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"From cooties to cocktails, there&amp;#x27;s definitely a rise and fall in a girl&amp;#x27;s level of excitement about the prospect of dating as she grows up. Here, a summary of your various feelings about a date with a new guy throughout the years, starting way back before you&amp;#x27;d ever even consider it and working our way up to a time when you could have a flirty conversation in your sleep. The Earliest Years Ages 5 to 11. Gross. It&amp;#x27;s bad enough I have to go to school with boys. I&amp;#x27;m never going to go on a date. Ew. The Almost-There Years Ages 12 to 15. I can&amp;amp;#8217;t wait until I&amp;amp;#8217;m allowed to start going on dates. Let&amp;amp;#8217;s talk about boys and nothing else until four in the morning! Ages 16 to 18. OMG. A boy kissed me. Am I doing this right? I&amp;#x27;m so happy! And also sad! I have so many feelings right now. The Middle Years Age 19 to 21. Boys! Everywhere! And no parents! I&amp;#x27;ve had the same cold for the past six months, but it&amp;#x27;s totally worth it to keep making out with all these hot college guys. I can&amp;#x27;t believe how fun this is. Age 22 to 25. Dating like a grown-up is soooo sophisticated. I mean, I&amp;amp;#8217;m drinking a glass of merlot that costs as much as an entire pitcher of beer did in college ($6), my feet aren&amp;#x27;t sticking to this bar&amp;#x27;s floor, and I&amp;#x27;m totally going to remember this in the morning. I&amp;#x27;m so glad I wore these heels and this cute dress. God, this is just like Sex and the City, except for how poor I am. The Over-It Years Age 26 to 29. This is getting kind of old. I&amp;#x27;m not even going to bother to change my outfit after work, and I&amp;#x27;m definitely wearing these comfortable flats. I will put on fresh lip gloss though. I&amp;#x27;m not dead inside. Age 30 on. Am I really still doing this? I cannot have one more boring conversation about how many siblings he has or one more crappy glass of merlot. I wish I didn&amp;#x27;t have to remember this in the morning. Uh-oh, am I dead inside now? Help. Kidding about that last one. Kind of. Are you feeling excited or over it about dating at the moment? Need some inspiration to perk up about it? Here ya go! *8 Ways to Make Dating Fun Again *6 Ways to Get Excited About Dating Again After a Breakup"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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