Stages of Dating
First, there’s the crush stage. This stage is particularly easy to get to. I get a crush on the Starbucks guy when he gets my name right. I get a crush on the guy that holds the door open for me. I get a crush on the guy at the bank when he doesn’t give me the “judging” eyes when looking at my bank account. The next stage is a little harder to accomplish. This is the “I like you” stage. The “I like you” stage means that I could potentially see myself being with you for three months. And last but not least we have the “I love you” stage. The scariest, most terrifying, yet rewarding stage of them all. This stage means that I have pictured the rest of my life with you, and I like what I see. It means there are no more deal breakers. Nothing about you that I can’t get over. Now you would think that it would take me AT LEAST three months to get to this stage, but nope, not with the pushy peters that I date. If they say “I love you” first, then I automatically skip the “I like you” stage, and take the leap towards the “I love you” stage, which is opposite of my baby steps motto which results in heartbreak for one if not both parties. Every. Time. Why haven’t I learned my lesson you ask? Oh I have. I sure have. Actually, the “I like you” stage just so happens to be my favorite. We’re simply trying each other out and hopefully enjoying each other in the meantime. The butterflies are my absolute favorite. I’ve been told that when I finally find “the one”, the butterflies will always be present. I sure hope that’s true. There’s no pressure during this “I like you” stage, as long as there’s confirmation along the way.