There are men who have a way of speaking that is both flirtatious and belittling all at the same time. Grown-ass women should know better than to fall into the trap. And yet, here I am waiting for that text that probably isn’t going to come.

Deets to follow from the first date of 2015.

Chemistry is defined in the dictionary as the complex emotional or psychological interaction between people. The beauty of venturing out on dates with people for the first time is that every experience is different because of the emotional, sexual and psychological attraction and connection with each date is vastly distinct. Can attraction be built over time? Sure, I’d say so. But there is nothing quite like the feeling of sitting across someone over dinner and getting slowly but surely drawn in.

How often does that happen, you ask? Almost never. And if it does miraculously happen, you find out eventually that the person charming the socks out of you either already has a girlfriend or is married. True story folks, true story.

2014 was an exciting year of monthly dates. On average, I went out with two men a month. The second half of the year involved a little bit of semi-serious dating but the first half was a bonanza. Some encounters were hilarious, a few were cordial and my favourite dates were the ones you could write comedy skits out of. I had meant to remember every vivid detail of each date and document them here but I found myself discussing them in person with my closest friends in a more intimate setting.

I have a handful of single friends who share notoriously similar dating stories and these stories should be shared, if not for entertainment purposes, at least to show a hand of solidarity that we’re not alone in this dating jungle.

So here I am, giving this another shot. I will be using this blog to document the dates I go on and I’d love to hear your dating stories too if you’d like to contribute a story. You may email them to thedateexpectations@gmail.com

Welcome to the world of the dating game. Let’s play.