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The original was posted on /r/dating_advice by /u/90210534 on 2023-09-06 09:23:47.

So I am noticing this pattern in dating especially the last years. We are all so afraid of rejection or being laughed at or played, that the slightest thing or misunderstanding we immediately become defensive and demonstrate disinterest in order to preserve our pride and ego.

How many times you have spoken to someone, you have felt connection to them, and then you meet them, the things become a little more real and a little more personal, and it just becomes complicated? Who texted who first? When did they respond? Was their response dry? Even when the two want each other.

Everybody is preserving their ego so much. This is going to ruin so many potentially beautiful relationships.