“ I guess after you’ve writhed around naked on the floor in front of a man, the least you can do is let him take you to dinner. Andrea Laurence
“ Dating should really be more like furniture store commercials....I would love to' pay no interest for 6 months Josh Stern
“ I'm going to put the moves on her,' he says gravely. 'Things might get weird.' He says it like a commando setting up a midnight raid. Like: Sure, this is going to be extraordinarily dangerous, but don… Robin Sloan
“ And I know I need to invite him over for dinner, because there's no question. This is serious. Tamara Ireland Stone
“ All in all, the lunch date was fine. Like an opened can of soda in its second hour. If you were thirsty, you might take a sip or two, but I carried more hopes walking in to the restaurant than I did w… Heather Dugan
“ He had the red serviette tucked into his t-shirt at the neck which made me laugh. He hadn’t done this since our third date when I had told him off for his bad manners. Kate Chisman
“ Mzatal gave a decisive nod. “I willmanage this. It cannot continue to interferewith his work. Too much is at stake.”I raised an eyebrow. “How do youintend to manage it?”“I will tell him the truth and… Diana Rowland
“ Dating is probably the most fraught human interaction there is. You're sizing people up to see if they're worth your time and attention, and they're doing the same to you. It's meritocracy applied to… Adelle Waldman
“ Marriage and dating are man-made ideologies; if having a lover was a prerequisite to living, we’d all be born in pairs; as couples. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ If love wasn’t conditional, every single first encounter with individuals of your 'preferred' gender would result in *love at first sight.* Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Courtship is an activity whereby one losses oneself … whilst trying to win someone’s love. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Generally, a woman would rather be married to any man that she doesn’t hate, than remain unmarried to a man that she loves. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ A humanitarian seldom makes a good lover. For a lover’s world revolves around their lover, while a humanitarian’s world revolves around the world. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Thursday, the-night-of-the-date, comes and goes, leaving a school bus tire track across Desi's heart, fear abrading her mind until she can think of nothing except what the future will be like if somet… Sara Stark
“ Those who say that money can’t buy you love make it sound as if love can buy you money. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ The phrase *You complete me* is nonsensical. A couple is a *we* … not a complete *me.* Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ You know you’ve reached the end of a relationship: when your lover now demands that your jokes be funny before they laugh. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
