I mentioned in another post how I stress on a daily basis about being single at my age and that I'll never get married or have kids. I don't go on dates often and feel undateable. My T had me join an online dating site a few months ago so I see that people do want to date me so I feel better about myself. It backfired because no guy reached out to me.

Fast forward to now. The first ever guy reached out to me. I was excited about the attention so I have been talking to him. We have little in common. He isn't ready for kids, but I am. He likes birdwatching, but I don't. He smokes, which is a turn-off to me.

My T says that my goal should be to go on as many dates as possible, even if I don't think I'm interested, to get used to dating so I'm ready for when the right guy comes along. The above guy just asked me out on a date. I know it's not going to go anywhere. Is it mean to agree to a date if I already know I'm not interested? Aren't I just getting his hopes up? Or is it okay to agree so I can practice dating?