Tunde Ajayi's Blog

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Texting can be a convenient and flirty way to get to know your match during the early phases of dating. It can also be an instrument of torture. The reason: Your match might seem perfectly content to text forever and never get around to asking you on a date. That means weeks (and maybe even months) of a seemingly endless exchange of “Good morning” and “Happy Tuesday!” and “Top three romantic comedies … Go!” Of course, you want to seem fun and friendly so you play along. And you’re hoping that your participation eventually turns into a date. “Surely this can’t keep going on and on,” you tell yourself. “He will want to meet at some point, right?” I’m here to tell you that it can go on and on – beyond your wildest imagination. It’s not just a source of temporary annoyance, either. This prolonged texting threatens to hurt your dating life in two important ways: 1) You will become so frustrated that you eventually lose interest. (This is a particular burn if you feel you’ve already...