A Sea Change in the Dating Psyche

[unkunvinst]

Up until recently I've been of the opinion that dating should be something you do not out of a mere need for a significant other, and that a truly mature/healthy-minded/datable person should be independent and confident as a single individual. I'm still of this opinion, actually, but I've recently had a psychological shift that's changed certain

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[ktron]

hrm. i'd say that it's a different shift... but... through a lot of college, i held on pretty hard to the idea that i was too _busy_ to be bothered with dating or relationships or any of that stuff. especially from the consciously seeking angle. i've since found myself a lot more at ease with the idea that i want some things from life that aren't really supposed to come from the "career", such as it is. (ok, so that aspect of my life crashed hard, and i'm just starting to get back to thinking of what i'm doing as maybe having direction again... but i feel like i've learned a lot about balance in the meantime.)