I just realized I’ve been deciding who I date based on how much I liked their outfit, their face, and their music taste. For most of my life, the most important thing to me in a man has been that we like the same music. Now I think this might be why I have a dating history of fashionable losers and assholes.
To explain why I did this. I assumed guys who dressed the way I liked and listened to the same music would be most likely to be relatable to me, and, in my eyes, relatable equals dateable. I couldn't imagine a guy who doesn't look exactly the way I like and like the same things as me could be dateable.