Stop Thinking It’s All About You: Mistakes Men Make In Dating.

Here’s what a lot of people don’t realize: you’re not the only one freaking out about dating. Everybody else is too.

A date is not a competition or an audition for a role, it’s a way of getting to know somebody. You’re not trying to prove something or meet some arbitrary and random standard to prove yourself worthy of a second date, of sex, of a relationship; you’re trying to form a connection with another person.

Every woman comes with faults and problems. Date from the perspective of what she offers and what her good traits are—unless you want to stay single forever.