Don't Act Like A Teen When You Date

Dating at any age can make you feel like a teenager. All the anxiety-making elements about dating you remember from your teen and young adult years are still right out there making trouble: things like nervousness, overexcitement, fear of rejection. Even silly things like a reluctance to let your date see you eating something messy like spare ribs may come back to haunt you just as it did when you were an insecure kid. 

When you make a new romantic connection, adrenaline begins flowing. Adrenaline is great for the feminine libido and the male erection. Adrenaline, however, can lead to a rush of bad behavior. Are you guilty of the following? 

Recklessness. A funny thing happens when we fall head over heels in love or lust. Our normal inhibitions fall to the wayside. Even the most conservative, orderly individual may behave in a manner that is reckless! This recklessness can take different forms. Because it’s fun to drink together, you could be drinking too much. You may be back-burning responsibilities you have at work because you want to see Him. You could lose out on needed sleep. You could run up your credit cards spending on hair, clothes, and makeup to wow him on your dates.

Impulsivity. Technology has made impulsivity a common, almost normalized behavior. And that’s bad! Thanks to the easy availability of cell phones, there’s nothing to stop you from constantly texting him at any hour of the night or day.