HONESTLY it’s better to settle these days if you’re a man because the dating pool has toxic animal feces in it. Goes for women too but they don’t really have to settle.
I think most men end up settling. Like I’m with a woman that I’ve been with for 3 years and I definitely settled, but I’m content and happy with her so whatevs
are people that afraid of being alone they’d rather settle? no wonder you think relationships are miserable 😭
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Anonymous#117h
Yeah there’s definitely a give and take and its not black and white, but I feel like most people would rather be in a stable but mediocre relationship than be used, taken for granted/advantage of and discarded routinely too.
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AnonymousOP17h
you do realize being single is an option right? there’s no gun to your head that says you have to either force yourself to date assholes or settle for someone mid. you can just be single
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Anonymous#117h
Correct you can be, no one’s stopping anyone but some people want the companionship, and not everything in life has to be or will be perfect lol
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AnonymousOP17h
i mean i guess? i just feel like it’s really stupid to tell people to settle 😭 what good is companionship if you don’t even really like the person?
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Anonymous#117h
I mean yeah but there’s also levels of settling, again it’s nuanced lol