A few years ago I remember the looks of pity my friend Sarah would get when she mentioned she’d been trying online dating. Admittedly, at the time, I thought she must be desperate; couldn’t she meet anyone in ‘reality’? Didn’t she meet people at work, or at parties?
I concluded that she must be either socially inept, or a bit weird. Of course, you know I wouldn’t be telling you all this if she had never met anyone…sure enough, she met someone online, they fell in love, and now they’re married.
Even one experience such as this in your own circle of friends is enough to make you reconsider your rushed judgments. So, could online dating really be the answer? Or, is best to just stick with the traditional method of meeting people, even though it hasn’t worked out for you yet?
So, let’s say you look at these statistics and realize you need to up the odds of meeting someone. You do the logical thing and sign-up to a dating site that has millions of people in its database. Isn’t it still a bit like shopping for a laptop on Amazon?! Isn’t it less ‘real’ than bumping into someone at a party?
Is sending someone a message any less ‘real’ than saying it directly to them? Be honest, do you message people on Facebook that you haven’t seen since your school days? Be even more honest, which mode of communication would you prefer when meeting someone for the first time.
Talking to someone new that you like the look of is hard! Actually, initiating communication is way easier online. No more stuttered introductions or lame chat-up lines. You get to think through what you say and how you’re coming across. You don’t have to worry about blushing or sweating or your mouth going dry.
To summarize, a long time ago, online dating seemed to me like a last resort for lonely people. Now, I’m convinced that it’s surely the best place starting place for finding a partner. Let’s say you communicate with ten new people a week as a result of using an online dating site, even if only one of those turns out to be eligible, you’ve enhanced your chances of meeting someone by 1000% over the natural method I mentioned earlier! You can’t argue with that!
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