I haven't had a date or asked a woman out in years, it was sometime in the late summer/early fall of 2019. I had a lot of bad experiences over and over with nothing to show for it and at the time I ended up taking a break. I slowly started spending less and less time and energy towards meeting women and focused on other things. Then COVID lockdowns hit, the years go by and my life priorities completely changed.
I see women as a distraction from my true goals and place very little thought into meeting them. I'd be open to going out with a woman but everything would have to line up where she practically falls in my lap.
You're a MGTOW that has been sent his own way. You have been rejected by woman you want to mate with, and you are not attracted to women that would accept your romantic invitation. You increasingly see no avenue for social situations in which you could meet women that interest you, and you finally have come to the conclusion that you don't feel like continuing to waste your time in that pursuit. You have convinced yourself that pursuing women is not a "true goal", which is just a psychological pacifier for accepting that it's OVER, and feeling positive about your CopeMaxxing.
At some point, the Beta-male lions have to give up the struggle, and live the life of a Bachelor lion, hunting a new wildebeast every week or so while they sleep all day and clean their balls most of the time they are awake.
@sangheilios is an interesting case study. He's definitely one of the more interesting case studies of major forum participants.
At 6'4", 230-235 lbs, big muscles, and lower body fat, this is a top tier level physique. This is a guy who would be called a 'Chad'. Based on height and muscles, he could be the top seducer on this forum with one of the highest notch counts.
He adds a lot to this forum with well thought out responses that show a certain level of critical thinking ability. He seems personable.
The combination of height, muscles, and a decent personality should be enough to attract women. At a bare minimum, that should be enough to attract a solid 6-7 into an extended relationship. When someone has height and muscles, there's not much need for a personality in order to seduce.
This is a situation where the collective of women have rejected someone who has 'Chad' type features. If someone with 'Chad' type features is being rejected by the collective of women, what does that say for the health of the overall dating market? It's showing that the typical female is absurdly fussy in selecting men.
Women are sending more and more men to the rejection pile. This is the 90/10 rule in action. Plenty more men under 6'0" without elite levels of fitness are also being rejected. In this case, women have thrown out someone who would be a good selection for them based on how much women value height and muscles.
The collective of women did send
@sangheilios his own way, as
@MatureDJ has indicated. MGTOW isn't voluntary, as it is some form of incel. MGTOWs are generally men who are rejected by the market of women and realize that they can compete effectively in the market.