Bravo for Jen over at The Dating Diary – she has named and shamed those boring, inane and imagination-starved fuckers on dating sites who cannot be bothered trying to actually engage with a woman and treat her as a human being. Most women will have experienced EXACTLY what Jen is describing, and I consider this post such a clear lesson in what NOT to do (as well as validation of what women experience) that I am re-blogging with pleasure! Read on if you dare!
(Midlife) Adventures in 21st Century Dating & Mating 
Thanks for the reblog, I feel so honoured!
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Thank YOU! You put it so well and voiced what I have thought a million times, especially the almost instant escalating to texting about sex or asking for pics! 😦
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OMG yes! I miss simply flirting with people without it being weird or overtly sexual.
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Yes, not only is it a lost art but the over sexualising of women has its own dark side
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To be honest I never really learned to flirt. I think I had my moments, but most of the doubt my own doubt would keep me from adequately connecting with women. However I know some men who seem to have success, however, it’s always about sex with them for the most part.
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Thanks Jack. Things can be ‘about sex’ but there’s also the issue of manners and respect. As Jen says, if you wouldn’t say that to a stranger on the street, don’t say it to a stranger online. Treating people like pieces of meat there for one’s own gratification is just a bad look for everyone.
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