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- 6 de Ene, 2019
, but I'm genuinely interested in hearing about some of the better/worst dating advice you've been told.
OK well for what it's worth...
1. Be happy being single. Shit relationships are far worse than being single. I know too many people who lurch from cad to cad because they just don’t want to be single. But if you’re happy, or at least tolerate being single there’s no pressure and you’re less likely to end up with someone abusive, unpleasant or crazy.
2. Treat women like fellow humans. Not princesses, not on a pedestal, ( that way lies the Madonna/whore thing, don’t go there), just as fellow humans with respect and humour and good faith. Ditch anyone who doesn’t treat you the same, or who makes you feel bad.
3. If you ask any number of people out, at some point you’ll get knocked back. Try not to take it to heart. It doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you. Statistically it’d be crazy to get a yes every time, right?
4. I see the idea online a lot that women just want ‘chads.’ This is by and large not true. There’s a subset of women (and men) who are shallow enough to go on looks/money etc alone. Avoid them. Most women just want a decent life partner who makes them laugh, pulls their weight around the house/with the kids, is faithful, loving and dependable and has a similar world view. They genuinely don’t care much about looks or riches.
5. Don’t be too hard on yourself. There are seven billion humans on the planet. It’s unlikely you're truly undateable and if the internet has taught us anything it's that there’s something for everyone.
Man, that was emotional. I’m off to kick some kittens to make up for it.
Oh and the worst dating advice I ever got? Some daft cow who told me she wouldn’t ever date a man who didn’t moisturise and manicure. Then wondered why she kept dating men in the closet. Some people, eh?