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Staying single is only one of the ways to get out of the dating market.

• mohsen1 2y ago
  Your loaded comment reminds me of Sheryl Sandberg's statements. "Look how easy it is to maintain work/life balance if you LEAN IN!" -- ignoring the fact that an army of people supporting her "LEAN IN" lifestyle.
  • mantas 2y ago
    Is it considered „loaded“ to say that starting a family is um… an option? What a time to be alive.
  • disgruntledphd2 2y ago
    To be fair to her, after her husband died I think she had to re-assess a lot of the Lean In stuff.
• gotts 2y ago
  What are other ways?
  • credit_guy 2y ago
    Maybe getting married?
    • goodpoint 2y ago
      The only type of marriage that does not require constant effort is a failed marriage.
      • SketchySeaBeast 2y ago
        It requires effort, but it's not always a chore. It should make your life easier by sharing the load of everyday burdens. I'm thankful to be sharing my life with my wife.
        • goodpoint 2y ago
          I wrote "effort", not "chore", and yet I got downvoted...
          • SketchySeaBeast 2y ago
            I think because it came off as gloomy. I tried to differentiate effort from being and solely negative and emphasize how marriage is a combination of the good and the bad.
      • mantas 2y ago
        Life in general requires constant energy. Unless you’re freeloader. Be it relationship, participating in a society or anything else.
    • taddevries 2y ago
      Are you implying that marriage is, somehow, the end state of relationship building? I can assure you it does not end at marriage.
  • bitzun 2y ago
    Mail order bride
  • thatcat 2y ago
    marriage, which is presumably the intention of dating
    • bluescrn 2y ago
      It used to be. But people are now pushed towards the dating equivalent of 'fast fashion', hookups via apps, throwaway relationships, shopping around for something new and exciting.
      • mantas 2y ago
        And then people get surprised that somehow it’s exhausting. It was not supposed to be used like that. Just like shopping in a fast fashion lifestyle is exhausting. Compared to buying long lasting outfit once in a while.
    • __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
      I've never dated in this mode before. It's it like... an interview?
      • thatcat 2y ago
        haha yea basically, "dating with intention" can be pretty awkward
    • ojhughes 2y ago
      Plenty of couples don’t get married and have happy lives together.
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