Do you remember when the last time you were on a date was? I bet you were so anxious that day and you were confused about everything but yet you wanted everything to be perfect. Well, I’m sorry to burst your bubble but nothing about dating is fun or interesting, especially if you are going on a first date. You spend the whole day choosing the right outfit, making sure that it is not something too short but also not something that covers all your body. You want something that will be classy but sexy, at least by your standards. Then you go to the bathroom and stay there for 3 hours because you need to wax your entire body, put on some make-up and do your hair.

When you finish all that, you remember that you haven’t eaten anything and while you eat, you mess up all your make-up and then you need to start everything all over again. When it is time for you to go out, you put on those fancy high heels that are killing you but hey, you look so damn sexy in them, so you just put a smile on your face and leave your place satisfied because you look like a million dollars. And finally, when you get to the place the two of you decided to meet, you see that your date is nothing more than a lazy douchebag who couldn’t even take a shower and who asks you to split the bill at the end of the evening. So you just sit there and start wondering: “Why does dating suck so much?”

You don’t need to think of any answers because we already did that for you, so here we bring you the top reasons why it is better to sometimes stay at home and not bother going on dates.

1. Há muito barulho por causa de nada

Eu sei que todos nós ficamos entusiasmados quando vamos num primeiro encontro mas nunca sabemos que tipo de pessoa será o nosso par. Pode ser alguém estranho mas, por outro lado, pode ser alguém muito especial e adorável. Por isso, é como uma lotaria, nunca sabemos se vamos ganhar ou perder. E mesmo que saibamos tudo isso, queremos representar-nos da melhor forma possível, por isso fazemos um esforço extra para estarmos perfeitos. E quando vemos quem está à nossa espera na mesa do restaurante, muitas vezes desejamos ter ficado em casa. O homem sentado ao seu lado foi lá para a impressionar e para dormir consigo na mesma noite. Bem, se ele planeava ter sexo consigo, podia pelo menos ter tomado um duche, certo?

2. Ficarás nervoso e exausto ao mesmo tempo

You will be nervous because no matter whether you know that person or not, you will be thinking about the outcome. Alternatively, there will be so many thoughts rushing through your head, like: “What should I say now?” or “Do I look attractive enough to him?” and you will be worn out thinking about all the things that you wanted to say to impress him but you didn’t. Also, you will be wondering if he will call you to invite you on a second date or if he doesn’t really like you. And then it gets to that awkward moment when he brings you in front of your home and you don’t know whether he wants to kiss you or not. That is all so exhausting and you would have had a better time if you had just stayed at home, covered with your favorite blanket, watching some Netflix movies.

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3. Teve más experiências em encontros anteriores

Cada vez que saías para um encontro, era tão estranho que só te apetecia fugir de cada pessoa. Metade delas passava a noite a olhar para ti e nem sequer tentava fazê-lo discretamente e a outra metade queria curtir no carro a caminho de casa. Já para não falar daqueles que se achavam melhores do que tu e que queriam dormir em tua casa. Se eu fosse a si, esperaria por alguém normal em quem pudesse confiar e nunca, mas nunca, visitaria nenhum site de encontros. Pelo menos não nesta vida.

4. As pessoas dizem disparates nos primeiros encontros

You probably don’t want to hear about your date’s ex-girlfriend whom he finds so damn perfect and whom he wants to get back with; ele está apenas a usar-te para a esqueceres. Isso não é algo que uma rapariga queira ouvir num primeiro encontro. Ela quer ouvir que está bonita, que é interessante e divertida e que o seu parceiro gosta da sua companhia. Falar sobre ex é um grande não-não. E, afinal, só porque muitos homens o fazem, já perdeu toda a esperança de encontrar um homem normal.

5. Actually, you don’t want to settle down

I know that you have a choice but it is very difficult to find a good partner nowadays. People cheat on their partners, they abuse them emotionally and physically and most girls are not satisfied in their relationships. So you wonder why you would be so lucky to find someone who will look at you like the apple of his eye. You need to be so damn lucky to get a man like that. Then you realize that you can’t just rush love and that it will come knocking on your door when destiny decides it is the right time for that.

6. Most guys from dating sites don’t want to meet you

A maioria dos homens utiliza os sítios de encontros para se divertir. É interessante para eles quando podem conversar com uma rapariga at 2 a.m. but they never want to take another step. They will just try to use you as a booty call and never ask you out. Some of them don’t look nice and they just pretend they are fuckboys while others are real fuckboys and they have one girl for every day of the week. So, in the end, you don’t see any point in dating because you know what? Namorar é uma treta!