Meeting quality guys in their 30s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a 36 yo man that has had a non-traditional path. I joined the military out of high school then got an internal scholarship to a college degree at 26 and commission as an officer. I didn't want to start a family while on active duty. Left the military at 32 and have been building my civilian career in the DMV.

Dating for me has been disappointing. I'm politically moderate and honestly can't stand both sides and largely avoid the news, but I've been rejected by women in this area as being too conservative. I'm successful (senior manager in fortune 100 company) with no debts but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Women I have dated around my age are usually successful with their own career and it seemed like unless I was an executive or high equity owner my career didn't matter to them. Women in their mid to late 20s seemed to be focused on their corporate career and just want a steady BF and nothing too serious. I haven't dated anyone younger than 25 recently.

I'm not picky but the sheer percentage of overweight women also really thins the numbers of eligible partners. Couple that with single mothers and it becomes challenging to find a long term partner for marriage.

No offense, you should not be dating anyone in their 20s at this point. Maybe a 28 or 29yo, but I wouldn't go younger.

DC is very "woke," to use modern parlance. People here think if you aren't at a protest every day, you're MAGA. (I am also a moderate and have had people assume I am conservative as well - I have voted for Republicans in the past, actually, but never this moderate iteration.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a 36 yo man that has had a non-traditional path. I joined the military out of high school then got an internal scholarship to a college degree at 26 and commission as an officer. I didn't want to start a family while on active duty. Left the military at 32 and have been building my civilian career in the DMV.

Dating for me has been disappointing. I'm politically moderate and honestly can't stand both sides and largely avoid the news, but I've been rejected by women in this area as being too conservative. I'm successful (senior manager in fortune 100 company) with no debts but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Women I have dated around my age are usually successful with their own career and it seemed like unless I was an executive or high equity owner my career didn't matter to them. Women in their mid to late 20s seemed to be focused on their corporate career and just want a steady BF and nothing too serious. I haven't dated anyone younger than 25 recently.

I'm not picky but the sheer percentage of overweight women also really thins the numbers of eligible partners. Couple that with single mothers and it becomes challenging to find a long term partner for marriage.

You’re intriguing. I’m 33 and recently out of a long relationship. Wish we could link up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a 36 yo man that has had a non-traditional path. I joined the military out of high school then got an internal scholarship to a college degree at 26 and commission as an officer. I didn't want to start a family while on active duty. Left the military at 32 and have been building my civilian career in the DMV.

Dating for me has been disappointing. I'm politically moderate and honestly can't stand both sides and largely avoid the news, but I've been rejected by women in this area as being too conservative. I'm successful (senior manager in fortune 100 company) with no debts but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Women I have dated around my age are usually successful with their own career and it seemed like unless I was an executive or high equity owner my career didn't matter to them. Women in their mid to late 20s seemed to be focused on their corporate career and just want a steady BF and nothing too serious. I haven't dated anyone younger than 25 recently.

I'm not picky but the sheer percentage of overweight women also really thins the numbers of eligible partners. Couple that with single mothers and it becomes challenging to find a long term partner for marriage.

You’re intriguing. I’m 33 and recently out of a long relationship. Wish we could link up!

You may be too old for him honestly. (In his mind. To the rest of us, you're the perfect age for him, but he's dating 26 year olds.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a 36 yo man that has had a non-traditional path. I joined the military out of high school then got an internal scholarship to a college degree at 26 and commission as an officer. I didn't want to start a family while on active duty. Left the military at 32 and have been building my civilian career in the DMV.

Dating for me has been disappointing. I'm politically moderate and honestly can't stand both sides and largely avoid the news, but I've been rejected by women in this area as being too conservative. I'm successful (senior manager in fortune 100 company) with no debts but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Women I have dated around my age are usually successful with their own career and it seemed like unless I was an executive or high equity owner my career didn't matter to them. Women in their mid to late 20s seemed to be focused on their corporate career and just want a steady BF and nothing too serious. I haven't dated anyone younger than 25 recently.

I'm not picky but the sheer percentage of overweight women also really thins the numbers of eligible partners. Couple that with single mothers and it becomes challenging to find a long term partner for marriage.

This will sound harsh but sometimes people need to hear the truth.

You're probably just ugly.

I can't twll you the number of guys I know who are garbage on paper compared with you yet still have women throwing themselves at them.

