I’m too old and lonely to play that shit. If talking about safe sex is gonna be rejected like that I’m just gonna leave them. I’ll give em a chance to come around and maybe we can link up again in the future but if we can’t have that conversation, well i guess we won’t be having unprotected sex. Or more likely any sex at all.

I’m worried about the std thing myself. I keep going over in my head how to pitch it to my next partner. I went raw in my last partner and i know she got around. If she offered raw to me, she likely did it for others as well. Im probably gonna get a test done soon and be willing to get one again if they don’t believe i haven’t had other partners since that test.

Its not even about blame its just about informed consent. Like a bad result isn’t necessarily a dealbreaker for me. I know i would feel terrible if i spread something. I think for most its an ignorance is bliss thing, if they don’t know they can ignore it and not take responsibility.

This could be a good strategy to find someone too. People are more attractive when they feel good about themselves.

I usually need to get to know someone before they are attractive. I describe it as me being greedy, i want the full package not just one that looks nice.

Why should i never meet my crushes? Should i just chase people i feel neutral about instead? A good crush inspires me to be romantic, carefully plan dates, and even take better care of myself, which is a nice cycle cause some of those things boost my confidence anyway even if the crush doesn’t feel the same way.

Also in my experience, a lot of women don’t like to openly express consent in spoken communication. If im in a situation where i think we should kiss, ill ask the first time and they’ll often say yes, and later confess to me that asking kinda killed the mood for them. Like sorry but consent is important and I’m not one to bank on my autisitc ass misreading subtle body language.

Thats not a problem with “liking someone back.” I think the post would have read along the lines of " i hate when someone isn’t who they seem to be" in your scenario.

I met a girl for a date the other day and her sister was there when i picked her up and the first thing she asked after shaking my hand was “you know any good spots to harvest morels?” Yeah even if i had a good spot in the area, they ain’t getting it that easy.

Doing that with arthritis and keeping her wedding ring on. Her late husband Mark must be watching with pride, admiration, and a little bit of lust.