When it comes to dating, I try to keep relatively low expectations but I definitely have a few rules...
1. I will not fight for someone who doesn't want to be fought for.
It takes too much effort and ends in too much heartbreak. Plus it's just plain annoying if you're on the wrong end of it. Someone else calling you baby?
2. I will not date a heavy drinker, someone who smokes, sleeps around or someone who does drugs.
Yes, all are a personal choice and this isn't to say someone is a write off for experimenting once upon a time. If you're still experimenting, I'm not interested. I cannot stand the smell of cigarettes and I don't want to kiss an ash tray.
3. If you text me anytime between 2 am and 7am and it is not an emergency... it's pretty much over then.
If you're awake during these times, chances are it's one of the three things I cannot stand in rule number 2. Or a booty call. In any case, if you text or call for any reason other than death or serious injury chances are I will tell you to take your phone elsewhere.
4. Stage 5 clingers need not apply.
The only thing that turns me off more than a drinker, smoker or druggy s is clingyness. I like to exchange a few texts or quick phone calls during the day as much as the next person. Good Morning's are always great (heck, there are even songs written about such things), a lunch time check in, and a "how was your day" conversation or three in the evening. The worst kind of clingers, are the ones who want to analyze me. Unless you have been in my life for a while, you do not get to tell me what is best for me, what I should or should not do, or what kind of person I am. I'm married to my phone, but I'm not going to check in a dozen times an hour, and the more you analyze me or our relationship, or overly sweet talk the less I'll respond.
On a side note:
How do you tell someone they're being rule number 4 without being a complete bitch?
Maybe I'm single for a reason.
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