Again, I'd like to go over some helpful tips to make your online dating experience worth your time.
A common mistake for people is not researching the right kinds of dating sites.
In other posts I've talked about choosing the right site, which was more specific in terms of the actual website.
I'd like to focus more on the initial "targeting" of you needs and then go from there.
Start With Yourself Before throwing a personal ad on the internet looking for Mr.
/Mrs.
Right, you should stop and think about what your characteristics, qualities, likes, dislikes, hobbies, pet peeves, career goals, life goals, and anything else you think makes you, you.
With all the "matchmaking" technology on these dating sites, by better describing yourself, you can make it much easier to compare your interests with those of others.
Instead of saying you like sports, say what sports.
If you like to exercise, be specific.
"I enjoy jogging" or "I love to tennis.
" Some of these sites charge a pretty decent monthly fee to be a member so it's best you make your profile specific enough that the "matching system" will connect you with quality potential matches.
Find the Site You Want to Date If the site were a person, would you be interested in dating someone with those characteristics? Dating sites are differentiating themselves more and more as they become more popular.
And their selling points/characteristics are becoming more distinct.
You can find a site for your specific religion, income, geographic location, wild side, sexual needs, webcam users, fetishes, and more.
Some people find sites that are free or inexpensive and have all sorts of people on it.
If you were a looking for a long-term relationship, you wouldn't go to your friend's swingers party looking for Mr.
/Mrs.
Right.
The key is putting yourself in a situation where you can find what you are looking for.
So again, find a site that has characteristics of what you are looking for.
Take Action I won't spend too much time on this simply because this topic will be discussed in following posts.
Once you've matched up your characteristics and wants with a site and joined, it's time to take action.
You need to browse profiles, search your area and beyond, send flirts/winks/ice breakers or whatever the site calls them.
You will find that by being active on the site and doing the searching yourself instead of waiting for someone to find you, you will find more of the types of matches you are looking for.
I hope all of this was helpful.
All of the methods discussed aren't the only way to go about dating online.
But in my experience the above strategy will usually yield faster, more pleasurable results.