Dating these days is extremely scary. I usually try my best to be true to my ideals in situations concerning relationships – don’t do whatever I wouldn’t like done to me. But it’s getting exhausting either having men that are talking to 10 girls like it’s speed dating, or finding out that the one that was looking so good to be true is already married, or one that likes to beat women and is already showing it on the 2nd date, or one that is genuinely into eating through your time, emotions and money. It always looking like I’m just being cruel or selfish especially when I suddenly tell them exactly what they did wrong or call them out on their behaviour, but I can’t stomach the thought of someone else stressing because I’m supposedly with their partner, or receiving a “coming to you as a woman” text. I normally believe that there are good people still, but it’s very hard to still hold on to that belief. The worst nightmare in this situation is being too picky and still ending up with the same rubbish I’ve been running away from.