Have you ever settled or lowered your standards just to gain dating experience?

[EctoPlasmic217]

to be honest, I wouldn't say that you actually settled. You probably just finally dipped your toes into dating a girl who is in your league. Not trying to be rude, but trying to be real with the limited info I have. You may have set yourself at a bar that's too high than reality, but you don't realize this so you believe you have settled. Now think about it, you didn't have a gf until 32 yrs old, don't you think that if you were as high quality as you thought you were, then you'd have a bit more success than you actually did? Just do some thinking and soul-searching and set reasonable bars for yourself and your future partners. Just because chads bang sloots doesn't mean that you bang sloots. It pays to know your limits, your weaknesses as well as your strengths - because we all have both, you can't just focus on one and ignore the other because it exists whether you like it or not. All part of growing up, knowing yourself is more important than know how to get girls (gaining experience as you have described it). The age-old saying of "just be yourself" couldn't be truer than in this situation.

this was in 2017, i was 29 at the time i was dating her, i met her through online dating, i feel if it wasn't for online dating, i'm pretty sure i would still be dateless as in my whole life.

[awwchit2]

Dating: No not really. Its a different level to be seen in public with someone and date them/spend money.

To fuk and get a bj: Yes. I've lowered standards quite a bit lol

[EctoPlasmic217]

RSD Julien kinda inspired me, with his popular quote, meme "do it for the reference experience"

[iputyouatapoint]

Because of that, i sometimes still feel like an FA, stands for Forever Alone in case you didn't know.

while yes i have dated before, but i've never been in a serious long-term relationship, just 4 months, and i feel i kinda settled for it, but to raise my self-esteem, i repeat to myself that it was better than nothing, i did it for the reference experience, thats another way i look at it, and another thing, we never dated or were never together during critical times of the year, such as Valentines Day or during the Holidays, never traveled together, and we never introduced each other to our friends or families. Because by the time i met her, Valentines Day had already passed and we had already broken up long before the holidays started.

I did that mainly because i wanted to finally break, snap the single streak, finally cross that hurdle of no longer being single, i didn't want to have to mental stigma attached to me that i was single throughout my 20s.

I thought to myself, gaining experience with an average or slightly below average girl is better than ending up as a 30 or 40-year old virgin.

Another thing, due to being perpetually single or never dating anyone before her, my urge to experience the emotional and companionship part of a relationship, was stronger than the urge for the sexual/intimate part.

I wouldn't describe her as being horrendous, just kinda chubby, a little fat but not overly obese, i had the mindset of liking a girl just for who she is as a person, personality, the emotional/companionship part, a part of me feels that was a maturity awakening in me. I feel just liking and loving a woman just for who she is, personality, as a person, is an awesome and admirable trait, quality to have.

Anyway, who else has done this?

You're not broken, you're in ill-repair.

So... repair yourself

[iputyouatapoint]

For hookups yes but less so now that quality is easier to attain.
For dating, never.

•Hushed whisper•

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The number closest right, but furthest left may hold over you some sway.

(<.<)...

[EctoPlasmic217]

You're not broken, you're in ill-repair.

So... repair yourself

i don't understand or get what you mean by that

[Immichaelski]

I personally love all women. I’m a really hot guy and treat them really well too. A below average woman in looks might be super kinky in bed or super sweet abs when you give them something that no man has ever given them they will love you forever. They will buy you the meal and come buy you things. They will have a ****ty date two years later abs beg to suck you off if you treat them right. That’s why I treat everyone in life nice and especially women. You have to love them all

[JustCallMeJonny]

In terms of dating no. But I did drop my pornhub subscription and settled with watching old wwf diva matches and booty shaking on YouTube

[EctoPlasmic217]

well i see nothing wrong with going for an average or below average woman, to either lets say, to lose virginity or to end a long dryspell

[elterrible987]

so why did you stop

why didnt you just date another fat sloot after you broke up?