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5 online dating fears and how to overcome them
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By Juliet O
All daters have fears. By dating, we make ourselves vulnerable to being hurt in many ways that are precluded by choosing to remain single. As daters, we tend to hold onto our fears, much to our own detriment. Fears hold us back and hinder us from opening ourselves up to love and fulfillment. Part of the battle of dating is in eliminating your fears — of intimacy, of vulnerability, of emotional honesty, of betrayal, of rejection, of ourselves — so that you can open yourself to the possibility of love. It’s not always easy.
Online dating presents a unique set of fears and challenges. While it may seem difficult, these fears need to be overcome if you want to date online successfully. We want to guide you through these online dating fears and give you tips on how to overcome them, because we want online dating to be a great experience for you. And why shouldn’t it be a positive experience? By online dating, you have an automatic dating pool of singles all using Zoosk for the same purpose: to hopefully find romance and connection. But how can you find romance or connection if you’re still holding onto all that fear and baggage? If you still hold onto fears or reservations regarding online dating, read this post for helpful tips on overcoming your trepidation, in order to engage with the online medium openly and fortuitously. (more…)
3 comments October 28, 2009
Zoosk advice: What not to do on a first date
By Juliet O
As more and more Zooskers are taking their connections from the web onto the street, we’ve been hearing about more Zoosk IRL (“in real life”) dates now than ever before. We’ve listened to your heartwarming love stories — like one from Kelly and Andy who are getting married this month — and we are beside ourselves with joy that people are finding love on Zoosk. We believe that there is really, truly someone out there for everyone. This fundamental belief is what keeps us truckin’ day in and day out to help you find love — or at the very least, to help you get your flirt on in a major way.
11 comments August 5, 2009
