Whether a date for you means going out with a guy who awkwardly neglects to pay for dinner, rescheduling a date time and time again only to be disappointed when something actually does work out, getting too drunk to actually remember what deep conversations you might have had on your date, getting that sloppy kiss at the end of your date that no one ever wants to relive, or falling for a guy who wasn't ready to settle down, know that the dating life can be tough and it most likely won't happen how it does in the movies.
And that's ok.
Like most people in the 20's, it's easy to float through the dating life going through (many) less than ideal dates. And feeling as if watching "The Notebook" or "Crazy Stupid Love" will be the closest things to love that you will actually find, but your time will come when you least expect it.
So for now, while you're waiting for your Jacob off of "Crazy Stupid Love" to wander into your life, enjoy the single life and indulge in hopeless romantic songs instead.
Here are 20 Coffeehouse Songs to help you enjoy the single life and to dream about what is to come: