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The science of dating

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

Is There a Paradox of Choice in Dating?

When you have an overwhelming amount of choice, you might feel like you can't make any choice at all. And so one of the things that has really impacted me from writing this book is the idea of rationalization. Our brains are very good at convincing us that we made the right decision, but what you have to do is commit. I think swimming in ambiguity makes a lot of people doubt themselves and their decisions.

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