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8 Early Warning Signs That Dating Them Is a Mistake
If you pay attention to the signs, you can tell early on when dating them will be a mistake you’d regret.
I think we’ve all dated that person. That one that we break up after weeks, months or even years and say to ourselves and others, “I really kind of knew from the start that it wouldn’t work.”
There are almost always warning signs of impending disaster when we’re first dating someone that just isn’t right for us. The problem is that we let ourselves be blinded by good looks, charm, a great sense of humor, and/or lust. We ignore the warning signs in favor of what we want to see, even if there’s a part of us that knows we’ll regret it later.
I’ve found eight that I now look for when deciding whether to move forward with someone.
When even planning the first date is a pain
There was one guy that I dated who asked me out at the end of February. We’d agreed on the first weekend in March for our date, either Friday or Saturday night. He was supposed to get back to me with when and where exactly.
