{"id":1514,"date":"2012-04-26T12:04:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T12:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1514"},"modified":"2012-04-26T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T12:04:13","slug":"first-dates-should-be-20-minute-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/first-dates-should-be-20-minute-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"First dates ‘should be 20-minute meetings’"},"content":{"rendered":"
People embark on online dating for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n
For some, it is to find a potential suitor for a long-term relationship, while others are merely seeking a new friendship.<\/p>\n
Whatever the reason, individuals need to have some ground rules about how they are going to approach the pastime in order to be successful.<\/p>\n
Seven Suphi, a behavioural change specialist, recommends that when first meeting someone, a short 20-minute date is best.<\/p>\n
"Be proactive and very selective on essential criteria. But only meet for a 20 minute coffee or drink somewhere central that you know," she added.<\/p>\n
By arranging to meeting early on, single people can also be sure they are not wasting their time chatting to a person through email or text messages when there is no connection.<\/p>\n
If individuals are taking the process seriously, they should make sure their profile is short and snappy in order to encourage interest.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Individuals should only meet up for a quick date first time around. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n