Dating is supposed to be a personal experience determined by your own likes and desires. Your friends are good people and they usually have your best interests at heart, but the road to hell is always paved with good intentions. This means that you need to take any dating advice you receive from your friends with a grain of salt. You are the one who needs to be happy. They will never know your true wants better than you.

This is particularly important when it comes to the actual dating. If you meet someone you shouldn’t run out and tell your friends all about it at first. At best they will express limited support and curiosity for your new venture into the dating realm. At worst they will convince you that you’re dating the spawn of Satan instead of the angel you see them as.

Ideally you should just keep any conversations about your dating habits to a minimum. You can mention a few things but it is generally best if you let your own thoughts settle on your feelings towards your date. There is a little thing known as confirmation bias. This means that if your friends point out all of your date’s flaws then all you will see on your next date is those flaws.

Far too many relationships are ruined because people choose to listen to their friend’s advice. They may just want to help but they can inadvertently do far more harm than good in your dating life.