Monday, May 13, 2013

Online Dating


Over the years there has been a tremendous growth in online dating websites. Since we are living in a technological age creators of these sites know that providing this type of service is a necessity. With work, school and busy lifestyle overall, many don’t have time to actually go out and meet people they could potentially date. These sights make it easier for most to meet other singles that fit the certain criteria they are seeking. Forty million people in the United States alone have tried online dating. Before deciding which dating site you want to sign up for you should first ask yourself what it is you're looking for. Some sites have an emphasis on serious relationships and some are for people looking to date causally. Once you’ve decided what kind of dating you want to do, that’s when you start researching the perfect site for you. Typically, you'll become a member and create a profile. Being 100 percent truthful on your profile is important. This way you can get matched with someone more accurately. Some sites match you with someone by using your age, location, what your personal preferences are or by using a personality test. Some sites will also use their representatives to actually match you. Most dating sites offer a free trial and after the free trail there will be monthly payments. Some charge anywhere from 16 to 60 dollars. Free access to select services is also provided on some of these dating sites. Sites that are less popular are usually free. If you do your research online you can even find coupons for discounts. 

Recently there has been an up rise to online dating sites geared towards people with sexually transmitted infections. These sites are for people with incurable STI’s who can meet others with the same infections they have. There are 20 million new cases of people with STI’s each year in the United States. Using these specific online dating sites has provided a safe, responsible and comfortable window in to dating. Here are two lists of some popular online dating websites. These are only a few of the countless sites available.
  1. Match
  2. Eharmony
  3. Chemistry
  4. OK Cupid
  5. Our Time
  6. Christians Mingle
  7. True
Some dating Sites for People with STI's:

 
Dating online is an easy way of eliminating people you know you might not be interested in. This ability of pin pointing potential matches is what really lures people to online dating. Although online dating is easy, convenient, fun and in many times effective in landing great dates or even marriage there are dangerous aspects of it as well. Only a few online dating sites provide background checking for members who sign up. So really knowing who's behind that computer screen or who's going to show up when you two first meet can really be a gamble. There have been countless cases of married men & women, stalkers, con artist and criminals who join these dating websites. Many don't always have pure and good intentions and frankly lying about whom you are and what kind of person you are is fairly easy. Many members on these dating sites use old pictures or lie about their weight but that's the least of your worries. Con artist both men and women lurk on these sites looking to scam lonely singles out of thousands of dollars. 



Bill Warner, a Florida private investigator who offers on his website to "sort out the winners from the losers" for a flat fee of US$169,says running background checks on potential Internet dates now constitutes more than 50 per cent of his business.


If you're using an online dating site and have met someone you might be interested in your best bet is to shed out a little extra cash to perform a background check on. You could even do a background check yourself online for around 20 bucks. It sounds extensive but there are too many horror stories out there and I'm sure you don't want to be one of them.

In recent news we've been hearing a lot about people being Cat Fished. What is being Cat Fished? Well I'll enlighten you if you don't already know. When you develop a relationship with a person online and they turn out not to be who they say they are, that's being catfished. These people pretend to be someone they're not and live a live on the Internet fooling multiple people. Going behind a computer screen making up a factitious person is wrong but so many are doing it. Men pretend to be women and vice versa. They use fake pictures they find online and pretend that it's them. They go on dating websites, facebook and twitter and begin romantic relationships with people based on lies and deception. There's even a new reality TV show on MTV about people going through this experience called Catfish.  I can only hope that this in your face reality TV series is going to prompt online daters to be careful when development relationships with online strangers. There are tons of tips and trick to online dating the right way you just have to seek them out diligently! Don't ever believe what anyone says to you online always do your homework!


In this video you can get a first hand look at what being catfished is all about. It may seem shocking but this happens to people everyday. Online dating is a great tool to use for meeting people but you must be wise about it! Good luck! 

Happy Online dating.

xoxo Rockie

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