A potent combination of see finish and a loss of the initial zest equals the 8 points about one month of dating vs one year of dating you are about to read now:

1. Morning texts.

One month of dating: Good morning my love.

One year of dating: *Crickets*.

2. Goodnight texts.

One month of dating: “Good night my love, dream about us and the beautiful future ahead of us.”

One year of dating: “Oh I slept off.”

3. Reaction to missed calls.

One month of dating: Calls back immediately 

One year of dating: Stares at phone for 5 secs then moves on to continue fighting Twitter.

4. Birthday celebrations.

One month of dating: Breakfast in bed, every gift on your wishlist, a dramatic cake and credit alert.

One year later:

“HBD babe, WULLNP”. 

5. Valentines Day.

zikoko - One Month Of Dating VS One Year Of Dating

One month of dating: Sends a bouquet of flowers and books a 5 star hotel for the weekend.

One year of dating: “Happy Val day dear”.

6. Reaction after a fight.

zikoko - One Month Of Dating VS One Year Of Dating

One month of dating: “I’m sorry baby, it’s my fault and I apologize. Let us not let small things get in between us, we are stronger than this.”

One year of dating: Mo ya lookaway.

7. Response to “I love you”. 

zikoko - One Month Of Dating VS One Year Of Dating

One month of dating: “I love you more.”

One year of dating: “Same here”.

8. Conduct on social media.

zikoko - One Month Of Dating VS One Year Of Dating

One month of dating: Constantly posts screenshots of conversations with bae. 

One year of dating: Busy Flirting with reckless abandon in comments-section. 

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