I just had the worst date of my life. I now know why we are in a 'male loneliness epidemic' - and how to fix it. JANA HOCKING says what women have been quietly thinking for years

Source: Mail Online

Published: Jan, 08 2025 14:27

Well, 2025 has started with the worst 'accidental date' of my life. It all began with a picnic in the park with friends. We laughed, drank coffee, worked on our base tans, and spoke far too loudly about our sex lives, raising some questionable glances from those sitting near us. Glorious morning. No notes.

Image Credit: Mail Online [After the worst date of her life, Jana says she walked home pondering the 'male loneliness epidemic']

But then, a male friend of one of the girls joined us. He was from out of town, and sure, it felt a bit random having a guy join what was clearly a girls' morning, but whatcha gonna do?. Let's call him Roger (because, honestly, he was giving Randy Roger vibes).

First, he declared himself an entrepreneur. 'Oh, cool,' I said, slightly cringing at yet another bloke calling himself an 'entrepreneur'. Ick. 'What's your business?' Cue the vague answer, winding on about being an influencer, but not an influencer, but working in an 'influencer industry'?.

It also sounded like he worked in sales, but when I asked if he worked in sales, he said no, but kept talking about sales. WTF? I was more confused than before I'd asked. First red flag. Mail+ columnist Jana Hocking has some candid advice for men on how to be more attractive - without the 'alpha male' toxicity that women loathe.

A later look at his Instagram revealed he was in one of those weird pyramid schemes disguised as 'building a personal brand', and it featured many cringeworthy 'wealth mindset' videos using a whiteboard… most of which had a grand total of seven likes.

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