Dating in 2015 can be #majorstrugs.
While advice from typical newspaper channels is often outdated (Um, what's "asking someone out to dinner"?), "Pretty Little Liars" star Shay Mitchell gets that sometimes your nights are spent analyzing the punctuation in Tinder messages.
In honor of today's debut of "Get Roped In" -- a YouTube dating show from SweeTARTS Ropes hosted by Mitchell and starring YouTube celebrities like Ryan Tellez, Meghan Rienks and Catherine Valdes -- we got on the phone with the actress and social media icon to get her advice for some relatable
2015 dating scenarios. Read on for her take on Snapchat flirtations, and head over to YouTube to check out the new show.
Scenario No. 1: You have a very flirtatious Snapchat relationship with a friend of yours. For example, after getting caught in a rainstorm, he/she will take a selfie looking miserable, drenched and muddy, and send it to you with the caption “Wish you were here.” But in real life, only about a quarter of your interactions are flirtatious. How do you translate the Snapchat vibes into real romance?
I would ask to meet them in person, and actually reach out to them in a cute way -- using Snapchat possibly since that's how they've been using it to flirt. And be like, "Hey, wanna meet for some coffee?" or "What do you say about dinner this Friday?" You know, holding up a sign or something cute, asking them the question on Snapchat but then actually having that meeting in real life. I think that could be a fun thing. Use [social media] as an opportunity to ask them to hang out in more than just a friend way.
I would ask to meet them in person, and actually reach out to them in a cute way -- using Snapchat possibly since that's how they've been using it to flirt. And be like, "Hey, wanna meet for some coffee?" or "What do you say about dinner this Friday?" You know, holding up a sign or something cute, asking them the question on Snapchat but then actually having that meeting in real life. I think that could be a fun thing. Use [social media] as an opportunity to ask them to hang out in more than just a friend way.
Scenario No. 2: Someone you casually know and see regularly at mutual friends’ parties tells you one night he thinks you’re “cute and cool.” You give him your number, which he assures you he’ll use. You text him the next day, and after sending one message back three hours later, he promptly stops responding. You see him tweet that night: “Ode to this chicken finger, the only thing I’ll ever let close to my heart.” You are definitely going to keep seeing him at your mutual friends’ social events. How should you act?
I would act normal! Like yes, did he call back? No. But that's fine. You should move on as well. I would continue to see other people and be available and be out there. I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket, as they say, because that's what dating is, seeing what works for you. So, like, great it didn't work right now but maybe he wasn't the right person anyway. Because if there truly was genuine interest, you're going to write back to someone. Nobody's ever that busy, trust me.
I would act normal! Like yes, did he call back? No. But that's fine. You should move on as well. I would continue to see other people and be available and be out there. I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket, as they say, because that's what dating is, seeing what works for you. So, like, great it didn't work right now but maybe he wasn't the right person anyway. Because if there truly was genuine interest, you're going to write back to someone. Nobody's ever that busy, trust me.
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