I agree. Too many men, when they get into relationships, think they can take it easy and coast. When you are in a relationship, in 2020 it's three times harder to keep her than to GET her.
I don't do relationships because I don't want to put in the work. I like being able to just do whatever the fvck I want and not have to check in with a chick. If I start getting emotional manipulative mind games... well I just take out the trash. If you are in a relationship... not only do you have to put up with all this BS, but because society doesn't have your back, you are the bad guy no matter what she does. She can blow some dude in a restroom during "girl's night out", and it's your fault because you made her do it by not being man enough.
I date a lot, and exes always comes up. Only one woman I have dated in the last 5 years has said she was the reason things didn't work out... ONE. She just up and admitted her husband was a great guy, but she wasn't turned on by him anymore and sex with him became a chore... eventually she just dumped him, I liked this one.... I know some of you would think "RangerMike, WTF is wrong with you!"... Well, this one is honest, I like that. We dated for awhile, then she got bored with me... hey sh!t happens. Believe it or not, we are still friends.
Every other woman I've dated.... well their ex was the one that fvcked up. Usually it called 'emotional abuse', because anytime you don't do what a woman wants, you are abusing her. She will pick and pick and pick at some poor dude, until he has had enough and pushes back... then he becomes the abuser.
I'm not really knocking relationships, they just DO NOT work for me AT ALL. You can make a relationship work... but remember IT IS WORK. LOTS OF WORK. IMO the benefits of a relationship do not out weigh the cost.... but many men think it's worth it. All I an say is good luck.