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Men of today.

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Lustnotlove · 14/06/2024 08:11

What's happened too men these days? They are not the same as they was 15-20 years ago, no commitment, no loyalty, no respect, no ambition, no teamwork? I think I've given up with the L word 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️ maybe it's me but I feel there's no decent guys out there anymore 🤷🏼‍♀️ it's actually sad as when your young you have all these dreams don't you?

OP posts:
Treestumpp · 14/06/2024 18:43

PinkLemonade555 · 14/06/2024 18:40

Men love to pop up on these threads

Haha, true, but you surely acknowledge that its not as if almost all women on OLD are perfect whilst almost men are shitehawks?

Fs365 · 14/06/2024 18:47

@PinkLemonade555
go at look at Reddit or Quora or something with more of a gender balance and you will get exactly the same old nonsense being spouted by men and women about men and women,
“what ever happened too”, “in my day “ etc blah blah blah, it’s purely generational stuff that pops up every few years and always will

StrawPony · 14/06/2024 19:55

Older men trying to date younger women isn’t exactly a new thing. I’m sure you can remember these guys hanging around nightclubs in the 90s. I have teenagers and hear about the older men (in their 30s, that’s old to an 18 year old) hanging out in bars, hitting on them. But it’s obviously more convenient to do it online.

As for the OP, I’d love to say I disagree but the more experience I have of men the lower my opinion of them goes.

Gettingbysomehow · 14/06/2024 19:59

Lustnotlove · 14/06/2024 08:11

What's happened too men these days? They are not the same as they was 15-20 years ago, no commitment, no loyalty, no respect, no ambition, no teamwork? I think I've given up with the L word 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️ maybe it's me but I feel there's no decent guys out there anymore 🤷🏼‍♀️ it's actually sad as when your young you have all these dreams don't you?

I agree. My exH and people I have dated since have all been lazy good for nothings who don't commit. I'm 62 and men my generation are even worse.
They are all looking for 40 year olds.
If I wanted a relationship it would have to be someone Rupert Murdoch's age and no thanks. I want to go out with my own age group but it isn't happening.

Treestumpp · 14/06/2024 20:01

StrawPony · 14/06/2024 19:55

Older men trying to date younger women isn’t exactly a new thing. I’m sure you can remember these guys hanging around nightclubs in the 90s. I have teenagers and hear about the older men (in their 30s, that’s old to an 18 year old) hanging out in bars, hitting on them. But it’s obviously more convenient to do it online.

As for the OP, I’d love to say I disagree but the more experience I have of men the lower my opinion of them goes.

LOL i forgot about those 90's guys, usually alone, vertically challenged and shiny shoes hanging round amongst the youth.

TheCadoganArms · 14/06/2024 20:16

PinkLemonade555 · 14/06/2024 18:40

Men love to pop up on these threads

True. But in fairness a thread titled 'men if today' is going to be a moth to the light.

TheCadoganArms · 14/06/2024 20:20

Treestumpp · 14/06/2024 20:01

LOL i forgot about those 90's guys, usually alone, vertically challenged and shiny shoes hanging round amongst the youth.

When I was a skint 19 year old student in the 90s I used to hate those older guys would rock up to the pub with money and a flash car. 😂

Loubelle70 · 14/06/2024 20:45

PinkLemonade555 · 14/06/2024 13:30

Re: Quality of men - internet porn makes it extremely easy to access content where women are degraded and commoditised. Not too hard to connect the dots.

This

Treestumpp · 14/06/2024 20:46

I think most men of that age know p*rn isnt real life.

PinkLemonade555 · 14/06/2024 21:03

Treestumpp · 14/06/2024 20:46

I think most men of that age know p*rn isnt real life.

It doesn’t matter. They become desensitised. It’s subconscious, not about what they logically ‘know’, and also I would disagree. The amount of young boys replicating porn, choking, hitting etc is staggering.

Treestumpp · 14/06/2024 21:11

Yeah young boys but we're talking men. I agree its madness whats out there nowadays what some young lads consider normal. The internet has changed everything.

User135644 · 14/06/2024 21:47

Barefootsally · 14/06/2024 10:56

Online dating has ruined dating for women.

The men see it as being in a candy shop with too much choice. If you do t put out straight away they have plenty of others to choose from.

Women only want the top men on there and those men know their worth. Most men rarely get a match.

Lustnotlove · 15/06/2024 12:32

Barefootsally · 14/06/2024 10:56

Online dating has ruined dating for women.

The men see it as being in a candy shop with too much choice. If you do t put out straight away they have plenty of others to choose from.

This 100% I feel like men want to just have sex all the time dating apps these days are just for hook ups and it's bad!

