Sure, dating can be a spontaneous whirlwind of excitement and flirtation that sweeps you off your feet; but it can also sometimes be tedious, confusing, and frustrating enough to make you want to stay single for life. These tips will definitely help up your dating game, but no one can escape the wrath of these annoying occurrences:
Stressing about whether or not they’ll text you
Should you initiate (because #feminism) or should you hold off and wait those agonizing minutes/hours/days until he finally texts you?
Figuring out an entirely new outfit for every date
Three hours later and you’ve tried on every piece of clothing you own just to find something that screams “bowling alley.â€
Fighting (or just giving in to) the urge to Google them
You really want to. One little search can’t hurt, right? What if you just look at his Facebook? Oh look, now you’re three albums deep and just read two months worth of tweets. Well, that escalated quickly.
Keeping track of all those dating apps
Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, and those six others that you can’t even remember the names of…they’re now hogging so much space on your phone that you don’t even have enough room for your email. This is getting excessive.
The what-are-you-looking-for-in-a-relationship conversation
Something serious? A low-key hang for weekend fun? As casual and cool as you try to play it, this part always ends up sounding like a job interview.
Missing out on SO many good gym classes because you don’t want to pass up this sounds-like-it-could-be-really-awesome date
When the evening starts going downhill, all you can think is “I could have burned 600 calories in kickboxing by now.â€
Adding them to your phone
How many dates should you wait to decide whether he’s worth the whole five seconds it takes to add a contact? Should you leave him hanging as a random, unassigned number? Enter him in with a qualifier like “Matt/Gym Guy?†Also, would that jinx it? WHY IS THIS SO HARD?
Swiping left when you meant to swipe right
That gorgeous guy is gone forever. Curse you, gods of Tinder!
The end-of-date awkwardness
Is he going to kiss you—do you want him to? Who’s going to lean in first? Will it be super awkward or kinda hot?
Yeah, it can be brutal out there. But you know it can also be a lot of fun. So check out all our dating advice to be a little bit more prepared for your next night out.Â
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