A recent exchange on twitter has led me to a simple conclusion. So many of us dating online, are failing time and time again to date offline. And then we complain about why we’re still single.
@db it’s not just unique to the ladies… Flakey is the name of the game on those apps
— Valeria Villarroel (@ItsValerious) February 9, 2014
@ItsValerious That’s sad. I’ve had great convos on them but no follow through.
— Damien (@db) February 9, 2014
I find that this is the key reason why so many of us are disillusioned the dating pool. People like to say that meeting someone online is all about percentages and algorithms. WRONG. It’s all about TIMING. There is a very small window of opportunity once you open up conversation with a stranger. That window, on average lasts somewhere between 3 to 7 days — a little longer if you’ve been proactive and gotten yourself on the schedule of a particularly busy person. Continue reading