Where do you go when you are looking for love?
Are you considering joining an online dating site but not
sure it’s for you?
Let me tell you how I first discovered
online dating and why I firmly believe it fits in with our
modern day lifestyles.
A couple of years ago online
dating still had a stigma attached to it. Although people were
using the internet as a method of dating, they did not discuss
it with friends or colleagues for fear of coming across
desperate.
I recall a friend of mine who was initially
embarrassed to tell me she had joined an online dating site. At
the time, I was rather surprised as she was an attractive girl
who would be considered quite a catch. However, after chatting
to her I completely understood why she had resorted to this
method of dating; she was simply tired of meeting timewasters
who were not interested in committing to a relationship.
Whilst she had no desire to date some of the men who contacted
her, there were quite a few she was interested in and she began
a dating spell to make any "singleton" jealous. She then struck
up an online relationship with someone who lived 100 miles from
her. After exchanging many emails and chatting on the telephone,
she decided to meet him. Obviously, the distance didn’t make the
relationship ideal but the spark was there and she enjoyed 6
months dating someone with similar interests, shared romantic
weekends together and had a fantastic holiday. Although he
didn’t turn out to be “the one”, when I asked if she regretted
joining an online dating site her answer was "Definitely not!"
Her view was that if she hadn’t joined an online dating site,
those 6 months would have been spent moaning about meeting the
same timewasters in the same old haunts and wondering "what if".
She was simply being proactive in her search for love; after all
life is far too short!
If you’re not convinced online
dating is for you, here are 11 reasons why I think online dating
has its advantages:-
1. You don’t have to wait until the
weekend to meet someone.
2. You don’t have to get dressed
up for a night "online". Wear whatever you feel comfortable in
at home.
3. If you work unusual hours online dating fits
in with your schedule. You can log on at any time of the day to
suit you; there is always someone online waiting to chat.
4. If you start chatting to someone and then decide they are not
what you are looking for, put them back in the net gently and
choose another. There are plenty of fish in the sea!
5.
If you are tired of seeing the same old faces when you go out,
there are people of all age groups all across the country
waiting online to meet someone.
6. If you are new to an
area online dating is a great way of meeting people whether it's
for friendship or dating. If you meet a few people online in
your area, you can arrange a get together for you all rather
than meeting on a one-to-one basis.
7. If all of your
friends have settled down or you have recently become single
what better way to meet new someone quickly than to go online
and meet more singles!
8. Anonymous messaging and chat
rooms let you flirt to your heart’s content without any
embarrassment or getting tongue-tied.
9. You will
probably find out more about someone online before you arrange a
date with them than you would if you had met them in a bar.
Online dating usually makes people more cautious about who they
choose to date and in this day and age that can’t be a bad
thing!
10. We now live and date very differently to
previous generations where the traditional place to meet people
was in nightclubs, parties, at work or through friends. By
joining an online dating site you are not excluding these
avenues but simply extending your opportunities of meeting
someone.
11. Finally, 1 month’s membership costs less
than a night out and gives you hundreds of opportunities to meet
your perfect partner – every night!
With so many positive reasons to go online for love, finding
your perfect partner has never been easier. Try it out for
yourself and please let me know how you're doing.
About the Author:
Alison Edwards runs
http://www.SnappyDates.com a UK
based dating site. Registration is free. For Snappy Results –
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