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Playing It Cool Is Out, Loving Loudly Is The Next Big Thing

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13.02.2026

Playing It Cool Is Out, Loving Loudly Is The Next Big Thing

Dating app users are done with being nonchalant and it's about time.

Freelance Life Writer

When I was dating, I found ‘playing it cool’ impossibly hard. In fact, I just couldn’t do it. I didn’t understand the dance of chasing somebody, getting a date, and then pretending I didn’t care what happened next. I wanted another date! Dating is fun! Why would I pretend I wasn’t interested in this?

Needless to say, this did put people off. What I saw as natural enthusiasm for dating and having fun, my potential suitors saw as a little too intense, potentially needy and a bit ‘much’.

To be fair, I did ask somebody why he hadn’t kissed me yet towards the end of a date. Which is a little much by some standards.

I did try to tone down........

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