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Many ladies try to find their love on the Internet. Some believe that their perfect match can be found online. What's your stand about Online Dating? Please read my write up about online dating:
The Pros & Cons of Online Dating
Just like with the traditional dating environment where you need to go out into the ‘dating scene’, meet and get to know as many people as you can, online dating has its advantages and disadvantages. There is no harm in trying, you can even have fun and emerge successful in the process – but you need to know about the pros and cons of online dating so that you know what to expect and what you can get out of the process.
Pros of Online Dating
The good thing about an online dating service is that you can freely test the waters. By joining an online dating or matchmaking website, you can ‘meet’ as many potential dates as possible without ever having to dress up for a blind date that a friend has set up for you. Thus, potential one-drink date disasters can be avoided because you can actually ‘screen’ the other person before actually having to meet them. Because of this freedom to choose from hundreds of online profiles, you can have a great time in browsing through profiles and getting to know a bit about each potential match.
You can also indicate in your profile the attributes that you would like a potential partner to have. By giving others an idea of who you are as a person and what it is that you are looking for in a romantic partner, then anyone who shares the same views and interests that you do will have a sure way of contacting you, after which you can both start the getting-to-know-you process.
Cons of Online Dating
One of the most distinct disadvantages of the online dating environment is anonymity. Although you can immediately see what the other person looks like on the online profile, there is still a very slim chance that they do not look like that in person at all. Also, since you do not see each other face-to-face, you would not really know whether the other person is being honest with you in many aspects. Finally, nothing can beat the ‘chemistry’ that two people can create when they are physically together. You two may ‘click’ while communicating online, but there may be no spark at all when you meet each other personally for the first time. However, these are the chances and risks that you have to take if you would like to do your part in searching for the right person who is out there for you in the online dating scene.
Learning about the pros and cons of online dating will more or less give you an idea of how you can make the process work to your advantage. Who knows, the ideal partner that you have long been looking for might just be out there – waiting for you online.
Tags: dating, internet, love, online, relationship
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Comment by Tiffany@DivaBras.com- Plus Size Bras on October 6, 2008 at 6:51pm - You have to be very careful with online dating. My old roommate was not careful. She would have her dates pick her up at the house. We had people trying our windows in the middle of the night. One man came into my room without any clothes on. I screamed at him and woke up my roommates. Fortunately, he left. She still did not listen. I ended up moving out.
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Comment by GlamourGirl on March 20, 2008 at 11:24pm - I agree with you Fashionista. I guess there is nothing wrong with online dating as long as you are ready for it. If youre willing to take the consequences of chatting with a stranger, then go for it. I guess chatting is not enough, if you are chatting with a guy over the internet, i guess you need to get to know the person better first before meeting with him. And be careful always!
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Comment by Fashionista on March 20, 2008 at 2:03am - The problem is that when you chat with someone online, they might say normal things, and their spelling can be pretty good too, as well as their picture, but when you see them and hear them in person, it's all so WROOONG... You would have never flirted with a guy like that let alone agree to have dinner... It even hurts to think about that again :D
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Comment by Fashionista on March 20, 2008 at 1:58am
- Oh, I remember that one and only date i had with a guy I met online. That was a disaster! :D When I saw him standing at the bar with a wide smile on his face, I felt like running away, but could not do that - it was way too late for that. So I ended up having the dullest dinner of my life, Luckily, my girlfriend called and I had a good excuse to leave early.
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Comment by Helen on March 20, 2008 at 1:07am -
I have tried the online dating once... I've even met few guys...But I guess it's not for me... It's too artificial. I don't think that you should look for love - if you are looking, it will never comes, it will never be real. Love comes when you are not waiting for it:)
But that is just my experience, some of our members are in happy relationships thanks to the dating sites:)
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