Dating During Coronavirus
on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Plenty of Fish!
Read any strange and unusual
news lately? Well I did! Did you know that even though everyone was supposed to
be shelter-in-place, dating apps; like
Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, POF (Plenty of Fish) and many other dating sites have seen
an increase in usage during coronavirus shelter in place.
Since people are spending more time at
home, they have been increasing their activity on dating apps.
In fact, video and
audio dating is surging and Plenty of Fish has launched a new feature called
“LIVE”. This feature has seen a surge in use with the coronavirus outbreak. Users in Washington, New York and California are now able to live-stream
with friends and potential matches.
But is dating online right for you? Many people
prefer to meet people in real life. If
you believe the “real” image is everything, do you really want to chance doing a
FaceTime date without
your best face forward. I mean with all the beauty salons still being on lockdown,
are you ready to put your “real-face (the one without the beauty parlor tricks)”
forward?
What about those “health
warnings?” Health officials have warned that doing things like kissing and
hugging could pose a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus, so what are
you going to do, say after your third FaceTime date, and you, two, want to meet?
Not to mention, how are
you ever going to know about the guy’s or lady’s eating habits? You know what I
mean. Remember when you were on a dinner date with that guy, who farted at the table? You quickly
deleted his number. Bet you don’t want to experience that again.
Should you set up a
dinner date, online, from each of your prospected homes and film it to see, how
he holds his fork? Or if she slurps her soup?
Hmmm? Something to think about.
Well, relationship
experts say if you are going to do the online dating thing. It’s better to
really get to know someone over text, first, before you schedule that “meet
cute” one of a kind boy meets girl for that first live in person date.
Oh, by the way the relationship
experts also say you should wait, and really get to know the person before you
meet up. One relationship expert said to
do at least one month, of texting back and forth, before you meet up. And then there’s that 90-day rule thing. (You
know that 90-day rule thing… explained here).
“The 90-day rule refers to
when a person waits 90 days in a new relationship to have sex. Usually, it refers
to the woman waiting 90 days, but it can apply to anyone.”
Come to think of it, I’ve
been told by a couple of my best friends forever, they’ve actually had good
luck with the 90-day rule thing. In fact, a couple of them have informed me
that’s there has been a few books written about that 90-day rule thing, and if
you follow it, it works.
Hmmm… Something to think
about. Well, there you have it. On-line
dating it’s the new trending “in-thing to do” and it comes a long with a friend,
virtual dating. Wow how times have
changed!