Date someone who is normally your type. Give them a chance.

“Yes! My boyfriend who is 12 years older than me, dorky in a very endearing way, has 0 game, and no fashion sense. I’ve always gone for tall, dark and handsome or people who end up being emotionally unavailable. With him, there is no mystery or pretense, which is my usual MO. For some reason, all of the things that would really turn me off just make me like him more. The first date or two I was just asking myself, “what the hell is going on?” Our first kiss, he was so awkward and it makes me laugh looking back on it. I’ve been so picky and then just threw the checklist out the window, gave someone completely different a chance, and here I am the happiest I’ve ever been. The chemistry is off the charts, he’s my best friend, and none of it makes any sense, but I’m so lucky.”

“So when he asked me out on a date, I said yes, thinking, "it's one date. One. It won't kill you. He's funny and he's not creepy or damaged and he's All-American Good Looking and he is way too put-together for your bullshit. This dude is gonna get a load of what's under the hood and he's gonna run away screaming. Watch. One date, so you can say you did it, then you'll never hear from him again." Three years later, I married him. Married eight years this year. He's still the best thing that ever happened to me.”

“Not worth it. Wasn’t attracted to him, but had just broken up with an ex was with for years, and he was giving me attention so figured I’d give him a chance. He also seemed more attractive when he asked me out because of the mask lmao (not covid but covid rules were still being enforced) so when I first saw him without mask was bad. But he wasn’t my type personality wise anyways. He ended up not listening to my ‘no’ about sex and then stalked me for over a year after”