I have watched enough chick flicks and read enough chick lits to know the different phases of a post-break-up life. First you break up, then you mope around with lots of chocolates, episodes of FRIENDS and depressing music, then you throw away/burn the memories and then you overhaul your entire life. Then you experiment with a new wardrobe and new hairstyles (most of which are ghastly) and finally, you start dating random people.
So that brings us to this brand new list: Reasons people date
1.You are out of a serious relationship and you need to prove to yourself that you are over it…
2.It’s yet another Friday/Saturday night and you cannot bear to spend it with your laptop and pizza…
3.You recently bought some really cool clothes in the sale, and you need to show off…
4.You got a new haircut, and you HAVE to announce it to the world before your hair goes back to the usual limp state in two days…
5.You want to make your ex jealous…
6.You want to know if the sex has changed since the last time you had it…
7.Your mom has been bugging you to meet this ‘really sweet guy/girl’ and you want to get her off your back…
8.All your friends are busy, so you have nobody else to hang out with…
9.It’s been ages since you visited Bandra, and a date is a good excuse to finally move your a$$...
10.You had an interesting conversation and you want to figure out if he/she is hideously ugly in person…
11.You hit it off in the alumni meet/company party long time back and you are curious if there’s anything more to it…
12.The poor guy/girl has been in love with you for ages, but you never liked him/her. This is you last ditch attempt to desperately find that connection…
13.You need someone to kiss on New Year’s eve; so this is your trial run…
14.You need someone to celebrate Valentine’s Day with; so this your trial run…
15.You need an excuse to drink…
Please add your own reasons…
