Dating in the modern era is a process that requires patience as you swipe, click, and message your way through a sea of potential significant others. To safeguard your mental health from the first day you create your profile, follow these key guidelines as you navigate dating apps.

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1. Keep it Simple

It may be tempting to replicate your profile across a dozen dating apps to seemingly increase your chances of success, but think again. Managing connections across multiple platforms can leave your phonevibrating with notificationsall day long, making you feel overwhelmed and exhausted before you’ve really dived in.

Choose one or two sites that fit with your end goals, beliefs, or interests, and focus on those. You’ll be more apt to find compatible matches before you burn out.

2. Know Your Deal Breakers

Connecting with hundreds of new people with an array of personalities and backgrounds is thrilling and a major benefit of online dating. It’s important that you enter into this virtual world with a set list ofdeal breakersto help you navigate through the maze of people.

Seeing an attractive photo may sway you to let up your preference for dating a non-smoker or someone without kids. Write down which characteristics are a must for you, and then stick with them.

3. Stay Strong in Who You Are

Clicking through Instagram-worthy profile photos day after day can negatively impact our self-esteem and confidence. Social media, in general, has been linked tohigher levels of loneliness, envy, anxiety,depression,narcissism, and reduced social skills. In one survey,60% of peopleusing social media reported that it impacted their self-esteem, which the behavioral scientist attributed to only seeing the “highlight reel” of people’s lives.

4. Keep Real-Life Relationships and Activities

Building an online dating presence can be a priority while also keeping your real-life hobbies and activities. Thelikelihood of meeting a first datethrough a friend, for example, versus online may be less, but it’s your weekly painting session, favorite outdoor concert series, and love for travel that ultimately make you a more attractive match on online dating apps. Honor those passions and interests and hopefully, you’ll find someone to share them with.

Take time to also foster relationships with friends and family who can serve as an invaluable support network (and a great sounding board) for your onlinedating app adventure.

Be Open to The Excitement a New Opportunities Bring

Like any new experience, be open to where the opportunity may take you, while putting yourmental healthfirst. Schedule time todisconnect from technologyso you can emerge refreshed and ready to interact with new people with a stronger sense of self. And don’t lose sight of possibilities that still exist outside of technology.

Anything is possible — even love online!

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