Religion is a Mental Illness

This might be a hot take.

The whole concept of "inclusion" started with education. Making sure children with special needs had access to a quality education.

Having access to that which you are entitled to have access to, that's inclusion. What inclusion is not is making sure people have access everywhere.

You're not entitled to be everywhere.

Dating is not inclusive. When it comes to dating, relationships and sexual intimacy, everyone has the right to define, determine and build their own sexual boundaries.

What we do not have the right to do is redefine or knock down someone's sexual boundaries so we can make space for ourselves.

The entire art of dating is discriminatory by nature. What does it for you is what does it for you, and what turns you off is what turns you off. You can't unring a bell.

Also, demanding people provide a valid reason, it's almost predatory. "No" is a complete sentence, and it's still an effective way to end a conversation. You're not entitled to a why.

You're not going to be everyone's cup of tea. But there's something for everyone. Find the people who want you and stop trying to shame the people who don't.

"I have said this many times, and I will keep repeating myself until I'm blue in the face, because it's that important.

I will die on this hill.

That being said...

... DATING IS NOT INCLUSIVE.

Dating, by its very nature, is discriminatory. The concepts of inclusion and exclusion shouldn't even touch the realm of dating.

Shaming people over their preferences and sexual orientation is predatory.

Shaming people out of their boundaries? Predatory.

It's manipulation, coercion, it's gaslighting.

Inclusion is having access to that which you are entitled. You are not entitled to any of the following: someone's time, someone's personal space, someone's body.

No means no. This mantra should have graduated to common sense, but it hasn't.

No one has to justify their boundaries. Take your rejection and move on to someone who actually wants you."