Personal rant about dating
Personal rant about dating
This is a throw away account that I will probably end up deleting. I'm 27 m living in a predominantly Mormon smaller city. About 6 months ago I got out of a four year relationship (never married) and I'm about ready to start dating again but am quite anxious and discouraged. I grew up Mormon and I am not active in the church despite basically living Mormon standards. Nor will I ever get married in the temple. I make six figures, I am very financially responsible, and I take really good care of my body. I think I'm attractive but I'm definitely not the top 20 percent.
I'm discouraged and anxious because living in a Mormon community I don't feel like there a many women who would be ok with marrying someone outside the temple. Everyone is looking for their perfect priesthood holder. Plus I feel like there is a stigma towards a man being my age and not married by now. That there must be something wrong with me. I might be wrong idk.
Apart from this, Im having a hard time meeting people my age. Most of my friends are married with kids and I've looked for activities and clubs to join but being in a smaller city they don't really seem to exist. That really just leaves dating apps which I hate. Years ago when I used them, I would get plenty of matches but very few dates. A friend my age said dating apps are still the same. You get matches but no dates. I created a fake dating account to see who's out there and there are some girls that don't seem to be LDS but the pool is small. Which increases my anxiety about screwing up a first impression. I feel kinda stuck with out options. No organic way to meet people. I understand I could move literally almost anywhere else and just about everyone my age would not be married. I've seriously thought about. But I have a really good stable job that pays well and with this economy I'm not sure I want to give that up. So I am very discouraged and anxious about dating again even though I haven't started.