In this case, I do think it was a misinterpretation — because I would do something that I intended as romantic, and they would misinterpret it as friendly, because they were seeing things through an allo lens. They did act interested, interested enough to go on 5 dates. However, it is true that in the end we were not compatible. It’s just frustrating, which was the point of my vent. I feel like saying I need to look somewhere else for love is supremely unhelpful. March 01, 2022 at 12:23AM