Just venting here. I had my first date in 3 years this past Saturday. Like, first time I have ever even been asked on a proper dinner date in 3 years, and he presented himself as a HVM in every way. He went for a kiss after he walked me to my car and opened the door, and we both said we had a great time.
Well, I haven't heard from him since (over 48 hours now) and it's been making me crazy. I know I'm supposed to decenter men and just not get attached, but it's so damn frustrating being fed false hope after so long being dateless. I already blocked and deleted, but seriously wtf. It's just a mindfuck and has me questioning my self worth and wondering why he hasn't reached out for a second date. I know the anxiety is my intuition telling me this guy is bad news, but how disrespectful of him to lead me on. Yuck.
So happy you blocked and deleted!!! 👑 F this princess who wanted to be chased. That's self LOVE and centering yourself, so you did it! The deconditioning of thinking it has anything to do with your self worth is a bit harder to overcome (since we've been brainwashed to believe this our whole lives as women), but keep chipping away at it! Journal, yoga, time in nature, whatever brings you true peace pursue those things right now. It will absolutely get easier the more you do it.
And just try to remember on a grandiose scale, men's actions actually have absolutely nothing to do with you. Write it on your bathroom mirror with an Expo marker. I do stuff like this a lot and it does help! Try not to let these fools kiss you on date one. They didn't earn that with just a $30-50 dinner and a pleasant two hours. It's not enough to gain access to your actual mouth. Way more time and effort needs to be put into you in order to gain that....
If you need help to not go for the kisses, look up H. Pylori. A stubborn and disgusting stomach bacteria that corkscrews into your intestines which can be easily passed through kissing.
Keep at it; you're doing awesome!
I think the FDS rule about dating multiple prospects at once is helpful for situations like these, because if one of them disappoints you, you know that there are other options and your hopes don’t get too high for any one
Well done with the block and delete at the first sign of incompatibility/anxiety.
Is 24 hours your cutoff for a man to contact you after a date? I’m asking because I don’t think FDS has an explicit rule about this.
I would never kiss a dude on a date. Men who do that have several women they are dating. A so called HVM would wait until you both decide to enter a relationship.
I feel you and good thing you blocked him, but consider this—maybe he’s following the ‘three day rule’ 😂. I know it’s stupid and it has happened to me recently and I couldn’t believe it 😭. Men are pathetic.
ughh i hate the uncertainty that men give us too. i think you should have tried texting him saying "hey" a day or so after to see if he would respond? Perhaps he may have responded back. I think it's too early for you to to block him. and it's a good idea to text first sometimes