The Illusion Of Options: Why We Think We Have More Romantic Options Than We Do
The rise of social media and dating apps has offered us more romantic options than ever before, but did we actually need more options in the first place? Or has this growing variety of potential partners just made it harder to find love?
“There are plenty of fish in the sea!” is a phrase we have all heard many a time, typically when attempting to heal from a heartwrenching breakup or forget about a love that might have been. And it’s not exactly untrue. There are, in fact, many eligible bachelors out there for the taking – a comforting thought for the girl who is newly single or hasn’t yet found the right guy after a number of bad dates – and the best part is that they’re readily available to you, thanks to that nifty cell phone in your pocket, considering the fact that we’re all online these days.