I have been on the dating scene for a couple of years and unfortunately have had my fair share of misogynists, douchebags, and manipulative men. You know what they say hindsight is 20/20 and if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn’t have kissed my fair share of frogs!

Here are some of the things I wish I had known before I started dating

1. Just because he’s nice doesn’t mean I have to date him:  My mom always told me not to take a bite of the cake if I wasn’t planning to eat the whole thing. Of course, that’s a metaphor for life but it applies in this situation. Just because a guy is nice to me doesn’t mean I am meant to date him. It’s okay to have guy friends and not expect that the relationship will develop into something other what it is- Friendship.