Should he choose to make a move to hug you, and you are comfortable with that, go ahead and give him a hug.
Nevertheless, go to this first date with an intention to say hello when you meet him, as opposed to hugging him.
An intention to say hello maintains a respectful decorum.
Although you have been chatting with him for months, it doesn’t mean that he is open to a hug.
Making an assumption that he is open to a hug is precarious.
Ever since you matched with her on an online dating site, you have been looking forward to meeting her.
That reality got that much closer to fruition when she agreed to meet you for drinks.
Since then, she has asked you about how many other dates you have planned with other girls between now and the date that you have planned with her.
You don’t know what to say to this.
There is a fear that if you respond with something that she doesn’t like, she calls off the meeting for drinks.
Having heard this phrase several times upon meeting a match from a dating site in person, you have grown suspicious of its validity.
Like clockwork, you match with a woman on a dating app, hit it off, agree to meet each other in person, and the inevitable happens.
You meet her in person, exchange greetings, and she doesn’t waste any time in saying, “You look way better in person than your photos.”
Like a broken record.
Obviously, at first, you were elated upon hearing those words.
Although it seems like no one is actually dating on these dating apps, they are.
It sounds like lunacy, given the fact that you have struggled to get dates with guys on these dating apps.
Nevertheless, people on dating apps are indeed dating.
Granted, it’s frustrating when you match with a guy, have a few promising conversations with him, and watch these conversations fizzle out.
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First meet-ups are considered a date.
Although you are thinking that a first meet-up in cases where you meet a person on an online dating site is more of a verification that said person is real, a first meet-up is still considered a date.
I get your concern.
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