Online Dating: Breaking Up

Online dating is just like dating someone that you meet offline:

there is always that question about what to do if it's time to break

up. Whether it's you or the other person who decides that it's

time to end the relationship it's never easy to do. Perhaps when

it comes to online dating there are always more break-ups as

people find out more and more about each other over a period of

time. And let's face it if one relationship isn't working out,

there is always another online date out there for you.



If you know that you're no longer interested in seeing someone try

not to drag it out for too long. If you're on the first date and you

know that it just isn't going to work you should be honest with

your date so that you don't give them the impression that you want

to see them again. Although this may be brutally honest it will

save you a lot of heartache in the future. Be honest about your

feelings without hurting the other person. Rather than tell them

what you think is wrong with them try to put the focus back on

yourself. Tell them that you just don't feel as though there is any

connection for you. Thank them for the date but make it clear that

you won't be going out again.



Many people think that if the dating and romance part of the date

didn't work out that there may be a chance of friendship. Be

honest with yourself. If you're doing the online dating thing

you're probably not looking for new friends but want romance

instead. If you've been dating someone you met online for a

while the break up will be harder. Make sure that you give the

other person a chance to talk about their feelings so that you end

the relationship on a good note with both of you feeling as though

you have reached a good level of closure.



Don't break up with someone in a public place. You don't want

to humiliate them if things don't go smoothly. Online dating

comes all of the same issues as dating someone that you meet

offline. Whether you end up dating long term, or call it quits after

one date, you'll still be making the same decisions about your

relationship that you would if had met offline. The thing to keep

in mind is that you're in control of who you date and for how long

you want to continue seeing them.