The women who remain on many dating sites for too long...

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28 Feb 2017, 4:40 am

Maybe not "unfindable", but I agree that they're often unrealistic. Personally, I would much rather date someone imperfect than dream about a relationship with an ideal partner.



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28 Feb 2017, 6:11 am

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Maybe not "unfindable", but I agree that they're often unrealistic. Personally, I would much rather date someone imperfect than dream about a relationship with an ideal partner.


Having an ideal partner isn't do bad, it's having an unrealistic perfect partner that's outrageous, and that's what these
uh, people are looking for. I do agree with you on that though. Dating is sad, and hard these days, and if something happens to my Brent, I am done.



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28 Feb 2017, 6:29 am

It could also be an insecurity thing or narcissistic thing. Like they love all the male attention they get cause it makes them feel socially validated and or more confident about themselves.

I can see how that amount of crazy attention can become addictive for some people. I bet they get tons of it on dating sites.


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28 Feb 2017, 7:23 am

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I think you nailed it, these super-evolved extraterres....oops.....I mean these women certainly have developed some princess syndrome + "Mr. Flawless syndrome" I guess. They want to live a fairy tale.

It's because some people can only love a partner with certain characteristics. Plenty of members on WP.net said that they would rather stay single than change their preferences.


This.

A lot of my problem is that I don't get out much at all - I know that now, because I get too much attention from the ones that make it through my front door. However, the ones I meet, there is always something wrong with them - married too many times, kids, or in a dead - end job, smokes, drinks too much or the big one - Democrat. You may think I'm being too picky, but I have none of those issues and I know that I couldn't live with someone who does have those issues. That is quite a big list too. I also have goals of getting a better job and making more money. I don't want a Hunny who doesn't have or doesn't want to have the same things. I want someone who will support me and not drag me down. It's that simple for me. And I don't like dating sites - the people are too shallow. There is religion that I also have to consider, but I'm not as strict on that as some people are since my dad wasn't religious - they just have to believe that God might exist and accept me for my beliefs.


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28 Feb 2017, 10:01 am

She is a liar, and that is how she deals with your feelings. Instead of doing the grown up thing and actually communicate clearly what she wants. So to make it easier to move on from someone like her is, is to get closure, but somebody like that will never really give you closure because it is always in their best interest to lie to you to save themselves from having to be direct and honest. I would think that should be good enough reason to move on quicker.

I went on a date with someone like that, she just disappeared. Then after years she decided to meet me and then I finally got her to tell me what the reason was for her disappearance. It was nice to get some closure. It was about something I said, and I believe in. And I'm not changing my position on the matter. So all I can do is to accept that we are not compatible, when the usual self me, wants to adapt and change to please the other person. When we both know it will not really work in the end, because how long will I keep up the pretending?

I hope it gives you some closure Boo

I just realised in the end that these NTs who are young are also struggling in their own way. And this woman who I met later in life, was older and realised her own mistake she made by just disappearing. So just because they are NT doesn't mean they know how to date or communicate properly, if they are young, they are prone to making mistakes too. So we can be forgiving about this.



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28 Feb 2017, 1:18 pm

Actually, you're all wrong. Most likely these women have seen Walker Texas Rangers and now we, all the other men, have lost all of our appeal to them.

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And I don't like dating sites - the people are too shallow.

:lmao:



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28 Feb 2017, 2:43 pm

Stalk wrote:
She is a liar, and that is how she deals with your feelings. Instead of doing the grown up thing and actually communicate clearly what she wants. So to make it easier to move on from someone like her is, is to get closure, but somebody like that will never really give you closure because it is always in their best interest to lie to you to save themselves from having to be direct and honest. I would think that should be good enough reason to move on quicker.

I went on a date with someone like that, she just disappeared. Then after years she decided to meet me and then I finally got her to tell me what the reason was for her disappearance. It was nice to get some closure. It was about something I said, and I believe in. And I'm not changing my position on the matter. So all I can do is to accept that we are not compatible, when the usual self me, wants to adapt and change to please the other person. When we both know it will not really work in the end, because how long will I keep up the pretending?

I hope it gives you some closure Boo

I just realised in the end that these NTs who are young are also struggling in their own way. And this woman who I met later in life, was older and realised her own mistake she made by just disappearing. So just because they are NT doesn't mean they know how to date or communicate properly, if they are young, they are prone to making mistakes too. So we can be forgiving about this.


Umm but I don't want to meet her again - she messaged me years later on Skype - but I didn't escalate it to a meet up; because I know she is not interested nor I am anymore.
I didn't need a closure because it was easy to figure her reason.



