An Online Dating Blog by Shimrit Elisar

Are you setting your standards too high?

June 26th, 2007

When meeting people in real life, it’s possible to be wowed by a person, even though on paper he or she would have looked not quite right for us.

Online, on the other hand, we often only meet people based on a very specific set of characteristics.

A woman might think she is only interested in meeting men 6′ tall or taller, but if she ran into a 5′11″ man at a bar, she might not even notice.

A man may think he only wants to meet a woman under the age of 35, but what if the perfect 36 year old came along?

I don’t know a single person who never deviated from his or her supposed ideal at least once. The fact is, when the right person comes along, you can suddenly realise that the things that really matter to you are totally different from those you thought mattered.

Unfortunately, the limitations of the online dating world mean that you could easily become a slave of your limiting ideal, to the point where you are completely blocked to the possibility of meeting anyone else.

Obviously, there is no harm in starting your search by looking for your absolute ideal, but be aware of the limitations as you search. If your net doesn’t bring up enough potentials, expand your search and do your vetting in person rather than online. At the very worst, you will come out having learned even more about yourself and your needs.

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