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Dear Greg,

Women never like me so dating sucks. I’m the assistant manager of a small women’s boutique so I’m around women all the time and I overhear their conversations about men. You should hear the load of crap they say. They talk about not caring if guys have money and just wanting to be taken out on a real date. And then in the next sentence they talk about their expensive dates with the guys with money going to a fancy restaurant in town. They’re all phonies. Where’s the girl who is going to be super excited to go out for McRibbs with me in my Honda when she could be out with some guy with money and a cool car? Seriously f*#k it.

Brad

Fargo, ND

Dear Bad Braditude,

I hear you and I get what you are saying and I think you are right. You don’t have enough money, so give up and stop dating altogether, then you’ll have more time to pick out the small apartment where you are destined to die alone. (Make sure it has no windows or a view of the alley where the dumpsters are.) Or you can A) not worry about girls who are only interested in guys with money, B) figure out ways to be creative with the money you have and C) figure what kind of life you want to have. But before you do all that I’d say you should take a good long look at how you feel about women because from your letter it seems like you hate all of them as well as yourself. With all due respect I don’t know anyone that would sign up with someone with that attitude and lack of self-esteem. You’re surrounded by women all day—that’s a giant opportunity that not all guys have and if you took advantage of it and learned how to be charming and funny instead of pissed off at all the women you’re surrounded by you’d probably be in high demand for dates instead of being rejected by them. And by the way there are far more attractive things than money, like for instance confidence. You should try to get some of that. It’ll get you further in life than a wad of cash.