Some Guys Think Far Too Highly Of Themselves, And We’ve Gathered 93 Funny Examples
A good way to approach dating is to consider what you bring to the table (sometimes literally) but way too often, people think that they can put in zero effort and get their dream partner just because they feel like it.
So we’ve gathered some of the best posts from this Facebook group dedicated to men vastly overestimating their market value and getting shamed for it online. Get comfortable as you scroll through, brace yourself for some truly hot takes, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own stories and examples in the comments down below.
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Like that principal Skinner meme. "Am I lonely because I'm an unlikable, misogynistic loser? No, it's my chin angle."
There is a well-documented psychological phenomenon called the Lake Wobegon effect, named after Garrison Keillor's fictional town where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average." The idea is simple: most people believe they are above average in ways that are statistically impossible.
Research published by psychological scientists has consistently shown that this bias is particularly strong in men when it comes to self-assessed attractiveness and social desirability. The dating market, as it turns out, is one of the sharpest mirrors this bias has ever been held up to.
Data from dating apps tells a story that many men would rather not hear. A widely circulated analysis of OKCupid's own user data found that women rated approximately 80 percent of men as below average in attractiveness. Men, meanwhile, rated women on a much more even bell curve.
That username must be the first 100% effective contraception.
This is not necessarily a statement about physical looks alone. It reflects the full package that women are evaluating, including how a man presents himself, communicates, and carries himself in a profile. The gap between how men perceive themselves and how they are actually perceived is not a small rounding error. It is enormous.
Let's see, what was the catalyst for the change? Hmm... what got removed from her life? Hmm... a mystery indeed! XD
Part of the reason for this gap is that men are rarely given honest feedback. Social dynamics tend to protect male egos in ways that do not extend equally to women. A man who strikes out repeatedly may be told he is "too good for her" or that women "don't know what they're missing," rather than receiving any constructive insight.
This is probably the most disgusting interaction I've ever had with a man. I didn't just see red, I was transported straight to hell
I really hate to generalize like this, but it's almost 100% from my experience that progressive women are STRIKINGLY beautiful, easy-going and with contagious zest for life, while conservative women seem to always look like someone farted straight into their faces (even though they're not even really ugly per se).
This absence of honest mirrors means that unrealistic self-assessments go unchallenged for years, sometimes decades. Psychologists refer to this as a feedback vacuum, and dating coaches have written about it extensively. There is also a cultural script problem. Many men grew up absorbing media that told them the average, everyday guy was entitled to a partner who looked like a movie star, as long as he was funny or had a good heart.
Romantic comedies, sitcoms, and advertising spent decades reinforcing the idea that men of middling effort deserved exceptional reward. That script is deeply embedded. When reality does not match the movie, it is far easier to blame the dating market or women's standards than to examine one's own expectations or presentation.
Cheating on his wife and admitting he’s mass swiping without thinking while hiding his face… Don’t all line up at once! Women, stop giving these guys your bodies (if anyone is even up to that nonsense). It is our herd responsibility to let them go extinct
And if such a woman did exist, she wouldnt be looking twice at a babydick like this. Some men really do be thinking they can order up a wife like toppings on a pizza.
More importantly - they think they are ENTITLED to a woman like this
Load More Replies..."No past"? So he wants her to hatch out of an egg at the moment he goes to marry her?
Pretty sure I saw this post on Indian twitter. In "Indian terms" no past basically is no previous relationships, aka no ex-boyfriends or s*x life of any kind.
Load More Replies...Physically he's describing a "typical/average" 12 year old girl... explains a LOT. Also ticks off most of his p3do wish-list.
I recommend a plastic doll. Although you will need to put some rocks inside her to weight 45 kg
At 47kg and 168, I was underweight but most definitely not severely anorexic. At 5'2" and 45 kg, she'd have a BMI of 18.02, so that would be at very bottom of the healthy BMI range, but not underweight Edit: Still, like ever demand in this list, this is such BS. It's a person, not a car
Load More Replies...I have never understood the virgin thing. I'd rather have a girl that can curl my toes.
Oh, look, the next male loneliness epidemic candidate./S I wonder what HE brings to the table to even the balance. My nagging suspicion is that he's looking for the equivalent of a 20 million dollar dream house on a fridge box budget.
I… does this qualify OP for the s*x offender registry? It probably should.
Ok I know of all the things on the list this one isn't the worst, but "doesn't use social media"? Then how's she supposed to find this list of requirements?
Maybe it's his way to get his parents off his back for not being attached to a woman. The movie The Wedding Banquet is about a gay man whose parents somehow manage to find female matches for him - despite his standards being purposely ridiculous (opera singer, must be over 6 feet tall, etc.).
