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https://in.mashable.com/culture/20088/how-online-dating-impacts-people-with-anxiety-and-how-to-deal-with-i

For the perpetually anxious, online dating embodies so much of what makes the internet both a blessing and a curse.

Avoidance — coupled with a desire for more control over situations — is a bedrock of anxiety, particularly those who struggle with it in social contexts like dating. When those struggles get ported into the world of virtual courtship, the results are a surprising contradiction of pros and cons that can be difficult but ultimately rewarding when navigated properly....