Women used to act as though I said something offensive when I shared I could never date a single mother, or someone overweight, or someone with an attitude, or someone with less ambition than myself. These are subjective preferences of course but the reactions I got were not met well.

I was seen as unrealistic, unfair, elitist, or just plain out of touch with reality when I said I prefer a demure type of woman to date. To them, a guy should feel lucky a woman gives him the time of day. He gets no say in the caliber, whereas they do.

What's your story of being called out because you dared to yearn for a partner who has cooking skills or is traditional?