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Run, if You See These 3 Traits on Your First Date

Well, I wouldn’t run, but I wouldn’t walk either.

Chris Freyler
3 min readJul 21, 2023
Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash

You just matched on Tinder. You are so sick of dating but don’t want to be alone, either. The dates you go on seem so good “on paper.” That’s until you meet in person, and the flags come flying at an alarming rate. But you have learned something from all the dates you have been on. So you are “in tune” with the vibe of the date.

You don’t date much, but you have been on a handful the last year or so, and now you know what to look for. You aren’t looking to settle, but you don’t want to be alone, either. But after the last few dates, being single long-term is looking like a possibility, and you kind of welcome it.

Drama

Right out of the gate, they have a disaster they just avoided or a gut-wrenching catastrophe they are currently in. It could be various things, from exes to being married, but they are “working” on divorce and even family problems.

You have to pay careful attention here. Don’t exclude anything. If it sounds like drama, looks like drama, it’s fucking drama. And most of this shit shouldn’t be brought up on the first date anyway.

Look for someone that keeps the conversation simple. They share, but they don’t overshare. And they sure as…

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Chris Freyler
Chris Freyler

Written by Chris Freyler

Mistake Maker Extraordinaire .Writing from a place I don’t understand at times. I write to help myself, in return hope it helps you. Just another Quora guy.

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