Dating Services

Dating services offer a fantastic way to make it easy to meet someone. Why are dating services better than the traditional methods?

 

Dating Service Benefits:

  • You get to know something about them before you meet them.
  • Many times you have deal killers, just by looking at someone in a bar you can't tell if they have the deal killer or not...such as same religion, certain occupations, children or lack of children.
  • Dating services provide an endless supply of "leads" for you...where as singles groups and bars have the same people returning day after day.
  • If you are shy, dating services are a godsend. It is so much easier to write an email or wink on the service than it is to walk up to a potential date and suffer the public humiliation of being turned down in front of everyone.
  • If you are looking for a good communicator, dating services will reveal that almost instantly...you can tell from the profile whether or not the person can share their feelings, emotions, desires and has a chance of meeting the communication level you desire.

Dating Service Pitfalls:

There are quite a few pitfalls of dating services, thing you should be aware of and take appropriate action.

  • Lying...so many people in dating services lie about their age, their income, their height, their weight, their photos, their health...it is not unusual for someone to be off by five or ten years about their age for instance. Their excuse is that if they put their real age, they wouldn't get any responses.
  • Wrong age - it is quite common for people to lie about their age...especially woment. They complain that if they put their real age, men would ignore them because they are looking for the younger women.
  • Wrong height. For some reason short people tend to fudge about their height, stating that they would get ignored by too many if they didn't fudge.
  • Overweight. People either really think they are skinnier than they are or they know they wouldn't get the responses they are looking for if they were honest about their weight.
  • Income - men tend to overstate how much money they make to impress women more.
  • Old photos. So many men and women have photos that are 10 or 20 years old. They looked thinner, more hair (for men), more attractive. It can be hard to recognize someone on the first date based upon the photos many use in the dating services.

Online Dating Services

The most popular (Alexa ranking in parentheses) online dating services are:

  • Match.com (82) Makes finding love easy, with over 8 million members. They''ve inspired twice as many marriages as any other site in the world.
  • Yahoo Personals (1 - part of Yahoo.com) Better first dates. More second dates. Subscribe now!
    Whether you're "single and loving it" or seeking a long-term relationship, Yahoo! Personals will help you make faster, better connections.
  • American Singles (514) AmericanSingles.com is here to help you find real people
    for real relationships, romance, friendships and more. And with millions of members, there's somebody for everyone.
  • eHarmony (523) Through years of research they've found 29 key dimensions that predict deep compatibility and happier, more lasting relationships. Their Personality Profile covers these areas, helping you learn more about yourself and your ideal partner and allowing them to match you with highly compatible singles.
  • Lavalife (551) Lavalife offers singles anytime, anywhere connections that make single life a positive, fulfilling and self-esteem building experience through relationship opportunities, social interaction and a like minded community of ideas and information.
  • FriendFinder.com (1,548) FriendFinder is designed around those seeking friends and serious relationships.
  • DatingDirect.com (1,703) the UK’s largest dating service, with two million members. Log on for free and post your profile and picture online.
  • Date.com (1,986) Date.com, where “Every relationship begins with a date”, is a community committed to helping our members find and maintain the best relationship for them. Launched on Valentine's Day 1997, Date.com has had over 8 million members worldwide who come to the site because it offers a convenient and safe way for singles to meet.
  • perfectMatch.com (4,932) Over one million people have joined. Their Duet Total Compatability System features: multi-dimensional profiler, compatability predictor, character and values matching and a personal preference engine.
  • MatchMaker.com (9,657) Matchmaker.com is the leading online community enabling secure connections between people with similar interests and needs. Whether you’re looking for a lifetime love, a new social circle of buddies, a weekend workout partner, or maybe a local wine connoisseur, Matchmaker.com is the place to meet all types of people across the world.

 

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