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MAGA singles are looking for love in Washington. It’s a challenge. (archive.today)
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“I felt like, being in conservative politics, there would be more, like, masculine men in the conservative movement,” Housley says, “and I find that a lot of them aren’t as masculine as I would have hoped.”

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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 64 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

When Morgan Housley, 29, moved to Washington for her job in April, she had some non-negotiables for the conservative man she was looking to date: He had to “love the Lord,” genuinely enjoy going to church, and be able to “provide and protect, emotionally, physically, spiritually, all of those things.” A fit, athletic man she could go on runs with.

So far, Mr. Right has not materialized. Instead, many of the single MAGA men she’s seen are … “Not fit, workaholics and not taking finding a wife seriously,” Housley says.

LOL so the only one who responded was Stephen Miller.

Also, wonder if she meant alcoholics.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

She has unreasonable expectations. That's where the problem lies.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

She wants a fit dude who goes to church on Sundays and who isn’t a huge fucking baby. That’s not too ridiculous, it’s just that she’s looking for that guy in conservative circles so that just ain’t gunna happen.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 16 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Also, wonder if she meant alcoholics.

Or she thinks it's still 1970 and someone can have a reasonable work-life balance while still providing "emotionally and physically" for a family as the sole breadwinner.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Considering she's moving for her job, she probably does not want the guy to be the sole breadwinner, and that's also why "workaholic" is a problem. She's not fully aligned with the conservative ideology here, because she seems to want the God and family bits but not the paternalistic-power-structure-with-one-man-at-the-top bit. Meanwhile, the guys she's trying to date probably emphasize that last part and are looking for a conservative wife who stays home with the kids all day.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If even half of religious conservatives could remove their heads from their own buttholes for two seconds and realize that the only thing genuinely linking G-O-D and G-O-P is propaganda the US would be in a much better place.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Nah, Christianity is an inherently patriarchal and heirarchal structure. Of course it attracts and reinforces the central-male-authority demographic.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

It's why I'm watching James Talarico so closely. Seems he's trying to correct that.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 54 points 6 days ago

Delusional people having trouble accepting reality, again.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 31 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The fact that conservative women are having a hard time finding men to date is kind of odd. It seems like they could clean up. But I guess alt-right guys are a real pain

[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 71 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I think it's just that conservative women want this fictional idea of conservative men who are adults instead of the reality where they're petulent piss babies across the board

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 22 points 6 days ago

Conservative women are expected to give up a lot of themselves as human beings, so of course the men have to be worth it, right? You submit to him in every way because he's so good and strong (emotionally and physically) and a natural leader, right? Right?

[–] Leather@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

FIFY: Doughy, sycophantic, petulant, piss-babies, who happen to be obsessed with childrens genitals.

[–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Conservative men weirdly try to date liberal women often. Even hiding behind “apolitical” etc. Even if you identify your preference for liberal men, they still swipe etc.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I don't know how weird it is. That's where all the women are, and their whole thing is not respecting a women's choices. Also they don't read.

[–] Noobnarski@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's simple, if you only get one match for every 100 likes/swipe right you give out, you simply don't have time to read every profile properly.

Especially if 9 out of 10 matches don't even respond after messaging them.

That has been my experience and I am not even right wing.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I just recently tried Hinge, my first attempt at a dating app just kinda on a whim. I pressed X on everyone who didn’t really have, or at least display, much of a personality and 48hrs later happened upon a real top-shelf weirdo and it’s been going pretty well so far. I get likes, too, but they’re almost always liking my generic picture and not asking about any of the interesting ones or about the written prompts so I just skip those ones.

My own profile is not built to be palatable but built to be myself. It shows my interests and it shows who I am which may turn people away but that’s ok since it’s better that happens now instead later, ya know?

TL;DR: If you just smash “like” on people you barely looked at all you’re doing is increasing your rejections and making yourself feel bad over something that was never going to work out in the first place.

[–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

That’s very fair, and you’re right. A lack of respect for others pretty much covers all those things including thinking her preferences don’t matter or won’t once the truth comes out. It always struck me as a a weird behavior because it seems doomed to conflict/waste time.

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 30 points 6 days ago

Though shit. I love that for them.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Maybe if you weren't selecting for people that are basically childish assholes, you might be able to find a suitable mate. Just sayin'.

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But they are childish assholes themselves.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Assholes don’t really enjoy the company of other assholes once they’re done complaining about minorities and/or women. They get on for a little bit and then it starts to go downhill while run some mental gymnastics to pretend like everything is normal.

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 28 points 6 days ago

She casually mentioned that she had helped curate a drag event at one point — something he was entirely against. He felt a pit in his stomach.

Nothing against her as a person, he said, but, “We did not go on the third date, after that.”

If she reads this article, she's going to realize she dodged a bullet.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago

Yeah, stupid selfish people usually have trouble forming stable relationships.

[–] Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Can we start framing them as single men with their guns and ridicule them for not being caretakers in a similar fashion as they framed single women with their cats?

Or make recommendations for typical conservative dating apps, such as Grindr?

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's difficult to frame a clown in a funny way. They just embrace it.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Ammosexuals, women looking for a heterosexual male should avoid.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago

They should come out of the closet and go full grinder

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Come on ladies, why wouldn't you want to date a paranoid, racist, angry, man with a small penis and and a persecution complex?

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget misogynist

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

Great point.

What woman doesn't love a misogynist?

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 days ago

“I felt like, being in conservative politics, there would be more, like, masculine men in the conservative movement,” Housley says, “and I find that a lot of them aren’t as masculine as I would have hoped.”

Lol. Who would have thought? Insecure men masking!

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How do they expect to find love when all they have is hate?

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

They're looking for love, the love of hate.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago

“There’s a lot of talk around the word ‘fascism’ and people on the left calling people on the right ‘fascists’ and ‘Nazis,’” said a 27-year-old Republican staffer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because her employer did not allow her to speak to the press. “I think if somebody genuinely thought that, they probably wouldn’t want to date me anyways, but like, that’s a red flag, because then you think that I’m that, which I’m not, whatsoever, and never will be. But I mean, my partner can’t think I’m a fascist. That’s crazy.”

Staffer working for the fascist party upset at being called fascist

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 10 points 6 days ago

I hope they live into their 80s, childless and forever alone.

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So there's selective pressure against fascism. Good. Keep it up. Let them go extinct.

[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Time is a wheel. We've seen this movie before, and although we believe we know how it ends, we gotta keep looking out for the M. Night Shamalan twists.

[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Alternative title: Feminist Can't Find A Husband Who Hates Feminists.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

I know what you mean, but that is NOT a substitute for the original title.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Yuck. Not in this lifetime and sure as shit not the next one. Racist mysogynistic stupid hateful entitled... Plus they have a hardon for an old fat stinky stupid geriatric PoS. 🤢