Unspoken

The thing about writing a blog, and attaching your face and name to it, is that it gives you a sanity check. You don’t have the full anonymity of a computer screen, and so you think before you type. You self-censor.

And self-censorship is important when you’re writing about dating – because dating isn’t just about you. When you date, you spend time one-on-one with a complete stranger. You have intimate conversations. You might end up in intimate situations. There’s a very careful tightrope to tread, writing about your dates, being entertaining, sharing some of the details of the date, but without airing someone else’s dirty laundry. Without bad-mouthing other people on the internet. Without betraying the trust you give someone else when you go on a date with them, and share random stories with them.