Previously: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5

Dating Roundup #4 covered dating apps. Roundup #5 covered opening without them.

Dating Roundup #6 covers everything else.

Table of Contents

You’re Single Because You Can’t Handle Basic Logistics.
You’re Single Because You Don’t Ask Questions.
You’re Single Because of Your Terrible Dating Tactics.
You’re Single Because You Refuse to Play Your Role.
You’re Single Because People Are Crazy About Age Gaps.
You’re Single and You Need Professional Help.
You’re Single Because You Never Close.
You’re Single Because You’re Bad at Sex And Everyone Knows.
You’re Single Because You Are Only a Fan.
You’re Single Because of Preference Falsification.
You’re Single Because You Have Insufficient Visual Aids.
You’re Single Because You Told Your Partner You Didn’t Want Them.
You’re Single Because of Your Terrible Dating [...]

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Outline:

(00:26) You're Single Because You Can't Handle Basic Logistics

(01:39) You're Single Because You Don't Ask Questions

(04:18) You're Single Because of Your Terrible Dating Tactics

(07:49) You're Single Because You Refuse to Play Your Role

(13:24) You're Single Because People Are Crazy About Age Gaps

(13:54) You're Single and You Need Professional Help

(16:20) You're Single Because You Never Close

(21:49) You're Single Because You're Bad at Sex And Everyone Knows

(26:21) You're Single Because You Are Only a Fan

(31:10) You're Single Because of Preference Falsification

(36:51) You're Single Because You Have Insufficient Visual Aids

(40:00) You're Single Because You Told Your Partner You Didn't Want Them

(46:25) You're Single Because of Your Terrible Dating Strategy

(49:05) You're Single Because You Don't Enjoy the Process

(50:33) You're Single Because You Don't Escalate Quickly

(52:58) You're Single Because Your Standards Are Too High

(56:36) You're Single Because You Read the Wrong Books

(01:00:05) You're Single Because You're Short, Sorry, That's All There Is To It

(01:01:45) You're Single Because of Bad Government Incentives

(01:04:02) You're Single Because You Don't Realize Cheating is Wrong

(01:05:15) You're Single Because You're Doing Polyamory Wrong

(01:08:00) You're Single Because You Don't Beware Cheaters

(01:09:48) You're Single Because Your Ex Spilled the Tea

(01:13:42) You're Single Because You're Assigning People Numbers

(01:14:54) You're Single Because You Are The Wrong Amount of Kinky

(01:17:06) You're Single Because You're Not Good Enough at Sex

(01:21:00) You're Single But Not Because of Your Bodycount

(01:23:59) You're Single Because They Divorced You

(01:28:11) You're Single Because No One Tells You Anything

(01:31:51) You're Single And You're Not Alone

(01:32:18) You're Single Because Things Are Steadily Getting Worse

(01:36:29) You're Single Because You Didn't Go to College

(01:37:41) You're Single But This Isn't About You

(01:39:33) You're Single so Let's Go to the Videotape

(01:39:43) You're Single Because You Don't Seek Out Good Advice

(01:40:46) You're Single So Here's Some Hope

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First published:
June 4th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fnBGz2dTJJDExofTj/dating-roundup-6

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