The Dating Games
Now, we have all been there when it comes to being on dating apps. It feels like every time we swipe right we never know what we are going to get. Almost like the Hunger Games of the dating world. You quickly find out that the bios of these men and women are simply just a means to showcase their greatest attributes, their failed attempts, or their inability to attract the right person due to their unresolved trauma.
As an intuitive, from my own escapades, I have noticed how insecure men can be in the dating world. Now, for me personally tinder and those apps have never been a hit for me. People do not know how to separate their long term needs from their short term desires. Even when their are specific apps set up just for sex, men like to search in other applications where they can get girlfriend amenities, with sexual relations. Without having to actually commit.
Since being on this dating app for Parents called Stir I have noticed that there are a lot of men with children…on dating apps…looking for sex. Or their bio will read “not looking for anything serious..we can see where this goes…if it leads to something that’s okay”. Now, as a man why do you feel getting on a dating app for parents, just to want to have a fuck buddy is okay? Why do you feel testing the water, with no intent to lead a woman to anything but an unpromised orgasm is the way to go? Is it that you are too insecure to go on general apps just for hookups in fear that women may not want you if they know that you have children?
There was one app I stumbled upon called Pure, it’s a dating and also strictly hook ups. The one thing I loved about this app was it allowed for full transparency, no hidden motives, no guessing games with what people wanted. Most of them just want either short term or long term hook ups anyway. Which I loved about the app. It allows you to input the different types of kinks, love languages, as well as what type of foreplay you are into. Very direct I might add, and straight to the point.
So, my question is, why are men that are parents afraid to be on apps that are geared for just sex, rather than taking up space on an app for women with children who are genuinely looking to date? Now, this isn’t to say parents don’t deserve to be on dating apps besides the ones created strictly for parents. But, why waste other people’s time, or create filler words in your bio that insinuate you aren’t sure of what you want. You know you don’t want commitment, but you also aren’t being straight forward that you just want sex?
In episodes on my Podcast I have spoken about my dealings with men who haven’t been fully transparent as to why they are single. Or what they can stand to work on. There was one guy I dealt with who essentially dropped his whole childhood trauma on me, along with a sob story about why he and the mother of his children were not together. Upon doing some digging, and general intuitiveness, I realized it was him that was the reason for their split. Another situation, I’m talking to this guy and things were already ehh. Between the pet names, and the dry conversation I was turned off. It was not until I asked him why he was still single and he said these women just were not able to check the boxes on my list. So I asked him what exactly are those? What are you wanting/looking for? To which he replied the same thing. He essentially wanted a woman to prove they were worth him giving his time. The man with little to no conversation and referring to women in greetings as “Good Morning Cupcake”. My issue with this is, when you take your past issues and project them onto people. Now I can understand you don’t want someone playing catfish with you if you tell them what you are looking for and they soon become “The One”. But, say you meet someone who is honest and they simply tell you, I personally don’t think we are a good match, you’re not what I am looking for. I also understand honesty is not always the best policy when it comes to dating so I digress.
Now, everyone is different. I can fully understand that some women like to make the first move, while men are receptive to that. The issue is that not a lot of men don’t know how to offer deep conversation, actually get to know someone. There have been so many instances that I have swiped left or “dislike” on a man’s profile simply because of how aggressive he comes off in his bio. Or how much he sounds like he is projecting his pain from past relationships before a woman can get a chance to even meet, let alone speak to him. After noticing this being a constant thing, I legit started copying the bio of certain men I would see, pasting it onto ChatGPT and asking “What is the issue with this bio?”. To which it often replied “Most of the info being disclosed is irrelevant”. People talking about not wasting their time, what their last ex did, not actually showcasing the good qualities about themselves, not being clear on what they are looking for. The list goes on.
With all of these things, it has prompted me to deactivate my dating apps. Now I know there are lots of people who have success with them, or even have met their current partner. But, I am slowly realizing I want to feel someone’s energy from meeting them in person, be able to probe and ask questions, get a feel for who they are in that moment. A lot like how dating was before technology really came into play. Because let’s be real, no millennial is using Eharmony or Christian Mingle. If they are, well then you don’t hear about it often.
What have your dating experiences been like? Are you more of an in-person dater or an online type of dater?
