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To Start With, I Hate Dating

I mean I feel like the title says it all - I really just hate dating. Now to be fair, I do like DATES.  I enjoy going out for drinks, or a movie, or some fun adventure with a person I've got an attraction or romantic interest in.  I enjoy flirting, and I absolutely love to make someone smile.  But dating? No, no I hate that.  I especially hate online dating, which is weird because I am SO MUCH MORE comfortable with it (but also I don't really need to worry that every potential match is going to send me a picture of their disappointing downstairs mixup) No, I just really have an issue with the whole art of dating - Partly because I think I'm pretty bad at it, but also because it just feels... I suppose dishonest?  Example - When I was going through my divorce, an acquaintance of mine tried to get me to start following a subreddit called redpill.  The name is, I assume (or I'm way out of touch) a reference to the Matrix, but the sub isn't at all about the...
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Let's Kick Things Off

So, I previously wrote a blog about... let's just say people who were particularly bad at dating.  I would go on a date, hate it, and write an entry about whatever awful behavior I witnessed.  Sometimes it was firsthand experience, and other times it was complaints I was getting from friends about their partner. This is a bit different, and really more for catharsis than anything.  I'm going to write only about dates I've gone on.  Or at least people I've been talking to and decided not to go on dates with.  So let's go ahead and get some basics out of the way. I'm a straight white male - So you already know there is a very slim chance that my experiences will be as bad as what other folks have to deal with.  Generally, the worst thing I have to worry about on a bad date is crappy behavior. I can't say I've ever gone on a date and feared for my life or safety, so... yeah.  I also don't generally have to worry about being judged for my orientation...
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