Dating culture is a mess! Is it possible to find someone to love without losing your mind?
The following in an excerpt from How To Love Someone Without Losing Your Mind by Todd Baratz, available now from Rodale Books. This brutally honest guide to dating, sex, and love from the creator of the viral Instagram account YourDiagnonsense offers a more inclusive and authentic perspective on building connections, delving into Todd’s experiences as a sex and relationship therapist and his own dating life as a gay man.Here’s a rule you can keep in your back pocket: Stop looking for “the one.”Everyone goes on dates armed with a list of needs, desires, and expectations.
We know what we want in a partner with regard to their height, weight, career, and clothing style. Why are we doing this? Because we believe that this will allow us to build the best relationship with the least amount of difficulty and pain.
Unfortunately, this kind of curated search for love makes it impossible for us to truly connect.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The current culture around dating is a mess, a real problem.
Most people approach dating without any information about how to develop a relationship. Instead, their focus is on seeking excitement, chemistry, or “the spark.” The One.