Reservations by Danielle Gay

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Dating Rules (Part 1)

Dating Rules (Part 1)

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Danielle Gay
May 04, 2023
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It took me four first dates to work out that everybody else had dating rules. Here I was: unmoored and confused, setting boundaries in real-time. Nodding yes when I meant no; saying no when I wasn’t sure. I was googling things like “is it normal for the guy to insist the first date be at your house” (the answer is a very firm no) and later processing my…

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