My best friend is broke as all get out, divorced, two kids, 12 credits shy of a BA from George Mason, 37, and basically working as an admin at a real estate office but he has more women than he knows what to do with.

Why?

He's tall, dark and handsome. That's literally it. That's all that matters.

That’s kinda mean. Plus it’s hard to be truly ugly. If you have good skin and teeth and hair and practice good hygiene, you should be fine. There’s a lid for every pot, physically, as long as the pot is clean and nice.

I think the bigger issue is that he’s 35 and dating women in their 20s and expecting them to be ready for marriage. He says he hasn’t dated anyone under 25 recently like that’s surprising and like...no not really. You shouldn’t even be dating 25 and 26 year olds at this point, dude.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys told me to dump my mediocre bf in my late 20s and now you're saying everyone good is taken by 30. WHAT IS IT.

If you think the person was only mediocre, then you did both of yourselves a favor by ending it. Marry someone you love and respect by 35. This usually means meeting them by your early 30's. This isn't conflicting advice.

Yeah, that way you can be 60 at their college graduation. If you live to 60.

You can argue that the timeline is earlier than 35, but the point is that it's hard to find a good partner after a certain age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a 36 yo man that has had a non-traditional path. I joined the military out of high school then got an internal scholarship to a college degree at 26 and commission as an officer. I didn't want to start a family while on active duty. Left the military at 32 and have been building my civilian career in the DMV.

Dating for me has been disappointing. I'm politically moderate and honestly can't stand both sides and largely avoid the news, but I've been rejected by women in this area as being too conservative. I'm successful (senior manager in fortune 100 company) with no debts but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Women I have dated around my age are usually successful with their own career and it seemed like unless I was an executive or high equity owner my career didn't matter to them. Women in their mid to late 20s seemed to be focused on their corporate career and just want a steady BF and nothing too serious. I haven't dated anyone younger than 25 recently.

I'm not picky but the sheer percentage of overweight women also really thins the numbers of eligible partners. Couple that with single mothers and it becomes challenging to find a long term partner for marriage.

This will sound harsh but sometimes people need to hear the truth.

You're probably just ugly.

I can't twll you the number of guys I know who are garbage on paper compared with you yet still have women throwing themselves at them.

My best friend is broke as all get out, divorced, two kids, 12 credits shy of a BA from George Mason, 37, and basically working as an admin at a real estate office but he has more women than he knows what to do with.

Why?

He's tall, dark and handsome. That's literally it. That's all that matters.

That’s kinda mean. Plus it’s hard to be truly ugly. If you have good skin and teeth and hair and practice good hygiene, you should be fine. There’s a lid for every pot, physically, as long as the pot is clean and nice.

I think the bigger issue is that he’s 35 and dating women in their 20s and expecting them to be ready for marriage. He says he hasn’t dated anyone under 25 recently like that’s surprising and like...no not really. You shouldn’t even be dating 25 and 26 year olds at this point, dude.

That’s actually a lot! Generally people considered “not good looking” are missing one, or all, of that list. Good skin, teeth and hair are not necessarily easy to come by.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a 36 yo man that has had a non-traditional path. I joined the military out of high school then got an internal scholarship to a college degree at 26 and commission as an officer. I didn't want to start a family while on active duty. Left the military at 32 and have been building my civilian career in the DMV.

Dating for me has been disappointing. I'm politically moderate and honestly can't stand both sides and largely avoid the news, but I've been rejected by women in this area as being too conservative. I'm successful (senior manager in fortune 100 company) with no debts but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Women I have dated around my age are usually successful with their own career and it seemed like unless I was an executive or high equity owner my career didn't matter to them. Women in their mid to late 20s seemed to be focused on their corporate career and just want a steady BF and nothing too serious. I haven't dated anyone younger than 25 recently.

I'm not picky but the sheer percentage of overweight women also really thins the numbers of eligible partners. Couple that with single mothers and it becomes challenging to find a long term partner for marriage.

You’re intriguing. I’m 33 and recently out of a long relationship. Wish we could link up!

You may be too old for him honestly. (In his mind. To the rest of us, you're the perfect age for him, but he's dating 26 year olds.)

36 dating a 26 YO?! Nah, that's wayyyy too old.
-26 year old