Was your New Year s resolution to have a better social life? Marie Wilde started hers by writing the essay My Troubles With Dating on Tinder in Denver, which inspired hundreds of responses, a few really good suggestions, and our hunt for other essays on what it s like to date in Denver. The first submission?
Westword for publishing her piece.
Says Ron:
This article about dating in Denver is some of the most racist writing I have seen in this area against white people. This article is nothing but a hit piece against white males and shouldn t be part of your lineup. I understand it is opinion, but this reaks of racism and double standards. The words white and whiteness are used negatively throughout the entire thing. You should not be promoting this kind of material.
I’ve been dating in Denver for four and a half years, and the experiences I’ve had on Tinder are very similar to those depicted in Marie Wilde’s “My Troubles With Dating on Tinder in Denver.” To be truthful, dating on Tinder in Denver isn’t for me, either. I’m a definite outlier when it comes to the dating pool. Like Wilde, I’m biracial, and I don’t care much for breweries, rock climbing, skiing, SUVs and waking up at the crack of dawn on my days off to drive hours to crowded hiking trails. While I disagree that some pricey personal-care services like eyelash extensions, bikini waxes and spray tans are necessary to attract a partner, Wilde nailed the economic difficulties of trying to fit into mainstream Denver culture that is to say, poor people need not apply.