Sure dating can be really unpleasant at times- I know this far better than most I'm sure! But there are a lot of really nice moments that you'll be giving up on if you skip out of it! I can come up with a long list of things that were really good about every relationship I've been in, even though most of them pretty much imploded
I wouldn't trade all of the shit I've been through dating any day in order to avoid it, because experience is all you live for (well, that and reproduction according to biology text books, but that takes dating as well!
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The best advice I have is treat the other person well, really well, and stay optimistic- things won't always be good, but you can look forward to the good times because they will come!
