2Rocky
Master Don Juan
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I've been feeling introspective about my choice of partners. Thinking about women I've ruled out early. When I got out of my marriage I set some "dealbreakers" So I wouldn't repeat some of the same mistakes.
To me this seems like I am operating from a place of abundance and rational thought. But part of me has a nagging feeling of FOMO. I'm in a relationship with a great woman who I got to know over years of dating. But I went outside of people I know to meet her. Do you feel like there are quality women you "know too well"?
Dealbreaker #1 No kids younger than mine. My oldest is 21 and youngest is 12. Feeling pretty "parented out" I'm also learning being a parent does't stop when the kids turn 18.
That eliminated the smart, cute engineer with the 5 yo daughter with a heart condition at birth, and the blonde with 3 daughters under 9. Ironically both these women knew relatives of mine but I didn't meet them through them.
Dealbreaker #2 No extreme viewpoints (opposite of mine) on certain issues. This eliminated a woman 10 years younger than I. She was childless and didn't want children, self employed, tall and attractive. That issue and her being vocal about it was a no go...She was great except for that one thing.
Dealbreaker #3 No substance abuse. The young heavily tattooed single mother who aggressively tried to make out with me after the concert but was obviously impaired eliminated herself early. The woman who was married to a local police officer who got a DUI from one of his colleagues. (Ironically her mother is a picture of what I want my wife to be like in 20 years.)
Not dealbreakers as much as red flags. These are all really attractive women younger than I who have shown me interest.
The single never married girl that went to school with my sister 6 years younger. . She is outgoing, kind smart and attractive buuuut....Her family is awkward, socially retarded, and overly religious.
Her friend, also never married with a career plus a family estate of quite some size. Has a very close relationship with her father and admires him greatly. Bemoans her lack of a life partner often on social media. We share a number of interests, but when I look at her with her fake eyelashes I just see Janice from the Muppets.
These were all women I have frequent contact with as it is a small community. That eliminated them from non LTR encounters. They all passed the "Boner Test" but were non starters.To me this seems like I am operating from a place of abundance and rational thought. But part of me has a nagging feeling of FOMO. I'm in a relationship with a great woman who I got to know over years of dating. But I went outside of people I know to meet her. Do you feel like there are quality women you "know too well"?