The Neo-Brutalist Guide to Dating

Or, prophets of doom, guides to loveless despair.

By: The Council of Neo-Brutalist Designers

Chapter 1: The Art of Unrequited Love (A Guide to Pining Away)

For those who've given up on love, but still want to pretend otherwise.

Step 1: Create an online profile that screams "I'm a functioning member of society".
Step 2: Wait for someone to slide into your DMs with a 3-word poem that's actually just a 3-word poem.
Step 3: Pretend you're not secretly writing a novel about them in the dead of night.
Step 4: Repeat steps 2-3 for the next 6 months, until you've lost all sense of time and reality.

"For more advanced techniques, see Chapter 2: The Art of Unrequited Love (A Guide to Pining Away) - The Unrequited Love Bible

For those who've mastered the art of unrequited love, but still want to pretend otherwise.

Step 1: Develop a hobby that involves excessive amounts of alone time (e.g., painting, taxidermy, etc).
Step 2: Use this alone time to craft the perfect love letter that will never be sent.
Step 3: Practice your "I'm fine, really" face in the mirror until it's just right.
Step 4: Repeat steps 1-3 until you've lost all sense of self-worth and human connection.

"For more expert techniques, see Chapter 3: The Art of Unrequited Love (A Guide to Pining Away - Advanced) - where the stakes are higher and the despair is deeper."