Abba_S: What about when a guy (or girl) is online dating?
The guy is chatting and making plans with girls during the same time period he is scheduling dates and meeting others.
Or he could be dating one girl while waiting to hear back from the online shadchan on whether or not another girl accepted his interest to meet.
These girls are also being compared with the others.
Maybe having comparisons helps put things in perspective for someone to see that no one is perfect.
Still having more than one person in mind during any given time may complicate matters and impact one’s ability to invest fully in seeing if his or her date and her or him aresponding matriage compatible.