Over 30 and still single, post here.

0101

Personally, I don't want kids, and most mentally stable women do.
Therefore I only date.
I'm also not a fan of gambling half my money on a marriage contract.

DIGItonium

I chuckled. A guy who works next to me is in your shoes as well (at 38). He thinks marriage is overrated. He likes to date around as well, so he'll use dating apps and whatnot. It sounds like an adventure, so every now and then he'll have interesting stories about his encounters.

Others who have been through at least once divorce, already has kids, will say the same. They see no point in getting married again or having more kids.

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Misnomer

Ugh, I hate that. And I always feel bad saying so, because then I get a ton of defensive responses like "Small talk sucks! Don't hate me because I'm an introvert!", etc. But the ability to make decent conversation with a stranger is important to me.

And I thought Z drivers were supposed to be cool. Disappointment sucks, don't it?

Because it makes for a really long first date?

I mean, for example I love baseball and enjoy going to games, but I can't imagine doing that as a first date. That's a lot of time to be "locked in" with someone you don't know yet. (And what if it turns out you can't stand each other and then there are extra innings?!?)

"The Lonely Driver's Club"...LOL!

What's been hard for me is finding men who don't want kids but still like them. I've never wanted to be a parent, but I love kids -- babies, toddlers, whatever, just as long as they aren't mine. I adore my 12-year-old "nephew" (who has already asked if he can drive my Z when he turns 16!), and I can't imagine being serious about someone who wouldn't want to hang out with him. I generally don't click with people who don't like children or animals (I have a dog).

(Single dads would seem to be the answer right? Except that a lot of them don't want to date childless women, because they're convinced we'd never really understand that their kid comes first.)

0101

Yeah I agree. It does seem like a mental health test if someone doesn't like children and animals. I think they're cute, I love my niece and nephew and think my neighbors kids are funny, but I just don't want any. A dog or cat is cool. I think a lot of guys don't want kids, but get talked into it.

I'm in Arlington a lot for work, we shoud go out sometime