Randi M. Gunther, PHD
Randi M. Gunther, PHD
Feb 15, 2024
Too Much, Too Soon: Questioning Impulsive Commitments Here's how to know who is really on the other end of your relationship prospect. Most people want to be in love and hope that love will continue. And, most people also know that successful long-term relationships take time, energy, availability, and openness to new perspectives. But many people are facing the problem of too many unpredictable prospects. When people grew up in the same town, they knew who the likely prospects would be early on in their lives. Now, with so many single people far from their roots and in social networks they’ve had to create, many feel as if they are searching for smaller needles in larger haystacks. There are over 8,000 dating sites. There are thousands of options in too little time. There are bad apples, misleading profiles, and no way to truly know who is on the other end of the search or what the competition is. Most relationships don’t evolve into long-term love. The skills of successfully navigating love often conflict with life’s demands, some of which are not present or obvious at the beginning of a relationship. Read Full Article: https://www.relationshipsactually.org/post/too-much-too-soon-questioning-impulsive-commitments