Dating can be a lot of work. Some of us are spending hours each day on dating apps, trying to find someone special.
You have to put time into looking through hundreds of profiles, you spend hours painstakingly crafting perfect opening messages, and then you actually have to go out to meet people for that first date.
After months of doing this, you’ve either found someone you want to see regularly, or you… haven’t.
You might have been on a few dates, or you might have been on dozens.
It can be draining putting time, effort, and emotional investment into people and not get anything back.
If you haven’t felt any sparks, you might feel like dating is just a waste of time, and be tempted to give up on it completely.
You shouldn't.
Finding someone to date isn't always easy, but it's always worth it in the end.
If you’re sick of dating, here are a few ways to give yourself a boost and make dating exciting again.
What To Do If You Have Dating App Fatigue:
Give Yourself A Break
Remember, dating isn’t a race.
You shouldn’t put pressure on yourself to find someone perfect, or to be perfect yourself.
If you feel like swiping has taken over your life, take a step back and re-evaluate your approach to dating. Are you sending the right messages to the right people?
Check In With Yourself
If you’ve been on a few dates that haven’t gone well, ask yourself why that is. What wasn’t right? Were they looking for something different?
It’s important to understand what you want. Do you want a relationship?
Evaluate what happened, what could have gone better, and what went completely wrong.
Is there anything that you could change to make things better next time?
Talk To People You Usually Wouldn’t
Most of us admit we have a type. Dating apps allow us more access to more people than we could ever meet without them, and yet we often fall into a pattern of only talking to people who fulfill certain requirements for us.
This inevitably leads to a rut, with us dating people who look the same, talk the same, act the same.
Sometimes you just need to take a chance on someone new - they might surprise you.
Go On Exciting Dates
If you’re sick of going on repetitive dates to the same bars, restaurants, or cafes, try mixing it up by going on more exciting dates.
Go to a comedy show, go exploring, go on a tour, do something you’ve never done before.
Even if the date doesn’t go that well, you’ll have made a memory, and will have a better story than if you’d just gone to another bar.
Try A New Dating App
If you’ve been on one app for months and not had much luck, it could be that you just need to try a new one.
There are dating apps for every type of relationship, every niche, every sexuality, and each app has vastly different users on there, looking to meet new people.
Badoo is the dating app for dating honestly. If you’re bored of not knowing where you stand, and if you’re honest about what you want, download Badoo today.
Read more about how to start a conversation on a dating app.
