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What Kinds Of Online Dating Services Are Available Online Dating
Nowadays, there are so many types of online dating services to choose from that it's so easy to get confused about the various sites that are offering to hook up singles with a date. But those who are serious about finding their potential soulmates should take the time to find out about the various services that are being offered online. This way, they can choose exactly the type of service that works for them. This will increase their chances of finding their potential soulmates.
One of the most popular services available are online dating services that matches subscriber's profiles, with other members with the same interests and specifications.
Here's a run down of some of the more popular online dating services. These are some of the most highly rated online dating services that can be found on the internet:
Yahoo Personals- For a monthly subscription payment of $7.50-$19.95, (they offer premium services). Members can create their own profiles with pictures included, that they can then share with this online community of date seekers. Members can also communicate via Email, and IM. Yahoo personals have over 5 million members, and is one of the leading contenders in its field.
Dream Date- Has a membership of over 3.5 million. One of the exciting features that this online dating service offers is that its members can communicate with each other through voice chat. It also has text messaging, IM, and offers Email correspondence. In addition to the normal romance affiliation, it also offers its members an erotica section. All of these services are offered for the cost of $9.00-$24.95 a month.
Perfect Match- Perfect match is an online dating site created by the leading online dating authorities who pioneered http://kiss.com, which is one of the original online dating services. It has over 2 million members. It offers a scientific inspired approach to match making.
LoveAccess.com- This site is a step up from other online dating services because it offers its members the choice to include a video message in their profiles! Members can take advantage of its text messaging, Email, and IM. The best thing of all is that all of these services are offered for free. Individuals who choose to sign up must create a basic profile, and write a couple of essays. First, an essay that describes themselves, and another one that describe the type of person they want to meet. Those who want to avail of their more advanced features can upgrade their account. Upgraded accounts offer: IM that includes a video webcam, initiating conversations, and an access to same sex and straight profiles.
Match.com- This online dating site is a must for all serious online daters! This is top on almost all of the online dating reviewers' list. It has a high success rate of matching people together. This site offers individuals a free trial that allow casual viewers 3 days of full access; but it does require participants to show a credit card before they can avail of the free access. Members are asked to create a profile, and post an add that includes one or two pictures. They can also add video greetings, and look through the profiles using their mobile phones. This site also provides a column that offers relationship advice, dating tips and so much more! This site has over 15 million members in 32 different countries.
Another way for singles to meet people on the internet is to post personals. This is different from a Yahoo personal ad, in a sense that individuals don't need to join a community. These 'personals' appear everywhere. Most online lifestyle magazines have a personals section included in their site. These are just pop-ups that randomly appear on the side of the page. It displays an individual's profile, picture, and contact number. If any person who happens to be browsing through that online magazine happen to be interested, all he or she would have to do is click on the personal. Then they'd find out more information about that person. The majority of mainstream online magazines that can be found on the net carry a 'personals' section on their website.
There are so many online dating services that are available nowadays, that individuals who are looking to partake, now have a choice of selecting just the right online dating service that works for them, and provides for their needs. Thanks to the endless demand of people who embrace this new trend in dating. Now individuals who are looking to find love have a better chance than ever!
BONUS : What Not To Do On A First Date1
Some conversation don'ts are obvious. But the more subtle ones can get you in trouble, so follow this advice...
I once went on a first (and last) date with a guy who broke the ice by telling me that he had been married three times, kept getting hurt and used by all, and was still living with his ex! There was more - something about a scheme to ensure that he gets the whole matrimonial property - but I was hardly listening by that point. All I could think was: "Why are you telling me this?!"
Dating 'don'ts' are things you should never do or say on a date. When the other person exhibits these 'don'ts', the sappy love soundtrack in your head goes and the line on your heart monitor goes flat!
Most of us know what you should never say on a first date. Words like up your former flame! I remember going out on date once and whilst we were driving to the restaurant, he turned the music on, sang aloud to it whilst he had tears in his eyes. About 2 minutes later, I realised that the songs were all romantic ballads and the lyrics were all about a man crying out for his lost love!! I suggested we go for a quick drink instead and gulped down 2 gin and tonics and made the quickest exit I had ever made before.
So the moral of the story is that we don't want to hear about what went wrong in your past relationships (at least not on the first date), how your ex was the sexiest, most devoted or loving woman ever, what her favorite drink was or how she was always punctual for a date!
If it's a blind date, DON'T compare yourself to anyone famous
Now we all know this never works the way we'd like it to. Sure, most of us have someone famous we're compared to. With me, it's usually I man meets 'Jackie Brown'. I can live with that. But personality-wise, apparently I'm Monica from Friends, Eva from Desperate Housewives and Samantha from Sex and the City all rolled into one! Those comparisons are obviously wrong...Ha! My point? Most people look like a more slightly distorted version of these famous stars. I have never met anyone who really looked like the fabulous celebrity they said they looked like. So proceed with caution. Unless, of course, you are drop dead gorgeous, then you can say the famous ones look like you...
DON'T check out other people!
Ah, nothing is more of a turn-off than to be out on a date with someone and notice him checking out the girl with the cleavage right in front of your face or notice her checking that man with the most gorgeous, tightest butt you've ever seen! It might not happen often, and it's usually another sign of insecurity, but if it does, I usually try to have a comment handy, maybe something like "you know, if you hurry, you can get that girl to hold the bucket of drool that's accumulating as we speak. Go ahead, I'll wait..."
Please please don't ever check someone else out when you're on date as it really is an instant turn off, unless of course, you want to do just that!
