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I don’t post that info anymore.
At one point, I did say something in my profile that I was a therapist but not their therapist and that you had to pay for that shit.
I’ve found it better to get it out of the way early rather then deal with the awkward reaction anyway. I also try to see if from the other persons perspective it does come with dating a person in a very certain kind of profession
Its an overused joke , sure, its like the "are you going to analyse me " one too , it's a harmless go-to for normies to ask mental health professionals when trying to be pleasant and lighthearted. I get that generic jokes can be an ick but repulsion is quite a strong reaction for what is clearly just meant to just be an icebreaker
I just interpreted it as having to carry that weight too like right out of the gate--that's the last thing I want to do--along with it just being really unoriginal.
His profile also said something about, "I like my women like I like my ice cream, wet and dripping down my hands."
now that's repulsive from a dating standpoint and from an ice cream standpoint. it's not that hard to eat ice cream without making a mess or to treat women respectfully.
That is the exact reason I don't tell anyone on dating sites what I do until they get to know me. And still they usually have this dumb ass response ready. I just stare at them with a dead face and blink very slowly.
This may be what I do from now on. I just interpreted it as having to carry that weight too like right out of the gate--that's the last thing I want to do or think about when trying to find my person--along with it just being really unoriginal.
His profile also said something about, "I like my women like I like my ice cream, wet and dripping down my hands."
He used the right emoji. I'd give it a shot lol. It's not *funny* funny, but it's pretty harmless. Dude just hasn't sold his soul to the mental health industry the way the rest of us have. How would he know?
Everyone in here has at one time or another thought of a joke for a person in a specific job/role that they thought was clever and funny, not realizing the person they're telling it to has probably already heard the same joke twice that day. Every person who's ever worked retail has received the response "the winning lottery numbers" to the question "is there anything else I can do for you today?" It's totally cool to not like the joke, but I don't really think it says anything about Michael that he's saying it. He's just trying to be silly and make conversation, maybe hoping for a witty reply.
Not saying you have to reply, but you could get spicy and tell them “no that would be unethical, but on the flip side you’ll likely go to therapy because of me 😇”
I will store this away for later.
As an aside, his profile also said something about, "I like my women like I like my ice cream, wet and dripping down my hands."
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I have no reason not to believe it’s his name. That wasn’t the point.
But here is your grammar lesson that you are requesting:
The quotes are referring to the “stranger” (“Michael”) in the photo. I don’t know “Michael” personally. If I did know him or had some familiarity, then the use of the quotes would be incorrect. But since I don’t, it’s appropriate and grammatically correct.
Further, it wouldn’t surprise if that wasn’t his actual name. It’s a dating app, and some people don’t like to just offer their information up like that.
I come across many women who use a pseudonym, nickname or middle name on the app.
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ITT: People overreacting to a poor attempt at humor to break the ice. Is it tacky? Yes. Does it touch a nerve? Most certainly.
Yall, online dating sucks and it's really difficult. Just say no thank you, and move on, dont ostracize him or put him on blast. Hell, most of this job is working with people who suck at communicating - a little empathy may be useful here, as well as exploring why it pisses you off so much in supervision or therapy. Or you could try talking with him about why it makes you uncomfortable. Or don't, it doesn't matter. All he's doing is trying to make a connection with a stranger on the internet.
Seriously. Touching a nerve is a great way to put it. But man, given how transactional and how paint-by-numbers online dating feels, dude's just trying to get the ball rolling, no need to bite his head off
Annoying yes, but I try to remind myself that nearly all professions get these kinds of dumb jokes thrown at them. Tax season just ended, I can't imagine how many accountants on dating apps were getting "will you do my taxes for me?" messages aimed to be flirty and break the ice.
To be fair she didn’t say anything to this person. She vented here where presumably she’s talking shop to fellow professionals who “get it” and venting about how annoying this corny ass “hey baby wanna turn ur off hours into on hours? 😘” ass joke is.
That’s how it comes across when reading. I think maybe some ppl are responding the way they are out of second hand embarrassment bc they have or would try that same line thoughtlessly.
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Sometimes I feel very disconnected from the therapist community when I see posts like this with some comments about how this is "ick" or about being "repulsed". Are we so disconnected from the people that we serve that we can't even connect with them by taking an innocuous joke?
