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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The dating world is a minefield of rules – how you should dress, how you should act, and whether you should sell your milk for free – or something like that. It sometimes seems like the world and it's nosy aunt has an opinion on what you're doing right and wrong in your dating life. To help you out, we've compiled a list of some of the biggest dating don'ts when it comes to searching for love online. <\/p>\n
Some people are more particular about bad spelling and grammar than others, but being all like #YOLO with regard to your writing will prove a red flag to many potential partners. We’re not suggesting you pen a sonnet worthy of The Bard himself, but taking time over your messages will show you care! <\/p>\n
Telling a few fibs when you’re hiding behind your computer may seem harmless, but if you actually go through with a meet up, they can make things incredibly awkward. Claiming to be a 6”5, lambo-driving Italian stallion might seem like a good idea at the time, but when you rock up in your Reliant Robin and turn out to be a good foot less than you described, you might not end up on your dream date.<\/p>\n
And it’s not just that things could get a bit awkward if you’re lying all over the internet – you could even be attracting people who are simply not right for you! Just be as honest as you can with those you meet online, and you’ll make sure you’re not going to waste your time and money on dates with the wrong people. <\/p>\n
Similar to the ‘no lying’ stipulation – you don’t want people to get the wrong image of you. Literally. One of the most annoying things people do on dating sites is upload pictures of themselves from a decade ago. Prospective life partners may be very put off if you appear significantly different in your photos – it’s not just that you’re essentially lying to them, but it can also make you seem pretty insecure. Not attractive! <\/p>\n
Online dating is all well and good, but at some point you need to nix the ‘online’ part and start the dating. As much as we’d all like the first person we meet to be our one true love, the likelihood is that it’ll take a bit more searching than that. You’re much more likely to rule someone out – or in – once you’ve met them in real life. And who doesn’t love a good first date? <\/p>\n
If you’re pedalling cringeworthy chat-up lines around dating sites, you’re likely to be met by more than one “oh but I bet you say that to all the girls”. Chat-up lines are pretty much an instant turn off: they can make you look desperate, like you’re trying it on with 100 different people at once, and like you’ve not even bothered to get to know the other person before hitting on them. <\/p>\n
A genuine “hey, how’s it going?” is much more likely to get you the response you want rather than asking someone whether they were running through your dreams last night, or suggesting their clothes would look better on your bedroom floor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What not to do when searching for love online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3786,"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-2906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armed-forces-dating"],"yoast_head":"\n