Does anyone else feel this way?
Over the past few months I've become increasingly demoralized over my experiences with women. The road ahead is beginning to feel like a monumental challenge, and though I've never been one to shy away, I can feel my determination waning.
It just never seems like I'm enough, that they're always looking for something more.
And that would be OK, if not that it feels so unfair. It's a market after all, but it's a market bubble I feel I'm buying into. That there's no choice other than to pay the price even when removed from fundamentals.
And that would be OK too, if not for the fact that I've dug deep and determined what I really want is a meaningful and fulfilling LTR.
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I can accept the goal of spinning plates, or even sLTRs -- the pathway to these realities is clear and achievable. But as crazy as this may sound, I want to one day get married, have children, and go down the route of a patriarch. I recognize the risks associated, I really do, and so the bar has been set high for what the relationship should be.
Though there is no choice than to continue pushing forward, I wonder if it'll all be worth it in the end. It seems like we must bear the burden of accounting for their weaknesses, keeping them in line, and directing them towards something greater. And what do we get in return..? It feels like so much work for so little.
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There's more to it all, but this is my current general perception of things.
Am I or my goals delusional or naive? Is it entitlement on my end? I believe every action should be aligned towards a higher purpose/goal, but now I'm at a loss for what the goal should even be...
Any help or discussion would be greatly appreciated.
Over the past few months I've become increasingly demoralized over my experiences with women. The road ahead is beginning to feel like a monumental challenge, and though I've never been one to shy away, I can feel my determination waning.
It just never seems like I'm enough, that they're always looking for something more.
And that would be OK, if not that it feels so unfair. It's a market after all, but it's a market bubble I feel I'm buying into. That there's no choice other than to pay the price even when removed from fundamentals.
And that would be OK too, if not for the fact that I've dug deep and determined what I really want is a meaningful and fulfilling LTR.
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I can accept the goal of spinning plates, or even sLTRs -- the pathway to these realities is clear and achievable. But as crazy as this may sound, I want to one day get married, have children, and go down the route of a patriarch. I recognize the risks associated, I really do, and so the bar has been set high for what the relationship should be.
Though there is no choice than to continue pushing forward, I wonder if it'll all be worth it in the end. It seems like we must bear the burden of accounting for their weaknesses, keeping them in line, and directing them towards something greater. And what do we get in return..? It feels like so much work for so little.
---
There's more to it all, but this is my current general perception of things.
Am I or my goals delusional or naive? Is it entitlement on my end? I believe every action should be aligned towards a higher purpose/goal, but now I'm at a loss for what the goal should even be...
Any help or discussion would be greatly appreciated.