In your imagination you clown, a real woman knows her worth and will not put up with this garbage, stay single loser..
I believe what you’re looking for is a Stepford wife, you delightfully misogynistic piece of c**p!
This list shows there's a third form of celibacy that's neither Voluntary" nor Involuntary": Self-Imposed Celibacy.
"Where would I find a girl like that?" I'm guessing you'd find her in the 19th Century.
Back street of a poorer area in a 3rd world (probably islamic) country. Gonna cost you a few goats though.
If you'll only marry a girl who doesn't use social media, then why are you posting it on social media? You're completely missing your target audience.
Hey bud, men like this exist and they're nor uncommon. You dismissing this as fake paints you as a pretty s****y dude yourself. I mean, it's pretty fuxking bold to outright deny the existence of frankly an abundance of men who treat women like they're accessories. And sure, there are ladies out there who will do this too, but this isn't a page about women. (Just incase you come down with a case of the Whataboutisms.)
Load More Replies...Social media has added an entirely new layer of distortion. Algorithms reward confident, even outrageous self-presentation, and some men mistake online bravado for real-world desirability. Watching certain content creators perform supreme confidence while attracting attention can create a warped benchmark.
Wouldn't that just teach the daughter that men can be horrible, controlling, and cruel, and teach her independence and the value of hard work and of providing for herself? XD It seems to me that those are all qualities/lessons that these kinds of men wouldn't want the women to learn XD
It becomes easy to believe that simply existing and declaring one's worth is enough, without doing the actual work of becoming a genuinely attractive, emotionally available, and growth-oriented partner.
Why do I have a feeling that food isn't the only thing where "he finishes 20 minutes before anyone else"
Soo girls cant ride bikes any more. Gee.. do I still get to drive my car or will my uterus fly out from the speed?
What behavioral economists call "overconfidence bias" is measurably higher in men than in women across a range of domains. Dating is simply one arena where this plays out with particularly visible and sometimes embarrassing results. When a man who brings very little to the table arrives with a checklist longer than a lease agreement, it is not a mystery rooted in some deep market failure.
It is a predictable outcome of unchallenged overconfidence colliding with a world that finally has enough data to push back. The good news is that awareness is the beginning of recalibration. Understanding why the gap exists is genuinely useful, both for the men willing to reflect honestly and for everyone else trying to make sense of what they are witnessing on their timelines every single day.
Trev, the amount of people who care about what you have to say is exactly 0%
You missed your chance at ever dating someone who isn't a complete bore with no identity and no self esteem.
I don't know the full context here but her waiting for him to "be a man" and message first is just as much a red flag. Sorry.
Well, OP made the decision about how his facial hair would look, and that alone tells me that he isn't intelligent enough to make decisions, so he shouldn't vote either.
Not only is he an a$$ but he considers it something worthy of bragging about. His t-shirt might as well have only one word on it: LOSER.
Had a coworker who kept getting advice like that. He got fired for s****l harassment.
Men like this conveniently ignore the last segment of 1 Peter 3:7: "Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."
I hate men…
I invited a guy out SECOND date to a trivia night. He said he would love to go.
We get In the car. Mind you our last date was a week ago, only texting since then.
So I say “I haven’t seen you in some time, I’m happy you decided to go.” He proceededs to say “ya well it’s only been a couple of days since our last date. I just met you” (like boy get out of my car🙄) then tells me “if my social battery runs out I’ll have to leave.” Which I assume means he will let me know… and we will leave..
He seemed really anxious when we arrived so I said: “you seem anxious, are you ok?”
He said: “No, but you seem anxious.” (Ya.. BC YOUR MAKING ME ANXIOUS-)
We sit down with a group of people we planned to meet up with, it was like a social group, I’m chatting these people up, he doesn’t say a word to me. We sit for not even 5 min, he gets up, introduced himself to another member of the group. Then left without a word. About an hour later I get this message.
I drove him here… idk how he got home. Why men bro? Why do you think it’s socially acceptable to leave without a word on A DATE? Let’s just say I stopped swiping today.
It's absolutely valid and okay to have massive anxiety and to not be able to handle a social situation. Plus OP describes it as a "date"... but they were meeting up with a group of people for trivia night? That's more of a hangout, not a date, IMO. Of course the guy should have been an adult and told OP he had to leave, but it's okay to be overwhelmed by a social situation. Perhaps the guy thought he could handle it, but got overwhelmed once he was in the situation itself. Again, that is okay and valid, but he definitely should have at least told OP he couldn't handle it and had to leave.
Why did he need any lesson in not dating women younger than his children?
