▲ 556 ▼ Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200 (fortune.com) submitted 3 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 327 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I think this guy drives a truck he struggles to afford... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago* (1 child) i drive a hatchback that gets 40mpg. the women i meet want me to drive a gas guzzling truck, because it's 'masculine'. the point you don't understand is you can't create reality around you by thinking happy thoughts. reality exists whether you acknowledge it or not. buying a different car won't change the basic economic facts of reality that govern the cost of things. i can choose not to ever eat out, but the prices of restaurants will not change because i eat there or not, they will continue to rise and many people will be happy and eager to pay them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) the women i meet want me to drive a gas guzzling truck, because it's 'masculine'. well, that's me fucked,i drive an ecar I charge of my solar panels, i also have and prefer my ebike but to be fair, I don't need to tilt the front of my seat up on my bike to have it mash into my balls for ball maxing https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/ballmaxxing-electrifying-addictive-euphoric-transcendental-according-pursuing-bigger-balls as theres noting more masculine and ball maxxing then making your own fuel :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago it's fucked, but what isn't in 2026? our government is fucked, our economy is fucked, dating is fucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago* (1 child) i drive a hatchback that gets 40mpg. the women i meet want me to drive a gas guzzling truck, because it's 'masculine'. the point you don't understand is you can't create reality around you by thinking happy thoughts. reality exists whether you acknowledge it or not. buying a different car won't change the basic economic facts of reality that govern the cost of things. i can choose not to ever eat out, but the prices of restaurants will not change because i eat there or not, they will continue to rise and many people will be happy and eager to pay them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) the women i meet want me to drive a gas guzzling truck, because it's 'masculine'. well, that's me fucked,i drive an ecar I charge of my solar panels, i also have and prefer my ebike but to be fair, I don't need to tilt the front of my seat up on my bike to have it mash into my balls for ball maxing https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/ballmaxxing-electrifying-addictive-euphoric-transcendental-according-pursuing-bigger-balls as theres noting more masculine and ball maxxing then making your own fuel :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago it's fucked, but what isn't in 2026? our government is fucked, our economy is fucked, dating is fucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) the women i meet want me to drive a gas guzzling truck, because it's 'masculine'. well, that's me fucked,i drive an ecar I charge of my solar panels, i also have and prefer my ebike but to be fair, I don't need to tilt the front of my seat up on my bike to have it mash into my balls for ball maxing https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/ballmaxxing-electrifying-addictive-euphoric-transcendental-according-pursuing-bigger-balls as theres noting more masculine and ball maxxing then making your own fuel :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago it's fucked, but what isn't in 2026? our government is fucked, our economy is fucked, dating is fucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago it's fucked, but what isn't in 2026? our government is fucked, our economy is fucked, dating is fucked. permalink fedilink source parent