• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Had a couple of lady friends who went on vacation to Europe - Spain and France, specifically - and had totally different experiences on the dating apps. Men were open and friendly, knew how to hold up a conversation (in non-native languages!), showed politeness, responded quickly, made first contact easy and low-anxiety, looked good, smelled nice, knew how to dance, charmed the panties right off them both, and then kept in contact afterwards. Like, even after they flew back home, these guys were still saying “Hey, what’s up, here’s something cool happening in my neighborhood can’t wait to see you again”.

    Just a radically different experience than the American dating scene. One friend straight up swore off American men entirely. She’s booking a flight back to France for a three month go - working remote, learning the language, the whole thing - because of how blown away by the healthier and happier social conditions over there.

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      5 hours ago

      Yeah but that’s not dating that’s a hookup. Completely different ball game. Much easier to maintain a facade for a couple of days when both parties know that there is no potential for relationship.

      Actual dating requires you to maintain for the long haul.

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        It’s a two way street. Some people need to go to some completely different place to relax enough, and some other people bet on tourists being relaxed enough.

        I even remember that kind of effect from school, during school time I would always get into fights with kids that I was happily hanging around with in the holidays.

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      4 hours ago

      Prepare for a changed experience. europe is hating the USA and US americans more and more every day. I get the ick when i hear americans on the street. Gtfo and kill trump.

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        3 hours ago

        This is bad and you should actively attack these feelings. The majority of us despise this guy.