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Old Apr 27, 2015, 06:22 PM
Anonymous37791
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I think the OP's question is being somewhat misunderstood in the last handful of replies. He's able to support himself just fine but that's all he's able to do. He seems to be asking more specifically if there are women out there who wouldn't mind that he can only support himself and doesn't have a lot extra. It's easy to get the impression that people out there aren't okay with that when you enter the dating scene and part of the damn match process is often your income vs. their desired income in a partner. When it comes to 'dating', making just enough probably doesn't feel like enough because we (both genders, to be fair) are often judged more for what we do and what we make and our long-term security prospects than who we are at first meeting. I can understand the confusion though.

I do think it's best to try to meet people in more organic ways to avoid this issue but I can understand your frustration, Walking. It already gets harder at the 30 mark to meet people, can imagine that just continues. Depending on your area though there really may be meetup groups specifically for your age group. Maybe see if you can meet some people without the idea of dating ever coming into the equation and let your personality shine.

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Originally Posted by LucyD View Post
A woman who can support herself and is open minded to you would be good for you. I am a woman and in the same situation as you and I think no man would want me. I have self esteem issues I need to work on and maybe you have some too. I wish you all the best.
There's definitely an element of truth here for me, too and I'm sure for many others. A lot of it is less peoples reactions and more the fear of their potential reactions as a direct result of low self-esteem. Good input.
Thanks for this!
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