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I have no idea where or how to start.
I have tried Tinder but I hate it. It seems like a complete waste of my time and no one wants to be genuine.
How do I start 'dating' if I've been severely sheltered my whole life and held back by very controlling parents?
Anonymous
(30-35) 
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Hmm people lie online? Who would thought. 😆
Just jump in hun. At this age You're going to be fighting an uphill battle regardless of what you do. Soi wouldn't worry too much about "how to" because I dds are You're going fail a lot regardless of what you do.
Good luck.🙂👍
Isn't that the case for everyone?
Whenever I hear anyone talking about dating - regardless of their age and looks - they hate it and feel like they're wasting their time.
Yeah. But I just think people over 30 and 40 carry more baggage. I mean listen to some women on here will say they wouldn't date a man who's your age and not been in a relationship. Because they don't want to teach him (as though people had to learn how to be a decent person)😆. So some guys probably see that as a red flag to like you deep down just didn't want to date, probably don't want to date now.
And when I say "baggage" I just mean when we're teenagers we all have about the same experience, NONE. A couple decades later and there's a wide margin of differing experiences people have had. a lot of them bad, and will judge YOU on them.
I guess what I'm saying is you're not going to find the perfect situation likely. All you can do is use your head, keep your heart open, and make the best decision possible with the given information. Because I guarantee you you will run into some duds for the opposite gender along the way regardless of what you do.
And regardless of when I started. the story is the same regardless of age...
Yeah. But perception plays a big part. Most people lok at somebody see a few things and think they've read that book already. And it only gets worse as you get older. People naturally get more cynical as they age.
Slowly