@HoraceGreenley it's always been hard for me. When I younger I wasn't allowed a boyfriend. When I got to adulthood and started properly dating thats when I saw guys would insult me to impress the girl they did like or they would sleep with me until they found the person they really wanted to be with.
@Mellowgirl You need to learn to avoid those losers
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Yeah it’s too much to decipher everyone’s trauma and ever changing rules. You can’t just chill and laugh anymore. Have a few dates and decide if you should be friends or if you wanna smooch.
I’m out of it. If I can find someone they’ll have to be in a similar mindset because I can’t with the drama.
It kind of seems like those that want the real thing are paired up with those that get bored easily (and there are many of those). I think I'm also stuck in the 90s cause I want that kind of love that me and the guy love each other so much that we can't stay without showering each other with love all throughout the day 😊.
Finding someone who communication style and needs are compatible with yours is tricky. Some people, especially if they’re in the ‘dating, but not serious yet or not looking to make it serious’ are fine with communicating once every few days or even once a week. Other than letting them know you’d like to talk more often, it’s kinda a ‘people are who they are’ long-term, trait things. Lots of people out there do want to catch up once a day or every other day more regularly. You don’t need to settle. Even if they’re genuinely so busy that you guys barely talk/have time for each other and this bums you out —that’s a cue their lifestyle isn’t going to be compatible with your needs and be an ongoing problem where the only solution would be one of you sacrificing who you are to appease the other..
I dunno about the ‘not talking to me, but posting on their feed’ thing though. I feel like with all the ways we can instantly talk to each other no matter where we are or what we’re doing and the ability to observe each other, people forget it’s healthy to not feel like talking to someone and be be doing other things.
@WhateverWorks I have no issue with a person needing time away. But to not communicate at all but send reels every now on then isn't really normal behaviour for the person or a boyfriend
Social media is brainwashing unrealistic expectations and ideas into everyone's heads about many things, and dating is definitely one, if not the biggest one
@Lilnonames I don't really know what it is? I mean are we childish/immature because we're living longer? Is it how we're raised? Are we just selfish/ narcissists that only think about our own needs? I've tried to be open and loving and giving but it ain't working!