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Modern Dating Advice: 5 Updates To The Dating World That You Need To Know
If you’ve been out of the dating world for a while and now you’re stepping back in, you might be surprised at what you find. Many things have changed! The same tips you grew up with may not always apply today. Technology, cultural norms and other transformations have created a whole different universe.
Consider these strategies for successfully navigating the dating world in today’s society:
1. Returning phone calls immediately. One of the older dating rules that no longer applies is making a new romantic partner wait to hear back from you. The rule used to be to deliberately wait 48 hours or longer to get back to the person who called you.
This is an old-fashioned rule that has changed in the modern world.
You don’t have to wait for 48 hours or 72 hours before you let the other person know you’re interested or not interested. This type of advice doesn’t apply because the modern world makes it easier to track a person and see why they aren’t responding.
If you’re ignoring a phone call, but have time to post on Facebook, then it’s easy to destroy a potential relationship. The other person can see your posts on social media and be hurt. They may feel you’re playing games and trying to manipulate the communication.
