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Online Dating: Hiding In Cyberspace
The Internet is changing the way we interact. Chat rooms, instant messaging, and webcams all allow for quick and easy communication with family, friends and total strangers. You can log on anytime you wish to chat to anyone you choose, for however long you need to. Perfect!
Whats more, it can also change the way we feel about ourselves. People all over the world are discovering the online dating craze; how to meet people behind a screen and chat for ages and ages; how to express themselves in a completely different way than what theyre used to. And it can wonders for your confidence!
The benefits of anonymity
Its easy to feel safe and almost blanketed by the Web. You can allow your true inner self to shine through. You can share a part of yourself thats entirely positive, someone youve always wanted to be. This doesnt have to be misleading to your chat partner, but instead it can be a way of sharing a huge, perhaps hidden part of you in a world where self-consciousness need not play a part.
Whats more, there doesnt have to be any pressure involved. You dont have to meet your chat partner if you dont want to. You can continue to chat online, feeling comfortable and less-inhibited than if you were face-to-face with someone. Many people find a certain appeal in not knowing quite who theyre talking to: its the pull of the unfamiliar. Also, chatting with someone you like on the Internet can take you away from any problems at home or in your daily life into a room of excitement, curiosity and change.
Of course, there are also downsides to not seeing the person youre talking to. Awkward misunderstandings can arise from a sarcastic comment or a long message which may need dissecting and analysing, only to uncover something confusing and upsetting. The key is to go at your own pace and ensure that you have good communication with your chat partner at all times. Work with what suits you. If you need some time to yourself, the beauty of Internet chat is that you can just brb!, grab a cuppa and plop down on the sofa to relax.
Make the most of it
Take advantage of the fact that you can be who you want to be over the Net. Enjoy yourself. Get in contact with as many people as possible to increase your chances of finding that special one. Once you find someone you click with, you can then begin to build a relationship with them which could blossom into something special. You may even want to meet eventually!
So Flirt! Pay and accept those compliments! Get pouting and posing on that cam! You are free to explore a whole cyber universe of guys and gals who want exactly the same things as you do: some kind of self-fulfillment, the freedom to be who you want to be and, above all else, a bit of fun.
BONUS : Online Dating - Holiday Tips
Singles and Holidays dont always mix. Thats why
learning how to survive and thrive during the
holiday season is an important thing for singles
to learn. Since holidays are marketed for
families, singles that are alone are often made
to feel like outsiders crashing a party. Talk
about the holiday blues!
As Christian single women and men dreading yet
another holiday season alone, youre probably
struggling or thinking about:
- Where youre going to spend the holidays to
avoid loneliness
- How unfair it is that another Christmas is
coming, and youre still single
- What youre going to tell or do to those
relatives who ask you again why youre not yet
married.
We all know that Christmas can be tricky when it
comes to dating. On the surface; it seems the
ideal time to find that special someone, what
with office parties, social get-togethers and
strategically hung mistletoe (keep it clean lads).
Yet Christmas is also a season tarnished by
novelty knitted jumpers, Santa socks, loud ties,
sparkly bauble earrings and flashing badges (and
by flashing we mean lights!) On with the snow,
the winter weather is renowned for drying out the
skin, so make sure you don't snow on your dream
date this Christmas!
Festive cheer... Smile! Remember to keep up your
spirits as winter approaches.
New Year's Eve ranks up there as being one of the
top three loneliest nights of the year if you are
alone, and not by choice. But don't worry --
while it may be a well kept secret -- the truth
is, most singles are either home alone or staying
in with family. That said, if you are home alone,
don't despair, these tips are for you:
- Get your favorite pizza ordered in and commit
to a night of DVD movies.
- Phone date. Call your friends from different
parts of the country.
- Invite other singles over for a take-in dinner.
The truth is you'll probably have more fun with
these friends than you would at a big shebang
with people you don't know well at all.
But if none of this will make you feel better you
have another opportunity:
- Get online! With the growing popularity of
online dating, meeting a member of the opposite
sex has never been easier. The days when men and
women grappled with the problem of finding a date
for Saturday night are long gone. Now all you
have to do is to spend a few hours online, maybe
even less, and you can find a date instantly.
The biggest advantage of online dating is wide
choice. How do you normally find a suitable
person to date - through friends or family?
Somebody known to someone you know. Otherwise,
you have to look to date unknown people offline,
for example in a club. But that is risky, because
you know nothing about each other and the very
first encounter is direct.
With online dating, you get a very wide choice.
Leaving aside few cheats, you can identify some
suitable persons who can be dated by you provided
they are ready. You get to know about their
profession, likes and dislikes and preferences
for a dating partner. That gives you a lot of
information about them. With further
correspondence, you can find out more. And if you
are careful and alert, you should be able to
identify liars amongst them. But even after that,
you get a much bigger choice. Now you are not
dependent only on friends and family, but you can
target a lot many totally unknown people who can
be dated by you.
According to a yahoo, Personals Survey, 40
percent of single women are asking Santa to bring
them someone to marry in the next year, while 38
percent of single men are just hoping to get a
hot date for New Year's Eve. More than 1,000
single people from across the country offered
insights into their wish lists for holiday party
dates, meeting the parents, celebrity mistletoe
encounters and more.
Willing to go solo?
While 86 percent of singles are willing to go to
a holiday party alone, nearly half (43 percent)
admitted that it's sad to be single during the
holidays.
Singles in the Midwest are the most likely to
stay home if they don't have a date to a holiday
party.
Are you feeling down about being single this
holiday season and wishing you could just go into
suspended animation till January 1st... or make
that February 15th? You are not alone, because
there are a lot of men online that are waiting to
know you better. You will have an absolutely
great time and you may find the special one.
Following this advice will help you to enjoy the
end of year and move ahead with a positive
outlook... and quite possibly ready for an
amazing new romance in 2007.