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    Getting Back Into Dating, As Told By Mindy Kaling

    Season Premiere of The Mindy Project is SEPT 17 9:30/8:30c.

    First comes the realization...

    Then you think...

    But instead you...

    So you ask your friends to take you out...

    At first you're like...

    But then you realize that everyone looks like a toddler...

    So you're back to...

    And...

    Someone asks why you haven't tried online dating, and you're all...

    Because...

    But your stubborn exterior wears off and you figure...

    So you go on a date with a stranger and it goes something like...

    You try to be honest...

    But they're an asshole so you leave...

    And you're back to...

    You quickly get over the self deprecating bullshit...

    Finally you're here...

    And then you realize IT...

    Go ahead, do your happy dance...