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Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine (www.psypost.org)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/climate_lm@slrpnk.net
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[–] -1 points 10 months ago* (6 children)

As a man who is actively on the dating market... the number of women who care about lcimate change is absolutely zero. And bringing it up on a date is a surefire way of losing all interest of the woman. most ladies i see on apps or i have met IRL are seeking to speed run climate change via travel, luxury lifetyles, and over-consumption. so yeah, if you are against those things, you won't do very well on the dating market. trying to limit your footprint is very much 'gay' behaviour for a man seeking to win women over. i've never met a woman who was impressed by by eco-friendly hatchback, my living in small eco friendyl apartment, or my habit of composting. most find it repulsive and upsetting.

Women don't like men that care about things other than them. If you framed it as 'babe i want to protect you from the climate change' she might be into it, but if you are caring more about other people than her she will find in unattractive and you'll probably come across as self-righteous and pedant rather than as caring.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Maybe the women you've met, but that's deffo not been the case for me. I'm not dating right now, but I was earlier this year. You might just be meeting self-absorbed people if your experience is that the women you're meeting don't like men that care about anything other than them!

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (1 child)

    99.9% of people are self absorbed. very few care about anything other themselves and their immediate emotional gratification.

    and most of them have some excuse like they donated to charity once, so they are now good to be selfish for life.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    Whole lot of generalisations here. This is just the people you’re attracting. Opposites attract.

    For me that just usually meant extroverts rather than climate apathy. All my long-term partners, including my wife (who I met on bumble), have been big climate advocates.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    no, it's my real life experience. every eco-friendly woman i met was a massive hypocrite about it.

    like she'd say she was vegan but then she'd drive a gas guzzler, because the rules don't apply to her, just everyone else.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Yes, you are generalising your personal experience to everyone like I said.

    Sounds like you’re letting perfect be the enemy of good. Car companies have colluded with the government to slow the progression of EVs, making moral 'purity' a luxury that the current economy doesn't allow most people to have. If you’re pro-vegan, you should understand that making one major ethical sacrifice doesn't give someone the power to single-handedly bypass a century of fossil-fuel infrastructure. You aren’t uncovering a character flaw; you’re just pointing out that they are living in the same rigged system the rest of us are.

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