Online Dating: Find Romance & Meet Singles Using Personal Ads

You may feel that meeting new people is difficult. Most of us are looking for our perfect match, and it can be frustrating when you spend months without meeting somebody that is available or has the same interests. You can always try traditional settings such as clubs, bars, and seeing somebody at work, but we all know that the club and bar scene can get old quick and seeing somebody at work can get complicated. However, meeting singles and finding romance is not difficult if you know where to look. A guaranteed way to meet singles is using online personal ads. Below we provide an online dating service that we recommend and some tips when using an online service.

Match.comis one of the best online dating services available for meeting singles. Registering is free and only takes a few minutes. All you have to do is choose a member name, password, enter you e-mail address, and fill in your name. Once you have registered, you will have access to a personalized home page that provides you access to your account status, links to local hot spots and current events. From your home page you will be able to create and manage your profile. A profile provides information about yourself such as age, city where you live, hair color, eye color, height, body type, spoken languages, ethnicity, religion, education, occupation, etc. We recommend that you include pictures of yourself in the profile. The service places your information into the database allowing other singles to view your profile information. You will also be able to view other singles’ profiles. You can do a quick search using limited criteria for example, female looking for male within 50 miles of your zip code, between the ages of 25 and 35. You can also do a detailed search that will narrow your result such as age, location, physical attributes, education, income, religion, etc. The best part about this service is that it is free to place your profile in the database and look for prospective matches.

Match.com has an exclusive two-way matching system that saves you time by reducing thousands of maybes to a choice group of member that have the same interests. The two-way matching system locates all of the member profiles that match what you’re looking for and narrows the list to people that are looking for your type of profile. In order to contact or correspond with other singles that you believe can be a match for you, you will have to join one of the plans offered by Match.com. There are four affordable plans offered by match.com (monthly, 3 months, 6 months, or a year subscription). The monthly service costs are a lot less than a typical night out at a club, and you can meet singles in your local area.

Online Dating Tips, Getting Started:

• Select a service that gives you an anonymous username and keeps your information private. Don’t include your full name in the username.

• Select a service that allows you to keep your name and personal information (e-mail address) anonymous even after you have exchanged mail through the service.

• Select a service that allows you to block users from contacting you.

• Keep your description short, but be honest about yourself. Include hobbies and things that you like to do.

• Use a service that has profiles with pictures, and include a picture in your profile. You are more likely to receive an e-mail if you include a picture.

• Review others profiles and contact those that match your interests.

• Keep your first e-mail short and to the point. Try to not include too much detail at the beginning, and keep it informal.

• Do not place your e-mail address or personal contact information in the profiles section or e-mails until you feel comfortable with the person that you have met.

• Don’t include information about money or possessions. This should not be important when meeting new people.

• Don’t apply pressure for a reply or a meeting. Try to keep things simple at first and get to know the person before you ask them for a date.

• Once you feel comfortable with the person and you want to take the relationship to the next step, start out by talking on the phone.

Online Dating Tips, First Meeting:

• The first rule of meeting someone in person that you have met online is don’t do it if you feel uncomfortable. Make sure that you follow your intuition.

• Choose a public place for your first date such as a restaurant, bar, or other local hangout.

• Meet somewhere that you know so that you can relax and enjoy the meeting.

• You might consider getting your friends to meet separately at the same location, so that you feel more comfortable. This will also allow you to get your friends opinion after the date.

• Drive yourself or have a friend drive you to the date.

• If you are nervous about the meeting, you may want to limit the time of the first date to an hour lunch or an hour after work. This will allow you to leave the date early if you feel uncomfortable.

Remember to relax, be yourself and have a great time. Getting to know new people is very exciting, and it’s never been easier. If you find other online sources that you feel may be helpful to others, Contact Usand tell us about it. This way we can all benefit.

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