What's better for a man? Getting married or getting a Mercedes?
The choice is clear, but they're both similar.
Being married or being in a LTR takes upkeep, and can over time be as costly as a Benz.
I could care less about getting a girlfriend. I am trying to change careers, though currently unsuccessful. I hate job scams. Trying to get a job and trying to get a girl are extremely alike, and I don't like either one.
They both use the baseball analogy. Job seeking is:
First base= Get the interview
Second base= Show out at the interview. It's not aced until you've gotten that first check.
Third base= Get hired
Home base= Work and get paid
The caveat= HR is in control (final say) of who gets where in their list of applicants. The applicant needs the job more than the company needs them. Company cares the least.
Provided you don't get laid on the spot (often times she won't allow it) dating is:
First base: Meeting up, getting the actual date, etc.
Second base: Trying to get beyond the friendzone while with her (getting what YOU want) If it's not more than friends, you failed. Hope that you can figure out where, what, why, and how you failed. This is where most of us f**k up and know it.
Third base: Escalate into a sexual setting, mood, etc. provided she's aroused and interested.
Home: Actual sex
The caveat= Her options and her interest in you and what she wants you as is the determining factor.
Either case you don't have total control. There's always factors that are out of your control in both situations.
While that was a tangent, it's good to be focused on your career and put girls off, but putting girls off can be bad for your social and mental health. I know people who claim they don't need a girl in their lives, really they can't get one. IMO It's cool if you're a millionaire and don't want a girl in your way, but not being a millionaire and putting girls off hardly makes you a better man. Men crave companionship. Your smartphone, laptop, and tablet do not count or substitute.
Dating the wrong women over and over is a drain. Trying a lot with little to no success hurts. I had about 8 times in the past 3 years where I ALMOST had a GF, but failed to ACTUALLY GET one. It sucks to come close to or almost get success, but close and almost only count in horseshoes, grenade throwing, and nuclear tactics. Dating and careers have no relation to any of those things.