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I have been told by lately that I need to "go all in". I guess that in the past I have not been willing to put it all on the line when it comes to dating and relationships. I realized tonight that love and poker are very similar. When the hand is dealt and you meet a new girl you look at your hand or check how you feel. Then you do everything you can to read the other player to see if you can get a tell on what they have in their hand. The game has begun. You put a bet in the pot and she might match it or she might play it slow. Then at some point you have to put it all in or show your hand. 

Ok so the analogy starts to fall apart, but the lesson that my friends have been trying to teach me when they say "go all in" is that you have no control over what your opponent has and all you know for sure is how you feel. When you look at your hand you are confident that you have good hand or that you like the girl, go for it. Don't hesitate. Go all in! Win her over. Don't look back. 

I'm going to do it. I'm not going to date girls just to fill an empty space in my life. I'm going to find the one I'm willing to go all in for and then push all my chips in and hold my breath.

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