{"id":6,"date":"2026-09-30T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odu.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:10:21","slug":"dating-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/dating-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Dating 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dating 101<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\">A practical introduction to modern online dating.<\/p>\n<h2>Start with clarity<\/h2>\n<p>Before choosing photos or writing a bio, decide what you want from dating right now. A clear goal helps you choose better matches and communicate more honestly.<\/p>\n<h2>Your first three lessons<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Know what you are looking for<\/h3>\n<p>Think about the kind of connection, pace, and relationship you want rather than simply trying to get more matches.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Build an authentic profile<\/h3>\n<p>Your profile should make it easy for someone compatible to understand who you are and start a conversation.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Move from matching to meeting<\/h3>\n<p>Use messaging to establish comfort and interest, then suggest a simple public first date when the conversation has momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dating 101 A practical introduction to modern online dating. Start with clarity Before choosing photos or writing a bio, decide what you want from dating right now. A clear goal helps you choose better matches and communicate more honestly. Your first three lessons 1. Know what you are looking for Think about the kind of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"hero_heading":"","hero_subheading":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22,"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/odu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}