myTakes: Dating

In case you're unfamiliar with the term " cuffing season ", it's quite possibly the greatest time of year for single people. Whether you're the consistent flirt looking for a hookup or the hopeless romantic yearning for...

Let me start by saying right off the bat that I am a high maintenance girl and I'm damn proud of it! Before you roll your eyes and exit your browser, hear me out. I originally joined this site because surprise surprise,...

Hello sir, my name is Not Your Second Choice, and I have a story to share with you. Once upon a time, my self-esteem was low, and I didn’t love myself. Subsequently, once upon a time I might have overlooked you mistaking...

If you all remember my question _______ you’ll know that I asked whether or not I should give a guy I wasn’t necessarily feeling a chance. I initially decided not to, but after a slew of events, I changed my mind. A...

Because it's 2016! Oh, you still need more convincing? Fine. I know, there are lots of women who already do this (and the highest of fives to you ladies). And maybe in your country it's more common. And maybe it's not....

I wrote a myTake on tips for dating people with anxiety on my old account. Here is an update with more tips, information and pictures. Anxiety is not beautiful or poetic. Don't say you have it because you think it is....

I think we all want a person who is attractive with a good personality. The problem however, is that we have a nice person who wants someone but the person they find attractive does not want them. This leaves the person...

I am a 21 year old female. All my life (I make myself sound so old) I've been told by colleagues and family members that I am too picky when it comes to finding a SO. Anytime I would worry with a friend about my "single...

As a single person, I have heard some of these things before. Yes we get it. If you are easily offended this mytake is not for you Part 1: Sayings "You will find the one when you least expect it" "When you are looking...

So I'm bored as hell so I decide I wanted to share my story of my ex to waste time, to start a conversation and get people to be aware of people like my ex. I have horrible grammar and I do not care to change that. So...

Okay so over the past month I have been out of a relationship. The person I was with I cared very much about, however we had a lot of things that didn’t fit (like a puzzle, if the pieces don’t fit the puzzle will never be...

Rejection: the one thing that yearning singles fear most. The dreaded prospect of having their affections completely turned down by the person they want to be with. A single “I don’t see you that way” can be a quick swan...

These are some signs that I think that a guy does not want a relationship with you 1. He immediately brings up sex before you even start to date: You are just talking getting to know each other and he's already talking...

With a show of hands, how many of you have been rejected by somebody on the grounds that they didn’t feel any spark with you? A fair amount I can assume without even being able to see your hands. All too often people...

1. Throw up massively. ....then say, now I have room to eat lets order! 2. Make sure you talk about yourself non-stop. You're such an awesome person! You deserve to be the constant topic of discussion. 3. Make sure you...

Let's start at the beginning with the my friend, I'll call her Jane* My father and her's were friends before I was born so I was basically forced to be around this girl I didn't really like but It was okay because she...

I'm tired of society pointing us out as women stating that we're stupid for not going after a nice guy. So what if the guy is nice? Because he's nice does that mean I should date him? No that's not how it works. I'm gonna...

So recently, I've encountered a whole lot of people who seem to be under the impression that their inability to find a person to date is completely the fault of some sort of massive conspiracy- never due to their own...

This was made all in good fun! 1. How's my hair? -Touches it a little- It looks fine! 2. How's my outfit? -Looks into full length mirror to get a frontal view, then turns to get a back view- 3. Wow! I look good from...

Disclaimer: this take is a bit long, so you are welcomed to skip right down to the steps if you aren't the full-article-reading type but you still want a little advice on being straight forward. Seriously, I won't be...