Dating is hard and kind of weird. Especially in the beginning. I’m married so I don’t date much hehehe but my characters do, my children and friends do and it hasn’t gotten any easier since I was doing it from what I’ve seen.
The whole meeting a person that you would want to go on a date with is near impossible if you have any sort of standards it seems. Are you attracted to that person physically, do they have a personality, can you live with said personality, are they even available, are they attracted to you? It’s a lot to overcome in a matter of minutes or even seconds when trying to approach someone for a date.
Sure there are apps now (back in my day you had to stalk and pounce lol *I’m kidding!*) but the apps are no better for dating than without. You still have all the questions of meeting a person it’s just now you have more choices and less non verbal clues. Also, now instead of just your general vicinity you have a whole city range. So add in distance into the dating equation, and don’t even get me started on long distance dating.
All of that is to say dating is not easy. So if you’re out there, good on you! The odds are stacked against you, people suck and oh yeah pandemic is still hanging around but look at you; going out there with your heart on your sleeve, or other clothing part 👀, and willing to give it your all, or at least a coffee on a Friday evening between 4:30 and 5:15 because I have a Pilates class I can’t miss.
I have a WIP (Work In Progress) that involves a couple of woman going on their first few dates. This story should appear on my site soon. Its a short story and I hope you’ll enjoy it. If you want to read some of my other stories you can check out the stories page here and my books here.
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