Dating is all-consuming. When you’re in it, you breathe, eat, and sleep the turbulent thoughts and emotions that come with dating. To the point that there’s a good chance that you may be largely neglecting your basic needs. You may absentmindedly eat whatever you have around the house, and while that may be okay when you aren’t doing much, it isn’t advisable when dating. For the following rule is true: the more you spend the more you need. You spend a lot of energy on dating and you need to learn to compensate for it and not abuse your body. Health should always be your priority! Don’t wait until you're completely spent, rather be smart now!

Don’t underestimate sleep. I have done so in the past and I was stifling yawn after yawn, in and out of dating. I too have to remind myself it doesn’t matter if you aren’t going to fall asleep because your brain is wired. Just get yourself into bed at a decent time. Your body needs rest and relaxation. You deserve it! You know yourself best - I know that any less than 7 hours will totally impair my functioning, and we all know you have to be on top of your game when you’re dating.

Make sure to have drinks. Lots of them. Water, Gatorade, vitamin water. Work iron into your diet. It, too, is extremely important and can be attained through consumption of meat, eggplant, or vitamins.

I beg you to remember that you have to take care of your body to keep going. You can’t drive a car with an empty tank. Nutrition is your gas and it keeps you moving. You know what’s good for you and what empty calories are, so keep that in mind as you navigate through the dating world.

Wishing you much success!