Hi, I'm Jeff Wayne, and my musical version of The War of the Worlds is returning to arenas this March in April with the Spirit of Man Tour.

For me, standing on stage, conducting world-class artists and musicians, surrounded by breathtaking technology, is nothing short of magical.

It's more than a show. It's a battle against the Martians,

and I'd love you to be part of the adventure. See you there.

The Bert Show. In case I haven't drilled it into your heads enough that it is dismal out here in the dating world,

I came across a photo from an account on Instagram called At Puberty that really just made me lose any hope that I was going to meet a man in the wild,

which is what I'm doing now considering I'm officially off the apps now sober for 30 days.

And the sources at puberty?

Yep.

This is the illustrious Instagram account at puberty that said that nearly half of young men have never asked out a woman in person.

A study by date psychology found that 45% of men aged 18 to 25 have never approached a woman for a date.

And they say their biggest reason was fear of rejection and social backlash, which duh.

It's kind of like fork found in the kitchen.

It's terrifying, yeah.

I get that.

It's terrifying, but that is a very high percentage. Right. Half. Well, it's a high percentage, I think, when you're talking about people R.H. But when you're talking about people Abby's age that have now grown up on the internet and have grown up with dating apps and most of their life is in their hands now on their phone, it does make some sense.

I get the logistic, like, you know,

when you're just looking at it black and white.

However, if you met a man who has never asked out a woman in person,

I feel like that's a huge red flag.

A 100.

Well, I don't know if it's a red flag.

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