A lot of the time, searching for "the one" (or at least the one for now) is like searching for your size in the Sale section of a busy store: stressful, disappointing, and usually leaves you empty-handed. If you're lucky, you'll find that one thing that makes you forget how you ever lived before without it and amazed you found it in the mess. But, if you're like most people, that may take a while. You will probably end up trying on a lot of things that may not fit you as well as you had hoped they would.
1. The Hipster
Everything you like, he liked before it was cool. There is no underground indie rock band or coffee shop in Williamsburg he doesn't know. He probably has a beard.
2. The James Dean Wannabe
Ah, the bad boy. A tale as old as the invention of leather jackets. He probably owns a motorcycle (or really wants to) and has a tattoo or two. He's everything your parents would have hated. Maybe that's why you like him, or maybe his bad attitude matches his leather jacket perfectly. Most guys with bad boy images are actually bad or trying so hard to be "bad" that they become kind of problematic.
3. The Party Bro
This guy is the life of the party, and super fun - for a while. But when the party ends, it turns out this guy is not much more than the things he does on the weekends and the frat bros he hangs out with.
4. The Friend
You may try to date your friend because you guys already like each other, and why not? But not everyone can be Jamie and Dylan from the movie Friends With Benefits. Turns out, you like him a lot more as a friend than a boyfriend.
5. The Player
You might think that you can change him, he might even say you have. But he's still "hanging out" with more girls than you, and no, he never deleted tinder.
6. The Romeo
He tells you he's been hurt before, is super in touch with his emotions, and still believes in romance. He calls himself sensitive and he is - WAY too sensitive. But mostly just overly sensitive about his own feelings and not really about yours.
7. The Monogamist
Commitment is this guy's middle name. He probably has a good job or career path, and he's looking to settle down. Your relationship will probably escalate really fast - like picking out china patterns on the fourth date fast.
8. The Opposite
They say opposites attract. And that must be the case with this guy because he is everything you hate. His political views may be so unlike yours that you can't stand to have a conversation. His arrogance may be off the charts. He may hate your favorite movie and may love to wake up early to go to the gym. You have no idea why, but you're kind of loving it. For a while, at least.
9. The One That Got Away
The timing wasn't right, you two weren't in the same place at the same time. Whatever the reason, things didn't work out with this guy. But you'll always think of him in a nostalgic way.
10. The Great Guy, For Now
Whether you are coming out of a break-up, looking for a rebound, or just not particularly planning for the future, you date this guy for the present, not the future.