How to recover from a terrible date

Life doesn’t end after your strike out on Tinder.

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That beautiful young financial adviser just ghosted you. Or that handsome Stanford grad keeps postponing your next rendezvous. The first date went so well. But now you’re starting to wonder.

Maybe it’s something you said. Ya think?

Bad dates happen. Sometimes you screw up. Other times, your date’s the one who ruins everything.

It’s hard not to feel judged when you’re ghosted. But you were, and you have to deal with it. You can blame them. Let’s call this the “they don’t know what they’re missing” approach. Maybe.

You can also obsess over your imperfections. We can call this the “What’s wrong with me!?” approach.

Neither one of these strategies help much. The truth always lies in the middle somewhere. A little post-game analysis never hurts. Because, you know, maybe you did say or do something stupid. We all do. And it’s smart to avoid making the same mistakes.

Dates I’ve destroyed

I’ve ruined a few dates. One time, the Cabernet went straight to my head after a rough week with too much work and not enough sleep. My attempts to flirt all failed hard, and at some point I literally tripped and fell. Tried to laugh…