One of the great things about dating is the chance to meet people who are different from me. I enjoy learning about different hobbies or unique interests that expose me to something that I may not have discovered otherwise. The process of getting to know someone new can be really exciting, especially if that person is different than anyone who you have met before.? Each dating adventure or misadventure always seem to have some sort of impact on me, some deeper than others. They say that we are the sum of our experiences, and I think that includes dating experiences.
I can flip through my mental rolodex and find an assortment of things that I collected that I still enjoy. I have a deeper appreciation for jazz music after spending time with a musician that educated me about the great history of jazz. I think my taste in music grew up a bit after meeting him.?
I still frequent a Mexican restaurant where a date took me once because they make the absolute best quesadillas I have ever tasted. I met a guy once that had his entire closet color-coded, including shoes. When we were dating, I rearranged my entire closet the same exact way and I loved it.
I remember watching Runaway Bride and laughing so hard at the scene where Julia Robert’s character ate her eggs the same way her current beau did. I was thinking about how I take on the same behavior when I date someone except that I adopt their favorite sports team to root for.
So these are a few things that I have collected from dating cool, interesting people. I imagine that if I were to contact people who spent time with me, they would be able to mention a few interesting things they collected from me as well. So maybe the saying rings true for dating and we really are a sum of all our experiences.
Do you agree? What are some things you have collected from dating, relationships, or marriage?