How to Succeed at Online Dating
Get a second date right away
For background, after a year of looking, I found my partner on OkCupid. My partner and I have been dating for 2.5 years and live together in a small apartment with our cat. I could not be happier with my relationship. Here’s how he stood out in a sea of profiles.
Pick a time and place to have a date
Sounds simple, but anyone who has used dating apps knows it’s hard to get a date. People end up texting forever and never meet up, or when they do meet up everything to talk about on the date has already been discussed virtually.
By proposing a date within the first two weeks of talking, he made sure we would have something to talk about when we met. Our topics weren’t exhausted by continuous texting, and we had an exciting discussion to look forward to. He told me exactly what days he was available and what towns he could drive to so I would feel comfortable and could pick the location.
Make your priorities known
My partner dated a college student previously. He turned down better job offers to take a job close to her school to be with her, and she broke up with him a couple of months later. He stated that work was his priority and he would be moving out of the area if any job…