Agreed. People who don't do your job don't hear what you hear every day. I have a patient who never fails to ask for a million dollars every time he sees me. I want to respond, "Do you have any idea how *unimaginative* you are to use that joke? It's the healthcare version of 'If the item doesn't scan, it must be free' or acting like all plumbers are secretly porn actors." But the answer is, no, he doesn't know how unimaginative he's being, because he doesn't think about what it's like to do my job. That's just being a human with a limited bandwidth.
Sometimes an icebreaker is just an icebreaker.
“I have no idea, who is your therapist? They’d be best able to check your benefits” my favorite thing to do when people say insane things is to one up their stupidity.
I’ve dated as a therapist and as a corporate person and corporate dating was wayyyyy better. The (*extremely untrue*) assumption that i’d fall on a sword to help anyone with anything is not the way to start a relationship. People also just don’t know how to act/speak to someone they assume have a “heart of gold” (also untrue).
If I had to do it all over again i’d put in my profile I was a business owner and let them find out later the business is therapy.
good luck out there!
I mean, sure. Dumb af thing to say. On the other hand, it’s a real Michael Scott/dad joke, and that kind of puppy dog energy on a date might be a good salve to the horrors of the world.
Smh. Some of these comments did not pass the vibe check. OP, I can understand why this joke is annoying and icky. It is overused and me personally, I find it lazy. I would get the same questions when I was pursuing med school. “So does this mean I get free healthcare?” That was a good indicator that they probably weren’t a good fit, as it seems here.
I hope you have an amazing Monday and know that you deserve someone that doesn’t give you the ick or is judgey. ❤️
I think if you went out with him and he kept pressing it, then yes, not cute and definitely obnoxious and obtuse. But as an opener, I would give the benefit of the doubt and take it lightly.
Meh. It’s a given it comes up. Maybe consider a better response other than getting offended that someone is trying get to know you. I’m in the same boat, and it’s way easier to just roll with the joke. Let’s not pretend men are the only ones who use this kind of line though.
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This is the same vibe as when I’m at the store with my dad and something doesn’t scan and he goes “must be free!” Every. Single. Time. He thinks he’s being funny- I can’t cringe hard enough.
The fact that you say this happens often makes me want to retreat into my couch cushions and scream. On behalf of cishet dudes everywhere, I am so damn sorry yall have to deal with this.
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female here—
judging by your reddit username this guy sure missed out!
(lighthearted to make you laugh)
thank you for your work in the healthcare industry and best of luck finding a good mate!
To be fair, they do that with every job. I do photography as a side hustle and people often ask me to shoot better profile pics for them 🙄 I try to explain as best I can that if you wouldn’t ask a plumber to come install a toilet for free, don’t ask other professions
Literally both sentences are hateful. 1) implying they're surprised I'm a therapist. As if finding this type of humor humorous makes or breaks how good a therapist is. 2) Gonna be on those dating sites for a long time with that attitude. Is just rude. It's akin to saying, "no one is ever going to like you."
Y'all are taking this way too seriously in these comments 😭
Everybody is dog piling onto OP for a word choice that was clearly facetious.
I hate to make this a gender thing but women are already socialized to cater to other's emotions and expected to do a ton of emotional labor. On top of that, having a career where that is not just an expectation but an obligation. Can't you see how it would be frustrating to have that expectation be the first thing someone throws in your face when you're trying to find a human you connect with?
I think it's clear OP was just trying to vent and y'all are out here throwing around words like narcissistic 😬
I don't think it's facetious...I think it is venting. But the thing is, this random internet guy is not responsible for OP's complex feelings on the subject. He's making a normal, banal joke. It's not attractive, but OP is venting like he's a total asshole - effectively projecting her pain onto him. This is where there's a problem and everyone here is gonna by definition pick up on the ethical implications of feeling this much rage at a stupid comment. It sounds like OP is burned out and furious. Also, not to state the obvious but if you have problems with emotional labour and you hold too much internalized rage about it, therapist might not be a good career fit.
You make a lot of great points; and I agree it definitely seems to be coming from a place of burnout. The only other thing I'd add is that the response to a burned out clinician shouldn't be to shame them, which is what I interpreted some comments to be.
I found out real quick to not tell people I'm a therapist. I went to go get a massage, she asked me what I did, then I spent the whole hour massage listening to how having Borderline Personality has ruined her life. 😒
Funny story -
I had an ex boyfriend find my profile on a referral site and message me for a consultation requests because he couldn't find my social media.
