Are you being ghosted or friend-zoned on dating apps?
Live MintNavigating the world of dating can be hard for those seeking serious long-term relationships. From presenting yourself on a dating app, and the pressure of keeping online interactions exciting to eventually meeting and, perhaps, getting into a relationship—every juncture requires an appropriate approach to keep moving the dial to the next phase. Even before they know anything more about the person, other than their dating profile, they seek to make that person “comfortable” during the interaction. They ask questions like: “Hope you are not too tired to have a chat?”, “I hope I am not boring you with my banter?”, “Are you comfortable talking about your family?”, and “How often do you think we can chat?” The fact that they are moving in the dark in their endeavor to be perceptive, and prove how thoughtful they are, often doesn’t work for them at this stage. While S experiences ghosting, another client of mine—36-year-old B—, gets friend zoned a lot with this approach of making the other person comfortable.
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