Finding a life partner is a delicate balance. When you first start dating people, you don’t know, on average, how romantically well matched other people could be to you, and without that base-line you cannot ascertain if someone is an above-average catch and someone you should settle down with. This makes permanently partnering up with the first person you date a bit of a gamble: you should date a few people to get the lay of the land. That said, if you take too long dating people, you run the risk of missing your ideal partner and being forced to make do with whoever is available at the end.
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