Monday, July 5th, 2010

The Advantages of Online Dating.

The Advantages of Online Dating.


The phenomenon of online dating has become as integral part of North American culture as the Internet itself. The reasons for this success story are readily apparent to millions of participants. However, as a modern outgrowth of traditional dating services, (internet) dating has had to overcome the stigma of “lonely hearts” and other negative images. No longer covert or seedy, members who met a significant other online are for the most part, willing to announce how they got together.

In North America alone the combined membership of internet-based dating agencies now exceeds 50 million. As a process of initiating relationships, online dating is steadily becoming more comprehensive and sophisticated. The rituals and once preferred methods of introduction through friends, bar encounters, blind dates and singles clubs are now viewed by many as outdated  remnants of the “bad old days”  Personal ads in Newspapers where all you had to go on was a few written lines and a voice are so old hat, its hard to believe  it took off at all.

One die hard criticism of online dating involves the so-called factor of “chemistry”, which supposedly cannot be predicted through two-dimensional (internet) interactions. Consequently, on the first “real” date, weeks of involvement and intrigue may end in disappointment. The wannabe couple fails both Biology and Chemistry because ultimately most people want their counterpart to appeal to them physically. No matter how much the chemistry flows, if you don’t like the look of them, it all goes out the window.

Through the sheer force of a vibrant technology and marketplace, online dating has evolved remarkably. The advantages to the consumer now clearly outweigh almost any conceivable drawbacks.
1. Countless testimonials have related stories of genuine online chemistry  and love developing long before actual and fulfilling “first dates”

2.  Many sites have “flirting functionality” that allows users to make advances with minimum conversation thus avoiding unnecessary awkwardness.

3. I Love Your Accent http://www.iloveyouraccent.com among others, makes geographical barriers fade away and can open a surprising world of travel, adventure, and learning to those interested in long distance romance and friendships.

4. With only a few necessary resources, a computer, accessories, membership fees, you are ready, day or night, to enter the discreet and relaxed universe of cyber-dating.

5. Sorting functions, profiles, search engines, pre-screening, and even personality tests deliver quantity, quality, and especially organization to your quest for the potentially perfect date or mate

6. On the cyberspace playing field, social class and gender barriers are often overcome by the fact that every player is in the same place, to play the same game. It’s a crowded field but the possibilities are limitless!

7. Bad-hair days ,nothing-to-wear, a runny nose or other embarrassing zit-like calamities that might befall you, will never again put you in time out. You can even lose a few pounds while you sift through your potential suitors.

8. You can avoid the fruitless, time-consuming, effort of having to find appropriate venues to meet other singles: smoky bars, single’s clubs, church socials, boring parties and the person that your friend just knows is fabulous for you.

9.  In the introductory stages, Instant Messaging (IM) and emails produce far fewer misread signals or anxiety than, for example, that first dinner date. For instance, if you receive an email or IM you perceive as inappropriate then immediately Block that member and they are gone from your world for good.

10. “Parallel” dating, by email, instant messaging, or real-time audio or visual, with as few or as many people as you like, is par for the course, Online no one will judge you for “dating” more than one person at a time.

11. Embarrassing chance meetings with past lovers, inquisitive co-workers, other dates or your ex wife (husband) become a non-issue.

12. There is no shortage of variety in online dating. There are huge sites  that don’t charge at all, and sites that require a small fortune. In between there are many niche sites that cater to all tastes, be it erotic, , gay, religious or transatlantic romance. The choice is endless.
13. Eliminate the many expenses of offline dating, such as dinner, movies, drinks, etc, by discovering the fatal flaws of your acquaintances online, before meeting in-person

14. E-conversations and online chatting tend to be more honest, frank, to the point, and involve less emotional risk, particularly when dealing with larger questions of compatibility.

15. Whether you are on the giving or receiving end, rejection is much less messy, hurtful, or embarrassing when transacted online.

16.  Most dating sites offer tools that allow for the safety of anonymity, the avoidance of unwanted contact, and do-it-yourself screening. Most sites will take swift action to complaints received about one of their members

So, if you’re having a hard time meeting someone offline, you might want to give meeting someone online. Millions of people, just like you are using online dating sites to meet someone. Who knows? One of them might be right for you, after all, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

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