Where did the "girlfriend or roster only" thing come from?

It comes from an old Indian saying that the wise man doth only hath a girlfriend or rooster because those are the only two ways to procure chicks. Over time, it became “GF or roster only” as we know it.

On this website that phrase came from a loser with the IQ of a gnat.

Is he actually an old Indian?

No, maskedoff is not an indian, as far as I know. He has made "gf or roster" the philosophy he preaches in nearly every post - an ideology that originates in the far right/red pill manosphere.

It's a lifestyle. GF or roster only. It's a preference. I like variety and young women, 20s, mostly, much better than women my own age. Most of them, if single, are 5s at best with kids in tow, jaded, and are looking for a wallet to fund kids/vacations/debt??. Nope. How does it become discussed on a running website? Many topics here, if you want to see running only content you can.

The reality of what happened is that our hero of the story thought that 'StevetheAddict' (who LARPs as Andrew Tate) was really cool and tried to emulate him with a weird character.

We're talking inception levels of tragic.

Apparently, it came from TikTok and was gender-neuttal or advice given by women to other women in its original form:

mirror.co.uk

Warning issued to any singleton planning to try the 'dating roster' trend

https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/katie-ann-gupwell/

A new trend is doing the rounds on TikTok encouraging single people to keep multiple romantic options open. It’s called the dating roster, and there are some things you need to know about it

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Before the millennial generation, it used to be called "playing the field" and was considered prudent, as committing to a single partner who you were not compatible with was considered a serious mistake. Current norms of dating have shifted, though, with both the nuclear family and marriage reframed as outdated institutions.

As someone else explained, its use here ie almost singlehandedly attributed to registered user maskedoff, who will consistently reply to threads on romantic dilemmas with the comment "gf or roster only" with little more explanation.

It reads like a defence mechanism for someone who has been hurt in the past and doesn't have or isn't able to have a long term relationship. Maybe that's their choice, but it doesn't sound overly healthy to me. But whatever floats your boat. If you don't want to settle down, don't settle down, but a roster doesn't sound particularly fulfilling emotionally (just my thoughts).

Pretty sure if that is what they were looking for that you would be one of the last people they would look at. If you need a peer, find a dumb chick.

What happens with the roster lifestyle when you grow older and need support, like the kind only someone who lives with you can provide? Or is the assumption that rostering men are fit and mentally strong enough till their (early?) death and have FU money that solves all problems until then?

Women your age usually have a bit more intuition, savvy, and life experiences to know what a loser & dolt you are so there's that. It's best you stick to a younger person that is not wise enough to detect that.

Too many 17 year olds on here now. And almost all 17 year olds are insufferable at the moment.

In his fantasy he's very rich and lives a playboy lifestyle, so that's no issue.

He's a Top G with a Bugatti.

Seriously. We all know that losers like Masked Off that compensate on internet forums to the extent that he does generally are close to the opposite of what they claim to be. It's weird, honestly. Anyone on these forums can sort of take on any persona that they choose to.

It's the invention of a 5' 8" middle aged man that is married to an overweight spouse or divorced. He needs to pretend that he is a highly desired lover despite being stick armed, 140 pounds, and starting to get a little cortisol gut as he ages. It's a commonly used trope on LRC like:

Ex D 1 runner from major program / Trials qualifier

Wealthy tech / crypto bro

College track coach / state champion high school coach

Masters champion

Professional poker player

Day trader that retired young

It wasn't a phase mom, its a lifestyle!!!!

17 year olds have always been insufferable bro. You’re just older now and more of them are online

Fairly certain that the poster who beats that roster or gf schtick to death is an AI generated bot. It's just repetious as hell, like it got programmed to respond in a certain way, and is incapable of anyting else,

Annoying,. As. Hell.