A while ago it was brought up the joyful circumstances of numerous commentors here being married or in some other form of relationship. Some even had kids.
Question for you all, how hard is it nowadays to be in one (relationship), or get in one? The red pill media has, over the years, become very black pilled and sensationalist on the subject. Granted, with ever increasing feminism and a decrease in tolerance for male behavior I have noticed it getting a lot harder out there... but ia it anywhere near as bad as they say?
While we are at it, what the hell does everyone do for fun in the real world? Prices have gone sky high in America, especially rent and housing, and over the years I have noticed less and less people go out, especially those in their 20s and 30s. I like to hike and explore so sitting at home doing nothing but play video games, read and watch tv drivers me nuts after a while. Granted, society seems less friendly and more shut in nowadays anyways. Still, there must be some clubs or whatever that people do for fun, even if not as frequently as ye olden times.
I saw your other post but didn't respond.
I'm in my 40s, relationship started RIGHT before apps got huge. Wife and I met in a grad school program. Shared interests, shared classes, etc. We had chemistry, hit it off, went from there. I had gone through undergrad with exactly zero sexual female relationships. I was very much white knight nice guy friendzone, and it SUCKED. Literally incel. I kind of reinvented myself when I went to grad school, and it was good.
It took me until my late 20s to figure out how to get in shape and eat healthily (and cook), and that was huge too. I would highly encourage all men to take charge of your health and your body, starting with what you eat.
Neither wife or I are 10/10s--nor are we disgusting ham planets. I'd say we're basically just normal people. I would not have done well in the app world.
What do we like to do? A lot of hiking. Daytrip somewhere over the weekends to a lake or a beach or some trails. Nothing expensive or fancy, just being outside.
I've spent time in the past on redpill, marriedredpill, etc. I think there are pieces of very good information, but there are a lot of depressed and angry people. If you allow yourself to fall too deeply into the anger and blackpill, what's the point?
I'm not MGTOW, but I respect the position.
I worry for my Gen Alpha children.