3. Were you lucky in the "genetic lottery"? Why? Why not?

Were you lucky in the "genetic lottery"? Why? Why not?

I wasn't lucky. I'll try to explain why but honestly I'm just going to sound pretentious. Before you read anything more I have to say, please understand I don't think I am better than anyone else. I'm not a unique and beautiful snowflake. I am who I am and I have accepted that. I'm OK with me, unfortunately that isn't conducive to what women are interested in. I am describing me, someone I like, I actually like myself. But that can sound pretentious.

I'm OK with that. I'm 36 for fucks sake.

I am a 36 year old, balding, physicist. I am 5 foot 9. I am skinny as fuck. I'm smart, I know I am not an idiot. But the things I am interested in are not things women generally want to hear about. I like to think. I like doing math, I like stories that absorb me completely (anime), I like hobbies that take 100% of my brain to participate in if I want to be successful (video games).

I'm an atheist. It's not something I flaunt but I thought it was relevant here. I hold no grudge against those with faith. But people like me belief wise are a small part of the population, there are not a lot of people like that.

The rest I can work with. This kinda sinks my ship. I hold logic over emotion in all cases. I am not the kind of person you can come to with your feelings for comfort. I don't know how to handle such things, it's a personality flaw. It's somewhere I go wrong. It's ironic in that there is nothing I love more than to feel. It's why I like anime. Real me only knows two emotions, fine and angry. Anime is the only thing that makes me feel sad.

In that sense, I think I am missing something, some part of empathy I simply lack. That's OK, I cant hold that against other people.

I wasn't lucky. I'll try to explain why but honestly I'm just going to sound pretentious. Before you read anything more I have to say, please understand I don't think I am better than anyone else. I'm not a unique and beautiful snowflake. I am who I am and I have accepted that. I'm OK with me, unfortunately that isn't conducive to what women are interested in. I am describing me, someone I like, I actually like myself. But that can sound pretentious.

I'm OK with that. I'm 36 for fucks sake.

I am a 36 year old, balding, physicist. I am 5 foot 9. I am skinny as fuck. I'm smart, I know I am not an idiot. But the things I am interested in are not things women generally want to hear about. I like to think. I like doing math, I like stories that absorb me completely (anime), I like hobbies that take 100% of my brain to participate in if I want to be successful (video games).

I'll go ahead and admit this because, like I said, I am painfully honest. I am also very shallow. I will judge women based upon how attractive I think they are, and if you are overweight/unattractive, then I won't be interested. Sorry, but I want a beauty. If that makes you angry well, think about how that has worked out for me :) It hasnt.

I know a lot of that seems like pretentious asshole crap but I was really trying to express what it is like for a middle age guy. We spend so much time sitting those things aside to do "whats best". I hope people understand how hard that is.

I love everyone <3, every last human on this earth.

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