I mean, at least he's honest about what he's looking for, I guess? Though it sounds like his partner has no idea what he's up to, which is obviously s****y. Also sounds like he might be better off on Fetlife than on a dating app, though...
Dang. I must not be very modern. I had one boyfriend throughout my entire 20s, dated only one guy before him, and dated only one guy after him (in my 30s.) 44 now, no children, no tattoos, not religious, don't believe in God, definitely not the person who should be life-coaching others XD If I'm not a "modern woman", what am I? A cavewoman?
These people cannot make their tiny minds up. Either you're "too frigid" and refusing to put out or you're "an indecent slvt who needs to cover herself".
Again, he should be on Fetlife, not a dating app, if he wants to satisfy his kinks. But I don't see the issue with this. He's clear about what he's looking for and that consent is key.
He seriously doesn't understand how someone who has first hand experience of female anatomy might figure out how to make things more enjoyable for other women when they're with them..?
Oh, right, I honestly forget sometimes that we're a separate species from men!
We matched on Tinder earlier this week. I told him a little about me and said we probably wouldn't work out because we seem to have different hobbies and status in life. He said he didn't really see it that way but we could probably be friends with benefits. He texts me yesterday around 2 pm and I respond, then don't answer for the rest of the night. The next day in the afternoon he's messaging me upset because I haven't contacted him in 24 hours. I don't message fwb everyday, but I have been answering everyday! Just not enough apparently.
Cut to him saying "I'll just leave you alone." Instead of answering my questions meant to clarify the situation and what I'm missing. I think the answer is that he wants my full attention whether I'm a hookup or a girlfriend, and I don't like that. I hate when men try to make me the villain when I'm just giving the energy I receive. ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN S*XUAL. I was like "well I can't be s*xting all the time in public or around friends and family??"
Tell me if I'm crazy or if he's being incredibly whiny about a situation he agreed to.
Just in: "I guess I talk to my friends everyday so that's why." Buddy, fwb aren't the same as your childhood buddy Brandon.
Edit: I just wanted to feel vindicated in my decision tbh. Sometimes I convince myself I’m being harsh when I’m not. I was never going to meet up with a dude that complains about me before we meet with no open communication
You talk to FWBs to set up the Bs. “Is Saturday afternoon good to meet?” All the other stuff about life goals, work, vacations, quotidien things are for people with whom you have a RELATIONSHIP. Mutual masterbation? No! Go away!
Once again so glad I'm not in the dating scene. It seems even more exhausting than back in the early nineties...
As a middle aged straight man reading these posts, I cringe hard. How can so many men be so utterly unpleasant and misogynistic? I just don't get it. I was raised to respect and treasure women (and treat everyone kindly, no matter race, religion, gender, whatever). But I have no kind thoughts for men who paint all males as bigoted apes.
The Male Loneliness Epidemic will continue until scumbags like this all d*****f lmao.
But it's very kind of them to put all their red flags on the table at the beginning
Load More Replies...Where do these men exist? The jungle? I’ve never been in a jungle. Should I feed them or something?
O GOD NO! Please don't feed them,! They'll keep coming back!
Load More Replies...are all men only looking for s*x now days? are there no prostitutes left anymore? or just mommies they can f**k?
As a young person this is honestly sad, i might as well just live alone with my birds!!
I read maybe a 1/4 of these pitiful examples of not really men before giving up. Losers, the lot.
Maybe a third of men are like this to some significant degree. It's why the Taliban, etc., maintain their power. Modern RW Republicans eat this up.
Up voted you bc it would surely explain that 32% maga "men"
Load More Replies...Once again so glad I'm not in the dating scene. It seems even more exhausting than back in the early nineties...
As a middle aged straight man reading these posts, I cringe hard. How can so many men be so utterly unpleasant and misogynistic? I just don't get it. I was raised to respect and treasure women (and treat everyone kindly, no matter race, religion, gender, whatever). But I have no kind thoughts for men who paint all males as bigoted apes.
The Male Loneliness Epidemic will continue until scumbags like this all d*****f lmao.
But it's very kind of them to put all their red flags on the table at the beginning
Load More Replies...Where do these men exist? The jungle? I’ve never been in a jungle. Should I feed them or something?
O GOD NO! Please don't feed them,! They'll keep coming back!
Load More Replies...are all men only looking for s*x now days? are there no prostitutes left anymore? or just mommies they can f**k?
As a young person this is honestly sad, i might as well just live alone with my birds!!
I read maybe a 1/4 of these pitiful examples of not really men before giving up. Losers, the lot.
Maybe a third of men are like this to some significant degree. It's why the Taliban, etc., maintain their power. Modern RW Republicans eat this up.
Up voted you bc it would surely explain that 32% maga "men"
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