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Never Dated Before - When to start?

In my final year in university and I have never dated before. In the past year someone had asked me to a formal dance but I didn't know if I wanted to start anything or not and what it really meant. It would be nice to have someone to talk to and trust but I'm not sure if you need t odae to find that. Confused. Should I be looking? How do you know when to start? Stepping out of this comfort zone seems odd.

Over the summer I went abroad to study and became friends with a guy I hanged out often with since it was a foreign country and the others in the program were more the partying type. Miss talking to him at times and one of the girls warned me to be careful near the end but I'm not sure what she was talking about but she seem to be seeing him more often now.

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Socrates
Socrateswarm, humorous
Posted November 22, 2009

There really aren't any "should"s when it comes to love and whatnot...Different people mature at different rates. Perhaps you haven't come to the point where you're ready to be in a relationship, whereas other people around you have. The most important thing is to go with what feels right. That means, simply, if you like someone, seeing where it goes- not freaking out about what it means, or convincing yourself because you get along, you must be in love. I don't think you should be looking for someone to date. I think you should focus on doing what you enjoy, hanging out with people who make you happy and, if someone special comes along, embracing that.

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