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Author : Jay Bauder
Why many prefer online dating over traditional one
Gone are the days when dating means courting your future spouse
you met at school or in your neighborhood. Romance could blossom
now with a click of a mouse.
The Internet has become the ultimate haven for singles - without
the drunks, the noise, and the exorbitant cost you pay to be in
the bars desperately hoping to be noticed. Thanks to online
dating sites, you don't have to ask your mother or friend to
help you hook up with someone they think is perfect for you -
which in most cases, isn't.
Some might still believe in the good ol' traditional dating.
Good luck to them. But not you. You are wise and savvy. You know
that online dating is a better and quicker way of connecting
with other people and getting to know them. You know you can't
meet all the people in the world that might just be your perfect
match. The Internet expands your probabilities, widening your
choices to meet a mate.
What are the additional reasons for checking out online sites?
1. The ability to easily access profiles from the easy access to
a wide variety of profiles. Online sites make you see hundreds
of profiles for a possible match. Clicking on someone that you
have an interest on is so easy with just a click of the mouse.
Vice-versa, others who would also like to talk to you (and
hopefully, just more than that) can also message you.
In traditional dating, you are limited to the social circle that
you have. Your choice then becomes limited. Unlike in online
dating, where choices can be limitless, and is not limited in
your immediate circle of friends and acquaintances.
2. Most reputable dating sites are safe. They are very
particular on this area, enforcing among others, a Code of
Ethics among members, Certification that a member is single, and
background check on criminal record. Check whether the site has
safety nets.
Both traditional and online dating have their dangers, although
dating traditionally, admittedly, has lesser safety risks. But
you can never be too sure. 3. You have the decision to meet or
not to meet somebody. If you do not feel meeting somebody up,
then it is your decision.
Compared with online dating, you feel a sense of pressure when
someone wants you to meet this or that. If your best friend nags
you to meet his or her cousin, how can you say no? In online
dating, the decision to say yes or no is very easy.
4. The accuracy in finding you a good mate increases since the
site has personal profiles for you to look at, personality
tests, and image uploads. Some sites can even have audio and
video capabilities in their personal ads.
Do not ignore these opportunities in improving your personal
ads. Other singles and prospective matches will take a look at
your ads longer if you have video or audio clips in your ad
Personals ads with images of you have a response of 80 percent,
but ads with a video clip or audio clip (or both) have a 97%
response.
Unlike in traditional dating, you get to "know" various kinds of
people in just a few minutes. You could sense someone's
personality without the hassle of actually meeting that person
first.
5. It is relatively affordable and fast. Online dating sites are
cheaper and quicker than arranging a date with somebody referred
to you by a friend. In just a few minutes, your perfect match
could be available.
Of course, internet dating won't guarantee you an easy head
start in dating and romance. After all, like any forms of
dating, online dating takes practice and patience. Online dating
has its downfalls too. Being online does not mean everyone would
be buzzing around you.
That is why when you are using online dating services, you must
take responsibility for your actions, and consider safety risks
as well. After all you are spending money too - money not just
for connecting to the Internet, but also for the minimal fees
you pay for being a member in those sites. Internet dating sites
cost primarily because of two reasons: First, to discourage
fly-by-night creeps who just lurk and are curious in cyberspace.
Second, running a good online dating service costs a lot, which
also includes ensuring that members are safe.
There are vast differences between traditional and online
dating, and it would not hurt you trying dating online.
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