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Not All Women Want Your Money, Not All Men Want Your Body
Generalizations are killing authenticity in dating.
I’m not sure who to feel more sorry for in the dating arena, men or women. Truth be told, most days I feel sorry for just about anyone dating. That includes me.
Maybe it’s that I’ve been single for a couple of years now. Maybe it’s that I’ve become a bit more self-actualized about it. Maybe I’ve learned to be really good at spotting other people’s issues. But, I have become wildly aware of how some people absolutely ruin dating for themselves.
I was having a very in depth conversation with a potential suitor who is the kind of person that is so freakishly honest about what how he feels and what he thinks that you don’t quite know what to do with it.
He said that a lot of men feel that the most important thing they can bring to the dating table is the superficial things: money, status, a high paying job, a nice house.
He thought that a man with this going for him has the greatest advantage in dating and will most likely win out.
The statement didn’t surprise me. It’s widely understood that men feel most self conscious about…
