Glad I'm not participating in the modern dating game. If people can only love conditionally as this thread demonstrates, then better not be loved at all. Get more than my fair share of being judged and managing expectations in the workplace already, better not have to put up with this bullshit in personal life as well.
Last edited by Wilfire; 2014-09-23 at 02:10 PM.
A little over 6' 2" with my shoes off. Though i'm fairly big, so i tend to loom a bit. Barrel chest, broad shoulders and all that.
Need to have (to an extent) same type of humour and preferable same taste in music. Not lie or cheat obviously. Need to love hugs. I love hugs ._. Not smoke or do shit like that. That covered most of it.
Maybe a smoking hot 40 year old who can buy me a house and a car... Not really interested in a relationship atm unless it would benefit me economically.
Last edited by Revi; 2014-09-23 at 02:19 PM.
Vizardlode; from my point of view, if you specifically look for a partner with a set range of qualities, you are setting yourself up for one hell of a miserable relationship. Bonding naturally occurs when people participate in different activities, especially high-stress ones. Artificially inducing bonding is stupid as hell.
Revi; personality changes all the time, like physical appearance does. I'd be devastated if someone left me because my personality changed.
Last edited by Wilfire; 2014-09-23 at 02:28 PM.
Yes. Yes i do. Pretty common practice actually.
Do i like the way this person acts?
Do i like the way this person thinks?
Do i like the way this person treats others?
Do i like the way this person looks? (Hygiene, Piercings, Tats, etc.)
Do i like this persons hobbies?
Do i like this person's religious views?
Do i like this person's political views?
The list can go on.
Last edited by Nihilan; 2014-09-23 at 02:49 PM.
You don't just "become friends" with someone. It is a process that takes time. Part of that process is figuring out whether or not you are compatible. It isn't rocket science.
For some people the process takes longer than for others, but everyone has their own judgment criteria. Everyone.
Judgment is for people who can't look upon themselves. Compatibility happens outside of the superficial list you posted. You can become best friends with someone who doesn't fit any of those criteria. Simply put, you either like someone or you don't, there are no objective reasons for liking or disliking someone. For example, it is possible to like someone who has all the qualities that you detest, and at the same time dislike someone who has all the qualities you respect. Introducing those criteria is treading dangerously close to objectifying someone.
Some of you need to realize, to find a mate, step one is leaving the basement.
No, but whether or not I befriend someone depends on how they act, who they are and how they make me feel, which again boils down to different qualities.
Are you implying people don't have different qualities? Real life doesn't work like the Fallout character creation, but I still have a certain set of qualities, strengths, weaknesses, characteristics etc.
1) Alive
2) Human
3) Moderate hygiene
4) Loyal
5) Actually cares about me
4 and 5 are not reasonable expectations though ;(