If you have a bad experience dating EAs, that might cause you to sour on the EA movement. (Personally, after getting rejected by some EAs, part of my brain pointed out “hey you’re putting a lot of effort into this EA thing and it doesn’t seem to be helping where survival or reproduction are concerned.” Since this isn’t something I want my brain to think, I no longer ask EAs out.)
There’s also the possibility of general awkwardness that could interfere with professional relationships.
For heterosexual dating, replaceability comes into play—assuming 2 men for every woman, and monogamy, if a guy gets an EA girlfriend, there’s likely some other guy in the EA movement who isn’t getting an EA girlfriend. So if you’re a guy, you might want to think hard about whether an EA girlfriend is really something you need.
Some more considerations:
If you have a bad experience dating EAs, that might cause you to sour on the EA movement. (Personally, after getting rejected by some EAs, part of my brain pointed out “hey you’re putting a lot of effort into this EA thing and it doesn’t seem to be helping where survival or reproduction are concerned.” Since this isn’t something I want my brain to think, I no longer ask EAs out.)
There’s also the possibility of general awkwardness that could interfere with professional relationships.
For heterosexual dating, replaceability comes into play—assuming 2 men for every woman, and monogamy, if a guy gets an EA girlfriend, there’s likely some other guy in the EA movement who isn’t getting an EA girlfriend. So if you’re a guy, you might want to think hard about whether an EA girlfriend is really something you need.