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