Single People Need to Boycott These 5 Frustrating Dating Behaviours Immediately

Flaky people are unreliable. Unreliable people are undatable.

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For all the single people out there, I know it’s hard to find someone you’re interested in and you’re all tired of people asking why you’re single while giving you a judgmental look implying there must be something wrong with you.

But, frankly, part of what’s hard about dating is your own doing.

Yes, you.

You — single people — make it unnecessarily painful for each other.

Here’s the list of 5 common dating behaviours that can annoy any man and woman.

1. The Waiting Game

When you first get someone’s phone number, the first text is always nerve-wracking because you don’t know how the person will respond to you. You sit back and try to relax even though you’re anything but relaxed. After gathering enough courage, you decide to shoot them a friendly, cute text.

Twenty minutes later, finally, a reply comes through. You’re so happy. But wait — it takes them 20 minutes to text back and you definitely don’t want to seem too eager or desperate or, the worst of all, thirsty! So you wait for 25 minutes before you hit the send…