What Ever Happened to Falling in Love with the guy who takes the bus?

Why are average-earner men being left behind?

Trey Hamilton
7 min readMay 22, 2024

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When I was 12 years old, one of my best friends called, Shane Flynn, had an awesome dad.

Not cause he was rich, handsome, or incredibly intelligent and witty. But because he was just great.

I always saw him treat Shanes, mum, with the upward most respect, helped around the house, picked us up from football practice, and did rotations of dropping us off with my dad and some other fathers. He even hopped in Shanes’s room and tried to beat us at Streetfighter Alpha 3 on the PlayStation. He really was a great guy. Funny as hell too.

But he was very scheduled. For example, I knew that usually, just before I’d leave around 8:30 pm, he’d always have a beer in his hand and watch the football. He wore the same flannel shirts in a variation of 3 different colors, and he had the same 1996 Ford Mondeo for as long as I can remember. He was a little overweight, balding, and a very average 5’9” dude; there wasn’t that much unique about him or special.

In general, he was just a great guy, and the dad joke KING!

What’s the point of this story?

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Trey Hamilton

Author - The First Date Fix - Dating Coach - Content Creator -Dog Dad | follow me for some ramblings of a millennial who has dated. A LOT! TheFirstDateFix.Com