Chapter 5: And Now You’re Ready to Date
“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
-Henry Louis Mencken
And now we come to the part about dating itself! Finally!
Part 1: WHO are you looking for?
I’m sure you’ve been trying to answer this question all your life.
Depending on your current goals in life, you’re either looking for someone to have a serious long-term relationship with, or you’re just out to have fun.
I will repeat: You have to be clear on what you want.
Don’t go dating and searching for “the right one” just because all your friends are pushing you to do so, when deep inside you’d rather stay single for now. Don’t go serial dating just
to cure yourself of boredom, when you simply hate to admit that you’re desperately lonely and aching for a deep kind of companionship.
If you’re out to have fun, then really, anyone will do.
But if you’re dating with the purpose of finding the love of your life then you’ll be more specific—and you’ll be honest with yourself about what you want. When choosing dates, you’d rather get your choices right at the first try.