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by dvtrn 2382 days ago
Most people do not romanticize or seek to emulate Bukowski

Sounds like you’ve never experienced the joys of online dating.

Be thankful for this

1 comments

How's Bukowski related to online dating?
Possibly he is referring to constant rejection and feeling worthless. Although, Henry Chinaski was getting laid a lot.
No not quite. I’ve just seen an awful lot of quotes from a few of his books and poems used almost like strange personal affirmations in dating profiles.
Henry Chinaski was getting laid a lot after writing his first book.