Recently I saw a tiktok, the main idea of which was that if you're attractive, men will date you as arm candy.
Although the idea is nothing new, it enlightened some, in my opinion, strange scrote behaviour I previously couldn't understand.
A negative value friend of a friend was bugging me under the pretense of friendship (but clearly wanting more; but never saying it straight up, which is coward behavior imo). I ignored him and blocked him everywhere, but not before him asking me thru mixed messages and clumsy subterfuge what my standards for a partner are.
I told him my general future goals and standards, and he of course tried to shame me for the ones he couldn't match, and when I didn't budge, continued to bug & creep on me. Which is weird right, because our life goals didn't match on some of the most important things? So why would you even pursue me?
So the lesson here is, not only will these scrotes try to make you lower your standards; but they will also try to force square pegs into round holes. Even if your goals, dreams and your vision of who your partner should be are fundamentally incompatible? They will still try to force it, just because you're charming and beautiful.
So yes. Cut off at the first red flag.
Your goals do not matter to LVM. Only his do. Relatedly, if he reckons you’d make an intelligent mule and good mother, he’d pursue and marry you if that would advance his life - even if he doesn’t truly believe you’re his DrEaM GiRl. They call this Rule 35 where I live: a man who wants a mule to raise his kids will marry whomever he’s dating at age 35 (or whatever age he wants to be a married father.) smh.
If anything I find the opposite, mirroring, to be a bit more annoying and manipulative to deal with. When they enthusiastically agree with everything you like & want - goals, hobbies, food, music, all of it. Just to get you to like them or seek some sort of validation. I remember this one guy (who clearly liked me but was a coward as well) claimed he was also a 'huge fan' of one of my favorite music artists. He slipped up later on socials stating he really didn't listen to that artist until their latest album* 😬 Both type of guys have the same end goal but at least the one who negs is blatant with his scrotery.
*for further context, the album released MUCH later after him saying he was a fan lmaooo.
First rule of FDS Club don’t discuss or reveal your standards to a guy.