[mulan]

This is a woman that never dated or kissed anyone speaking.
I have many things on my own to deal with right now, what might turn me unconsciently unavailable.
But I have come to this point in my life where this subject is conserning me most and most. I would like to have a shared life at some point in my life...among many faults that push guys away from me, I'm also to picky.

But I think this is not what matter here, because what is going to happen with me and my life, just my will and the fate will tell.
What I want to know it's how it's like, to find love, to date someone, to have a boyfriend.

My mother is very private on the matters of the heart, so she never spoke to me about these kind of thing. My father just mentioned it briefly few time. I don't know anything about how was their love life, when they met, the people they dated before they knew each other. And specialy I barely see them showing some form of love to each.

So besides everyone of my age had already have many dating experiences. I almost feel like it is a forbidden subject, like a thing that isn't normal. And I know it is. But I don't know almost anything about it rather from what I see and apreciate as an outsider observer.

Share some story, some experience, some advice or anything else to me. If it isn't asking to much from you. I don't want to break anyone's privacy.

[Trippin2.0]

There was a similar thread in this forum, you may want to check it out?

http://forums.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?p=3299020

My best friend and I fell inlove, well he knew that before I did, lol. He actually had to spell it out to me

It was the near the end of a daily phone call after school and went some thing like this:

- He said "you love me"

- I said "I know, I just said that, you're supposed to say I love you too, not point out the obvious"

- He laughed and went "nooo, listen to me, You love LOVE me"

- I'm like "I do???"

- He's all "think about it, because I love LOVE you too"

Then he ends the call.

So yeah, met him in and fell inlove with him while still at HS but we only started dating YEARS later. Apparantly love really does know neither time nor space.

I hope the link is helpful, or you get the replies you seek

I haven't yet, but I've not given up on the possibility it's out there ...

[ididwhat?]

I didn't...

[wife22]

I've found it at a wrong time and wrong place and couldn't afford it because of obligations and sense of honor I was brought up with.I gave it up and lost peace of myself with it.Don't be afraid of emotions,there is no guarantee from being hurt.We enjoy and appreciate the sweetness of love by comparison.
Wish you find your trustful soulmate,who'll make you feel you are finally Home
((hugs))

[Raindropvampire]

I didn't. It found me lol. The woman who is now my mother in law took my picture at work. Her son saw it on her phone and begged her to introduce me to him. We met and hit it off immediately. That was almost 8 years ago and we've been together ever since. I won't say it's all been peaches and cream. I'm bipolar and he's schizophrenic so there are some very tense times but we make it work. I won't lie to you there are times you just want to slap the crap out of the love of your life. Overall the good outweighs the bad and you find a way to coexist peacefully

The funny part was I'd given up on love. I'd been with a guy(my uncle's best friend) for a few years and he was an alcoholic and it was just awful. Then I fell into bed with a friend of mine on the rebound. Then slept with another friend that was engaged (I know bad dog no biscuit) So since I wasn't making good decisions I took myself off the market and gave up. Then boom out of nowhere love found me. Good luck to you.

[Yoda]

I found a special person on a blind date