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How to date like a guy and find love
Let’s face it; dating isn’t the easiest thing in the world- yet we wonder how so many people are able to find love while the rest still struggle with the nightmares of modern dating. It starts out fine, and then there are uncountable numbers of ghosting, gaslighting, and breadcrumbing that you just want to give up on finding love. But if you wish to love, you can’t just do nothing and expect it to find you as it does in the movies. That’s not to say you might not randomly run into your soulmate at Target while shopping for groceries, but the chances are pretty low.
I have single friends of all genders, and honestly, everyone struggles at some point in their life. You can try manifesting love, reading books, and even talking to dating coaches. Still, there is one thing that the majority of men and women do differently on their quest for love- I am not trying to make this sexist or gender-biased, but it’s something I noticed among my friends who are maneuvering their way in the dating world. It doesn’t mean this is how it is for everyone, but it seems true for most people I know.
One of my happily married girlfriends once told me- “ Women settle down when they’ve found the right person, and men settle down when they’re ready.” Before you let that sink in, women also tend to meet someone they like and start imagining a future quite quickly- men, on the other…
