If dating apps are making you feel hopeless, you’re not alone. But take heart. There’s light at the end of the tunnel. My interview with @GoodMenProject explains:#datingapps #love #interview
Journalist Dayana Sabatin writes, “I read a YouTube comment that said, “Dating apps feel like I have an influx of choices at a landfill.”
A close friend of mine came to visit a few weekends ago and shared her online dating experience with me.
She feels that the majority of men that she’s met online are people she isn’t interested in, and the ones that she does end up going on a date with end poorly because he’s either not invested, not on her intellectual level, or can’t afford to pay for dinner.
I feel hopeless. I’m in such a great spot for a relationship right now; I have all my ducks in a row. But I’m just missing that love aspect. Online dating is really making me feel like I’ll never have love.”
With that being said, here are a few things to consider when online dating.
Relationship coach Susan Winter says,
You have to sift through to find the right one, and you can’t be discouraged by that.
Susan continues, “Very few individuals find their mate right away. Those cases are the exception and not the rule. Most of us need to use the rigors of dating in order to refine our ‘must-haves’ and recognize our best match in a partner.”
Though dating is a matter of trial and error, the one being educated is us. Each time we meet a new person and interact with a romantic prospect, we’re getting closer to clarifying our ultimate ‘love model.’ That clarity quickens the process of attracting and recognizing our best match.”
Consider this, if someone has been on the app for an extended period of time, they most likely have matches with many people, which means they have a lot of options.
Alternatively, someone might have gone on multiple dates, and by the time the two of you meet, they might be feeling exhausted with dating.
If you end up on a date like this, and you feel like the other individual isn’t as invested as you are, don’t let yourself be discouraged. I’m a firm believer in the fact that what’s meant to be will be as long as you put forth your best effort.”
Continue reading the full article on the Good Man Project: Read This if Dating Apps Are Making You Feel Hopeless
