Often, people only date people within a specific ‘type,’ which keeps them from exploring a wider variety of partners and relationship dynamics, says Brian Ackerman, a psychotherapist at The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center in New York City. There’s a thin line between dating within your negotiable and overly restricting your dating pool. … But don’t only date one ‘type’ of person If you could abracadabra your dream partner(s) into being, what would they be like?.If you could abracadabra your dream self into being, what would you be like?.
What level of commitment, time, and energy am I willing to bring into this dynamic right now?.What is my preferred relationship structure? What is my relationship orientation?.“It’s helpful to know what you’re looking for as you go into dating,” says Jesse Kahn, LCSW-R, CST, the director and sex therapist at The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center in New York City.
Next, figure out what you want while dating