8 Reasons NOT to Date (Common) Military Men or Women

Steven Jacob Borthick
8) Military obligations often changes a person's values. Repetitive actions lead to changed beliefs. Time away from religious buildings stray a person's character.

7) A busy life means less time for you. If they're always deployed on missions, you'll be very lonely.

6) Aggressive and apathetic mindsets and attitudes develop in military personnel. Get someone who is gentle and cares about you.

5) Many military personnel drink heavily, often every weekend, just because they can. This goes all through the chain of command. You will want someone who is with it, mentally.

4) They work for the government, so they will often give in to many streamline ideas that promote their own benefits, but don't think about the benefits of others. You deserve someone who is kind-hearted to everyone.

3) They end up making good deceivers, since they often deceive their chain of command to get out of things and deceive their subordinates to prevent crabbiness. If they deceive others, they will deceive you too.

2) Many military personnel blow their money on stupid stuff, like videogames, fine dining and gambling, because the income they're getting is "secure" in their eyes. It breeds complacency, and they often become unreliable.

1) Many military personnel adopt the idea that if their partner is more than 100, 500, or 1,000 miles away (depending on how far away they are), that it's too far away for their partner to "know". When they say "know", they mean knowing about other relationships they can have and get away with.

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  • Cher Grace11/30/2009

    Shame on you! I actually brought up your article more out of a sense of non-belief than anything else. I am a former Navy Journalist who has known more military people than I could count. Your rationale is simply not logical. Have YOU ever worn a uniform and been stationed overseas? I have. I spent 12 years living in five other countries and there are certain things I know. Not everyone in the military cheats on their spouses/partners! Some of the best 'church families' I ever found or were involved with, were during my time in and/or around the military because so many of us were far from home and we were very grateful to have worship/religon in common, despite our backgrounds. As for laziness/complacency? Are you kidding? Military people are some of the hardest working people I have ever known! I am absolutely horrified that you would put such ridiculous concepts out there. I feel the need to defend military men and women everywhere. How dare you judge us all so callous

  • Justin Borthick10/13/2009

    Number one leads me to conclude that you, my brother, may very well be in another relationship!! Don't do number one!
    Silly little bugger...

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