Dating advice for men with schizophrenia

My advice is also being yourself.

Hopefully, that is being kind, being positive (not toxic positivity) and actually being interested and truly available.

Being honest about what you are looking for.

And being open at some point in the beginning about major things that may be a game changer for some ppl.

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Don’t be miserable, play to your strengths, don’t play games and lie, and most of all DON’T SETTLE! When I say settle that doesn’t mean that someone is beneath you or you’re beneath them in value, what I mean is I have dated people who were a horrible match for me but I stayed with them because I was lonely. We had no common interests, conversation was difficult, and I couldn’t live true to my authentic self. That’s what settling means to me. Not being able to share the parts of me that are important to me, such as my love of the outdoors and cinema, puts such a strain on my self esteem.

I think a good point is to not date out of desperation. I’ll never again walk on eggshells around my partner constantly because I’m too afraid of being alone. :person_shrugging:

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Oh, I forgot the most important one for the guys out there. LEARN HOW TO COOK! I cannot overstate this. Learn how to freaking cook.

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Lol Squanchy. 1234455667789

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Clever!

I back you 100% on that statement.

:smiley:

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I find a man who cooks incredibly attractive to me.

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Well hello there.

I’m taken, but @Tulane is a hella good deal. Better grab him before someone else does.

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lol, I make a pretty mean Poptart!

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You can pop my tart any day of the week, honey.

:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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WTF?! This is getting too bizarre for me.

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Dip my moustache in the soup?

Got it!

:smiley: :crazy_face:

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It’s a joke to convince schizophrenic men that we can still date. Women aren’t attracted to mentally ill guys. It’s just science. Women are attracted to guys that can take charge, that are dominant, assertive, etc. None of these traits are there once schizophrenia takes ahold of you. I mean, I could get into the superficial things women are attracted to in men, but I digress. Schizophrenia takes away the things that make you masculine, etc. Nothing attractive about that.

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Lol Montezuma. Yes that’s right. You do you haha

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Agree…
Fifteen times

LOL!

Yes ma’am. Gotta keep it real.

:sunglasses:

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As a woman, my advice is to be honest, respectful, and supportive!

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Not true.

I swear, you guys here have a skewed notion of what women want thanks largely to media.

Women want real guys. Those guys can be any type. The idea of “masculine” men is pushed by marketers selling pick up advice, movies, and little girls that have no clue about life.

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BWAAAAHAAHAHAAAHAAA.

No.

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Well, I’m not trying to speak for all women. But also, when I speak of traits of masculinity, they tend to be more subtle than most people realize. I’m not talking about the kind of guy that shows his fragile masculinity by doing everything stereo typically seen as masculine. And sure, there are women that are are into guys that are more “soft”, eh nvm… im not gonna get into an argument with a mod…