One dude approached me today and started a conversation with me. I was waiting in a line so I didn't mind some small talk. However, he started turning it flirty and mentioned his birthday is coming up and when I said I was the same age it started getting really weird. He started saying he's nervous and dreading getting closer to 30, saying how I look so young and can still party like I am 21 (All random stuff out the blue!). I laughed and said I'm looking forward to my 30s as many other women have told me they find peace, let little things go, and things start falling into place. He didn't like that! Haha. Then i said "it's nice that I already feel like I found who I am and I know what I want from life, so I don't accept anything less." He looked defaulted and sort of embarrassed and walked away. Wherever he was trying to go wasn't working.

And I do keep a dating app I check once in a while. I read messages that display effort. One guy lives in a major city a little over an hour drive from me. This city has a lot of really fun, interesting events and places of all different sorts that would be fantastic date ideas! There is always something, which means that there really is NO excuse for boring/cheap dates. He had opened the convo talking about my interests in certain foods and events and we had a nice little chat about that and he mentioned his high paying job etc and then it's evening and he asks me to meetup tomorrow for coffee, in the city where he is, when he is well aware it is over an hour drive away from me. He got one answer "No." I let him respond just so he could see it and then blocked without another word.

Had another dude randomly ask me for last minute drinks. I didn't respond, but immediately blocked. He was also in that same major city.

I'm just ranting that low effort last minute plans are not real dates. Cheap drinks are a waste of time. But also if you live in or near an area like the city near me, it's even more insulting. I'm not in some small town with nothing to do. There's so much to see and do and live for, exciting wonderful things and experiences people travel here to do, and yet, drinks at a cheap chain restaurant or Starbucks is what they come up with? I had plans to go out by myself tomorrow and try a popular restaurant in the city I treat myself so much better and have a better time alone.