(Reasons We're Probably Not) Dating Or In A Relationship Thread NSFW • Page 846

Don't kink shame .

 

I only kink hose. It's annoying honestly, and i've been trying to work on that.

 

I just started "talking" (whatever that means) to someone and the 14th is creeping up and I'm freaking out that I have to have something extravagant planned (which I do not at all).

 

Heard that. It fuckin' alwaysss seems like that happens, doesn't it? You start talkin' to someone right around one of your bdays, valentimes day, or some religious holiday that requires gifts

 

oh fuck valentine's day is soon isn't it? I'm deleting my tinder account and i'll make a new one after the 14th. fuck that.

 

While I agree that Valentine’s Day is absolutely awful, can’t you just not go on for a day?

 

V-day is the best day for tinder. Everybody gonna lonely and desperate enough to go for your lame ass.

 

it's not just the day, it's the entire lead up to the event and the surrounding context: setting up a date, and possibly subsequent dates, near Valentine's Day. It creates a whole atmosphere and social dynamic that I don't want to deal with, with an increased expectation to, as Jerry says in the opening to the first episode of Seinfeld, "go out." It's best, at least for me, to bypass the whole Valentine's Day season and recreate after the holiday is over and that dynamic is gone.



And watch, probably the first person I match with after I re-enable will have a birthday like that following week or something awful like that. Ugh.

 

my ass is just fine, thank you very much.

 

Ahh, this makes sense. I just tell people I don’t do Valentine’s Day

 

I got in a mini spat with an ex one time about Valentine’s Day. I don’t mind the day overall, but I just think a lot of it is commercialized and unnecessary. I don’t see the big idea on going all out on one single day to show a significant other you appreciate them. JUST DO IT EVERYDAY MAN.

 

I agree that it's overly commercialized and cheesy, but I don't feel strongly enough that I wouldn't celebrate it if it was important to my partner. Just easy sacrifice to make, IMO.

 

I think I’m witnessing a tinder date rn

 

I’m out alone so this is a pleasant form of entertainment

 

I've experienced a date happening before and it was gloriously awkward

 

Hahaha yeah, it’s so good. It’s just so...unnatural

 

I mentioned it in A1 last night, but I stayed at this girls’ house last night until 7am just talking. It was really nice. Like, I don’t think I’d wanna start anything with a coworker, but just getting to know someone like that was cool. It’s rare to meet someone that you are able to chat with for literally 5 hours straight lol

 

most awkward first date that I saw happen was when I was getting sushi and this dude who was legit 6 foot 8 was on the floor trying to sit crossed-legged on a first date with this girl and he looked miserable the entire time. Then nearly fell when they went to leave because it looked like his feet fell asleep.

 

I seem to be pretty good at stamping out any awkwardness on a first date. However, I do think it's really damn obvious that I am on a date to anyone who is paying attention. I do sometimes wonder if I've been someone else's entertainment for the night. Have they been watching as I've slowly wormed my way into someone's affections? Have they been witness to the deliberately cheesy moves? Were they rooting for me or against me?

I hope it was good sport for them.

 

I was talking to this beautiful bartender all night and put myself out there and asked if she wanted to grab breakfast sometime and she said, “no I’m sorry I have a boyfriend” but I’m proud of myself for putting myself out there

 

I am also proud of you. If she has a boyfriend, nothin' you can do. At least you tried.

 

I’m definitely going to do something with my girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, not sure what yet though

 

i think a seafood supper is in order, unless she has a shellfish allergy, then you're making wild mushroom risotto with a hint of Tahitian vanilla

 

take her to bww, right @Mr. Serotonin