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Wingus Dingus

(8,052 posts)
17. This is the way young people date now--my son is 25 and apparently
Fri Jun 18, 2021, 11:41 AM
Jun 2021

asking women out in person just doesn't happen much anymore, might even get young men labeled a "creep". They're all screening each other first, and if you don't come off good in your profile, forget ever meeting someone, I guess. I will point out, having read your first post upthread, that being short doesn't equal defective as a person (speaking as a 4'10" woman with a son who is 5'5" I'm sure there are women who automatically reject him on that basis, so his available pool of women is smaller--he's upfront about it, he knows honesty is key. But he's got other things going for him, and I hope he'll find someone nice. That's really been his problem--just finding someone decent who isn't an asshole or really fucked up in some way.

It sounds like you're very persistent Rorey Jun 2021 #1
Perhaps it would work to your betterment to narrow the field. Harker Jun 2021 #2
Maybe if you get accepted to compete on Jeopardy True Dough Jun 2021 #3
Sorry, that's a bummer! Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #4
I'm sorry to hear this, Rizen Bayard Jun 2021 #5
I'm sorry LyndaG Jun 2021 #6
Mensa? CloudWatcher Jun 2021 #7
I would try not to spend too much time emailing back and forth. Tomconroy Jun 2021 #8
I'm so sorry vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #9
Thanks for the support Rizen Jun 2021 #10
I've had it too vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #11
I have a friend who NJCher Jun 2021 #15
I think you should try to meet more gals in real life Skittles Jun 2021 #12
I think you are trying too hard lillypaddle Jun 2021 #13
My son is having some of the same problems you describe in dating online-- Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #14
if you see my post above NJCher Jun 2021 #16
This is the way young people date now--my son is 25 and apparently Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #17
In that case NJCher Jun 2021 #20
I don't know if this would be a possibility Tomconroy Jun 2021 #18
It sure does NJCher Jun 2021 #19
Thanks for the support everyone! Rizen Jun 2021 #21
It may be your physical isolation is Tomconroy Jun 2021 #22
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