4. Do not use communication as a weapon. There are no rules
for when or whom should contact after a date. If you want to
reach out and express gratitude or enjoyment for the time
spent together, do so! Do not withhold communication or fail
to follow up until a certain amount of time has passed as a
means of playing a game or otherwise gain the upper hand.
5. Obnoxiousness is not sexy. While open communication is
important, this does not mean you should send eight messages
for their one. There is nothing more annoying than having
several messages waiting for you before you can even reply to
one.
6. Invest in yourself. All too often we enter into a new
connection and become consumed by it. We stop visiting our
friends and doing the things that lend fortification to our
foundation. You must maintain a life that is entirely your own
and offers you support outside of a relationship.
7. Being Facebook friends is great. Stalking their Facebook page
(or Instagram, for that matter) is NOT cool. I totally get the
hunger to know someone better, especially at the beginning of