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Why You Should Never Settle

A couple weeks ago, my friends and I went downtown and (after a couple glasses of wine) the conversation strayed to the topic of relationships (which always seems to happen when your friends are between the ages of 21-2…
Anyone Else Feel Like Giving Up?

What do guys want from me? Why don't they want to commit? Is it me, is it them, or a little bit of both? Do they want to be in control? There was a guy that I really liked in the past. He knew this one mutual friend a…
Entitlement and Standards

Guest post submitted by a Datingish Reader There's an on-going battle in my mind - a fight between what I want and this undeniable fear that I'll end up alone. I look at my "ideal man" and think to myself, "I'm not loo…
Don't Settle Guys

Guys, do not settle for a lady. Wait for the lady who will... 1. Understand that you're not a morning person and don't really like to be woken up by texts, no matter who they are from. 2. Respect your work/school sche…
Don't Settle Ladies

Ladies, do not settle for a guy. Wait for the guy that will... 1. Text you every morning when he wakes up and every night before he goes to bed. 2. Will call you midday just to ask how your day is going so far. 3. Will…
Why Settle Into a Relationship Just So You Can Say You Have a Boyfriend?

If I just wanted to be in any relationship, that opportunity has been offered to me over the last two years and I would be able to tell you now that I have a boyfriend (woo-hoo). But who needs to be taken when you jus…
I Want You to Want Me

I just want to be needed. "I want you to want me. I need you to need me. I'd love you to love me. I'm beggin' you to beg me." - Cheap Trick I just want someone there for me, and just for me. I want to know that ther…
This Isn't Chris Columbus' Kind of Settling

Settling. The word isn’t even cute. It just sounds like a 100lb weight sitting on my screen—a threatening, disappointing little word.
I'll Take More Than Butterflies, Thanks.

Ever stop and think about what makes us love romantic movies so much? They're always about the girl on the search: looking for her new self, discovering new love, looking to get rid of an old love who stood in the way of…
6 Warning Signs that Your New Guy is a Actually a D-Bag

Since women are always so preoccupied about what guys think of them, I want to turn the tables here and reflect on what US chicks think of guys. You see, if a girl wants to be in a relationship bad enough she will make…