[adamfaliq]

You can be strategic about it. But the outcome of 'getting a partner' is not within anyone's control. You can only present the best version of yourself, but you can't control who will and won't like you.

We're only humans after all.

[mandeepj]

> You can only present the best version of yourself, but you can't control who will and won't like you

if you want to listen to that advice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1WiCGq-PcY&t=1s

[actfrench]

Thanks for sharing this video with Bryan Cranston. Funnily enough, I started my career as an actor before moving into entrepreneurship and eventually tech. What rings true for me in this, is keeping your eye on what's most important to you, in my case, giving and receiving love, giving and receiving support and letting go of the outcome. One of the benefits of dating a lot of people is you really do stop caring if the people like you or not, and let go of the outcome. I've found that since I've adopted that approach, 90-95% of men asking me on a second date. I'm not looking to them to validate me or fill a whole on my heart. But dating a lot of people really helps with this. You learn some people like you and you don't feel it's a fit. You like some people and they don't feel it's a fit. Every now and then you get the magic combination. It's rare, but it can happen.

[actfrench]

I completely agree.

[actfrench]

So true.