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The Taboo of Online Dating: Why Are People Still Ashamed to Admit It?

19 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this video segment, Suzanne Noble reflects on the lingering stigma around online dating, noting that the practice has existed for over two decades and is now commonplace among younger generations. She acknowledges the effort required to sift through unsuitable matches and the occasional odd profiles, but emphasizes that online dating remains a viable way to meet people. Noble offers three core pieces of advice: (1) avoid placing excessive hope or emotional investment in any single platform or match, (2) clearly define the two or three most important traits you seek in a partner, and (3) present yourself well by using quality photos, polishing your profile text, and approaching the experience with a mindset of fun rather than pressure.

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Let's talk about whether you should be ashamed to be online dating. I've just done an interview with somebody and she asked me if there's any shame around online dating, and I found that a really difficult question to answer because I've been online dating for so long that I don't even know any other way to date. And let's face it, online dating has been around for like over 2 decades. Young people are using it now without any shame. Sure, it can take a huge amount of effort to filter out all the people that you're not particularly interested in, or all those men with lions or on bicycles or ski goggles or any of the other ridiculous outfits they choose to wear thinking that they're going to be perceived as attractive. But you know what, there are still lots of great ways that you can meet people online, lots of different dating sites. And what I would say to you is, A, don't invest too much hope. That's always a big one. So don't put all your eggs in one basket. Number 2, think about what you really, really really want? What are those top 2 or 3, you know, characteristics in somebody that are just really important to you? And number 3, put your best foot forward. You know, make sure you look nice, get your friend to take a nice picture of you, get somebody else to read your profile pic, and then you know what, just go out and just have some fun.