Dating is something that I have always been somewhat addicted to.
I liked attention, I liked having people to talk to and get to know romantically.
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Updated 8 years ago,July 3, 2017
I am currently enduring a 30-day dating detox.
Twenty20 / @iamlusia
My last dating experience left me with a sense of worthlessness.
I have always been a serial dater.
I seldom get into relationships and have only ever had 2 serious ones.
Dating is something that I have always been somewhat addicted to.
I liked attention, I liked having people to talk to and get to know romantically.
The first step of my dating detox was to put my dating profile on hold.
Twenty20 / @iamlusia
Everyone else is able to come and go as they kindly and you cant do anything to stop them.
This detox gave me the time to prioritise myself.
To do things Iwantto do and not rely on an excuse of a date to do it.
I had always been a sucker for meeting people in a club.
This is something that had become habit when single.
I started going out to enjoy being out and letting my hair down with the girls.
My best friend and I have the best nights now they are not tampered by the temptation of men.
We are purely there to enjoy ourselves, and get absolutely mortal of course.
The hardest part for me so far was the stage of spring cleaning.
Getting rid of anything that was from previous relationships.
I then deleted them off of my phone, deleted the messages, everything.
Removing these from my life meant that I was able to let go physically and emotionally.
I burnt the photos I had in my room, which soundscrazybut it was extremely effective.
It was letting out some sort of release that I couldnt do from a simple delete button.
It is something I would encourage anyone who is starting a dating detox to do.
It was the step forward that I had never taken before.
At the end, you should have now understand and know exactly what you want from a relationship.
It is a case of telling yourself no.
I have always been attracted to military guys, otherwise known as squaddies.
You deserve to take time for yourself.
You deserve to love and enjoy yourself.
Fact of the matter is, nobody needs to know youre on a dating detox.
You dont have to explain to anybody why you dont want to date them.
You just need to do this for yourself and know thats why you are doing this.
After all, the only person that can define your happiness is yourself.
