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Do not be afraid of making the first move.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Gonzalez went on name other common online dating mistakes as waiting too long before turning an online conversation into a real-life meeting, failing to read the small print and being indecisive when it comes to knowing what you are looking for.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801703249-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801703249\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online daters should focus on much more than simply someone&rsquo;s appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3983,"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-2709","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 - 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