Ignorance is certainly not bliss when youre in your 30s.
One of the worst things about modern dating isbad dating advicefrom friends and family.
Feel free to roll your eyes and say, real original advice!
Twenty20 / @alex.kikis
the next time this happens to you.
Love Will Find You When You Stop Looking For It.
People dont do that anymore.
If you happen to meet someone by chance, youre the exception not the rule.
Sex on a First Date Dooms Any Chance of a Relationship.
One of my longest, most loving relationships started with sex on the first date.
The same success after sex on the first date happened to several of my friends.
Modern singles dont need to worry as much about having sex too early.
As long as youre attuned tomorning after etiquette, youre fine.
Its aligned with the belief that a relationship will distract us from reaching our full potential.
Were always learning, growing and changing.
We all have things we need to work on, and daily struggles.
As adults, wed expect that the person were dating would know how todate someone with anxiety.
If the person youre dating provokes or triggers your anxiety, theyre the wrong partner for you.
Love Like Youve Never Been Hurt.
Although the sentiment of this cliche is nice, its simply not sustainable.
By age 30, we have baggage.
To love like youve never been hurt is the same thing as blindly trusting your new partner.
You shouldnt do this.
Its more appropriate to let someone earn your trust than to have blind faith.
Women Love Bad Boys.
Correction: Girls love bad boys.
This cliche has a shelf life.
In our 30s, we want to date a nice guy who treats us amazingly.
We want to date a real man.
In your twenties, you might have believed that someones actions show their true feelings for you.
Anyone can act perfect for a night, but someones patterns are what you should really pay attention to.
Im talking about scenarios that involve naked women, drugs, hookups the works.
Ignorance, therefore, is certainly not bliss when youre in your 30s.
In our 30s, however, were starting to think long-term.
Were starting to think about marriage.
There Are Plenty of Fish in The Sea
When youre younger, you truly believe your options are endless.
You believe that even if you find someone special, theres probably someone better around the corner.
Its only when youre older that you start to realize how rare it is to truly connect with someone.
Whoever Cares Less, Wins.
In essence, youre just a game player, which will get you (and your relationship) nowhere.
This is the ideal, and this should be the goal.
Thats what an adult relationship looks like, people.