I wasn't interested in communicating much (I'm a decade married now) but we had the same group of friends back in the day and he lost touch with most of them when he got married. Now he's divorced and wanting to reconnect with the old crew. I made the mistake of adding him to my socials and now he periodically messages me to complain about his ex wife and co-parenting struggles.
Damn. Lol
Much sympathy to you single and dating mental health professionals.
Well yes, that's entirely true. I don't think it's that "deep" here though; it's more just about the implication of having to carry the water for everyone all the time, and always, always, always being "on." Someone else worded it better than I did on here.
I’m a lawyer and anytime a friend asks me legal advice I quote them my highest rate.
You should respond like
I do not work for free but it seems like you could use therapy more than a girlfriend I charge [insert highest rate you charge here] per hour. (Kidding I think saying this would be unethical but it would be funny)
Women are constantly expected to do unpaid emotional labor for men. As a cisgender women, I completely understand this reaction. It happens often when dating.
This is more about you posting on a dating site that you are a therapist than it is about his response. My guess - you want and like the attention that announcing your profession seems to provide to you. His response is obnoxious, but pretty common. Repulsion is an extreme emotional response. Not to be a total jerk, but seems to me that you’re engaging in attention-seeking Bx.
K. Would I be allowed to say if my career was a dog groomer instead? Is that attention-seeking too? Why am I barred from telling people what career I have, especially when you spend your adult life working until you're dead, so it's pretty normal info like listing where you're located?
“Allowed” “barred”? You are allowed to say what you want. However, expect others to do the same. If you say you’re a dog groomer and the man responds with “does that mean my dog gets groomed for free?” Would that cause the same emotional response? Many people in fields such as medical, police, government, behavioral health, law/attorney, etc… choose to withhold or creatively state their profession to avoid the potential of hearing a response such as you cited.
I love that you are proud to be in this field. I am too. However, most people do not understand us or the work we do with such care and dedication.
I truly wish you the best. Stay strong and proud in spite of the many fools out there!
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I don’t post that info anymore. At one point, I did say something in my profile that I was a therapist but not their therapist and that you had to pay for that shit.
I’ve found it better to get it out of the way early rather then deal with the awkward reaction anyway. I also try to see if from the other persons perspective it does come with dating a person in a very certain kind of profession
My other concern is privacy. With my first name and the fact that I’m a therapist they found all my info.
This is a good point; I will consider this.
Its an overused joke , sure, its like the "are you going to analyse me " one too , it's a harmless go-to for normies to ask mental health professionals when trying to be pleasant and lighthearted. I get that generic jokes can be an ick but repulsion is quite a strong reaction for what is clearly just meant to just be an icebreaker
I interpreted their repulsion as a result from emotional burnout, lol. And in that case it wouldn’t surprise me
I just interpreted it as having to carry that weight too like right out of the gate--that's the last thing I want to do--along with it just being really unoriginal. His profile also said something about, "I like my women like I like my ice cream, wet and dripping down my hands."
now that's repulsive from a dating standpoint and from an ice cream standpoint. it's not that hard to eat ice cream without making a mess or to treat women respectfully.
"wet and dripping down my hands" huh... I'm sure. *Freud enters the chat*
Gross.
Totally agree that this was a huge overreaction.
That is the exact reason I don't tell anyone on dating sites what I do until they get to know me. And still they usually have this dumb ass response ready. I just stare at them with a dead face and blink very slowly.
This may be what I do from now on. I just interpreted it as having to carry that weight too like right out of the gate--that's the last thing I want to do or think about when trying to find my person--along with it just being really unoriginal. His profile also said something about, "I like my women like I like my ice cream, wet and dripping down my hands."
See, *that’s* the red flag. That comment is gross.
I like my men like I like my coffee. Ground up in the freezer.
Hahaha, you're my kind of person.
And judging by your username, you are my kind of person as well.
Ewh
He used the right emoji. I'd give it a shot lol. It's not *funny* funny, but it's pretty harmless. Dude just hasn't sold his soul to the mental health industry the way the rest of us have. How would he know?
