My friend dates are as intentional as romantic dates. They've strengthened our friendships and helped me find my romantic partner.

After pandemic lockdowns, I started going on nonromantic, intentional dates with my friends.They strengthened our friendships and helped me understand what I wanted in a romantic partner.I owe these friend dates for helping me find my romantic partner...

I love taking my friends on nonromantic dates, and it has helped me better understand what I'm looking for in a romantic partnership...

The intentionality behind the planning deepened the love I shared with these friends, while providing me with a new context for what I wanted in a romantic relationship.. Through these friend dates, I've learned what I'm looking for in a romantic partner..

As I started to go on romantic dates again, I thought that a marker of an exciting romantic partner for me was someone I liked to hang out with as much as I liked being with my friends..

Going on more of these friend dates reminded me that while I eventually wanted a partner to be a major part of my life, it was important to me that my friends still felt prioritized and cared for..