Singles Online Dating

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

How to find the right online date

If you are single and are looking for a companion, meeting people on the Internet can be very rewarding. Whether you are looking for a casual association or a long-term relationship, it helps if you learn how to find the right online date. Online dating websites offer you a stimulating, enjoyable and safe environment, where you can mingle with like-minded people.

Here are a few tips to help you find the right date:

• Include your photograph in your profile. This will help you get a much better response than a plain text-based profile.
  
  
• Write a profile that brings out your personality, background, interests and hobbies. Try to go beyond the commonplace details and write about things that inspire and excite you. This will help people to discover what is unique about you and will help you find the right dates.
  
  
• When you are communicating with someone online, be positive and try to be honest about yourself. This does not mean giving the other person too many details about your life, too soon. It is better to let the relationship develop slowly.
  
  
• Don't feel under pressure to meet the person personally too soon.   It is better to let the woman decide when the first meeting should take place. The man can tell her that he is interested in meeting her and then wait for her to decide when they will meet.
  
  
• Always ensure your safety and privacy by using a member ID or user name, so that you remain anonymous. You should also use that online dating service that offers you anonymous e-mail services. This will protect your e-mail ID.
  
  
• Once you have met someone you like, tell him/her you enjoyed yourself and arrange a second meeting.

When you are meeting someone for the first time, always arrange the meeting in a public place. Drive to the chosen place, instead of letting your date pick you up from your home. Before you go for the meeting, tell at least two people where you are going, whom you are meeting and when you will be back. It is safer to take a friend along, when you go for the first meeting.

Give the person an e-mail address or mobile phone number initially. Don't reveal your home phone number or address. Be careful about what personal information you reveal on your first date. Always rely on your common sense and leave at once if you get a bad feeling about the other person.