Why You Should Put More Effort Into Your Conversations on Dating Apps

There are different reasons for why the conversations between people on dating apps so often hit a dead end quickly. Boring profile, boring first message and boring responses to those initial messages are not exactly the recipe for an engaging interaction that will intrigue both people and get them excited about meeting each other. In addition, many people deliberately put very little effort into their communication on the dating apps, believing that it’s beneath them to take online dating too seriously. Finally, the frustration with many prior mediocre experiences discourages people from putting their best foot forward when starting a conversation online, even if they are quite capable of doing ir. In the video below I discuss this issue and some ideas of how and why you should considering putting more effort into your conversation on dating apps.

To Be Or Not To Be “Yourself” On Dates

Recently, I attended an inspiring presentation by a Rabbi who pointed out, among other things, that one of the main goals of human life is to work on and fix our flaws and shortcoming. This appears to be in direct contradiction to what you hear people say all around in response to any type of criticism or constructive feedback – “don’t try to change me, I am going to be myself and I am not going to change for anyone.” This latter approach is an unconvincing, weak excuse for not doing what’s indeed so important to building a good life – self improvement. The video below encourages you not to resort to excuse, and instead take action to become a better person: