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“Forever Alone” Guy Tells Blind Date: “You’re Too Ugly For Me And I Have Standards”
Going on a blind date is like putting a dollar into the slot machine. There is a chance that you can win big, but you probably shouldn’t count on the odds.
Still, a woman who goes online as D_2d decided to play. The guy she met on Reddit appeared to be able to carry on a conversation, and since looks aren’t very high on her priority list, the risk seemed small.
However, at the end of the night, he showed his true colors.
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But as their dinner was coming to an end, he showed his true colors
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Modern men aren’t doing well
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Male loneliness is indeed a growing problem. Research conducted in 2021 found that 15% of men claim they have no close friends, a staggering 12% increase since 1990.
A 2022 Pew Research Center survey also found that six in ten men under 30 are single, nearly double the rate of women (34%) in the same age group.
At the same time, loneliness has been connected to poor mental and physical health, including a greater risk of cardiovascular illness, anxiety, dementia, depression, and stroke. 40% of the men surveyed in the Equimundo study had met the screening standards for depressive symptoms, while 44% had experienced suicidal ideation within the last two weeks.
Even more alarming, a 2023 study discovered that 40% of all men show depressive symptoms, and 44% have experienced suicidal ideation within the last two weeks.
However, people can’t take out their troubles on unsuspecting strangers.
According to a January YouGov survey, 36% of Americans have gone on a date with someone they met online, and eating dinner at a restaurant is the most popular way to spend an evening with a romantic interest.
First-date behaviors that a large majority of people agree to be generally unacceptable include being dismissive of service staff, criticizing the other person’s order, frequently looking at the phone, encouraging the other person to get drunk, and arriving late without notice.
Insulting the other person wasn’t among the options the respondents noted, so it probably goes without saying that it would be at the top of the list, too.
Most of those who read her story expressed their support for the woman
But there was also a number of incels in the comments
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Libstak 11 months ago (edited)
True story from my youth. Teens in the 70s were cruel in so many stupid ways. My group, who were otherwise nice had a thing about ugly girls and boys in high school. I was always a little bothered and didn't really join in much with the slagging on passers by. It stuck with me because I had trouble seeing anyone as ugly, not everyone was handsome or beautiful, sure, but ugly? Anyhow, when I started working I was catching the train alone and had nothing better to do than look at my fellow passengers. I had a thought about my group of friends and tried to see through their eyes cos I missed them. Thing is, everytime I spotted someone I thought they might tease a second look just said, no, they have that really cute dimple, or bright sparkly eyes, there was always something. I had an epiphany, people who are insecure don't really look at others as more than an opportunity to feel like they are better than somebody else. It was nice to put to bed what had irked me for years.
Ace 11 months ago
Yes, ugliness truly is only in the eye of the beholder.
Load More Replies... Tabitha 11 months ago
Yep. That a*****e guy can go f**k his “standards”. He will ALWAYS be on the Forever Alone site. He will die a lonely virgin. All self-inflicted.
Roxy222uk 11 months ago
What's sad is that he obviously liked her while chatting online, but because the online world has taught him that he has to date women that look a specific way to get male approval he turned her down.
Load More Replies... Libstak 11 months ago (edited)
True story from my youth. Teens in the 70s were cruel in so many stupid ways. My group, who were otherwise nice had a thing about ugly girls and boys in high school. I was always a little bothered and didn't really join in much with the slagging on passers by. It stuck with me because I had trouble seeing anyone as ugly, not everyone was handsome or beautiful, sure, but ugly? Anyhow, when I started working I was catching the train alone and had nothing better to do than look at my fellow passengers. I had a thought about my group of friends and tried to see through their eyes cos I missed them. Thing is, everytime I spotted someone I thought they might tease a second look just said, no, they have that really cute dimple, or bright sparkly eyes, there was always something. I had an epiphany, people who are insecure don't really look at others as more than an opportunity to feel like they are better than somebody else. It was nice to put to bed what had irked me for years.
Ace 11 months ago
Yes, ugliness truly is only in the eye of the beholder.
Load More Replies... Tabitha 11 months ago
Yep. That a*****e guy can go f**k his “standards”. He will ALWAYS be on the Forever Alone site. He will die a lonely virgin. All self-inflicted.
Roxy222uk 11 months ago
What's sad is that he obviously liked her while chatting online, but because the online world has taught him that he has to date women that look a specific way to get male approval he turned her down.
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