Internet dating is an excellent way to contact people and to learn something about them prior to investing time and energy in a relationship. Here are 4 reasons to give it a try.
1. It's not difficult. It's a good deal easier to get in touch with people on a dating service than, say, spending time in the bar scene. It's better than a blind date that a well-meaning friend arranged for you, and a lot of other more "traditional" ways of meeting people.
With internet dating, people post their profile, and you can check one another out in privacy, without distractions and without pressure. You have less risk of rejection, because you usually email or message each other before talking about actual dating. It's a lot easier to approach someone on the internet than in person, and you can move forward at your own pace from there.
2. It's more focused. When you attend a social gathering and meet someone new, you don't have any idea what interests him or her, what he does, what kinds of things she likes, or anything else. Even when someone hooks you up, you don't usually know an awful lot about your date.
When you use a dating service, you have reviewed the other person's profile before you even contact him or her. Most people are pretty truthful on their profiles (while putting their best feet forward, of course), so you have at least some basic information before you ever make contact with the person.
For instance, if you love baseball and go to all the games, and someone's profile says they can't stand sports; that's a pretty good indicator that the relationship might have some problems. With internet dating, you get to do some pre-screening before dating someone.
3. Safety. Despite worries about predators on the internet, it is quite safe as long as you use the necessary safeguards. There are common sense safe internet practices that you ought to take, like not disclosing your name and address to anyone you don't know. Even though there are creeps and perverts on the internet, it is still at least as safe as traditional dating - probably safer. There are creeps and perverts in the real world, too.
Most internet dating services have safety protocols built in so that nobody can get at your personal information without your permission. As discussed above, internet dating services permit you to screen potential dates. As you review profiles, your instincts will help you select people you want to connect with.
Internet dating gives you the opportunity to find out a bit about people before you meet them, which doesn't always happen in the "real" world.
4. There are a lot of people to choose from. In traditional dating, you are confined to the people who are in your geographic region, or who know your acquaintances or relatives. With internet dating, those boundaries vanish. The pool of people you can meet with a dating service stretches all over the world. That's a lot more people than you will meet anyplace in your home town.
Internet dating has a lot of benefits, and is the way many people choose to contact new people. Only you can determine if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
By Brad Morgan
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