rules of dating

On each date, during my 14 first dates, whether good or bad, I started to realize that dating is more straightforward than it seems.

I am a long-time serial monogamist. At 27, I’ve had three serious relationships, but have never just dated. I’ve always just had significant others as an adult, and now, being single for a sustained period of time for the first time since high school, I’m finally entering the dating world. And I don’t have any idea what I’m doing.