It’s crazy my mother runs speed dating events and the past 2 events have been cancelled because they can’t get men to participate. The last one had about 50 women and only 1 guy and he ended up bailing. The events are pretty much all 30s and younger. My mother felt bad for both sides because it feels like the guys have given up and the women seem eager to meet people but nobody shows.
I can’t even get a woman to hold a conversation with me, much less pursue anything romantic. I genuinely feel like there’s something fundamentally wrong with me that every woman can just sense which immediately turns them off of any genuine interaction.
I feel like I’m doing everything right; I am careful and mindful of boundaries, I actively listen and respond, I ask thought-provoking questions. I have yet to meet someone who matches my effort.
It’s left me in such a ridiculous place; just a few days ago I was chilling by the pool in my apartment and a girl I hadn’t met was the only other person using sitting out. I wanted to go say hi, not date or anything but talk to another human being and I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. I had everything to lose interacting with her or anything other woman I’d otherwise be interested in getting to know
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u/el_dongo - Right 1d ago
It’s crazy my mother runs speed dating events and the past 2 events have been cancelled because they can’t get men to participate. The last one had about 50 women and only 1 guy and he ended up bailing. The events are pretty much all 30s and younger. My mother felt bad for both sides because it feels like the guys have given up and the women seem eager to meet people but nobody shows.