Dating Post COVID - Which Scenario Do You See?

Someday the masks will eventually fall off, but I don't know when that will happen (I am not too optimistic that that will happen in 2021, but that's another discussion)

I think that this pandemic (read: the government measures more than the virus itself) has pushed a lot of men further down a bad path (a trend that was already there pre-COVID but that is now being accelerated). Think of the porn bubble, isolation, fear/anxiety, lack of exercise, not being able to develop social skills by reading people's facial expressions, etc.

This will again make these man less attractive in the eyes of many women. These men will lack the skill to meet women, let alone that they will put in effort (besides swiping a bit on dating apps)

I think that cold approaches (for example during the day) will gain in value as these are hard, rare, and thus novel from the perspective of a woman. It's not that women lack the options/attention of men, they really have a buffet of options through dating apps and social media. However, if a girl can choose between 5 guys, one of which approached her in the mall, then that guy will eventually have an advantage (if his approach was decent enough and he got the number).

I think that there will always be a market for raw masculinity and decent game

 

In my country is alredy open season for dating. Is the same as before covid (option 2) but with the additive that in online dating apps there are a lot more girls looking for validation from betas. the lack of nigths out and dancing places make a lot of woman crazy for attention and they turn to social media even stronger looking for simps.
I used to get my fair share of dates before covid (I see myselft as a 7), now is getting harder because most of woman are in "looking for validation mode" and not really interested in dating, of course if you are a chad (9/10) then they are willing to drop everything and jump over you.

 

Bro instead of analyzing future and his unknown path's , focus on the moment . Make sure that you are staying on track , and you will find your woman .

 

Very interesting thread and I like how you broke it down into three categories @Rev2.0

For me personally, I think I'm going to fall into the number 1 category. During this pandemic, I've really hunkered down and worked on my business, creating a better body, building healthier habits, reading and overall reflecting on my life. So once the flood gates of dating open, and things start to normalize I'm going to be in a better position than I was before the pandemic. I also have solid game, but it's accumulated A LOT of rust this past year, so that will be my main set-back once I make dating a priority again.

As for the overall world though, I'd say most people will fall into category 2. I think a lot of people are just so "over" this whole pandemic that they can't wait to start living normally again. No one wants to wash their hands all the time, wear a mask, not hug, not shake hands, not see their family, friends and so and so forth. It's in our human nature to socialize, flirt and have sex... so virus or not, people are going to make it happen.

 

Well, my country seems to be vaccinated by april. My gf left me during this pandemic. I learned something though. My neediness scared her away. Even though it is a pandemic I need to keep my cool. So I am doing no contact and maybe trying again in january. Getting dates nowadays is easy. Not sure after the pandemic but I have spent the last 50 days on self improvement while 99% of guys have gained weight and binge watched porn. I have been on dates. Turned down sex once already because I didnt want to ruin my streak. Got dates lined up but mostly after christmas when this lock down is over. When this is over I will be the top 1%. I am working out at home, meditating, meeting people and calling them on the phone. I am going to bonfire nights regularly and I meet some of my dates there. After this pandemic im going to conquer the world.