Pros Cons of Online Dating

We all have one common goal when it comes to dating online and that is to find romance. Online dating can be enjoyable and there is plenty of evidence that it can also be an effective way to find your soul mate.

Millions of people visit online dating sites every month and a large number of those visiting also join to find their true love. When it comes to using online dating sites there are a few things you can do so as to be more productive and achieve better results.

Initially if the person you are communicating with does not have a photo on their profile proceed with caution. I would at this point ask them for an up to date photo.

Which leads me to the next point, without a photograph on your profile you will get far fewer responses. So if you want more people to reply to your online dating ad then post a photo and not one that is years old.

When chatting with a person online for the first time, keep it brief and to the point. I am not suggesting that you be cold but the main thing you want to do is get a feel for that person. By keeping it brief you can suggest a time to chat again and see if they follow through.

If they like you they will and more importantly you will get to see if they are committed to their word. Additionally if they do not follow up then you will have saved yourself a lot of time as this will be an indicator that they may be just interested in a quick hit.

When you get beyond the chatting phase and it’s time to meet then it is always wise to do so in a populated area. Secondly drive yourself to the date and don’t be afraid to suggest bringing a friend along as they may provide valuable insights and furthermore it gives you an additional line of defense.

If your date does not show up you and your friend can enjoy a coffee. Also on the first date keep it short. You do not want to spend too much money and time with somebody who in person does not seem right for you.

It is ok to communicate with multiple people when searching for your soul mate, however if you are in a one to one chat then do not chat with others at the same time. This can get you in trouble, especially when try and remember what you were talking about with that person.

Lastly if you think you have found the right person take your profile down, you don’t have to delete it as you can use it again later if things work out.

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.