My Ex-Husband Taught Me To Be More Respectful While Dating

I had no idea I could also be a jerk.

Elle Silver
Published in
6 min readJan 26, 2021

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My experience with dating in my younger years was that men had the advantage. They got to ask women out and make all the moves. A guy never got called a slut if he went to bed with a woman too soon. A man could never be “used.” Only women could. So in my mind, dating was easy for men.

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Elle Silver
Heart Affairs

I write about divorce, relationships, and family. Everything I’ve learned about love, I’ve learned the hard way. You can learn from my mistakes.