Do you believe there’s plenty of fish out there for you? Why/why not?

[Pinay_ako]

🤣 salmon 🍣 is my fave fish 🤤

[Asksomeonelse]

Excluding places where I would need a license to fish and presuming I've already prepared the line along with the bait- yeah, I guess? But why examine the bopping of the tip and the struggle of reeling in the fish when I can just simply go to the supermarket? Besides, after I've caught the fish not only do I have to then descale it, but I'll always have to remove the guts and let me tell you. That's some nasty stuff. So I'd rather purchase fish in the market as oppose to just fishing for them myself. At least I won't have to deal with the unholy abomination that is the scent of their gills and inner organs. Those things reek. And of course I think there's plenty of fish out there for me. I have wildlife preservationists along with hunters to thank for that that is unless we're talking about one of those endangered types of fish in which case I hope their population stabalizes to a more secure number that way I can feast on them as well without worrying that their population will become unsustainable.

[Havthrills]

Not sure. Maybe I should try these waters. Or maybe I'm fishing in the wrong lake? Lol

[iiyuizx]

I do believe that there are so many fish in the sea and If I didn't get a chance with one of them I will have a chance with another and life goes on. or maybe it's just not the right time. I can write a whole book about the reasons that make me believe that life DOES NOT wait for anyone and it is way too short to waste your time trying to be on good terms with someone you genuinely don't get along with. It's very simple. if it's complicated to you, then you're letting your negative, illogical side take control of where your life is going.

[Pinay_ako]

You’re too young to think of next life and giving up on love.

[Bricealan]

Very well thought out POV and I believe you are accurate in what you feel.

[iiyuizx]

No, I never thought about giving up on love it's the complete opposite. i believe in love and I believe that no matter how disappointed you are in your past relationships you will always have chances and go through new experiences in another relationship and life goes on until the right person comes into your life.

[Cynicaldreamer]

Of course there are plenty of fish out there!

... but that doesn't mean I want to catch them, or they're worth going after.

Yeah, it's not that bad staying single- at least until I catch myself a mermaid/merman, lol

[Guardian45]

I hope I don't look like that! 🙄 Otherwise, it's NO WONDER, I'm single!🤪😂

[Bricealan]

cynicaldreamer: I think you are spot on from my POV Like your comment

[Bexxiib]

@Guardian45 😅🤣

[coachTanthony]

Yes. If you are confident and not a pussy you'll do just fine if you're a dude. Anyone who says different needs to work on themselves a bit more.

[ObscuredBeyond]

Dealt with too many lying MeToo loons to believe that. Also, if you've ever been to The Villages, you'll know why confidence can be hard to muster. It isn't so much fear of fumbling the ball, as fear that you'll find out just how ginormous a waste of time the girl really is - and how much baggage she expects you to overlook.

I've seen a little bit of everything. Florida women are terrifying for good reason!

[Chazmatazz269]

Do you really believe such a complex issue can be completely binary?

[ObscuredBeyond]

@Chazmatazz269 : For every one of these terrifying women, there's a few idiot men in their lives who enable them to become this way.

[OlderAndWiser]

Of course!

[OlderAndWiser]

Seriously, I have been in enough relationships to know that there is not just one woman out there who can satisfy all my wants and desires. There are probably hundreds of such women in my surrounding community, but I haven't met most of them.

[ohsheeT]

I mean to be honest with you I like beef I like cow I mean I'm sure the ocean is filled with all types of fish but even that's getting polluted nowadays but yeah of course there's plenty of fish out there there's plenty of cows there's plenty of beef there's plenty of anything that we want to appoint but it's slim Dickens pretty soon because our government is starting to take food away from us that's another story though all joking aside yes if you really think about it the world is very big place and we are just in our own little circle so we only think like a little circle instead of Open Your Arms Wide Open and thinking that way we put our finger first finger and our thumb together about an inch apart and we think that's the biggest the world that we live in but open your arms all the way wide and feel that energy touching feel it within that's the world we live in there's a lot more fish if you do that

[genericname85]

no there's not. if you suptract everyone that is outside of your age range, everyone you're not physically attractive and everyone who is out of reach, cause traveling so far to date would be pointless, there's maybe a hand full left. and then all your personal preferences come into play and reduce it even further. it's not as many as you think.

i don't know where i got this figure from but someone actually went through and calculated this for the average person in an average size city with average ammount of rural areas around, then it comes out to about 7. this could be complete bullshit. i don't remember exactly but the calculation seemed convincing to me then.

[Jamie05rhs]

@genericname85 7 locals?

[genericname85]

@Jamie05rhs 7 of all the people within the range that the average person would theoretically be able to date.

[Jamie05rhs]

@genericname85 I think that would only apply to a population center of at least 1 million people.

[genericname85]

@Jamie05rhs so you're saying that it's even less than 7 if you live in a more rural place?

[Jamie05rhs]

@genericname85 Oh, absolutely.

But we're talking about serious relationships, right? As in marriage?

If you're calculating for hookups, then the Math is completely different. Everyone can be compatible for one night.

[genericname85]

@Jamie05rhs yeah. i mean i can see how it could be even less. specially if you live super rural. but then i would say people would typically adjust their standards to increase their choices.

[genericname85]

@Jamie05rhs if you're just looking for a hookup, then there's plenty of fish for sure. but not for anything serious.

[Jamie05rhs]

@genericname85 Oh, believe me... Rural people DO adjust their standards. LOL! That's why the collective hotness numbers go down the further out you get. Genetic seclusion

[melanieeeB]

Yeah there is plenty of fish, but there is also a lot of fucking trash in the ocean too! Some trash might look like a fish at first but it's not what it seems. Gotta be cautious all the time.

