• Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I always find it strange how they always talk about how hard it is for men to get laid but never how hard it is for ladies to find a partner. Like, all the dudes that have come on to me have either been super controlling, misogynistic or just plain dangerously violent (not trying to call out my male comrades, it's probably just been my bad luck I'm not saying you're all like this) but apparently it's men having a hard time finding a partner? IDFK there just seems to be this old fashioned attitude still around that "lol women have it easy and can get laid whenever. Poor men can't catch a break." You're not the only ones having trouble ffs

    • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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      4 years ago

      Women can get laid whenever they want... if they're willing to put themselves in extremely dangerous situations with men who have bad intentions.

    • RNAi [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Anyone unironically whining about le poor oppressed men in today's dating game sets all the alarms in my head, but given the meme was talking about men I understand why all the comments were talking about men.

    • Pezevenk [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I always find it strange how they always talk about how hard it is for men to get laid but never how hard it is for ladies to find a partner

      It's genuinely not as hard for women though. This graph has a version which includes women too, and the rise is much, much smaller for them. Women are facing a different issue, which is that they often end up with horrible assholes, men are facing the issue of being unable to find anyone interested in them, and ESPECIALLY anyone they are also interested in. There's this admission among many guys that they just simply won't be able to date someone they really like so they have to "compromise". If you're a girl and someone shows interest, that's mundane. If you're a guy, it's lucky af.

    • Zo1db3rg [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      If my own personal experience is anything to go by theres probably a portion of dudes trying "to do the right thing" by getting financially stable and having a place of their own with a good job before starting to try and date. Which in this capitalist hell hole is becoming so increasingly difficult by the time thats achieved they've been out of the game so long its like, where tf do i even start? I had a chance over a year ago to get my own place finally and then covid happened. Sure as shit not getting my own place after my job fired 10% of the workforce. Not taking that risk. Now im just trying to get stable with a new job. lol. Its one delay after the other. Like where do you even start when you get to early 30s and haven't tried dating someone since HS? lol.

    • MeatfuckerDidNothing [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      There is this joke that

      "Women or enbies dating cis men is proof that sexuality isn't a choice"

      My perspective with men is only from them hitting on me and my friends dating them, but the bar is so damn low.

      Hitting on me wise- Feels like theyre trying to ritually summon a date and not engage with me as a person, and this includes the non-creepy guys. Even hyper awkward women engage me as a person

      Dating wise: men act like children. They don't understand the concept of the second shift of labor.

      • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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        4 years ago

        (CW: stalking)

        Thats why I said I don't think all men are like this and I just have had bad luck. I have many trustworthy, great men in my life. My best friend in the world is male. It's just I don't think any of them want to date me lol. I'm very awkward especially around romance.

        I don't usually pursue relationships myself. Like I said I'm very socially awkward and on top of that I'm not really looking for a relationship. So I haven't really come on to any guys lol.

        The thing is, when I say violent, I mean violent. I once had a guy ask me out out of the blue and when I said "No thank you I'm not dating" He proceeded to follow me home without me noticing, and then began to loudly bang on my door and scream at me to come out until I called the police.

        That's the kind of shit I mean, as well as worse stuff that I don't want to talk about.

        I hope it didn't sound like I was lumping socially awkward dudes in with actual dangerous people. Sorry if it sounded like that.