And miranda yes I learned a while ago that some people will never accept impartial advice as just that.
The problem is, seemingly everyone complains about how men or, in general, young people these days have a sense of entitlement. And then they complain that they have a problem with the world, with dating or something else, and the world doesn't change to suit them..
I'm a scientist. I'm not a very good one, but I'm passionate about what I do, and science in general, and one of the things you learn early is: look for the common theme. If I date for 5 years and always complain that the women are too tall, maybe it's that I have unreasonable expectations, or maybe it's just that I'm too short. In England I was almost always taller than the women I met - here it's only half the time. Personally I prefer to be a bit taller than them because I feel weird looking upwards when kissing.
So I can either only date shorter women, or I can buy platform shoes or I can move to Japan. Or England.
What I shouldn't do is complain over and over again about how tall the women are. The common theme is me being too short. So I try and work out how to fix it.
If I never get to sleep with anyone, no matter how many women I meet, then I should at some point have a tiny speck of introspection and realise that the common issue for all those women, who presumably are not celibate, is me. Maybe it's my aftershave, my clothes, my sense of superiority or the fact that I keep calling them 'snookums' on a first date - could be any of the above. Until I realise the problem may be with me, and my expectations, I'm never going to fix my problem
Ah well, it's been nice chatting to all of you. I'm going to go socialise with the young'uns and try to stop that DramaQueen from poking me again