Dating & Partying Dynamics in the LGBT+ Realm

My perspectives on my social life, how hanging with friends and different events impacts dating for me, and some of my personal perspectives and insights from the past, what’s going on in the present, and my future outlooks. (These are my own personal experiences, so not necessarily saying everybody needs to be the same but this is some stuff that does work for me and other stuff I’ve realized that hasn’t). PAST: since I was raised in a conservative and reserved culture which was also judgmental, I often was interested to party more. And to be around more open minded people in more casual environments. The benefits were that things in life were easier to balance with all the structure, but my own preference is to have unstructured days as well. RECENT PAST: once I moved out I was more toward the other extremes of partying and spending just as I pleased. I knew it would be temporary but there were quite a few years of building a friend foundation of healthier relationships of trust. And a process of being able to be more authentic and comfortable with that as well as dealing with past judgmental ideas. That interfered socially. THE PRESENT: I am lately focused on my energy. And on realizing how I can practice a healthier balanced lifestyle while also partying when I feel I need to have more excitement and relaxing and focusing having time alone. Trying to adapt Roni-Rona dating into some new outlooks and balance I have created and this is new territory also. FUTURE OUTLOOKS: I’m considering how things will look on this side of the P Word after a couple years of dealing with things differently, going through different challenges, adapting. Deciding how I want the future to look and how I want my relationships to look.