Dating didn’t suddenly become impossible. But for you, it might have started to feel heavier than it needs to.
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Heavier with expectations. Heavier with unspoken pressure. Heavier with the feeling that every interaction needs to lead somewhere.
And when dating starts from that place, it slowly turns into emotional labour.
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You might not realise this, but you don’t enter dating neutral. You enter already managing disappointment. Already bracing for rejection. Already telling yourself not to expect too much.
Even before the first meeting happens.
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That internal posture changes the entire experience - how present you are, how quickly you attach, how much you give, and how drained you feel afterwards.