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22-Jan-2021 18:28
“It’s also disrespectful to be posting on Instagram with the other people you are dating, even if it is ‘storying,’ or commenting racy things on others’ photos.” Remember, online activity is often visible to all your dating connections.
People often make assumptions about the exclusivity of the relationship that their dates may or may not share.Feingold says he likes to clearly and verbally end a good date by saying: “I like you; I’d like to see you again.” Such a statement “lets them know my intention, it hopefully allows them to say theirs, and means we don’t need to play the game of, ‘Do they like me?’ ” Even if there’s clear interest, two people might have different romantic goals.This breeds “distrust, jealousy, insecurity or competition,” House says, which can doom the relationship before it begins.
Tom Ella, a 29-year-old single man in Queens, thinks “it’s incumbent on whichever person wants the relationship to change to bring it up first,” he says, whether that’s wanting a label or simply wanting to spend more time together. If you have a personal boundary, such as no sex before exclusivity, Metselaar says, you have to be clear about your limits.
Early on, it’s important to keep other flirtations under wraps.