{"id":2199,"date":"2013-05-20T16:59:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T16:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2199"},"modified":"2013-05-20T16:59:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T16:59:41","slug":"does-online-dating-make-people-unrealistically-picky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/does-online-dating-make-people-unrealistically-picky\/","title":{"rendered":"Does online dating make people unrealistically picky?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There can be no doubt that there is much to be gained from online dating and the method has many advantages, but it is also worth being wary of any possible drawbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Online dating is ideal for a variety of reasons, from the access it offers to thousands of people who are also looking for love to the ability to narrow down searches by checking boxes that filter unsuitable matches.<\/p>\n<p>But there is also a worry that some people who use online dating sites might find the choice is so wide that they become unnecessarily picky as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Pompey, writing a blog for the Huffington Post, has confessed to being impressed by the plus points, but added some people could now be too choosy as a result of online dating.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that men and women are now arriving at dates with a checklist of qualities they are looking for, which may lead to them prematurely binning prospective partners.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801587907-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801587907\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many plus points associated with online dating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armed-forces-dating"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does online dating make people unrealistically picky? 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