Gay teenage dating apps

Introduction

“Here goes nothing”, I think to myself as I once again find myself downloading the ever-daunting dating LGBTQIA+ apps that will either be a cause of unparalleled happiness or spiraling doom. Dating is undeniably terrifying. The whole concept of encounter strangers and existence vulnerable with them in the hopes that something comes out of that interaction, be that something a hook-up, a short or long term connection or maybe just even a friendship, is overwhelmingly bizarre. But the potential of that “something” maybe happening is in and of itself a truly beautiful experience. 

I constantly joke around with close friends that I am ready for a association. I crave the emotional and physical intimacy that comes with one. My friends, being my most brutal advisors, always say the same thing, “Derek saying you crave a relationship is worthless if you don’t put yourself out there. In order to detect a relationship, you need to successfully, date.” And running the risk of inflating my friends’ egos, they’re right. The only way to find someone, is by going out to the battlefield we dial a “dating pool” (my body convulsed a bit just thinking abou