Take a break.

You may be burning yourself out and may not even realize it because you are so intent on an outcome.

When online dating becomes exhausting to you, it may be because you are trying way too hard. People may get that sense when they interact with you on an online dating site and this may actually turn them off.

Online dating is supposed to be fun.

When you come off as too serious about everything because you are so dead set on finding the perfect match for you, you can easily turn people off.

Most people don’t want to feel this kind of pressure when they are chatting with someone on an online dating site.

They want to be able to have lighthearted fun conversations in the beginning.

Sure, as your interaction with them progresses, they will want to talk about more serious topics as well, but not so soon.

You may be taking online dating to an extreme.

You may be so focused on what you want to get out of it that you are ruining opportunities with people that may have transitioned into romance, if you had been more easygoing.

Now, there is nothing wrong with knowing what you want out of online dating.

Indeed, you should never lose sight of that.

However, people just don’t want to feel any kind of pressure or expectation placed on them so early on in an interaction that they have been having with someone.

This kind of behavior will often make people feel that you are also desperate.

A desperate person is never a turn on to people.

You may not have realized just how overzealous you have been behaving in the process of talking to people on an online dating site.

This is why it is important that you take some time to reflect.

If online dating has become exhausting, it may be a good idea to take a little break from it so as to recalibrate.

You may have been spending too much time online dating and a lot less time with your own personal life.

When was the last time you picked up a new hobby?

When was the last time you went to a social event to hang out with people?

When was the last time you went on an excursion or trip?

When was the last time you made an effort to reconnect with friends that you have lost touch with?

You should have a full life outside of online dating.

Indeed, this is often what will attract people that you meet on an online dating site.

The fact that you have a full life outside of online dating will often get them excited in getting to know you.

It makes you come off as a lot less desperate and overzealous and a lot more attractive.

People often want the whole package.

They aren’t just interested in conversation, they are interested in what a life with you would be like.

If you give them the impression that you have a full and robust life outside of online dating, they will often want to become a part of it.

This is one of the most effective ways to get what you want out of online dating. Again, it may be best that you take a break from online dating for now.

Live some life.

Then come back refreshed.

If you do this, you may find that online dating will become a lot less exhausting for you.