5 Reasons Not to Read Online Dating Advice
What a strange title for an article, I write on the web dating advice so why would I encourage people not to read it?
Clearly I believe there is some good dating advice on the world wide web or I would not waste my time writing dating advice and tips but I desire people to think about what they are reading and who the author is before they take anything they read as gospel.
Here are five things to carefully think about before you take the advice of dating “experts”.
1. Everything written is an view from someone with a given history. Just google “article writing+fee” and see how numerous people in countries like India offer to write articles for website owners for a fee. India is simply 1 example but life there is somewhat different on the dating scene and their knowledge might well come from watching re-runs of Baywatch and Dallas. Check who is writing the website content, do their articles all sound as though they are written by the same person, are they writing from a personal perspective and if so what is their dating history?
2. The words “expert” and “guru” are over-used and I rarely read advice from anyone calling themselves either. What qualifies someone as an expert at dating? If they have been constantly dating for 30 yrs then they either have commitment issues or are very bad at dating. Just take Dr Phil, would I read his advice on how to have a long and happy marriage? Totally but would I read his advice on dating in your 40’s in 2008? What does he really know about the current dating scene, he is not dating.
3. Dating advice that includes comments like “I can make you attractive to men/women even if you are fat and ugly”. Would you go into a clothes shop and accept advice from a shop assistant that called you fat and ugly? I doubt it, so why would you accept being insulted simply because it’s online. False promises of making you attractive to the opposite sex rely on your lack of confidence in order to get you to purchase their book or video or whatever they are selling. Take advice from people that respect who you are and aren’t desperately trying to sell you something.
4. Beware of the bitter and twisted. Blogging is a platform for numerous types of people but that includes those that simply desire to rant about their bad experiences. There are numerous dating blogs that simply catalogue a serious of disastrous dates, call men names and generalise about the opposite sex, particularly written by women in their 40’s but I have yet to read 1 that stops and asks herself if perhaps she is the problem. Avoid these blogs, they usually have no real constructive advice to offer.
5. The ones that say “I am the same as you so my advice is ideal for you”. Do not merely read advice from people of the same age, gender and situation, much can be learned from reading the thoughts of the opposite sex and older people that have been there, done that and purchased the t-shirt. If you are recently divorced then do not read advice by someone who is also recently divorced and trying to date again, obtain a writer that has been divorced, started dating again and is today in a long term relationship they have the experience you desire to hear about.
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