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Online Dating For Dummies
by: HM Hovis
Whether you have been dating for
years, getting back in the game, or just
starting out, you could always use a bit
of dating advice. Not the kind you get
from your mother, but rather the kind
that actually might get you past the
first date, on to the 2nd and perhaps on
to a happily ever after.
So you have decided to date and you
are thinking about the "online
dating" thing? Well, why not. To be
cliche' everyone is doing it! In today's
action packed, hustle, bustle world, who
had time or energy to meet the
traditional ways. Online meeting has
become a norm, and is gaining in
acceptability.
Writing Your Profile Many online
dating services offer assistance in
writing your profile, if you are not a
good writer then this may be something
you should consider. Before you sit down
to write your profile, find out how
others see you, so that you can more
adequately describe yourself as you are
seen. (You don't see yourself as others
do - probably) The best way to do this is
ask around. You don't have to tell anyone
why - just ask for one word that
describes your looks, work habits, home
environment etc get a list and go from
there. Chances are you will come closer
to a good description of yourself that
way than any other way.
To Post a Picture or Not To Post -
That is the question Well are you
photogenic? You know even if you aren't
there has to be a picture somewhere of
you that looks good. Find it! Whoever
said a picture is worth a thousand words
knew what the were talking about. And
let's face it - this is a shallow society
- we are attracted by looks in addition
to pleny of other things - but looks are
definetly high on the list. Not putting
up a picture leads to suspicion of
whether you are attractive or not -
what's wrong with you! Put it up there.
Free Online Dating Services, Trials,
and Charges You get what you pay for -
most of the time. Most of the online
dating services charge. It's a huge
market - just doesn't seem like it when
you are actually trying to find a date
does it? The best thing to do is find a
trial service, or a service that allows
you to wink or send eye contact or a
smile to another party to let them know
you are interested. So if you both just
send that and then it goes nowhere you
have to decide - are they worth the fee
to join the site to find out more. If you
do decide to join, keep in mind that most
of these sites won't let the other person
respond without also having a membership.
That does not mean however that you can't
send them an alternate method of
contacting you. There is nothing more
frustrating than being contacted by
someone you would like to write back to,
but no way to do that unless you also
join. Is it worth the fees? Some site
editors are not too bright either and you
can sneak little ways into your profile
that allow future interested parties a
way to find you. Such as saying something
like - "I have the same name where
the little yellow man is" would tell
someone that your username at AOL would
be the same as your username on the
profile and they might then contact you
without you either one buying a
membership.
If you choose to post on more than one
site, try to spice each profile up a bit
differently. No one wants to read the
same thing twice, and what you might have
missed out on saying in one profile may
be the thing that catches someone's
attention on another profile. Use
different pictures too.
What to be Cautious of Online meeting
has allowed us to move a bit faster than
traditional dating. Your inhibitions all
fall down when you are sitting behind a
computer screen and you can do or say or
flirt however you want and it's not as
difficult as it is face to face. What
that usually leads to is assuming you
know someone better than you normally
would before you've ever had that first
date - but beware - their inhibitions
were down too and they may have come
across a lot greater than they really
are.
Do You Take Down Your Profile When You
Meet Someone? Well - did they take down
their profile? If they did, and you are
serious about being exclusive, then you
should take down your profile. (on all
the sites you have it up on) But if they
haven't and you aren't then leave it up.
Think how many fish swimming around in
the sea might nibble on your bait while
you have it out there!
Perhaps getting online and flirting
and maybe even meeting up with someone is
the push you need to get out more and
enjoy life. Maybe it leads to happily
ever after. Whatever it leads to enjoy it
and yourself!
For more site specific advice and
leads to the best sites online, visit my
website at www.themarketradar.com.
About The Author
HM Hovis holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Mass Communication with an
emphasis in Public Relations. As a gifted
writer, she writes both for fun and for
work.
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