'Hesidating' - why people are becoming more cautious than ever when it comes to dating
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- 27 May 2022
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If you've been feeling a little unsure when it comes to dating post-pandemic, you're not alone.
Lockdowns, face masks, and social distancing may be behind us (for the most part) but the pandemic is still having a huge impact on our dating, love and sex lives. Apparently, it’s making us a lot more cautious to get back out there.
Our days of being fearful of meeting new people and contracting a virus seem to have stayed with us, even if we don't quite realise it.
Coined by dating site Plenty of Fish, hesidating is seemingly rampant among singletons, and it occurs when one feels indifferent about dating or unsure if they want to date seriously or casually.
The theory goes that the general uncertainty of life over the past couple of years has made us uncertain in almost all aspects of our lives.
Recent research by the dating site shows 70% of singles are questioning what exactly they want in a relationship and whether they want something serious or more casual.
And even those of us who know they want to find a serious relationship might end up hesidating anyway, because we're not sure if our potential partner has all the qualities we're looking for.
It feels like we lost a huge chunk of our lives to Covid, and people are also afraid of wasting more time. The possibility of putting time and effort into someone who is all wrong for us can be scary.
Vice President of dating.com, Maria Sullivan, recently told InStyle: "In the mind of a hesidater, they will typically pull back or seem uncertain when things start to progress in a relationship due to their own internal struggle when it comes to making decisions, both romantically and in general.
"For many hesidaters, the idea of a long-term relationship with someone who isn't a true match is overwhelming and scary, as coming out of Covid-19, nobody wants to lose even more time. This leads to a hesitant attitude and, in some cases, even prevents a relationship from becoming committed or serious altogether." Read More…
