The dating world can be a frustrating place. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find any single woman who hasn't been tempted to just give up and become celibate. But for a young, heterosexual woman who has never shied away from calling herself a feminist, the landscape often seems even more bleak.

Similar to any human rights issue, gender equality is not an "agree to disagree" topic. There are many healthy compromises that should be made within a relationship, but feminism is a hard rule -- if you don't understand and agree, then we can't date, much less have a serious partnership.

I grew up in a world full of pastel golf shirts and fraternity parties, rife with conservative views passed down from generation to generation. And while feminism can surely exist within this world, it's relatively hard to find a partner who fully understands and supports what it is. After a good six years as a feminist in the dating world, I've run into my fair share of intellectual dilemmas, ranging from comical to deep-seeded, relationship-ending problems.

2. Going to the movies can be an exercise in patience.
Sexism is inescapable in most of Hollywood's blockbuster offerings, but pointing it out 17 times throughout the latest action movie might do more harm than good. Pick your battles, ladies. Or, choose a Bechdel-approved flick for your first date.

3. Your Hinge and OKCupid profiles read more like Gloria Steinem's diary than an online dating profile.
Even when I look at myself on paper, I realize my passion for women's issues can be a bit overwhelming. That said, if he/she can't get past it, left swipe pronto.

8. For some reason everyone thinks you're obsessed with cats...
O.K. so maybe some of us do love cats. But still...

"Coming out" as a feminist may be scary on a first date, but it's even scarier doing it three months into a relationship. If a person can't support gender equality at the beginning of a romance, there won't be any healthy equality in that potential future relationship. So, save some time and left swipe pronto. There are a whole lot of amazing people out there who aren't terrified of the f-word.