FOMO or the fear of missing out has affected everyone at some point in their lives, but when it comes to dating, that's a whole other story. FOMO in the dating world is a new term that is running rampant with singles all over the world. Is FOMO ruining your dating life you ask? Don't miss out on anything in your dating life. Check out these 15 signs that FOMO is ruining your dating life.

Sign #1 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: Work On You First

Many singles out there today think that finding that someone special will 'fix' them. What singles need to realize is that you need to 'fix' yourself first and foremost before you can find 'the one' that's a perfect match for you. If you want to find someone to change, someone that will be suited better to what you want and need in a relationship what you should do is work on changing yourself first. Learn how to deal with all of your insecurities first so that you have only the best you to bring to a relationship.

Sign #2 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You Can't Stop Checking Up On Your Exes

So many people have that one ex who they can message to 'hang out' with if they're lonely or your current relationship isn't working out but the best thing that you can do for yourself is to focus on you and not fall back into that trap of spending time with an ex. What you need to remember is that an ex is an ex for a reason and it didn't work out once before so steer clear and you'll be far better off in the end. Exes need to stay just that, exes!

Sign #3 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: There are Too Many Choices

Dating today is far different than it was 20 years ago. With online dating and social media that dating world is no longer limited to just the people you know you can no connect with so many more people that you would never have been able to connect with in the past. But it's important that you still play safe because you don't know these potential people that you're meeting online. It's likely that you'll have to weed through a lot of people that you meet online to find the one that's right for you but it will be worth it and who knows, you may have some fun while you're at it.

Sign #4 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You Don't Want To Make The Wrong Choice

When you log on to the online dating site that you're using you will find tons of people that could potentially be a perfect match for you in just a few minutes. This makes it difficult to work your way through all of your matches to find someone who's right for you, you don't want to miss the perfect person. All that being said, when you have a bunch of potential dates to choose from you need to pick one, see if it works out and if it doesn't THEN move on to one of the many other matches you have been given.

Sign #5 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: Your Expectations Are Too High

Singles today are setting their standards too high. You don't need to find one person who can be your everything. Instead, find someone who can be the things that you need in a partner and then surround yourself with others who can be your workout buddy, travel buddy or your go to for a great discussion on politics. Let's be realistic, there's not one person out there that's going to be able to give you everything that you need to be fulfilled. It's time to work on what you do get from a potential new mate and then worry about finding what you're missing with friends and family.

Sign #6 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You Expect To Find The Perfect Match For You

There are a lot of people in the world that can be a great match for you but only one or two that will actually get you WILL be able to create a lasting relationship with. No one is perfect and finding someone that is almost perfect is far better than finding someone who you think IS perfect. You will need to learn that compromise is what is going to make your relationship truly work in the end. If you find someone who has the same values as you then you're well on your way to having someone who will turn out to be the PERFECT match for you in the end.

Sign #7 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You Can't Get Over Your Ex

You can't stop thinking about your ex and how things might be today if you hadn't broken up. You think about whether or not you'd be married, live together, have a dog, or kids. You get stuck on the fact that maybe things could have been so much better had you stayed together. Or worse yet, you constantly wonder if maybe they've found someone better than you. Remember that you broke up for a reason and that reason was probably a good one, so stop looking in the past and start looking to the future and what is to come.

Sign #8 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You've Turned Into A Serial Dater

Serial daters all have a fear of missing out and that is what makes them serial daters. They want to date everyone because they think that they'll find what it is that they're looking for eventually ... or will they? Serial daters need to get over their fear of commitment and decide to look for 'the one' instead of 'the one for right now', once they do this they will quickly find that they were missing out before and will finally find what they've been looking for all along.

Sign #9 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You're Afraid Of Wasting The BEST Years Of Your Life

For FOMO daters like these, they don't want to or don't know how to commit because they are afraid that if they do they will waste the best years of their lives on a relationship that may or may not work out in the end. Their thought process is why date just one person when I can date them all!

Sign #10 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You Don't Want To End Up Alone

These type of daters are ones who fall hard and fast and then realize that the person that they're dating is not for them so they quickly (and usually quietly) exit out of the relationship so that they can move on to the next person that may or may not be right for them. If they took the time to ask more questions and really listen to the person that they're meeting then maybe they wouldn't have so many broken hearts along the way because they would be able to choose more wisely.

Sign #11 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You're Envious Of Friends Who Have It Together

These daters are often people who are trying to find a relationship to model after a friend (or friends) who seem to have it all together. They see these friends as having a perfect relationship that comes easily to them. What they don't see is that their friend that they're envious of is putting a lot of work into the relationship that they have because well, relationships are hard work.

Sign #12 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You Don't Know How To Say No To Someone Who Asks You Out

This dater thinks that if they say no to someone who asks them out they could be missing out on THE one. You may already know before you even accept the date that it's not going to end well but you have this need to give it a try just to be sure which turns into a huge waste of time.

Sign #13 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You Can't Stop Thinking "What If?"

You are always thinking the old "What if?". What if I gave that person a chance? What if I went on more dates? What if I didn't break up with my ex or the ex before that? What if I stay single my entire life? What if I date someone I'm not attracted to? And so on and so on. This is a true sign that FOMO is ruining your dating life because you're not living in the moment and you're not enjoying what's right in front of you.

Sign #14 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: You're Constantly Changing Your Mind

You are indecisive about everything that you do and everyone that you choose to date. You are always unsure and have no confidence in yourself to make the right choice no matter what you decide and if you do finally make a decision you question your choice the entire time. It's so bad that there are times when you string someone along for months because you can't decide if they're going to be right for you.

Sign #15 That FOMO Is Ruining your Dating Life: Once Things Get Serious You Miss Being Single

You long to find that person that's just right for you and then when you do you do everything in your power to sabotage the relationship because you realize that you miss being single. You constantly think to your self how much more fun you had before you were in a serious relationship and you want that back so you do everything you can think of to piss your partner off until it eventually works and they break up with you. Then the cycle starts again as you quickly realize being single is not what you wanted either.

What you really need to do is change the way you think. It's time for you to get over it and realize that the fear of missing out or FOMO really just means that you are going to be spending a lot of time alone without someone by your side to share your adventures in life with. So it's time for you to put less emphasis on what you might be missing and focus on what you have right now. It's time for you to focus on the big picture and avoid all the little things that you think you might miss out on. Having someone to share your hopes and dreams with is far better than having no one to even tell them to.

Remember that your true friends will always be there for you even if you're caught up in your own relationship. It's time to let go and allow someone in your life and when you do you'll see that fate sets you up with that one person that is perfect for you. They may not be perfect in every way but they will be perfect enough that you'll be able to have it all and will not have to worry about missing out on anything ever again! So go out there and start living your life for you and worry less about what might be, because what it is going to be is far better!

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