That is a thought that has been bothering me a lot lately. Should I give it a try? I did before and it didn't go... well.
Recently it's come back to mind again and I gotta say it still weirds me out. I feel it still carries a bit of a stigma and some of the "trends" of late are kinda putting me off it anyway.
My free time is scant and precious, I wonder if it is worth the investment in what my inner cynical voice tells me is surely a fools errand.
Catfishing.
#wastehistime. It's only the damned third of January and #wastehistime2017 is already trending.
Not to mention that the Women's accounts on most dating sites are in excess of 90% fake/bot accounts. On some sites, even if it's "real" it's not really real, it's merely a thinly veiled add to go to a cam site or a "personal" page.
My current opinion is, "pfft, as if..."
Esteem? What do I have to offer exactly? The kind of Lady that would turn my head is so far out of my league and deserves so much better.
Jaded? Oh yeah.
Cynical? An absolute bastard.
Not to mention a litany of other reasons I shouldn't... not now anyway, if ever.
If you use a legit dating site, you should be able to avoid all that. And it doesn't even have to be a dating site, just one where you can meet new people.
You're probably right... I just need to stamp out my cynicism and look past the stigma.
But here's the thing though, my aversion to online dating aside, my line of work is a huge stumbling block... it's features prominently near the top of my list, even more so than the exception I take above.
First, I work third shift, that's a non trivial issue to start with.
Second and more importantly, I travel for work. A lot. I like women, I enjoy their company and I want to be a good person for a woman that has a relationship with me. It wouldn't be fair to (this hypothetical) her, or us if I'm on one jobsite locally for a week, then for the next five or six I'm on flights to multiple states... coming home only on the weekends.
I've been wondering about this, as well.
It's been 9 months or so since my ex-wife left, and I haven't had a single date. I'm not sure I even know HOW to date anymore. I was with her for 14 years and she's the only person I've had a relationship with.
I know I have a LOT to offer, but I feel lost, nonetheless.
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· 7 years ago
He died after two days with a woman tho
Just saying ...
Recently it's come back to mind again and I gotta say it still weirds me out. I feel it still carries a bit of a stigma and some of the "trends" of late are kinda putting me off it anyway.
My free time is scant and precious, I wonder if it is worth the investment in what my inner cynical voice tells me is surely a fools errand.
#wastehistime. It's only the damned third of January and #wastehistime2017 is already trending.
Not to mention that the Women's accounts on most dating sites are in excess of 90% fake/bot accounts. On some sites, even if it's "real" it's not really real, it's merely a thinly veiled add to go to a cam site or a "personal" page.
My current opinion is, "pfft, as if..."
Esteem? What do I have to offer exactly? The kind of Lady that would turn my head is so far out of my league and deserves so much better.
Jaded? Oh yeah.
Cynical? An absolute bastard.
Not to mention a litany of other reasons I shouldn't... not now anyway, if ever.
But here's the thing though, my aversion to online dating aside, my line of work is a huge stumbling block... it's features prominently near the top of my list, even more so than the exception I take above.
First, I work third shift, that's a non trivial issue to start with.
Second and more importantly, I travel for work. A lot. I like women, I enjoy their company and I want to be a good person for a woman that has a relationship with me. It wouldn't be fair to (this hypothetical) her, or us if I'm on one jobsite locally for a week, then for the next five or six I'm on flights to multiple states... coming home only on the weekends.
It's been 9 months or so since my ex-wife left, and I haven't had a single date. I'm not sure I even know HOW to date anymore. I was with her for 14 years and she's the only person I've had a relationship with.
I know I have a LOT to offer, but I feel lost, nonetheless.
Just saying ...