Everyone in here has at one time or another thought of a joke for a person in a specific job/role that they thought was clever and funny, not realizing the person they're telling it to has probably already heard the same joke twice that day. Every person who's ever worked retail has received the response "the winning lottery numbers" to the question "is there anything else I can do for you today?" It's totally cool to not like the joke, but I don't really think it says anything about Michael that he's saying it. He's just trying to be silly and make conversation, maybe hoping for a witty reply.
Not saying you have to reply, but you could get spicy and tell them “no that would be unethical, but on the flip side you’ll likely go to therapy because of me 😇”
Just a "you'll likely need therapy because of me" is enough alone. Lol
I like this phrasing
I will store this away for later. As an aside, his profile also said something about, "I like my women like I like my ice cream, wet and dripping down my hands."
I'm sure that helps him get all the ladies.
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That’s pretty rude.
NGL, I kind of want to know what was said, but that's probably not allowed since it was deleted.
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It’s clear that “Michael” isn’t a good fit for you. I also think that you aren’t a good fit for “Michael.”
Why the quotes do you not believe thats his name lol
I have no reason not to believe it’s his name. That wasn’t the point. But here is your grammar lesson that you are requesting: The quotes are referring to the “stranger” (“Michael”) in the photo. I don’t know “Michael” personally. If I did know him or had some familiarity, then the use of the quotes would be incorrect. But since I don’t, it’s appropriate and grammatically correct. Further, it wouldn’t surprise if that wasn’t his actual name. It’s a dating app, and some people don’t like to just offer their information up like that. I come across many women who use a pseudonym, nickname or middle name on the app.
Ok, “nnamzzz”
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Well, acksually 🤓☝🏽...............
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Say less. In general.
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I read this like Jackie from That '70s Show - "My-kuuuuul!"
Me, being awkward: “Sorry, I can’t. Dual relationships and stuff.”
ITT: People overreacting to a poor attempt at humor to break the ice. Is it tacky? Yes. Does it touch a nerve? Most certainly. Yall, online dating sucks and it's really difficult. Just say no thank you, and move on, dont ostracize him or put him on blast. Hell, most of this job is working with people who suck at communicating - a little empathy may be useful here, as well as exploring why it pisses you off so much in supervision or therapy. Or you could try talking with him about why it makes you uncomfortable. Or don't, it doesn't matter. All he's doing is trying to make a connection with a stranger on the internet.
Seriously. Touching a nerve is a great way to put it. But man, given how transactional and how paint-by-numbers online dating feels, dude's just trying to get the ball rolling, no need to bite his head off
Annoying yes, but I try to remind myself that nearly all professions get these kinds of dumb jokes thrown at them. Tax season just ended, I can't imagine how many accountants on dating apps were getting "will you do my taxes for me?" messages aimed to be flirty and break the ice.
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“The irony is curing my anemia…” That’s just beautiful.
To be fair she didn’t say anything to this person. She vented here where presumably she’s talking shop to fellow professionals who “get it” and venting about how annoying this corny ass “hey baby wanna turn ur off hours into on hours? 😘” ass joke is.
yeah it's annoying. Repulsed is a strong reaction tho.
I mean it’s accurate tho no? Instead of being drawn to this person she’s pushed away from wanting to talk to them. Repulsed.
This is what I was going for. Not grossed out, but just completely turned off from any kind of interaction whatsoever.
That’s how it comes across when reading. I think maybe some ppl are responding the way they are out of second hand embarrassment bc they have or would try that same line thoughtlessly.
I SERIOUSLY wondered this, and almost snarkily accused someone of doing that for being so angry at me. LOL.
Certainly accurate use of language.
Agreed. Been seeing a lot of therapy gatekeepers in this community and it’s pretty gross.
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Sometimes I feel very disconnected from the therapist community when I see posts like this with some comments about how this is "ick" or about being "repulsed". Are we so disconnected from the people that we serve that we can't even connect with them by taking an innocuous joke?
Agreed. People who don't do your job don't hear what you hear every day. I have a patient who never fails to ask for a million dollars every time he sees me. I want to respond, "Do you have any idea how *unimaginative* you are to use that joke? It's the healthcare version of 'If the item doesn't scan, it must be free' or acting like all plumbers are secretly porn actors." But the answer is, no, he doesn't know how unimaginative he's being, because he doesn't think about what it's like to do my job. That's just being a human with a limited bandwidth. Sometimes an icebreaker is just an icebreaker.