And I'm attracted the more rare fish, who is not the typical average blubbering blub lol

[Guardian45]

'Blubbering blub'😂🤣

[melanieeeB]

Haha😉

[JSmuve]

Hard to say. Yes there's a lot of fish, but

1) the ocean is huge and isn't always populated by fish in every spot

2) if you have a specific type of fish you want, then that decreases your odds of catching it and not some random fish you don't want

3) you can't easily know where the best place to fish for the type of fish you want is

4) the fish are always moving around

5) the fish don't necessarily want to be caught by you

6) there are other people fishing that you have to compete with

[Lionman95]

Technically yes but everybody has their own expectations and standards plus the moment of meeting needs to be the right one. That way the number of options gets heavily reduced.

So sure there are plenty of women for me to date but because of my precondition the number gets strongly reduced so that it goes down to a really small number.

[purplepoppy]

Sure, just got to lower your expectations

[Still-alive]

Still looks better than Trump

[Pinay_ako]

Too cute

[lightbulb27]

yes and there's more when you decide to change or address underlying stuff that is controlling or limiting. Doors open and doors close as you open your heart and mind.

there's 8 billion... emotionally complex... salmon... all looking for "home".

[MrOracle]

There are plenty of fish if all I'm looking for is sex - the seas are abundant.

As far as women who are worthy of commitment, those are in very short supply, and I don't possess the kind of bait that attracts them - nor does the majority of men. And the men who do possess the right kind of bait to attract them are only interested in keeping them around for a few days before they throw them back, with ever more damage, into the sea.

[Jamie05rhs]

The women who are wife-worthy aren't dumb enough to fall for the player's tricks.

[WhiteBoyChill]

@Jamie05rhs Dmn right

[MrOracle]

@Jamie05rhs True, but as I said, they're in very short supply, and even they tend to want as close as they can to the top 10% guys. I'm a 3-4/10 in looks and a 5/10 overall to most women (maybe a 7/10 to a few), so there's not enough supply to trickle down to me.

[Jamie05rhs]

@MrOracle Don't worry; you'll find one. I believe in you! ✊

[MrOracle]

I stopped worrying about it long ago, and adapted. No worries.

[Jamie05rhs]

Okay, brother. 👍

[Smoke-n-Growls]

Oh, yeah.

I meet a lot of people I click with, and have a lot of people who find me attractive. I'm just not in the right space mentally or emotionally to get into a new relationship right now.

I have a fairly easy time making new connections and new friends. I'm sure once I put my mind and effort into looking for a girlfriend or partner, I'll find her/them.

[Cannibisluver96]

No, I’ve tried dating apps and even in the real world I’ve had several men ask me out and I’ve gone on dates with some of them but I have certain goals and ambitions for my future and they don’t align with the people I’ve met so far. I’m very traditional and I want to be a stay at home mom and take care of the house and children. I live on my parents farm and I get a portion of it and I want to use it to start my own farm too. The men I meet are never ambitious and if they are they want to live somewhere far in the city.

[RangerBlue22]

My mother used to say this crap to me all the time and she was born a very beautiful woman.

Anyway the love of my life is out there. But I haven’t found her. I did meet someone 8 years ago who was close. But she meet me at the wrong time which sucks but I will just have to deal with it.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

For a casual relationship? Sure!!

For a more serious kind of one? Only a handful. Not that many.

Although I would say that our world is really small, and we only choose from our surroundings, even when there is someone perfect for you out there somewhere, and you would not even know it!

[BrickBiggems]

In a metaphorical sense yes. BUT, to be truly successful you need a boat, net and fishing gear. Most women like to go boating so proper fishing equipment can't hurt your odds.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Salmon is my favorite fish no matter how we see things there is someone for everyone no matter who we are

[Pinay_ako]

Same 😂 how’d you like your salmon?

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@Pinay_ako I like Salmon backed lightly in the oven and I like a side dish of rice I like lemon baked on my Salmon, this sounds strange but I like ketchup on my Salmon or plain.

[Pinay_ako]

I loooooove that! With rice 🍚 and veggies and dip it on soy sauce, vinegar with garlic and chilies 🌶 mix? 🤤 I like mine grilled or seared

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@Pinay_ako Oh that sounds so good my mouth watering :)

[JDAC092299]

No not for me, people I connect with are far and few in between and yet so far even the ones I’ve found have disappointed me by betraying me in more ways than one, I hate my type that I’m attracted to and if I find another I might even give them a miss because the emotional pain and time lost just isn’t worth it and I don’t think I could bounce back again tbh

[ChiTown33]

I don't think in those terms. I know who I am and I know my value. And either she wants to give equally. If not I'm fine to remain single. As I've said before I believe most women want a relationship. But not every woman wants to actually put in the work for a relationship. And I'm not going to presume how many women that is.

[Jamie05rhs]

I feel like this is a "gotcha" question.

Because if I say, "Yes. I still have plenty of options. Because I'm a man and I'm a good person so there will always be women who want me," then you all will think I'm conceited.

But if I say, "Well, honestly, I recognize that my pool of options is shrinking and my window is closing,"
then I will get labeled as "desperate."

So I can't win either way.

[MCheetah]

I already know there factually isn't and that women aren't that "open minded" when it comes to men like me. They literally do not exist (anymore). ... Unless you're literally talking about fish, here.

[Fuentes]

If you become Muslim that would change actually. Just avoid Arabic girls cause their parents are racist. But as for the rest Pakistani & North African women (look European af) and even Persian women, not under the full Arab culture & regular Muslim women from all countries that aren't Arab. You will get tons of women. The issue is converting to a strict type of religion hahaha!