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Men don’t ask questions on dates – And it’s hurting us all
by Roe McDermott
14th Jan 2024
14th Jan 2024
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
There’s a depressing phenomenon of men going on dates with women and asking them no questions – but this tend goes deeper than bad dates into the state of men’s mental health and loneliness.
A few years ago, I was sitting at the bar in P.Macs in Dublin just before closing when the bartender came over to me. “Anything yet?” he asked, as he cleared the two empty glasses in front of me. “Nope,” I replied, in a state of numbed awe. “You’re joking,” the bartender laughed. “You’re not legging it while he’s in the jacks?” “Nah,” I replied, “I have to do something.” My date arrived back at...
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