if you fall for a late bloomer, don’t worry, because they aren’t as innocent as you think. late bloomers might not have been in relationships of their own, but they know the ins and outs of dating. they’ve watched their friends make millions of mistakes, and since they were on the outside, they were able to see the situation clearly and determine what should have been done differently. they’ve waited years to find someone worth their time — so there’s …

before i began dating my first and only partner at age 23, i had almost zero romantic or sexual experience. this is a popular narrative in the western world, but many of us don’t get around to dating and sex until later, sometimes much later. while it is not nearly as toxic as the incel community, visitors to r/foreveralone will quickly find the self-hating and defeatist tone of its posts shocking. being a late bloomer and not knowing how to …