So, dating in 2018 sucks. I told my mom this and she said, "How would you know? You haven't dated anyone this year?"

That's my point. I don't consider myself picky. I tend to go for older guys. You don't have to tell them they're being a jerk that often. They respect that ya girl is busy because they're busy with adulting as well. I've just never had a great experience dating someone my age or younger. It's too much drama and time that I don't have.

I work, go to school full time, write something for you guys every week (Favorite part of the week, by the way), and I try to have a social life outside of all of that. I don't have time to play games.

My big problem enters when guys have double standards. "I love thick girls!" They see me, a real thick girl not a photoshopped thick girl, "Oh. You're not thick." Bruh. I am the definition of thick. Thick thighs aren't all there is to being thick. Look it up.

Then, like I said, I like older guys normally. My cut off is 9 years older than me but, anytime I've been remotely interested in anyone lately, they like girls younger than me! I'm 23. It's had for a 32-year-old to go much younger. Honestly, it's pretty hard for a 25-year-old to go much younger. They both would get a little creepy at that point.

Another problem I have is people romanticizing mental illness. "You have depression AND anxiety? That's so cool!" No. Nope. It's not. It sucks. I cry myself to sleep a lot because of it. I get mad at you for no reason because of it. I cry for no reason because of it. It sucks.

Then there's being a dork in general. I am a 23-year-old woman and I love superheroes, dinosaurs, war movies. I still watch Disney movies and cry over Anastasia. I will sit and listen to old men talk about growing up rather than whatever most girls are doing. I love history. I freak out over cool sounds in music. I watch true crime and the news.

Everything about me is constantly picked to pieces by guys that I like because it's not cool to them that a girl likes the same things they like or is a little messed up. I am just fine to sit and watch a guy I'm interested in play Fortnite or whatever than to go out and shop or party. Watching people play video games is extremely fun to me. I learned the hard way that I draw in not great guys.

I draw in horrible guys, guys that make fun of my interests, my hobbies, and my life. In 2018, it's "okay" to say that you don't care what someone is interested in as long as they're interested in you. It's "okay" to degrade your girl as long as you say you're just kidding. In 2018, it's "okay" to know how a girl feels about you and still lead her on while you're going after someone else.

How many times do girls have to write this same article or write out a text that says these things aren't cool before someone realizes that it's not? This was going to be cheeky but I may or may not have gotten heated because I'm mad about it only being April and I've already had the worst year when it comes to guys. Sorry. Dating sucks in 2018.