I found this in a dating sub for people over a certain age. The ladies in the comments are having none of it. It's a fine example of how older women just won't put up with men's entitlement and nonsense like many younger ones will.

Question: would you date a guy who lives in a van on purpose but is financially responsible?

Really quick about me: 43, financially secure, investments etc. I actually own a property & pay a mortgage on it but I rent it out. And yeah, I live in a van. I guess you could call it "houseless on purpose". I just enjoy the lifestyle. I've been doing it for nine years.

So here's the nuts and bolts of it: I meet a nice woman through mutual friends. We're doing this socially distance party thing. Where I live you're allowed ten people per group, six feet apart. There's obviously chemistry and we're hitting it off. As we're walking up the beach back to the parking lot she wants to keep the night going. I say "sure, this is my home. Wanna hang out and drive up to the mountain for a sunset?" The look on her face was like a deflated balloon. It didn't end with a mountainous sunset.

And this isn't the first time it's happened. I've got a Tinder profile, I explicitly say I live in my van full-time for financial and adventure reasons. I still match with women which means they aren't reading my profile buy just looking at the pics. .. We'll go on a date and throughout the course of the night, the topic will come up. It doesn't end well.

I'm just wondering what's up. I'm just wondering if there's a stigma against it. Like, I'm not some crackhead making meth in the back of a clapped out RV. I didn't get kicked out by my ex-wife and I'm living in my van (never married no kids). I'm not a bum. I just live for adventure, I've lived in a dozen countries in my lifetime and I've been to over 85. Legitimately the only difference between me and another guy is that my house is on four wheels, it costs me 1/4 of what people paying to live in a place. Even with my mortgage I'm still making money. And that's nothing to say of all the other things I have going on in my life.

And it's not even about the money. I just truly and deeply enjoy going on adventures, exploring my backyard (socially distance of course) and living my best life. It's not like I'm some student eating canned chili like a homeless person.

I dunno just frustrating with the dating lately. Maybe it's covid who knows. Pre covid there was no problem finding those pixie wanderlust fairies who loved going on a road trip and living in 60 square feet. Maybe times are changing and I'm just getting old.

So question: would you date a fit, friendly, financially secure Canadian guy who just so happens to live in a custom van? I can't offer you a bathroom but I can offer you a gorgeous sunrise at the beach. Lol Happy Sunday all