Self-Described "Desperate" Man wants to get Married

I found this post on a public online forum. This man was asking for advice, and one person told him he needs to address some issues with a therapist. The man who wrote this post became defensive after receiving that advice. Suffice it to say, this is a great example of "Unconscious Dating." You, as Conscious Daters, can recognize easily that this man is unwilling to see how his behavior is going to scare away any woman who is halfway emotionally healthy.

If you are desperate then say "I'm desperate?"

I'm desperate to have a wife. (My note: man is in late 50's)

Isn't it better to admit it than to adapt a fake personality or to "force" yourself not to feel desperate?

I'm 50% of the solution. All I need is a woman who admits she too is desperate to get married and problem solved!

Love and marriage cures desperation.

I think most women are afraid of an honest man. That they want to hear socially accepted lies rather than to have a feeling man who is completely honest with them. No, I can't fake it, I've been rejected, hurt, burnt too much and i can't keep playing the dating game. I fear "investing" my feelings again (after all the hurts) in another MAYBE who turns out to "like" me only as a friend (who pays for dates...........What? Are they crazy?) I need a sure thing; a woman who lets me know from the start that she is interested and if she is desperate then no problem.......

So am I.