Trading and Dating

[Cutten]

Quote from jackson1234:

I've been trading for a living for 5 years now, make a good income and am pretty consistent. My question to all other pro-traders is how do you fare in the dating world when you tell them what you do for a living?

The women in my age group (28-33) are mostly looking to settle down and find someone to have kids with. When I tell them I'm a trader I'm sure a lot immediately think gambler/high risk/unreliable. If asked to explain it further it probably sounds worse as I'm sure I confuse them more as most have never heard of futures trading.

I would rather be honest but that seems to be reducing my success rate, so time to get a little creative. I'm not looking to settle down right now, just get more action than I have been getting lately, so if it necessitates being a little devious and telling them what they want to hear, so be it.

So, what are your suggestions for describing my job to make it sound more desirable? I am thinking of "investor", and if asked for details say I invest my own money in different financial markets. Sounds more conservative. Also thought of "fund manager" but that one gets tricky when asked about clients.

I've not found it a problem, but then I tend to steer well clear of women who want to settle down & have kids. In the event that I did go for this, it would have to be with someone who wasn't so superficial as to care what I did for a living.

If you want more action, it's very simple. Go for women under 25 or over 40, flaunt your buccaneering trading lifestyle and make it a selling point. Avoid any women who want to settle down, and chase girls who want to party, get laid, and have fun. When they compare you to the penniless earnest college grads or corporate trainees on the bottom rung of the ladder (or in the case of older women, bitter divorced men or ageing permanent bachelors), you'll look the much more appealing prospect.

Whatever you do, stay clear of the "I'm about to become boring" 2.4 kids & white picket fence brigade. They're crap in bed, nag you like shit, and are generally becoming even uglier and more out of shape than they already were to begin with.

 

[Joab]

Quote from romik:

If you were a wanker, would you really, I mean would you really?

Hey if you need it that bad then there is always a professional and if the guy is making $$ consistantly then what's he got to be concerned about?

It takes a second to tell the truth and a lifetime to lie.

 

[eagle]

"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth, and they think it is hell." Harry S. Truman, President of the United States.

LOL.

Quote from Joab:

I get this all the time and I simply tell the truth !

 

[romik]

Quote from eagle:

"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth, and they think it is hell." Harry S. Truman, President of the United States.

LOL.

how many birds has he pulled?

 

[trader3]

Quote from nysekiller:

Do people really have trouble telling women that they are a trader? Do they really shy away from a guy who is a trader, even if he makes good money? I haven't come across it yet, due to the fact that I am still young. But should I worry about this in my later stages of life? I thought traders got all the women, I guess I'm in for a lonely life

If you are honest and happy and at least reasonably successful, you'll get a good woman sooner or later. If you lie and deceive, you'll get what you give eventually.

 

[SethArb]

the problem for some traders might be that their income varies
like those in "show business" or the music or acting field

perhaps some gals just do not want to date a guy who
can make 6 figures for a few yrs and then hit a dry spell
( maybe it would be wise for traders not to date this type of woman anyway )

 

[gnome]

If a woman thinks you're hot lookin', she will rationalize whatever is necessary to get with you.

If you're not getting women, it's not because of your occupation.... Duh!

 

[Fredrik_Trader]

The answear is Spread-Dating

Go long one girl and short another

 

[Joab]

Quote from Fredrik_Trader:

The answear is Spread-Dating

Go long one girl and short another

LOL

I think I will arb 2 Asian women against 1 American

 

[a529612]

Quote from Cutten:

Avoid any women who want to settle down, and chase girls who want to party, get laid, and have fun.

Watch out the STDs though. There are some really dirty party chicks out there that you don't want to touch with a 10 foot pole.