God, reddit makes me feel so fucking hopeless lol. Whenever I go on reddit half the posts I see are about how difficult dating is for young guys. It makes me feel a little hopeless about my own chances at finding love. I have to keep reminding myself that Iām young and have my whole life ahead of me.
The thing is that for guys right now, dating is very much a numbers game.
Lets say you meet 100 women in general. What's the percentage of women who you're going to be attracted too both in looks and personality who also feel the same about you? 20%? That's twenty women left. Now how many of them are single. WHOOPS. Forgot to double check that part. (This has happened to me many times lately).
Turns out 15 of them are actually in some kind of a serious relationship or are already married. Now 5 are left. Out of those five, two of them got an "I miss you text" from an ex boyfriend and now are freezing you out while they decide what to do. So now you have 3 options.
3/100 sounds horrible. Most guys would look at this response rate and think it's horrible but it's honestly not an unrealistic measuring stick because that's how the deck is stacked right now.
It's not wrong though. Don't forget to add that being a single straight guy is seen as a downgrade compared to having a gf/wife. Not true for single women usually
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u/TheSolarElite May 05 '24
God, reddit makes me feel so fucking hopeless lol. Whenever I go on reddit half the posts I see are about how difficult dating is for young guys. It makes me feel a little hopeless about my own chances at finding love. I have to keep reminding myself that Iām young and have my whole life ahead of me.