7 Pieces of Dating Advice to Ignore Totally ...

By Kati

We’ve all heard some dating advice to ignore, right? I mean, my mother-in-law has some hilarious examples of advice she was given, and just the other day I wrote a post on retro dating advice that was totally making me laugh. It seems we haven’t seen the end of dating advice to ignore, though – there’s a whole new load of sucky advice doing the rounds. Here’s the advice you should definitely be ignoring right now.

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1

Just Take a Look at His Phone

Snooping is definitely dating advice to ignore. Nothing good can come of it. Okay, so you’ve got access to his phone or his email. You can have a look through and make sure he’s behaving himself. Even if he is, though, you’ll just think you’ve missed him this time. You’ll be even more tempted to make sure he’s still behaving himself next time. It becomes a crazy habit, and if he finds out, he’ll be gutted. It suggests no trust, and relationships can’t exist without trust.

2

Don’t Say Sorry

Love doesn’t mean that you don’t have to say sorry. It doesn’t mean that you’re never wrong. It doesn’t even mean that forgiveness is a given. If you’ve done something wrong, admit to it. If you’ve hurt someone, apologise. It doesn’t matter if you love them or not; if you like them, you should want to make it right. And if you refuse to be wrong or say sorry, you could sour everything. Ditch the pride and open up.

3

Be in Charge

This one seems to go both ways. Men need to be in charge because they wear the trousers, or women need to be in charge because they have vaginas. Both ways are rubbish. Nobody should be in charge. You’re in it together. It’s not about control, it’s about love. If you’re fighting over control or trying to use your genitals to “win,” you have some serious thinking to do.

4

Play Hard to Get

Just don’t. Really. Everyone knows this game now. Waiting for a text back doesn’t build anticipation, it’s just frustrating. Deliberately missing calls will just make them think you don’t want to talk to them. If you’re interested, show it. Maybe don’t strip off and declare your undying love, but show them. Too much mystery will leave the other person confused and ruin your chances at happiness.

5

Lower Your Standards

This is another one that can be summed up with “just don’t.” Presuming that you’re not looking for the unobtainable – or holding out for Benedict Cumberbatch – you don’t need to lower your standards. You do need to look in the right places, and you do need enough confidence to know that when the right person comes, you’ll be ready. Don’t settle for just anyone, because that way unhappiness lies.

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6

Monogamy is Outdated

Open relationships have had a lot more publicity in recent years, as have multiple marriages. Monogamy is still the most popular, though, and most people do stick to it. Unfortunately, you tend to hear about the cheats and liars more. It’s not a given that either gender will cheat, and decent people won’t. If you do get cheated on, don’t feel you have to forgive. In fact, forgiving is hard. You’ll think about it a lot, it’ll play on your mind, you’ll never trust them again. You’ll feel worth that little bit less. It’s a tough decision. Don’t believe anyone who says you have to be open or let the other person play around – if it’s not what you want, that’s totally fine.

7

Play Dumb

This one was in the first round of dating advice to ignore, but it seems to be coming back. Don’t be tempted to dumb yourself down to get attention. Making stupid comments might get headline inches, but it doesn’t get respect. You might not intimidate him, but decent people wouldn’t be intimidated anyway. Brains are sexy. Don’t dumb yourself down. You’ll be frustrated, and they’ll feel stupid when they realize. Be yourself and own it.

Oh, and in case you needed reminding, don’t ever have a baby to plaster over the cracks. Yep, that’s some really common yet utterly bizarre dating advice to ignore. If you’re not getting on when it’s just the two of you, adding sleep deprivation, a crying baby and dirty nappies to the mix won’t help at all. Have you heard any dating advice to ignore? I’d love to hear it!

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I agree with all of these! Or the 'let him call you don't call him' advice lol. Dating games are so childish. Good article :)

Wtf??

Treat men how you would like to be treated. Looking in to someone's personal stuff is so irrespecutful. Monogamy being outdated, people might be more liberal, but that doesn't mean that you cannot find loyalty.

@Melba this is what the article is about..to put down these ridiculous advices.

Jajaja! Thank you for clearing that up Adea! I know realize that this is upside down world, jajaja! Hmmm, I believe dating gets more challenging everyday even more! I'd like to see good advice! Thank you!

Really good article :)

I agree with not playing games! It's so high school but reality of things, people play a lot of games. It's a mind F@$k! I hate it! I've been seeing this guy for 4 yrs and being as old as we are I still see him play the games. We have great chemistry but when he gets in his crazy moods it's crazy. So this article is informative and with this day and age, what we see on tv the music we listen to, it seems like we are doomed in this generation. Seems like people don't date anymore it seems like the word now is "hook up"

Play hard to get this one is the top or don't show him that you love him or care about him that doesn't work and it's so stupid if a man it doesn't want to show me all the time how he feels about me I would leave and won't stay and guess I don't have time for stupid games and he is not the only thing in my mind to deal with 😘

Omg, excuse me, what unintelligent advice.

I like this a lot👌

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