Pros Cons of Online Dating

Ok let’s drill down into some interesting online dating statistics. It may surprise you to know that a lot of people seek love online. In actual fact it is reported that twenty million people engage in online dating sites in one way or another per month.

When asked almost seventy percent of people would use an online dating service to find their partner.

The next question is out of that twenty million how many folks take it to the next stage, in other words get serious in their relationship and commit to marriage? On a per year bases it is suggested that over a hundred thousand couples tie the knot in relationships that were created online.

Out of the twenty million people who visit an online dating site per month it is estimated that around ten to fifteen percent of those people pay for a listing on a dating site.

Out of those polled who join these sites twelve percent of them said that a person’s smile was one of the most important characteristics of their desired partner. This was in second place. Number one was personality; looks came in at eleven percent.

With that said on the first date looks were said to be very important by thirty eight percent of the people polled. Personality then dropped to second place and smile still stayed in there at around ten percent.

Then an interesting statistic almost contradicted that by saying that over sixty percent of people think that looks and appearance matter. What one could draw from that is this, appearance, as in being scruffy or not can be a deciding factor when coupled with looks.

On the first date seventy eight percent of people are of the opinion that the person they meet with is not being one hundred percent genuinely honest. Basically over sixty percent of people believe that they cannot trust the person they are meeting on the first date.

It was also interesting to see that fifty nine percent of people were of the notion that meeting a person they really like is difficult, either online or offline. Then to top that off sixty percent said that people’s expectations are too high.

That to me was interesting due to the fact that if it is hard to meet a person you like then it is strange to then turn around and say that people’s expectations are too high, so maybe we ourselves are too judgmental and expect too much of other folks.

In terms of being single thirty five percent of people stated that they don’t mind and an equal number of thirty five percent said they hate it.

The resource I used for these online dating statistics or dating statistics in general was topdatingtips.com, I honestly thought they were interesting and quite telling in many respects, I hope you will also find them interesting.

The objective of this post is to make you aware of various scams that can occur when it comes to online dating. Online dating scams can occur and do occur and many people fall victim.

The reason you want to try online dating is to find a partner and the last thing you need is a broken heart. As you probably know many people can join an online dating site for free and many hide behind the internet to carry out their various tricks, as a result of which you may not really know the person behind the profile.

Communication is of the essence in every relationship. To set up your online communication I suggest creating a special e-mail account for this. Secondly use the communication tools that the dating sites provide.

Do not give out personal information at the start. Secondly check the profile and see if it is on any other dating sites, you can do this by performing a Google search.

This may bring up information relative to that profile as in somebody who previously dealt with this individual and had a bad experience.

Secondly if you find the communication is sporadic and general then avoid this person. The other factor is this, when the individual communicating with you becomes overzealous and little bit too friendly right from the beginning this can be a red flag.

Remember the objective of the scam artist is to build trust and the take advantage once that trust has been developed. Once this has taken place they begin to ask for favors and these favors can get you in trouble.

The rule of thumb is not to do people favors online, and more importantly you want to find a partner who can take care of themselves. If they need your money then something is up?

Which leads me to the next point, if they ask for your physical address to have something delivered, do not give it out! If you do, you may be the recipient of some stolen goods.

In terms of making phone communication if you get some crazy 1900 number do not call it. Men need to wary of prostitution, many professionals post profiles to get business. You need to also be aware that women on international websites can after developing trust start to request money.

When meeting somebody for the first time never have them pick you up and always meet in a public area that is populated.

All in all there are way more decent people out there who are genuinely searching for a partner online, all you need to do is be aware of the red flags and proceed with caution, more importantly as mentioned before take your time and you will be ok.