I know I post a lot, because I am waiting for my appointment with a psychologist next week. I need to vent so I apologise for hogging the forums.
My ex, like I already posted here and there, cheated. It ended a violent relationship where I paid off his debt, brought him to appointments, cleaned his place and even took him in when he lost his appartment. We lived together in the last two years of our relationship, after having found a new place, and one day he just kicked me out. He had not put me on the rental agreement but I did pay him money. Had to live with my parents for half a year after that. Turns out, he was cheating on me with his ex.
After a few months I started dating again and all the scrotes were talking to multiple women. So far so good. Except all of my dates told me that they wanted to go on other dates even while we were having dinner. The last one even cried when I told him I find that rude.
Now I have a match but the guy is stalling meeting due to "health". I find that unbelievable. He also said he has other matches but no dates planned. IMHO he just keeps me as a backup. Now he wants me to wait for two more weeks to get a coffee? He even says he'll let me know if he dates others and will cancel me. Or them if we click. I told him I do not audition. But now, people tell me I am too harsh. Am I?
I am 35, highly educated, pretty face, lovely curves, good job, good circle of friends, financial stability, no kids, lots of freedom. But I also know I can't compete with a twentysomething model. All women I have seen on the apps are gorgeous, way better looking than I am at times. There's no way a scrote will " pick" me. And I refuse to be put in a scenario where I feel like a pickme. Where I compete against other women, knowing that in the end all I have to offer will not be valued, and I'll be used for my body, money, and free labor then discarded. I am tired of dating. I am tired of competing.
My ex cheated on me with an older, massively obese woman, with bad hygiene and a terrible personality. Not even a hot young influencer. So like, there's nothing I can do to stop them discarding me and picking others. I refuse to be a pickmeisha. Any thoughts?
I’m so sorry your going through this. You need to develop confidence and not compare yourself to younger Women., Men cheat on Women regardless of how perfect they are. Beyoncé got cheated on. LIKE BEYONCÉ?!! You have so much going on for yourself. Don’t let MALES destroy your confidence. You don’t need a Male to validate you. Sometimes I struggle through this, where I care about there opinions, and the shit they say online . But I really recommend Decentering Men. Focus on your life, what makes you happy and you can date around whilst doing this is if you want to. But do not let Men consume your entire life. They are not worth it and they have never been. YOU ARE THE PRIZE!!!! Remember that so much Women forget that because Men will decrease Womens self esteem so much especially online.
I think that you should take a break from dating, decenter men from your life and focus on improving your self esteem.
Despite what we’re constantly told, looks have very little to do with whether or not we have a healthy partnership. I know several objectively “unattractive” women in relationships with HVM. I know too many gorgeous women who are either single or with LVM.
Don’t start dating again until you understand this, and stop seeing dating as a competition against the young pretty 20 something’s. You don’t want to date a man who would entertain an age gap that large anyway. And don’t start dating again until you get this “no one would ever pick me” mindset out of your head and you understand your worth!!
You need to stop worrying about men. Leave the dating apps for a while. Block that scrote that is keeping you as a backup. You‘re better than that. I see you have a big heart, don‘t waste it on scrotes who can only take, take, take.
I'm sorry you're hurting. I hear you. I don't meet men IRL either, and the apps are...underwhelming at best. I think it's really rude for someone to mention his other dates/apps on a date with you. "I'll get back to you after I check out my other options" = not interested, to me. Lots of wonderful women are single these days. Check out Shayna Conde's YouTube channel if you haven't yet; she is happily single yet open to dating. She points out a lot of nonsense women will tolerate to simply be in a relationship
The entire reason a man cheat is to humble you. Remember that when you start to spiral. He wanted you to feel this way. He wanted to make you feel unwanted and not enough. This is the reason why guys who's below your league (ugly, broke, etc) are going to treat you worse, because what they want is revenge. Not relationship.
Don't do online dating. It's just more shit to sift thru and you have better things to do than batting away diseased sausage.
Don't even worry about dating at all. Just go live your life and fill it with things you love, not wishing for romance. Most men are a burden and a waste of time so don't get your hopes up.
It's lonely and sucks at times, but if you settle for someone who you don't find ideal, then your relationship only gets worse not better and you're be so upset that you wasted years of your life compromising for some guy who was the least terrible of the men who try to sneak anything they can from you.
I'd get off the apps for a lonnnnnng while and just focus on you. Right now, it seems they are centered for you and they are bringing you nothing and bringing you no benefit. Why continue?
There's a lot of scarcity mindset going on here (which is sooo tough to combat, I get it), like you could just never possibly meet a man organically that is good. That's not true and it's totally possible. Start viewing your life that way as you step out into the world. After all the hardships men have put me through, I still step out understanding the possibility that I could meet a good man anywhere and on any given day. I agree red pill bs has made this difficult, but still... it is completely possible.
Don't "search" for men. Let them find you and consistently impress you. If that means you are single for a long time or forever, so be it. Because anything other than this means you are going to end up with NVM trash bag and being alone is better than that option.
Matches, conversations, scrotes on apps... none of it matters. They are playing games on there, so it is a great way to waste your own time.
Give up men and give them all the way up for now. Dive head first into a hobby that you love.
I was only apps for a year like a decade ago. I've searched for zero men since then and I've ended up with men almost the whole way through because they pursued, with no apps involved. Trust me, men will find you (unfortunately) 🤣
I have deleted all apps until at least January '25. I'm going to focus on healing.
I am still wondering though: how to proceed with the multidaters? I do totally get that men have several matches, but never having time to meet while they say they are talking to others seems odd. Having time to meet and still planning new dates seems a-okay to me too, especially after kissing. It feels very toxic to me that if I kiss a guy, he still wants to meet/kiss others? I feel used.
In my opinion, if a guy kisses me and still has the urge to meet others, he's just not that into me.