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Philosophical Differences
In the first installment of this series, I gave an overview of why I rejected men in the past. I provided a list, specific to me, of things that would lead to rejection. As promised, this article begins looking at those criteria in the context of a live dating environment.
First up, is philosophical differences. As a reminder, when looking for a permanent partner rather than dating for fun, experience, socialization, etc., we’re talking about the sort of deep level things that would lead to a contentious household. Nobody wants to be walking around on eggshells in their own home. Well, maybe The Conways, but that’s debatable as certainly not everyone in the household found it enjoyable.
It doesn’t have to be political. In my case, my biggest philosophical problem dating is religion. I think a good many of my readers are English and European so that may not make sense. Here in America, and particularly where I was raised, religion is huge and religious folks are currently in one of those periodic phases where they’ve lost their damn minds. It happens every so often here in America. They get a real burr in their saddle. I’m going to be honest; I will not date a Christian anymore. That’s a hard line for me. I did not get here lightly or easily. My rejection of Christians is not a part of “wokeness” or…
