“Young lovemaking — that gossamer web! Even the points it clings to — the things whence its subtle interlacing are swung — are scarcely perceptible; momentary touches of fingertips, meetings of rays from blue and dark orbs, unfinished phrases, lightest changes of cheek and lip, faintest tremors. The web itself is made of spontaneous beliefs and indefinable joys, yearnings of one life to another, visions of completeness, indefinite trust.”

― George Eliot, Middlemarch

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A single friend recently told me that the dating experience for men is like looking for a glass of water in a desert, and the dating experience for women is like looking for a clean glass of water in a swamp. It’s rough out there. This guide gives you confidence in your noble pursuit of love.

Bon chance, lover! <3

What dating is like for men

What dating is like for men

What dating is like for women

What dating is like for women

Author’s Disclosure: This guide is written from the perspective of a woman for men. She welcomes any and all contributions, suggestions, and disputes. Courtship is a cat that can be skinned in more than one way.

Asking a Stranger

Asking a Colleague

Asking a Friend

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