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23 Cringeworthy Things Girls Do When They’re Trying To Be Romantic

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Some women I know like to act “endearingly clumsy” and also thinking out loud as if by accident. Sometimes even bringing up insiders that nobody understands. In movies it may be cute but in real life it’s really really forced and I find it cringey.

18.

I dated a girl once who would never finish her food because it, quote on quote, “wasn’t feminine.”

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That saying “If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best.” It’s important to accept your partners flaws and all, but some women see this as justification to be a bitch, and blame guys if they aren’t ok with that. Maybe none of us deserve anybody when we’re at our worst.

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Fresh flower petals on the bed. They stain.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.