WELL+GOOD: ‘I’m a Dating Specialist, and Here’s Why I Recommend Talking To 3 Suitors at Once’

You know how Goldilocks tried three bowls of porridge, and one was too cold, the other too hot, and one was just right? There’s a similar principle that applies to the number of matches you might have on dating apps at a given time: A person can have too few, too many, and an expert-recommended amount that they're pursuing at once. What’s the sweet spot when it comes to the number of folks someone can create a meaningful connection with? According to one dating app expert, it’s three.

“First, to clarify, this is not about being careless with multiple minds and hearts," says Laurel House, a relationship expert with dating platform eharmony. "Just because you’re dating a few different people doesn’t mean that you are superficial, flighty, or a player.” Rather, she says, it means you're determining the best path forward for you to proceed. Read it on Well+Good.