Jealous of my ex

Vent

For context, I (27M) recently broke up with a girl (26F). Whole different story but just putting it out there to inform what I’m about to write about.

Lately I’ve been feeling incredibly jealous of my ex for whatever reason, and jealous of conventionally attractive women in general.

Jealous of the fact that she would get showered with attention for no other reason than how she looks.

Jealous of the fact that of the men vying for her attention she’d just be able to to take her pick, not really have to contribute to the relationship and still be entitled to criticize.

Jealous of how easy it is/would be for her to just hop to another relationship if the current one doesn’t work out, meanwhile the guy is just left there to pick up the pieces and wait for ages until the next girl that he actually gets along with comes along.

Obviously, all these things are operating off the assumption that the guy is ok with the other parties lack of effort (for lack of a better term). But it just seems to me that guys that want to be in a relationship ought to just suck it up or risk not being in a relationship at all (which is probably the more sensible option honestly, but that comes at the price of being alone).

The dating scene just seems so lopsided these days, I’m wondering if there’s even a point to playing anymore.

I understand if this all sounds a bit incel-y, it honestly probably is.

Ladies, I’d like your perspective on this. What dating struggles am I not seeing on your end?

Guys, am I the only one that feels this way?

Posted Feb 14, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC

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