Dating Coaches: A Great Waste Of Disposable Income.
You know... I am a reasonable consumer. I am willing to spend disposable money on things that are designer, expensive and that I love. And while some people may see that trait as crazy, I think this is even crazier:
Paying loads of money for a dating coach.
Now, I agree that some people are better at meeting others and connecting... Which leads to dating. If you're lucky, it could lead to many dates. Sometimes with the same person every night. (If you're looking to get serious.) Sometimes with a different person every night. (If you're not looking to get serious.)
I think the Internet and online dating sounds really cool. (I never did it because it was just becoming popular when I met The Husband.) It's a great way to meet new people, especially if you are to new to a city. And I know many people who have found great relationships through Internet dating. So spending money on that is great.
But spending money on a dating coach? Probably not a good idea.
Why? Well, I think you have to apply the same life advice to dating as you do with everything else in your life. And why spend $10,000 hiring someone to tell you your "choice in picking mates sucks" or that you need to "make eye contact," when you can just rely on your friends or you parents to do that for you?
And I'm sorry, but devoting 15 hours a week to finding a mate? Thumbs down people. You don't need a second job on top of your current one. And I think people can smell desperation pretty easily. And when you are aggressive and devoting that much time to trying to meet someone, it just wreaks of "au de hopeless."
I agree with the writer of the piece...
"You can take a million courses and pay a million dollars, but that is no guarantee that you’ll ever find love. You may feel better about yourself — always a good thing — but that’s all. So, in the meantime, go out and live your life. And that advice is free."
Paying loads of money for a dating coach.
Now, I agree that some people are better at meeting others and connecting... Which leads to dating. If you're lucky, it could lead to many dates. Sometimes with the same person every night. (If you're looking to get serious.) Sometimes with a different person every night. (If you're not looking to get serious.)
I think the Internet and online dating sounds really cool. (I never did it because it was just becoming popular when I met The Husband.) It's a great way to meet new people, especially if you are to new to a city. And I know many people who have found great relationships through Internet dating. So spending money on that is great.
But spending money on a dating coach? Probably not a good idea.
Why? Well, I think you have to apply the same life advice to dating as you do with everything else in your life. And why spend $10,000 hiring someone to tell you your "choice in picking mates sucks" or that you need to "make eye contact," when you can just rely on your friends or you parents to do that for you?
And I'm sorry, but devoting 15 hours a week to finding a mate? Thumbs down people. You don't need a second job on top of your current one. And I think people can smell desperation pretty easily. And when you are aggressive and devoting that much time to trying to meet someone, it just wreaks of "au de hopeless."
I agree with the writer of the piece...
"You can take a million courses and pay a million dollars, but that is no guarantee that you’ll ever find love. You may feel better about yourself — always a good thing — but that’s all. So, in the meantime, go out and live your life. And that advice is free."
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