100% spot on...

I have not been sexually harassed since I was a young 19-year-old. If I get to the door first I open it for the person behind me, some men do the same thing. It seems to work. I work out who pays before the meal. If I know he makes a lot less than I do I will pay for it. 50:50 is a plan too. One person leaves tip other pays. I was overweight. Now I am not. I have never been spoiled. My fashion sense is to be questioned. If I get out the door with my shirt right side out and not on backward. I am accomplishing something. I do not know a lot of other women and their demands, I just know me. Have you looked at my bio ? It says more about the internal quality of the person I would like to date. Often what a person says what they want on their bio is telling about who they are as a person. I do not want to get married. I have never been described as spoiled or delusional. Where do you meet these girls? They sound like teenage girls, not women. We are all special and interesting in our own way. No one is above the worth of another person.

@alanalorie Wow...my comment wasn't meant as a personal attack toward you, so sorry you seem to have taken it that way. It was more of a general comment about western women in society. My experiences have been from the perspective of a single dad raising two teen daughters and dating (mostly) in the south (Tennessee and Texas). That's great if my perceptions have no basis toward you as a person...but in general, from my experiences and from conversations with other single guys, American women are spoiled hypocrites who want 'equal' rights (which turns out to be special rights in some cases), but care nothing for sharing equal responsibility. These were grown ass women (at least by age) in their late 20s up into the 40s. Western culture puts women on a pedestal just for the fact they were born with a vagina, and unfortunately MOST (not all) are just a product of the culture promoting men and women are equal. But that comes with a caveat, since the next sentence typically says something along the lines, "Women can do everything a man can do, do it better, and in high heels". How can we be equal if you're better than me, just b/c of your genital? How can we be equal if I am a violent rapist who promotes a rape culture, and you are the innocent victim...regardless if I have attacked anyone or regardless if you have actually been attacked? Many women throw on the cloak of a victim just to get sexist pity and special considerations. Problem is, at least IMHO, it undermines the pain and suffering people like my daughters have experienced, as well as continue sexist attitudes. I get that people use whatever advantages they can to make their lives better...I just don't understand why people are purposely ignorant, and often outright angry, when someone tries to talk about the manipulation and duplicity of women's rights and the portrayal in media. And don't for one second think you can talk about men's issues and men's rights without being labeled as a lonely loser, a violent hate-filled misogynist who wants to rape all women and put them back in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant.

As for me and dating, I am a man....a real man...and I do what I want. If I want to be nice and courteous, or if I want to put my priorities first, I do that. Being a real man isn't about treating a women like a princess...it's about treating a woman like a fun interesting adult that you want to get to know more about. It's also about calling out the women when she is acting like a spoiled 13 y/o drama queen. I typically bend over backward to help people (men and women), but with some women, it's an expectation with no inclination to reciprocate basic common politeness and courtesy. When you pay for the dinner and she doesn't even say "Thank you", b/c in her mind that is what the guy is suppose to do...yea, I have a real problem with that kind of cultural B/S.

@jondspen No, I did not take it personally. Thank you for sharing. Now we all know how you feel.

@alanalorie Glad to hear that...I had no ill-will or malice toward you or anyone on here. And while I feel your last post was a little sarcastic, perhaps that'st just my misinterpretation...so you are very welcome. I am typically a very closed and reserved person on my thoughts and emotions. It's nice to know that people actually do care about the thoughts and opinions of others. Seems like we don't have much of that in America today.