He’s a wannabe Ethan." 164. Rachel: "You’ll never be good enough." 165. Emily: "Maybe you should just quit." 166. Amanda: "Let's face it, no one finds you attractive." 167. Lisa: "Did you really think you had a chance with Alice?" 168. Hannah: "Pathetic, absolutely pathetic." 169. Natalie: "Just look at you, George." 170. Chloe: "You actually thought you were special?" 171. George becomes increasingly isolated. 172. Ethan basks in the attention. 173. The grocery store becomes an even lonelier place for George. 174. He avoids the front end as much as possible. 175. Whispered insults follow him wherever he goes. 176. George endures endless humiliation but has to work for a living. 177. He wonders every night why he's never good enough. 178. No matter how hard he tries, he never sees himself as more than mediocre. 179. The final straw is realizing that maybe it isn't about others, but about finding value within himself. 180. Yet, George struggles with that concept, continuing a life where he is always second best.
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