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[-] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 240 points 1 month ago

There are more appropriate ways to say this:

"Nobody with kids. I might want kids some day, but I'm not ready yet, and it feels like there would be too much pressure to either be involved with her kids or be cut out of a major portion of her life until we're really serious. And again, not ready.

And somebody athletic, since I'm into biking and hiking and other activities that require a certain level of fitness.

And... well, somebody who isn't into the whole casual sex thing, honestly. I think sex is special and, for me, requires a strong emotional connection. I want someone who has similar views on sex."

See, I feel like it changes it when you're not focusing on the other person, but yourself. I'm not ready for kids, I'm into fitness, I'm a demisexual. It sets up the same thing without disparaging people who aren't what you're looking for.

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 74 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'll first say that from a social standpoint it makes sense to focus on yourself when asked that. But the person asked "tell me what you look for in a girl". You would have to be pretty damn masterful at thinking on your feet to take that question and immediately flip your answers into I statements. Especially if you're anon and obviously don't get asked things like this a lot.

No kids is a common wish although the reason for it can make or break how fine it is to have.

My guess is that anon is overweight, and the person they were talking to was thinking of friends they had that were overweight and were great people.

Anon betrayed that their preference was a bit delusional and/or didn't understand that it can take work to be in shape and takes it for granted that women should be expected to be fit for him without him having to do anything. That's a pretty sour fart of an opinion.

The no dating apps thing is pretty cringe. And could certainly make you seem like a pariah to most people. It definitely betrays a sense of superiority if it's in your top 3 dating requirements. I feel like anon knowing the word demisexual is slim to none but that would be the best thing you could say.

Actually my guess is that this is fake and anon is just stirring the hate mongering pot.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

I also casually declare strangers I meet at a bar for 20 minutes to be great catches and offer up any of my single friends phone numbers. Dont you?

[-] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

friend's gf

few hours

I agree that it's likely made up, and that the guy likely has a lot of misogynistic views, but you at least don't need to misrepresent the post.

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[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

My only gripe with this is that nobody should have to defend themself for not wanting kids. If you don't want kids then you don't want kids and should be able to just leave it at that.

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago

Nobody SHOULD have to explain anything. So it's okay to not do it. but if you're on a date, where you're trying to put yourself out there and establish at least a friendly relationship, you probably want to be cordial and share your thoughts on the matter. Instead of just shutting down mid-date.

[-] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I don't consider it a defense, exactly. It's more clarification. Just saying "no kids" might suggest he doesn't want kids ever, which would reduce the potential partners unnecessarily (and if he does want kids eventually, being paired with someone specifically because they don't want kids would just create problems later). Saying "no kids yet" sets them up with someone who doesn't have kids but might in the future.

[-] Mercuri@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

I like how you put this. Anon was asked requirements and all he gave were deal-breakers. It comes off as desperate, crass, or both.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago

Its also fake. I could rewrite the ending.

"Friends GF laughs uncontrollably at my list of dealbreakers, as she's drunk and at a bar, not sober at a coffee shop"

"Friends gf proceeds to go around the bar posing my list to every woman, and eventually also all the men, hysterically laughing the whole time while I try to hide by the jukebox."

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[-] Xanis@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

This is an actualized response. In the moment a lot of people can't pull this off, it does take practice. You're right, of course, this is better...I just wish people would more commonly be willing to ask a clarifying question or two before pulling out the butcher's knife.

Some folks just aren't good with their words and may otherwise be great people. In this situation, true or not, they were talking for some time. I think that level of interaction is worth some benefit of the doubt and the tiniest bit of patience. Instead, despite hitting it off and having a great conversation, shallow lady over there judges him by a single moment amongst probably a dozen leading up to it.

...but that is how it goes. That's the game. It's all just a bit silly though.

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

This is an actualized response...

I agree with you 100%, but I'd say it's easier than it seems. It does require practice, for sure, but I'd argue that talking like an incel also requires practice. (Lee's assume the fictional guy in the Green text got his practice on 4Chan).

I think the thing is that bro is making a choice; whether that choice is to consciously talk about the things he dislikes in low value females, instead of just himself or what he likes (as you would do in date), or to spend his day on 4Chan, unconsciously practicing and learning how to be more like Andrew Tate.

Either way, the problem is not lack of skill, it's the choice to do nothing or even dig in harder into poor communication skills.

Then comes the lack of appropriate feedback, without judgement, to help them realize that it is them who are turning themselves into "low-value men" if there were to judge themselves by the same measure.

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[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Anon is definitely not into fitness though. Probably a lard ass himself.

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Also, this is just a really negative set of statements. "I DON'T want X, Y, and Z." Even giving anon a pretty big benefit of the doubt and assuming they didn't state it like "No fatties," they aren't really saying what they want in a partner, just a bunch of standards by which they would judge somebody.

