GREAT ONLINE DATING TIPS

Online dating is becoming more and more socially acceptable. The truth is, more and more of today’s romantic relationships begin on the internet. Millions of people have reported meeting their spouses through online dating and a study done with 20,000 Americans revealed that marriages between people who met online are as stable and satisfying if not more so than people who meet in the real world. 25 million unique individuals joined online dating sites in April, 2011 alone, and over five million Americans have married spouses they had met online! Get in on this rising trend and join the millions upon millions of online dating site users.


1. FINDING THE SITE FOR YOU
There are so many d@ting sites out there and if you really want to cast a wide net, you should sign up for every single one of them!
Or, you can be realistic, and create a chart of things you are looking for, and find the website that is designed to pair you with the partner of your dreams.

2. CREATE THE PERFECT DATING PROFILE
If you want to d@te well online, you have to give off the best first impression, and in the online world, that impression is based off your profile. Your profile is the customizable area on the d@ting site in which you write your biographical information, with photos as well as details of what you are looking for.

3. GO BIG OR GO HOME
If you want to successfully d@te online, you need patience. A comparison to real life would be walking into a bar with one hundred people, and expecting to come out with the one. Obviously no one is perfect, and you have to have patience and spend time to find a r3lationship online just as you would in real life. You should not give up just because a couple of dates did not work out. People put unnecessary pressure on themselves when they date online, especially after they have exchanged a few great emails. You have to practice dating to figure out what is right for you and what you are looking for and finding your match.

4. HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Online dating is just another venue for busy people to find love without sitting at the bars every night. You have to take every opportunity available to you, but it does not mean you cannot still meet people in real life. You should see it as enhancing your options and view it as a means to an end. It is another way to find your future match.

5. DO NOT GET TOO JUDGMENTAL BECAUSE OF PICTURES
Online dating profiles allow us to feel nitpicky and maintain high expectations, and turn dating equivalent to scrolling on amazon.com for a great pair of sneakers. This gives us a sense of power, but try your best to fight the urge to judge too fast.

6. DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
Do not worry so much about the minute details like the restaurants, bars, or movies that the potential date likes (like “oh they like New Girl” or “They live on that street”). Instead, look at the bigger picture like, do they live in the same city? Do they read? Do they seem intelligent? Avoid being consumed with the idea that there is someone out there who will meet every singly one of your preferences.

7. LOOK FOR THE TONE OF THE PROFILE
The most important factor in a profile is the tone it is written in. This is the best indicator for the sense of the person, which can be really difficult to identify.

8. DO NOT GET OVERLY ATTACHED TOO FAST
Whether it is online or offline, try your best to fight the temptation of fantasizing about the great future when you’ve just met someone. Even if they claimed to be looking for something serious on their profile, and you got along on your first date, there is still a world of things to note. Sometimes we get so tired of dating that when we have found someone we can stand and want to see for more than two dates, we want to jump straight into the next step: the relationship.