Sales is like… DATING?!

Hear me out:

You walk into a meeting and it’s all:

• Who pays?
• Who breaks the touch barrier first?
• Who swears first?
• Did I overdress?
• Are they into me? Am I too into them?
• Do I hug goodbye?
• How soon do I follow up?
• Do I seem desperate?

Even Salesloft calls it the “courting phase.”

And if that wasn’t enough, think about it:

• You prep, then get ghosted.
• You overanalyze every word of your last email like it’s a late-night text.
• You stalk their LinkedIn to see if they’re talking to anyone else (aka competitors).
• You drop the price like your standards after three tequila shots.
• Your team hypes you up: “They’d be crazy not to pick you!”
• Sometimes you get friend-zoned with a “We’ll keep you in mind for future projects.”
• And once in a while… you close a deal so perfect it makes all the awkward first meetings worth it.

Even if you are happily married, rewind for a second… isn’t sales exactly like dating?

What would you add to the list?