It’s a common human experience to endure one or two unfortunate would be romantic rendezvous’ in our lives. Singles dating or online dating can equally be the starting points for embarrassing encounters. Everyone can share their own war stories such as the perfect singles dating setup, where well-intentioned friends introduced you to a neurotic vegetarian. Or the eloquent dating site buddy who face to face stuttered and stuck you with the restaurant bill. Read the rest of this entry »

The popularity of dating sites is evident from this statistics. There were more than 2.5 million people participating in online dating in the United States alone last month. Astounding figure, isn’t it?  And, if you are wondering why it is so popular, it is easy to explain. Where else can you get so much choice and that too from the comfort of your home? You can pick and choose who you want to talk to, interact with or relate to. Nonetheless, it is better to be wise while you have fun. Here is a ready guide about dating site safety which you must bear in mind while you are participating. Read the rest of this entry »

People just want to meet other people and online dating has become the latest way to do it. Whether you are looking for a ‘penpal’ or a partner for life the Internet is becoming the vehicle of choice for friends everywhere. The unfortunate image of escapist nerds is fading fast.

The online dating process

Online dating is in fact now the second most popular activity on ‘The Web’. A really interesting question is why? The contemporary world keeps everybody very busy and time saving is probably a big part of the chat room explosion. The cyber world of mating also allows many preliminaries before actual introductions. Surfers provide an individual personal life summary for inclusion in their chosen dating site files. The magic matching process then takes place. Online dating users know for sure that when they make the next step of contacting the compatible person, then they too are looking for love. Read the rest of this entry »

Though online dating is the best way to introduce romance in your life by meeting new friends, it is not always safe. However, if you take some safety measures well in advance, you have no risk. Here is some advice for online dating safety. First of all, don’t meet anyone until you know the person and are comfortable talking with him/her.

Then get a prepaid cell phone because it does not carry your address and name. This is important because you need to keep your home phone and actual address safe from discovery just in case things do not turn out well and you need to break off the friendship.   Read the rest of this entry »