I'm doing online dating at the moment and I'd like to find a long term partner. The issue I'm facing is interest and dates from multiple men online. This is coupled with the fact that I feel I've gone for some men in the past who have turned out to be emotionally unavailable, so I feel more cautious until I've got to know someone as I've made the wrong decisions in the past.
I dont want to mess people about but at the same time I feel it can take several dates to get to know someone and determine compatibility. After how many dates e.g. coffee, drinks, meals, is it out of order to be dating around?
I am not talking about having sex with different people, to be clear. Just getting to know them, seeing what they want and determining compatibility