Thanks but no thanks
In today’s blog I’m going to talk about online dating etiquette.
This will apply to everyone, whether you are sending or receiving messages.
One of the biggest frustrations with online dating is that you can send a message and while it will be read
you won’t hear back from them. So you might end up waiting and waiting to hear back only the message will never come.
As a Dating Expert I always advise that you treat people in the same way you’d like to be treated – with good manners. They know you’ve opened and read the message
The trouble is that many people are uncomfortable with rejecting someone they aren’t interested in. That’s fine, but it’s not really about rejection but a matter of politeness.
To make it easy for you we provide several “pre-written” replies that you can send to save you time.
So if you aren’t interested you can just send one of those instead. You can say you don’t feel you are right for each other, don’t have time for dating or you’ll get back in touch when you have more time. It only takes a few seconds.
Of course, there are the odd people who can’t handle rejection and will reply asking exactly why you aren’t there type of why you don’t
want to get to know them.
My advice is to just block them rather than waste your time debating it. Once blocked they can’t contact you again and you’ll be free
to correspond with people that you do like the look of.
If you get a message saying the other person doesn’t think you are a match, don’t stress about it. Instead, be appreciative of the fact they made the effort to let you know where you stand. Everyone likes different things so just move on and contact more people you do like. You’ll eventually make a good connection if you put some effort it.
Happy dating!
James Preece – The Dating Guru
www.asiansinglesolution.com
