How To Be Successful In Online Dating

These are a few rules you should observe when participating in online dating. If you are able to keep to these guidelines, your chances of success will be much higher!

1) Find a suitable online dating site

There are many online dating sites in the market, but they usually cater to different categories of people. The larger sites may cater more broadly to a general audience, but there are also those that are unique to the baby boomer generation or older seniors only. Some online dating sites also cater specifically to people of other ethnic or cultural community. Before you join any, check out the type of sites that would attract members who are in line with your interests and age group. Don't join every dating site blindly with the hope that you will get more responses. By being more selective, you would most likely to be able to meet someone who is more compatible to your requirements.

Well, if you are not getting any positive response from your current site, or you might be attracting people whom you are not keen on, you may have joined one that may not be suitable for you. Try another different site and you may get different results!

2) Be honest in your profile

Some people find that when they finally meet the person they have been writing to, the person turns out to be totally opposite of what they expect! When creating an online profile, it can get quite tempting to juice up our own image. But this is not the recommended thing to do. When the person you are writing to meets you for the first time and realises you are someone not even close to your own profile, I bet that will be the last time you hear of him. Do not waste somebody else's time and of course your own. You wouldn't want to know someone who is attracted to the false image you create, and not your true self right? Be as honest as you can in your profile and I'm sure you will attract people who are more sincere in being your friend.

3) Put your best forward in your profile

Make the best out of the profile that describes you. Take a pleasant looking photo, and remember to at least smile in the photo. Treat your profile like your personal advertisement. Write positive things about yourself, how you look at issues, what you enjoy doing, etc. Do not attempt to brag or boast stuff that you are not capable of. Keep your profile true to yourself. This is your first point of contact with any potential friend. If they feel comfortable after reading your profile, they will consider writing to you.

4) Take the initiative to make the move

Most people write to each other for a while before they decide to meet each other. Well, if you wish to improve the odds of finding someone fast, set up a date once you meet someone whom you think you may like and can click with. Make it a casual date at a place where both of you have the opportunity to talk and know each other better. First impressions tell a lot about the person and are only possible to find out when you meet each other face to face.

5) Improve your odds of meeting someone

Take the initiative to start writing to someone whom may interest you as early as you can. Do not just collect a whole lot of profiles and continue shopping for more, but make the mistake of not writing first. Waiting for someone to write to you may take some time, so why not take the first step and improve your chances of meeting someone new? You do not need to write a lot, just a few sentences of self-introduction will do. Do not worry if they don't write back, but continue writing to new profiles. This will improve your odds of meeting someone eventually.

It is always possible to find true love through online dating. Your special someone may be across the globe or just across the street, but your paths do not meet till you find each other online. Well, even if you do not find a love match, you may meet people who make really great pals or compatible business partners. There is nothing to lose really, why not keep your options open?

Authored By:
Angela Tay