The Lindsay Clancy case, and the subsequent fall out has reopened, and piqued my interest on this topic of discussion again, both on the internet, and more specifically, and intimately, at a recent event I attended.
What say you gentleman? How “high” are your standards, and/or what are your non starters/negotiables, and instant disqualifies in 2026? What’s it like out there for some of you guys actively trying to navigate the minefield of mOOdern kikery they call dating today? Anecdotal experiences welcome. Let’s hear the good, and the bad.
My advice for meeting a suitable woman is always this: if you want to meet someone, you have to meet people. I mean that you need opportunities to interact with people socially, and that often comes from having friends who are social. Very few of the married couples I know just happened to meet without any mutual connections. It's usually you know someone who knows someone who has a sister, or whose girlfriend invites all her friends out to the same event, or that you're all a part of the same course or church or whatever. Relationships form the easiest from within existing groups.
But to address the question of the post, set your standards based on who you want to be the mother of your children. It's easy to fall in love. It's much harder to raise a family.