The search for a romantic partner should involve more positives than negatives. You should have ideas about what things you like in people and yourself, and what interests and activities that you're passionate about and would like to share with someone. If you start with a laundry list of things that you don't like, that's not just going to be off-putting, it's going to be limiting you to thinking only in those terms, rather than finding something that brings you joy, and finding someone that has that in common with you.

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[-] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 150 points 1 month ago

Well first these are the frequent talking points of incels when they harp on what they consider “low value females”. If you find yourself constantly repeating such devaluing talking points, maybe a break from the internet would do you good. Secondly, and more generally, it is usually more attractive to talk about the things you love than the things you hate. Unless you have already established that you and the other person hate the same things, then you can bond over that too.

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 60 points 1 month ago

This. She probably wasn't disgusted by the content, but by the form of what he said.

[-] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 month ago

I can almmost guarantee this is what it is. One of those isn't even a big deal. If I was single I wouldn't date a single mom, not because there's anything wrong with them but because I'm looking for a serious relationship, and I know I'm not emotionally ready to be a father and I know I never will be.

I don't want kids for that reason. I was raised by a single mom and have seen how difficult it is. Nothing but respect for all of them out there.

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[-] Shard@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

My boi here knows how to hold a conversation.

A skill OOP seems to be severely lacking in

[-] shasta@lemm.ee 29 points 1 month ago

Don't bring object oriented programming into this.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 16 points 1 month ago

Anons member will forever remain private.

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[-] NastyNative@mander.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

Incels? there are plenty of family men that think this way. They stuck to their preferences and have a much better life for it. We shouldn't marginalize them for it and give them names that don't make any sense also being afraid to speak about preferences is not good.

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[-] match@pawb.social 128 points 1 month ago

not having positive preferences to look for but instead having multiple dealbreakers suggests that all women are functionally the same to you except for the ones who you think are lower quality.. that is to say, you are not meaningfully valuing other people

[-] pufferfisherpowder@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

My preference is women not yet blessed with children, in good shape, and not whoring themselves out on dating apps like tinder.

It's actually really simple to use positive language!

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 15 points 1 month ago

not whoring themselves out on dating apps like tinder.

Oh yeah, really positive that

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It actually is -

-I'm not interested in having kids, so I'd want a partner that feels the same.
-I like exercising, so I'd want to be with someone who does as well, particuarly if they're into (insert physical hobby you enjoy)
-I like to go out and do (insert activities in meatspace that often involve meeting people), so I'd be interested in someone who likes to do that kind of thing over just sitting at home scrolling the internet.

These are good qualifiers that more or less equate to the same thing as OP states without coming across like a dick. From there, if someone was to introduce someone to OP, they can make a further determination of compatibility, and if someone doesn't match due to the blunter version of the above it can be as easy as "I didn't really feel a connection, [and unless she's actually kind of a bitch] but she's a great person and I hope she meets someone awesome".

Edit: That said, if you're the version of yourself that doesn't match what you're looking for, you should be working on that before seeking a partner IMO.

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[-] Stern@lemmy.world 124 points 1 month ago

"I just want a manic pixie dream girl whos never known the touch of a man but is an absolute nymphomaniac and doesn't have sharp knees is that so much to ask???"

[-] dangleheadturtle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

Saving this for when I have to describe my preference to anyone again.

[-] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I just started talking with a girl who said she loved eggs as a midnight snack. So I said I'm looking for a Gaston-like girl, large as a barge, eats 5 dozen eggs, and hair on every inch of her. She responded in good humor, a fun little conversation.

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 79 points 1 month ago

I'm imagining he was an obese single dad scrolling Tinder as he was telling her this.

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 month ago

no girls who are on dating apps like Tinder

But why tho?

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

A reasonable argument would be because oop sees sex as something special and would like a partner that thinks of it the same way.

In reality, oop probably thinks of woman who are on tinder as worthless sluts and doesn’t want a woman with a higher headcount than him because it bruises his ego.

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 12 points 1 month ago

I too, would be upset if my hypothetical partner had more kills than me. Excuse me, I'm the killing machine here. I'm the one who's body is designed to rip and tear and glide through the air! You're making me look lazy.

How dare u!

(I will almost always take the chance to make fun of the act of using "headcount" or "bodycount" to refer to the number of sexual partners someone has had.)

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[-] lilsolar@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

U tell me

I think it's 100% reasonable to not want to meet dating app girls

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago

I’m old and don’t understand. Elucidate me, nerd

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not OP but:

You: Dont like Tinder girls because you are sexist and dont like "hoes".

Me: Dont like Tinder girls because it means they gave all their private data and pictures to a big tech corpo that sells it for profit.

