KENDALL JENNER AND DENNIS ROBINSON
You have to be authentic.
Talking the talk is easy, but putting your heart into it is actually harder than most people think. If someone is going to fall in love with you, they’re going to want to see you living your life in ways that will make them proud of you. It’s really true. So in order to be appealing to a potential lover, don’t give the impression that you’re all talk and no action, if that makes any sense. You have to be able to show them that you are the same person on and off the dating scene, or they won’t want to be with you.
What they see in you matters, and so do what you want.
I know that as much as some people believe that they can make a good impression by how they look, how they act, and so on—it just doesn’t work. The only person you need to impress is yourself. This may be an unpopular thought, but, in all honesty, if you love yourself, then you’ll be less likely to be drawn to someone who doesn’t. Of course you want to look good—because you want to feel good. But if you don’t feel good when you’re ready to meet someone else, then it’ll be that much more difficult for someone to get under your skin. And I guarantee that you want someone who will make you feel good, or else you’ll be looking for a second relationship.
Having realistic expectations is key.
You can’t go into a date thinking that you’re going to fall madly in love, or that you’re going to leave the relationship feeling like you’ve learned something new. If you do, you’ll end up frustrated and disillusioned. Try to go into the dates with a sense of adventure and don’t hold yourself to ridiculous standards. If your love interest has nothing but eyes for you, let them be; if they aren’t interested after multiple dates, it’ll still be worth it because you’ll be getting something out of it that you can’t measure in dollars or cents. Better yet: Go on a few dates to decide for yourself if you’re going to be compatible, and don’t let yourself get to the point where you keep putting yourself out there if you’re not sure that you want to be with someone else.
Be yourself.
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For the Love of a New Age Adulthood
As someone who has struggled with self-confidence her whole life, I’ve found that my beliefs have had an impact on how I feel about myself, and dating. I started a relationship in college with someone who was a really big source of confidence for me. He put his best self forward, and was always being himself. And I was comfortable with that.
I’ve started many other relationships with the same person who always put his best self forward, and I was, again, a very positive influence on his behavior. And I’ve started relationships with girls who do the same.
And that’s great.
Dating is very much about putting your best self forward, in some cases. You know yourself inside and out. You know what makes you a happy, fulfilled person—your interests, the friends you surround yourself with, the food you like. If you’re going on dates with people you know are close to that, you’re going to see that energy. People who are comfortable putting their best selves forward are good people who enjoy life, themselves, and others. And if you’re dating someone who is comfortable doing the same, you’re going to have a solid foundation of support.
And, truthfully, I’ve found that it’s a great thing to date someone who is like you, because you already know how to behave, and you already have someone who knows you. You’ve got that foundation of support already set up, so you are more likely to have an easier time of communicating. And when you can communicate without fear, the challenges of dating are decreased.
But dating is also about being vulnerable. And that idea of vulnerability is much more hard to do when you’re comfortable with yourself, because it’s, well, frightening. When you don’t have a solid foundation of support, you don’t know how to behave. I have no idea what I’m supposed to do when that first person comes up and kisses me.
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What To Do When You’re Really Not Into Someone
My best friend, Ariel, recently broke up with a really great guy. When they first started dating, they were both totally into each other. They laughed at similar things, and thought about things the same way. And then, suddenly, Ariel realized that he wasn’t the one for her anymore.
Although it wasn’t the
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