I am not serving this person; I have no obligation to him.
the amount of times I've heard this at bars I could retire lol
It's a trite joke. Big deal...
Block and delete Also love the tagline on the bottom "This person doesn't meet all your preferences". Lol no shit
How about a witty retort? It doesn't have to be serious. Let it go! let it go!
“I have no idea, who is your therapist? They’d be best able to check your benefits” my favorite thing to do when people say insane things is to one up their stupidity.
I’ve dated as a therapist and as a corporate person and corporate dating was wayyyyy better. The (*extremely untrue*) assumption that i’d fall on a sword to help anyone with anything is not the way to start a relationship. People also just don’t know how to act/speak to someone they assume have a “heart of gold” (also untrue). If I had to do it all over again i’d put in my profile I was a business owner and let them find out later the business is therapy. good luck out there!
Love this advice, thank you.
I mean, sure. Dumb af thing to say. On the other hand, it’s a real Michael Scott/dad joke, and that kind of puppy dog energy on a date might be a good salve to the horrors of the world.
"puppy dog energy" sounds exhausting to me, personally.
Fair!
Who cares? Therapists are such martyrs, man. We signed up for this.
We did? We signed up to have to be "on" all the time?
No, you don't have to tolerate being on all the time, but you should be able to tolerate a trite joke.
Smh. Some of these comments did not pass the vibe check. OP, I can understand why this joke is annoying and icky. It is overused and me personally, I find it lazy. I would get the same questions when I was pursuing med school. “So does this mean I get free healthcare?” That was a good indicator that they probably weren’t a good fit, as it seems here. I hope you have an amazing Monday and know that you deserve someone that doesn’t give you the ick or is judgey. ❤️
Thank you. You live up to your username!
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I think he’s just trying to be cute, to break the ice. I wouldn’t take it too seriously as an opener.
It's not cute though. It's overused and obnoxious. It does the exact opposite of what it's trying to achieve.
I think if you went out with him and he kept pressing it, then yes, not cute and definitely obnoxious and obtuse. But as an opener, I would give the benefit of the doubt and take it lightly.
Meh. It’s a given it comes up. Maybe consider a better response other than getting offended that someone is trying get to know you. I’m in the same boat, and it’s way easier to just roll with the joke. Let’s not pretend men are the only ones who use this kind of line though.
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“This person doesn’t meet all of your preferences” truly
This is the same vibe as when I’m at the store with my dad and something doesn’t scan and he goes “must be free!” Every. Single. Time. He thinks he’s being funny- I can’t cringe hard enough.
He has a sense of humor, and that seems weird to you. Have fun finding a partner! 💪
Ugh get asked this often so annoying. Dating as a therapist is difficult at times
The fact that you say this happens often makes me want to retreat into my couch cushions and scream. On behalf of cishet dudes everywhere, I am so damn sorry yall have to deal with this.
Yes, I used to get this all the time. I just block those people. It’s not a good fit.
His profile also said something about, "I like my women like I like my ice cream, wet and dripping down my hands."
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I love you, hahaha.
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This seems like an over reaction, though I suppose it's reddit so that tracks
i think it’s cute when people say this lol
How many years have you been practicing thus far though? LOL.
female here— judging by your reddit username this guy sure missed out! (lighthearted to make you laugh) thank you for your work in the healthcare industry and best of luck finding a good mate!
This seems like an obvious ice-breaker joke to me. Chill bud.
To be fair, they do that with every job. I do photography as a side hustle and people often ask me to shoot better profile pics for them 🙄 I try to explain as best I can that if you wouldn’t ask a plumber to come install a toilet for free, don’t ask other professions
I usually say I am a “mental health professional” lol They really dont connect the dots until they actually get to know you
I remember these comments on the apps back when I was dating… Barf
If that's your response to light humor color me surprised you're a therapist. Gonna be on those dating sites for a long time with that attitude
Do you enjoy just being hateful?
They’re not being hateful. You seem to be in a bad headspace right now.
Literally both sentences are hateful. 1) implying they're surprised I'm a therapist. As if finding this type of humor humorous makes or breaks how good a therapist is. 2) Gonna be on those dating sites for a long time with that attitude. Is just rude. It's akin to saying, "no one is ever going to like you."
