• deranger@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    I recently re-entered the dating pool for the first time in a decade and it’s incredible how much attention I get from just appearing clean, having my shit together, and not posting a picture with me holding a fish. Never got so much attention from women before in my life. Had a date in like one week.

    The bar is very, very low. I am sorry, ladies out there.

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      22 hours ago

      Lots of women who I know and date say “the bar is in hell.” Fr just be a functional adult with good hygiene and emotional intelligence and you are in the top 1%.

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        20 hours ago

        and emotional intelligence

        Thank you for telling me I’m unfit.

        say “the bar is in hell.”

        This reads like a joke or an exaggeration, but it’s really there.

      • zensanto@ttrpg.network
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        21 hours ago

        appearing clean

        It means he’s attractive.

        having my shit together

        It means he has money.

        If you lack both of these, it’s going to be rough.

        • deranger@sh.itjust.works
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          9 hours ago

          I mean, I am 6’3”, have all my hair, and have 20% bodyfat, but there’s no indication of my financial status on my profile. I’m financially independent but I live in a modest house and have a practical, not fancy car. I’d say I’m a fairly normal lanky nerd that’s slightly on the spectrum.

          Point is, I feel like an average 50th percentile guy overall, but I’m getting a lot of attention, maybe 90th percentile based on what I read online. Still get ghosted a bunch, but who cares.

        • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          9 hours ago

          I’m friends with several women: no it doesn’t, and no it doesn’t.

          Having your shit together means your room doesn’t have a pile of garbage building on the floor. It means you’ve hung up 1 piece of art to make your white walls more interesting. It means your carpet was washed within the last 3 months.