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I know everyone moves at their own pace, but is there a point where you start missing out?
Is there a time where you should start to worry about the lack of experience or not having a partner? I know there are a variety of opinions on this, but it has been bugging me for a while haha.
I know everyone moves at their own pace, but is there a point where you start missing out?
Is there a time where you should start to worry about the lack of experience or not having a partner? I know there are a variety of opinions on this, but it has been bugging me for a while haha.
I know everyone moves at their own pace, but is there a point where you start missing out?
Is there a time where you should start to worry about the lack of experience or not having a partner? I know there are a variety of opinions on this, but it has been bugging me for a while haha.
I'm going to assume that dating is a bit of a challenge for you? If you have the option to date and you only have to nudge yourself a little to make it happen, it's probably worth the nudge.
If it takes more than a little nudge, then it's probably not a good idea. People are prone to bad choices when they try to force something to happen.
When I was young, the latter was true for me. Decades later I still have moments when I wish I could have experienced dating in my teens, but I don't dwell on it and the moment passes.
I wouldn't say I regret not dating because I was in no shape to date, so it wasn't an option I passed on. Not dating had consequences for me though. I think dating, when done in a healthy way, helps you learn about yourself, so I missed some opportunities there. I also became desperate at some point and made some dumb choices, although that's avoidable.
So if you're ready to date, then date. If you're not ready but you wish you were, the best practical thing to do is to get busy getting ready, whatever that means for you.
I'm going to assume that dating is a bit of a challenge for you? If you have the option to date and you only have to nudge yourself a little to make it happen, it's probably worth the nudge.
If it takes more than a little nudge, then it's probably not a good idea. People are prone to bad choices when they try to force something to happen.
When I was young, the latter was true for me. Decades later I still have moments when I wish I could have experienced dating in my teens, but I don't dwell on it and the moment passes.
I wouldn't say I regret not dating because I was in no shape to date, so it wasn't an option I passed on. Not dating had consequences for me though. I think dating, when done in a healthy way, helps you learn about yourself, so I missed some opportunities there. I also became desperate at some point and made some dumb choices, although that's avoidable.
So if you're ready to date, then date. If you're not ready but you wish you were, the best practical thing to do is to get busy getting ready, whatever that means for you.
It's not that it's hard in a sense that I can't get one, I just rarely if ever find myself attracted to anyone. Let alone have the desire to go on a date with someone.
I have had the typical crushes in school. Since then I have not liked anyone. I was just wondering if this was a problem? I keep telling myself that everyone moves at their own pace, but I keep getting the feeling it's more than that. It couldn't possibly be anything else because you can't force yourself to be attracted to someone.
Either it's there or it's not. That is usually how it works for me.
It's not that it's hard in a sense that I can't get one, I just rarely if ever find myself attracted to anyone. Let alone have the desire to go on a date with someone.
I have had the typical crushes in school. Since then I have not liked anyone. I was just wondering if this was a problem? I keep telling myself that everyone moves at their own pace, but I keep getting the feeling it's more than that. It couldn't possibly be anything else because you can't force yourself to be attracted to someone.
Either it's there or it's not. That is usually how it works for me.
Do you ever become attracted to people after spending time with them? Some people are wired that way, and in school you're all sort of captive, so you get to know a person, or at least an image of a person. If you're not in environments now where you see someone consistently, then that spending time component wouldn't be there.
If you know pretty readily whether you're attracted, then none of that applies. If it's the case that you're seldom attracted to people, then I think you're right to avoid forcing something.
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