Is it a crime that I don’t desire new platonic friends?
On ranting about not wanting to put effort into new friendships.
In my Tinder bio, I have a line that says “My platonic friend cup runneth over so that isn’t a desire of mine.” I added that because SO many people, women in particular, are on the app to find friends and I kept matching with them. (I also have a line about being unable to lose at Connect 4 and folks almost always challenge me on it.. and lose.) I am currently prioritizing building romantic connections over platonic ones. And since I found myself interacting with people who desired friendship only, minor conflict arises because there’s a certain expected level of communication and interaction I can’t maintain at this time in my life.
I was talking to a woman I matched with on Tinder last week and she asked “So if we meet and don’t spark romantically? Does that mean you don’t want to pursue platonic friendship?”
Normally, the answer to that question would be a resounding “Yes.”
