Netflix's One Day reminded one writer of a similar relationship she had in her 20s and why being single on Valentine's Day needn't be a toxic thing.
It's a humid summer's night and I'm in Soho waiting for my best friend/major crush/sometime snog to turn up for drinks. Just like Emma in One Day's restaurant scene, I've made an effort to look nice. My hair is blow-dried, I'm wearing a Topshop floral tea dress and test-driving smudgy winged eyeliner. Watching the hit series on Netflix, I can almost feel the same lovestruck flush creep up into my cheeks that I felt 15 years ago. I met my Dexter equivalent at school.
“Dating is a mutual process where both individuals contribute, and success isn't guaranteed solely based on effort,' psychotherapist and relationship coach Heather Garbutt tells me. 'Expecting a prize for putting in the work in dating can lead to entitlement and disappointment. Relationships require compatibility, communication, and emotional connection, which can't always be earned through effort alone. “We can’t control chemistry or how another person feels,” she continues.
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