Solo Maxxing interesting read

[Endurance2024]

Not only the financial cost but also other factors casting a dim light on dating.

Interesting read right to the end. What are your thoughts?

Gen Z is rejecting $200 dates and choosing 'solo-maxxing'—and dating apps are taking a hit | Fortune https://share.google/nOoPMjFgCsHQgrA63

 

[Verbal Kint]

First off, damn you, for making me write my weekly novel, I was trying to quit...
Second. Well done and great subject.

My theory, although it might be flawed, is:
It's not about the money!
We're dependant on the internet. We do groceries with headphones on. We're not taking the risk of an attrocious date, or a marvelous encounter.
Individualism, fear, social anxiety.
Please do not commit the cardinal sin of approaching me in public. If I'm interested, I'll send you good vibes from my mind, telepathically...
Open my phone.
Waiting for the "perfect" profile to show up.
《Here! Prince, princess, find me cute on a set of pictures, please have financial success, emmotional intelligence and a settled past; even if i'm not quite sure what it means. So, I can put you in my excel sheet, under option, 194 B.》

No wonder we call it solo maxxing. We made love a solo packaging commodity.
One size fits all, not reusable. Consigned where prescribed...

Solution?
Realise you're not all that. Work on yourself and find someone who's also broken, willing to work on themselves and love them for their flaws!

.. And for baby Jebus's sake, take the damn risk of failing.

To quote Tyrion Lannister:
《I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards and broken things.》

 

[urquell]

The whole "maxxing" thing is retarded. Looksmaxxing, solomaxxing, smellmaxxing, moneymaxxing, sleepmaxxing et al. ad nauseum. The human race is doomed.

 

[Verbal Kint]

The human race is doomed.

In my irony / border cinisism, I dont think we are. The pendulum is at one end of it's extremity and slowly swiging back.

Personally, I blame Disney... Sorry, copyright infrigement. Diz-knee.

Here's a solution. Because remakes have been such a sucessfull trend...

 

[Leovinci]

Trying to find hookups on dating apps is like trying to find water in the desert, unless you're in the top 20% of most handsome men. It's no surprise the percentage of single/celibate men is higher than ever, and will probably keep going up.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Trying to find hookups on dating apps is like trying to find water in the desert, unless you're in the top 20% of most handsome men. It's no surprise the percentage of single/celibate men is higher than ever, and will probably keep going up.

Be gratefull you're ugly. At least, when people like you, you know why!
-Bukowski

I had great dates in the three months I've been back on these apps.
Met phenomenal women, and I dont think I fit in the 20% most handsome.
I'm me, I sometimes forget to Maxxshutthefuckuping and Maxxactivelistening... And it's fine. I gave myself permission to suck at it. I'm also not a bad date. But It sometimes, too much for them. That is also fine. It's the Goldilock theorem. I'm too hot for one, too cold for another, I'll be a fine bowl of oatmeal, soon enough. Meanwhile it's patience, efforts and self work. Also occasional bitching and escort seeing. Cause... Fuck it! Why not, I'm only human.

I wont lie, Imma have a dating apps deletion ceremony one day, it will be glorious.

 

[PSEfreak]

I'm not paying to read this article !