5 Myths ABout On-Line Dating

Myth #1: You won't find attractive, successful people on online dating sites FALSE! Online daters come in all shapes and sizes and career status, just as they do in all aspects of life. The population of on-line daters is approximately the same for attractive and successful folks as any other venue. In-fact, most attractive and successful people don't find typical pick-up bars, or singles events an appropriate method of meeting people anymore so there is more than a good chance that you will find MORE attractive people online than at singles bars or singles events. In today's day and age online dating is the first choice for most people so you will find just as many (if not more) attractive people on-line than anywhere else. Myth #2: Most on-line daters are desperate people who can't get a date any other way FALSE! In reality online dating is now the way to go. Current statistics show that over $4 billion dollars is spent yearly on on-line dating services. That is roughly 40 millio American singles using online dating services. There are an estimated 15 million singles in Britain. In 2008 they went on an unprecedented 24 million first dates arranged through on-line dating services. With these enormous numbers of singles hooking up worldwide via online dating services you will find the expected distribution of incredible catches and those that are not right for you! On-line dating is now considered the #1 option for most daters. Myth #3: You can't really meet good people on-line FALSE. Quite the contrary. Many on-line sites have developed tools to help singles find compatible mates. Using these tools you can pre-qualify folks beforehand. You can search on similar interests, backgrounds or various other criteria to fine-tune or expand your search. Since so many people are using on-line dating services your chances of meeting quality folks are basically the same as using any other method of meeting people. Myth #4: People don't use their real photos FALSE. On the contrary, most do. Many use photos that make them look slimmer or younger (who wouldn't??), but most people do use their real photos. What on-line daters will come to realize after they have done this for while, is that if their real intention is to meet someone then the ONLY way they'll accomplish that is by using a current and real photo. But, as with any other method of meeting people, looks is only part of the package. On-line dating actually gives you the added bonus of learning MORE about someone UP-FRONT than many other methods of meeting someone. Myth #5: It isn't acceptable to meet someone on-line FALSE. Thirty years ago I met my ex-husband (and still very close friend) through a classified ad in the Village Voice Newspaper. Back then people raised an eyebrow when they heard I met my husband through a classified ad. But, nowadays, it is the norm for folks to say: 'I met them on-line'. There is no stigma. In-fact, most on-line daters know that meeting people on-line can offer opportunities beyond normal dating. They can meet people from any part of the country or world that they normally couldn't meet if they were meeting people through more traditional methods. Articles appear in mainstream magazines and newspapers regularly with stories of people meeting online and falling in love. In today's society on-line dating is accepted and respected.