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Why Is Dating So Hard? 5 Biggest Issues with Dating Today

Theodora Blanchfield is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and mental health writer using her experiences to help others. She holds a master's degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University and is a board member of Still I Run, a non-profit for runners raising mental health awareness. In fact, you might even have found this article searching for that, out of exasperation. Data shows that nearly half of Americans think dating is harder now than it was 10 years ago. Some reasons include more physical and emotional risk, advances in technology, it being harder to meet people, and shifting societal expectations. Dating opens even the most well-adjusted to uncertainty and vulnerability.

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By Cheryl Lai-Lim - 24 Oct All is well for the first few minutes as we settle in at a cosy Japanese restaurant nestled in Amoy Street, get the small talk out of the way, and order our main courses. And then: Jack begins recounting his dating life in painstaking detail. As the night proceeds, the list grows longer.

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Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission. On a recent Saturday night in Austin, Anya Haas went out hoping to meet someone. She planned to grab a bar seat at a trendy restaurant and scope out her options, but when she arrived, it was packed.

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I Was Single & Dating For Ten Years — Here’s My Best Advice

From social anxiety to how we value our time, post-pandemic living comes with its own set of particulars. For single people, the fiercest days of the pandemic were the best of times and the worst of times. On the one hand, being alone forced the unattached to reflect, maybe face some demons, and get to know ourselves better.

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