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Online Dating
by : Kelly Wolf
| A common question
among friends these days is whether or not singles should
try to meet their ideal partner through
online dating. The first answer usually comes from the cautious
individuals who warn against predators and seemingly demented
individuals. Next you have the handful of people who know ‘so
and so’ who just got married to the person that they
met online. |
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When it is my turn, I always point out that there is no commitment
by simply looking and discovering how it all works. What has someone
got to lose by setting up a simple profile and seeing what happens?
By definition, online
dating is the association of two individuals through the Internet.
The idea doesn’t seem all that different
from meeting a stranger in a bar or nightclub. Instead of getting
dressed up, going out and using your discerning eye to select
potential candidates from a crowd of singles gathered for various
reasons, you can sit at your computer and put in a basic order
for the ideal person. The initial ‘weeding’ is done
for you.
First you need to choose from the numerous sites that offer
this type of service. Make sure to visit several sites, browse
as much as you can without signing up and make an educated decision
about which one(s) might suit what you are looking for. Several
sites offer many different options as far as what you can advertise
you are looking for in a relationship from friendships to something
very serious. For some, this range offers a great deal of prospects
to choose from. Others would prefer a site that is much more
focused on exactly the type of relationship they are looking
for.
It’s the next step that is probably going to be the most
difficult one. Actually communicating with someone who interests
you or who has already let you know that what you have put in
your profile interests them. Most sites have a ‘hint’ you
can send to let a subscriber know that they have your interest,
whether it be a smile, wink or some other cute flirting device.
You will probably receive the same back or even a personal message.
That’s where you make the decision about whether or not
someone interests you enough to proceed. If no one interests
you, don’t despair. People create profiles every day and
some sites even offer suggestions based on questions asked when
you set up your account.
If someone interests
you immediately, you will have to make initial contact or respond
to his or her inquiry to you. It’s
even possible to feel the excitement and flutter in your stomach
when you begin contact that you feel when meeting a potential
date for the first time!
It’s important
to remember to be cautious at first, be yourself, and be aware
of potential problems with any person
that might contact you and follow your own instincts. But most
importantly, be yourself and have fun! It might be different
for you, but you are now in charge of your dating life through
your computer!
Copyright 2005. All rights reserved
Kelly Wolf writes for Singles
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