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After 76 first dates, I stopped trying to optimize for love and learned to enjoy the experience of meeting someone new.

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If someone makes you feel uneasy five minutes into knowing them, listen to that feeling. He looks good. The vibe is decent. But he says something, and suddenly your stomach tightens. You brush it off.

First dates are The Worst. It’s likely you’re both nervous, you’re both awkward, and you’re both sussing out whether or not you’ll need a friend to ‘call with a major emergency’ in the next 30 minutes ...

It’s impossible to predict how long a first date will last. You could be with a person for one hour or five, depending on how things go. Sometimes a long first date feels like a good thing, especially ...