At this point in life I'm grown. Signals and "hints" are for children. I'm not assuming any "signal" is romantic, period. Consent culture has ruined that bud.
"I didn‘t know how to flirt" curious, and I'm not trying to be funny here but were you raised by a single mom or did you have both parents in your life?
That's odd. I was dating one girl who was waiting to have sex, so I waited along with her. I kept waiting until she was comfortable, and wrongly assumed since she's the one with apprehensions about sex, she would make the first move when she was ready. She was the one who told me about her ex who basically engaged with some weird stuff that made her apprehensive about sex. When I ended the relationship (because she wasn't supportive of my sobriety) she said "you didn't want to do anything anyway…
zero sympathy for able bodied neurotypical men who blame others for fucking around and finding out that being a social recluse kid directly lead to them being
Imagine telling men that they're the ones stuck on an idealistic Hollywood standard of relationship. Who the fuck do you think are buying those rom com tickets homie?
No, I dont want children. I'd prefer a two income household where two people are working to build a stack. I can cook and clean for myself. In fact, I prefer to cook for myself. Although, there is a traditional disposition of a woman I like.
The 80/20 rule is the Pareto principle. A quick google search will give you real life examples. How it applies to dating I think is reflected in the amount of people will flock to the top 20 percent. Of course a percentage of the 80 percent will not make it but they're still going for the top 20. I'd say it happens with both men and women.
A lot of people blame incels for being incels because they're too picky, or have expectations that don't meet reality. I'd say being too picky (depending on what you're being picky about) can be a bad thing. Or at least a hindrance.
