Loveisn't a fairytaleandwhileyoumayhatethesuperficialaspectsofdating, youcertainlycan't gothroughitwithoutgettingyourheartbroken a fewtimesorbreakingsomeoneelse's.
Ifyou'reseriousaboutdating, youshouldn't havetoworryaboutwaitingfor a certainamountoftimetopassbeforerespondingbacktotextmessagesorcomingoffasdesperateorclingy.