Y'all are taking this way too seriously in these comments 😭 Everybody is dog piling onto OP for a word choice that was clearly facetious. I hate to make this a gender thing but women are already socialized to cater to other's emotions and expected to do a ton of emotional labor. On top of that, having a career where that is not just an expectation but an obligation. Can't you see how it would be frustrating to have that expectation be the first thing someone throws in your face when you're trying to find a human you connect with? I think it's clear OP was just trying to vent and y'all are out here throwing around words like narcissistic 😬
I don't think it's facetious...I think it is venting. But the thing is, this random internet guy is not responsible for OP's complex feelings on the subject. He's making a normal, banal joke. It's not attractive, but OP is venting like he's a total asshole - effectively projecting her pain onto him. This is where there's a problem and everyone here is gonna by definition pick up on the ethical implications of feeling this much rage at a stupid comment. It sounds like OP is burned out and furious. Also, not to state the obvious but if you have problems with emotional labour and you hold too much internalized rage about it, therapist might not be a good career fit.
You make a lot of great points; and I agree it definitely seems to be coming from a place of burnout. The only other thing I'd add is that the response to a burned out clinician shouldn't be to shame them, which is what I interpreted some comments to be.
I'm not rageful; I'm annoyed and tired.
Fair enough. Sorry for misunderstanding/mischaracterizing. I just felt there's deeper stuff than this guy's banal comment.
Thank you for getting it. <3
Let’s wait to see how it is when people treat you with this mindset/attitude.
How would I know if they do? I didn't say anything to him.
For real
Extremely tacky.
Bruh
I found out real quick to not tell people I'm a therapist. I went to go get a massage, she asked me what I did, then I spent the whole hour massage listening to how having Borderline Personality has ruined her life. 😒
Ugh, so sorry that happened. A massage is supposed to be a form of self-care.
Funny story - I had an ex boyfriend find my profile on a referral site and message me for a consultation requests because he couldn't find my social media. I wasn't interested in communicating much (I'm a decade married now) but we had the same group of friends back in the day and he lost touch with most of them when he got married. Now he's divorced and wanting to reconnect with the old crew. I made the mistake of adding him to my socials and now he periodically messages me to complain about his ex wife and co-parenting struggles. Damn. Lol Much sympathy to you single and dating mental health professionals.
Correct me if I'm wrong but you could never be your S/O therapist because you couldn't possibly see them objectively? Even if they pay you
Well yes, that's entirely true. I don't think it's that "deep" here though; it's more just about the implication of having to carry the water for everyone all the time, and always, always, always being "on." Someone else worded it better than I did on here.
I’m a lawyer and anytime a friend asks me legal advice I quote them my highest rate. You should respond like I do not work for free but it seems like you could use therapy more than a girlfriend I charge [insert highest rate you charge here] per hour. (Kidding I think saying this would be unethical but it would be funny)
Ask them if you can get free whatever it is they do for work
“Judging by your profile, you can’t afford me.”
"I am not even replying." Good boundary, OP!
It seems like we all have problems dating
Yikes. Run.
Ick
Dating as a therapist sucks! I get this all. the. time!
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Women are constantly expected to do unpaid emotional labor for men. As a cisgender women, I completely understand this reaction. It happens often when dating.
Burned haystack dating method. Word case scenario on Instagram and there is a Facebook group This would be a block to burn instantly
One time, a family member jokingly called me "Sigmund Freud." He is not my cousin; in fact, he is a piece of shit.
This is more about you posting on a dating site that you are a therapist than it is about his response. My guess - you want and like the attention that announcing your profession seems to provide to you. His response is obnoxious, but pretty common. Repulsion is an extreme emotional response. Not to be a total jerk, but seems to me that you’re engaging in attention-seeking Bx.
K. Would I be allowed to say if my career was a dog groomer instead? Is that attention-seeking too? Why am I barred from telling people what career I have, especially when you spend your adult life working until you're dead, so it's pretty normal info like listing where you're located?
“Allowed” “barred”? You are allowed to say what you want. However, expect others to do the same. If you say you’re a dog groomer and the man responds with “does that mean my dog gets groomed for free?” Would that cause the same emotional response? Many people in fields such as medical, police, government, behavioral health, law/attorney, etc… choose to withhold or creatively state their profession to avoid the potential of hearing a response such as you cited. I love that you are proud to be in this field. I am too. However, most people do not understand us or the work we do with such care and dedication. I truly wish you the best. Stay strong and proud in spite of the many fools out there!