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Why Join Online Dating Services?  The Benefits of Online Dating and Personals

Why do people join online dating services and merrily submit their personal ads?

Great question... Listed below are some of the most common reasons online dating has become so popular.

First lets talk about comfort, convenience and ease.

• Ease:  Online dating is easy.  If you have any questions, the dating services provide lots of online help. Or read our free online dating tips
• Comfort & Convenience:  You can get to know people from the comfort and convenience of your own home, at any hour of the day or night.
• Modify Your Personal Ad:  You can place an ad taking as much time as you'd like to compose it.  If you're not happy with it down the road, no problem... change it whenever you desire.  There's no rush... no stress.

• Meet When You Feel Like It:  Have you ever made a date, and then wished you could change it to another day?  With online dating, you can meet people when you feel like it.  If you're in a great mood and want to get on the net and talk to someone, go ahead.  If you're not, you can read your personal ad replies the next day.

• Removes the Stress from First Dates:  Do you sometimes get jitters before a first date?  Or accidentally say the wrong thing?  Online dating prevents a lot of that stress because you can meet on your terms when you are ready.  And creating personal ads and replying to other personal ads is easier than face to face conversation.  You can compose a reply.  Think about it.  Edit it.  And send it when you're ready.  Once you get to know the person, the face to face date will be easy.

Another reason to try online dating is for the time and money saving aspects.

• Saves Time:  You no longer need to spend hours getting ready for your date, to then find out you have nothing in common.
• No Travel Time Required:  You don't need to travel to meet your date, which in some cases could take an hour or so.
• Save Money on Traveling:  Since you don't need to travel to meet your date, you save lots of money on transportation.  Whether it is gas and parking money, taxi fare or bus fare!
• Save Money on Clothes:  No need to buy that perfect dress... or that great new tie.  When communicating via e-mail, you can be wearing your sweat pants or pajamas if you like!
• Save Money on Entertainment:  Think of how much money you'll save on the actual date.  No need to buy dinner, movie tickets, sports tickets...

Other reasons people join is to broaden the number of people they can meet.

• Live in a Remote Location or Small Town:   Some people join because they live in a remote or small town, so it is more difficult to meet people in their hometown.  Some towns have only a limited number of available singles in a person's desired age group, but with the Internet you have a HUGE sampling of people of all ages to meet.
• Meet More People:  Even people who live in large cities join online dating services because you have millions of people to choose from.
• Meet People All Over the World:  With online dating, you are no longer limited to meeting people in your home town.  You can meet people in Australia, India, Japan, the United States, Canada, Africa, Switzerland... you name it!
• Meet People Who Match Your Criteria:  With online matchmaking, you can specify what traits you want in a man/woman, and then let the matchmaking service e-mail you the possible matches.  With online dating, you can do the same (though normally not as fine tuned as matchmaking services) by searching and browsing personal ads.

Online dating works and is becoming more and more popular!

• Success:  Everyday, people are meeting the love of their life on the Internet.  In fact, Match.com, a popular online matchmaking site, stated "In 2003, based on resignation survey data, Match.com calculates that more than 200,000 Match.com members met the person they were seeking on their site."  That is a lot of happy online daters.

Lastly, people join because it's fun and they develop great long lasting relationships. You may not find Mr. or Miss Right instantly, but you will definitely develop lots of friends!

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When you're ready, review all the wonderful dating sites available, post your personal ad, then start mingling.

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