{"id":2709,"date":"2014-03-13T17:05:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2709"},"modified":"2014-03-13T17:05:13","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T17:05:13","slug":"looks-are-not-everything-when-online-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/looks-are-not-everything-when-online-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Looks &#8216;are not everything when online dating&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many mistakes it is easy to make when online dating, so take one expert's advice and try to avoid them.<\/p>\n<p>Sujeiry Gonzalez, writing for Babble, said the first error she is guilty of making is choosing prospective partners based entirely on their looks.<\/p>\n<p>This is a bad move and you could find they are not up to scratch in many other areas, so do not be obsessed with looks when you are choosing who to talk to.<\/p>\n<p>Another bad idea is to sit back and wait for people to start messaging you, as there is no guarantee these will be the ones you want to meet. 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":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Looks &#039;are not everything when online dating&#039; - 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