Its to make yourself feel good. If only for a moment.
I find it so ironic though, when you make up stuff on the internet it is very difficult to get good answers and results from things you need help with from the internet community.
My recent "dating" thread was a good testament to this. The very strong vibe I've observed from GAF is, if you sound like you are better than everyone you are communicating with in a thread and the same time trying to get answers from them, people here will naturally assume you are better than them and will not be so inclined to help you, or at least wont bother to give you their time and sound advice about something.
So I don't see the reason why one would go to Dating threads and do nothing but spew bullshit about having an extensive women, sex and relationship experience, for what gain? 1) he wont be getting help from anyone with real experience and knowledge, and 2)He wont be helping anyone with his faux, inexperienced advice. I see the "momentarily" feeling good about one selves, but why do this on the expense of ruining your reputation online
? not worth it. Surely there are many other ways to momentarily feel good about yourself.