OP posts:
ForLovingGreenDog · 15/06/2024 12:43

Men are as diverse as pebbles on a beach, so some match what you looking for in a partner, some just dont, but that doesn't mean everyone out there is bad. Finding a relationship that works for us isn't as straightforward as just meeting someone. We all have our good points and bad points, but meeting someone that gives you a spark, as well as having shared values and life priorities, is magical and absolutely possible, today and in years gone by. Nothing has changed that way, I believe.

GingerDude98 · 15/06/2024 12:50

Well as a 25 year old man who has his life together, been saving up since he was 16 for a house, never did any drugs, tall, athletic, looks after my appearance and very hygenic and never slept around Im lucky to have found myself a great girl (we were both virgins when we met).

Although whats wrong with most women these days especually my age? Because many of them sleep around, always stuck on thier phones, are bisexual (or some label except straight), dont want kids as they want to chase a career (which is fine I guess).

I hear my friends talking about sleeping around with a new woman each week and even they tell me that loads of women are sluts. One of my work friends (who is 5ft 6, chubby, bad teeth etc) even managed to pull off a threesome with two girls and apparenty one of these girls were already in a year long relationship.

My woman is excellent honestly and it just makes me want to treat my woman even more when I hear of all these trashy women cheating and sleeping around. My woman is more "traditional" in a sense that she has told me she has always wanted kids and she even said that she cant understand how girls can sleep around, she isnt career driven as in didnt go to uni for a degree although she still works as a chef and shes a qualified chef, to me thats way more attractive than having a degree imo.

But if we were to go our seperate ways then I dont think im going to date ever again because have you seen what most women are like? Fuck that lol

You'd find that men who have thier shit together dont date women who sleep around, I also have a friend who owns a buisness and is very hard working but his woman is similar to mine.

Me and my GF are planning on moving into a four bedroom house soon in which im paying the 15 grand deposite (although the house is going to be in both of our names).

But seriously how is a 5ft 6 man who is chubby, bad teeth, acne etc managing to have a threesome with two women? It just shows you how desperate and easy most women are these days lol

GingerDude98 · 15/06/2024 13:02

But then when a man has his preferences (like me and lucky for me I met a woman who meets all my preferences) then we get called a sexist or that we hate women.

You'd find that Us men judge based off factors that women can control (i.e body count, weight, if she has kids from a previous relationship etc) where as many women judge men based off factors that they cant control (i.e height or penis size) lol.

Women can have thier preferences and I know incels get mad over women wanting tall men for example but thats just the way it is.

Although even when men say that they dont find girls who sleep around attractive its like many women put thier fingers in thier ears and say "blah blah thats not true". Thats why they remain single because many women seem to think that they are perfect and they dont listen to what men find attractive.

I knew from a young age that women are attracted to men who are athletic, have thier life together, dont do drugs or watch porn, height (lucky I have the height I guess), hygenic, isnt lazy and can do house chours (like cook, clean, wash clothes etc) so I worked on myself to make myself more attractive to women.

Mayorq · 15/06/2024 13:04

"Body count" you pathetic fucker 😂😂😂

GingerDude98 · 15/06/2024 13:12

@Mayorq well keep telling yourself that men dont care if you've slept around, thats why lots of you women are single and are crying about not being able to find a good man.

Well I found myself a quality woman and I cant wait to move in with her, do a bit of travelling with her first before we start a family. Im tall, athletic, very hyginec, good carer, money saved, dont do drugs or watch porn, can cook, clean, when we live together I even said to my GF that I'll be helping you out and not leaving all the house chours to her. Shes a quality woman who didnt sleep around so she deserves a quality man.

You women who have slept around can stay single or date the 5ft 6 chubby men who brag to thier mates about sleeping with women and will call these women "sluts" behind thier backs. Or just date each other considering a lot of you seem to be bisexual these days lol

GingerDude98 · 15/06/2024 13:16

Most women my age are just shit and yet they still want love and the happy ending of marriage.

"Right I've slept around and had my fun so now I want to find love and get married" lol fuck off 😂

TheCadoganArms · 15/06/2024 13:18

My woman

Dear god

GingerDude98 · 15/06/2024 13:40

@TheCadoganArms its just where Im from (a small town in the back ass of ireland) sometimes people would say "my woman/man" or "the woman/man" instead of "my boyfriend/girlfriend". Even my GF says "my man" when she's talking about me to others.

MonsteraMama · 15/06/2024 13:45

Oooooh it's on now 🍿

Mayorq · 15/06/2024 13:55

I'm a man buddy.

Just not one who's terrified off the idea of a partner sleeping with people before I knew them or bitterly afraid of women judging the size of my penis

Thewildthingsarewithme · 15/06/2024 14:06

@GingerDude98 *chores

GingerDude98 · 15/06/2024 14:08

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