Many people find themselves in the throes of online dating, unable to find any viable companionship with the individuals that they choose to pursue. Dating expert Persia Lawson claims that this could actually be a defense mechanism, and that we are purposely choosing people who are emotionally unavailable. It isn’t that these online dating methods do not work, but when we consistently turn down potentially healthy partners, we tend to only focus on those who gave us experiences that we truly dread to remember.

Key Takeaways:

• The author states that she had the misfortune of having an aspiring comedian as a date and at the end of the date he had shared his sexual history.
• The author states that these days anyone she has met in real life is already in a committed relationship so she opts for online relationships.
• After having seen 90 percent of her dates end up in failure, she thinks that it is more fun dancing to Taylor Swift in her room.

“There have been plenty of other disappointing dates over the years, including Andy the monosyllabic advertising consultant, Will the food thief who wouldn’t let me finish a sentence, and a Greek racist who would only eat white dairy products.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/02/how-to-get-better-at-dating-anything-that-doesnt-involve-late-nights-and-alcohol-is-good