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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Be more confident and be more honest about how you feel.

That’s it. [/quote]

I'm astounded by all the PP's advice to "date" more.  "Dating" was pretty much dead 25 years ago when I was in college.  We were already in the hook up culture back then (at my college, anyway).  My advice to my younger self (and to my daughter) would be to actually allow yourself to take chances on deeper relationships - be honest about your feelings.  I went for years pretending that I didn't really care, or purposely avoiding expressing true feelings.  Prioritized my education, career, over everything else.  My regret is that I didn't allow myself deeper connections and looking back that part of my life feels like it was shallow (and I did not enjoy it.  I was not happy.

Fortunately, I met DH late 20s and for whatever reason allowed myself to be more honest with him.  It feels like my relationship with DH was my only true relationship.[/quote]

So basically you wish you had dated more and had relationships instead of hooking up. People were definitely dating 25 years ago. Dating isn’t dead if you have standards. My advice is have your standards for how you are treated. Don’t just go with the current trend,[/quote]

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