So I recently tried a hand at online dating again and downloaded bumble. It was probably too soon as I did need more time after my breakup. I'm a single dad, stay in shape and interesting hobbies. Good job, stable, own my place and have one kid. My relationship with my ex-wife is mostly ok...pretty drama free. She is a little overbearing sometimes but I'd say 90% of the time we get along pretty well and often have good long conversations about our kid and just random things a couple of times a month. So drama isn't something I want in my life I just want peace.
Well queue Bumble and meeting some women. I had a decent amount of matches and was talking to a couple of women....three in particular that I had moved to text and two I went out on a dates with. I was super friendly both times, paid for the dates and thought the conversations were good. Both were familiar with my hobbies and what I do for a second job so I though cool...let's go out and see how we click. One date wasn't a great one...I didn't think that bad but I wasn't into her at all. Didn't look like her photos I thought, just not cool. But still, I was polite, thought we had mutual interests and called it night. I wasn't interested in seeing her again. Other one was much sweeter, good personality and likeable. I wasn't terribly attracted to her and honestly wasn't NOT interested in going out with her again but wasn't excited about seeing her again either so I left it open. No hard feelings and nothing bad. Now on my profile I in Bumble I made it explicit I was looking for something long term and wanted a best friend. Marriage isn't an option for me anymore but I would like a long-term partner.
Well come to find out from a female co-worker I showed up on this stupid FB group. A woman posts me on there and some comments rolled in. A couple from women saying we went on dates a long time ago and it was nice but nothing came of it, others saying I complained they lived too far away (I have a kid and I'm busy I'm not driving 50 miles for someone I just met). Then...one of the aforementioned women I went on a date with who trashed me, said I lied about my height (I did not), said I ran the conversation and didn't ask her about her. Fair enough...maybe I didn't. Personally I don't remember but she wasn't someone I wanted to see again anyways. She still hung out and wanted to see me again (I didn't respond back) and she unmatched me. She just sounded bitter. From what I understand one of my female friends (doesn't know my co-worker) jumped in to my defense and said she knew me, said I was a good guy, definitely a lot taller than 5'6 and fun to be around. Another woman trashed my looks...so on....
And here is where the hammer meets the nail....this completely put me off meeting anyone else. I can't imagine a site like this would be run for guys and it actually stay up. I mean a site where people are posting pictures and conversations with women and trashing the women? I guess they might but I'm not part of any of those groups. But this put me completely off, I just want peace and quiet and don't want my shit all out there for the world to see like this. Dating apps are cancer and I can't recommend staying away from them enough. As for people considered "good guys" - I mean guys looking for an honest relationship - this is off putting. While my understanding is two or three women defended me; the fact two of them just went bitch mode on me (one I've never even met) on a facebook group trashing and rating men is toxic. It's completely made me not want to meet or date anyone period. And yes, I've heard the "argument" that this protects women from cheaters and abusers I still call it BS.
Anyway, stay diligent fellas. Keep your guard up. For me the women who told me I was on there didn't divulge the info of who made the post and put out my info, but the woman I went on a date with was easy for me to identify obviously. I didn't contact her, harass her or anything after. I just fully blocked her from my existence. I'm not sure which one I was talking to made the original post nor do I care at this point. I'm done. It's not worth it, I'm so done with this stuff. Just going to focus on my kid, hobbies and house and leave the drama out of it. Much easier this way and I'm done trying to find companionship.
Update: Apparently someone posted a picture of me that isn't me in a thread and they're all trashing me and saying lies. It's defamation.
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