Love in Berlin.

Last week I got asked by two new friends how love is in Berlin.
Both times I looked all confused hearing this. Not knowing what they wanted to know.
They of course wanted to know how dating is here and if I'm in a relationship.
I answered that I don't know how dating is here, since I haven't been on a date for a long time. I also said I'm not really interested in my love life at the moment.
Erwan, new friend number 1, laughed and said that most people are. I didn't answer.
Anna, new friend number 2, asked if I wanted my freedom since I don't have a boyfriend. I half nodded, but didn't really know how to answer that, since I never felt un-free in any of the relationships that I've been in.

You can ask me a lot of stuff about Berlin like bars, clubs, parks, vegan restaurants, second hand stores and so on but when it comes to dating I have no clue how it works here. I would say, in my experience, that I Sweden only dated people I've known pretty well before dating or already decided that I want to be with the person before we started to date. We, at least me and my friends in Sweden, don't really date. We hook up and then maybe start to hang out.

Here in Berlin I've been a bit reserved when it comes to dating. Reason: stalkers.
I know this sounds weird but the last guy I "dated" never stopped calling me wanting to meet all the time. The last guy that I didn't know and gave my number to called me 12 times in two days. Not okay.
This was some time ago though so I wasn't really worried anymore. Until very recently.
I'm looking for a room in Berlin for September. I got invited to see a room in Neukölln, so I got to the apartment and meet the guy who was living there. It takes about three seconds for him to start hitting on me and saying that I can move in tomorrow. He asked if I had a boyfriend and said that if I didn't want the room he still wanted to meet me again and soon, the same night.
Here I was to nice for my own good. I didn't say either no or yes. I should have just said no and have it over with. This guy texted me shortly after I left and wrote that I had verzubert (bewitched) him and that he wanted to see me again. I didn't answer.
So he texted me later again, called me the next day and emailed me a couple of times. This is not okay and I've made it stop. I might be a stalker/creep magnet, and if that's true I will not be dating anytime soon. I will at least think twice before giving anyone my number from now on.

So apart from creeps and weirdness, I have nothing to write about dating in Berlin. There you have to ask someone else. I'm sure others have better experience to share then I do.