God, this hits hard. My constant anxiety is this. The number of dates I’ve been on where I get there and all of a sudden, they’re not the person I’ve been talking to before. Or I feel like things are moving in a good direction so I ask if they’d like to go out for a date, and it’s like a casual yes, you just get to the point where you wonder is there really a point? People aren’t putting in the effort you are, and aren’t reciprocating the same level of enthusiasm you are, and I’d much rather be told no then have a pity yes.