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What is The Most Difficult Aspect of Success With Online Dating?
Going in with low expectations is a good starting point.
I wouldn’t say just online but overall dating after you’ve experienced a manipulative relationship. It changes you.
The thought of dating is no longer exciting. It takes a long time to get to know someone and longer for them to earn your trust. You are constantly alert, looking for discrepancies in the person’s story.
Once the “honeymoon” period fades, you are generally left with two ordinary people with plenty of baggage. So many are quick to jump in the sack and play house when they don’t even know one another. They are running on lust and not love.
Many out in the dating world have agendas that aren’t aware they have them and go around hurting people. That and those looking for a piece to the puzzle in their life to bring them happiness. When many base this one relationship as the deciding factor to happiness in their life, it’s a recipe for disaster.
The online dating world is a breeding ground for manipulators and abusers. I’m sure there are good people online, but after you’ve been “burnt” a time or two and had your heart ripped out, the dating pool significantly decreases. What better place than online to search out victims that give…
