Proverbs for the Modern Dating World

‘A ship in the harbor is safe, but your ship is the reason I slid into your DMs.’

Sara K. Runnels
Human Parts

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Being single in 2019 is complicated, but thankfully, these classic words of wisdom have been adjusted to help navigate this new dating frontier. (Photo by Luis Quintero)

Two wrongs don’t make me swipe right.

Better late than ghosted.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and it’s the only profile picture he’ll ever use.

Don’t count your lovers before you’ve matched.

A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will be something your parents ask about every time they call.

When the going gets tough, the tough delete Tinder for a while.

People who live in glass houses should ask me out because it sounds like you could support my lifestyle.

Absence makes the heart remember it has commitment issues.

Keep your friends close and your friends with benefits at emotionally safe distances.

It takes a village to realize you’ve dated everyone in the village.

Good things come to those who can uncover the entire life history of a dating app match with only a first name to work with.

If you play with fire, you’re going to get broken up with for safety reasons.

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Sara K. Runnels
Human Parts

Copywriter by day. Humor writer by night. Exhausted by afternoon. @omgskr / sararunnels.com