Cosmopolitan's 50 Top Tips for Lonely Saddos!

By opposites don’t attract - 16/09/2020 11:03 - United States

Today, I was so sad and lonely, so I started browsing articles about how to get a man. Basically every list was naming the exact opposite of everything I am. So I guess if I don’t want to be alone for the rest of my life, I have to change everything about me. FML
I agree, your life sucks 1 123
You deserved it 358

Same thing different taste

Top comments

You don't have to be everything in an article, but you do need to accomplish 3 things (this goes for men and women): 1. Meet men. Do activities or go places you can meet them. You can try online (though my success sucked there, and that favors people who can make a good profile photo.) This may mean finding new hobbies or groups that aren't 90%+ female. 2. Be a decent human being. Don't play mind games, don't be passive aggressive, hot and cold. Don't yell or fight or complain all the time. Whether man or woman - that will push people away. 3. Work on yourself as best you can. You don't need to be a model, but you do need to do what you can to be attractive (and not just physically). Dress well for your body type and pay attention to hygiene (no one looks good in frumpy sweaters and oversized sweat pants.) Have hobbies, do fun things and show you're going somewhere in life, and have interesting things to talk about if they ask "what did you do this weekend?" You don't have to change who you are, but you do have to try and be your best self. But if you're rude, boring and never go out, or if you do it's somewhere that you'll only ever see women, yeah, you probably deserved it.

The point is not to “get a man,” but to find someone compatible with you. Sometimes the qualities that attract men aren’t what keep them. Hang in there!

Comments

Those magazine articles are nonsense. Also this whole dating thing is really age-dependent, priorities change a lot over time. At age 20 guys basically go after the hottest girl, at age 40 they go after ones that are low-maintenance and let them play a video game in peace after work.