What a shallow world we live in! Has anyone ever been rejected for all of the wrong reasons when it comes to dating? I’m plagued with always being dumped for “being too polite”….as if I’m being fake about it. What you see with me is what you get….and some people just stupidly can’t handle that. Have we become such a materialistic society that good people are considered boring now? WTF??
Don’t give up.
I sometimes lament the nice guys I walked away from because of preference for bad boys who had nothing but pain to offer.
The right partner will find you 💫
@LnzyHou “right partner will find me”? When?? I’m 47, never been married, no kids….can’t pass a third date to save my fucking life because of being unfairly considered “boring” or having “ulterior motives”. Latest disaster of a date happened when I tried to pay for both mine and my date’s meal and unfairly being accused of treating her “like a whore”. Seriously, WTF?? Getting accused of crap you haven’t done is very disheartening
@Punisher1976 @LnzyHou Are you using a dating service? If so, make sure your profile states you are an old fashioned guy who likes being polite, opening doors for others, etc. That way there can be no accidental pairing with someone who mistakes old fashioned politeness for “treating her like a white” (I have no idea how she got there but I do know some women are uncomfortable with having doors opened and the man paying. But I also know some don’t mind a bit if that and done really like this.
My son was dating a new woman years ago. He bought her roses & took her to a really nice restaurant.
After a couple drinks, she announced she was going to restroom. When she stood up, so did my son.
She was immediately horrified & accused him of trying to follow her into the restroom.
He was embarrassed & dumbfounded by her conduct. That was their last date.
He found a partner who appreciated a man with manners.
@LnzyHou @Punisher1976. Wow. I find it hard to believe that today’s younger people don’t even know that a man standing up when a woman stands up is just old fashioned manners. They don’t watch enough old black and white movies.
They aren’t raised with manners. Lousy parents.
@LnzyHou @Punisher1976 Could be lousy manners but it could also be that these are not really niceties we observe anymore. Not on a regular basis anyway. I’m old enough that many of my peers were brought up with these manners. I wasn’t, I learned them through mistakes, observation and friends who helped guide me. My family was not social and what socializations we did have usually didn’t include the need for politeness.
This event took place 20 yrs ago when it was an issue.
Men never stand anymore. At least not for me.
Back in the day, I frequently approached a table of men saying “No need to stand”. Because they did.
@LnzyHou @Punisher1976 I never even knew men still did this until I dated a guy who did this.