How many people can you date at the same time?

You can meet a potential partner on dating apps, parties or sometimes even in the supermarket. If your mood is right, you will experience a true celebration, and if it is not right, you will experience a dry spell. But how many people can you date at the same time in good times?

There are plenty of dating apps from Match.com to one for furries to help them find the perfect partner. Match is the largest and statistically the best due to its database. But there are ones for Indians to date, for Indians to marry, for people who use weed, for boomers, ones based on credit scores and more. The choice on the Internet is huge and the people you meet in real life are not one of them. Parties, get-togethers, your aunt trying to accommodate you, and the grocery store. And Generation Z is much more open to dating anyone. But is our brain really designed to have many options???

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Nobody says you can't date 8, 9, or 10 people at the same time. In “Sex In The City” you can go all Samantha's way, but there are hurdles. Too many options in the squad could lead to being overwhelmed and defeating the goal of getting to know them and yourself better over time. The risk of forgetting details about your various appointments is great and can lead to unpleasant encounters. The number of people most people can actually date is three.

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Mathematicians examine the data and come to a conclusion. The 37% rule says that if you plan 10 dates, you should enjoy the first three (3.7) but not make any commitments. Then the next person you date who is better than any of these three should be the one you choose to date. According to the study, this is the perfect statistical balance between exploratory and exploitative behavior.

Helen Fisher, sex expert and scientific advisor for Match.com, shares that brains aren't equipped to handle so many options. “The problem is that the human brain is not designed to deal with so many decisions. “The brain has a sweet spot, apparently between five and nine alternatives, and after that you don’t choose any more,” she says on the “Sex with Emily” podcast.

Fisher recommends that after talking to the 9th person, you should stop and get to know at least one of them better. “The more you get to know someone, the more you like them and the more you think they like you,” she says.

Another recommendation she gives is to stay positive on the first date and ignore minor criticisms like shoes that don't fit, a photo with a bad angle in profile, or someone not dressing to your liking.

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Even though we tend to be negative about these topics, we have no way of knowing if this person is the right one for you on a first date, and they might surprise you as you get to know each other better and get to know them better. “If it’s a maybe, go out again,” she suggests.

In dating, the first date is not included, but the second, third and fourth dates should have a lower number. If you're online and someone piques your interest, meet them in the first two weeks. Otherwise, you will build up the person you think she is and it could be a big disappointment when you meet in real life.