Thatās the tough thing about dating in your 30s. I never believed that being 30+ was hindrance in dating, but at that point, people expect so much more and your pool of available candidates does shrink unless you widen your age range significantly.
Elle dated Chris in her mid 20s. She was fresh out of a masters program, was living alone for the first time, and getting into lower end designer goods. I doubt Chris or any man would expect much more than that from a young 20 something who just got their first job. People are also way more forgiving of personality or character defects at that age.
She started seeing Joe in her late 20s shortly after all her plastic surgeries and thatās still a very exploratory period for most people. A lot of people have had a handful of relationships by then, are a little wiser in life but still make a lot of mistakes, and the people who have figured themselves out and are actively working towards their goals in life are ahead of the game. Elle is still in an entry level position at the only job sheās ever had but thatās also not unheard of. Sheās starting to spend a fortune regularly though, and that probably makes Joe and potential victims wary.
Cue to now. She is in her 30s and has been for a couple of years. A lot of people her age have made real breakthroughs in their careers or figured out their purpose and passion in life. Others have gotten married and are now focused on raising their babies. Some people are living the dream and traveling the world (pre Covid), doing super interesting things that bring them a strong sense of fulfilment. At this age, a lot of people have purchased their first house, made worthy investments, and generally lead a stable life in a well loved location surrounded by friends and maybe even family. Elle is surrounded by a ton of clutter that she deems luxurious and heirloom pieces.
And what is Eleanor Lecocq up to these days? She gave up her entry level job, which was the only job she ever had, to chase a divorced, 40-something fake professor who lives in a swamp and clearly doesnāt live the kind of life she desires. But he proposed unlike all her exes and I guess that was enough. But he quickly leaves her as well, and she moves to a strange city because she heard there are wealthy and socially awkward nerds there who might be interested in locking her down. She dates up a storm, violates lockdowns, and asks strange men to do disgusting things in order to hold onto them. She still doesnāt have any career development or even a proper job, and the majority of her income comes from scamming viewers who donāt know better. Her mother seems to help with the vast majority of her expenses. She goes from one rental apartment to an Airbnb to another rental and rinse and repeat. She is as vapid as ever, but more desperate, aggressive, and pretentious if that was even possible.
In short, she hasnāt changed for the better at all since her 20s and has only gotten more delusional and crazy. Her maintenance and upkeep is also much higher now given that sheās aging. Sheās still spending a fortune on useless things on a regular basis. Women in their 30s donāt have trouble meeting quality men if they have their tit together but what does Eleanor have to offer? Sheās worse off than she was after graduation.
But I'm here for it, keep it coming Smelle!!in a stealthy way. But Elle is basically the opposite of appealing and charming, she's really annoying up front, and she's also too dumb and sheltered to be truly cunning or whatnot. I think her animal analogue would be like a gopher or something...but gophers aren't that annoying so it's not a great analogy lol.
