Opinion | Why Aren’t More People Marrying? Ask Women What Dating Is Like.
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Harping on people to get married from up in the ivory tower fails to engage with reality in the dating trenches.
  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Men (and granted I am male) really do need to drop the alpha male stuff. It’s a shame so many men are drawn into this weird mentality on YouTube thinking that’s what is going to get them a girl… When really it’s the furthest from the truth.

    I met my wife at work, made some awkward jokes with her, and eventually asked her out. We split everything a perfect 50/50 and I’m proud to say she is a strong independent woman who definitely does not need me. I can’t imagine the disrespect she would feel if all of a sudden I went all alpha.

    • callouscomic@lemm.eeEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Oh god, you’re with a woman who doesn’t NEED you and yet still chooses to be WITH you? The horror! /s

  • Kwakigra@beehaw.org
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    10 months ago

    Whew, asking the real questions here. I have a few more:

    Why aren’t more people using horse drawn carriages? Why aren’t more people using an abacus? Why aren’t more people sending telegrams? Why aren’t more people having duels? Why aren’t more people paying dowries? Why aren’t more people farming with hand tools? Why aren’t more people hunting and gathering in nomadic bands?

  • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    But he had been using drugs lately and had been fired from his last four jobs

    Who could possibly have predicted that relationship would turn out poorly. /s

    I’ll never understand why so many women date assholes then get upset that they’re dating an asshole.

    • version_unsorted@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      What are you on about? Women aren’t allowed to be upset after being in a relationship that didn’t work out?