Humans 101

30-Day Dating Challenge for People Who Are F*cking Done with Dating

It worked for me, it might just work for you

Hannah Olivia
Human Parts
Published in
5 min readOct 7, 2021

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Me wearing my fave t-shirt

You hate dating apps, I get it. I was you once and I remember how shit it feels. I’ve come to discover that being successful on dating apps has nothing to do with how hot your profile pics are, and everything to do with your mindset.

For this challenge, we are going to view every date as an experience. Whether it’s good, bad, godawful, as sexy as a James Spader movie, or as boring as a Marvel movie, every dating experience is worth your time and effort.

You aren’t doing this challenge to meet your soulmate. You are doing it to throw yourself in the middle of life: to throw out your rules and checklists and expectations; to take risks; to feel the sting of rejection; to turn up as your wonderfully weird self; to be ghosted; to feel butterflies again (or is it nervous diarrhoea?). This is the spice of life. And I hope it burns you!

Step 1: Get feedback on your dating profile

I suggest Hinge for the purposes of this challenge (I like the layout). If you haven’t already, create a profile that reflects who you are (not just what you look like):

  • Write prompts that

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