why do people talk about a “dating pool”?

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So there is only one person that I want to date, and that is my future wife. If I date multiple people **(not at the same time. As in we break up and date another person afterwards)**, than I haven’t found her. So why do we talk about “dating pool”s and size of it? Is that important?

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It doesn’t refer to how many people you are dating/will date. It is how many people you might have the chance to go out with to begin with.

For example, if you live in a tiny isolated town, most of the population will be married, too young, too old, or otherwise unsuitable. You may only have a handful of people you could possibly date without uprooting yourself entirely. Very different from being in a busy city.

Similar restrictions/opportunities come up if you are very social and get lots of opportunities to meet new people vs spend your free time on solitary activities.

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