Should dating be a game or all is fair in love and war? Human nature and everyone who has an opinion often think that playing hard to get is the road to take, but do you really want to be with someone whose interest is only there when you (whether male or female) have to pretend that you are not available even if you would like to be? That kind of dating game is for movies or television.
In real life, whatever your age, you want someone with true values who is interested in the real you.
So when you are starting out in a relationship put your best effort forward.
Prepare for your date, look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself that you are all right! You are worthwhile.
Like and hopefully love me for what I really am, not who I am pretending to be.
That does not mean that you tell everything on the first date.
Share, but listen, too.
Give the other person a chance.
You do not have to agree on everything and again do not pretend! Having the same set of values is one of the most important things.
Do not fall into the trap of having an image of what your perfect mate will look like.
Beauty or what your friends and family think they should look like should not influence you.
The old adages are true.
Beauty is only skin deep and definitely is in the eye of the beholder.
It is easy to say but keep an open mind when you meet someone on the first date.
Give them the same opportunities that you want.
They may enjoy doing different things but this could also open up a new world of different experiences and ideas for you.
And of course you can do the same for them.
The day you are so busy playing games with the minds and thoughts of other people, instead of being kind and decent, is the day you should rethink and re-evaluate the real you.