DON'T ask them what they think of you
For gosh sakes! Have some confidence! Read the signals. You will know if they are repulsed by you or attracted to you. I once had a date with a man that I had been communicating with over the phone for some time. I really liked the person he was over the phone. About 5 minutes into our first face-to-face date, he asked me if I was disappointed. At the time, I turned to him, put my hand behind his head, pulled him close enough to kiss and purred in his ear "Don't ask me that again!". Had he had any clue or any confidence he would have read that very clear sign and had a chance at a second date. However, during the rest of the evening, he asked me that same question about a half dozen more times. This extreme lack of confidence made him much less attractive to me. So he stayed in the friends category (you know, the one men hate where there is no chance of sex). So men and women, don't forget, one of the most attractive qualities is confidence without arrogance.
DON'T have sex on the first date!
If he /she asks you back to their place for coffee, he/she wants to have sex (or something close). If she really fancies one last glass of pink bubbly, she should suggest a late-night bar. Likewise, if he suggests a Chinese takeaway back at his when you have to pass three Mr. Lee's to get there, he wants ecstasy with his sweet and sour pork balls!
You know, the older I get, the more moralistic I become. Yeah, I know, it's a sign of old age (just a bit!) but I've made a few mistakes, and this one I just have to stand by. The thing is, I think this rule bothers men far more than women. Guys, if we like you a lot, and we see promise, we're going to lean towards wanting to sleep with you at some point. It doesn't mean we've had sexual relations with the entire England football team! The fact that men seem uncomfortable with sleeping with a potential Ms. Right on the first date is something I don't question, that's just the way it is. It's always better to savour anticipation!
Some conversation don'ts are obvious. But the more subtle ones can get you in trouble, so follow this advice...
I once went on a first (and last) date with a guy who broke the ice by telling me that he had been married three times, kept getting hurt and used by all, and was still living with his ex! There was more - something about a scheme to ensure that he gets the whole matrimonial property - but I was hardly listening by that point. All I could think was: "Why are you telling me this?!"
Dating 'don'ts' are things you should never do or say on a date. When the other person exhibits these 'don'ts', the sappy love soundtrack in your head goes and the line on your heart monitor goes flat!
Most of us know what you should never say on a first date. Words like up your former flame! I remember going out on date once and whilst we were driving to the restaurant, he turned the music on, sang aloud to it whilst he had tears in his eyes. About 2 minutes later, I realised that the songs were all romantic ballads and the lyrics were all about a man crying out for his lost love!! I suggested we go for a quick drink instead and gulped down 2 gin and tonics and made the quickest exit I had ever made before.
So the moral of the story is that we don't want to hear about what went wrong in your past relationships (at least not on the first date), how your ex was the sexiest, most devoted or loving woman ever, what her favorite drink was or how she was always punctual for a date!
If it's a blind date, DON'T compare yourself to anyone famous
Now we all know this never works the way we'd like it to. Sure, most of us have someone famous we're compared to. With me, it's usually I man meets 'Jackie Brown'. I can live with that. But personality-wise, apparently I'm Monica from Friends, Eva from Desperate Housewives and Samantha from Sex and the City all rolled into one! Those comparisons are obviously wrong...Ha! My point? Most people look like a more slightly distorted version of these famous stars. I have never met anyone who really looked like the fabulous celebrity they said they looked like. So proceed with caution. Unless, of course, you are drop dead gorgeous, then you can say the famous ones look like you...
DON'T check out other people!
Ah, nothing is more of a turn-off than to be out on a date with someone and notice him checking out the girl with the cleavage right in front of your face or notice her checking that man with the most gorgeous, tightest butt you've ever seen! It might not happen often, and it's usually another sign of insecurity, but if it does, I usually try to have a comment handy, maybe something like "you know, if you hurry, you can get that girl to hold the bucket of drool that's accumulating as we speak. Go ahead, I'll wait..."
Please please don't ever check someone else out when you're on date as it really is an instant turn off, unless of course, you want to do just that!
DON'T ask them what they think of you
For gosh sakes! Have some confidence! Read the signals. You will know if they are repulsed by you or attracted to you. I once had a date with a man that I had been communicating with over the phone for some time. I really liked the person he was over the phone. About 5 minutes into our first face-to-face date, he asked me if I was disappointed. At the time, I turned to him, put my hand behind his head, pulled him close enough to kiss and purred in his ear "Don't ask me that again!". Had he had any clue or any confidence he would have read that very clear sign and had a chance at a second date. However, during the rest of the evening, he asked me that same question about a half dozen more times. This extreme lack of confidence made him much less attractive to me. So he stayed in the friends category (you know, the one men hate where there is no chance of sex). So men and women, don't forget, one of the most attractive qualities is confidence without arrogance.
DON'T have sex on the first date!
If he /she asks you back to their place for coffee, he/she wants to have sex (or something close). If she really fancies one last glass of pink bubbly, she should suggest a late-night bar. Likewise, if he suggests a Chinese takeaway back at his when you have to pass three Mr. Lee's to get there, he wants ecstasy with his sweet and sour pork balls!
You know, the older I get, the more moralistic I become. Yeah, I know, it's a sign of old age (just a bit!) but I've made a few mistakes, and this one I just have to stand by. The thing is, I think this rule bothers men far more than women. Guys, if we like you a lot, and we see promise, we're going to lean towards wanting to sleep with you at some point. It doesn't mean we've had sexual relations with the entire England football team! The fact that men seem uncomfortable with sleeping with a potential Ms. Right on the first date is something I don't question, that's just the way it is. It's always better to savour anticipation!
