Dating/Life
My Hard-Earned Lesson in Modern Dating Etiquette
Ouch.
Sometimes we don’t face the things we should.
I am guilty of this.
I did this to a guy I had been dating briefly. I liked him, but after a few weeks and a handful of short dates, I realized I didn’t want the relationship to go any further.
We hadn’t slept together and had only shared one kiss. I didn’t feel as though this was a serious thing.
The problem was that I got the impression this guy liked me way more than I liked him and, by this point, I was sure I’d have known if he was the one for me or not. I had this feeling that he would be pretty devastated if I told him I wanted to stop seeing him and I was fearful of the in-person confrontation. I’m not good with confrontations, in general.
So, I did the cowardly thing. I avoided him for a while — or as we say now, I ghosted him. I didn’t respond to his texts or answer his calls. I didn’t know how to explain to him that I didn’t have the feelings for him that he was expressing he had for me.
Finally, this guy got so frustrated with me for neglecting his calls and texts that he sent me a snappy text demanding acknowledgment. I was working out at the gym when I received it. That’s when I decided to finally…
