Hey everybody! This article is kind of a response to an article I wrote a couple weeks back on dating. I have been thinking about this subject recently and would like to address some more thoughts I have on it. As always discussion is always welcomed and responses appreciated!

Be honest....it's worth it!

I am going to get to the point right off the bat. When you are interested in someone, or in the beginning stages of dating, it is key that you be who you are. This may sound so cliche, but that person took an interest in you because they saw your true colors, and they wanted to see more of that.

There is no reason why you need to be fake for people. If people can handle the real you then those people are not meant to be in your life in the first place. It is also important to be yourself because it's just attractive.There are so are so many people in the world faking who they really are. Be unique, and 100% yourself.

Don't be afraid.

While it is good to be yourself, I understand that it is a terrifying thing. It's hard to be vulnerable. Humans are a wonderful creation by God for this very reason. We are all created with a different personality and are created with different hearts. We may have similar interests as other people but each person has different things that they laugh about, cry about, get angry about, etc.

That is why it is so important to be ourselves, because one, you are "showing off" what your creator has done, but also you are showing the other person that you are willing for them to see who you are, and that is something worth respecting.

We can do this!

For those of you who do not know me well, I am all about encouragement. We can do this! Getting to know someone deeper is a scary process but it is one that shows you have a lot of respect for that person.

Putting effort in goes a long way. Especially for us guys, we are bad at that sometimes. Okay, a lot of the time. So go out and show the world who you are! They better watch out, because you have dressed to impress, inside and out!