My problem up north is men are either married/spoken for OR they are single and expect single women divers to look like Jessica Alba not like Barney the purple dinosaur. If you don't look hot, then either they won't talk to you OR they make it a point to tell you how everything you do is wrong (and yes, they are usually DIR divers too!).... can you feel the love??
Sorry to hear you are diving with jerks.
I guess us PNW divers are a unique breed.
Over the years I have met all kinds of divers. The majority have been great people.
If a guy can't see past my "dive hood" hair and my mask face ~ he is not worth my time.
I have one dive buddy who had known me for months and had never seen me in make up.
We met one night after work to dive and he kept looking at me funny.
He finally commented that he had never seen me with my hair done and make up on.
The dive that night was fabulous.
We still dive together when we can match schedules and he continues to be my favorite dive buddy.
(he has never told me I dive wrong or that I am going to die ~ gotta love that)