“Four to five days of chatting before you initiate the date is often the sweet spot. It gives you enough time to build that foundation of trust, but its not so long that the momentum drops off.”

How long should a dating app break be?

Decide how long you want to realistically commit to. Twenty-one days to one month tends to be a nice starting point. Hide, pause, or delete your online profile(s). Let people youve been chatting with online know youre taking a little dating hiatus.

Why taking a break from dating is good?

But, one of the benefits of taking a break from dating is you can re-address what got temporarily put on the backburner. You can increase your time spent with friends and family, you can work on the things you really want to do, you can take more time for self-care again – to help you get rested and restored!