"I never want to hear from any cheerful Polyannas,
who tell you fate supplies a mate - It's all
bananas!" (Gershwin & Gershwin)
who tell you fate supplies a mate - It's all
bananas!" (Gershwin & Gershwin)
Types of Sites
Here are some of the different types of sites.
Here are some of the different types of sites.
 | Generic online dating sites that include all age groups, all types of | |
| people, and all types of core values. Some are very specific and members can indicate what religious group they belong to, how often they attend services, what political beliefs they hold, etc. Some sites are more detailed in search criteria than others. |
| Online dating sites just geared for specific age groups, such as younger | |
| singles, middle-aged, or seniors. |
| Sites that give you personality tests and match members with others | |
| based strictly on the results of those tests; or sites that match members with everyone and then indicate whether they think you are compatible with that particular individual. |
| Sites that are focused strictly on religious backgrounds. There are | |
| Christian, Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim sites available. |
| Sites that will not allow you to search, but will pick the best personality | |
| match for you, and then send you their suggested match. |
| Sites that offer personal matchmaking services for a fee. |
| Pricing varies. Most subscription rate choices are monthly, quarterly, or | |
| yearly. The majority of sites have auto renew feature when your subscription expires. If you don't wish to auto renew, you need to turn the function off beforehand. Most sites give discounts for longer subscription periods. |
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Safety Tips
Online dating is not without its risks. Follow basic safety tips when
communicating with someone:
Whatever online dating site you choose, read their safety tips. Be wise!
Unfortunately, not everyone online can be trusted.
Online dating is not without its risks. Follow basic safety tips when
communicating with someone:
| Be wise and go slow. Often someone will give you their email address | |
| outside of the dating site after the first email. If you contact outside the site, you could expose too much personal information too quickly. There's no reason why you cannot email inside the site for a while until you feel comfortable leaving it to communicate. |
| Until you feel comfortable with that individual, guard your identity and | |
| your financial information. |
| Most sites offer "block" features and "report" features. If you're | |
| communicating with someone who starts abusing you, stalking you, etc., block them and report them. |
| Be wary of people who profess their undying love right out of the gate. | |
| Too pushy, too fast, raises red flags. It takes time to develop relationships. In the same manner, don't sound desperate yourself. It screams vulnerability to someone who can take advantage of you. |
| When you feel comfortable, share your phone number, but keep where | |
| you live and work confidential until you know enough about the person you've met to feel safe sharing. It's better to communicate via cell phone, rather than giving out your home phone. |
| Be a sleuth. Learn how to search out background information on the | |
| individuals you meet. It never hurts, it protects yourself, and you can weed out the liars from the trustworthy. |
| When you're ready to meet, do so in a public place. Never invite a | |
| stranger to your home or meet them at theirs. Public coffee shops or restaurants where plenty of people are around are the safest places to have that first contact. |
| Use your inner radar or that gut feeling. If something doesn't feel right or | |
| sound right, move on. |
Whatever online dating site you choose, read their safety tips. Be wise!
Unfortunately, not everyone online can be trusted.
So you want to change your singleness? Well, there's only
one way to do that and it's to find a mate. The questions is
how do we go about it?
In today's high technology Internet world, online dating sites
seem to be the most popular of choices. You pick a site that
you like, post a profile, search for others, wink at each other, or
email. Every site has different flavors, search capabilities,
focused markets, audience, and pricing, etc. The best way is
to determine what your core search focus is and then pick the
site that suits you the best.
one way to do that and it's to find a mate. The questions is
how do we go about it?
In today's high technology Internet world, online dating sites
seem to be the most popular of choices. You pick a site that
you like, post a profile, search for others, wink at each other, or
email. Every site has different flavors, search capabilities,
focused markets, audience, and pricing, etc. The best way is
to determine what your core search focus is and then pick the
site that suits you the best.
Other Ways to Meet
| Local single dances | |
| Church singles groups | |
| Single cruise lines and vacation | |
| tour groups. See our Just Bored page. | ||
| Special interest groups at | |
| MeetUp.Com |
Dealing With Rejection
It's a fact. Your profile can be viewed a thousand times with no response.
You can email individuals and never get an answer. You can meet someone
and you never hear from them again. Online dating is an avenue to meet
others, but it also has its forms of rejection that can cut you to the heart,
especially if you're extremely lonely or recently rejected from a broken
marriage or other relationship. It's salt in the wounds.
It's a different age and many social graces have fallen by the wayside.
People are not always as forthcoming in communicating with others.
Technology has done wonders to make our lives easier, but it allows us to
hide behind profiles, emails, and gives us easy ways out in not
communicating true feelings. We can reject someone by a click of a mouse
and deem them unworthy by a posted picture. We look for chemistry in a
.jpeg rather than taking time to find the essence in a person's heart or
meeting them face-to-face.
It's easy to take a blow to your self-esteem daily at online dating sites. But
they can be helpful and hooking you up with the person you're looking for and
there are success stories. Just don't let the responses you receive before
you meet someone define who you are. Your value as an individual is not
determined by the click of a mouse.
It's a fact. Your profile can be viewed a thousand times with no response.
You can email individuals and never get an answer. You can meet someone
and you never hear from them again. Online dating is an avenue to meet
others, but it also has its forms of rejection that can cut you to the heart,
especially if you're extremely lonely or recently rejected from a broken
marriage or other relationship. It's salt in the wounds.
It's a different age and many social graces have fallen by the wayside.
People are not always as forthcoming in communicating with others.
Technology has done wonders to make our lives easier, but it allows us to
hide behind profiles, emails, and gives us easy ways out in not
communicating true feelings. We can reject someone by a click of a mouse
and deem them unworthy by a posted picture. We look for chemistry in a
.jpeg rather than taking time to find the essence in a person's heart or
meeting them face-to-face.
It's easy to take a blow to your self-esteem daily at online dating sites. But
they can be helpful and hooking you up with the person you're looking for and
there are success stories. Just don't let the responses you receive before
you meet someone define who you are. Your value as an individual is not
determined by the click of a mouse.