19 Things You'll Only Get If You Hate Dating But Also Kinda Love ItSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 15 Mar 2017 19 Things You ll Only Get If You Hate Dating But Also Kinda Love It You have a love-hate relationship with Tinder. by Remee PatelBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 Going on dates requires a lot of effort Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF E! 2 But it does mean you get to try out lots of cool new places Remee Patel / BuzzFeed / Google 3 And even if it doesn t work out with someone romantically you do get to meet a lot of nice and interesting people Remee Patel / Monkeybusinessimages / Getty Images 4 Except for of course when you don t Remee Patel / Hemera Technologies / Getty Images One-word people are the worst. 5 You think dating apps are an excellent way to find people on your own terms Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF jumblysumpkin.tumblr.com 6 But you also resent them because they re so superficial Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Fox 7 Not to mention the fact that they re full of unusual characters straightwhiteboystexting.org 8 You often toy with the idea of avoiding dating apps altogether Twitter: @KristenDiet "I want to meet someone organically!!!!" you say loudly in Tesco's by the fit man buying a 6-pack of chocolate chip brioches. 9 But then you realise that without them your love life would be pretty non-existent Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF MTV 10 Even if you ve been on a lot of dates you still get nervous Dave @T_N_Crumpets Her: you ok? Me: just nervous, I don't date much Her: you're doing fine [I go to take a drink, but It's the candle & I set my face on fire] 08:31 PM - 04 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 11 Because you re always hyper-aware of how you might be coming across to your date chuuch @ch000ch DATE: so are u democrat or republican ME: why don't we save that convo for later haha [googling under the table "what is demmacrat"] 03:13 AM - 13 Jan 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 12 Although there is nothing you fear more than small talk Remee Patel / Lorenzoantonucci / Getty Images Or long silences. 13 You re often frustrated by all of the game-playing in dating Karen Kilgariff @KarenKilgariff HOT TIP: wait to reply to his text until you no longer care if he lives or dies 03:22 AM - 05 Nov 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 14 But if you have the upper hand you actually kind of enjoy it Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Netflix 15 Although that never seems to last long Jess @jessokfine [I send a message] Lol I am so funny and clever [45 seconds without response] God dammit what have I done? 07:06 PM - 12 Jan 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Self-doubt and dating go hand in hand. 16 It s only when you re around couples talking about annoying in-laws and mortgages that you realise how lucky you are MTV 17 Until of course you re at that weird stage with someone where you don t know what the fuck is going on Sandy Honig @sandyhonig you say potato, I say where is this relationship going 08:24 PM - 12 Jan 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 18 There have been many times where you ve almost given up on dating altogether Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF HBO 19 But no matter how many times you reach that point all it takes is one glimmer of hope to get you back in the game Remee Patel / M-imagephotography / Getty Images It may be shit, but it will all be worth it* when** you meet that special someone***. *no it won't **if ***hahahahahahhahahahahahhaah special my arse Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.