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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)
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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (7 children)

A lot more women I meet now are now asking me if I am 'actually straight/gay' now too.

wot ? do they ask you if you're vegan while you're eating a steak ?

They all want 'masculine men' and they want to be 'feminine women

why are we dating and not fucking ? :)

Article is talking about the dating world, as it is, as of 2026. Not how it used to be, not how it ought to be

indeed.

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  • [–] -4 points 5 months ago* (6 children)

    i read books, i cook, my apartment is very clean. i have a pet cat. it makes them uncomfortable that I do these things.

    women think this means you are not a real straight man. real straightmen can't cook, they don't eat, and they are gross and dirty and they have a dog.

    literately have had more than one woman over to my place tell me it creeps her out that my place is too clean and i must have maid service, so i say no i just like to keep it clean, and they immediately get upset. probably because they hire a maid service and are slobs.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Move, maybe? Do you live in a red state?

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  • [–] -2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I live in Boston. I love it here. I own a home and it's the best living here.

    I'm not moving just to get laid more. Thanks.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Surprised you're running into so many gender-trads in Boston.

    Then again, rent in Boston is crazy; maybe it's not manliness, but that they are looking for breadwinners? Men with beacoup bucks don't clean. You said you drive a practical car, not a status symbol. Dogs with pedigrees are expensive. Etc.

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  • [–] -3 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    People in Boston are socially conservative. They are mostly center-right democrats, not progressives. They like Hillary Clinton, and they HATE Bernie Sanders. They hate poor people just as much as the republicans do, they just don't hate them based on race or sex, they just hate them for not being rich and going to elite colleges.

    I'm a progressive, and yeah most women here are turned off by that. They want a traditional guy who will pay their bills for them so they can quit working and travel with his money. And yes, they all have $10,000 dogs.

    My dog is a $200 rescue dog. So was my cat. If i don't clean my apartment would be disgusting from all the fur covering everything.

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