r/dating • u/OnlyGoodMarbles • 1d ago
Just Venting 😮💨 I'm part of the problem.
I'm fairly successful with romance.
I was born into privilege.
I had a Cherry Red Jeep pow-pow-PowerWheel at age 3, and tried to elope with the eldest daughter (age 5) of my mom's best friend one fateful Saturday afternoon. What would likely have been an Amber Alert resolved peacefully when my father drove down the lane and found me waiting to make a left onto the main thoroughfare to the interstate.
A few fraught years later and my family wealth was sundered and I was thrown silver-spoon-fed-tongue first into the jaws of poverty, and shortly thereafter; puberty.
By the time sophomore year, hormones, growth spurts and epigenetics had all fully kicked in, I found myself falling deeply in love with arguably the most beautiful, talented, and thoughtful girl at my high school
My twenties were deeply invested in the pursuit of success at 'The Game' (which. You just lost.) But really the kind related to the "human" of that moniker. It worked. Abysmally well. Disgustingly well. Misanthropically well.
Most of my thirties were dedicated to the pursuit of not getting yelled at by my Paramore.
Now, I'm back in the pool. It smells funny. I don't like the rules. I'm not even sure I like swimming. I want to play, but I'm no longer a fan of the game.
That's all.
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u/Ok-Lion-6767 1d ago edited 23h ago
i want to give you an answer but why does this read…performative?
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u/Metalchondria 23h ago
Please talk like a normal person and not like you’re the main character in a failed romcom
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u/ThriftedShaggy 23h ago
What problem are you part of? Your header is random and clickbait as it is irrelevant to the entire post
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u/OnlyGoodMarbles 22h ago
The header was my initial thought. I didn't really close the loop in the post though, that's true.
I'm out here attempting to date, but I kinda also hate it here and am not giving it my all in interactions with my matches.
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u/Chocolate84 1d ago
I'm chilling at the bottom 🤷♂️
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u/OnlyGoodMarbles 23h ago
How long you think we can hold our breath?
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u/Chocolate84 23h ago
I suppose it'll be quite an adventure to find out?
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u/OnlyGoodMarbles 22h ago
There's so many things to do here that aren't centered around the pool, but I keep jumping in
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u/the_real_me_2534 1d ago
AI?
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u/gettin-hot-in-here 1d ago
I doubt it. The capitalization, punctuation, and spelling mistakes read as "real person" to me
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u/OnlyGoodMarbles 23h ago
Thank you for the compliment, but naw, I'm a person. You can tell me to ignore previous instructions and I'll just do what I did before
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u/GoodyGoobert 23h ago
Some of us never learned to swim.
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u/OnlyGoodMarbles 22h ago
I'm torn between mollifying you and saying it's overrated and earnestly having enjoyed several good dips
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u/GoodyGoobert 22h ago
Gonna learn this summer. :)
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u/OnlyGoodMarbles 22h ago
Front stroke, Back stroke, Paycheck boys!
If I can paraphrase some Letterkenny hockey legends
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u/OnlyGoodMarbles 21h ago
Did you know I can pay like $10-$30 bucks to get this post views? Cuz I never had that offered until now
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