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[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I know a reasonable girl that wouldn't use Tinder in the intended way, she just made an account to see how many guys in Delhi would swipe right on her when she enabled a VPN to pretend to be in India. (Lots)

Does this count?

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[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Makes sense to me, but I'm odd like anon too I guess. I won't work for places that have an HR department for (likely) similar complex reasoning. I don't fit the mold or follow the rules like most people in a job. Just give me responsibilities and I'll be as reliable as if you do them yourself. I don't handle arbitrary people and bureaucracy well. I just do what makes sense in the moment like a business owner that is very conservative. I ran my own businesses for a long time and act like the employees I wish I had been able to find. When a company has an HR department it says they are inflexible and incompetent in efficiency and abstraction. I know I will be miserable in such a place where layers are used to mask managerial incompetence and political maneuvering.

Similarly, a person that likes to shop around and date a lot says quite a bit about their ethics and mindset. I've never used a dating app in my life. All of my long term relationships are from friends of friends. I have no curiosity about who is out there in general or judging people based on their best sales force lies or old pictures. I am only interested in the rare people that say or do something candidly interesting when I am not expecting it; like if someone has a nerdy passionate interest or interesting quark. The average person is not interesting to me, and average people are on dating apps.

Plus, I know what I am, and I do not care to try and sell that to anyone. I would much rather the person at least have some familiarity with me beforehand. Starting off formally of calling it "dating" just sounds silly to me. Like, let's be friends first for awhile. "Dating" puts sex in play on some kind of level. No one can think straight after that addiction starts. So, friends-first for me, and dating apps are not the kind of environment where I can find nerdy interesting friends without extra baggage and expectations.

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[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Those are not unreasonable preferences

[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

The tinder one is though. Someone being on tinder doesn't tell you anything about that person. Only that they're looking for either a partner or casual sex.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

You literally just said it tells you nothing and then listed something it tells you.

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

Being on tinder doesn't tell anything new given the context of the conversation. Any single girls that anon's friend's gf would consider referring to our apparently-single anon would be interested in one or both of those things whether they were on tinder or not, or they hopefully wouldn't agree to a date.

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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Reasonable preferences stated in the form of red flags are still red flags.

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[-] Clbull@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile women: 6 foot, 7 figures, 8 inches or move along.

[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 month ago

I just say "I'll know when I meet her."

[-] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

No obese women probably set her off. She was probably obese herself. The other 2 are pretty standard. Most single people are on dating apps so that’s a bit unrealistic.

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[-] bamfic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Demand lists and redline lists suck and make people look like assholes, regardless of their gender, and even when there are legit red lines you wont go near because of safety, which none of these are.

In this case, a no fat chicks rule is gonna trigger every woman's societal induced neurosis about weight and body dysmorphia, you fucked up, never say that one out loud to a woman. It marks you aspart of the body dysmorphia problem.

No single moms, reasonable if you dont want kids or to be involved in raising one, but still makes you sound like an asshole. Not wanting or having kids is taboo even now, look at the shit that the republicans have been throwing at Kamala Harris. Rejecting a wonderful person because they have a kid is also dickish. And, depending on your age and where you live, the odds of finding a partner who does not have kids could be low to zero anyway.

No dating apps? What planet do you live on? Dating apps are everywhere and for some people the only option for dating. People meet spouses on em. Oh just not hookup apps? Then this smells like slut shaming, in which case fuck you. I love sluts; don't shame them or you will piss me off personally. If you want a virgin, become a religious fundamentalist and possibly a pedophile. People have sex and if you have a problem with that it's probably a red flag.

Sorry for the rant, this is greentext so probably all lies anyway, but it set me off.

[-] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

I think the real issues here are:

  1. Making obesity your top concern just shows that the most important thing to you is a woman's looks. That's a red flag that other things aren't as important.
  2. Making single moms a dealbreaker is somewhat derogatory. If you don't want kids, make that your requirement, but a lot of men out there are really saying "I don't want to raise another man's kid", which is another red flag of toxic masculinity.
  3. The "not on dating apps" requirement does seem to stem from the paranoia that women on dating apps are sluts (another toxic red flag), but that's some self-hate right there. Pretty much every single woman is using dating apps because that's how people date these days. If Tinder is a dealbreaker, you're gonna die alone.

So basically, if you're a woman, and you hear a guy list these requirements, what you really hear is:

  1. Hot girls only, my sexual satisfaction is of the highest priority.
  2. I need to pretend you are a virgin, so I want to see no evidence that you existed as a sexual person before dating me, otherwise my ego will collapse.
  3. I hate women and think they're sluts, so you better not have any qualities that I arbitrarily associate with promiscuity. See also: #2 about how I need to feel like I'm fucking a virgin. Also #1 where she better be hot.

Honestly, I would judge any woman that dated a man this trashy.

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