Online Dating 101 – Top Tips To Help You Get Started


If you’re looking for that someone special you may be curious about online dating. It’s said that millions of people meet their significant other online. An online dating site may be exactly what you need to find the person who is right for you.

Here are three top tips to help you get started:

#1 Decide what type of online dating service is right for you. There are essentially three basic formats. They include:

Niche dating sites. These websites are set up specifically to match a person’s interests. For example, you could join a vegetarian dating site, an outdoors dating site and so on.

The benefit of this type of site is that you’ll find a person who matches your current lifestyle.

The downside is that love comes in all colors, shapes, sizes and lifestyles. Your ideal mate may not be a vegetarian or an outdoorsy person.

Compatibility dating sites. These websites offer ‘compatibility’ matching or testing to help you find the right person for you. They generally charge a monthly subscription.

You register and fill out the questionnaire for free. Then you are able to see your matches. However, in order to communicate with your matches, you must choose a monthly subscription plan and make a payment.

This type of plan is set up to help people find long term relationships and marriages.

General Online Dating Sites.

These are the websites you might be most familiar with. They let you create a profile and connect with others on the website

. It’s kind of like social networking with the specific purpose of dating.

#2 Create your profile.

There are a lot of jokes about people on dating sites putting up pictures of themselves twenty years and fifty pounds ago.

It’s probably not a good idea to misrepresent yourself. However, you can present yourself in your best light. Have a great picture taken of yourself and post it.

Post accurate information and highlight your strengths. Stay positive in your profile information and talk about what makes you unique.

#3 Be safe.

There are some undesirables lingering on any dating site. Protect yourself and your personal information.

Don’t give out your work email, address or your home address and consider getting an email account specifically for online dating communication.

That way, should you need to change your email account, it’s not a big deal.

Trust your instincts.

If someone makes you feel uncomfortable, trust that and stop communicating with them. Always make sure any first meetings are in a public place. Coffee shops are a good place to meet for the first time.

It’s always a good idea to start small and test the waters. That means finding one or two well recommended online dating sites and trying them out. Many offer a free trial.

Once you’re comfortable with a site and happy with the communications and feedback you’re receiving, then you can extend your subscription.

Take great care to protect yourself and good luck!

Online dating is a wonderful thing that connects people all over the world to like-minded individuals. You just need to learn the best ways to go about it, and you can learn more in this section here about how to do online dating successfully

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