This happens to me when I rarely open up Facebook. I'd see someone I was obsessing over in the 10s, and now I just wonder what I was ever feeling with them. It's not like something happened and they're massively different, they're more or less the same. Really the world changed a lot and I'm not the LIB I used to be.

I'm not dating anyone new now. But if I had to judge someone as hot, they would have many of the following characteristics:

  • left of some soft (Marxist, Anarchist, hell I'll date a decent socdem)
  • mask wearing
  • vegan
  • high empathy, worry about the suffering of others
  • reader
  • actively organising something in their community

To be honest, I had a pretty basic taste in dates back in the day. If anything, this should be a self-crit.

  • Storm [she/her]
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    2 months ago

    Oh my god being in my thirties, I still remember dating a guy who kept a katana in his bedroom. I'm so glad to have my standards where they're at now.

    A vegan guy who respects masks and pronouns is the bare minimum.

    • ButtBidet [he/him]
      hexagon
      ·
      2 months ago

      True. I forgot to add "not a transphobe" to my list.

    • Tabitha ☢️[she/her]
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      2 months ago

      I had a friend make the news because she was chased by a long term bf wielding a katana.