First off I’m not terrified of dating, commitment or being in a relationship; I am simply cautious of committing to or dating the wrong woman. At one point I used to love going out on dates or being in a relationship, the excitement, the possibilities ah those were the good old days so to speak. I mean my main requirements are just loyalty, respect, honesty, fidelity and commitment should be easy right? Sadly in this day and age finding someone to match up with those values seems to be like finding a needle in a haystack. Above all, I will never rush into a relationship again. Slow and steady, in the game of love, wins the race.
This is the generation of living of the currency of attention, whether through online dating/apps, social media and the like, the need to be validated by the other sex has never been higher and that seems to be the reality of the modern dating world. Stroking your ego, free dinner dates, manipulation and other games, commitment means so little these days and individuals will "upgrade" in a second for someone they perceive of better of value.
Narcissism is now running so rampant, and many individuals are just not capable of commitment. People would rather just string people along, women talking to 10 different men telling them the same thing, men talking to ten different women telling them the same thing, communicating with exes, spewing out monogamy isn’t natural and can’t be done in this day and age to validate their cheating. How can you be looking for something of substance if you don’t have substance yourself? It has come to the point where I see loyalty, respect, honesty, fidelity, commitment as more of a
Even when I was in the game so to speak and wide eyed the routine always seemed to follow the same script, rarely if ever fell head over heels for anyone just somewhat meaningless encounters. However once in a while meeting a successful beautiful woman. Learning about her, dates going great, enjoying the interactions, chemistry building, but tick tock it’s only the probationary period aka the honeymoon period where they seemed perfect. However once the routine sets in and the guard is let down and then you truly see their true self and oh eject eject eject.
As time went on I realized that the dating world is not really all that fun and pleasurable like it should be, it almost feels like interviewing for a job in the realm of having to constantly sell yourself. if there is one thing I have learned as I got older is if your dating someone make sure they have the same values and morals as you because that is much more important than looks. However If you dare be patient, screen potential partners to assess their character before you decide to take the next step and invest in them without letting hormones get in the way you are labelled a commitment phobe, and may lose your spot in the queue.
Have I giving up on dating/relationships? No not at all! I just live life and enjoy it and if a great women comes along great if not I carry on.