Stage #1: Just Met

After countless bad dates, you feel like you have lifetime memberships to every online dating site and question whether you’ll ever meet anyone you aren’t repulsed by. And then, you finally meet someone you actually like! Everything about your first date with him is perfect. He’s a man with a plan and makes a reservation at a nice restaurant for dinner instead of just asking you to “hang out” at some dive-y bar where he gets wasted and you get bored. When the check comes, he pays in this no big deal way, not expecting you to split it or making a huge production of plunking down his credit card. Conversation flows effortlessly and he doesn’t ask you about your relationship with your parents or talk about his relationship with his ex. And the sparks fly! You didn’t think you’d feel this way again, but as he kisses you goodnight in that soft and gentle way, you get butterflies in your stomach. Before you’re even home, he calls to make sure you got back safely and tells you he’d like to see you again. Thank you, God! you think as you walk in your door. You jump up and down, crank up the music, and dance around the room.

What You Should Listen To:
“Use Somebody” Kings of Leon
“Bubbly” Colbie Caillat
“Put Your Records On” Corinne Bailey Rae
“Save Room” John Legend
“So Into You” Fabolous
“Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now” Joss Stone
“Teenage Dream” Katy Perry
“Take Care” Drake feat. Rihanna
“When I See You” Fantasia
“Signs” Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson, and Justin Timberlake