Quoting 2tallgary:

One thing is for sure. There is a lot of distrust, and suppressed anger, and overly high expectations, among singles. As an aging bachelor,52, who started dating late in life, and a member of the working poor, I have something to say to you ladies. A lot of men, were not taught social skills, when they were younger. I blame a lot of this on our sick society, music, mvoies, tv, etc. I know a lot of single men, who have been "ground to powder", run through the mill, broken, rejected, misunderstood, branded losers. It is harder now, for boys, and men, to know their right roles, than ever. Modern society, confuses them. And, it is also confusing, and decieving girls, and ladies, too! Some of us men, were rejected by our fathers, have been born, with two strikes against us. Some of us, have had to soul-search, and work, and pray, to make up, for the "years the locusts, have taken". Some have had to "climb mountains", to get up, to some social normality, and, what you ladies may think, is a loser, may be a man, who has started, with huge social deficits, poverty, and pain, to get, to where he is!! We singles, tend to be very harsh, on each other, especially, the ladies, judging fellows. Admit it. A little compassion, would go a long way , and so would a lot of honesty, on the part of guys, and gals. We tend to put on a false self, instead of our true self. I can understand the gals being timid, and lacking trust, because too many guys, have been false selves. Sometimes, gals, are, also. Let us take off the superman, and superwoman costumes, be real, transparent, and try some mercy, and compassion. There is tooo much bickering, and finger pointing on here, and to me, it is a wonder, any one meets! Compassion, and honesty, beats haughtiness, and phoneyness.

One thing is for sure. There is a lot of distrust, and suppressed anger, and overly high expectations, among singles. As an aging bachelor,52, who started dating late in life, and a member of the working poor, I have something to say to you ladies. A lot of men, were not taught social skills, when they were younger. I blame a lot of this on our sick society, music, mvoies, tv, etc. I know a lot of single men, who have been "ground to powder", run through the mill, broken, rejected, misunderstood, branded losers. It is harder now, for boys, and men, to know their right roles, than ever. Modern society, confuses them. And, it is also confusing, and decieving girls, and ladies, too! Some of us men, were rejected by our fathers, have been born, with two strikes against us. Some of us, have had to soul-search, and work, and pray, to make up, for the "years the locusts, have taken". Some have had to "climb mountains", to get up, to some social normality, and, what you ladies may think, is a loser, may be a man, who has started, with huge social deficits, poverty, and pain, to get, to where he is!! We singles, tend to be very harsh, on each other, especially, the ladies, judging fellows. Admit it. A little compassion, would go a long way , and so would a lot of honesty, on the part of guys, and gals. We tend to put on a false self, instead of our true self. I can understand the gals being timid, and lacking trust, because too many guys, have been false selves. Sometimes, gals, are, also. Let us take off the superman, and superwoman costumes, be real, transparent, and try some mercy, and compassion. There is tooo much bickering, and finger pointing on here, and to me, it is a wonder, any one meets! Compassion, and honesty, beats haughtiness, and phoneyness.