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28 Feb 2017, 2:51 pm

314pe wrote:
I would much rather date someone imperfect than dream about a relationship with an ideal partner.


I think most men think like that too.



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28 Feb 2017, 3:38 pm

Oh my Lord. You know what I see? A bunch of bitter guys. Makes you all look even more unattractive.

Men like Boo say they want women with careers, with that comes women making more money and able to support themselves and expecting more out of men - to be expected.

You want a woman with looks and a career, you better have something to offer. Lots of women get married everyday, so there must be some men who have what it takes.

Now I have more homework to do so I can make something out of myself....AND President Trump is on tonight! :mrgreen:


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28 Feb 2017, 3:54 pm

I was looking for news on our fine President Trump and I found this:

Study: Online Dating Causes People To Lower Their Standards

https://www.studyfinds.org/study-dating ... line-love/

From the article :

"Participants’ “wish lists” were comprised of seven categories for an ideal mate: hair color, eye color, body type, education level, personality type, political view, and religious affiliation. The authors determined that instead of searching until they found someone who met their dating wish list criteria, participants were likely to communicate with people who had only some of those characteristics.

In fact, the study showed that more than 65 percent of the contacts the participants made with potential dates on the site had one or less category that matched their wish list. About one in three contacts had zero matching attributes. "

Do hair and eye color really matter? Isn't that kind of shallow? I do know the last four (education level, personality, political and religion) are on my list even though I'm not as strict on religion.

It says the 60 yr olds are more selective - probably because they have been through all the crap from picking the wrong people in the first place.

The moral of the story? MAKE YOUR "WANTS" LIST AND STICK TO IT!


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28 Feb 2017, 4:11 pm

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Oh my Lord. You know what I see? A bunch of bitter guys. Makes you all look even more unattractive.

Men like Boo say they want women with careers, with that comes women making more money and able to support themselves and expecting more out of men - to be expected.

You want a woman with looks and a career, you better have something to offer. Lots of women get married everyday, so there must be some men who have what it takes.

Now I have more homework to do so I can make something out of myself....AND President Trump is on tonight! :mrgreen:



Well, you exposed me....I am bitter because I am not as sexy as President Trump.



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28 Feb 2017, 5:34 pm

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
nurseangela wrote:
Oh my Lord. You know what I see? A bunch of bitter guys. Makes you all look even more unattractive.

Men like Boo say they want women with careers, with that comes women making more money and able to support themselves and expecting more out of men - to be expected.

You want a woman with looks and a career, you better have something to offer. Lots of women get married everyday, so there must be some men who have what it takes.

Now I have more homework to do so I can make something out of myself....AND President Trump is on tonight! :mrgreen:


Well, you exposed me....I am bitter because I am not as sexy as President Trump.


It's his long locks and how they sweep over to the side - it's a complete turn-on.

You too, could have the look:

http://www.livescience.com/57741-trump- ... eride.html

The article says the drug also reduces alcohol consumption. Another winner. No wonder Trump doesn't drink.


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01 Mar 2017, 2:34 am

nurseangela wrote:
The moral of the story? MAKE YOUR "WANTS" LIST AND STICK TO IT!

And stay single forever?



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06 Mar 2017, 7:33 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
I mean let's assume that 90% of guys on dating sites are fuckboys; ok?
Even the remaining 10% of them are too many genuine interests; by far much more than any guy can dream to have in a lifetime.
What's a fuckboy?


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06 Mar 2017, 8:50 am

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I am going to try to word this very carefully, as to not upset any apple carts, and since my mind is not really working well, this is difficult. I will try not to generalize here, but over the last ten years especially, romance novels, magazines, social media, movies, Television shows, and alike, have been telling women, that they need to set their standards to only accept a certain kind of man, the "Knite In Shining Armor" type. They will list all these attributes that they should look for, and what to watch for. There are all these articles with titles such as, "Ten kinds of men to stay away from" and "five things to avoid in a man", ETC. So some or more of the women who get caught into these traps, are basing their dating lives on these things. So, if one of the men fall in to one of those "Stay away from" catagories, she will now run. Or, if one of those men has just one of those, "Five qualities to avoid in a man." She will probably run. This is what I'm seeing from my observant perch anyway.
True. Very true.

Here's an example.
http://www.thefrisky.com/2015-05-12/25-types-of-men-im-absolutely-tired-of-at-25/

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06 Mar 2017, 10:26 am

314pe wrote:
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It's because some people can only love a partner with certain characteristics. Plenty of members on WP.net said that they would rather stay single than change their preferences.


^This.^

It's against the Unwritten Rules for men to be selective, but I'm selective nonetheless. I dated 6 NT women before I figured out I really should have been looking for a female aspie.