‘You’re not ugly. You just don’t have money’
I was talking to a guy recently who’s divorced.
He said he knew on the honeymoon that it was doomed.
But he lasted until she filed for divorce. Because he doesn’t believe in giving up on something you committed to.
RED FLAG.
I said you stayed with someone you have been disappointed with since THE HONEYMOON.
And you waited six years for HER to file for divorce.
He’s like well yeah I don’t give up.
I said you gave up on the HONEYMOON, it sounds like.
And you waited for her to fix and, ultimately, to end the relationship.
Bye, Felicia.
This is white men in a nutshell, isn’t it? Just hang around and/or torture her …
Then say OH THE DIVORCE CAME OUT OF THE BLUE.
When you KNEW it was a bad fit in the first place.
GOD.
I mean, this wasn’t the only red flag from the conversation.
But assuming I could get past the hairline, the posture, the teeth, the BREATH, the lack of ambition and the general boorishness …
He was also emotionally not a catch.
I’m watching “Materialists” on HBO Max and normally I wouldn’t comment on someone’s appearance.
As not only do I have an entire wall of mirrors in this ’80s aerobics studio-inspired condo …
But I also own a 10x magnifier mirror. Because, one witchy chin hair otherwise eludes my over-50 eyes.
And the first 10 minutes of the movie is about a nice woman who is willing to “settle” for someone who makes $150k and stands at 5’11”.
Like, younger me would have said that was awful. 50 me? I think that’s a nice baseline.
I mean, at least this boor I’m talking about was a good 6’2″. But can’t make a stitch of conversation unless it’s about himself.
And he’s not that interesting.
Reminds me of someone I just blocked for the 72nd time. Likes to complain about his wife and everyone, really.
Like, I wonder if the wife ever tried to leave him, but he bullied her for it like he bullies me for not being legally required to withstand it.
All those times he complained to me about her … maybe she was telling her family what a loser she thinks this guy is. How she has to make the money and manage the household.
I mean, I don’t know any of this.
But it has definitely made me pick this red flag out of the sea of them as the most prominent.
Also, at least have some money and looks if you’re going to be a douchebag.
Like the line in the movie said. No one’s ugly if they have enough money.
Though I like the quote I just paused the movie on better.
Dakota Fanning: “I’m going to die alone or get a rich husband.”
Her friend: “Same thing.”
Doesn’t sound so bad, does it.
I mean if I were to have a type, that’s easy.
I love me some PE.