First, a disclosure. I have never been in the dating
market. When I was 16 and again at 19 I
was asked out on dates and both felt so awkward and weird that I turned the
(two) guys down flat. (Sorry, guys.) I met my husband at 18 (through a chat room) and
we dated long distance for a couple years before moving in with each other.
Questions of who pays, what to wear, and whether it's tacky to have condoms
available (just in case!) have never occurred to me. Fun fact: Outside of
baseball, I have no idea what second and third base are.
So when I got the idea to write a little piece for fun, I
had to do some research which meant creating accounts on dating sites. (“No,
really, honey! Those accounts are for research!”)
