How not to break online dating credit

The next time you log onto a dating site, you might want to add “mysterious” to your list of desired traits, because the less you know about a potential mate the better. A new study of romantic relationships finds that as online daters got to know another person over time, their initially sweet notions turned sour. The researchers suggest that inflated expectations can lead to major disappointments when daters meet in person. Once a flaw is spotted, the whole date is tainted. Fantasies vanishing with knowledge is a process that hits women harder than men, said one of the study's authors, “On online dates, women are much, much more disappointed than men" Women put more stock in the virtual dating world because they seek a soul mate, whereas men are typically after a more casual relationship. It's not that familiarity always breeds contempt, the researchers say. But on average, as you learn more about any lover, the less likely it is that you will click and get along with them. (by http://www.livescience.com)

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