Every Girl Ever Should Pay Attention to Expiration Dates

Every girl ever is a rule follower. Well, when it comes to those she believes in. Some rules are more of suggestions, like Don't Walk signs. But every girl every knows expiration dates fall into the category of rules to follow, because, ew, who wants to pour sour milk on her low cal cereal?

It has recently dawned on every girl ever, though, that the shelf life of her interest in a guy is about the same life span as a carton of milk.

And, much like with milk, every girl ever should pay attention to that commanded Use By Date so she understands the timeframe she has before things head south. Because why waste the effort with a guy when you know it's about to go bad?

However, every girl ever knows that to extend the life of food, you put it in the freezer. (And every girl ever also knows there's nothing worse than wanting cereal with no milk in the fridge. But, a ha, there's some hidden away for later. Always a nice surprise! Although waiting for it to thaw takes quite a lot of patience, which of course is not every girl ever's strong suit.)

Every girl ever is wondering if this might be a good trick with the men as well. Before things expire between y'all, put him away on ice for a bit, and see if you're still interested down the road.

Perhaps in the case of casual dating, setting aside a guy before the clock strikes twelve might be the trick to keeping things going with him. Maybe down the road he's what you're looking for and visa versa. Absence makes the heart grow fonder?

Or absence makes your forget about him and stop at the store on the way home for a new carton of milk - or that cute guy making eyes at you down the aisle. (As you might have guessed, every jaded girl ever is fickle as f*ck.)

Either way, at least you're not sitting around crying over sour milk.

Every girl ever will keep you posted on this new dating experiment.

And remember, don't let a relationship sneak past its expiration date. You can't go back. Unless you have a time machine, in which case please let me know, I'd be very interested in that.

P dot S: Milk in the city comes with a regular expiration and a very confusing "In NYC by XX" date, once again proving that dating in the city requires its own special, perplexing rules, which I hate.