There are dating apps for everything these days, but taking yourself offline can help you get off the dating app merry-go-round and rediscover your town. Play tourist. Tour your own city, take a walk downtown, or check out a different neighborhood in your town. Appreciate outdoor art installations or stop to read historical markers in parks and museums. Taking the time to look at the world around you with fresh eyes can inspire conversations and lead to a deeper connection than dating through an app. "When dating online, people often get desperate," explains dating coach Laurel House . "They give up looking for enjoyment of their own lives." When dating apps are used too often, they begin to feel like chores instead of tools for dating success. "Being on dating apps all day can make you feel disconnected from the world. I think dating apps are fun, but it's easy to get too obsessed with them," says dating coach Francesca Hogi . "It happened to me before. When you have 30 dating prospects for Saturday night, if nothing clicks or they cancel last minute, you don't have any fallback plans." Touring your own city will connect you back with the physical environment. It will also help you stand out to new people in a positive way because of the effort you put into discovering something new about your town instead of just existing there. "You want someone who isn't intimidated by being active and being outside. If that's not where your mind goes, dating will be harder," says dating coach Kali Rogers . "Going out in nature makes you feel more connected to your true self. You can have a great conversation with someone while hiking, but it seems hard to talk dating apps at the same time." Don't wait until dating apps are behind you before you start rediscovering your town. Take the time now to appreciate what's around you. "When I'm dating people, one of my first questions is for them to name their favorite place they've ever been," explains dating coach Amy Van Doran . "You want someone who has an idea of what they want to do if they don't have anything planned." "A lot of times I find that when dating online, people aren't dating for the right reasons," says dating coach Jeanne McDonald . "Dating tends to skew people's priorities and they need a little nudge to remember what dating should be like: fun, lighthearted and you shouldn't feel too much pressure." "If you're dating online, it's easy for things to become all about you because you don't have as strong of a connection with that person. You might start thinking about how dating is affecting your life but that isn't what dating is supposed to be about," cautions dating coach Francesca Hogi . "It's about finding someone who can enhance your life and fit into the spaces where there isn't enough time right now. 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