18 Feb 2008 04:53:16 | Alison Edwards
Where do you go when you are looking for love?
Are you considering joining an online dating site but not sure
it’s for you?
Let me tell you how I first discovered online dating and why I
firmly believe it fits in with our modern day lifestyles.
A couple of years ago online dating still had a stigma attached
to it. Although people were using the internet as a method of
dating, they did not discuss it with friends or colleagues for
fear of coming across desperate.
I recall a friend of mine who was initially embarrassed to tell
me she had joined an online dating site. At the time, I was
rather surprised as she was an attractive girl who would be
considered quite a catch. However, after chatting to her I
completely understood why she had resorted to this method of
dating; she was simply tired of meeting timewasters who were not
interested in committing to a relationship.
Whilst she had no desire to date some of the men who contacted
her, there were quite a few she was interested in and she began
a dating spell to make any "singleton" jealous. She then struck
up an online relationship with someone who lived 100 miles from
her. After exchanging many emails and chatting on the telephone,
she decided to meet him. Obviously, the distance didn’t make the
relationship ideal but the spark was there and she enjoyed 6
months dating someone with similar interests, shared romantic
weekends together and had a fantastic holiday. Although he
didn’t turn out to be “the one”, when I asked if she regretted
joining an online dating site her answer was "Definitely not!"
Her view was that if she hadn’t joined an online dating site,
those 6 months would have been spent moaning about meeting the
same timewasters in the same old haunts and wondering "what if".
She was simply being proactive in her search for love; after all
life is far too short!
If you’re not convinced online dating is for you, here are 11
reasons why I think online dating has its advantages:-
1. You don’t have to wait until the weekend to meet someone.
2. You don’t have to get dressed up for a night "online". Wear
whatever you feel comfortable in at home.
3. If you work unusual hours online dating fits in with your
schedule. You can log on at any time of the day to suit you;
there is always someone online waiting to chat.
4. If you start chatting to someone and then decide they are not
what you are looking for, put them back in the net gently and
choose another. There are plenty of fish in the sea!
5. If you are tired of seeing the same old faces when you go
out, there are people of all age groups all across the country
waiting online to meet someone.
6. If you are new to an area online dating is a great way of
meeting people whether it's for friendship or dating. If you
meet a few people online in your area, you can arrange a get
together for you all rather than meeting on a one-to-one basis.
7. If all of your friends have settled down or you have recently
become single what better way to meet new someone quickly than
to go online and meet more singles!
8. Anonymous messaging and chat rooms let you flirt to your
heart’s content without any embarrassment or getting tongue-tied.
9. You will probably find out more about someone online before
you arrange a date with them than you would if you had met them
in a bar. Online dating usually makes people more cautious about
who they choose to date and in this day and age that can’t be a
bad thing!
10. We now live and date very differently to previous
generations where the traditional place to meet people was in
nightclubs, parties, at work or through friends. By joining an
online dating site you are not excluding these avenues but
simply extending your opportunities of meeting someone.
11. Finally, 1 month’s membership costs less than a night out
and gives you hundreds of opportunities to meet your perfect
partner – every night!
About Author :
Alison Edwards runs http://www.SnappyDates.com/ a UK based dating site. 
