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Boring, Tired, and Annoying Dating Tropes That Are Dead as a Doorknob!

Are you, not bored of this dating “hot takes”?

Trey Hamilton
12 min readJul 24, 2023

Dating rules and modern relationship zeitgeists are constantly changing, and everyone is just trying to figure it out as they go. But despite how frustrating it can be, for some asinine reason, people love to promote and constantly bang on about these dastardly boring, and cliched dating tropes. It’s like trying to assemble IKEA furniture without a manual — parts and people come together in baffling combinations, and you’re left wondering if the end result will look anything like what you had in mind.

Every other day I’m hit with some god-awful tik tok/Youtube dating advice from someone who keeps choosing poor partners, so they cast a wide net on the behavior of all species of that gender. If you trip over the same rock twice, you cannot blame the path.

When will the madness of shitty and oversimplified advice stop?

Not anytime soon, unfortunately. We live in a world filled with the lowest common denominator of information. People tend to believe information that confirms their existing beliefs so fast their heads spin, even if it’s not true. So if someone tells you a coffee date is disrespectful and shows they’re not making an effort. Suppose you’ve had one bad experience…

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Trey Hamilton
Trey Hamilton

Written by Trey Hamilton

Author - The First Date Fix - Dating Coach - Content Creator -Dog Dad | follow me for some ramblings of a millennial who has dated. A LOT! TheFirstDateFix.Com

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