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Thursday, August 24, 2006
Not for the faint of heart
Tags: dating, singles
A lot of dating is really about taking chances. If you want to meet someone, if you want to find someone you really click with, it can take a lot of dating, going out there, meeting people, turning down offers and having people turn you down. It's all about trial and error. But what about once you find someone, and they feel similarly about you?
Then you're entering a relationship, and that's where things get tricky. That's where you feel the flutterings and cringes of your heart on a daily and sometimes hourly basis. You can't wait to be with them again, when they do the slightest thing, like call or text you, you feel all warm inside. You ache when they're not there, but you also worry just a little that it can't last. That someone can possibly care about you as much as they do, and want you, as you are, not as you present yourself.
The facade comes down, and let's face it, everyone has a little of a facade. When you start dating you, of course, put your best foot forward. But when you're in a relationship you start to let your partner get to know the real you, and that's not always pretty. In the back of your mind there's always that thought of, am I too weird for this person to handle? Am I too out there for anyone to handle?
Dating, relationships, it's not easy. But the rewards are ultimately indescribable. So what are you doing sitting here reading about dating? Get off your ass and get out there!
A lot of dating is really about taking chances. If you want to meet someone, if you want to find someone you really click with, it can take a lot of dating, going out there, meeting people, turning down offers and having people turn you down. It's all about trial and error. But what about once you find someone, and they feel similarly about you?
Then you're entering a relationship, and that's where things get tricky. That's where you feel the flutterings and cringes of your heart on a daily and sometimes hourly basis. You can't wait to be with them again, when they do the slightest thing, like call or text you, you feel all warm inside. You ache when they're not there, but you also worry just a little that it can't last. That someone can possibly care about you as much as they do, and want you, as you are, not as you present yourself.
The facade comes down, and let's face it, everyone has a little of a facade. When you start dating you, of course, put your best foot forward. But when you're in a relationship you start to let your partner get to know the real you, and that's not always pretty. In the back of your mind there's always that thought of, am I too weird for this person to handle? Am I too out there for anyone to handle?
Dating, relationships, it's not easy. But the rewards are ultimately indescribable. So what are you doing sitting here reading about dating? Get off your ass and get out there!
