Dating at any age can be a challenge if you don’t know the ‘rules’ and how to make the most out of each experience. Meeting men in your twenties is an entirely different ball game than when you are in your 30’s. Your actions and priorities are often different, hence making your perspective like night and day. If Sex and the City taught us anything it’s that dating in your 30’s can be as bad as day old sushi or just as fun and exciting as a trip to Paris, you just have to roll with the punches.

But there is something to be said about some of the pitfalls many women in their 30’s make when dating. It’s like when the big 3-0 hits single ladies forget what the definition of dating really means – the act of getting to know someone, and make these seven common mistakes…