All the single men either or constantly travelling or love hiking...I like going to b&m

[wiseoldsnail]

Dating apps are full of men who just want to travel or spend all their free time half way up a mountain.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that sees this?

I'd just like someone to go to ikea with on a Sunday....maybe a carvery as an extra treat. Not sweating my arse off pretending im enjoying 23 mile uphill walk

Obviously I haven't worded the title well there but you get the drift....🙄😂

I doubt you’ll find many people whose idea of fun is IKEA on a Sunday…. This would make me run a mile!

I imagine people on dating apps are trying their best to seem interesting and exciting. A trip to IKEA and a carvery isn’t going to get many women’s pulses racing… or men’s.

Totally get you!!!

I like pottering round shops, stopping at M&S cafe for a bun and a cuppa, watching TV and looking round garden centres. But the world seems full of people that want to challenge themselves constantly! Mountains are lovely but I am happy to see views from anywhere, I don't crave a sense of achievement from climbing to the top!

You sound my kind of woman! That’s exactly what I’m like.

as mentioned above, people are trying to sound interesting on dating apps.

country walks are my idea of hell!

I'm just off for a run this lunchtime. I can't think of anything worse than Ikea. 😁

Sorry.

It takes all sorts. Plus people put what they think is the right thing on those apps. It's often very different who they are in reality.

I thought by B&M you meant bondage and masochism!

Good luck finding a bloke who would love Ikea and a carvery. Rock and roll!

I do think they massage their profiles a bit to seem more active and exciting! Mr Hiker may also enjoy a carvery. Probably not Ikea though, I've actually never met a man who enjoys ikea 😂. My recommendation for Ikea is go during the week when it's really quiet and spend ages wandering around by yourself. Bliss!

@wiseoldsnail I understand exactly what you mean.
I met my (now husband) through Guardian Soulmates by being totally honest ("I wanna get married and have babies" was my starting point 😂)
Maybe suggest a date at Decathlon to "look at hiking gear" as a starter which leads to hours lost in IKEA.....
(Most probably don't really love travel and hiking. They go on holiday once a year and a walk around the country park near their parents on Boxing Day)

I agree with others; I think people put what they think "people" want on these apps. Meanwhile in the real world Ikea, B&M and Toby's aren't going out of business anytime soon.

I feel so unutterably boring when I look at men's hobbies on dating apps. I don't have the time or cash for the kind of activities they enjoy. I've given up looking on them although I'd really like to meet someone.

They are broadcasting the fact that they are fit and active, as they think that this will make them more attractive to fit and active women. Basically, they want to hook up with a gym bunny with a nice arse and a washboard belly rather than a couch potato. I suspect many women do exactly the same.

I'll go out with you OP, I would happily spend most days doing all of those things.

Haha be honest about this in your profile and I suspect they’ll be queuing up and thanking goodness they don’t have to pretend to like hiking any more.

Hmm. I don't mind IKEA or a pub lunch. I like mooching about shops, a bit of diy etc. But I wouldn't put it on my dating profile because it's just everyday living. It's not a hobby or an interest as such. I think a dating profile needs to say something about your aspirations, or something a bit unique about you or what matters to you. Maybe those blokes who put photos of them standing on a hill on their profile are just letting you know that they don't plan to plonk their arse on the sofa for the next forty years. That's to be welcomed, I think.

People are trying to sound interesting yes but also fit and healthy.

“I love hiking” is code for “I’m not a couch potato”. And also code for “I’m not interested in women who are couch potatoes”.

As a pp says it probably means they walk up a hill a couple of times a year. But yeah if you’re a B&M, carvery person they are probably not for you.

Not many men like going to IKEA and B&M. Once you're in a relationship they will got with you but it isn't going to be on their wish list.

Those men will be in b n m after their hikes

I agree!
@womanwithissues I think everyone's wary of being too boring and so make up all sorts on dating apps.
In truth, even if all you do is watch TV and scroll social media most days I'm sure there's SOMETHING you can say about that.
I mean, even Selling Sunset which I know, is full of drama has lovely properties and led me to googling all sort of facts about house construction.

However, women get more matches than men, so just swipe right on whoever you fancy and let them come to you. You'll find out that at least 50% of their 'hiking and travelling' photos were taken during that ONE hike they did months and months ago...

Now wondering if I'd enjoy "love hiking."

B&M & IKEA aren't hobbies though, are they?

I get that you don't have active hobbies but mooching around budget retailers isn't really a hobby, as PP have said, it's just going to the shop.

Chances are they do it once in a blue moon

Yeah tghey'll be exaggerating OP on the whole. The amount of men saying for example "I'm super into board games" then it turns out they play Monopoly once a year...