I complain about how shitty dating is, and then everyone bombards me with what dating is supposed to be. I don’t get it. I’m not complaining about what dating is supposed to be in an ideal world, I’m complaining about what it is. I can’t comprehend why people don’t get what I’m saying.
You’re saying that dating is always one way, when that’s not the case. What you’re describing is bad dating. It’s not all bad.
Some of it is worse than others. I don’t even like the dynamics behind what you might call “good dating.” It’s similar to a job interview. Part of the confusion also probably comes from me not valuing romantic relationships or companionship, which is also an unpopular opinion, and I think most failed relationships are wastes of time where as a lot of you would probably find solace in whatever you were able to get or learn from the relationship before it failed. I have come to terms with the fact that I don’t see reality the way everyone else does. Sometimes I still get surprised by people’s reactions though.