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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't dating a means to an end for men of all ages?[/quote]

And women too. They're on the apps because they want to get something out of it. Nothing wrong with that.[/quote]

What are the main things they want to “get out of it?

What are these “means to an end” you cliche on about?

Pls provide examples - separate ones or ones that overlap. [/quote]

A means to an end is an activity or process done in order to accomplish a goal. 
Often, the activity itself is not enjoyable or considered important. 
The phrase means to an end is used to describe things that a person considers to be necessary to suffer through in order to achieve their ultimate goal.[/quote]

I’m OP. That is exactly what I meant.

When DH and I were newly dating about a decade ago as roughly forty-somethings,  I could tell that he genuinely enjoyed the activities we did. We had a few activities in frequent rotation, but we also challenged each other to find interesting new things to do. If the activity bombed for some reason, we’d ditch it and go walk around or find a place for drinks and talk. We weren’t sleeping together yet.

My cousin says that she feels the men she’s dated have a good time right up until it is time to part ways for the night. At that point, she gets the feedback that sex was expected although it’s the first date. She’s been careful to split date costs to avoid a sense that she owes them something. [/quote]

She is dating losers.

Either she is sending or missing signals being sent.[/quote]

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