That guy you encountered, for instance, probably thinks that he was being sincere, when in fact he was just playing a character to conceal his own vulnerability.
I totally agree, I have met a lot of people like this who want to fit into the 'norms' but it's easy to see they're only playing a role. If we can all be sincere and more vulnerable, the dating world won't be so hard.
Loved this post @honeydue
I agree, I'm sure he was. But I wonder what the healthy approach there is. It's tempting, but ultimately a trap to think oh I can help this person be themselves/more vulnerable/more authentic. Usually, people can only be helped when they wanna be. So it's tricky. I genuinely don't know how one's supposed to proceed in such encounters :D
Thank you @wolfofnostreet (what a cool name!). I'm glad you resonated~